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💙 Awake & aware. Former public school educator, still a teacher. Pro-science, pro-facts, pro-humor-that-uplifts, pro-just-let-them-exist, pro-people-over-money. C(A-Z)O of too many things…
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KDOrgGetPOd
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· May 3
“Every accusation is a confession of previous acts or intent”
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I mean, he said women lacked the sophistication to understand political issues to the extent their husbands did while married to a pollster with a PhD.
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I mean, he said women lacked the sophistication to understand political issues to the extent their husbands did while married to a pollster with a PhD.
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Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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oh we're live
this week's decision letting Trump unilaterally cancel $20 billion in congressional funding for climate projects is a new and egregious example of conservative judges building a pseudolegal house of cards to shelter Trump's brazenly illegal acts
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/clima...
this week's decision letting Trump unilaterally cancel $20 billion in congressional funding for climate projects is a new and egregious example of conservative judges building a pseudolegal house of cards to shelter Trump's brazenly illegal acts
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/clima...
September 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
oh we're live
this week's decision letting Trump unilaterally cancel $20 billion in congressional funding for climate projects is a new and egregious example of conservative judges building a pseudolegal house of cards to shelter Trump's brazenly illegal acts
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/clima...
this week's decision letting Trump unilaterally cancel $20 billion in congressional funding for climate projects is a new and egregious example of conservative judges building a pseudolegal house of cards to shelter Trump's brazenly illegal acts
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/clima...
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adding to the absurdity: That dissent Alito wrote saying federal courts have no authority if the president steals Congress's purse? Well I checked his source for that proposition and
it literally says. the exact opposite. the exact opposite! he's lying, dassit!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/clima...
it literally says. the exact opposite. the exact opposite! he's lying, dassit!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/clima...
To Preserve Trump’s Funding Cuts, Conservative Judges Are Simply Making Shit Up
Apparently, a few months is all it takes for Trump appointees to turn an indignant Sam Alito dissent into the law of the land.
ballsandstrikes.org
September 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
adding to the absurdity: That dissent Alito wrote saying federal courts have no authority if the president steals Congress's purse? Well I checked his source for that proposition and
it literally says. the exact opposite. the exact opposite! he's lying, dassit!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/clima...
it literally says. the exact opposite. the exact opposite! he's lying, dassit!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/clima...
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Major police action involving St Paul Police Department & feds around Eastside Rose Ave / Payne / Phalen / Maryland reported in last 2 hours with a lot of gas canisters unleashed on community. Reports latest that police withdrew.
Content advisory: Video shows gas canisters deployed & detainments
Content advisory: Video shows gas canisters deployed & detainments
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Major police action involving St Paul Police Department & feds around Eastside Rose Ave / Payne / Phalen / Maryland reported in last 2 hours with a lot of gas canisters unleashed on community. Reports latest that police withdrew.
Content advisory: Video shows gas canisters deployed & detainments
Content advisory: Video shows gas canisters deployed & detainments
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“.. The unusual government intervention .. is fueling some concerns, including the opacity of the process, the potential for favoritism, corruption and market distortions, along with the possible loss of taxpayer funds should the investments fail.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“.. The unusual government intervention .. is fueling some concerns, including the opacity of the process, the potential for favoritism, corruption and market distortions, along with the possible loss of taxpayer funds should the investments fail.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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This is so disrespectful and harmful. AIDS hasn't gone away, and to save lives, we need to keep talking about and advocating for better policies.
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is so disrespectful and harmful. AIDS hasn't gone away, and to save lives, we need to keep talking about and advocating for better policies.
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“.. In late June, .. the website removed any mention of ‘Made in the USA,’ as was originally promised.
“.. Instead, the website now says the phone is ‘brought to life right here in the USA’ ..” 🤡
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
“.. Instead, the website now says the phone is ‘brought to life right here in the USA’ ..” 🤡
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“.. In late June, .. the website removed any mention of ‘Made in the USA,’ as was originally promised.
“.. Instead, the website now says the phone is ‘brought to life right here in the USA’ ..” 🤡
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
“.. Instead, the website now says the phone is ‘brought to life right here in the USA’ ..” 🤡
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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NYT: C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
NYT: C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
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Holy shit Trump was going to give him shelter in the embassy, wasn't he?
An amazing new Trump controversy, Part II of II:
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Bolsonaro White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
Did the Republican president talk to Bolsonaro as the Brazilian plotted to escape? Trump said yes, but the White House isn’t so sure.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Holy shit Trump was going to give him shelter in the embassy, wasn't he?
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Ask: why is all this wildly irregular diplomacy suddenly happening now, "aggressively", "24/7"? Kushner has no official role in US foreign policy at all. He swore he would play no role; he has massive conflicts of interest. Driscoll is way out of his lane. Someone is desperate for a ceasefire. 7/
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Ask: why is all this wildly irregular diplomacy suddenly happening now, "aggressively", "24/7"? Kushner has no official role in US foreign policy at all. He swore he would play no role; he has massive conflicts of interest. Driscoll is way out of his lane. Someone is desperate for a ceasefire. 7/
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What happened last week is that Putin ran out of money. All this diplomatic chaos, unofficial actors trying to set foreign policy, started the week Russia began selling off its gold reserves. What we're seeing is weakness, and influence: Putin has called in his US assets to stave off catastrophe. 8/
Russia’s Central Bank Starts Selling Physical Gold From Reserves - The Moscow Times
Russia’s Central Bank has for the first time begun selling physical gold from its reserves as part of Finance Ministry operations to fund the state budget, the Bank said on Wednesday.
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What happened last week is that Putin ran out of money. All this diplomatic chaos, unofficial actors trying to set foreign policy, started the week Russia began selling off its gold reserves. What we're seeing is weakness, and influence: Putin has called in his US assets to stave off catastrophe. 8/
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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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Highest since May.
*US SEPT. PRODUCER PRICES RISE 2.7% Y/Y; EST. +2.6%
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Highest since May.
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Worst retail sales print since May.
US RETAIL SALES (MOM) (SEP) ACTUAL: 0.2% VS 0.6% PREVIOUS; EST 0.4%
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Worst retail sales print since May.
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The duty to disobey manifestly illegal orders is a cornerstone of international law, with foundations in Nazi atrocity trials like Nuremberg.
Orders of such nature that their unlawfulness is clear and obvious, such as an order to target unarmed civilians, are considered manifestly illegal.
Orders of such nature that their unlawfulness is clear and obvious, such as an order to target unarmed civilians, are considered manifestly illegal.
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The duty to disobey manifestly illegal orders is a cornerstone of international law, with foundations in Nazi atrocity trials like Nuremberg.
Orders of such nature that their unlawfulness is clear and obvious, such as an order to target unarmed civilians, are considered manifestly illegal.
Orders of such nature that their unlawfulness is clear and obvious, such as an order to target unarmed civilians, are considered manifestly illegal.
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Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat
‘Ignorance of the law,’ is not a legal defense.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice governs the conduct of every person in the United States military.
Obeying a manifestly illegal order can result in criminal liability.
www.alternet.org/amp/trump-un...
‘Ignorance of the law,’ is not a legal defense.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice governs the conduct of every person in the United States military.
Obeying a manifestly illegal order can result in criminal liability.
www.alternet.org/amp/trump-un...
Trump's unfitness triggers a duty to act
www.alternet.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat
‘Ignorance of the law,’ is not a legal defense.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice governs the conduct of every person in the United States military.
Obeying a manifestly illegal order can result in criminal liability.
www.alternet.org/amp/trump-un...
‘Ignorance of the law,’ is not a legal defense.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice governs the conduct of every person in the United States military.
Obeying a manifestly illegal order can result in criminal liability.
www.alternet.org/amp/trump-un...
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Remember when the government was closed and Speaker Johnson swore they would negotiate on the ACA once it reopened? Well, Trump’s plan to extend ACA subsidies is now on hold after GOP pushback.
This proves they never planned to negotiate. Republicans have no intention of lowering healthcare costs.
This proves they never planned to negotiate. Republicans have no intention of lowering healthcare costs.
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Remember when the government was closed and Speaker Johnson swore they would negotiate on the ACA once it reopened? Well, Trump’s plan to extend ACA subsidies is now on hold after GOP pushback.
This proves they never planned to negotiate. Republicans have no intention of lowering healthcare costs.
This proves they never planned to negotiate. Republicans have no intention of lowering healthcare costs.
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Good breakdown from @kimwehle.bsky.social on what to do about the pardon power within the limits of its constitutional hard-coding. @theunpopulist.net
Congress Can Toughen Existing Laws to Expose Trump’s Pardon-for-Sale Racket
The Supreme Court’s immunity ruling gave presidents a free pass for corruption, but Congress can still demand transparency
www.theunpopulist.net
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Good breakdown from @kimwehle.bsky.social on what to do about the pardon power within the limits of its constitutional hard-coding. @theunpopulist.net
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Some well-founded warnings about the use of LLMs in medicine:
LLMs for Medical Practice: Look Out
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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“Mr. President” is a courtesy, a norm such as, I dunno, the norm of allowing the Kennedy Center to operate as an independent arts organization or the norm of preserving White House’s historical character (rather than bulldozing the East Wing) open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Words & Phrases We Can Do Without
‘Mr. President’? Not for this brute.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“Mr. President” is a courtesy, a norm such as, I dunno, the norm of allowing the Kennedy Center to operate as an independent arts organization or the norm of preserving White House’s historical character (rather than bulldozing the East Wing) open.substack.com/pub/contrari...