Janet H
@jehscribbler.bsky.social
Still evolving Boomer, cat mom & grandma, addicted to reading, gardening, chocolate, coffee. Retired editor, school counselor.
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Ukraine relations get even more chaotic. Two factions - Kushner/Witkoff and Vance/Driscoll - are both freelancing to set US policy: cutting out the State Dept, pushing Ukraine to surrender, then leaking to press to claim they are official. Why? Putin is desperate and has called in his assets. A 🧵 1/
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Ukraine relations get even more chaotic. Two factions - Kushner/Witkoff and Vance/Driscoll - are both freelancing to set US policy: cutting out the State Dept, pushing Ukraine to surrender, then leaking to press to claim they are official. Why? Putin is desperate and has called in his assets. A 🧵 1/
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Today we launch #OutOfOfficeForCare, a collective action to shine a light on the reason so many of us step away from work, the care crisis, and the 450,000 women pushed out of the workforce this year. Join us and tell us what takes you away from work?
#PaidLeaveForAll helps you come back.
#PaidLeaveForAll helps you come back.
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Today we launch #OutOfOfficeForCare, a collective action to shine a light on the reason so many of us step away from work, the care crisis, and the 450,000 women pushed out of the workforce this year. Join us and tell us what takes you away from work?
#PaidLeaveForAll helps you come back.
#PaidLeaveForAll helps you come back.
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Today I’m #OutofOfficeforCare with @paidleaveforall.bsky.social. Because #PaidLeaveforAll should be a guarantee.
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today I’m #OutofOfficeforCare with @paidleaveforall.bsky.social. Because #PaidLeaveforAll should be a guarantee.
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- He stopped the policy of encouraging flu immunization in Louisiana
- Delayed reporting on a pertussis outbreak that killed two children in Louisiana.
-Promoted false information on covid vaccine harms.
He is now number 2 at CDC.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
- Delayed reporting on a pertussis outbreak that killed two children in Louisiana.
-Promoted false information on covid vaccine harms.
He is now number 2 at CDC.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Controversial Louisiana surgeon general tapped for CDC leadership role
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham has spoken against Covid shots and ended mass vaccination campaigns. Now he's in a position to make national health decisions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
- He stopped the policy of encouraging flu immunization in Louisiana
- Delayed reporting on a pertussis outbreak that killed two children in Louisiana.
-Promoted false information on covid vaccine harms.
He is now number 2 at CDC.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
- Delayed reporting on a pertussis outbreak that killed two children in Louisiana.
-Promoted false information on covid vaccine harms.
He is now number 2 at CDC.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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NEW: A @propublica.org & @frontlinepbs.bsky.social analysis found dozens of cases in recent months which officers deployed "less lethal" weapons in ways that flout the government’s own rules — like aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin and deploying chemical agents near children.
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEW: A @propublica.org & @frontlinepbs.bsky.social analysis found dozens of cases in recent months which officers deployed "less lethal" weapons in ways that flout the government’s own rules — like aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin and deploying chemical agents near children.
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nirav shah not mincing words re: the new principle deputy director of CDC. good report from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
nirav shah not mincing words re: the new principle deputy director of CDC. good report from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
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MAHA promised to clean up our food, water and air and is doing exactly the opposite
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
MAHA promised to clean up our food, water and air and is doing exactly the opposite
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Large language mistake
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Large language mistake
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
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I think it was Terry Pratchett who said 'all mushrooms are edible, but some only once'
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I think it was Terry Pratchett who said 'all mushrooms are edible, but some only once'
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Fungal Misadventure (a story in the form of a Bluesky thread)
"Have you ever wondered?" he asked, as they picked mushrooms in the forest near her house. "How many people died from fungal misadventure during prehistory before we found out which of these were safe to eat?"
"Have you ever wondered?" he asked, as they picked mushrooms in the forest near her house. "How many people died from fungal misadventure during prehistory before we found out which of these were safe to eat?"
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Fungal Misadventure (a story in the form of a Bluesky thread)
"Have you ever wondered?" he asked, as they picked mushrooms in the forest near her house. "How many people died from fungal misadventure during prehistory before we found out which of these were safe to eat?"
"Have you ever wondered?" he asked, as they picked mushrooms in the forest near her house. "How many people died from fungal misadventure during prehistory before we found out which of these were safe to eat?"
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🚨HUGE NEWS🚨
The FBI is scheduling interviews with six former military Democrats🎖️ who told troops not to follow ILLEGAL orders.
Take a look 👇
The FBI is scheduling interviews with six former military Democrats🎖️ who told troops not to follow ILLEGAL orders.
Take a look 👇
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
🚨HUGE NEWS🚨
The FBI is scheduling interviews with six former military Democrats🎖️ who told troops not to follow ILLEGAL orders.
Take a look 👇
The FBI is scheduling interviews with six former military Democrats🎖️ who told troops not to follow ILLEGAL orders.
Take a look 👇
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“The President directing the FBI to target us is exactly why we made this video in the first place. He believes in weaponizing the federal government against his perceived enemies and does not believe laws apply to him or his Cabinet.”
Last night, the FBI's Counterterrorism Division appeared to open an inquiry into me in response to a video President Trump did not like.
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“The President directing the FBI to target us is exactly why we made this video in the first place. He believes in weaponizing the federal government against his perceived enemies and does not believe laws apply to him or his Cabinet.”
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Taniel always does such great work on these election guides — highly recommended
More elections are already around the corner, mere days.
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, fro...
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Taniel always does such great work on these election guides — highly recommended
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But the frightening thing is that, for well over a month during the recent US government shutdown, no one was watching the human disease landscape for CWD, a highly infectious disease with no treatment or cure. If cases slip by, it will be too late
www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
While no one was watching: Tenuous status of CDC prion unit, risk of CWD to people worry scientists
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
But the frightening thing is that, for well over a month during the recent US government shutdown, no one was watching the human disease landscape for CWD, a highly infectious disease with no treatment or cure. If cases slip by, it will be too late
www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
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We’ll see if the momentum from Election Day lingers or builds. Republicans’ biggest disadvantage is for them, Trump isn’t on the ballot but for us, he absolutely is.
More elections are already around the corner, mere days.
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, fro...
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We’ll see if the momentum from Election Day lingers or builds. Republicans’ biggest disadvantage is for them, Trump isn’t on the ballot but for us, he absolutely is.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Jesus Christ, Tennessee, get your shit together. This is embarrassing.
Trump’s approval collapses nationwide, turning several deep-red states negative — Economist tracker
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Jesus Christ, Tennessee, get your shit together. This is embarrassing.
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Students say: "I can't stop seeing systems now." That's the goal. Not trivia, but understanding how "natural disasters" result from policy, how toxic industries cluster near vulnerable neighborhoods, how power shapes space. https://bit.ly/4o3OWQh
What If Geography Is the Curriculum We Need for the Future? - EdSurge News
A student once told me, halfway through the term, “I thought this class would be about memorizing countries. But now I can’t stop seeing systems.”He ...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Students say: "I can't stop seeing systems now." That's the goal. Not trivia, but understanding how "natural disasters" result from policy, how toxic industries cluster near vulnerable neighborhoods, how power shapes space. https://bit.ly/4o3OWQh
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War of aggression, mass killing of civilians, and settler colonialism
Nine out of 10 residential buildings in Mariupol were damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion. Now, the apartment blocks are being rebuilt – and offered for sale to Russians with low-interest mortgages. youtube.com/shorts/yxsIV...
From Ruins to Russian Residences
YouTube video by Bellingcat
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
War of aggression, mass killing of civilians, and settler colonialism
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This is pure evil. Even for this administration. Imagine fleeing persecution, leaving everything and everyone you know, beginning a new life from scratch. Then, when you finally think you are safe, learn you are forced to relive the nightmare all over again for no legitimate reason
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is pure evil. Even for this administration. Imagine fleeing persecution, leaving everything and everyone you know, beginning a new life from scratch. Then, when you finally think you are safe, learn you are forced to relive the nightmare all over again for no legitimate reason
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Trump is the most corrupt president in US history, and the openness of his corruption is an essential feature of it. It's particularly bad that this comes as Trump is using state power to punish Sen Mark Kelly for correctly warning against breaking illegal orders.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Trump is the most corrupt president in US history, and the openness of his corruption is an essential feature of it. It's particularly bad that this comes as Trump is using state power to punish Sen Mark Kelly for correctly warning against breaking illegal orders.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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Bookmarking this because I want to read it again. This is a concept I want to be able to be conversational about. Also, lol at the hilarious swipe at leftists in the first graph. Lmao, even.
in which the Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager for Simplify Asset Management discovers how anachronistic & damaging “the poverty line” metric is in the USA— www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Bookmarking this because I want to read it again. This is a concept I want to be able to be conversational about. Also, lol at the hilarious swipe at leftists in the first graph. Lmao, even.
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"When Leavitt bragged about how extremely qualified Halligan is, she inadvertently revealed the biggest problem for Trump. Even the administration wins their appeal, they're stuck with the plethora of other Halligan missteps that warrant dismissal." — @snipy.bsky.social
Trump's lawfare takes a big L
The war isn't over but this battle was a rout.
www.publicnotice.co
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"When Leavitt bragged about how extremely qualified Halligan is, she inadvertently revealed the biggest problem for Trump. Even the administration wins their appeal, they're stuck with the plethora of other Halligan missteps that warrant dismissal." — @snipy.bsky.social