Ken Bazinet
@kenbazinet.bsky.social
Longtime DC scribe, covering three presidencies (DC is fine, but I prefer the United States). Reflections on democracy, First Amendment, Boston sports, and jam bands. Simple approach: trusted source intel + research & data + analysis = smart solutions.
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Ken Bazinet
@kenbazinet.bsky.social
· Jan 20
Having to fight for the pursuit of happiness is one of the great but necessary ironies of our lifetimes, but having people who will fight for our pursuit of happiness is one of its great blessings. #Resist #Organize #StayStrong
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#Pinks #ProudBlue
Thank you to our essential healthcare workers!
It’s crazy to watch healthcare workers go from “essential” in 2020 to “unprofessional” in 2025! And the professions are largely female!!
Thank you to our essential healthcare workers!
It’s crazy to watch healthcare workers go from “essential” in 2020 to “unprofessional” in 2025! And the professions are largely female!!
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Thank you to our essential healthcare workers!
It’s crazy to watch healthcare workers go from “essential” in 2020 to “unprofessional” in 2025! And the professions are largely female!!
Thank you to our essential healthcare workers!
It’s crazy to watch healthcare workers go from “essential” in 2020 to “unprofessional” in 2025! And the professions are largely female!!
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🚨TENNESSEE🚨
On December 2nd, it's up to you to vote it blue!! #AftynForCongress
It's tine for change!!
#Pinks
On December 2nd, it's up to you to vote it blue!! #AftynForCongress
It's tine for change!!
#Pinks
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🚨TENNESSEE🚨
On December 2nd, it's up to you to vote it blue!! #AftynForCongress
It's tine for change!!
#Pinks
On December 2nd, it's up to you to vote it blue!! #AftynForCongress
It's tine for change!!
#Pinks
"There has been backlash against the crazed Black Friday dynamic driven by big box stores and national chains hoping to capture holiday season dollars. In response, NBC news reported that in 2025, 86% of US households plan to shop at small businesses," writes Dawn Thilmany.
#Boycott
#BuyLocal
#Boycott
#BuyLocal
The Big and Local Impacts Of Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday's reach has grown markedly since 2010 and is even greater in Rural America and through the Online Markets
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Both Republicans’ and independents’ ratings of Trump have worsened significantly since last month. Republicans’ approval has fallen seven points to 84%, while independents’ has slipped eight points to 25%," Gallup reported.
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%.
news.gallup.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Both Republicans’ and independents’ ratings of Trump have worsened significantly since last month. Republicans’ approval has fallen seven points to 84%, while independents’ has slipped eight points to 25%," Gallup reported.
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Pete Hegseth isn’t “tough on crime,” he’s openly bragging about illegal acts.
Under 18 USC §2291 and §2280, bombing a vessel, even one suspected of carrying drugs, is a federal felony.
And the Constitution requires due process before the gov’t takes life, liberty, or property.
Under 18 USC §2291 and §2280, bombing a vessel, even one suspected of carrying drugs, is a federal felony.
And the Constitution requires due process before the gov’t takes life, liberty, or property.
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Pete Hegseth isn’t “tough on crime,” he’s openly bragging about illegal acts.
Under 18 USC §2291 and §2280, bombing a vessel, even one suspected of carrying drugs, is a federal felony.
And the Constitution requires due process before the gov’t takes life, liberty, or property.
Under 18 USC §2291 and §2280, bombing a vessel, even one suspected of carrying drugs, is a federal felony.
And the Constitution requires due process before the gov’t takes life, liberty, or property.
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The deranged madman now threatens to blow up commercial airliners flying in and out of Venezuela.
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The deranged madman now threatens to blow up commercial airliners flying in and out of Venezuela.
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Education is a threat to any fascist government, getting control of education keeps future generation ignorant & indoctrinated. Learning is the enemy of every wannabee dictator on Earth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Education is a threat to any fascist government, getting control of education keeps future generation ignorant & indoctrinated. Learning is the enemy of every wannabee dictator on Earth.
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"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
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ICE will provide huge financial incentives to bounty hunters who help Trump hunt down immigrants. My latest on how private contractors could earn up to $281 MILLION dollars serving as de facto law enforcement.
No $ for SNAP, but Trump has millions for bounty hunters.
youtu.be/7AT-dwgAKms?...
No $ for SNAP, but Trump has millions for bounty hunters.
youtu.be/7AT-dwgAKms?...
Trump’s ICE Offers MASSIVE REWARD in SHOCKING Scheme
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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November 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
ICE will provide huge financial incentives to bounty hunters who help Trump hunt down immigrants. My latest on how private contractors could earn up to $281 MILLION dollars serving as de facto law enforcement.
No $ for SNAP, but Trump has millions for bounty hunters.
youtu.be/7AT-dwgAKms?...
No $ for SNAP, but Trump has millions for bounty hunters.
youtu.be/7AT-dwgAKms?...
Don't expect much media coverage of the consumer boycott this weekend of Trump-enabling corporate retailers like Amazon, Target and Home Depot.
Media won't dig for a story that makes advertisers look bad. It's a purely transactional and nearly universal approach among the corporate media.
Media won't dig for a story that makes advertisers look bad. It's a purely transactional and nearly universal approach among the corporate media.
Amazon faces Black Friday protests from workers over several demands, including on AI
Black Friday sees Amazon workers worldwide protesting unsafe conditions, climate impact, AI growth, and ICE ties.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Don't expect much media coverage of the consumer boycott this weekend of Trump-enabling corporate retailers like Amazon, Target and Home Depot.
Media won't dig for a story that makes advertisers look bad. It's a purely transactional and nearly universal approach among the corporate media.
Media won't dig for a story that makes advertisers look bad. It's a purely transactional and nearly universal approach among the corporate media.
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We are seeing a rapid collapse of legal boundaries and unchecked executive power. A second strike to kill survivors is exactly the kind of conduct the laws of armed conflict are designed to prohibit. #holdfast #SteadyState
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, sources familiar with the ma...
www.cnn.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
We are seeing a rapid collapse of legal boundaries and unchecked executive power. A second strike to kill survivors is exactly the kind of conduct the laws of armed conflict are designed to prohibit. #holdfast #SteadyState
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
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In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
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Notably, Hegseth does not deny a single word of the story he calls “fake news”
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Notably, Hegseth does not deny a single word of the story he calls “fake news”
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US ordered 2nd attack to kill survivors of Caribbean boat strike: report
US ordered 2nd attack to kill survivors of Caribbean boat strike: report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly issued an order to leave no survivors in a strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, prompting a second attack.
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
US ordered 2nd attack to kill survivors of Caribbean boat strike: report
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TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
"Emails reveal the special training given to FBI personnel working on what it called the 'Epstein Transparency Project' In some instances they referred to it as the 'Special Redaction Project.' The training entailed PowerPoint slide presentations and video instruction on how to review the files."
Inside the FBI’s Review and Redaction of Epstein Files
The communications released to FOIA Files provide a look behind the scenes as agents and other FBI personnel started to work on the Epstein files earlier this year.
www.bloomberg.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
"Emails reveal the special training given to FBI personnel working on what it called the 'Epstein Transparency Project' In some instances they referred to it as the 'Special Redaction Project.' The training entailed PowerPoint slide presentations and video instruction on how to review the files."
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Business envoys can offer fresh ideas, but in the Ukraine talks their transactional tendencies risk producing a settlement that is neither fair nor stable.
Ukraine’s peace talks reveal the risks of replacing diplomats with dealmakers
Business envoys can offer fresh ideas, but in the Ukraine talks their transactional tendencies risk producing a settlement that is neither fair nor stable.
tcnv.link
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Business envoys can offer fresh ideas, but in the Ukraine talks their transactional tendencies risk producing a settlement that is neither fair nor stable.
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I recommend this pack because:
They’re worth following.
They’re starving the Oligarchy this week.
Drop your boycott stories below — tell us what you refused to buy, how you chose to starve the beast.
And follow your fellow resisters in this pack.
go.bsky.app/RmmfsQG
They’re worth following.
They’re starving the Oligarchy this week.
Drop your boycott stories below — tell us what you refused to buy, how you chose to starve the beast.
And follow your fellow resisters in this pack.
go.bsky.app/RmmfsQG
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I recommend this pack because:
They’re worth following.
They’re starving the Oligarchy this week.
Drop your boycott stories below — tell us what you refused to buy, how you chose to starve the beast.
And follow your fellow resisters in this pack.
go.bsky.app/RmmfsQG
They’re worth following.
They’re starving the Oligarchy this week.
Drop your boycott stories below — tell us what you refused to buy, how you chose to starve the beast.
And follow your fellow resisters in this pack.
go.bsky.app/RmmfsQG
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Thanksgiving - Cyber Monday, if you need to make any purchases, buy from local, small businesses.
#resist #boycott
weaintbuyingit.com
#resist #boycott
weaintbuyingit.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Thanksgiving - Cyber Monday, if you need to make any purchases, buy from local, small businesses.
#resist #boycott
weaintbuyingit.com
#resist #boycott
weaintbuyingit.com
"This is about Black Friday because, honestly, what we are seeing across the board is just unsustainable. We are being taken advantage of. Prices are up. Inflation is through the roof," said Carlos Álvarez-Aranyos, who helped organize the "No Kings" protests and the Tesla boycott.
#NoKings
#Boycott
#NoKings
#Boycott
Why are people skipping Black Friday? Mass Blackout protests Trump admin, inequality
New "Mass Blackout" is latest shopping boycott to protest the Trump administration, DEI rollbacks, economic inequality. What to know in Mississippi today
www.clarionledger.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Release the MRI results
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Release the MRI results
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In Memphis, where people fear Elon Musk’s supercomputer is making them ill
In Memphis, where people fear Elon Musk’s supercomputer is making them ill
In Memphis, where people fear Elon Musk’s supercomputer is making them ill
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In Memphis, where people fear Elon Musk’s supercomputer is making them ill
"What if, this year, on the day they expect us to spend the most, we decided to spend nothing at all?," writes Michael Starr Hopkins.
"We can make this happen, if we black out Black Friday."
#Boycott
#BlackFriday
thehill.com/opinion/civi...
"We can make this happen, if we black out Black Friday."
#Boycott
#BlackFriday
thehill.com/opinion/civi...
thehill.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"What if, this year, on the day they expect us to spend the most, we decided to spend nothing at all?," writes Michael Starr Hopkins.
"We can make this happen, if we black out Black Friday."
#Boycott
#BlackFriday
thehill.com/opinion/civi...
"We can make this happen, if we black out Black Friday."
#Boycott
#BlackFriday
thehill.com/opinion/civi...
"Central to the campaign is Small Business Saturday, a nationwide effort held each year between Black Friday and Cyber Monday that encourages consumers to shop, dine and spend their money at the more than 36 million small and independently owned businesses in the U.S.," Seven Days reports.
New Buy-Local Campaign Urges 'Main Street Over Wall Street' | Seven Days
A new buy-local campaign by Phoenix Books and Burlington online shopping platform Myti encourages shoppers to keep their money in Vermont.
www.sevendaysvt.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"Central to the campaign is Small Business Saturday, a nationwide effort held each year between Black Friday and Cyber Monday that encourages consumers to shop, dine and spend their money at the more than 36 million small and independently owned businesses in the U.S.," Seven Days reports.