michele collins
@michelecollins5411.bsky.social
Retired Architect. The Sidecar is the best cocktail. Ask your bartender.
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NEW: Reports of DOGE’s death aren’t highly exaggerated, they’re wrong. Follow @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social on a voyage into the federal agencies where all your favorite young engineers are burrowed in ”like ticks.”
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: Reports of DOGE’s death aren’t highly exaggerated, they’re wrong. Follow @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social on a voyage into the federal agencies where all your favorite young engineers are burrowed in ”like ticks.”
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Guide to Rome's best Christmas markets
The Best Christmas Markets in Rome in 2025
A quick guide to the best Christmas markets in Rome over the 2025 festive season. Piazza Navona: Mercatino della BefanaRome's popular Christmas market in Piazza Navona takes place from 1 December to 6...
www.wantedinrome.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Guide to Rome's best Christmas markets
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Pete Hegseth on Sept 3 talking about the strike on boats where 2 survivors were later killed in a second strike: “I watched it live.”
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Scoop: They tried to bury this news on Black Friday, but, well...
Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
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Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
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Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma May Have Violated SEC Rules After Another Filing Discrepancy
Alt5 Sigma told regulators its accountant resigned in November, while he says he notified the company three months earlier.
www.forbes.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Scoop: They tried to bury this news on Black Friday, but, well...
Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
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Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
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Despite concerns over HIV contamination, Bayer sold blood-derived Factor VIII products to hundreds of thousands of hemophilia patients in South America, the Far East, and Southeast Asia in the 1980s. The reason? It wanted to clear its excess inventory of Factor VIII products.
How Bayer Spread HIV Through Contaminated Blood Products - Profolus
Bayer has been accused of spreading HIV and the resulting AIDS by selling contaminated blood products to hemophilia patients.
www.profolus.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Despite concerns over HIV contamination, Bayer sold blood-derived Factor VIII products to hundreds of thousands of hemophilia patients in South America, the Far East, and Southeast Asia in the 1980s. The reason? It wanted to clear its excess inventory of Factor VIII products.
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This was in 2016. Who fucked us? Bernie Sanders, Jill Stein and the left.😡👇
@rolandsmartin.bsky.social
@rolandsmartin.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This was in 2016. Who fucked us? Bernie Sanders, Jill Stein and the left.😡👇
@rolandsmartin.bsky.social
@rolandsmartin.bsky.social
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Rome's popular Christmas market returns to Piazza Navona this festive season.
Rome transforms Piazza Navona into Christmas market
Christmas in Rome sees return of market stalls and carousel in Piazza Navona. Rome's popular Christmas market returns to Piazza Navona this festive season, from 1 December until 6 January 2026. The an...
www.wantedinrome.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Rome's popular Christmas market returns to Piazza Navona this festive season.
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America: Did you order the code Red?
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 AM
America: Did you order the code Red?
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
note: Karoline Leavitt is 28 yrs old & does not have a law degree.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed the apparent war crime was legal even as she said Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth knew nothing about it.
White House Throws Admiral Under The Bus In Killing Of Alleged Drug Boat Survivors
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed the apparent war crime was legal even as she said Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth knew nothing about it.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
note: Karoline Leavitt is 28 yrs old & does not have a law degree.
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Who loves Costco even more now? ✋🏾
They not only didn’t bend the knee when it comes to DEI, they’re taking Trump head-on.
They not only didn’t bend the knee when it comes to DEI, they’re taking Trump head-on.
December 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Who loves Costco even more now? ✋🏾
They not only didn’t bend the knee when it comes to DEI, they’re taking Trump head-on.
They not only didn’t bend the knee when it comes to DEI, they’re taking Trump head-on.
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Also I always feel the need to remind people that Sacks was born in South Africa and I believe still has dual citizenship (not sure about that part).
In any case, he is a member in good standing of the apartheid triplets along with Musk and Thiel.
In any case, he is a member in good standing of the apartheid triplets along with Musk and Thiel.
Sacks was the third player in the Ackman-Rufo disgusting takedown of Claudine Gay w/cherry-picked, ancient allegations, mock outrage, racist tropes about Black competence, and vibes.
But he’s crashing out over a legit story abt his conflicts.
Like Ackman melting down about his wife’s plagiarism.
But he’s crashing out over a legit story abt his conflicts.
Like Ackman melting down about his wife’s plagiarism.
David Sacks' response to the NYT story pointing out all his conflict of interests is a masterpiece of half-truths, outright lies, and deliberate evasion.
x.com/davidsacks/status/19952...
x.com/davidsacks/status/19952...
December 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Also I always feel the need to remind people that Sacks was born in South Africa and I believe still has dual citizenship (not sure about that part).
In any case, he is a member in good standing of the apartheid triplets along with Musk and Thiel.
In any case, he is a member in good standing of the apartheid triplets along with Musk and Thiel.
good.
BREAKING: 3rd Circuit rules HABBA is disqualified as U.S. attorney in NJ, and she can’t hold the role as an acting either.
December 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
good.
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Great idea!
According to Unbox Factory, these buses are redesigned with wheelchair ramps, heating, refrigerators and shelves stocked with fresh local produce, dairy and baked goods.The goal is to make grocery shopping more accessible for seniors who may struggle to reach supermarkets especially in rural towns.
December 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Great idea!
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One of the problems here is y'all telling people Medicare would be a Good alternative to health insurance. It Isn't & wouldn't be. It does NOT cover most the Healthcare people need. That is why anyone on Medicare who can afford to has supplemental insurance. Y'all are idiots
‘Medicare for All’ still big. “In a survey of 1,207 likely voters [from] Nov. 14–17, 2025, ...65% of voters [supported] a Medicare for All system, described as a ‘national health insurance program... that would cover [everyone] & replace... private health insurance...’" jacobin.com/2025/11/medi...
Medicare for All Disappeared. Its Popularity Didn’t.
The demand for Medicare for All went from the center of the discourse to political exile in record time. But the policy's popularity never faded. A new poll finds strong majority support for the neglected idea among Americans across the political spectrum.
https://jacobin.com/2025/11/medicare-for-all-popularity-polling\
December 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
One of the problems here is y'all telling people Medicare would be a Good alternative to health insurance. It Isn't & wouldn't be. It does NOT cover most the Healthcare people need. That is why anyone on Medicare who can afford to has supplemental insurance. Y'all are idiots
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Every time I read something like this, I am immediately transported to the slave worker corporate towns envisioned by Octavia Butler.
The billionaire has a construction boom planned for his rural Texas compound known as Snailbrook
Elon Musk Is Building Out His Next Company Town With Science Center, Gym
The billionaire has a construction boom planned for his rural Texas compound known as Snailbrook.
bloom.bg
December 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Every time I read something like this, I am immediately transported to the slave worker corporate towns envisioned by Octavia Butler.
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presented without comment
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
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Turkey leftovers: biscuit pot pies. I topped them with leftover cranberry sauce.
November 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Turkey leftovers: biscuit pot pies. I topped them with leftover cranberry sauce.
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There is an extraordinary sense of entitlement behind the belief that there ought to be political party that aligns 100% with your own opinions.
November 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
There is an extraordinary sense of entitlement behind the belief that there ought to be political party that aligns 100% with your own opinions.
typical republican tactic.
There are flyers circulating and even mailers showing up in people’s mailboxes in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District that list the wrong date for the upcoming special election. Voters are being told to vote on the incorrect day.
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
typical republican tactic.
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IG post for Small Business Saturday. @kamalaharris.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
IG post for Small Business Saturday. @kamalaharris.com