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Don Watkins
@linuxnerd.bsky.social
I am a writer, educator, lifelong learner,tech-nerd, Linux and macOS user, library fan, progressive, US Navy veteran, and grandfather. I blog at https://donwatkins.info and write for allthingsopen.org. Living in Western New York state.
They hate women! That's the message! Trump Admin No Longer Considers Nursing As A 'Professional Degree' | Crooks and Liars crooksandliars.com/2025/11/trum...
Trump Admin No Longer Considers Nursing As A 'Professional Degree'
Limiting nurses' access to funding for graduate education tracks for this sadistic administration.
crooksandliars.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Bless @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @theatlantic.com: "The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings...The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The Pig Is in the White House
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Reposted by Don Watkins
In the richest city on Earth, 40% of NYC families can’t afford weekly food costs, and food prices are up 33% over the past decade.

It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Reposted by Don Watkins
"He knew the bonds of party must always yield to the single bond we share as Americans. For him, a choice between defense of the Constitution and defense of your political party was no choice at all."
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Reposted by Don Watkins
Join the OSI as a member or sponsor to help our neutral stewardship of open source licensing and our role in enabling a global community. https://opensource.org/get-involved
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Thou shalt not call your political opponents “violent” when YOU are the one openly threatening to execute your political opponents.
November 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Family Enters Crisis Talks After Learning Restaurant Has 45-Minute Wait — theonion.com/family-enter...
Family Enters Crisis Talks After Learning Restaurant Has 45-Minute Wait
SKOKIE, IL—Convening several steps back from the hostess stand for an ad hoc round of discussions, members of the Kalpern family reportedly entered crisis talks Wednesday after learning that the wait ...
theonion.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Reposted by Don Watkins
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Reposted by Don Watkins
Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM