ballerina X
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I don't have a podcast. I often quip to cope. I Follow leash laws, you should too.
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With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
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What Bob says here: The context of our convo was an "extensive strategy session for selling healthcare reform," not an attempt to paint all seniors as greedy. bsky.app/profile/bobc...
The great @driftglass.bsky.social and @bluegal.bsky.social returned to the podcast for a pre-holidy talk. We discussed Donald/Mamdani, the incredible "Death By Lightning" mini-series, we had an extensive strategy session on selling healthcare reform, and more!
www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesc...
www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesc...
The Bob Cesca Interview: Driftglass and Blue Gal 11/26/25
Driftglass and Blue Gal Day — I don’t mind saying, this is our best talk yet. You should be listening to Driftglass and Blue Gal on their show The Professional Left Podcast everywhere y…
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November 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
What Bob says here: The context of our convo was an "extensive strategy session for selling healthcare reform," not an attempt to paint all seniors as greedy. bsky.app/profile/bobc...
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Collective, racist punishment.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Collective, racist punishment.
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It was rigorously developed (more than 500 iterations in its initial development process) and MIT Technology Review called it an innovation that would “change the world.”
www.technologyreview.com/innovator/pi...
Put Piya into your Global Health Rolodexes, please & thank you & you're welcome!
www.technologyreview.com/innovator/pi...
Put Piya into your Global Health Rolodexes, please & thank you & you're welcome!
Piya Sorcar
Despite considerable educational efforts by experts and organizations alike, public awareness in India about the growing HIV epidemic has remained low. So Piya Sorcar, founder and CEO of TeachAIDS, ha...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
It was rigorously developed (more than 500 iterations in its initial development process) and MIT Technology Review called it an innovation that would “change the world.”
www.technologyreview.com/innovator/pi...
Put Piya into your Global Health Rolodexes, please & thank you & you're welcome!
www.technologyreview.com/innovator/pi...
Put Piya into your Global Health Rolodexes, please & thank you & you're welcome!
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UNBELIEVABLE and so brazen to announce it 4 days before World AIDS Day on the eve of the holiday. Such a rug pull. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
UNBELIEVABLE and so brazen to announce it 4 days before World AIDS Day on the eve of the holiday. Such a rug pull. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
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Kash Patel humiliated with another law enforcement error following Washington DC National Guard shootings
Kash Patel humiliated with another blunder following Washington DC shootings
Earlier today it was confirmed that the two National Guard soldiers gunned down in a Thanksgiving bloodbath in Washington DC have died
www.irishstar.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Kash Patel humiliated with another law enforcement error following Washington DC National Guard shootings
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What Trump’s plan to exclude nursing from ‘professional’ degrees actually means. Wrestling mogul Linda McMahon rules that nursing is not a profession, not eligible for extended federal support. Very stupid when we have a critical shortage of nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
What Trump’s plan to exclude nursing from ‘professional’ degrees actually means
The Education Department's definition of professional degrees has been criticized for excluding some fields, with industry groups urging reconsideration.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
What Trump’s plan to exclude nursing from ‘professional’ degrees actually means. Wrestling mogul Linda McMahon rules that nursing is not a profession, not eligible for extended federal support. Very stupid when we have a critical shortage of nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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All about the Benjamin’s.
I’m still fucked up about millionaire MTG.
TY for the data & links.
So basically I’m the help.
I’m still fucked up about millionaire MTG.
TY for the data & links.
So basically I’m the help.
Saudi Arabia is trying to purchase of Warner Bros/Discovery/HBO/CNN.
a foreign government will control a very large part of our MSM.
The same people who helped with the 9/11 attacks.
www.ibtimes.com/saudi-pif-em...
a foreign government will control a very large part of our MSM.
The same people who helped with the 9/11 attacks.
www.ibtimes.com/saudi-pif-em...
Saudi PIF Emerges as Surprise Frontrunner in $57B Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover Battle
Warner Bros. Discovery faces a bidding war with multiple suitors, including the Saudi PIF. The deal could be sealed by Christmas 2025 amid ongoing negotiations.
www.ibtimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
All about the Benjamin’s.
I’m still fucked up about millionaire MTG.
TY for the data & links.
So basically I’m the help.
I’m still fucked up about millionaire MTG.
TY for the data & links.
So basically I’m the help.
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Oh, dear. Is this the contract clause about never, ever saying the quiet part out loud?
A Campbell's exec was fired after allegedly saying the company makes "highly processed food" for "poor people," @wsj.com reports.
A Campbell's exec was fired after allegedly saying the company makes "highly processed food" for "poor people," @wsj.com reports.
Campbell’s Fires Executive Behind Recording That Disparaged Its Food
The IT executive allegedly caught on audio made racist comments about Indian co-workers and said Campbell’s made “highly processed food” for “poor people.”
www.wsj.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Oh, dear. Is this the contract clause about never, ever saying the quiet part out loud?
A Campbell's exec was fired after allegedly saying the company makes "highly processed food" for "poor people," @wsj.com reports.
A Campbell's exec was fired after allegedly saying the company makes "highly processed food" for "poor people," @wsj.com reports.
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Two thousand soldiers already there couldn't stop a shooting in one of DC's safest locations. In fact, they may have attracted it. Not sure how 500 more helps.
BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration would send hundreds of additional National Guard soldiers to the nation’s capital after two soldiers were shot in the city Wednesday.
Trump Admin to Escalate D.C. Military Takeover After Two National Guard Members Shot
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Two thousand soldiers already there couldn't stop a shooting in one of DC's safest locations. In fact, they may have attracted it. Not sure how 500 more helps.
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What the actual F is happening
very odd that the Post would write up someone’s speciation as if it’s news. What are we doing here
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
What the actual F is happening
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Last week a judge ruled the deployment of National Guard in DC illegal. In the order, the judge noted the substantial risk that the deployment “is going to lead to a dangerous or deadly encounter that could be catastrophic for public safety.”
#consequences
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#consequences
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Live Updates: Two National Guard Members in Critical Condition After Shooting Near White House
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Last week a judge ruled the deployment of National Guard in DC illegal. In the order, the judge noted the substantial risk that the deployment “is going to lead to a dangerous or deadly encounter that could be catastrophic for public safety.”
#consequences
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#consequences
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—There are currently 2,188 U.S troops on the ground in DC. Comparable to:
🇰🇼 Kuwait — ~2,200–3,000
🇶🇦 Qatar — ~2,200–3,500
🇧🇭 Bahrain — ~1,500–2,000
🇯🇴 Jordan — ~2,000–2,300
🇦🇪 UAE — ~1,500–2,000
🇸🇬 Singapore — ~1,000–1,400
🇰🇼 Kuwait — ~2,200–3,000
🇶🇦 Qatar — ~2,200–3,500
🇧🇭 Bahrain — ~1,500–2,000
🇯🇴 Jordan — ~2,000–2,300
🇦🇪 UAE — ~1,500–2,000
🇸🇬 Singapore — ~1,000–1,400
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
—There are currently 2,188 U.S troops on the ground in DC. Comparable to:
🇰🇼 Kuwait — ~2,200–3,000
🇶🇦 Qatar — ~2,200–3,500
🇧🇭 Bahrain — ~1,500–2,000
🇯🇴 Jordan — ~2,000–2,300
🇦🇪 UAE — ~1,500–2,000
🇸🇬 Singapore — ~1,000–1,400
🇰🇼 Kuwait — ~2,200–3,000
🇶🇦 Qatar — ~2,200–3,500
🇧🇭 Bahrain — ~1,500–2,000
🇯🇴 Jordan — ~2,000–2,300
🇦🇪 UAE — ~1,500–2,000
🇸🇬 Singapore — ~1,000–1,400
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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez first filed criminal charges against Lunsford in late 2023. The filing marked the first time in nearly a decade that a police officer anywhere in New Mexico had faced criminal charges for a fatal shooting.
NM AG Torrez pushes back at judge in police manslaughter case • Source New Mexico
While a former police officer previously convicted of manslaughter awaits a possible new trial, the AG refutes juror bias allegations.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez first filed criminal charges against Lunsford in late 2023. The filing marked the first time in nearly a decade that a police officer anywhere in New Mexico had faced criminal charges for a fatal shooting.
