Debra-in-Guatemala
@debra-in-guatemala.bsky.social
F4547, painter, linguist, meditator. 💙 💙Former: Sch for Int’l Training, Foreign Service Inst., Veg Times editor, U-Mich, Vermont. Now: Lake Atitlán, #languagelearning #art
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My God, when I think of all the cyber security training we had at the State Department when Ii worked there. And the penalties we faced if we overstepped. We were in SERVICE as gov workers; we were HONORED to work there. These people have no idea about the excellent qualities of my former colleagues
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Megyn Kelly fails to understand the important age difference in the Epstein files is the difference between 15 year olds & the adults that preyed on them. There’s a reason why our laws protect both 5 & 15 year olds from abuse.
What do us normal people know? We’re not in a cult like hers.
Or theirs:
What do us normal people know? We’re not in a cult like hers.
Or theirs:
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Megyn Kelly fails to understand the important age difference in the Epstein files is the difference between 15 year olds & the adults that preyed on them. There’s a reason why our laws protect both 5 & 15 year olds from abuse.
What do us normal people know? We’re not in a cult like hers.
Or theirs:
What do us normal people know? We’re not in a cult like hers.
Or theirs:
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Always lead w chaos, corruption, & cruelty. Such christianists.
But I'm sure rich, fat, sick, white people get visas hand delivered to the door personally by little Marco.
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
But I'm sure rich, fat, sick, white people get visas hand delivered to the door personally by little Marco.
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
The Trump administration directed visa officers to consider obesity — and other chronic health conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes — as reasons to deny foreigners visas to the U.S.
U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says
The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider obesity and other chronic health conditions when deciding whether to grant visas to immigrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Always lead w chaos, corruption, & cruelty. Such christianists.
But I'm sure rich, fat, sick, white people get visas hand delivered to the door personally by little Marco.
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
But I'm sure rich, fat, sick, white people get visas hand delivered to the door personally by little Marco.
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
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*RUBIO SUGGESTS OBESITY AS REASON TO DENY VISAS: POLITICO
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
*RUBIO SUGGESTS OBESITY AS REASON TO DENY VISAS: POLITICO
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We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
open.substack.com/pub/fromthef...
open.substack.com/pub/fromthef...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
open.substack.com/pub/fromthef...
open.substack.com/pub/fromthef...
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P.S. It’s going to get VERY dark and ugly…much darker and uglier…before Humpty Dumpty has his great fall. We have more than enough fire in the gut to survive it, though, to be around and watch the fall. (There won’t be nearly as many of the King’s horses…or men..trying to…put Humpty together again;)
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
P.S. It’s going to get VERY dark and ugly…much darker and uglier…before Humpty Dumpty has his great fall. We have more than enough fire in the gut to survive it, though, to be around and watch the fall. (There won’t be nearly as many of the King’s horses…or men..trying to…put Humpty together again;)
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'people who are multilingual are half as likely to show signs of accelerated biological ageing than are those who speak just one language.'
Good thing that schools, universities and governments are so actively promoting modern languages then, isn't it? 1/2
Good thing that schools, universities and governments are so actively promoting modern languages then, isn't it? 1/2
Want a younger brain? Learn another language
A vast study suggests that being multilingual can slow down cognitive ageing.
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
'people who are multilingual are half as likely to show signs of accelerated biological ageing than are those who speak just one language.'
Good thing that schools, universities and governments are so actively promoting modern languages then, isn't it? 1/2
Good thing that schools, universities and governments are so actively promoting modern languages then, isn't it? 1/2
Kvelling about my boy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Ten Years of Bloomberg's Odd Lots
Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast is turning 10. It's been a decade of decoding markets, memes, and all the madness in between. This week, the show marks its milestone with two blockbuster interviews and a...
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Kvelling about my boy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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The worsening state of the US labor market.
We talked with @conorsen.bsky.social about the jobs picture, since we don't have a jobs report.
Verdict: Clear signs of deterioration, with risks of rapidly rising unemployment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
We talked with @conorsen.bsky.social about the jobs picture, since we don't have a jobs report.
Verdict: Clear signs of deterioration, with risks of rapidly rising unemployment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Lots More on the Worsening State of the US Labor Market
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 11/07/2025 · 22m
podcasts.apple.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The worsening state of the US labor market.
We talked with @conorsen.bsky.social about the jobs picture, since we don't have a jobs report.
Verdict: Clear signs of deterioration, with risks of rapidly rising unemployment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
We talked with @conorsen.bsky.social about the jobs picture, since we don't have a jobs report.
Verdict: Clear signs of deterioration, with risks of rapidly rising unemployment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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I added the ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ music to the clip and it came out hilarious 😂
President Dementia Looks On As Man Faints In Oval Office
RFK Jr. flees scene.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I added the ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ music to the clip and it came out hilarious 😂
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Congratulations to Mary Sheffield on her historic win to become Detroit’s next mayor, and the FIRST woman to ever lead the city. Mary’s leadership in Detroit and commitment to our community is inspiring.
So proud to celebrate this moment for Detroit, for women, and for the future of Michigan.
So proud to celebrate this moment for Detroit, for women, and for the future of Michigan.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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This is how.
Every Dem, please, this is how.
EVERYONE in the media, please!!
Every Dem, please, this is how.
EVERYONE in the media, please!!
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is how.
Every Dem, please, this is how.
EVERYONE in the media, please!!
Every Dem, please, this is how.
EVERYONE in the media, please!!
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Trump nominee for Ambassador to South Africa won’t affirm voting rights for black Americans.
This should've been an easy answer, yet, like most of Trump's picks, they refuse to answer directly.
They know they're in the wrong and only work to support their authoritarian leader.
This should've been an easy answer, yet, like most of Trump's picks, they refuse to answer directly.
They know they're in the wrong and only work to support their authoritarian leader.
October 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Trump nominee for Ambassador to South Africa won’t affirm voting rights for black Americans.
This should've been an easy answer, yet, like most of Trump's picks, they refuse to answer directly.
They know they're in the wrong and only work to support their authoritarian leader.
This should've been an easy answer, yet, like most of Trump's picks, they refuse to answer directly.
They know they're in the wrong and only work to support their authoritarian leader.
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Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.
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Attention! Share everywhere. There is a fake "Stop Ice" app. It's trying to ensnare people to enter their information, so they can go after them. I don't know whether it was created by ICE, or someone else, but that doesn't matter.
Do NOT use stopice./org.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Do NOT use stopice./org.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
October 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Attention! Share everywhere. There is a fake "Stop Ice" app. It's trying to ensnare people to enter their information, so they can go after them. I don't know whether it was created by ICE, or someone else, but that doesn't matter.
Do NOT use stopice./org.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Do NOT use stopice./org.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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If you're in NYC, our band is playing a show on 10/18 at Nightclub 101.
If you like the Lower East Side-style country, the get your tickets here and don't miss out.
www.ticketweb.com/event/light-...
If you like the Lower East Side-style country, the get your tickets here and don't miss out.
www.ticketweb.com/event/light-...
October 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
If you're in NYC, our band is playing a show on 10/18 at Nightclub 101.
If you like the Lower East Side-style country, the get your tickets here and don't miss out.
www.ticketweb.com/event/light-...
If you like the Lower East Side-style country, the get your tickets here and don't miss out.
www.ticketweb.com/event/light-...
I'm scheduled to fly to Chicago on Tuesday and be up in the States for five weeks traveling to three different States. A) Chicago B) Gov shutdown... Thoughts?
October 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I'm scheduled to fly to Chicago on Tuesday and be up in the States for five weeks traveling to three different States. A) Chicago B) Gov shutdown... Thoughts?
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I'm sorry, what?
Breaking news from Des Moines: ICE has detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district.
The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps."
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...
The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps."
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...
ICE detains Des Moines Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts
Iowa's largest school district had "no confirmed information" on why ICE detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent since 2023.
www.bleedingheartland.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'm sorry, what?
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If you are so inclined...
September 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
If you are so inclined...
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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
September 21, 2025 at 1:00 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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Trump campaigned on bringing factories back into the US. When you slap $100,000 visa requirements on foreign workers who come over to set up new factories, guess what you will get?
Factories will remain in India. New factories will be built in India. US will outsource products/services to India.
Factories will remain in India. New factories will be built in India. US will outsource products/services to India.
India warns new US H-1B visa fee will have 'humanitarian consequences'
Donald Trump has said those applying for H-1B visas will have to pay $100,000, roughly 60 times the current fee, starting Sunday.
www.bbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Trump campaigned on bringing factories back into the US. When you slap $100,000 visa requirements on foreign workers who come over to set up new factories, guess what you will get?
Factories will remain in India. New factories will be built in India. US will outsource products/services to India.
Factories will remain in India. New factories will be built in India. US will outsource products/services to India.
Any linguists here have information on the etymology of “pretty” meaning “to some extent, a degree less than very”? #linguistics
September 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Any linguists here have information on the etymology of “pretty” meaning “to some extent, a degree less than very”? #linguistics