Suzy
@suzypugs.bsky.social
Californian, Frmr Dem, now Independent (NPP), angry about the state of the US & its descent. Exhausted by it all, but determined to resist. 4 mental health, there’s the Warriors, SF Giants, gardening, quilting, reading, baking & staying curious. & pugs.
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So not only were we busy telling the world what we were doing on insecure Signal chats, we were shooting down our own people at the same time. It has costs to put incompetent people in charge of national security, and I fear we are just beginning to pay them.
www.businessinsider.com/navy-warship...
www.businessinsider.com/navy-warship...
A Navy warship mistook US fighter jets for enemy missiles and opened fire. The targeted pilot saw his life flash before his eyes.
New documents reveal how the USS Gettysburg shot down an F/A-18 and nearly hit a second one above the Red Sea last year.
www.businessinsider.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
So not only were we busy telling the world what we were doing on insecure Signal chats, we were shooting down our own people at the same time. It has costs to put incompetent people in charge of national security, and I fear we are just beginning to pay them.
www.businessinsider.com/navy-warship...
www.businessinsider.com/navy-warship...
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A thread on obscenity. I'll get back to these cars. But first: tonight I took my 12yrold to see Nuremberg. He's a pretty serious movie watcher. Thought Zone of Interest was genius. I knew he could handle this. But this isn't a movie review. It's about IRL... 1/
December 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
A thread on obscenity. I'll get back to these cars. But first: tonight I took my 12yrold to see Nuremberg. He's a pretty serious movie watcher. Thought Zone of Interest was genius. I knew he could handle this. But this isn't a movie review. It's about IRL... 1/
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Putin is simply playing for time. Witkoff and Kushner want business deals. Trump is happy to lend his name to anything called a peace plan. Zelensky and his team have to play along. lnk.thebulwark.com/49SYSsL
As Putin Threatens Europe, Failure of Trump Peace Plan Laid Bare
Peace games from the Russian dictator, who can’t win but can’t afford to stop fighting.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Putin is simply playing for time. Witkoff and Kushner want business deals. Trump is happy to lend his name to anything called a peace plan. Zelensky and his team have to play along. lnk.thebulwark.com/49SYSsL
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I wrote a long intro to a short interview with @sanhomaydraw.bsky.social, because his answer to my last questions put today's news in a light so clear that I was inspired to write a long intro.
December 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I wrote a long intro to a short interview with @sanhomaydraw.bsky.social, because his answer to my last questions put today's news in a light so clear that I was inspired to write a long intro.
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
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The USG has a new explanation on why they (now admittedly) intentionally killed 2 shipwrecked men. It does not pass the laws-of-war smell test
Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The USG has a new explanation on why they (now admittedly) intentionally killed 2 shipwrecked men. It does not pass the laws-of-war smell test
Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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Beggars belief.
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Beggars belief.
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pretty remarkable that Costco has more of a spine in fighting for the rule of law than many major universities and fancy law firms
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
pretty remarkable that Costco has more of a spine in fighting for the rule of law than many major universities and fancy law firms
Lessons in dealing with autocrats and their sycophants:
- No failure is ever their fault. Ever.
- When they say they’ll support you, this means that they will unless and until it becomes uncomfortable for them. After that? You’re on your own.
- If a directive seems wrong to you, it is. Don’t do it.
- No failure is ever their fault. Ever.
- When they say they’ll support you, this means that they will unless and until it becomes uncomfortable for them. After that? You’re on your own.
- If a directive seems wrong to you, it is. Don’t do it.
I want Admiral Bradley to know that I admire him greatly and will support him completely, and if he could just lie on the pavement for a minute longer, I need to put this bus in reverse and then into drive just one more time.
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Lessons in dealing with autocrats and their sycophants:
- No failure is ever their fault. Ever.
- When they say they’ll support you, this means that they will unless and until it becomes uncomfortable for them. After that? You’re on your own.
- If a directive seems wrong to you, it is. Don’t do it.
- No failure is ever their fault. Ever.
- When they say they’ll support you, this means that they will unless and until it becomes uncomfortable for them. After that? You’re on your own.
- If a directive seems wrong to you, it is. Don’t do it.
I agree with every word of Rothkopf’s thoughtful and compelling Substack post.
For me, it distills to this: Be a fighter. Support fighters. Fight to win. Push forward. Every.Single.Day.
Excellent (and practical) detail provided by him.
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
For me, it distills to this: Be a fighter. Support fighters. Fight to win. Push forward. Every.Single.Day.
Excellent (and practical) detail provided by him.
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
How to Stop the Descent into Madness
To the degree you're just a spectator to this crisis, you're a contributor to it.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I agree with every word of Rothkopf’s thoughtful and compelling Substack post.
For me, it distills to this: Be a fighter. Support fighters. Fight to win. Push forward. Every.Single.Day.
Excellent (and practical) detail provided by him.
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
For me, it distills to this: Be a fighter. Support fighters. Fight to win. Push forward. Every.Single.Day.
Excellent (and practical) detail provided by him.
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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Probably the most important post you will read today. #HoldFast
An official government account using the word “remigration” is not normal. It’s an imported term from European far-right movements that refers to mass expulsion. Democracies do not use population-purification language. #holdfast #SteadyState
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Probably the most important post you will read today. #HoldFast
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I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
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MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
Major Update: The Trump Administration Caught Lying About D.C. Shooting Suspect as CIA Ties Exposed
Good afternoon, everyone.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
Read.
First...HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I hope you're enjoying it in a way that is meaningful to you.
Now...the NO paywall article for the day: It took investigators hours to find the shooter. It took Trump minutes to lie about him.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
Now...the NO paywall article for the day: It took investigators hours to find the shooter. It took Trump minutes to lie about him.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Read.
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This is a deeply unprofessional and illegal partisan statement from the Trump hack who's currently director of the CIA.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is a deeply unprofessional and illegal partisan statement from the Trump hack who's currently director of the CIA.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
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FYI: the “disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan” was negotiated and begun by…. Donald Trump
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
FYI: the “disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan” was negotiated and begun by…. Donald Trump
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A very good answer to the question. If they had put actual examples in their original ad, it would have been much better!
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A very good answer to the question. If they had put actual examples in their original ad, it would have been much better!
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"The most openly corrupt president in US history."
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"The most openly corrupt president in US history."
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Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
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Congress has the constitutional duty to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces (Article I, Section 8, Clause 14). It enacted the UCMJ, which specifies that service members must obey only “lawful” orders and,
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Congress has the constitutional duty to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces (Article I, Section 8, Clause 14). It enacted the UCMJ, which specifies that service members must obey only “lawful” orders and,
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Another destructive solar project approved in n CA -- “There's nothing environmentally friendly about cutting down 4,000 oak trees, the most ecologically valuable native tree in all of North America. Over 2,000 other species depend on them." 🌎 www.capradio.org/articles/202...
SMUD’s controversial Coyote Creek solar project moves forward
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the project at a packed Tuesday meeting, where over 150 people showed up to voice concerns or support.
www.capradio.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Another destructive solar project approved in n CA -- “There's nothing environmentally friendly about cutting down 4,000 oak trees, the most ecologically valuable native tree in all of North America. Over 2,000 other species depend on them." 🌎 www.capradio.org/articles/202...
Way cool stuff, indeed! I love this.
Two miles of ice core on the shelf at our national ice core facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The WAIS Divide core from West Antarctica is a 3400m long (deepest US core, 2nd deepest ice core ever) 68,000 year old record of high resolution climate.
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Way cool stuff, indeed! I love this.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.