DTwyman
@dtwyman.bsky.social
Retired Govt, film & broadcasting teacher. Politics & econ watcher, gardener & cat ❤️- Darth Kitty’s mine. If you don’t appreciate science, journalism & film, have a sense of humor I'm not your thing. Eclectic who knows politics isn't a spectator sport.
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DTwyman
@dtwyman.bsky.social
· Apr 4
In the coming days, you’re going to be hearing the word stagflation a lot, here’s a brief explanation of its meaning
Stagflation is a term for an economic situation that combines high inflation, stagnant economic growth & high unemployment. Stagflation is a combination of stagnation & inflation. 1/
Stagflation is a term for an economic situation that combines high inflation, stagnant economic growth & high unemployment. Stagflation is a combination of stagnation & inflation. 1/
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Hello from the Emerald City (the Hotel Del Coronado, which served as inspiration for L. Frank Baum's famous Oz books, and where he wrote a lot of them)
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Hello from the Emerald City (the Hotel Del Coronado, which served as inspiration for L. Frank Baum's famous Oz books, and where he wrote a lot of them)
“My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh my friends—
It gives a lovely light!”
Edna St. Vincent Millay
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh my friends—
It gives a lovely light!”
Edna St. Vincent Millay
two candles are lit on a black background and one of them is pink
Alt: A candles burning at both ends
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:51 AM
“My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh my friends—
It gives a lovely light!”
Edna St. Vincent Millay
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh my friends—
It gives a lovely light!”
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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We are not at war with Venezuela.
We have no proof these men were “narcoterrorists”.
We don’t even know if there were drugs on board.
This is murder.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
We have no proof these men were “narcoterrorists”.
We don’t even know if there were drugs on board.
This is murder.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling ve...
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
We are not at war with Venezuela.
We have no proof these men were “narcoterrorists”.
We don’t even know if there were drugs on board.
This is murder.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
We have no proof these men were “narcoterrorists”.
We don’t even know if there were drugs on board.
This is murder.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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He says the men they murdered are on a list.
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling ve...
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
He says the men they murdered are on a list.
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Good backgrounder in Venezuelan oil and the US www.tiktok.com/t/ZTruUCk3L/
Oil—is that the reason for U.S. military intervention in Venezuela? #venezuela🇻🇪 #oil #trump #news #politics
TikTok video by Alex_Vzla
www.tiktok.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Good backgrounder in Venezuelan oil and the US www.tiktok.com/t/ZTruUCk3L/
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He turned vacant lots into flower farms and empowered at-risk youth to grow and sell the blooms. Now he's been named CNN's Hero of the Year. https://cnn.it/3YcrmGF
December 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
He turned vacant lots into flower farms and empowered at-risk youth to grow and sell the blooms. Now he's been named CNN's Hero of the Year. https://cnn.it/3YcrmGF
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An immigration judge fired by the Trump administration is suing the attorney general for discrimination, in a case that could change civil service forever. trib.al/Z6CTYwH
The government maintains that the executive branch’s constitutional powers override the civil rights law.
The government maintains that the executive branch’s constitutional powers override the civil rights law.
Trump Claims Right to Discriminate as Pam Bondi Hit With Lawsuit
A fired federal worker is suing the attorney general in a case that could change civil service forever.
trib.al
December 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
An immigration judge fired by the Trump administration is suing the attorney general for discrimination, in a case that could change civil service forever. trib.al/Z6CTYwH
The government maintains that the executive branch’s constitutional powers override the civil rights law.
The government maintains that the executive branch’s constitutional powers override the civil rights law.
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“The United States made this person into a child soldier, and now is experiencing what I think is one of the most horrifically bright-line cases of imperial blowback that we’ve seen throughout the 'war on terror.'"
“Imperial Blowback”: Suspect in D.C. Shooting Was Part of CIA Death Squad in Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man who authorities say shot two National Guardsmen outside the White House, had previously worked in a CIA-backed “Zero Unit” in Afghanistan, often called “death squads” by ...
www.democracynow.org
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
“The United States made this person into a child soldier, and now is experiencing what I think is one of the most horrifically bright-line cases of imperial blowback that we’ve seen throughout the 'war on terror.'"
Not the Onion.
…she said while smiling ghoulishly. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/u...
December 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Not the Onion.
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MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
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👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
On birthright citizenship.
And why we have it.
On birthright citizenship.
And why we have it.
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
On birthright citizenship.
And why we have it.
On birthright citizenship.
And why we have it.
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Be careful what you wish for
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Be careful what you wish for
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1/ Interesting point.
If you’re a billionaire, people don’t push back against your bad (or corrupt or inhumane) ideas very often.
So when you DO get pushback, it’s the deadly and — at this point — meaningless “woke” at play.
If you’re a billionaire, people don’t push back against your bad (or corrupt or inhumane) ideas very often.
So when you DO get pushback, it’s the deadly and — at this point — meaningless “woke” at play.
Someone who once worked for this guy told me he was at a party where everyone was in one way or another, economically dependent upon him. Under those circumstances you don't get much pushback for dumb statements. When they do encounter that pushback, they think its wokeness that must be destroyed.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
December 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
1/ Interesting point.
If you’re a billionaire, people don’t push back against your bad (or corrupt or inhumane) ideas very often.
So when you DO get pushback, it’s the deadly and — at this point — meaningless “woke” at play.
