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Wen Z
@wenz.bsky.social
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​​Editor, sometimes. Avocational choral singer, weekly.​ Wannabe other things​, usually.

​Fan of pets, wordplay, and diagramless crossword puzzles.

Grew up in Chicagoland; now living in NYC.

Banner pic: Pine Meadow Lake, Harriman State Park, NY. Ahhhhh.
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No idea why an Afghan refugee shot National Guard soldiers within walking distance of the White House, but this new USCIS directive was revealed on Monday. Worth noting.
brandonfriedman.bsky.social Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2d
The folks at @afghanevac.bsky.social have in hand a new USCIS directive which largely targets Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.

In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
USCIS Refugee Memo – Summary of Key Provisions Effective immediately, USCIS is ordering: ● A total freeze on all pending Form I-485 applications filed by refugees admitted from Jan 20, 2021 – Feb 20, 2025 ● A mandatory re-interview of all principal refugees admitted during that period ● A review and potential re-interview of derivative refugees, including spouses, children, and follow-to-join beneficiaries ● A reassessment of whether each refugee met the definition at the time of admission Authority being invoked: ● INA § 101(a)(42) (refugee definition) ● INA § 207 and § 209 (termination and adjustment authority) ● USCIS asserts power to undo past refugee admissions Consequences: ● USCIS may terminate refugee status for principals and all derivatives ● USCIS may deny green cards, even for those who already have them ● There is no appeal of a denied refugee-based I-485; the only option is to contest removal in immigration court ● Refugees placed in removal proceedings may renew their I-485 claim before an immigration judge Additional conditions: ● USCIS has 90 days to create the priority list for who will be re-interviewed ● The freeze on I-485s remains until lifted in a future memo ● Only the USCIS Director or Deputy Director may authorize exceptions ● USCIS is explicitly framing this as correcting “expediency,” “quantity over quality,” and “vulnerabilities” in Biden-era adjudications ● The memo states USCIS will revisit all inadmissibility grounds, including those previously waived ● The memo highlights a review of the persecutor bar ● It asserts a need to ensure refugees “pose no threat to national security or public safety”
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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November 27, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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remhq.bsky.social
Step back into the band’s 1989 Green Tour with this faithful throwback tee—reviving the original design. New in the store now!

And while you’re browsing, don’t miss our End of November Sale, with other R.E.M. items up to 40% off. All at the link in bio.

Link: store.remhq.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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charliejane.bsky.social Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 13h
I contain multitudes

Oh

Oh shit

My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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borowitzreport.bsky.social
These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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bcfinucane.bsky.social
Wishing today in particular that the President wasn’t using the military for authoritarian theater.
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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jamellebouie.net
precisely my thought. the president and his dumbass republican allies put these men and women into harm’s way for a political stunt and look what has happened
aubreygilleran.bsky.social Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 14h
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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aubreygilleran.bsky.social
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
#RetirementWatch
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18h
Jeffries: These reports that Republicans are going to follow Marjorie Taylor Greene to the exit, these are all consistent with some of the things that we’re hearing in the House of Representatives when we’re on the floor.
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
Tucker Carlson: What do you think of Putin?

Witkoff: I liked him. I thought he was straight up with me…I don't regard Putin as a bad guy.
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly
The Creeps at the Failing New York Times are at it again. I won the 2024 Presidential Election in a Landslide, winning all Seven Swing States, the Popular Vote, and the Electoral College by a lot. I one our Nation’s Districts by 2750 to 550, a complete wipeout. I settled 8 Wars, have 48 New Stock Market Highs, our Economy is Great, and our Country is RESPECTED AGAIN all over the World, respected like never before. The last Administration had the Highest Inflation in history - I have already brought that down to normal, and prices, including groceries, are coming down. To do this requires a lot of Work and Energy, and I have never worked so hard in my life. Yet despite all of this the Radical Left Lunatics in the soon to fold New York Times did a hit piece on me that I am perhaps losing my Energy, despite facts that show the exact opposite. They know this is wrong, as is almost every thing that they write about me, including election results, ALL PURPOSELY NEGATIVE. This cheap “RAG” is truly an “ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.” The writer of the story, Katie Rogers, who is assigned to write only bad things about me, is a third rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out. Despite all of this, I have my highest Poll Numbers, ever, and with record setting investment being made in America, they should only go up. There will be a day when I run low on Energy, it happens to everyone, but with a PERFECT PHYSICAL EXAM AND A COMPREHENSIVE COGNITIVE TEST (“That was aced”) JUST RECENTLY TAKEN, it certainly is not now! GOD BLESS AMERICA & MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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chrismurphyct.bsky.social
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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cpsc.gov
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In 2025, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a government agency mostly known for exploding turkeys, announced the existence of a secret joint museum built with a regional sewer district from Northeast Ohio...
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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neorsd.org
what we don’t have in turkey fryer explosion videos, we make up for with 10-pound grease ball pics.
bowling ball size of grease next to a man’s foot/workboot (for size reference) a ball of grease larger than a bowling ball, resting atop a 5-gallon bucket
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
When another boy has a box
My neighbor’s orange creamsicle kitty McCavity admires my orange kitty Benne’s box from outside
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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luckytran.com
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.

The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.

They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
Vaccines.gov CDC The functionality of this website may be impacted while it is being updated. Find a pharmacy near you. Enter 5-digit ZIP code 10001 Search Please enter a valid 5-digit ZIP Code
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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elizabeth-warren.bsky.social
The United States of America is the richest country in the history of the world. It is time for us to make good on the statement that health care is a basic human right.

We need health care for everyone. I’m staying in that fight all the way.
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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ms.now
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: “President Trump is considering removing Kash Patel as FBI director in the coming months, as he and his top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the unflattering headlines Patel has recently generated.”
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President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources
The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Great Shearwater leaving a tiny track where it dipped (sheared) a wingtip in the water. South Atlantic off #Argentina 🪶🦑
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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amylawscigeek.bsky.social
#birds #iNat #birdsofBluesky #plumescrolling #owl
Magpies and crows were not very happy with something in a pine tree. When we looked, it looked back.
Very proud of this one because I have never found an owl on my pwn before. The magpies helped, of course.
Early morning light shows a Great Horned Owl perched deep in a pine tree. The Owl is looking directly at the viewer with enormous yellow eyes. Pine needles frame it in the foreground.
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Welcome to our “Competitive Autocracy”, where business leaders shower him with gifts, pay fines to avoid his frivolous lawsuits, agree to give away a cut of their export revenue — and greenlight his movie ideas.

$PSKY
mattbelloni.bsky.social Matt Belloni @mattbelloni.bsky.social · 1d
I teased this last night in What I’m Hearing but now confirmed: Paramount WILL release Rush Hour 4 after prodding from Trump on behalf of Brett Ratner. Distribution deal. Producer Tarak Ben Ammar is lining up financing. Get ready for the dumbest possible state-controlled media.
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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@lesnaim.bsky.social
Two flutes of Champagne, held by disembodied hands, are about to come together in a toast.
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore

I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM