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Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social · 8h

No need to apologize? People are allowed to have preferences. I know that’s a shocking position to hold on the internet these days.

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Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social · 12h

I am deeply annoyed that I need to feed myself food after cleaning the kitchen today.

(I can’t order takeout because 1) I can’t eat it and 2) I ain’t getting paid.)

SIGH.

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 2d

Since we're getting a crash course in DoD reprogramming authority, CRS has a good report on it linked below. Some important points:

Congress gives DoD reprogramming authority because when you're dealing with a trillion dollars, some stuff is probably going to need to be changed over 12 months

👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 2d

DoD usually has thresholds for reprogramming.

www.congress.gov/crs-product/...

www.congress.gov

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Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social · 15h

I thought this was absolutely ANTITHETICAL to the absolutist FREE SPEECH positions of this FREEDOM and TRUTH LOVING administration that told us that ANY government engagement with platforms that might moderate ANY SPEECH EVER was CENSORSHIP and BAD and that all we needed to do was let TRUTH prevail

Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 19h

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 19h

Again, this is not what needs to be done. "Why are you breaking the law & violating the Constitution & your oath of office?" is the question. When he doesn't answer it, the next journalist needs to ask it, & then the next one, & the one after that. Stop giving him & John Thune free passes every day.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

FOX: You said last week that you would swear in Grijalva whenever she wants. She has written a letter to your office. You have not sworn her in. Doesn't your resistance add fuel to the fire that this is about Epstein?

MIKE JOHNSON: No. This is another partisan manufactured thing

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

FOX: You said last week that you would swear in Grijalva whenever she wants. She has written a letter to your office. You have not sworn her in. Doesn't your resistance add fuel to the fire that this is about Epstein?

MIKE JOHNSON: No. This is another partisan manufactured thing

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social · 21h

Back on my oatmeal bullshit because it’s fall, and oatmeal is delicious.

Here’s my InstaPot steel cut oak recipe. Perfect every time. I use half milk, half water and add a hefty pinch of salt. They freezer beautifully.

Recipe for steel cut oats in the instapot
1 c oats, 2 1/2 c water
HP 10 minutes, Natural release

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

John Oliver is a treasure, and I'm glad that this staggering work of genius also took the time to discuss Wari Beiss' Fake University, along with all the other things.

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Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social · 22h

P.S. they probably hate you*, too. You just might not know it yet.

*unless you are a bazillionaire, and even then, you must be useful and obsequious

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Thinking about how much of their violence has been normalized already, how scenes that caused shockwaves 6 weeks ago are now part of the rhythm of daily life. Watched a TikTok from a daughter who has to do her parents' laundry & get their groceries because they're in hiding. This is just it now

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · 1d

Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"If they could snap their fingers and eliminate the ACA marketplaces altogether, they would. And they haven’t arrived at a consensus on what the insurance system would look like in their preferred world, beyond a bunch of vacuous bromides about 'choice' and 'patient-centered care.'"

Republicans are completely full of it on healthcare

And it becomes more obvious every time they talk about it.

www.publicnotice.co

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

👇🎯💯 What is journalism, anyway?

Also, yet another day when the Speaker is given total free passes by the assembled journalists & not asked a single time about why he is allowing unprecedented constitutional violations nullifying Congress’ power of the purse & war to take place on his watch 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

I don't understand why U.S. reporters so regularly seem to let politicians get away with 'I haven't seen that' about stuff a) they obviously know and b) is directly relevant to their job. Did they sign some kind of agreement never to ask a follow-up question?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social · 1d

I had it with tacos tonight. 12 minutes in a pre-heated air fryer.

Tacos and roasted squash on a white plate

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Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social · 1d

I’m really limited in what I can eat, so I just roast mine with olive oil and salt at 400° with olive oil and salt - then I usually drizzle it with a little vinaigrette (honey/garlic/thyme/apple cider vinegar, olive oil).

It’s also delicious with some crumbled goat cheese and nuts if you do dairy.

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Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social · 1d

Delicata squash is the best autumn squash

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Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social · 1d

Waving!!!👋

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JAG says it’s legal, but stupid. @jagsaysstupid.bsky.social · 1d

“Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.”
-Mark Twain

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GONZO the Ghoastly 👻 @gonzo.bsky.social · 2d

Latenite archival BabbyGonz time!

Tiny orange and white kitten on a table next to a lamp

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Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social · 2d

Ineptitude abounds, amidst the cruelty

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Eric M. Murphy @ericmmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

A thought for journalists (looking at you, @nytimes.com):

If one source says it’s raining, & another source says it isn’t, you don’t report both uncritically. YOU GO THE HELL OUTSIDE & report how the assertions correspond to the evidence.

You’re reporters for fuck sake, not stenographers!

a man with an umbrella is walking through a puddle

ALT: a man with an umbrella is walking through a puddle

media.tenor.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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