HappyJayHawk
@happyjayhawk.bsky.social
Democrat all the way. Writer. Animal lover. Scientist. Ethicist. Physician. Happy husband, stepdad, and step-granddad. Lover of Bernese Mountain Dogs. #BerneseMtnDogs and actually all dogs and all animals!
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Power attracts pathological personalities.
Written 40 years ago:
"All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities...Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
— Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune
Written 40 years ago:
"All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities...Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
— Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune
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December 17, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Take action ➡️ engage.nywolf.org/site/Advocac...
December 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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NOW is the time to use your voice for wolves!
The House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 845 this week, a bill that would strip protections for gray wolves across the United States and allow for the slaughter of wolves.
The House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 845 this week, a bill that would strip protections for gray wolves across the United States and allow for the slaughter of wolves.
House To Vote On Delisting Gray Wolves From Endangered Species Act
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on ending gray wolf protections on Thursday.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
NOW is the time to use your voice for wolves!
The House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 845 this week, a bill that would strip protections for gray wolves across the United States and allow for the slaughter of wolves.
The House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 845 this week, a bill that would strip protections for gray wolves across the United States and allow for the slaughter of wolves.
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More mixed signals from a white nationalist fascist regime. Coast Guard quietly went ahead with policy Monday that downgrades nooses & swastikas -- that it previously ID'd as hate symbols -- to just ‘potentially divisive.'
This despite the acting commandant's directive that they are divisive.
This despite the acting commandant's directive that they are divisive.
Coast Guard enacts policy calling swastikas, nooses ‘potentially divisive’
The Coast Guard’s workplace harassment manual that downgrades the definition of swastikas and nooses quietly went into effect this week.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
More mixed signals from a white nationalist fascist regime. Coast Guard quietly went ahead with policy Monday that downgrades nooses & swastikas -- that it previously ID'd as hate symbols -- to just ‘potentially divisive.'
This despite the acting commandant's directive that they are divisive.
This despite the acting commandant's directive that they are divisive.
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Face it folks, we are in a recession right now.
The US labor market ground to a halt in 2025. The risk in 2026 is that it 'cracks.'
It was a tough year to be looking for work — and the job market is not expected to get much better. finance.yahoo.com/news/the-us-...
The US labor market ground to a halt in 2025. The risk in 2026 is that it 'cracks.'
It was a tough year to be looking for work — and the job market is not expected to get much better. finance.yahoo.com/news/the-us-...
The US labor market ground to a halt in 2025. The risk in 2026 is that it 'cracks.'
The 2025 labor market has been described as "no-hire, no-fire." That's expected to persist in 2026.
finance.yahoo.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Face it folks, we are in a recession right now.
The US labor market ground to a halt in 2025. The risk in 2026 is that it 'cracks.'
It was a tough year to be looking for work — and the job market is not expected to get much better. finance.yahoo.com/news/the-us-...
The US labor market ground to a halt in 2025. The risk in 2026 is that it 'cracks.'
It was a tough year to be looking for work — and the job market is not expected to get much better. finance.yahoo.com/news/the-us-...
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“600 people were punished for comments after Charlie Kirk's death.
One SC kindergarten teacher was FIRED for simply posting Kirk's own words. Why are our standards for our president's comments about Rob Reiner so much lower?” - Matt Lewis
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
One SC kindergarten teacher was FIRED for simply posting Kirk's own words. Why are our standards for our president's comments about Rob Reiner so much lower?” - Matt Lewis
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“600 people were punished for comments after Charlie Kirk's death.
One SC kindergarten teacher was FIRED for simply posting Kirk's own words. Why are our standards for our president's comments about Rob Reiner so much lower?” - Matt Lewis
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
One SC kindergarten teacher was FIRED for simply posting Kirk's own words. Why are our standards for our president's comments about Rob Reiner so much lower?” - Matt Lewis
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Russia will shift forces to Nato border if Ukraine deal struck, Finland warns. | Financial Times www.ft.com/content/78c9...
Russia will shift forces to Nato border if Ukraine deal struck, Finland warns
Finnish prime minister calls for more money for frontline states ahead of first summit of countries bordering Russia
www.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Russia will shift forces to Nato border if Ukraine deal struck, Finland warns. | Financial Times www.ft.com/content/78c9...
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"Look no further than his policy trail. He froze aid to Ukraine and has threatened to place sanctions on them, while planning to lift sanctions off Russia. He openly campaigned for anti-EU candidates, and sided with Russia in multiple key United Nations votes related to the Ukraine conflict". #Trump
British Secret #Intelligence Service head: Russia has waged #war on America and Britain for years. Power infiltrated, #democracy corrupted. Trump & Musk in the US, Farage & Reform in the UK, far‑right leaders across Europe. After taking control of the USA, Putin now intensifies his attack on the EU.
'Russia poses an acute threat,' new MI6 chief to warn
YouTube video by LBC
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December 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
"Look no further than his policy trail. He froze aid to Ukraine and has threatened to place sanctions on them, while planning to lift sanctions off Russia. He openly campaigned for anti-EU candidates, and sided with Russia in multiple key United Nations votes related to the Ukraine conflict". #Trump
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The American people aren’t buying Trump’s spin.
December 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The American people aren’t buying Trump’s spin.
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Fuck Chump
To all those Republicans denouncing this disgraceful petty tyrant...how about Impeachment!
December 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Fuck Chump
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Trump is cool with disrespecting the dead if they're Democrats
Criticize Charlie Kirk’s legacy of bigotry? You’re deported. Make disgusting comments about a slain Hollywood icon? You’re the president, apparently.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Criticize Charlie Kirk’s legacy of bigotry? You’re deported. Make disgusting comments about a slain Hollywood icon? You’re the president, apparently.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump is cool with disrespecting the dead if they're Democrats
On Monday, President Donald Trump fired off a hateful Truth Social post about Rob Reiner, the legendary Hollywood director who, along with his wife Michele, were stabbed to death in their home .
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www.dailykos.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Trump is cool with disrespecting the dead if they're Democrats
Criticize Charlie Kirk’s legacy of bigotry? You’re deported. Make disgusting comments about a slain Hollywood icon? You’re the president, apparently.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Criticize Charlie Kirk’s legacy of bigotry? You’re deported. Make disgusting comments about a slain Hollywood icon? You’re the president, apparently.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Governor J.B. Pritzker:
“We’re a nation mostly of immigrants — that is who we are fundamentally at our core. We ought to always be that, it’s what’s made our country great — Immigrants are the most entrepreneurial. Immigrants are the most grateful & patriotic”
“We’re a nation mostly of immigrants — that is who we are fundamentally at our core. We ought to always be that, it’s what’s made our country great — Immigrants are the most entrepreneurial. Immigrants are the most grateful & patriotic”
December 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Governor J.B. Pritzker:
“We’re a nation mostly of immigrants — that is who we are fundamentally at our core. We ought to always be that, it’s what’s made our country great — Immigrants are the most entrepreneurial. Immigrants are the most grateful & patriotic”
“We’re a nation mostly of immigrants — that is who we are fundamentally at our core. We ought to always be that, it’s what’s made our country great — Immigrants are the most entrepreneurial. Immigrants are the most grateful & patriotic”
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Well seeing we’re all immigrants, the big problem is the wealthy known as the government.
The Native Americans experience this well before all of us, however, today's version, it’s all people of color, excluding White Folk of course.
The Native Americans experience this well before all of us, however, today's version, it’s all people of color, excluding White Folk of course.
Governor J.B. Pritzker:
“We’re a nation mostly of immigrants — that is who we are fundamentally at our core. We ought to always be that, it’s what’s made our country great — Immigrants are the most entrepreneurial. Immigrants are the most grateful & patriotic”
“We’re a nation mostly of immigrants — that is who we are fundamentally at our core. We ought to always be that, it’s what’s made our country great — Immigrants are the most entrepreneurial. Immigrants are the most grateful & patriotic”
December 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Well seeing we’re all immigrants, the big problem is the wealthy known as the government.
The Native Americans experience this well before all of us, however, today's version, it’s all people of color, excluding White Folk of course.
The Native Americans experience this well before all of us, however, today's version, it’s all people of color, excluding White Folk of course.
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And this 👇
Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and we are likely to lose our status as a country where the disease is eliminated, something that disease specialists say is directly related to Trump’s appointment of RFK Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and we are likely to lose our status as a country where the disease is eliminated, something that disease specialists say is directly related to Trump’s appointment of RFK Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
And this 👇
Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and we are likely to lose our status as a country where the disease is eliminated, something that disease specialists say is directly related to Trump’s appointment of RFK Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and we are likely to lose our status as a country where the disease is eliminated, something that disease specialists say is directly related to Trump’s appointment of RFK Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Some good news in Sweden - a judge issued an order today stopping a planned wolf hunt, stating that it would "hinder maintaining a healthy conservation status for the wolf population."
More ⬇️
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
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www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
Swedish court blocks planned wolf cull
A Swedish court on Monday stopped a planned wolf cull because officials had failed to prove it would help to preserve population levels.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Some good news in Sweden - a judge issued an order today stopping a planned wolf hunt, stating that it would "hinder maintaining a healthy conservation status for the wolf population."
More ⬇️
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
More ⬇️
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
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With this latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the guns!!! :(
It's the guns!!! :(
December 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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To every unethical GOP Senator who voted to confirm Hegseth — knowing that he championed war criminals with no respect for UCMJ and scorn for JAGs — you will be voted out come mid-terms.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
7 things to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's defense secretary pick
Hegseth has lobbied Donald Trump to release service members accused of war crimes.
www.pbs.org
December 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
To every unethical GOP Senator who voted to confirm Hegseth — knowing that he championed war criminals with no respect for UCMJ and scorn for JAGs — you will be voted out come mid-terms.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Boycott everything fElon!
Starlink
Tesla
X
Space X
Demand Congress end every federal contract fElon has!
Starlink
Tesla
X
Space X
Demand Congress end every federal contract fElon has!
December 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Boycott everything fElon!
Starlink
Tesla
X
Space X
Demand Congress end every federal contract fElon has!
Starlink
Tesla
X
Space X
Demand Congress end every federal contract fElon has!
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Ian Fleming's original James Bond, Moonraker, published 70 years ago in April 1955, features a villain who's a super-rich industrialist, rocket-maker seeking to cause chaos because he's a secret Nazi..
December 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Ian Fleming's original James Bond, Moonraker, published 70 years ago in April 1955, features a villain who's a super-rich industrialist, rocket-maker seeking to cause chaos because he's a secret Nazi..
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This is what “moving fast and breaking norms” looks like at 0.3 mph.
December 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This is what “moving fast and breaking norms” looks like at 0.3 mph.