Chacha357@chacha357.bsky.social
@chacha357.bsky.social
Proud, Progressive, Democratic
Feminist, Nature lover, former union rep, retired from non profit
Resist,Persist, Make noise
Feminist, Nature lover, former union rep, retired from non profit
Resist,Persist, Make noise
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Trump Pulls a Sudden 180 on Releasing Boat Strike Video newrepublic.com/post/204152/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Pulls a Sudden 180 on Releasing Boat Strike Video
It sure sounds like we are never going to see that video.
newrepublic.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Trump Pulls a Sudden 180 on Releasing Boat Strike Video newrepublic.com/post/204152/... via @newrepublic.com
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Is it too much to hope that Congress is regrowing some backbone? Baby steps here, but important ones. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos
Lawmakers quietly stuck the requirement into their must-pass annual defense policy bill.
www.politico.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Is it too much to hope that Congress is regrowing some backbone? Baby steps here, but important ones. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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"Region imported 438,000 tons of pesticides and herbicides in 2020, two-thirds more than in 2018. More than half of such chemicals used in Nigeria are highly hazardous, at least 40% of those can’t be sold in Europe"
#Pesticide colonialism
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#Pesticide colonialism
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Europe’s Banned Pesticides Are Poisoning Nigeria
Chemicals barred by the EU are widely available across Africa, threatening food and water supplies.
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Region imported 438,000 tons of pesticides and herbicides in 2020, two-thirds more than in 2018. More than half of such chemicals used in Nigeria are highly hazardous, at least 40% of those can’t be sold in Europe"
#Pesticide colonialism
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#Pesticide colonialism
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
By Ed Shanahan and Stella Raine Chu
17 y.o. William McKernan said, “Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped. I used to go to [P.S] 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country.”
By Ed Shanahan and Stella Raine Chu
17 y.o. William McKernan said, “Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped. I used to go to [P.S] 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country.”
Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
By Ed Shanahan and Stella Raine Chu
17 y.o. William McKernan said, “Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped. I used to go to [P.S] 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country.”
By Ed Shanahan and Stella Raine Chu
17 y.o. William McKernan said, “Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped. I used to go to [P.S] 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country.”
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www.alternet.org/public-hangi... YOU FIRST LONSDALE MFER!
Billionaire pushes return of public hangings as part of 'masculine leadership' initiative
Venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale, a co-founder of data platform company Palantir, is calling for the return of public hangings as part of a broader push to restore what he describes as “masculine leade...
www.alternet.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
www.alternet.org/public-hangi... YOU FIRST LONSDALE MFER!
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It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
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“GIGANTIC MISTAKE” — “Bill Gates has criticized the Trump administration for the alarming increase in child mortality rates. Gates attributes this rise to the dissolution of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).”
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www.aol.com/finance/here...
December 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“GIGANTIC MISTAKE” — “Bill Gates has criticized the Trump administration for the alarming increase in child mortality rates. Gates attributes this rise to the dissolution of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).”
www.aol.com/finance/here...
www.aol.com/finance/here...
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Jared Kushner's involvement was "not mentioned in Paramount's press release on Monday morning about its $108 billion bid, nor were participating sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar."
fancy that
fancy that
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Jared Kushner's involvement was "not mentioned in Paramount's press release on Monday morning about its $108 billion bid, nor were participating sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar."
fancy that
fancy that
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Trump hates Europe’s democracies because they have universal health care, a strong social welfare system and heavy unionization.
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump hates Europe’s democracies because they have universal health care, a strong social welfare system and heavy unionization.
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
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Breaking: Kushner and Saudi Arabia are part of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. This could give them control of CNN and more: www.axios.com/2025/12/08/j...
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Breaking: Kushner and Saudi Arabia are part of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. This could give them control of CNN and more: www.axios.com/2025/12/08/j...
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🔥HOPE WALZ: “Oh Don Jr, it is so clear your dad doesn’t love you… my family will always be richer than yours, because we find joy in each other - not tearing other people down. I really hope you get the help you need.”
December 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🔥HOPE WALZ: “Oh Don Jr, it is so clear your dad doesn’t love you… my family will always be richer than yours, because we find joy in each other - not tearing other people down. I really hope you get the help you need.”
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"Among the crowd was a 17-year-old high school student from Astoria who attended P.S. 166.
'Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped,' he said. 'I used to go to 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country'...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...
'Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped,' he said. 'I used to go to 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country'...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...
Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Among the crowd was a 17-year-old high school student from Astoria who attended P.S. 166.
'Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped,' he said. 'I used to go to 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country'...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...
'Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped,' he said. 'I used to go to 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country'...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...
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Rebecca Slaughter helped the FTC sue big corporations for abusing their power and ripping off customers. Then Trump fired her.
Today, a lawsuit over the legality of her firing will be argued before SCOTUS.
Watch my recent conversation with Slaughter youtu.be/HxQJinGZijY?...
Today, a lawsuit over the legality of her firing will be argued before SCOTUS.
Watch my recent conversation with Slaughter youtu.be/HxQJinGZijY?...
She Helped Sue Amazon. Then Trump Fired Her. (In Conversation with Rebecca Slaughter)
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Rebecca Slaughter helped the FTC sue big corporations for abusing their power and ripping off customers. Then Trump fired her.
Today, a lawsuit over the legality of her firing will be argued before SCOTUS.
Watch my recent conversation with Slaughter youtu.be/HxQJinGZijY?...
Today, a lawsuit over the legality of her firing will be argued before SCOTUS.
Watch my recent conversation with Slaughter youtu.be/HxQJinGZijY?...
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Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
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Trump is giving another $12 billion of taxpayer money to bail out farmers again from his disastrous policies. Just like he had to bail them out in his first term from his disastrous policies. But they will continue to vote Republican, as long as they keep getting their welfare checks.
December 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Trump is giving another $12 billion of taxpayer money to bail out farmers again from his disastrous policies. Just like he had to bail them out in his first term from his disastrous policies. But they will continue to vote Republican, as long as they keep getting their welfare checks.
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♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
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Jonathan Blitzer: Hegseth’s conduct is a case study in how the Administration’s growing sense of heedlessness and unaccountability is shaping disastrous policy. Because the President had labelled several drug cartels “terrorist organizations” in a series of executive orders, the government simply
The Trump Administration’s Chaos in the Caribbean
Pete Hegseth’s conduct is a case study in how the government’s growing sense of heedlessness and unaccountability is shaping disastrous policy.
www.newyorker.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Jonathan Blitzer: Hegseth’s conduct is a case study in how the Administration’s growing sense of heedlessness and unaccountability is shaping disastrous policy. Because the President had labelled several drug cartels “terrorist organizations” in a series of executive orders, the government simply
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ICYMI - that patch on the helmet is a Jerusalem or crusader's cross, which has been co-opted by white supremacists and the far right.
Hegseth has a tattoo of that cross on his chest.
Hegseth has a tattoo of that cross on his chest.
US SouthCom a few tweets way from using a Sonnenrad patch in their imagery.
December 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
ICYMI - that patch on the helmet is a Jerusalem or crusader's cross, which has been co-opted by white supremacists and the far right.
Hegseth has a tattoo of that cross on his chest.
Hegseth has a tattoo of that cross on his chest.
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ChrisO_wiki: A sign of the times: the US military Southcom tweets an image of a soldier with a Jerusalem Cross—used by violent white supremacists groups—on his helmet. The symbol isn't part of any official US military insignia, but it is being promoted by Hegseth.
December 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
ChrisO_wiki: A sign of the times: the US military Southcom tweets an image of a soldier with a Jerusalem Cross—used by violent white supremacists groups—on his helmet. The symbol isn't part of any official US military insignia, but it is being promoted by Hegseth.
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That symbol on the helmet is the same one Hegseth has on his chest……
US SouthCom a few tweets way from using a Sonnenrad patch in their imagery.
December 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
That symbol on the helmet is the same one Hegseth has on his chest……
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How very not surprising 👇
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
How very not surprising 👇
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BERMAN: Did you see any evidence of them trying to use a radio in the video you saw?
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
BERMAN: Did you see any evidence of them trying to use a radio in the video you saw?
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
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Note: "Deportation Judges," not immigration judges. No need to apply if you don't get the agenda.
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Note: "Deportation Judges," not immigration judges. No need to apply if you don't get the agenda.