She/her. Bleeding Heart Liberal Lefty. We all have to live here.
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Bari Weiss says she seeks to use her role at CBS News to "redraw the lines" of "acceptable debate" in US politics. Who does she find acceptable? On the right: NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch. On the left: The extreme pro-Israel lawyer Alan Dershowitz.
Bari Weiss Says the Bounds of 'Acceptable Debate' at CBS News Will Range From Alan Dershowitz to Dana Loesch
Bari Weiss says she seeks to use her role at CBS News to "redraw the lines" of "acceptable debate" in US politics. Who does she find acceptable? On the right: NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch. On the left: The extreme pro-Israel lawyer Alan Dershowitz.
www.commondreams.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Bari Weiss says she seeks to use her role at CBS News to "redraw the lines" of "acceptable debate" in US politics. Who does she find acceptable? On the right: NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch. On the left: The extreme pro-Israel lawyer Alan Dershowitz.
the corruption is breathtaking
We found that 11 of Trump’s DOT appointees disclosed between $12 million and $52 million in stock holdings and other financial interests in airlines, railroads, oil and gas corporations, transportation technology firms and other related businesses.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
the corruption is breathtaking
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Creepy or cool: The hack that puts you inside Epstein's inbox.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
The uncanny Gmail clone that drops you straight into Epstein’s inbox.
A clever bit of digital wizardry turns the 20,000-plus email dump into a working Gmail parody you can search, sort, and star.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Creepy or cool: The hack that puts you inside Epstein's inbox.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
Reposted by Lyn Fenex [email protected]
Koko Kondo, one of the few surviving victims of the Hiroshima nuclear blast, has spent her life providing a firsthand account of the destruction that obliterated her community.
Suddenly, in the era of Trump, those values and that peace are under threat.
Suddenly, in the era of Trump, those values and that peace are under threat.
A Hiroshima survivor reflects as Trump considers unleashing a new nuclear age
Koko Kondo was 8 months old when the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on her city. Her lifelong journey to forgive but never forget just got more complicated.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Koko Kondo, one of the few surviving victims of the Hiroshima nuclear blast, has spent her life providing a firsthand account of the destruction that obliterated her community.
Suddenly, in the era of Trump, those values and that peace are under threat.
Suddenly, in the era of Trump, those values and that peace are under threat.
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Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."
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“The fact that a governmental body can redact more than 1,000 pages of documents that are directly related to a major business’s activities in Texas is certainly problematic,” an attorney specializing in public records said.
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s i...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“The fact that a governmental body can redact more than 1,000 pages of documents that are directly related to a major business’s activities in Texas is certainly problematic,” an attorney specializing in public records said.
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
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www.thedailybeast.com/musks-doge-q...
But the failed agency seems to have accomplished little beyond sowing chaos.
and some woefully underqualified DOGE staffers were reportedly pocketing six-figure salaries.
But the failed agency seems to have accomplished little beyond sowing chaos.
and some woefully underqualified DOGE staffers were reportedly pocketing six-figure salaries.
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
www.thedailybeast.com/musks-doge-q...
But the failed agency seems to have accomplished little beyond sowing chaos.
and some woefully underqualified DOGE staffers were reportedly pocketing six-figure salaries.
But the failed agency seems to have accomplished little beyond sowing chaos.
and some woefully underqualified DOGE staffers were reportedly pocketing six-figure salaries.
Reposted by Lyn Fenex [email protected]
A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
Reposted by Lyn Fenex [email protected]
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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This is fu*king outrageous!
The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.
apnews.com/article/utah...
The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.
apnews.com/article/utah...
Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
The federal government has dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines worth thousands of dollars during the pandemic.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is fu*king outrageous!
The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.
apnews.com/article/utah...
The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.
apnews.com/article/utah...
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did.
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on.ft.com/3XceXC8 Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt: ‘“It’s like a 1990s style mafia deal,” said Orysia Lutsevich, head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House.’
Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt
[FREE TO READ] Brussels blindsided by US plan for joint investment funds with Moscow and Kyiv
on.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
on.ft.com/3XceXC8 Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt: ‘“It’s like a 1990s style mafia deal,” said Orysia Lutsevich, head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House.’
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D.C. Costco has Laphroaig 10-year on sale for $36. You're welcome.
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
D.C. Costco has Laphroaig 10-year on sale for $36. You're welcome.
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BREAKING: For the first time since the beginning of the government shutdown in October, ICE has published information about the thousands of immigrants detained in facilities across the country.
And the immigrants being arrested aren’t criminals at all. trib.al/6yfwpyJ
And the immigrants being arrested aren’t criminals at all. trib.al/6yfwpyJ
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
BREAKING: For the first time since the beginning of the government shutdown in October, ICE has published information about the thousands of immigrants detained in facilities across the country.
And the immigrants being arrested aren’t criminals at all. trib.al/6yfwpyJ
And the immigrants being arrested aren’t criminals at all. trib.al/6yfwpyJ
what if they’re building crypto farms, not AI data centers?
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
what if they’re building crypto farms, not AI data centers?
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Aristopopulism is just a fancy word for oligarchy & kleptocracy—but it's the animating idea behind the Rockbridge Network, a “secretive organization” backed by Peter Thiel (and other billionaires) to fight wokeism.
Which, in practice, appears mostly to mean selling access to Trump. trib.al/ZssfTjy
Which, in practice, appears mostly to mean selling access to Trump. trib.al/ZssfTjy
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Aristopopulism is just a fancy word for oligarchy & kleptocracy—but it's the animating idea behind the Rockbridge Network, a “secretive organization” backed by Peter Thiel (and other billionaires) to fight wokeism.
Which, in practice, appears mostly to mean selling access to Trump. trib.al/ZssfTjy
Which, in practice, appears mostly to mean selling access to Trump. trib.al/ZssfTjy
MAGA Apprentice crying “victim” #MarjorieTaylorGreene
Marjorie Taylor Greene helped build the outrage machine — until it turned on her. Now she says Trump’s words are “dangerous” and put her life at risk.
Funny how “toxic politics” only became a problem once she was the target.
Funny how “toxic politics” only became a problem once she was the target.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s hard lesson on ‘toxic politics’
Arch-conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was once one of President Donald Trump’s biggest allies. Now she is the subject of Trump’s scorn and ire, as he turns on her for breaking with ...
www.dailykos.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
MAGA Apprentice crying “victim” #MarjorieTaylorGreene
this may be an unpopular take but I think the Epstein survivors’ relief is premature. The rich and powerful are fully capable of pulling that football away. #EpsteinFiles
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
this may be an unpopular take but I think the Epstein survivors’ relief is premature. The rich and powerful are fully capable of pulling that football away. #EpsteinFiles
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America these days feels like an aging rock band that can’t write any new songs so they just play the hits.
Trump Said to Authorize C.I.A. Plans for Covert Action in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
America these days feels like an aging rock band that can’t write any new songs so they just play the hits.
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So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
Reposted by Lyn Fenex [email protected]
Reposted by Lyn Fenex [email protected]
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
Reposted by Lyn Fenex [email protected]
Aristopopulism celebrates the virtues of the free market the same way Washington did during the Gilded Age. Except, this newfangled version is more decadent, more corrupt, more authoritarian, and more self-contradictory. trib.al/2wpwr0m
Welcome to the Age of Aristopopulism
As you might suspect, it’s just a fancy word for oligarchy and kleptocracy.
trib.al
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Aristopopulism celebrates the virtues of the free market the same way Washington did during the Gilded Age. Except, this newfangled version is more decadent, more corrupt, more authoritarian, and more self-contradictory. trib.al/2wpwr0m
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“.. A protestor is detained as USBP Chief Patrol Agent Greg Bovino stands nearby during an immigration raid on the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Sam Wolfe.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“.. A protestor is detained as USBP Chief Patrol Agent Greg Bovino stands nearby during an immigration raid on the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Sam Wolfe.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com