WatchingClosely
@watchingclosely.bsky.social
Global activist for women's rights; env scientist for conservation, climate justice, end to fossil fuels. Working to end wildlife trafficking. Feminist-forward news junkie. Humor, occasional snark.
US customs plans to require tourists to give 5 years of past social media history! Proposed reg here and as of early Dec 60 days open for comment:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Arrival and Departure Record (Form I-94) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an...
www.federalregister.gov
December 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
US customs plans to require tourists to give 5 years of past social media history! Proposed reg here and as of early Dec 60 days open for comment:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Release the Epstein files.
Release the Jan. 6 documents.
Lock up the war criminals.
Abolish the ICE Gestapo.
Lock up the felon.
Release the Jan. 6 documents.
Lock up the war criminals.
Abolish the ICE Gestapo.
Lock up the felon.
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Jan. 6 documents.
Lock up the war criminals.
Abolish the ICE Gestapo.
Lock up the felon.
Release the Jan. 6 documents.
Lock up the war criminals.
Abolish the ICE Gestapo.
Lock up the felon.
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It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
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Oh, look, just like Nixon’s enemies list from his "Political Enemies Project." They're lack of original ideas is astounding. I guess they're coming for all of us now.
December 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Oh, look, just like Nixon’s enemies list from his "Political Enemies Project." They're lack of original ideas is astounding. I guess they're coming for all of us now.
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This is what’s happening to immigrants doing it “the right way” in Trump’s America.
We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is what’s happening to immigrants doing it “the right way” in Trump’s America.
We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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Duckworth: "It is a war crime. It's illegal. No matter how you put it, it's all illegal. I've been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual ... you're not allowed to go back in and kill them."
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Duckworth: "It is a war crime. It's illegal. No matter how you put it, it's all illegal. I've been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual ... you're not allowed to go back in and kill them."
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bravado and brilliance.
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
bravado and brilliance.
Europeans see Trump as an enemy. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Europeans see Trump as an enemy. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
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Huge news!!
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay #NovaScotia
#AtlanTick #AcadiaUniversity
The company is currently going through the registration process with Health Canada and hopes to launch the product by next year.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay #NovaScotia
#AtlanTick #AcadiaUniversity
The company is currently going through the registration process with Health Canada and hopes to launch the product by next year.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay
A Nova Scotia researcher has developed an award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Huge news!!
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay #NovaScotia
#AtlanTick #AcadiaUniversity
The company is currently going through the registration process with Health Canada and hopes to launch the product by next year.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay #NovaScotia
#AtlanTick #AcadiaUniversity
The company is currently going through the registration process with Health Canada and hopes to launch the product by next year.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
December 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Earliest sunsets are almost here. In early to mid-December, evenings become brighter again—no “Daylight Saving Time” needed!
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Earliest sunsets are almost here. In early to mid-December, evenings become brighter again—no “Daylight Saving Time” needed!
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I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
The brain space around President Trump has been closed to all trespassers. No one should bring a sensible idea or a coherent chain of thought near to this now permanently paused brain space. Be warned. Your ATTENTION please.
November 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The brain space around President Trump has been closed to all trespassers. No one should bring a sensible idea or a coherent chain of thought near to this now permanently paused brain space. Be warned. Your ATTENTION please.
Stayed in a hotel last wk that provided a small gratuity envelope in the room to leave $$ for the cleaner. Just realized with shame that the previous 2 hotels didn't do this & I didn't remember to leave a tip. When did hotels stop providing these? Can we return to this please?!
November 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Stayed in a hotel last wk that provided a small gratuity envelope in the room to leave $$ for the cleaner. Just realized with shame that the previous 2 hotels didn't do this & I didn't remember to leave a tip. When did hotels stop providing these? Can we return to this please?!
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(🚨) BREAKING: Hegseth Actually Committed *Multiple* War Crimes on *Multiple* Dates, As Did the Soldiers Who Followed His Criminal Orders
US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, sources familiar with the ma...
www.cnn.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
(🚨) BREAKING: Hegseth Actually Committed *Multiple* War Crimes on *Multiple* Dates, As Did the Soldiers Who Followed His Criminal Orders
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Buttondown is very nice. I've used it quite a while now to send out my peculiar little weekly email.
buttondown.com/thespaceboat
buttondown.com/thespaceboat
November 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Buttondown is very nice. I've used it quite a while now to send out my peculiar little weekly email.
buttondown.com/thespaceboat
buttondown.com/thespaceboat
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Keep asking the important questions.
November 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Keep asking the important questions.
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Everything Trumpiggy does starts from the premise: how do we avoid the law/rule. He should be rotting in a cell for all the crimes he has committed and the criminal behavior he has fostered.
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Everything Trumpiggy does starts from the premise: how do we avoid the law/rule. He should be rotting in a cell for all the crimes he has committed and the criminal behavior he has fostered.
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In case you thought you were safe bc you aren't one of his currently identified enemies to kidnap and deport, take a look at this line:
"and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country..."
No one is safe when a bully is in charge.
"and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country..."
No one is safe when a bully is in charge.
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In case you thought you were safe bc you aren't one of his currently identified enemies to kidnap and deport, take a look at this line:
"and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country..."
No one is safe when a bully is in charge.
"and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country..."
No one is safe when a bully is in charge.
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GUARDIAN: “Per head, 🇺🇸 output is six times China’s, and yet, inexplicably, there seem to be more abjectly poor Americans than Chinese. 🇺🇸 inequality is breathtaking… keeps getting worse…”
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
GUARDIAN: “Per head, 🇺🇸 output is six times China’s, and yet, inexplicably, there seem to be more abjectly poor Americans than Chinese. 🇺🇸 inequality is breathtaking… keeps getting worse…”
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Whoa. That's one massive storm.
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Whoa. That's one massive storm.