Geoff Ames
@bikedog2637.bsky.social
Retired* ADA/Accessibility Consultant. Cycling: my current addiction, used to be running, but injuries. I read/listen to books, crime fiction and political/economic nonfiction. I'm a big fan of dark craft beers & bold, dark roasted coffee, ACLU, AU, HRC
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In case you were wondering how that ceasefire was going…
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
December 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In case you were wondering how that ceasefire was going…
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
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The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.
December 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.
Bret Stephens, "We are led by the most loathsome human being ever to occupy the White House." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
Opinion | Our Petty, Hollow, Squalid Ogre in Chief
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December 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Bret Stephens, "We are led by the most loathsome human being ever to occupy the White House." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
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very weird feeling watching a seemingly coked out president yell at you for 20 minutes straight
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
very weird feeling watching a seemingly coked out president yell at you for 20 minutes straight
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Rand Paul: "We've never in our past decided just to shoot smugglers who are unarmed without even proof they're smuggling anything. So I think this is a horrendous thing that should stop. I think it's illegal & immoral... the kids in the military - I'm not for sending them down there to die for oil"
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Rand Paul: "We've never in our past decided just to shoot smugglers who are unarmed without even proof they're smuggling anything. So I think this is a horrendous thing that should stop. I think it's illegal & immoral... the kids in the military - I'm not for sending them down there to die for oil"
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Borowitz: If this is the first you’re hearing of this incident, there’s a good reason: the corporate media refused to cover it.
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The Hero We Need Now
How a tiny 75-year-old woman stood up to Kristi Noem’s goons.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Borowitz: If this is the first you’re hearing of this incident, there’s a good reason: the corporate media refused to cover it.
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
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Thanks to Nick Fountain & Planet Money for inviting Mick Dumke and me to discuss the parking meter deal and how our financial decisions today affect our city in the future.
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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When Chicago pawned its parking meters : Planet Money
In 2008, Chicago’s budget was in a bad place. The city needed money. One way to raise money was to increase property taxes, but what politician wants to do that? So instead, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s a...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Thanks to Nick Fountain & Planet Money for inviting Mick Dumke and me to discuss the parking meter deal and how our financial decisions today affect our city in the future.
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition has reached 218 signatures, clearing the threshold needed to force a vote on a clean, three-year extension of Obamacare premium subsidies.
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition has reached 218 signatures, clearing the threshold needed to force a vote on a clean, three-year extension of Obamacare premium subsidies.
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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"Then in September, the Trump administration canceled the five-year, $918,000 grant for the program, which supports about 170 children in Wisconsin like Annie." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade
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December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"Then in September, the Trump administration canceled the five-year, $918,000 grant for the program, which supports about 170 children in Wisconsin like Annie." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
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Sen. Jack Reed: "This is really outrageous. Mark Kelly is a veteran, he's fought in combat, he's an astronaut. And even was simply repeated what the law is. If a US senator can't do that, then this country is in profound difficulty."
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sen. Jack Reed: "This is really outrageous. Mark Kelly is a veteran, he's fought in combat, he's an astronaut. And even was simply repeated what the law is. If a US senator can't do that, then this country is in profound difficulty."
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A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE.
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
December 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE.
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
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🇺🇸 2011 vs 2025........👇
December 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🇺🇸 2011 vs 2025........👇
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Something most of us already knew-😈
December 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Something most of us already knew-😈
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The bill needed 60 votes to pass, but only four Republicans broke with their party and voted to extend the subsidies that millions rely on: Josh Hawley, Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Susan Collins, resulting in a total of just 51 votes in favor. trib.al/6MSW0cH
List of Every Republican Who Voted to Make Obamacare More Expensive
Here is the full list of Republicans who don’t care that health insurance costs are about to skyrocket for millions of Americans.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The bill needed 60 votes to pass, but only four Republicans broke with their party and voted to extend the subsidies that millions rely on: Josh Hawley, Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Susan Collins, resulting in a total of just 51 votes in favor. trib.al/6MSW0cH
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This should outrage every citizen and what the media should be constantly reporting. Instead, we are fighting over a handful of transgender athletes, multiple conspiracy theories and scapegoating immigrants.
December 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This should outrage every citizen and what the media should be constantly reporting. Instead, we are fighting over a handful of transgender athletes, multiple conspiracy theories and scapegoating immigrants.
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Trump Admin Sued For Putting Snoozy’s Face On Natl Parks Pass
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Trump Admin Sued For Putting Snoozy’s Face On Natl Parks Pass | Crooks and Liars
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December 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Trump Admin Sued For Putting Snoozy’s Face On Natl Parks Pass
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Thoughts on how to hate this treasonous motherfucker more?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
December 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Thoughts on how to hate this treasonous motherfucker more?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
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For the love of money.💰
December 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
For the love of money.💰
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Fox is blaming RFK Jr. for the measles outbreak. They promoted him, supported his nomination, and now they are turning on him. 🙄
December 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Fox is blaming RFK Jr. for the measles outbreak. They promoted him, supported his nomination, and now they are turning on him. 🙄
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Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
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December 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...