If you’re a billionaire, people don’t push back against your bad (or corrupt or inhumane) ideas very often.
So when you DO get pushback, it’s the deadly and — at this point — meaningless “woke” at play.
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I scanned some news stories about this earlier this week but wowza the quotes come off much differently when you see them versus read them.
Alex Karp, the CEO of Palantir (the tech company enabling ICE raids) acts wildly erratic at the NYT DealBook Summit
December 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I scanned some news stories about this earlier this week but wowza the quotes come off much differently when you see them versus read them.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE DONALD J TRUMP FOR WINNING THE" YOU DIDN'T WIN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE BECAUSE YOU'RE A WARMONGERER AND A CLOWN BUT WE STILL NEED YOU SO HERE'S A HAPPY MEAL AWARD YOU CAN WEAR TO YOUR CABINET CONCUBINE MEETINGS SO YOUR HAREM CAN CLAP LIKE CIRCUS SEALS" MEDAL.
- Gov Newsom on X
- Gov Newsom on X
December 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE DONALD J TRUMP FOR WINNING THE" YOU DIDN'T WIN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE BECAUSE YOU'RE A WARMONGERER AND A CLOWN BUT WE STILL NEED YOU SO HERE'S A HAPPY MEAL AWARD YOU CAN WEAR TO YOUR CABINET CONCUBINE MEETINGS SO YOUR HAREM CAN CLAP LIKE CIRCUS SEALS" MEDAL.
- Gov Newsom on X
- Gov Newsom on X
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"If you believe a 19-year-old Jewish college student chanting “Free Palestine” is more dangerous than the vice president of the US implying that Germans should embrace the far-right party Alternative for Germany then you’re drawing the wrong lessons from history." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
Opinion | This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
"If you believe a 19-year-old Jewish college student chanting “Free Palestine” is more dangerous than the vice president of the US implying that Germans should embrace the far-right party Alternative for Germany then you’re drawing the wrong lessons from history." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
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The 87-year-old author humiliating ‘uncultured’ Elon Musk on his own platform
American writer Joyce Carol Oates branded the tech boss ‘totally uneducated’ in a damning post on X
archive.is/2025.11.18-0...
American writer Joyce Carol Oates branded the tech boss ‘totally uneducated’ in a damning post on X
archive.is/2025.11.18-0...
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The 87-year-old author humiliating ‘uncultured’ Elon Musk on his own platform
American writer Joyce Carol Oates branded the tech boss ‘totally uneducated’ in a damning post on X
archive.is/2025.11.18-0...
American writer Joyce Carol Oates branded the tech boss ‘totally uneducated’ in a damning post on X
archive.is/2025.11.18-0...
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The Sixth Window. The Feast of Saint Nicholas. Well-wrapped up in an enormous rose-coloured muffler, carrying a sturdy wicker basket in paw, Babcia had taken the early bus into Dorchester to do some Christmas shopping on her own.
December 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Sixth Window. The Feast of Saint Nicholas. Well-wrapped up in an enormous rose-coloured muffler, carrying a sturdy wicker basket in paw, Babcia had taken the early bus into Dorchester to do some Christmas shopping on her own.
Schrodinger's Waymo?
Waymo doesn't care about your pets.
December 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Schrodinger's Waymo?
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“Pro-life”
It is those who live in the states in the South and Midwest that ALREADY have the HIGHEST infant mortality and black babies who will suffer disproportionately as their state governors will like accede to ACIP's recommendation. 2/
December 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“Pro-life”
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The rich were getting richer and the poor were getting poorer....
Everything old is indeed new again.
Everything old is indeed new again.
Enter the K shaped economy The red line shows the growth of the S&P 500. The Blue line shows consumer sentiment. The upper K shows higher income Americans seeing their incomes & wealth rise while the bottom points to lower income households struggling with weaker income gains & steep prices.
December 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The rich were getting richer and the poor were getting poorer....
Everything old is indeed new again.
Everything old is indeed new again.
Enter the K shaped economy The red line shows the growth of the S&P 500. The Blue line shows consumer sentiment. The upper K shows higher income Americans seeing their incomes & wealth rise while the bottom points to lower income households struggling with weaker income gains & steep prices.
December 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Enter the K shaped economy The red line shows the growth of the S&P 500. The Blue line shows consumer sentiment. The upper K shows higher income Americans seeing their incomes & wealth rise while the bottom points to lower income households struggling with weaker income gains & steep prices.
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Psychosis is a break from reality, while a delusion is a false fixed belief which persists even when presented with evidence to the contrary.
I suppose Psychosis and Delusion will need to duke it out and come to an agreement on which one is going to be Tom Cottons more pressing issue.
I suppose Psychosis and Delusion will need to duke it out and come to an agreement on which one is going to be Tom Cottons more pressing issue.
December 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Psychosis is a break from reality, while a delusion is a false fixed belief which persists even when presented with evidence to the contrary.
I suppose Psychosis and Delusion will need to duke it out and come to an agreement on which one is going to be Tom Cottons more pressing issue.
I suppose Psychosis and Delusion will need to duke it out and come to an agreement on which one is going to be Tom Cottons more pressing issue.
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Two shirtless guys in deep ocean, trying to stay “in the fight” against the U.S. military with its missiles? What a claim!
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Two shirtless guys in deep ocean, trying to stay “in the fight” against the U.S. military with its missiles? What a claim!