Jasper
@sublimejah.bsky.social
From a long line of homo sapiens. We've got jokes here.
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Jasper
@sublimejah.bsky.social
· Jul 12
Everything bad is good again.
Please rain on my parade.
Lose your purpose.
Two wrongs make you strong.
Please rain on my parade.
Lose your purpose.
Two wrongs make you strong.
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Three stories illustrate how DOGE damaged our veterans most of all. First, the early warning signs: firing veteran federal employees en masse, pushing GI Bill mortgages toward default, and threatening to further destroy the VA workforce...
#Veterans
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
#Veterans
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Three stories illustrate how DOGE damaged our veterans most of all. First, the early warning signs: firing veteran federal employees en masse, pushing GI Bill mortgages toward default, and threatening to further destroy the VA workforce...
#Veterans
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
#Veterans
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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An autopsy on Saturday found that a 68-year-old woman was Cook County’s first cold-related death of the season, following recent cool weather preceding this weekend’s snowfall.
Autopsy: Woman, 68, is season’s first cold-related death
Authorities didn’t officially identify the woman found Friday afternoon near the Worth Public Library in the south suburb.
trib.al
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
An autopsy on Saturday found that a 68-year-old woman was Cook County’s first cold-related death of the season, following recent cool weather preceding this weekend’s snowfall.
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This isn’t me. I’ll never have an alt and I’ll never ask you to delete things on “my official page”
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This isn’t me. I’ll never have an alt and I’ll never ask you to delete things on “my official page”
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"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Pope Leo XIV makes a powerful, if subtle, statement in Istanbul, choosing reflection over prayer during first visit to the Blue Mosque. Decision frames trip — originally planned by predecessor — as soft-power push for bridge-building, just after warning world against escalating global conflict.
Pope Leo visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque
It is the first time Leo has attended a Muslim place of worship since he took up the papacy in May.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Pope Leo XIV makes a powerful, if subtle, statement in Istanbul, choosing reflection over prayer during first visit to the Blue Mosque. Decision frames trip — originally planned by predecessor — as soft-power push for bridge-building, just after warning world against escalating global conflict.
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The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine: He once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras.
(New York Times-unlocked)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
(New York Times-unlocked)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine: He once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras.
(New York Times-unlocked)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
(New York Times-unlocked)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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BREAKING: Russia’s Biggest Strike on Kyiv — While Trump Pushes a Secret Surrender Deal,
open.substack.com/pub/levremem...
open.substack.com/pub/levremem...
BREAKING: Russia’s Biggest Strike on Kyiv — While Trump Pushes a Secret Surrender Deal,
Inside the night Russia unleashed one of its worst strikes on the capital while Trump’s billionaires and fixers pressure Ukrainian delegates behind closed doors in Miami.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
BREAKING: Russia’s Biggest Strike on Kyiv — While Trump Pushes a Secret Surrender Deal,
open.substack.com/pub/levremem...
open.substack.com/pub/levremem...
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What is this mess
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
What is this mess
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Russian documents reveal desire to sow racial discord — and violence — in the U.S.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncn...
Russian documents reveal desire to sow racial discord — and violence — in the U.S.
The revelations come as U.S. intelligence agencies have warned of probable Russian meddling in the 2020 election.
www.nbcnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Russian documents reveal desire to sow racial discord — and violence — in the U.S.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncn...
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
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Habeas 26 Federal Plaza Blues by Matthew Russell Lee
"Going to an appointment, in 26 Fed
Locked up in a room without a bed
Now in Orange County Jail
No hearing no bail
So I'm going to file a habeas corpus petition
Maybe somewhere I'll find a judge who will listen
youtu.be/LY5EZODeRgE
"Going to an appointment, in 26 Fed
Locked up in a room without a bed
Now in Orange County Jail
No hearing no bail
So I'm going to file a habeas corpus petition
Maybe somewhere I'll find a judge who will listen
youtu.be/LY5EZODeRgE
Habeas 26 Federal Plaza Blues and stand-up by Matthew Russell LeeInner City Press, November 29, 2025
YouTube video by InnerCity Press
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Habeas 26 Federal Plaza Blues by Matthew Russell Lee
"Going to an appointment, in 26 Fed
Locked up in a room without a bed
Now in Orange County Jail
No hearing no bail
So I'm going to file a habeas corpus petition
Maybe somewhere I'll find a judge who will listen
youtu.be/LY5EZODeRgE
"Going to an appointment, in 26 Fed
Locked up in a room without a bed
Now in Orange County Jail
No hearing no bail
So I'm going to file a habeas corpus petition
Maybe somewhere I'll find a judge who will listen
youtu.be/LY5EZODeRgE
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
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Oralè Resister
NYC LARGE ANGRY CROWD PROTESTERS STOP
LICE WITH GARBAGE AND TRASH CANS IN CHINATOWN RAID!
#NYCProtest #LICE #USDemocracy
NYC LARGE ANGRY CROWD PROTESTERS STOP
LICE WITH GARBAGE AND TRASH CANS IN CHINATOWN RAID!
#NYCProtest #LICE #USDemocracy
TikTok video by Jay W. Walker
www.tiktok.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Oralè Resister
NYC LARGE ANGRY CROWD PROTESTERS STOP
LICE WITH GARBAGE AND TRASH CANS IN CHINATOWN RAID!
#NYCProtest #LICE #USDemocracy
NYC LARGE ANGRY CROWD PROTESTERS STOP
LICE WITH GARBAGE AND TRASH CANS IN CHINATOWN RAID!
#NYCProtest #LICE #USDemocracy
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In a glaring example of the “good ol’ boy system,” only one Black juror was selected to hear the case against a former DA accused of sabotaging the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery’s murder.
Read more here
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/29/o...
Read more here
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/29/o...
'Good Ol’ Boy System': Only One Black Juror Selected to Hear Case of Former DA Accused of Hampering Police Investigation Into Ahmaud Arbery's Death
Jury selection has concluded in the trial of controversial former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, who prosecutors say tried
atlantablackstar.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
In a glaring example of the “good ol’ boy system,” only one Black juror was selected to hear the case against a former DA accused of sabotaging the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery’s murder.
Read more here
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/29/o...
Read more here
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/29/o...
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The Supreme Court has strict limits on denaturalization that are deeply rooted in protections guaranteed by the 1st and 14th Amendments. Here's how they got there: bit.ly/4rh6WJT
How the Supreme Court Rejected Denaturalization as a Political Weapon Long Ago
New threats to strip opponents of citizenship recall a dark history.
www.brennancenter.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The Supreme Court has strict limits on denaturalization that are deeply rooted in protections guaranteed by the 1st and 14th Amendments. Here's how they got there: bit.ly/4rh6WJT
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An Indianapolis man was caught on video dragging a 14-year-old off his dirt bike and threatening to kill him, igniting community outrage and a police investigation.
Read more here
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/28/i...
Read more here
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/28/i...
'Stay Out of the Road or I’ll Kill You!': Indianapolis Man Caught on Video Snatching 14-Year-Old Off Dirt Bike, Hitting Him While Helpless on the Ground
An Indiana man was arrested after home surveillance video caught him shoving and punching a young boy, all because the child was riding a dirt bike,
atlantablackstar.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
An Indianapolis man was caught on video dragging a 14-year-old off his dirt bike and threatening to kill him, igniting community outrage and a police investigation.
Read more here
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/28/i...
Read more here
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/28/i...
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Protesters thwarted a planned immigration operation in Lower Manhattan, forcing federal agents into retreat after blocking the ramp of a Department of Homeland Security parking garage near Chinatown.
Protesters Disrupt Federal Immigration Action in Lower Manhattan
Protesters thwarted a planned immigration operation in Lower Manhattan, forcing federal agents into retreat after blocking the ramp of a Department of Homeland Security parking garage near Chinatown.
bloom.bg
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Protesters thwarted a planned immigration operation in Lower Manhattan, forcing federal agents into retreat after blocking the ramp of a Department of Homeland Security parking garage near Chinatown.
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Dr. Prasad send an email to CBER suggesting changes to the approval for respiratory vaccines based, apparently, on the conclusion of an unpublished investigation into VAERS report by unknown people. A few thoughts beyond what was already reported, based on the full email: 1/n
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Russia unleashed a nearly 10-hour air assault across Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least two people in the capital and injuring dozens more, according to the Ukrainian authorities. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
November 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Russia unleashed a nearly 10-hour air assault across Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least two people in the capital and injuring dozens more, according to the Ukrainian authorities. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
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They would not have been shot, except for donOLD’s stunt.
Trump's plan made these troops sitting ducks
Back in August, a publication written by and for US military members groused about the danger of National Guard troops performing lawn care in the nation’s capital. Credibly ranked as having no politi...
www.rawstory.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
They would not have been shot, except for donOLD’s stunt.
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Elton releases “Levon” 54 yrs ago today.
“I wasn’t writing about a literal man,” said lyricist Bernie Taupin. It’s a portrait of someone “born into something he didn’t choose — carrying the weight of it, trying very hard to preserve dignity in the middle of a world that’s already moving beyond him”
“I wasn’t writing about a literal man,” said lyricist Bernie Taupin. It’s a portrait of someone “born into something he didn’t choose — carrying the weight of it, trying very hard to preserve dignity in the middle of a world that’s already moving beyond him”
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Elton releases “Levon” 54 yrs ago today.
“I wasn’t writing about a literal man,” said lyricist Bernie Taupin. It’s a portrait of someone “born into something he didn’t choose — carrying the weight of it, trying very hard to preserve dignity in the middle of a world that’s already moving beyond him”
“I wasn’t writing about a literal man,” said lyricist Bernie Taupin. It’s a portrait of someone “born into something he didn’t choose — carrying the weight of it, trying very hard to preserve dignity in the middle of a world that’s already moving beyond him”
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Pope visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians
Pope visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians
The pontiff also celebrated Mass in Istanbul’s Volkswagen Arena for the country’s Catholic community. He is scheduled to fly to Lebanon on Sunday.
dlvr.it
November 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Pope visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians