@alwaysthinking.bsky.social
Always thinking-nonfiction-reading fiction writer. Reduce GHGE, tax the oligarchy, end mis/disinfo. Stop reaching across the aisle to a party that wants your annihilation. Fight with the ruthlessness of the enemy but with the moral center of a democracy.
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Professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a 47-year-old physicist and fusion scientist, was found in his home suffering a gunshot wound, and later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
If you guessed right wing militant American zionists are claiming Hamas came here and did this you'd be right.
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#SheShed
If you guessed right wing militant American zionists are claiming Hamas came here and did this you'd be right.
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#SheShed
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a 47-year-old physicist and fusion scientist, was found in his home suffering a gunshot wound, and later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
If you guessed right wing militant American zionists are claiming Hamas came here and did this you'd be right.
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#SheShed
If you guessed right wing militant American zionists are claiming Hamas came here and did this you'd be right.
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#SheShed
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My new piece for the @global-affairs.bsky.social reflecting on where we are 250 years in to the American experiment and what lies ahead. globalaffairs.org/commentary/a...
The World Is Going Electric, with or Without the United States
As the current administration tries to hold back the tide on energy innovation, China is dominating in the production and sale of clean technologies.
globalaffairs.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My new piece for the @global-affairs.bsky.social reflecting on where we are 250 years in to the American experiment and what lies ahead. globalaffairs.org/commentary/a...
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“Disturbing… they had put in a ton of work and gone through every step of the process… they were pulled out of line steps away from swearing an oath to 🇺🇸…”
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
December 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
“Disturbing… they had put in a ton of work and gone through every step of the process… they were pulled out of line steps away from swearing an oath to 🇺🇸…”
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
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This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
As DOJ Sues More States For Voter Rolls, Federal ‘Power Grab’ Comes into Focus
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
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See, this is a good idea because, Ford Pintos aside, engineers really do do their jobs more reliably than politicians.
That said, I think a trebuchet has more range.
That said, I think a trebuchet has more range.
There should be a constitutional mechanism for removing a president. Not impeachment, something that actually works, maybe like a catapult
December 17, 2025 at 4:44 AM
See, this is a good idea because, Ford Pintos aside, engineers really do do their jobs more reliably than politicians.
That said, I think a trebuchet has more range.
That said, I think a trebuchet has more range.
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
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This is a terrible development.
The Administration is destroying the scientific institutions that helped make America great. It will take years to rebuild from this.
The Administration is destroying the scientific institutions that helped make America great. It will take years to rebuild from this.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is a terrible development.
The Administration is destroying the scientific institutions that helped make America great. It will take years to rebuild from this.
The Administration is destroying the scientific institutions that helped make America great. It will take years to rebuild from this.
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"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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The definition of affordability: the ability to end all tariffs by dumping Trump as soon as possible.
Tariffs are like throwing rocks in the economic engine, then asking the Fed to fix the noise by adjusting the radio volume. Interest rates can tune demand, but they can’t magically make a trade war painless.
December 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The definition of affordability: the ability to end all tariffs by dumping Trump as soon as possible.
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Tariffs are like throwing rocks in the economic engine, then asking the Fed to fix the noise by adjusting the radio volume. Interest rates can tune demand, but they can’t magically make a trade war painless.
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tariffs are like throwing rocks in the economic engine, then asking the Fed to fix the noise by adjusting the radio volume. Interest rates can tune demand, but they can’t magically make a trade war painless.
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hartmannreport.com/p/the-normal...
I fear our mistakes far more than the strategy of our enemies. —Thucydides (470–400 b.c.), Pericles’ Funeral Oration
I fear our mistakes far more than the strategy of our enemies. —Thucydides (470–400 b.c.), Pericles’ Funeral Oration
The Normalization of Evil: We Thought We Were Free
How ordinary Americans became numb to authoritarianism—step by chilling step
hartmannreport.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
hartmannreport.com/p/the-normal...
I fear our mistakes far more than the strategy of our enemies. —Thucydides (470–400 b.c.), Pericles’ Funeral Oration
I fear our mistakes far more than the strategy of our enemies. —Thucydides (470–400 b.c.), Pericles’ Funeral Oration
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Stumbled over this today - thirty-seven years ago, Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson had the foresight to write our new national anthem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Fb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Fb...
December 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Stumbled over this today - thirty-seven years ago, Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson had the foresight to write our new national anthem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Fb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Fb...
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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What a lede:
"The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances. Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one."
Full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances. Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one."
Full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What a lede:
"The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances. Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one."
Full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances. Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one."
Full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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BREAKING
Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury records from the 2019 prosecution must be released, a federal judge ruled.
That means all three will come to light.
Victims' privacy must be shielded, and feds can't use protective orders to block release of other files, Judge Berman rules.
Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury records from the 2019 prosecution must be released, a federal judge ruled.
That means all three will come to light.
Victims' privacy must be shielded, and feds can't use protective orders to block release of other files, Judge Berman rules.
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
BREAKING
Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury records from the 2019 prosecution must be released, a federal judge ruled.
That means all three will come to light.
Victims' privacy must be shielded, and feds can't use protective orders to block release of other files, Judge Berman rules.
Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury records from the 2019 prosecution must be released, a federal judge ruled.
That means all three will come to light.
Victims' privacy must be shielded, and feds can't use protective orders to block release of other files, Judge Berman rules.
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BREAKING
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
BREAKING
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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It's like they are actively trying to kill the tourist industry.
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It's like they are actively trying to kill the tourist industry.
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Please do me a favor and follow @tnadvocatesforpp.bsky.social !
An organization that does work as important as the fight for reproductive rights in TN should have more than 400 followers!
Let's lift them up and empower them to help the people of TN
#Momsky
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
An organization that does work as important as the fight for reproductive rights in TN should have more than 400 followers!
Let's lift them up and empower them to help the people of TN
#Momsky
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
Abortion is a basic human right.
Gender-affirming care is a basic human right.
Health care is a basic human right.
Gender-affirming care is a basic human right.
Health care is a basic human right.
December 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Please do me a favor and follow @tnadvocatesforpp.bsky.social !
An organization that does work as important as the fight for reproductive rights in TN should have more than 400 followers!
Let's lift them up and empower them to help the people of TN
#Momsky
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
An organization that does work as important as the fight for reproductive rights in TN should have more than 400 followers!
Let's lift them up and empower them to help the people of TN
#Momsky
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
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I think we're at a real turning point in "Western Civilization" (the concept, not the actual thing, whatever it is) when the people most likely to invoke the term do so to align themselves with Russian despotism over NATO allies.
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I think we're at a real turning point in "Western Civilization" (the concept, not the actual thing, whatever it is) when the people most likely to invoke the term do so to align themselves with Russian despotism over NATO allies.
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BREAKING: Honduras issues arrest warrant for their drug lord ex-President who Trump just pardoned…
Good. 😎✨
Good. 😎✨
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
BREAKING: Honduras issues arrest warrant for their drug lord ex-President who Trump just pardoned…
Good. 😎✨
Good. 😎✨
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The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
Opinion | Banning Abortion a Hallmark of Authoritarian Regimes
Seda Saluk writes about how U.S. policy on abortion rights has started to mirror patterns seen in authoritarian regimes around the world.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.