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This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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Democracy in action!
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Democracy in action!
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Here is a free link to the NYTimes article on Trump and Epstein.
Also, the Times has a Bluesky share button!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Also, the Times has a Bluesky share button!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Here is a free link to the NYTimes article on Trump and Epstein.
Also, the Times has a Bluesky share button!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Also, the Times has a Bluesky share button!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”
October 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”
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September 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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seems fine
(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency’s head said during a briefing that he hadn’t been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/
June 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
seems fine
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The strange race to track down a missing billion years www.bbc.com/future/artic... via @BBC_Future
The strange race to track down a missing billion years
A billion years have vanished from the geological record – and over 152 years after this was first discovered, scientists can't agree on why.
www.bbc.com
May 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The strange race to track down a missing billion years www.bbc.com/future/artic... via @BBC_Future
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China knows an own-goal when it sees one. www.newsweek.com/harvard-hkus...
Chinese college gives Harvard international students "unconditional offers"
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology said it would be opening its doors to Harvard students "amid global academic shifts."
www.newsweek.com
May 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
China knows an own-goal when it sees one. www.newsweek.com/harvard-hkus...
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Australia’s incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has won a second term in a close general election, local broadcasters project.
The result is an upset for the conservative opposition, undermined at the ballot box by its association with Donald Trump.
The result is an upset for the conservative opposition, undermined at the ballot box by its association with Donald Trump.
Australia's prime minister wins second term, local broadcasters project
It was an upset for the conservative party, whose campaign promises, including on immigration and government efficiency, were widely seen as emulating Donald Trump.
nbcnews.to
May 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
what is this photo
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Every factory on earth, except those located in the United States, can get the inputs they need from China, without paying an additional 145 percent markup.
April 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Every factory on earth, except those located in the United States, can get the inputs they need from China, without paying an additional 145 percent markup.
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2/4. The entire practice of the Holocaust of the Jews involved zones of statelessness. It is easier to move people away from law than it is to remove law from people. Almost all of the killing took place in artificially created stateless zones.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
2/4. The entire practice of the Holocaust of the Jews involved zones of statelessness. It is easier to move people away from law than it is to remove law from people. Almost all of the killing took place in artificially created stateless zones.
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in ... Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts — and the person had the correct username and password"
Backing the truck holding all Americans' private info up to the dock for pillaging...
bsky.app/profile/josh...
bsky.app/profile/josh...
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
April 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in ... Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts — and the person had the correct username and password"
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A thing Dems should steal from Trump to keep stuff like this in the public consciousness is hammering nicknames to keep these things top of mind. He's not Pete Hegseth anymore he's "Signal Pete Hegseth" or "Signal Pete" or just "Signal"
Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not.
April 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
A thing Dems should steal from Trump to keep stuff like this in the public consciousness is hammering nicknames to keep these things top of mind. He's not Pete Hegseth anymore he's "Signal Pete Hegseth" or "Signal Pete" or just "Signal"
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You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
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Sucks to be you, small businesses
April 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Sucks to be you, small businesses
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Seven polling sites in Milwaukee ran out of ballots due to "historic turnout" according to city election director. More ballots are being printed and on way. Very important to remind voters that if they're in line when polls close at 8 CT they get to vote. Do not leave. Please spread the word
April 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Seven polling sites in Milwaukee ran out of ballots due to "historic turnout" according to city election director. More ballots are being printed and on way. Very important to remind voters that if they're in line when polls close at 8 CT they get to vote. Do not leave. Please spread the word
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BREAKING: In the massive HHS RIFs today, one program that is now in limbo is PRAMS — the gold standard dataset for infant and maternal health in the US
🧪 #medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...
🧪 #medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...
Gold-standard maternal mortality database in limbo as CDC staff placed on leave
As part of the sweeping layoffs that rocked HHS, the entire staff that oversaw an annual survey to better understand infant and maternal health was placed on administrative leave.
www.statnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
BREAKING: In the massive HHS RIFs today, one program that is now in limbo is PRAMS — the gold standard dataset for infant and maternal health in the US
🧪 #medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...
🧪 #medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...
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No fooling. If you live in Wisconsin, it is Election Day. Please go vote. 🗳️
a map of wisconsin with the words for cripes sakes
ALT: a map of wisconsin with the words for cripes sakes
media.tenor.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
No fooling. If you live in Wisconsin, it is Election Day. Please go vote. 🗳️
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April 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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And speaking of malevolence and incompetence feeding off each other bsky.app/profile/swin...
new scoop for @rollingstone.com from @andrewperez.bsky.social and me just now: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
'Lives Are In Danger' After a Trump Admin Spreadsheet Leak, Sources Say
Donald Trump’s State Department was going to keep sensitive information about foreign grants private, despite Musk’s meddling. It all leaked.
www.rollingstone.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
And speaking of malevolence and incompetence feeding off each other bsky.app/profile/swin...
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Nobel Prizes by country and year.
The dominance of Germany is striking every time. Before 1933, that is. And the utter dominance of America (and the UK) after 1945.
The dominance of Germany is striking every time. Before 1933, that is. And the utter dominance of America (and the UK) after 1945.
March 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Nobel Prizes by country and year.
The dominance of Germany is striking every time. Before 1933, that is. And the utter dominance of America (and the UK) after 1945.
The dominance of Germany is striking every time. Before 1933, that is. And the utter dominance of America (and the UK) after 1945.