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If you have some time to kill before you feast or not, this ties together the last ten years together in a way that actually makes sense.
How the 2016 Russian Election Attack Led Donald Trump to Destroy US Hegemony
YouTube video by emptywheel
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you have some time to kill before you feast or not, this ties together the last ten years together in a way that actually makes sense.
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At MAHA Summit, the NIH head pushes for research that risks failure
And 4 other takeaways for life scientists from the ‘off-the-record’ Make America Healthy Again conference. cen.acs.org/policy/MAHA-... #chemsky 🧪
And 4 other takeaways for life scientists from the ‘off-the-record’ Make America Healthy Again conference. cen.acs.org/policy/MAHA-... #chemsky 🧪
At MAHA Summit, the NIH head pushes for research that risks failure
And 4 other takeaways for life scientists from the ‘off-the-record’ Make America Healthy Again conference
cen.acs.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
At MAHA Summit, the NIH head pushes for research that risks failure
And 4 other takeaways for life scientists from the ‘off-the-record’ Make America Healthy Again conference. cen.acs.org/policy/MAHA-... #chemsky 🧪
And 4 other takeaways for life scientists from the ‘off-the-record’ Make America Healthy Again conference. cen.acs.org/policy/MAHA-... #chemsky 🧪
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Rare #photosynthesizing Elysia chlorotica, an animal-plant #hybrid, found off Nova Scotia [via CBC] 🧪🥼🌊🐌🍃❗
'crinkly-looking back unfurls a stunning, emerald green “leaf,” complete with pale “veins” branching outward from the centre.'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#sea #slug #steals #chloroplasts
'crinkly-looking back unfurls a stunning, emerald green “leaf,” complete with pale “veins” branching outward from the centre.'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#sea #slug #steals #chloroplasts
A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited | CBC News
Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Rare #photosynthesizing Elysia chlorotica, an animal-plant #hybrid, found off Nova Scotia [via CBC] 🧪🥼🌊🐌🍃❗
'crinkly-looking back unfurls a stunning, emerald green “leaf,” complete with pale “veins” branching outward from the centre.'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#sea #slug #steals #chloroplasts
'crinkly-looking back unfurls a stunning, emerald green “leaf,” complete with pale “veins” branching outward from the centre.'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#sea #slug #steals #chloroplasts
For some reason this reminded me that
"a rally that pitted people waving White Lives Matters signs across the street from the Islamic Da'wah Center against people with bullhorns denouncing them was all staged by Russian-back social media groups"
www.chron.com/politics/tex...
"a rally that pitted people waving White Lives Matters signs across the street from the Islamic Da'wah Center against people with bullhorns denouncing them was all staged by Russian-back social media groups"
www.chron.com/politics/tex...
A prominent Texas Republican is running for Railroad Commission in order to fight the "Islamic invasion." He's vying for a seat vacated by a former commissioner, who is now running for Texas Comptroller on a vow to protect girls' sports.
The latest on Texas' (increasingly Islamophobic) primaries:
The latest on Texas' (increasingly Islamophobic) primaries:
What Does the Railroad Commision Have to Do With “Radical Islam”? Everything, One Candidate Says
Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French, known for his incendiary online presence, recently tendered his resignation to seek a position on the regulatory body that oversees the oil-and-gas industry.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
For some reason this reminded me that
"a rally that pitted people waving White Lives Matters signs across the street from the Islamic Da'wah Center against people with bullhorns denouncing them was all staged by Russian-back social media groups"
www.chron.com/politics/tex...
"a rally that pitted people waving White Lives Matters signs across the street from the Islamic Da'wah Center against people with bullhorns denouncing them was all staged by Russian-back social media groups"
www.chron.com/politics/tex...
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Here’s the latest from Bo:
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Here’s the latest from Bo:
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In the wake of USAID cuts, global aid programs had to drastically reduce their work. Private philanthropic groups tried to jump in. On today’s show, we get to listen in on one group’s decision-making: Givewell figures out if it can fund a program in Cameroon.
Saving lives with fewer dollars : Planet Money
Givewell is a nonprofit organization that gives money to “save or improve the most lives per dollar.” Part of their whole thing is a rigorous research process with copious and specific datapoints.…
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
In the wake of USAID cuts, global aid programs had to drastically reduce their work. Private philanthropic groups tried to jump in. On today’s show, we get to listen in on one group’s decision-making: Givewell figures out if it can fund a program in Cameroon.
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Bowser on injured National Guard members: "These young people should be at home in West Virginia with their families"
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Bowser on injured National Guard members: "These young people should be at home in West Virginia with their families"
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
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People in the U.S. need to be paying attention to what’s happening in the U.K., because it’s going hand in hand with what is happening in the U.S., the agitators at work on both sides of the pond are working hand in hand with each other, and both have similar goals of ethnic cleansing.
YOU WANTED NET IMMIGRATION TO COME DOWN! THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE!
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
People in the U.S. need to be paying attention to what’s happening in the U.K., because it’s going hand in hand with what is happening in the U.S., the agitators at work on both sides of the pond are working hand in hand with each other, and both have similar goals of ethnic cleansing.
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Patrick McGoohan on the set of THE PRISONER.
One of the greatest TV shows of all time is now streaming on Kanopy, free w/ a library card.
You can watch all 17 episodes w/ *no ads* for a week w/ a single borrow. A perfect holiday weekend binge.
www.kanopy.com/en/product/1... #ClassicTV #Streaming
One of the greatest TV shows of all time is now streaming on Kanopy, free w/ a library card.
You can watch all 17 episodes w/ *no ads* for a week w/ a single borrow. A perfect holiday weekend binge.
www.kanopy.com/en/product/1... #ClassicTV #Streaming
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Patrick McGoohan on the set of THE PRISONER.
One of the greatest TV shows of all time is now streaming on Kanopy, free w/ a library card.
You can watch all 17 episodes w/ *no ads* for a week w/ a single borrow. A perfect holiday weekend binge.
www.kanopy.com/en/product/1... #ClassicTV #Streaming
One of the greatest TV shows of all time is now streaming on Kanopy, free w/ a library card.
You can watch all 17 episodes w/ *no ads* for a week w/ a single borrow. A perfect holiday weekend binge.
www.kanopy.com/en/product/1... #ClassicTV #Streaming
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That's just grandma's over cooked turkey
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
That's just grandma's over cooked turkey
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This Day in Labor History: November 27, 1937. The International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) debuted its play “Pins and Needles,” which would become the longest running musical of the 1930s. Let's talk about this moment of labor feminism meeting popular culture!
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 27, 1937. The International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) debuted its play “Pins and Needles,” which would become the longest running musical of the 1930s. Let's talk about this moment of labor feminism meeting popular culture!
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Isn’t it a claim of most Christians that Jesus’s family fled away to Egypt? To seek refuge?
Mike Lee would be manning a wall telling Joseph to show his papers while Mary and Child were taken to a detention center.
History doesn’t repeat but it sure echoes fine.
Mike Lee would be manning a wall telling Joseph to show his papers while Mary and Child were taken to a detention center.
History doesn’t repeat but it sure echoes fine.
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Isn’t it a claim of most Christians that Jesus’s family fled away to Egypt? To seek refuge?
Mike Lee would be manning a wall telling Joseph to show his papers while Mary and Child were taken to a detention center.
History doesn’t repeat but it sure echoes fine.
Mike Lee would be manning a wall telling Joseph to show his papers while Mary and Child were taken to a detention center.
History doesn’t repeat but it sure echoes fine.
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The holidays have a way of shining a spotlight on all the things that aren’t okay:
The distance in our families.
The tension at our tables.
The divisions in our nation.
The fact that the world is burning and we’re expected to roast chestnuts on the flames.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/ceasefires...
The distance in our families.
The tension at our tables.
The divisions in our nation.
The fact that the world is burning and we’re expected to roast chestnuts on the flames.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/ceasefires...
Ceasefires, Scorched Earth, and Ghostings: Navigating the Holidays With Screwed Up People
‘Tis the season to be struggling…
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The holidays have a way of shining a spotlight on all the things that aren’t okay:
The distance in our families.
The tension at our tables.
The divisions in our nation.
The fact that the world is burning and we’re expected to roast chestnuts on the flames.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/ceasefires...
The distance in our families.
The tension at our tables.
The divisions in our nation.
The fact that the world is burning and we’re expected to roast chestnuts on the flames.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/ceasefires...
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Why Does Steve Witkoff Keep Taking Russia's Side? (Anne Applebaum/The Atlantic)
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Why Does Steve Witkoff Keep Taking Russia's Side? (Anne Applebaum/The Atlantic)
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
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Exactly right:
“More disease means a much larger market for the supplements and miracle cures he and his friends are selling. More disease means there will always be a need for MAHA. More disease means more death, and the body count will be the achievement by which Kennedy’s legacy is measured.”
“More disease means a much larger market for the supplements and miracle cures he and his friends are selling. More disease means there will always be a need for MAHA. More disease means more death, and the body count will be the achievement by which Kennedy’s legacy is measured.”
Every day is a new opportunity for RFK Jr to make more kids susceptible to more preventable diseases, and every day is a new opportunity for us to stop this culty fucking creep from killing more of our kids
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
The Church of Disease Chronicity and Proliferation
Preventable disease is RFK, Jr's religion so I'm calling for a crusade
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Exactly right:
“More disease means a much larger market for the supplements and miracle cures he and his friends are selling. More disease means there will always be a need for MAHA. More disease means more death, and the body count will be the achievement by which Kennedy’s legacy is measured.”
“More disease means a much larger market for the supplements and miracle cures he and his friends are selling. More disease means there will always be a need for MAHA. More disease means more death, and the body count will be the achievement by which Kennedy’s legacy is measured.”
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
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dang this is really good
i wrote an article about this at the time www.avclub.com/clair-obscur...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Pulls the Same Trick as Wandavision—Except Here, It Works
The end of Clair Obscur had us thinking about one major flaw in WandaVision that the game pulls off far better than the TV show did.
www.avclub.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
dang this is really good
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Laws, bylaws, budgets… There’s a lot that needs to be established for a new city.
Utah’s newest city discovers the joy of being on your own: paperwork and deadlines
Ogden Valley City has a lot to figure out, from how to fund its first few months to where it’ll hold meetings in the long term.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Laws, bylaws, budgets… There’s a lot that needs to be established for a new city.
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96 immigration judges purged by the Trump admin include "all 10 that appeared on the DHS Bureaucrat Watch List, a website created...with funding from The Heritage Foundation, whose Project 2025 was a blueprint for the Trump admin’s policies and personnel decisions."
Heritage is fascist trash.
Heritage is fascist trash.
Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap
The nation's immigration courts have undergone a fundamental change under the administration of President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
96 immigration judges purged by the Trump admin include "all 10 that appeared on the DHS Bureaucrat Watch List, a website created...with funding from The Heritage Foundation, whose Project 2025 was a blueprint for the Trump admin’s policies and personnel decisions."
Heritage is fascist trash.
Heritage is fascist trash.
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Come on. JFC. @hickenlooper.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov @bennet.senate.gov
Knocking down the White House—tee hee, I guess. But you cowards have to stand up for SOMETHING?
Knocking down the White House—tee hee, I guess. But you cowards have to stand up for SOMETHING?
Trump’s next target for destruction is the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. I can only imagine what sort of white trash gold coated monstrosity Trump will replace the Reflecting Pool with. #ProudBlue
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Come on. JFC. @hickenlooper.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov @bennet.senate.gov
Knocking down the White House—tee hee, I guess. But you cowards have to stand up for SOMETHING?
Knocking down the White House—tee hee, I guess. But you cowards have to stand up for SOMETHING?
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If people would read these weekly roundups, they would have a much better idea who the Congressional Black Caucus members are and what they are doing! Thank you Linda for doing this each week for all of us to be better informed
CBC Roundup: Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-7) - "Some people argue the issue is racial"
From Linda Lee Peacock @lindaleepeacock.bsky.social
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
From Linda Lee Peacock @lindaleepeacock.bsky.social
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
CBC Roundup: Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-7) - "Some people argue the issue is racial"
Continuing the quote from the headline, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, during a hearing, where Republicans, once again, are�denying rights to the citizens of Washington, DC, Mfume went on to say, “they ...
www.dailykos.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If people would read these weekly roundups, they would have a much better idea who the Congressional Black Caucus members are and what they are doing! Thank you Linda for doing this each week for all of us to be better informed
@kagrox.bsky.social
FYI, My credit union offers free tele-health with a certain checking account so not necessarily not a thing.
( I was surprised). Likely a lie but an actually thing that exists as a benefit
FYI, My credit union offers free tele-health with a certain checking account so not necessarily not a thing.
( I was surprised). Likely a lie but an actually thing that exists as a benefit
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
@kagrox.bsky.social
FYI, My credit union offers free tele-health with a certain checking account so not necessarily not a thing.
( I was surprised). Likely a lie but an actually thing that exists as a benefit
FYI, My credit union offers free tele-health with a certain checking account so not necessarily not a thing.
( I was surprised). Likely a lie but an actually thing that exists as a benefit