Bernadette DeMesme-Anders
@bunideme.bsky.social
Retired school psychologist, active nana, still seeking beauty and social justice in our world. I marched for civil rights in the ‘60’s and here we go again.
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Unexpected Side Effects: Vaccines Protect the Aging Brain and Heart
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Unexpected Side Effects: Vaccines Protect the Aging Brain and Heart
Anti-vaxxers don't want you to know about off-target benefits.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Unexpected Side Effects: Vaccines Protect the Aging Brain and Heart
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Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
![Excerpt from Wikipedia reads: "Fight against merchandising his characters
For years, Watterson battled against pressure from publishers to merchandise his work, something that he felt would cheapen his comic through compromising the act of creation or reading.[21][22]
He refused to merchandise his creations on the grounds that displaying Calvin and Hobbes images on commercially sold mugs, stickers, and T-shirts would devalue the characters and their personalities. Watterson said that Universal kept putting pressure on him and that he had signed his contract without fully perusing it because, as a new artist, he was happy just to find a syndicate willing to give him a chance (two other syndicates had previously turned him down). He added that the contract was so one-sided that, if Universal really wanted to, they could license his characters against his will, and could even fire him and continue Calvin and Hobbes with a new artist. Watterson's position eventually won out, and he was able to renegotiate his contract so that he would receive all rights to his work. Later he said that the licensing fight exhausted him and contributed to the need for a nine-month sabbatical in 1991.[23]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreihmgl3sxrmb5t6edpjnixyanj2rvcf43zdv46mbifhl7hdtmz5u6y@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
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HUFF POST: “Key military member called hotline, feared Trump’s boat strikes were illegal… The service members tasked with carrying out these strikes are left in a terrible bind…” www.huffpost.com/entry/milita...
January 14, 2026 at 4:57 AM
HUFF POST: “Key military member called hotline, feared Trump’s boat strikes were illegal… The service members tasked with carrying out these strikes are left in a terrible bind…” www.huffpost.com/entry/milita...
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Let’s get more Dems hyping each other like this. The best thing I’ve seen in ages…
“Third, fourth, fifth” ☠️🤣
@kamlager-dove.house.gov
@repmoskowitz.bsky.social
“Third, fourth, fifth” ☠️🤣
@kamlager-dove.house.gov
@repmoskowitz.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Let’s get more Dems hyping each other like this. The best thing I’ve seen in ages…
“Third, fourth, fifth” ☠️🤣
@kamlager-dove.house.gov
@repmoskowitz.bsky.social
“Third, fourth, fifth” ☠️🤣
@kamlager-dove.house.gov
@repmoskowitz.bsky.social
Trump is easy to hate.
"However many people thought 'Trump is rich, he must know the economy' in 2016 or 2024, it’s getting harder to find Americans who think that today. His overall approval ended the year in the 30s in some polls, and his numbers on the economy are even worse."
One year in, Trump's economy is a mess
He may have won on a promise to fix everything, but he's only made it worse.
www.publicnotice.co
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Trump is easy to hate.
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My girl Jen gets it
Psaki: Trump's middle finger towards a heckler at a Ford plant earlier felt "Directed at all of us. At every person in this country who still believes in common decency right now."
January 14, 2026 at 3:05 AM
My girl Jen gets it
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South Korea has a level of FAFO that makes me envious
SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor on Tuesday requested the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
January 14, 2026 at 3:07 AM
South Korea has a level of FAFO that makes me envious
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What does his union say?
The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he's been suspended. • Michigan Advance
A union-backed auto worker at Ford Motor Co. was caught on video heckling President Donald Trump when he visited a Dearborn factory on Tuesday ahead of his address to the Detroit Economic Club. The vi...
michiganadvance.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:08 AM
What does his union say?
The pretenses have been dropped. They are showing us exactly who they are. Believe them.
DHS is quoting the KKK on X. At this point, it’s hard to call it anything but AmeriKKKa. “We’ll have our home again” has been used historically in Ku Klux Klan propaganda, chants, and publications, particularly in the early–mid 20th century
January 14, 2026 at 5:31 AM
The pretenses have been dropped. They are showing us exactly who they are. Believe them.
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"TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old United Auto Workers Local 600 line worker at the factory, told The Post that he was the one shouting at Trump. He said he has been suspended from work pending an investigation.
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Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
A cellphone video captured Trump twice mouthing “f--- you” and raising his middle finger toward a line worker shouting at him inside the Ford factory.
wapo.st
January 14, 2026 at 3:26 AM
"TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old United Auto Workers Local 600 line worker at the factory, told The Post that he was the one shouting at Trump. He said he has been suspended from work pending an investigation.
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SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor on Tuesday requested the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
January 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor on Tuesday requested the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
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We have Justin Amash and Bill Kristol saying ABOLISH ICE before most Democrats.
What does that say about the Democratic establishment?
Primary season is on right now, folks.
We all deserve better.
What does that say about the Democratic establishment?
Primary season is on right now, folks.
We all deserve better.
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 AM
We have Justin Amash and Bill Kristol saying ABOLISH ICE before most Democrats.
What does that say about the Democratic establishment?
Primary season is on right now, folks.
We all deserve better.
What does that say about the Democratic establishment?
Primary season is on right now, folks.
We all deserve better.
We are under siege. This was the destructive plan the 2024 election ushered in.
Every Day Attacking
United States Citizens or Killing Them
Beginning January 2025 ICE has been involved in 16 shooting ( and probably more )incidents resulting in 4 deaths including Renee Nicole Good ( source Pro Publica)
More than 170 U.S. CITIZENS
have been unlawfully held and abused
United States Citizens or Killing Them
Beginning January 2025 ICE has been involved in 16 shooting ( and probably more )incidents resulting in 4 deaths including Renee Nicole Good ( source Pro Publica)
More than 170 U.S. CITIZENS
have been unlawfully held and abused
January 14, 2026 at 5:20 AM
We are under siege. This was the destructive plan the 2024 election ushered in.
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There’s no reason for fed’l agents doing “immigration enforcement” to wear masks. Their continued use confirms that this administration isn’t interested in de-escalating tensions. So states are trying to take matters into their own hands. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Should ICE Agents Be Able To Wear Masks?
Protect and serve.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
There’s no reason for fed’l agents doing “immigration enforcement” to wear masks. Their continued use confirms that this administration isn’t interested in de-escalating tensions. So states are trying to take matters into their own hands. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Bang on! Engage in the good fight.
Happening Now: Hundreds of protesters are holding a noise demo outside of the Graduate by Hilton Hotel in Minneapolis where ICE agents are reportedly staying. Drums, guitars, pots and pans are in-tune to "fuck ICE" and "ICE out" chants. Riot police are currently in the lobby.
January 14, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Bang on! Engage in the good fight.
ICE, and this entire Administration, are imperious lawless criminals.
ProPublica Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
ICE also mugged a 10th grader, stole his phone, and sold it.
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
ICE also mugged a 10th grader, stole his phone, and sold it.
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:14 AM
ICE, and this entire Administration, are imperious lawless criminals.
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In a world of corporate and Republican reeks who have all bent the knee to Trump, be auto worker TJ Sabula, who called Trump a "pedophile protector" to his face.
Bravo.
Bravo.
January 14, 2026 at 4:07 AM
In a world of corporate and Republican reeks who have all bent the knee to Trump, be auto worker TJ Sabula, who called Trump a "pedophile protector" to his face.
Bravo.
Bravo.
Not a moment’s peace for these hateful thugs.
"F*k ICE!" -protesters SURROUND one of the hotels where ICE is staying in Minneapolis and chant, making noise to disturb ICE agents. Via @zdroberts.bsky.social. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Not a moment’s peace for these hateful thugs.
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Boyle: I genuinely believe Trump is the most successful con man in American history. This is his latest con. You and I both know, for the reasons you just outlined, that Donald Trump ordering something via social media does not make it law and does not mean it’s going to happen.
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Boyle: I genuinely believe Trump is the most successful con man in American history. This is his latest con. You and I both know, for the reasons you just outlined, that Donald Trump ordering something via social media does not make it law and does not mean it’s going to happen.
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‘Daddy, what did you do at work today?’
‘I smashed a woman’s car window, cut her seatbelt off and dragged her out of her vehicle for trying to turn left and go to her doctor…she kept screaming the whole time.’
‘I smashed a woman’s car window, cut her seatbelt off and dragged her out of her vehicle for trying to turn left and go to her doctor…she kept screaming the whole time.’
January 14, 2026 at 4:27 AM
‘Daddy, what did you do at work today?’
‘I smashed a woman’s car window, cut her seatbelt off and dragged her out of her vehicle for trying to turn left and go to her doctor…she kept screaming the whole time.’
‘I smashed a woman’s car window, cut her seatbelt off and dragged her out of her vehicle for trying to turn left and go to her doctor…she kept screaming the whole time.’
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Two GoFundMe pages have been set up. Links below:
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/tj-sabula-...
Reminder: GoFundMe has fraud protections in place and will issue refunds if a campaign is found to be fraudulent. Both of these links were shared directly with us.
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www.gofundme.com/f/tj-sabula-...
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Donate to Support Ford Worker TJ Sabula during suspension, organized by Diandra Gourlay
On January 13th, 2026 TJ Sabula, a worker at the Ford Rouge Plant, voi… Diandra Gourlay needs your support for Support Ford Worker TJ Sabula during suspension
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January 14, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Two GoFundMe pages have been set up. Links below:
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/tj-sabula-...
Reminder: GoFundMe has fraud protections in place and will issue refunds if a campaign is found to be fraudulent. Both of these links were shared directly with us.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/tj-sabula-...
Reminder: GoFundMe has fraud protections in place and will issue refunds if a campaign is found to be fraudulent. Both of these links were shared directly with us.
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Great news.
It's time to officially let X/Twitter go. That platform's decline from a vibrant public square to what is now a platform for hate & disinformation has been painful to experience. I’ve already in this great community & look forward to continuing our conversations.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
US teachers union says it's leaving X over sexualized AI images of children
The American Federation of Teachers says it is leaving X, citing the social media site's creation and dissemination of "sickening" images of children in various states of undress.
www.reuters.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Great news.
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Of course.
Proud Boys leader Tarrio found on the leaked list of ICE officers.
January 14, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Of course.
Are slinging FU’s at employees while touring an auto plant considered official duty?
What about the guy who said “fuck you”? Is he suspended?
UPDATE: TJ Sabula, the worker who shouted "pedophile protector" at Trump, has been suspended - WaPo
January 14, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Are slinging FU’s at employees while touring an auto plant considered official duty?
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BREAKING NYT:
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she has learned that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she took part in a video urging military service members to resist illegal orders.
It's unclear what possible crime might involve her. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she has learned that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she took part in a video urging military service members to resist illegal orders.
It's unclear what possible crime might involve her. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:25 AM
BREAKING NYT:
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she has learned that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she took part in a video urging military service members to resist illegal orders.
It's unclear what possible crime might involve her. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she has learned that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she took part in a video urging military service members to resist illegal orders.
It's unclear what possible crime might involve her. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...