Clio2
@clio2.bsky.social
Observer of #polycrisis; excursions into history, nature, oddments. Degrees: philosophy, history of science. Former teacher, writer,
editor, spokesperson, contract researcher, journalist. Occasional fictioneer. NB. No LLMs/other AI need apply. :-)
editor, spokesperson, contract researcher, journalist. Occasional fictioneer. NB. No LLMs/other AI need apply. :-)
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Did it even register that Congressman Al Green tried to have Trump impeached on 12 December?
On December 11 – 12, 2025, the House voted on a procedural motion to table (kill) the resolution.
47 House Democrats voted “present”, helping to kill it.
algreen.house.gov/media/press-...
On December 11 – 12, 2025, the House voted on a procedural motion to table (kill) the resolution.
47 House Democrats voted “present”, helping to kill it.
algreen.house.gov/media/press-...
Congressman Al Green Declares Trump a Threat to Democracy as 140 Courageously Vote to Advance Impeachment
(Washington, D.C.) — On Friday, December 12, 2025, Congressman Al Green delivered remarks on the House floor to confront the threats posed by Donald John Trump to democracy and the Constitution and to...
algreen.house.gov
December 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Did it even register that Congressman Al Green tried to have Trump impeached on 12 December?
On December 11 – 12, 2025, the House voted on a procedural motion to table (kill) the resolution.
47 House Democrats voted “present”, helping to kill it.
algreen.house.gov/media/press-...
On December 11 – 12, 2025, the House voted on a procedural motion to table (kill) the resolution.
47 House Democrats voted “present”, helping to kill it.
algreen.house.gov/media/press-...
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WATCH — @jenpsaki.bsky.social : “Let’s go back to those 10 co-conspirators…”
@rokhanna.bsky.social : “Some of them were at parties where you had 13 & 14 year-olds paraded naked… They did disgusting things. The Epstein class needs to be held accountable. Release the files.”
@rokhanna.bsky.social : “Some of them were at parties where you had 13 & 14 year-olds paraded naked… They did disgusting things. The Epstein class needs to be held accountable. Release the files.”
December 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
WATCH — @jenpsaki.bsky.social : “Let’s go back to those 10 co-conspirators…”
@rokhanna.bsky.social : “Some of them were at parties where you had 13 & 14 year-olds paraded naked… They did disgusting things. The Epstein class needs to be held accountable. Release the files.”
@rokhanna.bsky.social : “Some of them were at parties where you had 13 & 14 year-olds paraded naked… They did disgusting things. The Epstein class needs to be held accountable. Release the files.”
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www.motherjones.com/politics/201... April 16, 2013 federal agents burst into a Trump Tower NYC condo and rounded up 29 members of two global crime rings, operated by Russian mob boss Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov. He fled. Interpol chased. Spotted with Trump, in the VIP booth, Miss Universe, Moscow.
How did an alleged Russian mobster end up on Trump's red carpet?
And here's a coincidence: The guy was indicted for being part of a global gambling ring run out of Trump Tower.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
www.motherjones.com/politics/201... April 16, 2013 federal agents burst into a Trump Tower NYC condo and rounded up 29 members of two global crime rings, operated by Russian mob boss Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov. He fled. Interpol chased. Spotted with Trump, in the VIP booth, Miss Universe, Moscow.
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75 countries, 6 continents, ~5 years
#OTD in 1922, 16-year-old Aloha Wanderwell (nee Idris Galcia) began her record-setting journey driving around the world in a 1918 Ford Model T as part of the Wanderwell Expedition. #travel #adventure #firsts
www.alohawanderwell.com/biography/
#OTD in 1922, 16-year-old Aloha Wanderwell (nee Idris Galcia) began her record-setting journey driving around the world in a 1918 Ford Model T as part of the Wanderwell Expedition. #travel #adventure #firsts
www.alohawanderwell.com/biography/
December 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
75 countries, 6 continents, ~5 years
#OTD in 1922, 16-year-old Aloha Wanderwell (nee Idris Galcia) began her record-setting journey driving around the world in a 1918 Ford Model T as part of the Wanderwell Expedition. #travel #adventure #firsts
www.alohawanderwell.com/biography/
#OTD in 1922, 16-year-old Aloha Wanderwell (nee Idris Galcia) began her record-setting journey driving around the world in a 1918 Ford Model T as part of the Wanderwell Expedition. #travel #adventure #firsts
www.alohawanderwell.com/biography/
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December 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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This is beyond disgusting. This is Child-Rapist Trumps Nazis. They took his groceries and split them up. WTAF?
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is beyond disgusting. This is Child-Rapist Trumps Nazis. They took his groceries and split them up. WTAF?
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December 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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JUST A FACT…👇
December 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
JUST A FACT…👇
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Resisting & ART in America🇺🇸
A R T I S T S resisting the regime.
Beautiful work by artists with timely pro democracy messages. 💕
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Beautiful work by artists with timely pro democracy messages. 💕
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Weapons of mass construction’: the US ‘craftivists’ using yarn to fight back against Trump
Fiber artists across the US are using their craft to protest against everything from national guard deployments to rollbacks on abortion rights
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Resisting & ART in America🇺🇸
Proposition:
Zombie apocalypse stories are really about AI.
Zombie apocalypse stories are really about AI.
December 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Proposition:
Zombie apocalypse stories are really about AI.
Zombie apocalypse stories are really about AI.
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“Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it’s true I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you.”
- Frida Kahlo
#Womensart
- Frida Kahlo
#Womensart
December 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it’s true I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you.”
- Frida Kahlo
#Womensart
- Frida Kahlo
#Womensart
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Was reading Total Defense and it points out that the Haitian Revolution and fear of it spreading to American slaves was arguably the first in a line of fear of outside agitators threatening America through spreading ideas (Bolsheviks, Japanese spies, Islamist terrorism, etc)
December 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Was reading Total Defense and it points out that the Haitian Revolution and fear of it spreading to American slaves was arguably the first in a line of fear of outside agitators threatening America through spreading ideas (Bolsheviks, Japanese spies, Islamist terrorism, etc)
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I understand and I hope you get the preauthorization, appeal, etc in your favor. And if not, there are other paths to try (me using GoodRx and cutting meds in half were just two examples). Hope you don’t need to listen to this but just in case dropping the link here: overcast.fm/+AAzqaEVnVtg
The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part One — An Arm and a Leg
In surveys, one in four Americans report having to skip their medications due to cost. We asked our listeners: what strategies have you used when you’ve been hit with pharmacy sticker shock? We heard ...
overcast.fm
December 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I understand and I hope you get the preauthorization, appeal, etc in your favor. And if not, there are other paths to try (me using GoodRx and cutting meds in half were just two examples). Hope you don’t need to listen to this but just in case dropping the link here: overcast.fm/+AAzqaEVnVtg
Send Priority if timestamp is crucial
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Every doctor in the ER now charges a separate bill. I remember when we had a $100 copay for ER with no other costs.
And now the insurance can just say something done there is "not" covered by ins, so the doc or hospital can charge you "full price."
And now the insurance can just say something done there is "not" covered by ins, so the doc or hospital can charge you "full price."
December 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Every doctor in the ER now charges a separate bill. I remember when we had a $100 copay for ER with no other costs.
And now the insurance can just say something done there is "not" covered by ins, so the doc or hospital can charge you "full price."
And now the insurance can just say something done there is "not" covered by ins, so the doc or hospital can charge you "full price."
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Exactly. This is a bill for a 2 hour ER visit. No labs, no tests, 2 minutes with the doctor, one IV and some Zofran. Not shown: the ridiculous amount we pay each month to pay a ridiculous amount at the hospital, all so UHC can get rich.
December 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Exactly. This is a bill for a 2 hour ER visit. No labs, no tests, 2 minutes with the doctor, one IV and some Zofran. Not shown: the ridiculous amount we pay each month to pay a ridiculous amount at the hospital, all so UHC can get rich.
Demise of major book wholesaler impacting Falls Church’s library
Demise of major book wholesaler impacting Falls Church’s library | ARLnow.com
The closure of a nearly 200-year-old book wholesaler will impact how soon new materials turn up on the shelves at Falls Church's Mary Riley Styles Public Library. Like many library systems nationally,...
www.arlnow.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
OMG
Demise of major book wholesaler impacting Falls Church’s library
Demise of major book wholesaler impacting Falls Church’s library | ARLnow.com
The closure of a nearly 200-year-old book wholesaler will impact how soon new materials turn up on the shelves at Falls Church's Mary Riley Styles Public Library. Like many library systems nationally,...
www.arlnow.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
OMG
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www.propublica.org/article/lung...
Watch RFK react to this by declaring the lung float test the only acceptable means of determining whether a baby was stillborn.
Watch RFK react to this by declaring the lung float test the only acceptable means of determining whether a baby was stillborn.
Medical Examiners Warn That Controversial Lung Float Test Could Be Dangerous
An exam meant to determine whether a baby was born dead or alive is of “questionable value,” the National Association of Medical Examiners cautions. The paper follows a ProPublica report on how the te...
www.propublica.org
December 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
www.propublica.org/article/lung...
Watch RFK react to this by declaring the lung float test the only acceptable means of determining whether a baby was stillborn.
Watch RFK react to this by declaring the lung float test the only acceptable means of determining whether a baby was stillborn.
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Sayyida al-Hurra (c. 1485–1561) was a powerful and influential female pirate and ruler in the early 16th century, reigning over the city of Tétouan in present-day Morocco. Her title, “al-Hurra,” means “The Free Woman” .
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
December 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Sayyida al-Hurra (c. 1485–1561) was a powerful and influential female pirate and ruler in the early 16th century, reigning over the city of Tétouan in present-day Morocco. Her title, “al-Hurra,” means “The Free Woman” .
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
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Let that sink in
December 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Let that sink in
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This whole thread is worth reading on those insisting the efforts to stifle liberal, open thought and speech are just a rebalancing campuses back to "normal" as a natural state of things, when in fact it's a massive concerted and resource-intensive effort. It's an expensive aberration!
New College is a DeSantis pet project, a Potemkin Campus that must be made real at any cost. While the NY Times notes it is the most expensive in the state, it does not tell readers what an extraordinary outlier it is. Freedom isn’t free, and a right-wing campus makeover is very expensive it seems.
December 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This whole thread is worth reading on those insisting the efforts to stifle liberal, open thought and speech are just a rebalancing campuses back to "normal" as a natural state of things, when in fact it's a massive concerted and resource-intensive effort. It's an expensive aberration!
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anyway, here's a The Case Against blackgirlwatching.substack.com/p/one-battle...
One Fetish After Another: PTA Exploits Black Women and Averts Revolution
Paul Thomas Anderson's action flick leaves much to be desired.
blackgirlwatching.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
anyway, here's a The Case Against blackgirlwatching.substack.com/p/one-battle...