Skip Williams
@skipwaw42.bsky.social
Public Policy Research&Analysis; who would’ve predicted it 😎 Opinions mine. Senior RAND & USAF Veteran UT-Longhorn, Creighton-MA —still just off I35
Current mischief: encourage community activetransportation infrastructure & Transit.
Curling is a thing 🥌
Current mischief: encourage community activetransportation infrastructure & Transit.
Curling is a thing 🥌
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Brazilian physician hails love of paleontology that led to major ancient reptile discovery reut.rs/48mzWqW
Brazilian physician hails love of paleontology that led to major ancient reptile discovery
When physician Pedro Lucas Porcela Aurelio unearthed a fossil in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state in 2014, he could barely imagine his discovery would later help scientists better understand the rise of early reptiles.
reut.rs
November 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Brazilian physician hails love of paleontology that led to major ancient reptile discovery reut.rs/48mzWqW
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A reminder: Trump 1.0 ordered the Afghanistan withdrawal, and Trump 2.0 granted the shooter asylum this past April. Trump 2.0 also dismantled the joint terrorism task force, and gutted our national security apparatus.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A reminder: Trump 1.0 ordered the Afghanistan withdrawal, and Trump 2.0 granted the shooter asylum this past April. Trump 2.0 also dismantled the joint terrorism task force, and gutted our national security apparatus.
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Thru the window…
Forepaughs Restaurant, Saint Paul, Minnesota 😎
Forepaughs Restaurant, Saint Paul, Minnesota 😎
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Thru the window…
Forepaughs Restaurant, Saint Paul, Minnesota 😎
Forepaughs Restaurant, Saint Paul, Minnesota 😎
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Thru the window…
Forepaughs Restaurant, Saint Paul, Minnesota 😎
Forepaughs Restaurant, Saint Paul, Minnesota 😎
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Thru the window…
Forepaughs Restaurant, Saint Paul, Minnesota 😎
Forepaughs Restaurant, Saint Paul, Minnesota 😎
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They will literally politicize anything to wage their weird political wars against anything that does not fit their warped views
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n... U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n... U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
They will literally politicize anything to wage their weird political wars against anything that does not fit their warped views
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n... U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n... U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
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Oh. This is a great start. 👏👏 DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo now lets you filter out AI images in search results. Obviously not infallible or exhaustive but it’s a start.
How To Filter Out AI Images in DuckDuckgo Search Results - DuckDuckGo Help Pages
Learn how to use filters on DuckDuckGo Private Search to hide AI-generated images in results.
duckduckgo.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Oh. This is a great start. 👏👏 DuckDuckGo
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ICE has long used the latest spy tech to pursue immigrants — but now it’s also targeting anti-ICE protesters and anyone who allegedly funds them. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ICE has long used the latest spy tech to pursue immigrants — but now it’s also targeting anti-ICE protesters and anyone who allegedly funds them. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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Johnson has to be the most ineffective Speaker in the history of this country, and he has lead the abdication of all of Congress's power to Trump. open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli... Johnson's Chaotic House
Johnson's Chaotic House
What's next? Could be anything, with this group.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Johnson has to be the most ineffective Speaker in the history of this country, and he has lead the abdication of all of Congress's power to Trump. open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli... Johnson's Chaotic House
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Join us June 20-22 for Archives of Revolution: A Conference About How We Make the Past.
Session 1 will feature:
Virginie Adane, Nantes Université
Iris de Rode, Mount Vernon
Leïla Tnainchi, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté
Irma Toti, Université Paris 8
Details at jcblibrary.org!
Session 1 will feature:
Virginie Adane, Nantes Université
Iris de Rode, Mount Vernon
Leïla Tnainchi, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté
Irma Toti, Université Paris 8
Details at jcblibrary.org!
May 20, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Join us June 20-22 for Archives of Revolution: A Conference About How We Make the Past.
Session 1 will feature:
Virginie Adane, Nantes Université
Iris de Rode, Mount Vernon
Leïla Tnainchi, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté
Irma Toti, Université Paris 8
Details at jcblibrary.org!
Session 1 will feature:
Virginie Adane, Nantes Université
Iris de Rode, Mount Vernon
Leïla Tnainchi, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté
Irma Toti, Université Paris 8
Details at jcblibrary.org!
. 😎 Special Topics in Indi & New Wave music rebroadcast Sunday, 7-8:00pm on Two Harbors Community Radio or stream at KTWH.org. Katie has the tunes we need to get into the workweek. #CommunityRadio 🎶
KTWH 99.5 FM - Two Harbors Community Radio
Hearing local voices • KTwH 99.5 FM
KTWH.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
. 😎 Special Topics in Indi & New Wave music rebroadcast Sunday, 7-8:00pm on Two Harbors Community Radio or stream at KTWH.org. Katie has the tunes we need to get into the workweek. #CommunityRadio 🎶
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EDITOR'S NOTE: "When we teach the next generation of journalists to ask better questions, examine their own biases and approach each story with both depth and empathy, we are shaping the future of our civic life," Torsheta Jackson writes.
Editor’s Note | Teach Young Journalists to Ask Great Questions
Torsheta Jackson reflects on returning to USM to speak to students and the messages she hopes listeners took away from her speech.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
EDITOR'S NOTE: "When we teach the next generation of journalists to ask better questions, examine their own biases and approach each story with both depth and empathy, we are shaping the future of our civic life," Torsheta Jackson writes.
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Read Torsheta's latest editor's note. This teacher turned journalist teaches me often. @mississippifreepress.org @trjackson.bsky.social
EDITOR'S NOTE: "When we teach the next generation of journalists to ask better questions, examine their own biases and approach each story with both depth and empathy, we are shaping the future of our civic life," Torsheta Jackson writes.
Editor’s Note | Teach Young Journalists to Ask Great Questions
Torsheta Jackson reflects on returning to USM to speak to students and the messages she hopes listeners took away from her speech.
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Read Torsheta's latest editor's note. This teacher turned journalist teaches me often. @mississippifreepress.org @trjackson.bsky.social
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Under RFK Jr, the USDA stopped tracking US hunger just as the Republican shutdown ripped away SNAP for 42M Americans — a data blackout that covers up the cost of MAGA's starvation campaign. MAGA, MAHA — they are all complicit in hurting Americans. #impeachthequack
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Under RFK Jr, the USDA stopped tracking US hunger just as the Republican shutdown ripped away SNAP for 42M Americans — a data blackout that covers up the cost of MAGA's starvation campaign. MAGA, MAHA — they are all complicit in hurting Americans. #impeachthequack
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COP30 deal exposes fragile climate unity as US steps back reut.rs/3XaKJQ7
COP30 deal exposes fragile climate unity as US steps back
The deal's contents and the messy process that led to its adoption say as much about the world's divisions as its resolve to combat climate change together, observers, delegates and climate advocates said.
reut.rs
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
COP30 deal exposes fragile climate unity as US steps back reut.rs/3XaKJQ7
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Sane people care. Unfortunately, ultra rich oil people and maniac tech bros who lust over enormous data centers do not.
"COP30 ends with a whimper - The climate conference acknowledged that more climate action is needed, then failed to provide it" via @economist.com [paywalled]: www.economist.com/internationa...
#COP30
#COP30
COP30 ends with a whimper
The climate conference acknowledged that more climate action is needed, then failed to provide it
www.economist.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Sane people care. Unfortunately, ultra rich oil people and maniac tech bros who lust over enormous data centers do not.
. 😎 Southern Crossroads American roots music rebroadcast Saturday 7-9:00pm on Teo Harbors Community Radio 99.5 FM or stream at KTWH.org. Zak leads us thru the cotton fields and mangrove swamps shaping Southern culture and the music we know as the Blues. #CommunityRadio
KTWH 99.5 FM - Two Harbors Community Radio
Hearing local voices • KTwH 99.5 FM
KTWH.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
. 😎 Southern Crossroads American roots music rebroadcast Saturday 7-9:00pm on Teo Harbors Community Radio 99.5 FM or stream at KTWH.org. Zak leads us thru the cotton fields and mangrove swamps shaping Southern culture and the music we know as the Blues. #CommunityRadio
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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They rule and they get richer thanks to it.
Everyone Wants to Ban Congressional Stock Trades, but Some Supporters Worry Mike Johnson Is Stalling
Members of Congress are getting rich trading stocks and flouting the current, toothless regulations. Will Mike Johnson stall a ban?
theintercept.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They rule and they get richer thanks to it.
😎 Special Topics in Indi and New Wave music 7-8:00pm on Two Harbors Community Radio 99.5 FM or stream at KTWH.org. Katie’s got the rhythm to bring the weekend to us tonight. #CommunityRadio
KTWH 99.5 FM - Two Harbors Community Radio
Hearing local voices • KTwH 99.5 FM
KTWH.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
😎 Special Topics in Indi and New Wave music 7-8:00pm on Two Harbors Community Radio 99.5 FM or stream at KTWH.org. Katie’s got the rhythm to bring the weekend to us tonight. #CommunityRadio
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1300 Wohnungen in Erlangen stehen leer. Aber man meint, man bräuchte einen Bauturbo!
Leerstehende Gebäude energetisch fit machen und wieder Leben einziehen lassen!
Leerstehende Gebäude energetisch fit machen und wieder Leben einziehen lassen!
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
1300 Wohnungen in Erlangen stehen leer. Aber man meint, man bräuchte einen Bauturbo!
Leerstehende Gebäude energetisch fit machen und wieder Leben einziehen lassen!
Leerstehende Gebäude energetisch fit machen und wieder Leben einziehen lassen!
Just saying…. Also, I am thinking about you Ukraine 🇺🇦
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Just saying…. Also, I am thinking about you Ukraine 🇺🇦
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They are really treading on thin ice here. Even if a document is privileged, the fact of its existence is not.
BREAKING: Prosecutors in the Comey case just told the judge that they’re under orders from the Deputy Attorney Generals’s office not to disclose whether career prosecutors wrote a memo recommending *against* indicting Comey prior to Halligan going to the grand jury.
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
They are really treading on thin ice here. Even if a document is privileged, the fact of its existence is not.