Tom (kid codger) O'Neill
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Here's Why - Teri Kanefield
* * * Welcome! If you’ve already read Part I, click here to skip to Part II: We Are Forever Stuck in a Cycle * * * Part I: Why Intolerance and Extremism Happen Introduction In September 2024, I visite...
terikanefield.com
This extremely long, extremely thoughtful essay does an absolutely phenomenal job of explaining the 𝙬𝙝𝙮 of the current sociopolitical melieu in which we find ourselves today. tl;dr but well worth your time, attention and consideration.
terikanefield.com/heres-why/
terikanefield.com/heres-why/
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This is a fantastic bit of lawyering by a prosecutor who just effectively told the judge that a declination memo exists without technically violating his direct instructions
MORE: Under questioning by the judge, prosecutor Tyler Lemons said that he’s under orders from the Deputy Attorney Generals’s office not to disclose whether there is a declination memo recommending against the prosecution of Comey
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is a fantastic bit of lawyering by a prosecutor who just effectively told the judge that a declination memo exists without technically violating his direct instructions
So, they are finally getting around to following the money... it took them long enough!
November 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
So, they are finally getting around to following the money... it took them long enough!
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🚨BREAKING: Federal prosecutors admitted Wednesday that the grand jury handling the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey never reviewed or voted on the final indictment used to charge him — a virtually unprecedented revelation that could topple the entire case.
In Stunning Admission, DOJ Says Grand Jury Never Saw Indictment Against Comey
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal prosecutors admitted Wednesday that the grand jury handling the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey never reviewed or voted on the final indictment used to charge him — a virtually unprecedented revelation that could topple the entire case.
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Halligan's defense:
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Halligan's defense:
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Like I said a few days ago, I believe somebody's going to jail on this indictment but I don't believe it's going to be James Comey.
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Like I said a few days ago, I believe somebody's going to jail on this indictment but I don't believe it's going to be James Comey.
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"U.S. goods exports also fell in August, shrinking $500 million to $179 billion as the rest of the world bought fewer American consumer goods, cars and car parts, and gold."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Trump’s Global Tariffs Curtailed Trade, Data Shows
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"U.S. goods exports also fell in August, shrinking $500 million to $179 billion as the rest of the world bought fewer American consumer goods, cars and car parts, and gold."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Not only can a grand jury indict a ham sandwich; in the case of Halligan's grand jury, they can apparently indict without being shown any actual evidence regarding the crime that the ham sandwich committed.
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Not only can a grand jury indict a ham sandwich; in the case of Halligan's grand jury, they can apparently indict without being shown any actual evidence regarding the crime that the ham sandwich committed.
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NEW: We traced out a devastating outbreak of bird flu to its source: an egg farm in Ohio. Where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: We traced out a devastating outbreak of bird flu to its source: an egg farm in Ohio. Where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
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Kyle Rittenhouse got run out of PA last week, and I’m sad I missed it. 😂
atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/17/r...
atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/17/r...
'Absolutely Disgusting': Kyle Rittenhouse Appearance Derails After Angry Locals Raise Hell
"Outrage Erupts: Kyle Rittenhouse's Appearance Sparks Chaos at GOP Rally, Leading to Sudden Shutdown. Details Inside."
atlantablackstar.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Kyle Rittenhouse got run out of PA last week, and I’m sad I missed it. 😂
atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/17/r...
atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/17/r...
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In the year ahead, a new nuclear deal will need to be negotiated. If Donald Trump bargains over nukes as he does over tariffs, that would make for a frightening world
The end of nuclear arms control looms
How will Donald Trump handle the demise of New START, the last treaty limiting American and Russian long-range nuclear weapons, which expires in February 2026?
econ.st
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In the year ahead, a new nuclear deal will need to be negotiated. If Donald Trump bargains over nukes as he does over tariffs, that would make for a frightening world
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CLARKSVILLE— 8 days after being appointed to the school board Republican Teresa Crosslin has resigned.
We are told it has something to do with her appearance on a certain reality show that aired on Showtime, under an assumed name. (More to come 😬) mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mai...
We are told it has something to do with her appearance on a certain reality show that aired on Showtime, under an assumed name. (More to come 😬) mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mai...
November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
CLARKSVILLE— 8 days after being appointed to the school board Republican Teresa Crosslin has resigned.
We are told it has something to do with her appearance on a certain reality show that aired on Showtime, under an assumed name. (More to come 😬) mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mai...
We are told it has something to do with her appearance on a certain reality show that aired on Showtime, under an assumed name. (More to come 😬) mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mai...
A chatbot that tries to generate erotica will more than likely produce erratica.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A chatbot that tries to generate erotica will more than likely produce erratica.
Why start following the law now? Makes no sense.
Bondi's response to all questions about if the DOJ will follow through on releasing the Epstein files is "we will follow the law"
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Why start following the law now? Makes no sense.
Trump's latest move allowing Congress to vote on & push for the DoJ to release Epstein evidence is a smoke screen.
Anyone who thinks Trump is going to allow Epstein evidence to come out implicating Trump's involvement with Epstein, in any way shape or form, is fooling themselves.
Anyone who thinks Trump is going to allow Epstein evidence to come out implicating Trump's involvement with Epstein, in any way shape or form, is fooling themselves.
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Trump's latest move allowing Congress to vote on & push for the DoJ to release Epstein evidence is a smoke screen.
Anyone who thinks Trump is going to allow Epstein evidence to come out implicating Trump's involvement with Epstein, in any way shape or form, is fooling themselves.
Anyone who thinks Trump is going to allow Epstein evidence to come out implicating Trump's involvement with Epstein, in any way shape or form, is fooling themselves.
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@ddayen.bsky.social on the "perverse and irrational" private credit deals financing the AI boom, w "huge mismatches between the life cycle of the assets being funded and the amount of time it will take to pay them off." prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
The AI Bubble Is Bigger Than You Think - The American Prospect
It’s not just OpenAI that looks overhyped. There’s a whole mountain of sketchy financial engineering underneath.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
@ddayen.bsky.social on the "perverse and irrational" private credit deals financing the AI boom, w "huge mismatches between the life cycle of the assets being funded and the amount of time it will take to pay them off." prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
HOWEVER: Trump is gonna use investigation of his enemies ref'd in the Epstein files to prevent DoJ from releasing much of any Epstein stuff the DoJ & FBI possesses.
He did a 180° just to placate his MAGA critics. He has NO INTENTION of EVER ALLOWING release of any Epstein stuff that implicates him.
He did a 180° just to placate his MAGA critics. He has NO INTENTION of EVER ALLOWING release of any Epstein stuff that implicates him.
Whoa, this is wild.
Either Thune played Johnson or Johnson tried to play us and failed. Either way, Johnson looks like a fool and Trump has lost his grip on Congress.
@lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social just blew it open 🔥
Either Thune played Johnson or Johnson tried to play us and failed. Either way, Johnson looks like a fool and Trump has lost his grip on Congress.
@lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social just blew it open 🔥
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
HOWEVER: Trump is gonna use investigation of his enemies ref'd in the Epstein files to prevent DoJ from releasing much of any Epstein stuff the DoJ & FBI possesses.
He did a 180° just to placate his MAGA critics. He has NO INTENTION of EVER ALLOWING release of any Epstein stuff that implicates him.
He did a 180° just to placate his MAGA critics. He has NO INTENTION of EVER ALLOWING release of any Epstein stuff that implicates him.
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Texas State Representative, @jamestalarico.bsky.social is a known fighter against puppet politicians . He will now take the fight to end government corruption to the U.S. Senate
#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1
#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Texas State Representative, @jamestalarico.bsky.social is a known fighter against puppet politicians . He will now take the fight to end government corruption to the U.S. Senate
#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1
#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1
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Photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe, born 19 November 1895.
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe, born 19 November 1895.
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Jon Ossoff stands firm on affordability in the face of GOP attacks #Salon
www.salon.com
Jon Ossoff stands firm on affordability
twp.ai
November 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Jon Ossoff stands firm on affordability in the face of GOP attacks #Salon
At least Ukraine is rooting out internal corruption, unlike the U.S.
⚡️Parliament fires ministers implicated in Ukraine's biggest corruption scandal.
The Ukrainian parliament on Nov. 19 approved the resignation of Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk, who is allegedly implicated in a large-scale corruption scheme at Energoatom.
kyivindependent.com/parliament-f...
The Ukrainian parliament on Nov. 19 approved the resignation of Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk, who is allegedly implicated in a large-scale corruption scheme at Energoatom.
kyivindependent.com/parliament-f...
Parliament fires ministers implicated in Ukraine's biggest corruption scandal
Halushchenko is being investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) as part of the Energoatom case, the biggest corruption investigation during Zelensky's presidency. Eight suspects have ...
kyivindependent.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
At least Ukraine is rooting out internal corruption, unlike the U.S.
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"Trump put himself on a heroic stage in an attempt to anchor to Lincoln's prestige. But Lincoln’s marble gaze looks past Trump with indifference. Trump sits beneath him looking small, unheroic, and very pathetic—Lincoln is great; Trump is calamitous." jennifermercieca.substack.com/p/ranking-th...
Ranking the Presidents
Trump wants us to think of him as the greatest president in American history. This is why that won't happen.
jennifermercieca.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"Trump put himself on a heroic stage in an attempt to anchor to Lincoln's prestige. But Lincoln’s marble gaze looks past Trump with indifference. Trump sits beneath him looking small, unheroic, and very pathetic—Lincoln is great; Trump is calamitous." jennifermercieca.substack.com/p/ranking-th...
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They can knock down the White House, they can destroy the government, they can act like authoritarian fools, but they can never take Lincoln away from us. Lincoln is ours. He fought their authoritarianism. They murdered him, but they can never murder an idea. Lincoln calls to us, it's our time.
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
They can knock down the White House, they can destroy the government, they can act like authoritarian fools, but they can never take Lincoln away from us. Lincoln is ours. He fought their authoritarianism. They murdered him, but they can never murder an idea. Lincoln calls to us, it's our time.
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OTD, 1863: Lincoln Calls to Us. It's Our Time. open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Lincoln Calls to Us. It's Our Time.
The greatest Memorial Day speech is only 271 words long. And it wasn't delivered on Memorial Day.
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
OTD, 1863: Lincoln Calls to Us. It's Our Time. open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
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The dismemberment was just accidental.
Things happen.
Things happen.
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The dismemberment was just accidental.
Things happen.
Things happen.