WylieCat
@wyliecat.bsky.social
Writer, avid gardener, reader of poetry, dog lover, beekeeper, daily walker, trying to live a meaningful life in troubled times.
What is this?
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
What is this?
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Intresting!
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Intresting!
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Federal judge blasts potential ‘government misconduct’ in Comey case, citing “a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps.”
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Federal judge blasts potential ‘government misconduct’ in Comey case, citing “a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps.”
The BIG HAUL: Leveraging political relationships for personal profit is ordinary in the Persian Gulf. But the mixing of politics and profitmaking during #tRump’s second term has shattered American norms, shocking scholars who study ethics and corruption.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...
Trump Family’s Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Raise Ethics Worries
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The BIG HAUL: Leveraging political relationships for personal profit is ordinary in the Persian Gulf. But the mixing of politics and profitmaking during #tRump’s second term has shattered American norms, shocking scholars who study ethics and corruption.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...
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Many communities in Charlotte, North Carolina, were reeling after federal Customs and Border Protection teams descended on the city at the weekend and arrested at least 81 people.
Charlotte, North Carolina reels as 81 people arrested in immigration raids
Thriving business districts in North Carolina city now at a ‘standstill’ after at least 81 were arrested over the weekend
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Many communities in Charlotte, North Carolina, were reeling after federal Customs and Border Protection teams descended on the city at the weekend and arrested at least 81 people.
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Richardson spent “limited time in daily operations meetings and shrank away from his role,” according to The Washington Post.
FEMA Head David Richardson Steps Down From Role After Six Months, Criticism Over Texas Floods
Richardson spent “limited time in daily operations meetings and shrank away from his role,” according to The Washington Post.
www.forbes.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Richardson spent “limited time in daily operations meetings and shrank away from his role,” according to The Washington Post.
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I can usually translate him, but either I’m losing my mind, or he is.
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I can usually translate him, but either I’m losing my mind, or he is.
I agree, but I can't forgive. The damage he/they have done to this country is unbelievable.
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I agree, but I can't forgive. The damage he/they have done to this country is unbelievable.
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Watching The American Revolution on PBS.
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Watching The American Revolution on PBS.
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You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
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Kristi Noem is mad that protesters are blowing whistles at ICE agents.
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Kristi Noem is mad that protesters are blowing whistles at ICE agents.
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People are rising up and teaching each other how to resist and fight back, and it’s working.
And yeah, we’re seeing a whole lot of stupid ICE agents stumbling around like they own the place.
You cannot occupy a city and expect silence. The people who live there always answer back.
And yeah, we’re seeing a whole lot of stupid ICE agents stumbling around like they own the place.
You cannot occupy a city and expect silence. The people who live there always answer back.
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 AM
People are rising up and teaching each other how to resist and fight back, and it’s working.
And yeah, we’re seeing a whole lot of stupid ICE agents stumbling around like they own the place.
You cannot occupy a city and expect silence. The people who live there always answer back.
And yeah, we’re seeing a whole lot of stupid ICE agents stumbling around like they own the place.
You cannot occupy a city and expect silence. The people who live there always answer back.
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Judge says 'missteps' in James Comey case could result in the charges against him being dismissed.
Actual quote: “a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Actual quote: “a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Judge says 'missteps' in James Comey case could result in the charges against him being dismissed
Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick said that the government's handling of the case raises "genuine issues of misconduct."
www.nbcnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Judge says 'missteps' in James Comey case could result in the charges against him being dismissed.
Actual quote: “a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Actual quote: “a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Fascinating!😲
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the an...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Fascinating!😲
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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They’re not going after criminals. “Criminals don’t get up and go to work and pay their bills.”
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
They’re not going after criminals. “Criminals don’t get up and go to work and pay their bills.”
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
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Making sense of what’s happening in the Comey prosecution, after a day of ping pong action with court orders & the government’s efforts to avoid turning over grand jury material to the defense—& why it’s critically important for the future of our democracy joycevance.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What Happens When The Government Loses Its Credibility: The Comey Prosecution
This is one of those long posts we occasionally have when a judge files a highly significant order.
joycevance.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Making sense of what’s happening in the Comey prosecution, after a day of ping pong action with court orders & the government’s efforts to avoid turning over grand jury material to the defense—& why it’s critically important for the future of our democracy joycevance.substack.com/p/what-happe...
Oh they know what they're doing, it's just not working!
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Oh they know what they're doing, it's just not working!
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A promised TikTok acquisition by US investors, brokered through Trump, has been stalled for months. And the lawmakers who passed the ban are largely staying quiet.
Read more from @laurenfeiner.bsky.social:
Read more from @laurenfeiner.bsky.social:
Even the lawmakers behind the TikTok ban have no idea what’s going on
TikTok was supposed to be banned from the US 10 months ago.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A promised TikTok acquisition by US investors, brokered through Trump, has been stalled for months. And the lawmakers who passed the ban are largely staying quiet.
Read more from @laurenfeiner.bsky.social:
Read more from @laurenfeiner.bsky.social:
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This is what America looks like without an Attorney General. This is what America looks like when the Justice Department is the President’s private law firm.
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is what America looks like without an Attorney General. This is what America looks like when the Justice Department is the President’s private law firm.
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Robert Reich is exactly right - and Fair Share America's leadership was instrumental in passing the Massachusetts Millionaire's Tax.
We need to do this in all 50 states.
Read more here: bit.ly/3XzD1iq
#TaxJustice
We need to do this in all 50 states.
Read more here: bit.ly/3XzD1iq
#TaxJustice
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Robert Reich is exactly right - and Fair Share America's leadership was instrumental in passing the Massachusetts Millionaire's Tax.
We need to do this in all 50 states.
Read more here: bit.ly/3XzD1iq
#TaxJustice
We need to do this in all 50 states.
Read more here: bit.ly/3XzD1iq
#TaxJustice
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If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.
At least three weeks
At least three weeks
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.
At least three weeks
At least three weeks