Carl Dershem
@carldershem.bsky.social
Retired - now working primarily as a writer and musician. Books on Amazon, and working hard to improve my skills. I have my first million words done, and I'm working to be better. Playing music locally, and active in the Union. BKA practitioner.
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A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
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The only reliable data we are going to get on this stuff now comes from the private sector. bsky.app/profile/atru...
🚨 CNBC on latest jobs numbers: "A big miss on ADP payrolls. The private payroll company saying private payrolls shed 32,000 workers in Nov. That's the 4th negative number in past 6 months. The estimate was for +40,000, so the street was off ... this may be coming from being hammered by the tariffs"
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The only reliable data we are going to get on this stuff now comes from the private sector. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Remember when we were going to "de-lever the public sector and re-lever the private sector".
“.. The US lost an average of 4k private-sector jobs per month over the last 3 months (ADP data), the first 3-month decline since the 2020 recession.”
- Bilello
- Bilello
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Remember when we were going to "de-lever the public sector and re-lever the private sector".
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1. Jared Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
Kushner’s Moscow mission wasn’t just corrupt. It was unconstitutional.
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, has been traveling the world to participate in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations on behalf of the president.
popular.info
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
1. Jared Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
So many do not know that Casablanca happens before the US entered the war.
Dec 2nd 1941 - Ugarte asks Rick Blaine to look after his "letters of transit" before being arrested. Rick's former lover, Ilsa, enters the club with her husband, Victor Laszlo.
📽️📅 Casablanca (1943)
📽️📅 Casablanca (1943)
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
So many do not know that Casablanca happens before the US entered the war.
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This kinda thing is only what’s getting reported. Deregulation and gutting the agencies that keep food safe are only adding reasons to avoid products from the U.S.
•you can get stuff from folks who like Canada
•oh yeah, their stuff might kill ya
•you can get stuff from folks who like Canada
•oh yeah, their stuff might kill ya
December 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This kinda thing is only what’s getting reported. Deregulation and gutting the agencies that keep food safe are only adding reasons to avoid products from the U.S.
•you can get stuff from folks who like Canada
•oh yeah, their stuff might kill ya
•you can get stuff from folks who like Canada
•oh yeah, their stuff might kill ya
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An inependent review of medical evidence on trans youth healthcare found substantial evidence of benefit, and no evidence of harm.
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Plentiful Data, No Regret: What the Utah Review on Youth Trans Care Found — Assigned
A 1,000-page report by the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, which found care safe and effective, stands out from others: It’s both independent and an actual review of the evidence.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An inependent review of medical evidence on trans youth healthcare found substantial evidence of benefit, and no evidence of harm.
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
"Reveals"???? Makes up out of thin air, more like.
“The president should be removed from office because he is plainly insane.”
The president is a lunatic
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Reveals"???? Makes up out of thin air, more like.
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A most important question on the Sept. 2 double-tap strike is who had "target engagement authority" (TEA).
Wall Street Journal:
"A Defense Department official ... said Hegseth was the 'target engagement authority,' the key figure who authorized the strike."
www.wsj.com/politics/whi...
Wall Street Journal:
"A Defense Department official ... said Hegseth was the 'target engagement authority,' the key figure who authorized the strike."
www.wsj.com/politics/whi...
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A most important question on the Sept. 2 double-tap strike is who had "target engagement authority" (TEA).
Wall Street Journal:
"A Defense Department official ... said Hegseth was the 'target engagement authority,' the key figure who authorized the strike."
www.wsj.com/politics/whi...
Wall Street Journal:
"A Defense Department official ... said Hegseth was the 'target engagement authority,' the key figure who authorized the strike."
www.wsj.com/politics/whi...
par for the course. Soulless, vile, and self-absorbed.
What a monstrous person.
Megyn Kelly on alleged war crimes: "I really do kind of not only wanna see them killed in the water, whether they're on the boat or in the water, but I'd really like to see them suffer. I would like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out."
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
par for the course. Soulless, vile, and self-absorbed.
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Oh, to have enough shelf space for my books!
Readers tend to accumulate books, whether they plan to or not; @jdnicoll.bsky.social offers some advice and approaches he wishes he'd considered before diving headlong into assembling a massive book collection 📚
Things I Wish I'd Known When Starting a Book Collection - Reactor
Handy advice for overly enthusiastic bookworms (you know who you are)
reactormag.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Oh, to have enough shelf space for my books!
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Imma need everyone who threw a fit over Hunter Biden to keep that same energy about Jared Kushner - who has no government role or oversight - sitting in on this meeting www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Witkoff and Kushner to meet Putin to discuss ending war in Ukraine
A leaked set of 28 U.S. draft peace proposals emerged last week.
www.reuters.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Imma need everyone who threw a fit over Hunter Biden to keep that same energy about Jared Kushner - who has no government role or oversight - sitting in on this meeting www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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Indeed there were many concerned, hand-wringing articles and X posts about "echo chambers" and how we were depriving ourselves of the wisdom of alternate viewpoints, all of which was easily decoded as I AM IMPORTANT AND HAVE IMPORTANT THOUGHTS WHY WON'T YOU ACKNOWLEDGE ME AND MY IMPORTANTOSITY
back when bluesky was still blowing up, wasn't bsky's self-moderation what the dipshits on the right complained about the most? like, those stupid bastards were actually for-real crying about censorship and suppression of free speech because so many of us blocked them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Indeed there were many concerned, hand-wringing articles and X posts about "echo chambers" and how we were depriving ourselves of the wisdom of alternate viewpoints, all of which was easily decoded as I AM IMPORTANT AND HAVE IMPORTANT THOUGHTS WHY WON'T YOU ACKNOWLEDGE ME AND MY IMPORTANTOSITY
Crooks are always crooks.
Scoop: They tried to bury this news on Black Friday, but, well...
Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
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Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
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Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma May Have Violated SEC Rules After Another Filing Discrepancy
Alt5 Sigma told regulators its accountant resigned in November, while he says he notified the company three months earlier.
www.forbes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Crooks are always crooks.
Makes me wonder what feckless buffoon will take his place when he falls. Alas, there is a large supply of them.
A half dozen senior Republicans in Congress have now made clear that pending congressional hearings, they have no intention of expending political capital in support of Pete Hegseth. The odds that he's going down have just doubled.
December 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Makes me wonder what feckless buffoon will take his place when he falls. Alas, there is a large supply of them.
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The READ THIS! BotM Announced, a New Release, and The Last Day of Preorder Disco @ the Blah, Blah, Blah Blog! ginikoch.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-... @phyllishemann.bsky.social @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social @alexshvartsman.bsky.social @meltodd.bsky.social @teresaintrepid.bsky.social @jag4a.bsky.social
Blah, Blah, Blah...: The READ THIS! BotM Announced, New Book, & Last Days of Preorder
ginikoch.blogspot.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The READ THIS! BotM Announced, a New Release, and The Last Day of Preorder Disco @ the Blah, Blah, Blah Blog! ginikoch.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-... @phyllishemann.bsky.social @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social @alexshvartsman.bsky.social @meltodd.bsky.social @teresaintrepid.bsky.social @jag4a.bsky.social
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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
