BernardoVerda 🤔
@bernardoverda.bsky.social
Retired. Into science, environment, climate, literature, Proportional Representation, Esperanto, science fiction & fantasy...
More interested in "policy" than "politics"
-- but nonetheless prefers "woke" over "zombie".
"Live & learn, or die an idiot."
More interested in "policy" than "politics"
-- but nonetheless prefers "woke" over "zombie".
"Live & learn, or die an idiot."
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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This country has given my family and me extraordinary opportunities. Practicing law is a privilege. Being able to communicate with you is an honor.
I owe it to the country, the rule of law and all of you to do my part in the fight for democracy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
I owe it to the country, the rule of law and all of you to do my part in the fight for democracy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump Sued Me. I Fought and Won.
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
This country has given my family and me extraordinary opportunities. Practicing law is a privilege. Being able to communicate with you is an honor.
I owe it to the country, the rule of law and all of you to do my part in the fight for democracy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
I owe it to the country, the rule of law and all of you to do my part in the fight for democracy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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The main reason any state needs energy is because data centers are hogging it …🔻
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The main reason any state needs energy is because data centers are hogging it …🔻
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I took this a few weeks ago.
I’ve seen White Bellied Sea Eagles take sea birds before. I think this is a Black Cormorant. Possibly a Muttonbird. They can become exhausted during migration.
I’ve seen White Bellied Sea Eagles take sea birds before. I think this is a Black Cormorant. Possibly a Muttonbird. They can become exhausted during migration.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I took this a few weeks ago.
I’ve seen White Bellied Sea Eagles take sea birds before. I think this is a Black Cormorant. Possibly a Muttonbird. They can become exhausted during migration.
I’ve seen White Bellied Sea Eagles take sea birds before. I think this is a Black Cormorant. Possibly a Muttonbird. They can become exhausted during migration.
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Pedestrians suffered highest number of hit-and-run crashes, 42% of them. In 64% of pedestrian fatality cases, the driver was piloting a larger vehicle such as an SUV, pickup truck, or van. IDOT-controlled roads remain among the most dangerous. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/k...
Key findings from CDOT's annual Chicago Traffic Crashes report - Streetsblog Chicago
The Chicago Department of Transportation’s recently released annual Chicago Traffic Crashes report looks at data from the past several years and discusses the agency’s plan of action to reduce prevent...
chi.streetsblog.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Pedestrians suffered highest number of hit-and-run crashes, 42% of them. In 64% of pedestrian fatality cases, the driver was piloting a larger vehicle such as an SUV, pickup truck, or van. IDOT-controlled roads remain among the most dangerous. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/k...
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Didn’t the FBi pull a lot of personnel from anti terrorism to put them on deportations?
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Didn’t the FBi pull a lot of personnel from anti terrorism to put them on deportations?
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
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Rewatched the original Star Wars (A New Hope) today.
Obviously 'I love Star Wars' is baked in, but if you've not watched it in a while you can easily forget that the back half of that movie is some of the most genuinely thrilling stuff on film, back to back.
1977 must not have known what hit it.
Obviously 'I love Star Wars' is baked in, but if you've not watched it in a while you can easily forget that the back half of that movie is some of the most genuinely thrilling stuff on film, back to back.
1977 must not have known what hit it.
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Rewatched the original Star Wars (A New Hope) today.
Obviously 'I love Star Wars' is baked in, but if you've not watched it in a while you can easily forget that the back half of that movie is some of the most genuinely thrilling stuff on film, back to back.
1977 must not have known what hit it.
Obviously 'I love Star Wars' is baked in, but if you've not watched it in a while you can easily forget that the back half of that movie is some of the most genuinely thrilling stuff on film, back to back.
1977 must not have known what hit it.
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Not Just Measles: Anti-Vaxxers Have Produced 3 Infant Deaths From Pertussis
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/not-just-measles-anti-vaxxers-have-produced-3-infant-deaths-from-pertussis/
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/not-just-measles-anti-vaxxers-have-produced-3-infant-deaths-from-pertussis/
Not Just Measles: Anti-Vaxxers Have Produced 3 Infant Deaths From Pertussis
In all of our conversations surrounding RFK Jr.’s appointment to lead HHS and the legitimization of his anti-vaxxer beliefs as a result, we have understandably been hyper-focused on measles. …
www.techdirt.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Not Just Measles: Anti-Vaxxers Have Produced 3 Infant Deaths From Pertussis
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/not-just-measles-anti-vaxxers-have-produced-3-infant-deaths-from-pertussis/
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/not-just-measles-anti-vaxxers-have-produced-3-infant-deaths-from-pertussis/
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everybody you’ve been arguing with for the past five years
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
everybody you’ve been arguing with for the past five years
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While I don't use a VPN to access Bluesky, as a UK resident, a VPN is now a neccessity to access an ever increasing part of the internet that has begun geoblocking the UK. There are reasons to use a VPN that may be due to authoritarian governments in the country of origin, not malicious intent.
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
While I don't use a VPN to access Bluesky, as a UK resident, a VPN is now a neccessity to access an ever increasing part of the internet that has begun geoblocking the UK. There are reasons to use a VPN that may be due to authoritarian governments in the country of origin, not malicious intent.
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It’s not even the closest Metro station to the White House.
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It’s not even the closest Metro station to the White House.
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People are saying "Ah! It's just a half a mile from the White House!" Most of FedGov DC is within half a mile of the White House
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
People are saying "Ah! It's just a half a mile from the White House!" Most of FedGov DC is within half a mile of the White House
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Well they say it happened outside of the White House and in the strictest technical sense it did
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Well they say it happened outside of the White House and in the strictest technical sense it did
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"two galaxies collided outside the white house today"
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
"two galaxies collided outside the white house today"
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Kind of irrelevant. Trump is using the shooting as an excuse to send in 500 more National Guard troops! Putting all those troops with no mission on the streets of D.C. to create a police state worked so well that Hegseth is sending in more troops. That can only trigger more violence.
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Kind of irrelevant. Trump is using the shooting as an excuse to send in 500 more National Guard troops! Putting all those troops with no mission on the streets of D.C. to create a police state worked so well that Hegseth is sending in more troops. That can only trigger more violence.
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Yeah, but walking from Farragut west is more annoying. I would get out at McPherson. But whatever, the whole trope about the proximity of the Capitol or White House is annoying. I am about one mile from the former and 1.5 from the latter, and they say shootings near my house r “near the White House”
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Yeah, but walking from Farragut west is more annoying. I would get out at McPherson. But whatever, the whole trope about the proximity of the Capitol or White House is annoying. I am about one mile from the former and 1.5 from the latter, and they say shootings near my house r “near the White House”
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Bomb threat there in 2018. No mention of any of the many federal buildings nearby. www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-grid...
Farragut West reopens after unsubstantiated bomb threat, officials say
No further information about the investigation was immediately available.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Bomb threat there in 2018. No mention of any of the many federal buildings nearby. www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-grid...
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Here’s the Washington Post reporting on smoke at that station in 2019. No mention of the White House, since it isn’t the White House.
www.washingtonpost.com/local/public...
www.washingtonpost.com/local/public...
Reports of smoke, possible fire suspended Metro trains downtown
Service resumes about 6:45 p.m. between Metro Center and Foggy Bottom in Northwest
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Here’s the Washington Post reporting on smoke at that station in 2019. No mention of the White House, since it isn’t the White House.
www.washingtonpost.com/local/public...
www.washingtonpost.com/local/public...
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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I don’t know who needs to read this but the Farragut Metro station is not the White House.
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I don’t know who needs to read this but the Farragut Metro station is not the White House.
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The maniac’s response to the tragedy today, he’s sending 500 more Nat’l Guard troops to DC.
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The maniac’s response to the tragedy today, he’s sending 500 more Nat’l Guard troops to DC.