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State Medicaid agencies are struggling to pay for an intensive therapy for children with autism — and looming federal Medicaid cuts are likely to make the problem worse, reports @stateline.org via @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Families worry as cost of autism therapy comes under state scrutiny • Washington State Standard
State Medicaid agencies are struggling to pay for an intensive therapy for children with autism — and looming federal Medicaid cuts are likely to make the problem worse.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
State Medicaid agencies are struggling to pay for an intensive therapy for children with autism — and looming federal Medicaid cuts are likely to make the problem worse, reports @stateline.org via @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com
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Need a place to talk openly about belief, doubt, or deconstruction? RfR has support groups this week—Spanish-speaking, virtual options, and an in-person session in Salt Lake City.
Find your group: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/sg-calendar
#RecoveringFromReligion #SupportGroups
Find your group: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/sg-calendar
#RecoveringFromReligion #SupportGroups
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Need a place to talk openly about belief, doubt, or deconstruction? RfR has support groups this week—Spanish-speaking, virtual options, and an in-person session in Salt Lake City.
Find your group: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/sg-calendar
#RecoveringFromReligion #SupportGroups
Find your group: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/sg-calendar
#RecoveringFromReligion #SupportGroups
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A simple fact check with literally anyone who knew something about this subject could have prevented this
Hi @cnbc.com this story on abortion has multiple serious errors that need correcting
1. States that ban abortion prohibit procedures and pills. There is no state that bans one and not the other
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/a...
1. States that ban abortion prohibit procedures and pills. There is no state that bans one and not the other
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/a...
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A simple fact check with literally anyone who knew something about this subject could have prevented this
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Ugh.
Terrible news.
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
apnews.com/article/sinc...
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
apnews.com/article/sinc...
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
Sinclair has submitted a bid to buy out E.W. Scripps for $7 per share, in a deal that could bring further consolidation across America’s local TV news landscape.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ugh.
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Keystone Kash blows it again: The perpetrator that he’s going to use all available resources to track down in the DC guardsman shooting is already in the hospital. Idiot.
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Keystone Kash blows it again: The perpetrator that he’s going to use all available resources to track down in the DC guardsman shooting is already in the hospital. Idiot.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Wednesday the end of temporary protected status for roughly 330,000 nationals from Haiti by February, opening them up to deportations.
Temporary protections for 330,000 Haitian immigrants slated to end, Noem announces | Arkansas Advocate
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Wednesday the end of temporary protected status for roughly 330,000 nationals from Haiti by February, opening them up to deportations.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Wednesday the end of temporary protected status for roughly 330,000 nationals from Haiti by February, opening them up to deportations.
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Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.
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A big problem in urbanism: getting enough family-sized apartments built in dense areas. Without them, people come when they're young & then flee to the suburbs when they have a family.
Cities made a bet on millennials — but forgot one key thing
Can cities learn to love kids again?
www.vox.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A big problem in urbanism: getting enough family-sized apartments built in dense areas. Without them, people come when they're young & then flee to the suburbs when they have a family.
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OMA is led by seven partners – Rem Koolhaas, Ellen van Loon, Reinier de Graaf, Shohei Shigematsu, Iyad Alsaka, David Gianotten and Managing Partner, Victor van der Chijs – and sustains an international practice with offices in Rotterdam, New York, Beijing, and Hong Kong
Looking for an exciting opportunity in interiors? 🎨 Today's Job Highlight explores an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Senior Architect with interior experience at OMA. #ArchinectJobs #ArchitectureJobs #InterestingJobs #NewYorkJobs
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Experienced with interiors? This OMA role could be for you | News | Archinect
Following our previous look at an opening for an Architecture Fellowship at Tulane University, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Senior Architect at OMA. The role, based in New York, calls for an...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
OMA is led by seven partners – Rem Koolhaas, Ellen van Loon, Reinier de Graaf, Shohei Shigematsu, Iyad Alsaka, David Gianotten and Managing Partner, Victor van der Chijs – and sustains an international practice with offices in Rotterdam, New York, Beijing, and Hong Kong