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Reader, sometimes writer, living in KimReynoldstan. Human most days.
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The man who looks like a non-denominational youth pastor seconds from being discovered on Grindr wastes all of our time this week lyz.substack.com/p/too-sauced...
Dingus of the Week: Pete Hegseth
This meeting could have been a fever dream
lyz.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The man who looks like a non-denominational youth pastor seconds from being discovered on Grindr wastes all of our time this week lyz.substack.com/p/too-sauced...
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Trump's FCC yesterday voted to kill a program that provided free Wi-Fi to rural school kids at no cost to taxpayers, falsely claiming the program was "illegal" and was being used to "censor Conservative ideology."
FCC moves to end discounts for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivity
The Federal Communications Commission voted to end discounts for library and school Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs on Tuesday, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who say the move will mak...
apnews.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Trump's FCC yesterday voted to kill a program that provided free Wi-Fi to rural school kids at no cost to taxpayers, falsely claiming the program was "illegal" and was being used to "censor Conservative ideology."
$20B bailout to Argentina to help a friend of the secretary of the treasury while Argentina’s soybeans go to China instead of US beans. Rural healthcare is gutted. Bottom line-rural America is screwed; again. But, MAGA.
The Shutdown Will Make Trump's Theory of Government--ICE but No Healthcare--Visible
www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/01/a...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/01/a...
The Shutdown Will Make Trump's Theory of Government-ICE but No Healthcare-Visible - emptywheel
No one knows how this shutdown will go. It truly is unlike any shutdown that has gone before. But it will serve to make the reality of Trump's abuse of power visible in a way that has not fully happen...
www.emptywheel.net
October 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
$20B bailout to Argentina to help a friend of the secretary of the treasury while Argentina’s soybeans go to China instead of US beans. Rural healthcare is gutted. Bottom line-rural America is screwed; again. But, MAGA.
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Dr. Allison Gill of @dailybeanspod said everyone should watch the John Fuglesang interview on Comedy Central's The Daily Show. I agree, the interview is great! Hear John talk about his new book, The Separation of Church and Hate...
youtu.be/tj3OcfMS4AU?...
youtu.be/tj3OcfMS4AU?...
John Fugelsang - “Separation of Church and Hate” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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September 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Dr. Allison Gill of @dailybeanspod said everyone should watch the John Fuglesang interview on Comedy Central's The Daily Show. I agree, the interview is great! Hear John talk about his new book, The Separation of Church and Hate...
youtu.be/tj3OcfMS4AU?...
youtu.be/tj3OcfMS4AU?...
We have huge water quality issues in Iowa. Maybe you also have some kind of critical natural resources issue. It’s all part of the same Christian Nationalist Golden Rule philosophy; the one that says those with the gold, rule.
open.substack.com/pub/riverrac...
open.substack.com/pub/riverrac...
Speech isn't Free, it's Priceless
I’ve never watched Jimmy Kimmel’s show, but I do have a spatula that would be like all other spatulas on earth were it not graced with an image of his bewhiskered face.
open.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
We have huge water quality issues in Iowa. Maybe you also have some kind of critical natural resources issue. It’s all part of the same Christian Nationalist Golden Rule philosophy; the one that says those with the gold, rule.
open.substack.com/pub/riverrac...
open.substack.com/pub/riverrac...
I just ordered 4 free COVID tests from covidtests.gov. Get yours before the HHS recommends divination and blood letting!
ASPR COVID-19 Testing
NAVIGATION
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November 16, 2024 at 11:15 PM
I just ordered 4 free COVID tests from covidtests.gov. Get yours before the HHS recommends divination and blood letting!
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I've long sung the praises of donating to abortion funds, but there are now similar efforts you can donate to for trans people seeking healthcare. The Campaign for Southern Equality's Trans Youth Emergency Project offers families support and grants to travel out of state: southernequality.org/tyep/
Trans Youth Emergency Project: Supporting Families of Trans Youth
Supporting families of trans youth nationwide through the logistical and financial burdens of navigating bans on gender-affirming care.
southernequality.org
November 14, 2024 at 2:20 PM
I've long sung the praises of donating to abortion funds, but there are now similar efforts you can donate to for trans people seeking healthcare. The Campaign for Southern Equality's Trans Youth Emergency Project offers families support and grants to travel out of state: southernequality.org/tyep/
It feels like America will quickly need to learn how to operate in an economy that uses cigarettes and whiskey as currency.
November 14, 2024 at 2:28 PM
It feels like America will quickly need to learn how to operate in an economy that uses cigarettes and whiskey as currency.
I’m signed up for a weekend workshop through Upaya Zen Center because two of the presenters are Rebecca Solnit and Terry Tempest Williams. I need some nutritious brain food.
November 11, 2024 at 1:50 AM
I’m signed up for a weekend workshop through Upaya Zen Center because two of the presenters are Rebecca Solnit and Terry Tempest Williams. I need some nutritious brain food.
Just glad to be here. Going to bring along all my Must Read accounts from X. Then, gone gone.
November 7, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Just glad to be here. Going to bring along all my Must Read accounts from X. Then, gone gone.