Doctor The Frog
@skipbidder.bsky.social
Disabled (MCAS and long COVID). Not-so-happily retired geriatrician/palliative/IM doc. My skeets do reflect the opinions of my current employers (The Tiny House Panther and The Emergency Backup Cat). 🏳️🌈
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I've said this before and I'll say it again: Democrats can't hold official committee hearings, but they absolutely can gather in a room and invite people to answer questions and stream it live and invite the press to cover it.
NEW: Jim Jordan and House GOPers refused to let the American public hear directly from Jack Smith, per his attorney.
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I've said this before and I'll say it again: Democrats can't hold official committee hearings, but they absolutely can gather in a room and invite people to answer questions and stream it live and invite the press to cover it.
Huh. Didn’t know you could do that.
Breaking on MS NOW: The Signalgate report contradicts Pete Hegseth's claims he did nothing wrong. It shows he "violated policy by using a non-approved device," a source who read the report says.
Hegseth failed to preserve records. The report says he put the operations and service people at risk.
Hegseth failed to preserve records. The report says he put the operations and service people at risk.
December 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Huh. Didn’t know you could do that.
Maine should be a winnable Senate seat for dems. But Collins is going to wriggle out of it yet again.
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Maine should be a winnable Senate seat for dems. But Collins is going to wriggle out of it yet again.
I guess it's probably part of the overall plan.
But this is so disheartening.
Far too few of the assholes ever faced any consequences. And we just get to see the few who did have those consequences undone. One after another.
But this is so disheartening.
Far too few of the assholes ever faced any consequences. And we just get to see the few who did have those consequences undone. One after another.
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I guess it's probably part of the overall plan.
But this is so disheartening.
Far too few of the assholes ever faced any consequences. And we just get to see the few who did have those consequences undone. One after another.
But this is so disheartening.
Far too few of the assholes ever faced any consequences. And we just get to see the few who did have those consequences undone. One after another.
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anyway one of the richest guys on earth is posting racist shit again and uh chilling effect go brrr www.theverge.com/news/837423/...
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
anyway one of the richest guys on earth is posting racist shit again and uh chilling effect go brrr www.theverge.com/news/837423/...
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Strong floor, no ceiling (on corruption)
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Strong floor, no ceiling (on corruption)
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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Cuellar was charged, by the Biden DOJ, with taking cash to push Azerbaijani and payday-loan interests and then laundering that cash through shell companies. If Jeffries can’t at least furrow his brow in concern over this he shouldn’t be anywhere near the levers of leadership.
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Cuellar was charged, by the Biden DOJ, with taking cash to push Azerbaijani and payday-loan interests and then laundering that cash through shell companies. If Jeffries can’t at least furrow his brow in concern over this he shouldn’t be anywhere near the levers of leadership.
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Hernández “is greatly relieved to have this nightmare over with,” his attorney said, adding, "He looks forward to doing what he does best: Sending massive amounts of drugs to America."
Full pardon for the convicted drug trafficker who helped move 400 tons of cocaine. Death by airstrike for the guys on the boat www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Ex-Honduras president, convicted of drug trafficking, freed on Trump pardon
A former DEA agent called the release “devastating”: “It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hernández “is greatly relieved to have this nightmare over with,” his attorney said, adding, "He looks forward to doing what he does best: Sending massive amounts of drugs to America."
This guy is such a fucking quisling.
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This guy is such a fucking quisling.
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They are beating people who maybe once had a broken taillight and sending them to foreign slave prisons while freeing the worst fraudsters and every corrupt pol. The juxtaposition is so stark and appalling.
NEW: The commutation Trump issued to David Gentile wipes away all further fines & restitution.
Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
They are beating people who maybe once had a broken taillight and sending them to foreign slave prisons while freeing the worst fraudsters and every corrupt pol. The juxtaposition is so stark and appalling.
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this is… extraordinarily bad messaging
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
this is… extraordinarily bad messaging
Regarding the accommodations discourse...
Unless you are writing your test to be a huge time pressure squeeze, giving somebody extra time isn't going to be a magical cheat code. If you don't know something in an hour, you aren't suddenly going to know it in 90 minutes...
Unless you are writing your test to be a huge time pressure squeeze, giving somebody extra time isn't going to be a magical cheat code. If you don't know something in an hour, you aren't suddenly going to know it in 90 minutes...
December 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Regarding the accommodations discourse...
Unless you are writing your test to be a huge time pressure squeeze, giving somebody extra time isn't going to be a magical cheat code. If you don't know something in an hour, you aren't suddenly going to know it in 90 minutes...
Unless you are writing your test to be a huge time pressure squeeze, giving somebody extra time isn't going to be a magical cheat code. If you don't know something in an hour, you aren't suddenly going to know it in 90 minutes...
At least when Platner decides to go full Fetterman, it will be not be as much of a surprise to as many people.
Graham Platner is leading Gov. Janet Mills by 20 points in the Maine Senate Democratic primary, per a new poll.
That might surprise pundits in DC, but it captures the vibe in Maine, where you might think he was the only candidate running. @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/graham-pla...
That might surprise pundits in DC, but it captures the vibe in Maine, where you might think he was the only candidate running. @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/graham-pla...
Oysterman Graham Platner Is Leading the Maine Senate Primary by 20 Points: New Poll
The populist candidate isn’t just weathering scandals – he has a massive lead in the state's Dem primary, according to a new poll.
zeteo.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At least when Platner decides to go full Fetterman, it will be not be as much of a surprise to as many people.
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The 'Oysterman populist' they're talking about is a trust fund kid with a Nazi tattoo that became a Blackwater merc for funsies
Graham Platner is leading Gov. Janet Mills by 20 points in the Maine Senate Democratic primary, per a new poll.
That might surprise pundits in DC, but it captures the vibe in Maine, where you might think he was the only candidate running. @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/graham-pla...
That might surprise pundits in DC, but it captures the vibe in Maine, where you might think he was the only candidate running. @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/graham-pla...
Oysterman Graham Platner Is Leading the Maine Senate Primary by 20 Points: New Poll
The populist candidate isn’t just weathering scandals – he has a massive lead in the state's Dem primary, according to a new poll.
zeteo.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The 'Oysterman populist' they're talking about is a trust fund kid with a Nazi tattoo that became a Blackwater merc for funsies
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Man, the Bluesky Wrapped 2025 is pretty brutal
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Man, the Bluesky Wrapped 2025 is pretty brutal
I know that I've been the doctor who left a clinic multiple times in the past. And that it's obviously a thing that's going to happen. But I liked my doc.
I assumed they were just on vacation. (I understand that some docs take these. I never had personal experience with that, of course.)...
I assumed they were just on vacation. (I understand that some docs take these. I never had personal experience with that, of course.)...
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I know that I've been the doctor who left a clinic multiple times in the past. And that it's obviously a thing that's going to happen. But I liked my doc.
I assumed they were just on vacation. (I understand that some docs take these. I never had personal experience with that, of course.)...
I assumed they were just on vacation. (I understand that some docs take these. I never had personal experience with that, of course.)...
Recently, I certainly got charged an additional tariff fee on flower bulbs (from Holland). Added very explicitly to the invoice.
Lutnick: "The fact is we know, because we've studied it, that prices don't move unless tariffs are above 15 percent. They just don't move at all because the suppliers and the distributors eat the numbers and that's why prices stay the same."
December 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Recently, I certainly got charged an additional tariff fee on flower bulbs (from Holland). Added very explicitly to the invoice.
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There's a couple reasons so many IWW songs are set to the tunes of hymns and one is that the Salvation Army Band would show up and try to stop workers organizing by playing hymns to drown out speeches, so the Wobblies came up with words so they could sing along. SA has been trash all along.
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
There's a couple reasons so many IWW songs are set to the tunes of hymns and one is that the Salvation Army Band would show up and try to stop workers organizing by playing hymns to drown out speeches, so the Wobblies came up with words so they could sing along. SA has been trash all along.
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this is literally what the nazis did. the nazis claimed that that 98 percent of prostitution worldwide was controlled by Jews.
Tom Emmer pushes racist lies on Fox: "80% of the crimes being committed in the Twin Cities and Minnesota are being committed by Somalis"
December 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
this is literally what the nazis did. the nazis claimed that that 98 percent of prostitution worldwide was controlled by Jews.
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Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Tom Emmer pushes racist lies on Fox: "80% of the crimes being committed in the Twin Cities and Minnesota are being committed by Somalis"
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
So, I was thinking that I might have misunderstood what a canto was or perhaps I was unaware of different meanings. Nope. It appears that Nuzzi is the one who was wrong. 😀
December 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
So, I was thinking that I might have misunderstood what a canto was or perhaps I was unaware of different meanings. Nope. It appears that Nuzzi is the one who was wrong. 😀
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NOTABLY NOT WRITTEN LAST YEAR WHEN PRICES WERE LOWER
Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post are at it again.
December 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
NOTABLY NOT WRITTEN LAST YEAR WHEN PRICES WERE LOWER
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im so old i remember george w bush opposing stem cell research, even vetoing bipartisan legislation funding it. because he was a sick and depraved monster.
December 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
im so old i remember george w bush opposing stem cell research, even vetoing bipartisan legislation funding it. because he was a sick and depraved monster.
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I just want to note... that if you ever feel bad about yourself or doubt your abilities... remember a man wrote the sentence below and kept right on trucking like it actually made sense
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I just want to note... that if you ever feel bad about yourself or doubt your abilities... remember a man wrote the sentence below and kept right on trucking like it actually made sense