@cannebrown.bsky.social
Retired, proud librarian-tard blue-stater in red state.
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Wow, actual chills. This is so powerful. Amazing work @handsoffnyc.bsky.social.
December 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Wow, actual chills. This is so powerful. Amazing work @handsoffnyc.bsky.social.
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Powerful NYT op-ed by @amandafrost.bsky.social
"Sixty years ago, the US abolished immigration restrictions based on nationality alone. ...we should never go back to a system that made collective judgments about the worthiness of specific nationalities to immigrate..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
"Sixty years ago, the US abolished immigration restrictions based on nationality alone. ...we should never go back to a system that made collective judgments about the worthiness of specific nationalities to immigrate..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | We Rejected This Practice 60 Years Ago. We Must Do So Again Today.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Powerful NYT op-ed by @amandafrost.bsky.social
"Sixty years ago, the US abolished immigration restrictions based on nationality alone. ...we should never go back to a system that made collective judgments about the worthiness of specific nationalities to immigrate..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
"Sixty years ago, the US abolished immigration restrictions based on nationality alone. ...we should never go back to a system that made collective judgments about the worthiness of specific nationalities to immigrate..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Wakey wakey America
www.forbes.com/sites/joseph...
www.forbes.com/sites/joseph...
Caregiving Is The Crack In America’s Retirement And Longevity Planning
The nation's longevity boom faces a caregiving crisis. Families are unprepared, overwhelmed, and bearing rising emotional and financial costs, demanding urgent action.
www.forbes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Wakey wakey America
www.forbes.com/sites/joseph...
www.forbes.com/sites/joseph...
What do you expect from a Fox news host? Integrity?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Opinion | Pete Hegseth Is Doing Something Even Worse Than Breaking the Law
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
What do you expect from a Fox news host? Integrity?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
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For #GivingTuesday, we’re sharing a moving story about choice, love, and dignity at the end of life.
Her words offer a powerful reminder of why compassionate options matter.
https://ow.ly/XLYi50XvMbF
Her words offer a powerful reminder of why compassionate options matter.
https://ow.ly/XLYi50XvMbF
December 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
For #GivingTuesday, we’re sharing a moving story about choice, love, and dignity at the end of life.
Her words offer a powerful reminder of why compassionate options matter.
https://ow.ly/XLYi50XvMbF
Her words offer a powerful reminder of why compassionate options matter.
https://ow.ly/XLYi50XvMbF
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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The government doesn't track how many citizens they detain- because they don't want us to know.
*At least 170*
2 dozen say they were held for a day or more w/o being allowed to call anyone.
120 citizens have been arrested, but most cases are dropped b/c they were unwinnable.
*At least 170*
2 dozen say they were held for a day or more w/o being allowed to call anyone.
120 citizens have been arrested, but most cases are dropped b/c they were unwinnable.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The government doesn't track how many citizens they detain- because they don't want us to know.
*At least 170*
2 dozen say they were held for a day or more w/o being allowed to call anyone.
120 citizens have been arrested, but most cases are dropped b/c they were unwinnable.
*At least 170*
2 dozen say they were held for a day or more w/o being allowed to call anyone.
120 citizens have been arrested, but most cases are dropped b/c they were unwinnable.
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While unionized Starbucks workers are on strike for a fair contract, don’t cross the picket line!
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
While unionized Starbucks workers are on strike for a fair contract, don’t cross the picket line!
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...
Damn right.
Damn right.
New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...
Damn right.
Damn right.
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NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Colorado Tells DOJ ‘Take a Hike’ as It Rejects Demand for Statewide Voter Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
rollcall.com/2025/12/03/t...
In what universe is this a good idea? Wakey wakey America.
In what universe is this a good idea? Wakey wakey America.
Trump announces rollback of fuel economy standards - Roll Call
Congressional Republicans and most automakers have argued standards implemented under Biden were too restrictive on the industry.
rollcall.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
rollcall.com/2025/12/03/t...
In what universe is this a good idea? Wakey wakey America.
In what universe is this a good idea? Wakey wakey America.
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O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
Musk's "foundation" holds more than $14 billion in assets. But he gives away LESS than legally required, & what he gives away narrowly tracks the interests of his for-profit businesses. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Musk's "foundation" holds more than $14 billion in assets. But he gives away LESS than legally required, & what he gives away narrowly tracks the interests of his for-profit businesses. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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JUST IN: Pop star Sabrina Carpenter has fired back at the Trump administration after the official White House account used her song over footage of federal agents chasing down immigrants.
"this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."
"this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
JUST IN: Pop star Sabrina Carpenter has fired back at the Trump administration after the official White House account used her song over footage of federal agents chasing down immigrants.
"this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."
"this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."
So, if you were looking to buy jets, would you turn to this regime if you had perfectly good options?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
Are Fighter Jets Canada’s ‘Bargaining Chip’ in Trade Talks?
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
So, if you were looking to buy jets, would you turn to this regime if you had perfectly good options?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
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#GVerse The man who shoot those two West Virginia National Guard in DC was working with the CIA. He was vetted by #Shit4Brain's administration. #Shitface is lying about everything.
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#GVerse The man who shoot those two West Virginia National Guard in DC was working with the CIA. He was vetted by #Shit4Brain's administration. #Shitface is lying about everything.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."