Crow
@cantankerouscrow.bsky.social
Lawyer, family man, collector of shiny objects and seeds.
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To everyone who has been following our puppy fostering adventure, these puppies are now officially up for adoption! If you live in the Bay Area and want to adopt some of the cutest, friendliest, lovely dogs around, now's your chance. Links in the thread 🧵 below to each pup's page!
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November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
To everyone who has been following our puppy fostering adventure, these puppies are now officially up for adoption! If you live in the Bay Area and want to adopt some of the cutest, friendliest, lovely dogs around, now's your chance. Links in the thread 🧵 below to each pup's page!
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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TIL
Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
TIL
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The Democratic Party
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The Democratic Party
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Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.
I voted NO.
I voted NO.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.
I voted NO.
I voted NO.
If you pick a hill to hold and fight on because you think it’s good terrain, and the battle is going as well as you anticipated, you don’t arbitrarily withdraw. This is dumb af
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
If you pick a hill to hold and fight on because you think it’s good terrain, and the battle is going as well as you anticipated, you don’t arbitrarily withdraw. This is dumb af
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Yeah, despite the rumblings from other reporters this still feels like another bit of Axios wishcasting.
What's for certain is that any Democrat who votes to cave now and betray the base in exchange for nothing at all will live to regret it.
What's for certain is that any Democrat who votes to cave now and betray the base in exchange for nothing at all will live to regret it.
does this sound like a deal that’s done or someone trying to pressure dems into one
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Yeah, despite the rumblings from other reporters this still feels like another bit of Axios wishcasting.
What's for certain is that any Democrat who votes to cave now and betray the base in exchange for nothing at all will live to regret it.
What's for certain is that any Democrat who votes to cave now and betray the base in exchange for nothing at all will live to regret it.
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Trump: we will be irreparably harmed if we have to let poor people buy food! The horror the horror please help us starve them. The equities are in our favor.
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Trump: we will be irreparably harmed if we have to let poor people buy food! The horror the horror please help us starve them. The equities are in our favor.
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If I was running for Congress, I would promise to appropriate money for USAID, b/c as far as I am concerned it remains an agency as no-one repealed the statute that created it in 1998. It blew my mind at the time that we were like, yep, sure, we will just close an agency without authorization.
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
If I was running for Congress, I would promise to appropriate money for USAID, b/c as far as I am concerned it remains an agency as no-one repealed the statute that created it in 1998. It blew my mind at the time that we were like, yep, sure, we will just close an agency without authorization.
I mean it’s one banana Michael, what could it cost? $10?
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I mean it’s one banana Michael, what could it cost? $10?
JFC
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 6:12 AM
JFC
He understandably mixed communism up with anarcho-syndicalism which was invented during King Arthur’s time
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
He understandably mixed communism up with anarcho-syndicalism which was invented during King Arthur’s time
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We have friends everywhere
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
We have friends everywhere
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I think the best thing any politician can be is real. Be yourself. Don’t listen to the consultants so much.
Maybe this is one lesson to take away from Trump’s success (yes I just threw up a little typing that)
Going into ‘26 and ‘28 find authentic pro democracy candidates and run them.
Maybe this is one lesson to take away from Trump’s success (yes I just threw up a little typing that)
Going into ‘26 and ‘28 find authentic pro democracy candidates and run them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I think the best thing any politician can be is real. Be yourself. Don’t listen to the consultants so much.
Maybe this is one lesson to take away from Trump’s success (yes I just threw up a little typing that)
Going into ‘26 and ‘28 find authentic pro democracy candidates and run them.
Maybe this is one lesson to take away from Trump’s success (yes I just threw up a little typing that)
Going into ‘26 and ‘28 find authentic pro democracy candidates and run them.
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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I don’t understand what people mean when they say the democrats aren’t an “opposition party.” The dems have nearly no federal power, and they have used what little they have to shut down the government on tactically smart grounds. What are you looking for that the party hasn’t done?
November 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I don’t understand what people mean when they say the democrats aren’t an “opposition party.” The dems have nearly no federal power, and they have used what little they have to shut down the government on tactically smart grounds. What are you looking for that the party hasn’t done?
Brutal for Canada. Yamamoto MVP
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Brutal for Canada. Yamamoto MVP
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What a game. What a freaking series.
November 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
What a game. What a freaking series.
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“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”
Yale lab reports mass killings in Sudan, calls for student activism
The Humanitarian Research Lab was told this week that over 10,000 people in Sudan were killed within three days.
yaledailynews.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”
Post a perfect album from the 90's that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.
October 31, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90's that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.