@toffeeglow.bsky.social
Lifelong democrat supporting animal rights, environmental issues, human rights,facts and truth. DEI defines our country even though felon is trying to erase all evidence of truth. Also, angry American appalled and disgusted by the cruelty of trump & ICE
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I’ve tried to think of a benign explanation for Trump’s plan to pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, but I’ve come up empty.
The administration claims that the U.S. is engaged in a literal armed conflict against foreign drug traffickers, and the president is pardoning a notorious foreign drug trafficker?
The administration claims that the U.S. is engaged in a literal armed conflict against foreign drug traffickers, and the president is pardoning a notorious foreign drug trafficker?
Trump to add notorious Honduran drug trafficker to his list of scandalous pardons
If the president believes the U.S. is at war with drug traffickers, why does he want to pardon Juan Orlando Hernández?
www.ms.now
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I’ve tried to think of a benign explanation for Trump’s plan to pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, but I’ve come up empty.
The administration claims that the U.S. is engaged in a literal armed conflict against foreign drug traffickers, and the president is pardoning a notorious foreign drug trafficker?
The administration claims that the U.S. is engaged in a literal armed conflict against foreign drug traffickers, and the president is pardoning a notorious foreign drug trafficker?
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Pete Hegseth: "[Trump] changed the rules of engagement [and] untied the hands of war fighters…We don't need burdensome rules of engagement that make it impossible for us to win these wars."
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Pete Hegseth: "[Trump] changed the rules of engagement [and] untied the hands of war fighters…We don't need burdensome rules of engagement that make it impossible for us to win these wars."
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it looks like the "mississippi" miracle in reading scores was due to be a pretty basic stats error in the design of the experimental study (selecting on the dependent variable)... a lotta people Got Got on this one! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/01/h...
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
it looks like the "mississippi" miracle in reading scores was due to be a pretty basic stats error in the design of the experimental study (selecting on the dependent variable)... a lotta people Got Got on this one! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/01/h...
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Every year since 1988, the United States has recognized World AIDS Day — until now.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Every year since 1988, the United States has recognized World AIDS Day — until now.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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No Habba job. Sad!
Breaking News: A federal court said that Alina Habba, a Trump-appointed lawyer, had been serving unlawfully as the U.S. attorney in New Jersey. She was neither confirmed by the Senate nor appointed by district trial court judges — the two traditional pathways.
Appeals Court Says Alina Habba, Former Trump Lawyer, Is Serving Unlawfully as U.S. Attorney
The judges wrote that the Trump Administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors’ offices.
nyti.ms
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
No Habba job. Sad!
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Maybe, just maybe, if the FBI counterterrorism desk hadn't been retasked to chasing abuelitas, somebody might've followed up on the tips...
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation' as community raised concerns
Emails obtained by the Associated Press show that the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House had been unraveling for years.
www.latimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Maybe, just maybe, if the FBI counterterrorism desk hadn't been retasked to chasing abuelitas, somebody might've followed up on the tips...
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I REMEMBER.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
Commemorating #WorldAIDSday is an act of defiance against ideology driven policies that will end our progress to end the epidemic.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I REMEMBER.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
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Sadly relevant today.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sadly relevant today.
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Trump Boat Bombings Suddenly on Shakier Ground as Damning Info Emerges
Will Republicans give us a real investigation into Trump’s bombings, now that we just learned horrific new details about them? Or are they seriously going to fall on their swords for Pete Hegseth?
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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Congratulations, Norm!!
BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Congratulations, Norm!!
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Republicans have a bill to deport immigrants who attack dogs. Goldman moves to have it renamed to: The Kristi Noem Canine Relief Act
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Republicans have a bill to deport immigrants who attack dogs. Goldman moves to have it renamed to: The Kristi Noem Canine Relief Act
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Brazil has their 💩 together better than the US.
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro must begin serving his 27-year prison sentence for plotting an attempted coup, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ruled. https://cnn.it/4p1dgDV
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Brazil has their 💩 together better than the US.
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MAGA is trying to shame me by posting that I am the son of formerly incarcerated immigrants who lost their case against Microsoft.
It's true! How will I live with this shame?
I might as well be quiet now.
Oh, wait, wrote about it in my book!
Give is a read if you have time. I won't bore you.
It's true! How will I live with this shame?
I might as well be quiet now.
Oh, wait, wrote about it in my book!
Give is a read if you have time. I won't bore you.
Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
www.amazon.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
MAGA is trying to shame me by posting that I am the son of formerly incarcerated immigrants who lost their case against Microsoft.
It's true! How will I live with this shame?
I might as well be quiet now.
Oh, wait, wrote about it in my book!
Give is a read if you have time. I won't bore you.
It's true! How will I live with this shame?
I might as well be quiet now.
Oh, wait, wrote about it in my book!
Give is a read if you have time. I won't bore you.
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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"… in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they were well aware …."
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"… in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they were well aware …."
If any other country was blowing up boats in international waters because they believed they were drug traffickers, the USA would be the first in line to condemn them and take the steps necessary to hold them accountable for war crimes
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If any other country was blowing up boats in international waters because they believed they were drug traffickers, the USA would be the first in line to condemn them and take the steps necessary to hold them accountable for war crimes
Walmart employees need to unionize. Who knows when Congress or more states will raise the minimum wage, many will still be on public assistance.
I know the CEO who is paid 27 million and the Walton family who make 3 billion off just dividends have been strongly discouraging it. They should pay more
I know the CEO who is paid 27 million and the Walton family who make 3 billion off just dividends have been strongly discouraging it. They should pay more
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Walmart employees need to unionize. Who knows when Congress or more states will raise the minimum wage, many will still be on public assistance.
I know the CEO who is paid 27 million and the Walton family who make 3 billion off just dividends have been strongly discouraging it. They should pay more
I know the CEO who is paid 27 million and the Walton family who make 3 billion off just dividends have been strongly discouraging it. They should pay more
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Choose positive action!
“Better to light a candle than complain about the darkness.”
- Ajahn Brahm
#positivity #mindfulness #candle #light #schnauzer #schnauzergang #minischnauzer #dog #dogsofbluesky
“Better to light a candle than complain about the darkness.”
- Ajahn Brahm
#positivity #mindfulness #candle #light #schnauzer #schnauzergang #minischnauzer #dog #dogsofbluesky
October 3, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Choose positive action!
“Better to light a candle than complain about the darkness.”
- Ajahn Brahm
#positivity #mindfulness #candle #light #schnauzer #schnauzergang #minischnauzer #dog #dogsofbluesky
“Better to light a candle than complain about the darkness.”
- Ajahn Brahm
#positivity #mindfulness #candle #light #schnauzer #schnauzergang #minischnauzer #dog #dogsofbluesky
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?