Avedon Carol (in that order)
@avedonsays.bsky.social
Old-school blogger, and grumpy with it.
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Throw cares away
It's that time of year again! And nothing starts the season off like " The Carol of the Bells ", so here's a nice flash-mob version from ...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
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NYT: "Some describe it as extortion while others prefer to use a mob euphemism for extortion"
The so-called Grey Lady is worthless.
The so-called Grey Lady is worthless.
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
NYT: "Some describe it as extortion while others prefer to use a mob euphemism for extortion"
The so-called Grey Lady is worthless.
The so-called Grey Lady is worthless.
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Be careful, Elon. Literally every prominent Democrat has been compared to Hitler or called a Nazi. Many of the people caught up in your dragnet will be your allies. 1/6
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Be careful, Elon. Literally every prominent Democrat has been compared to Hitler or called a Nazi. Many of the people caught up in your dragnet will be your allies. 1/6
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The masterminds behind Bush-Cheney extraordinary rendition campaign never stood in the dock in the U.S. or The Netherlands for "outsourcing torture." I despair that those Shanghaiing undocumented immigrants off to African hell-hole prisons won’t either.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The masterminds behind Bush-Cheney extraordinary rendition campaign never stood in the dock in the U.S. or The Netherlands for "outsourcing torture." I despair that those Shanghaiing undocumented immigrants off to African hell-hole prisons won’t either.
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We've already known since the 1940s that you need to have high top marginal rates, strict antimonopoly laws, and a generous welfare state to prevent the rise of fascism, because rich guys will always fund the rise of fascism. So why did the Clintons jump on board with the Kochs?
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We've already known since the 1940s that you need to have high top marginal rates, strict antimonopoly laws, and a generous welfare state to prevent the rise of fascism, because rich guys will always fund the rise of fascism. So why did the Clintons jump on board with the Kochs?
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This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
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Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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By rabid weevils. Starting with toes.
If this ends the way I suspect it will, jail will not be sufficient for the AI Bros. The moderate position is demanding they be eaten.
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
By rabid weevils. Starting with toes.
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The "DOGE is gone" articles are clickbait but this one gets it closer to the truth: DOGE is not gone, it just claims to have "no centralized leadership" anymore -- in other words, its leadership is hiding in an attempt to avoid blame.
DOGE no longer has ‘centralized leadership’ under White House tech team, personnel head says
The team that was altered to house DOGE — formerly the U.S. Digital Service — is also still doing its own technology work across agencies.
www.nextgov.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The "DOGE is gone" articles are clickbait but this one gets it closer to the truth: DOGE is not gone, it just claims to have "no centralized leadership" anymore -- in other words, its leadership is hiding in an attempt to avoid blame.
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BUTNER, N.C. (AP) — H. Rap Brown, one of the most vocal leaders of the Black Power movement, has died in a prison hospital while serving a life sentence for the killing of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy. He was 82.
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
BUTNER, N.C. (AP) — H. Rap Brown, one of the most vocal leaders of the Black Power movement, has died in a prison hospital while serving a life sentence for the killing of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy. He was 82.
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Huey Long died 90 years ago today after an assassin shot him in the Louisiana State Capitol two days earlier.
“The same mill that grinds out the extra rich is the same mill that will grind out the extra poor…”
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“The same mill that grinds out the extra rich is the same mill that will grind out the extra poor…”
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September 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Huey Long died 90 years ago today after an assassin shot him in the Louisiana State Capitol two days earlier.
“The same mill that grinds out the extra rich is the same mill that will grind out the extra poor…”
www.hueylong.com/programs/sha...
“The same mill that grinds out the extra rich is the same mill that will grind out the extra poor…”
www.hueylong.com/programs/sha...
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Everybody's crying justice, just as long as it's business first
Here's a picture of my Second Life avatar in a sexy gown, just to spice things up. I hope no one's forgotten that Common Dreams is about a...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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It's all out in the open.
November 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It's all out in the open.
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ESQUIRE: “ICE is hiring literally anybody, and it’s terrifying… people who flunk the exam, criminal records… yet they’re allowed to tear children from their beds at night.”
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November 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
ESQUIRE: “ICE is hiring literally anybody, and it’s terrifying… people who flunk the exam, criminal records… yet they’re allowed to tear children from their beds at night.”
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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The hegemonic politics around policing has been, is, and will remain the major stumbling block of this moment for so many.
These 20 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to fully repeal DC's police reform laws.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 AM
The hegemonic politics around policing has been, is, and will remain the major stumbling block of this moment for so many.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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also, who is capable of hanging themself while hogtied?
November 20, 2025 at 6:15 AM
also, who is capable of hanging themself while hogtied?
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Extraordinary that the Texas government would be so corrupt that it would have to black out more than 80% of its emails with Elon Musk.
NEW: After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s influence over state government.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Extraordinary that the Texas government would be so corrupt that it would have to black out more than 80% of its emails with Elon Musk.
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"Our operating system is malware 😀"
Microsoft warns that Copilot Actions in Windows, now in beta and off by default, can infect devices and pilfer data, prompting concern from security researchers (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)
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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
"Our operating system is malware 😀"
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AFICT the basic Republican position on job security is that all employees should be completely at-will — except for white men accused of sexual misconduct, who should have tenure comparable to an Article III judge
I guess the wapo can't fire anyone unless there is a conviction
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
AFICT the basic Republican position on job security is that all employees should be completely at-will — except for white men accused of sexual misconduct, who should have tenure comparable to an Article III judge