@verybookish.bsky.social
Queer, fatty, scifi geek. Introvert, socialist, atheist, pacifist. Black lives matter. Trans lives matter. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Suuuuuuper interesting.
And somewhat economically/financially terrifying.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
And somewhat economically/financially terrifying.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
AI Can Cook the Entire Market Now
Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it's us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent developme...
www.bloomberg.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Suuuuuuper interesting.
And somewhat economically/financially terrifying.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
And somewhat economically/financially terrifying.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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We're gonna need a truth and reconciliation commission and Nuremberg style trials to reckon with all of this evil, and any Dem candidate for office who shies away from a full reckoning in the name of "moving forward as a nation" can get well and truly fucked
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We're gonna need a truth and reconciliation commission and Nuremberg style trials to reckon with all of this evil, and any Dem candidate for office who shies away from a full reckoning in the name of "moving forward as a nation" can get well and truly fucked
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I am grateful to @dwallacewells.bsky.social who speaks plainly & unapologetically about where we are now. The apologists for the Covid contrarians are to blame as well. The lie at the heart of what they were selling was always easy to see to those who wanted to look. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Opinion | When the Next Pandemic Comes, MAHA Says, You’re on Your Own
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I am grateful to @dwallacewells.bsky.social who speaks plainly & unapologetically about where we are now. The apologists for the Covid contrarians are to blame as well. The lie at the heart of what they were selling was always easy to see to those who wanted to look. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
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National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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This probably isn’t good.
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This probably isn’t good.
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I assume Rush Hour 4 will fix this.
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I assume Rush Hour 4 will fix this.
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@ianbetteridge.com’s law remains undefeated despite strenuous efforts of the most credulous
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
@ianbetteridge.com’s law remains undefeated despite strenuous efforts of the most credulous
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What republicans and maga fail to realize is, we dont give a flying F who is in the Epstein files, dems repubs wealthy poor... they ALL need to be held accountable and the victims deserve justice. PERIOD.
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
What republicans and maga fail to realize is, we dont give a flying F who is in the Epstein files, dems repubs wealthy poor... they ALL need to be held accountable and the victims deserve justice. PERIOD.
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My take on the general idea of having for-profit companies involved in the field:
Letting Silicon Valley Geoengineer the Atmosphere Will End Badly
We already have plenty of evidence of what happens when things better left to governments — which in this case might decide to never flip the switch at all — are ceded to private industry.
www.gravityisgone.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
My take on the general idea of having for-profit companies involved in the field:
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Can you imagine if Biden had pardoned a crypto dude for illegal acts who then, in multiple court cases, was alleged to be facilitating Hamas’ financing?
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Can you imagine if Biden had pardoned a crypto dude for illegal acts who then, in multiple court cases, was alleged to be facilitating Hamas’ financing?
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American Gestapo
In California, a mother of eight who has lived in the country for 40 years was deported just one day after she reported sexual harassment by an ICE contractor on her case. This action was taken despite a judge’s order prohibiting it.
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
American Gestapo
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The Gilded Rage: How Musk and Silicon Valley Will Destroy Us
The Silicon Valley tech bros, flush with ungodly sums of money, are aggressively inflating economic bubbles, gobbling up industries, and funding hatemongers as they pursue authoritarian control.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The Silicon Valley tech bros, flush with ungodly sums of money, are aggressively inflating economic bubbles, gobbling up industries, and funding hatemongers as they pursue authoritarian control.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The Gilded Rage: How Musk and Silicon Valley Will Destroy Us
The Silicon Valley tech bros, flush with ungodly sums of money, are aggressively inflating economic bubbles, gobbling up industries, and funding hatemongers as they pursue authoritarian control.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The Silicon Valley tech bros, flush with ungodly sums of money, are aggressively inflating economic bubbles, gobbling up industries, and funding hatemongers as they pursue authoritarian control.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
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This isn’t a “peace plan.” It’s a blueprint for Ukraine’s capitulation. If implemented, it would turn this pro-Western, democratic nation, which has been courageously resisting Russian aggression since 2014, into a Kremlin colony. wapo.st/3XcRot6
Opinion | Ukraine needs Russia’s frozen $200 billion immediately, Europe
With Trump seeking Kyiv’s capitulation to Russia, now is the moment for decisive European action.
wapo.st
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This isn’t a “peace plan.” It’s a blueprint for Ukraine’s capitulation. If implemented, it would turn this pro-Western, democratic nation, which has been courageously resisting Russian aggression since 2014, into a Kremlin colony. wapo.st/3XcRot6
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The Polish prime minister reacts
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Polish prime minister reacts
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There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
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I wish people would sue them for enabling this.
Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I wish people would sue them for enabling this.
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Some incredible details in this piece
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Some incredible details in this piece
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
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#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
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everlasting shame on all these people
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
everlasting shame on all these people
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USians: "Ask your representatives to make sure the White House follows the law. Remember, Congress made the Department of Education. Congress is in charge of okaying any changes to the Department of Education. Congress needs to stand up to the White House to protect the Department of Education."
Today, the White House said it would get rid of most of the Department of Education (ED). Everyone has the right to a good education — and we need to protect that right. Tell your Congresspeople we will not let this attack on disability rights continue! autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/what...
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
USians: "Ask your representatives to make sure the White House follows the law. Remember, Congress made the Department of Education. Congress is in charge of okaying any changes to the Department of Education. Congress needs to stand up to the White House to protect the Department of Education."
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BREAKING: Congress Votes to Release the Jeffrey Epstein Files, Humiliating Trump:
A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
BREAKING: Congress Votes to Release the Jeffrey Epstein Files, Humiliating Trump
It’s an embarrassment for Trump, who had promised to release the Epstein files before then calling the scandal a “hoax.” A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”
zeteo.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
BREAKING: Congress Votes to Release the Jeffrey Epstein Files, Humiliating Trump:
A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...