BigWaveDave
@bigwavedh.bsky.social
Old Fat Guy. Roleplaying Gamer. Senior Softball Player. Amateur Photographer. Desperately trying to be optimistic. Pro Democracy, Anti Fascist. No scam zone, will block even the appearance of such. I don't "chat" randomly.
My photo. Mallard on the pond.
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
My photo. Mallard on the pond.
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What will Mike Johnson's new excuse be for not swearing in Grijalva?
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
What will Mike Johnson's new excuse be for not swearing in Grijalva?
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Trump is 30 points underwater. Dems swept the special elections. People know the GOP is responsible for the shutdown. So the Dem Senators pulled out their big guns... and shot themselves in the foot.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Trump is 30 points underwater. Dems swept the special elections. People know the GOP is responsible for the shutdown. So the Dem Senators pulled out their big guns... and shot themselves in the foot.
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A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
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The weathiest country in the world doesn't mean a thing if it won’t feed its own people.
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The weathiest country in the world doesn't mean a thing if it won’t feed its own people.
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The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II.
www.democraticunderground.com/117817170
www.democraticunderground.com/117817170
The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II. - Democratic Underground Forums
www.democraticunderground.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II.
www.democraticunderground.com/117817170
www.democraticunderground.com/117817170
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It should be that simple.
No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It should be that simple.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees
Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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It's the guns 💯%
October 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It's the guns 💯%
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My photo. No AI ever. Great Egret, no regrets.
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
My photo. No AI ever. Great Egret, no regrets.
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Epstein’s buried billions, Trump’s Russian cash pipeline, two judges who actually did their jobs, and a #Canada that remembered how to build things.
America clings to nostalgia; the rest of the world moves on. #uspolitics #governmentshutdown #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
America clings to nostalgia; the rest of the world moves on. #uspolitics #governmentshutdown #kakistocracy
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Palm Beach Noir: The Billionaires, the Judges, and the Nation That Moved On
Epstein’s buried billions still haunt the Justice Department, Trump’s empire rots from within, and Canada quietly reminds the world how grown-ups run a country.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Epstein’s buried billions, Trump’s Russian cash pipeline, two judges who actually did their jobs, and a #Canada that remembered how to build things.
America clings to nostalgia; the rest of the world moves on. #uspolitics #governmentshutdown #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
America clings to nostalgia; the rest of the world moves on. #uspolitics #governmentshutdown #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways:
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways:
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
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Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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Mamdani's all-female transition team looks incredible. They're competent, qualified professionals, the shining stars of their areas of expertise. This is how DEI works. When opportunities are fair and free of bias toward white men, the truly talented can rise. Great start.
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Mamdani's all-female transition team looks incredible. They're competent, qualified professionals, the shining stars of their areas of expertise. This is how DEI works. When opportunities are fair and free of bias toward white men, the truly talented can rise. Great start.
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🧪Iowa has the lowest number of OB-GYNs per capita.
Because of draconian abortion bans, fewer medical students are applying to residency programs.
When religious beliefs replace evidence based medical care, we all lose.
Yes, abortion restrictions have contributed to the scarcity of OB-GYNs
Because of draconian abortion bans, fewer medical students are applying to residency programs.
When religious beliefs replace evidence based medical care, we all lose.
Yes, abortion restrictions have contributed to the scarcity of OB-GYNs
Iowa doesn't have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state's abortion ban part of the problem?
Iowa ranks last among states for the number of OB-GYNS per capita. State legislators are trying to recruit more, but some doctors say the state's strict abortion ban is partially to blame.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
🧪Iowa has the lowest number of OB-GYNs per capita.
Because of draconian abortion bans, fewer medical students are applying to residency programs.
When religious beliefs replace evidence based medical care, we all lose.
Yes, abortion restrictions have contributed to the scarcity of OB-GYNs
Because of draconian abortion bans, fewer medical students are applying to residency programs.
When religious beliefs replace evidence based medical care, we all lose.
Yes, abortion restrictions have contributed to the scarcity of OB-GYNs
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Day 37 of the #GOVERNMENTshutdown, Trump’s starving the poor, the markets are melting, and #SCOTUS might finally say “enough.” #uspolitics #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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The Kakistocracy vs. The Constitution
Trump’s pirates, his plumbers, and the last sane adults in the room, the legal eagles saving America one injunction at a time.
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Day 37 of the #GOVERNMENTshutdown, Trump’s starving the poor, the markets are melting, and #SCOTUS might finally say “enough.” #uspolitics #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty