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Carrie Kisicki
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Maryland Housing Advocacy Manager at @betterdcregion.bsky.social, bird and baseball fan. posts & opinions my own
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matthewcort.land
I mean, c'mon, what good is being in power if you can't order your secret police to kidnap your nephew's mother so your brother can take custody?
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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volts.wtf
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
the mother of her nephew!!!
bencollins.bsky.social Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 18h
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."

www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
REVERE, Mass. — A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts. The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother. Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana. Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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oldfriend99.bsky.social
They should ruin another one of life's simple pleasures. Original Pringles maybe
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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sprawlhater.bsky.social
You can pry the biscoff cookies from my cold dead hands
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21h
Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, has been urging people for the past week to dress and comport themselves better as a way of restoring “civility” to air travel. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of concerns: the quality of the snacks handed out on commercial flights.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snack Options
Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
cmkisicki.bsky.social
i accidentally gave teddy too much catnip 😭😭
black cat with his tongue all the way out looking goofy black cat with a scrunched up face and two fangs visible black cat making a goofy expression black cat blurred in motion with his mouth open showing his fangs, in the middle of wiggling around on a pile of catnip
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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betterdcregion.bsky.social
“Far too many pedestrians are being killed or injured trying to get to school, work or grocery stores while crossing six-lane highways in Montgomery County.”

This recent LTE makes a strong case for moving the University Boulevard Corridor Plan forward:

bethesdamagazine.com/2025/11/22/l...
Letter to the editor: Move forward with the University Boulevard Corridor Plan
Proposal could result in more affordable housing, safer roads, better public transit
bethesdamagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
cmkisicki.bsky.social
holiday lights in Franklin Park are looking lovely in the rain! ☔️
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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actfortransit.bsky.social
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rachelweiner.bsky.social rachelweiner.bsky.social @rachelweiner.bsky.social · 1d
The 28th and final Purple Line vehicle has arrived in Maryland. All rail in Prince George’s is complete. But still over a year out from opening — a little more track and a lot of testing still left to be done.
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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jamellebouie.net
this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
annpettifor.bsky.social Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 2d
Matt Stoller: “..Trump & Mamdani defeated establishment in their own way, representing hunger of voters on the right & left who want something different. If those sides cd come together.. that would be a sea change in how we organize our political economy”.

www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
Monopoly Round-Up: Why the Establishment Freaked Out Over a Mamdani-Trump Press Conference
Meta wins its antitrust case, there are now two fire truck antitrust claims, the stock market got wobbly, and Larry Summers was exiled from the establishment, at least for now.
www.thebignewsletter.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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rava.bsky.social
this shape
finch looking up at the feeder
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
cmkisicki.bsky.social
yes… hahaha… yes!!!!!!!!!!
a very pleasingly spherical and fluffed up lady house finch
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
bring back shame...and consequences
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
it's insane how good it feels to see someone with actual political clout give a single honest response to something
dropsitenews.com Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 4d
Governor Hochul on Elise Stefanik doubling down on her claims that Mamdani is a “jihadist.”

Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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jamellebouie.net
genuinely think the USPS would make legitimate money selling serious merch via collabs with fashion brands
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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cherylcort.bsky.social
I love the leather chicken on U Street.
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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kevinkgartland.bsky.social
Mass migration is fundamental to who and what America is. These Nazis spit in the face of my ancestors and yours too.
nahaltoosi.bsky.social Nahal Toosi @nahaltoosi.bsky.social · 5d
Interesting wording.
November 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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proptermalone.bsky.social
trying to start a moral panic and the stories are all like “the ADHD meds really helped but didn’t solve everything”
With no options for therapy, she started her son on the Adderall dose he was prescribed, she said. The medication has generally helped her 8-year-old's impulse control, but he still struggles with emotional ups and downs at times.
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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craigcalcaterra.bsky.social
This is the shit right here. bsky.app/profile/the-...
the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social ✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 6d
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
see above

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newrepublic.com The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5d
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
to keep functioning, a society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

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annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 6d
This is nuts.

Yesterday in the Comey hearing, prosecutors *repeatedly* confirmed that the full grand jury never saw or voted on the two-count indictment.

Now they’re claiming the grand jury *did* vote on it.
The government respectfully submits this supplemental filing to correct the record regarding statements during the hearing held on November 19, 2025, before U.S. District Court Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff, suggesting an issue with the grand jury voting process on the indictment returned in Case No. 1:25-CR-272-MSN. The official transcript of the September 25, 2025, proceedings before Magistrate Judge Vaala conclusively refutes that claim and establishes that the grand jury voted on - and true-billed - the two-count indictment. I. The Court and the Foreperson Confirmed the Vote on the Two-Count Indictment The transcript contains the following direct exchange between the Court and the grand jury foreperson: THE COURT: Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt you. 10 So you voted on the one that has the two counts? 11 THE FOREPERSON: Yes. See Transcript, Dkt No, 10, attached as Exhibit "A" at 4. This sworn testimony alone establishes that the grand jury voted on the two-count
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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actfortransit.bsky.social
Raise your hand if you're a #TransitPigeon fan 🙋
tutusntinyhats.bsky.social Laura @tutusntinyhats.bsky.social · 10d
One of my favorite things about pigeons is that they're big proponents of public transit.
A pigeon, kinda puffed up, sits on a subway station, on top of a sign that says "red line outbound"
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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mjsdc.bsky.social
We can laugh about how stupid this is, but at the end of the day, a not-insignificant number of parents will believe the CDC and refuse to vaccinate. And some of their children will die because of it.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. • Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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ddiamond.bsky.social
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
Autism and Vaccines QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS PAGE 2 OF 9 | ALL PAGES J For Everyone NOV. 19, 2025 KEY POINTS • The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. • Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities. HHS Research on Plausible Biologic Mechanisms between Vaccines and Autism HHS will evaluate plausible biologic mechanisms between early childhood vaccinations and autism. Mechanisms for further investigation include the impacts of aluminum adjuvants, risks for certain children with mitochondrial disorders, harms of neuroinflammation, and more. * The header "Vaccines do not cause autism" has not been removed due to an agreement with the chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that it would remain on the CDC website.
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM