Darlene Cypser
@darlenecypser.bsky.social
Sherlockian, writer, attorney, historian. Member Dr Watson's Neglect Patients & former Chief Surgeon; member Hudson Valley Sciontists & Hounds of the Internet. Living in Jefferson County, Colorado, USA.
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NEW: The Trump administration's brutal removal of so many workers is projected to shrink the nation’s GDP by as much as 6.8% — a deeper hit than the one sustained during the Great Recession.
A.J. Schumann:
A.J. Schumann:
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers. They’re Tanking The Economy. - OtherWords
Trump claimed immigrants were “taking your jobs.” But during his brutal crackdown, the job market has only gotten worse.
otherwords.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
NEW: The Trump administration's brutal removal of so many workers is projected to shrink the nation’s GDP by as much as 6.8% — a deeper hit than the one sustained during the Great Recession.
A.J. Schumann:
A.J. Schumann:
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10 mothers told The Post that they have watched their boys lose concerning amounts of weight over the past few months, as they complain about the lack of sufficient food at the Pueblo detention facility.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/15/c...
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/15/c...
Young people held at Pueblo detention facility aren’t getting enough food, parents allege
Ten mothers told The Denver Post they have watched their boys at the Youthful Offender System detention facility in Pueblo lose concerning amounts of weight over the past few months.
www.denverpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
10 mothers told The Post that they have watched their boys lose concerning amounts of weight over the past few months, as they complain about the lack of sufficient food at the Pueblo detention facility.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/15/c...
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/15/c...
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I do love a map - fascinating to see the murder hot spots in York
theconversation.com/our-medieval...
theconversation.com/our-medieval...
Our medieval murder maps reveal the surprising geography of violence in 14th-century English cities
In the 14th century, Sundays were particularly deadly.
theconversation.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I do love a map - fascinating to see the murder hot spots in York
theconversation.com/our-medieval...
theconversation.com/our-medieval...
Follow this account to see A Christmas Carol beginning December 1st, and other Dickens tales all year long.
Returning on Dec 1
‘There is no doubt that Marley was dead. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate.’
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‘There is no doubt that Marley was dead. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate.’
25 Days of #AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Follow this account to see A Christmas Carol beginning December 1st, and other Dickens tales all year long.
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As you know, I paint little landscapes and some abstract artworks. I'm having a studio clear-out. All Auctions start at just 0.99. might make a nice wee Christmas present for someone.
🎨🧑🎨
#art #artwork
ebay.us/m/l0MrAR
🎨🧑🎨
#art #artwork
ebay.us/m/l0MrAR
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As you know, I paint little landscapes and some abstract artworks. I'm having a studio clear-out. All Auctions start at just 0.99. might make a nice wee Christmas present for someone.
🎨🧑🎨
#art #artwork
ebay.us/m/l0MrAR
🎨🧑🎨
#art #artwork
ebay.us/m/l0MrAR
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The perfect selection box for anyone with a love of Yorkshire's history and heritage, the e-book 'A Yorkshire Christmas: Traditions, Customs, and Festive Feasts' is still available from my shop, on a pay what you want basis with no minimum donation. payhip.com/b/JZRlG #Christmasgift #heritage
A Yorkshire Christmas: Traditions, Customs, and Festive Feasts
Christmas in Yorkshire blends the best of old traditions with the warmth of modern celebrations, weaving a festive atmosphere that lingers in every town and village. It’s a time when the rich heritage...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The perfect selection box for anyone with a love of Yorkshire's history and heritage, the e-book 'A Yorkshire Christmas: Traditions, Customs, and Festive Feasts' is still available from my shop, on a pay what you want basis with no minimum donation. payhip.com/b/JZRlG #Christmasgift #heritage
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For those wondering how you get on and off a penny-farthing.
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For those wondering how you get on and off a penny-farthing.
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
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Sunday serenity.
The view towards Ashcombe Mill near Kingston.
📷 Lloyd Lane
The view towards Ashcombe Mill near Kingston.
📷 Lloyd Lane
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Sunday serenity.
The view towards Ashcombe Mill near Kingston.
📷 Lloyd Lane
The view towards Ashcombe Mill near Kingston.
📷 Lloyd Lane
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Brazil didn’t stop at sentencing former president Bolsanaro to 27 years for an attempted coup; his entire inner circle—from the vice president and the military commander to the intelligence chief and even his son—are also facing decades in prison.
America, this is what democracy looks like.
America, this is what democracy looks like.
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Brazil didn’t stop at sentencing former president Bolsanaro to 27 years for an attempted coup; his entire inner circle—from the vice president and the military commander to the intelligence chief and even his son—are also facing decades in prison.
America, this is what democracy looks like.
America, this is what democracy looks like.
The permits for cutting your own Christmas tree in the National Forest are available. It is a fun thing to do, especially for a family or group. They choose areas that need thinning so it helps reduce wildfire risk, too.
www.recreation.gov/tree-permits
www.recreation.gov/tree-permits
Get Your Christmas Tree Permit - Recreation.gov
Christmas tree permits are a unique opportunity to help thin densely populated stands of small-diameter trees - the perfect size for a Christmas tree.
www.recreation.gov
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The permits for cutting your own Christmas tree in the National Forest are available. It is a fun thing to do, especially for a family or group. They choose areas that need thinning so it helps reduce wildfire risk, too.
www.recreation.gov/tree-permits
www.recreation.gov/tree-permits
Students of the French Revolution will recognize that we have reached the part where the members of the Committee of Public Safety turned on each other.
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Students of the French Revolution will recognize that we have reached the part where the members of the Committee of Public Safety turned on each other.
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In the global electrification race China is marching ahead.
The US and Europe risk falling behind clinging on to yesterday's technologies.
The US and Europe risk falling behind clinging on to yesterday's technologies.
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
In the global electrification race China is marching ahead.
The US and Europe risk falling behind clinging on to yesterday's technologies.
The US and Europe risk falling behind clinging on to yesterday's technologies.
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Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
So any students serious about getting an education should enroll somewhere else.
“Texas A&M University System regents voted Thursday to limit how instructors may discuss matters like gender identity and race ideology in classrooms, tightening the rules in a conservative state where debates over academic freedom have flared for months.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
So any students serious about getting an education should enroll somewhere else.
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We didn't plagiarize, you made us plagiarize by asking questions to which we stole the answers.
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
We didn't plagiarize, you made us plagiarize by asking questions to which we stole the answers.
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
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November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Deputy Rescues Injured Owl “Whooo” Needed a Little Kindness
Deputy Hochberg found a Great Horned Owl on a sidewalk looking dazed and confused, so he stepped in with calm hands and a warm blanket.
Deputy Hochberg found a Great Horned Owl on a sidewalk looking dazed and confused, so he stepped in with calm hands and a warm blanket.
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Deputy Rescues Injured Owl “Whooo” Needed a Little Kindness
Deputy Hochberg found a Great Horned Owl on a sidewalk looking dazed and confused, so he stepped in with calm hands and a warm blanket.
Deputy Hochberg found a Great Horned Owl on a sidewalk looking dazed and confused, so he stepped in with calm hands and a warm blanket.
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“Well, apart from this cigarette-end, was it not suggestive that the only time the lodger went out was immediately after his taking the rooms? He came back—or someone came back—when all witnesses were out of the way.
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“Well, apart from this cigarette-end, was it not suggestive that the only time the lodger went out was immediately after his taking the rooms? He came back—or someone came back—when all witnesses were out of the way.
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New post on our efforts to back up the NCES Datalabs tables. Big thanks to all of the volunteers involved in backing these up! #DataRescue
www.datarescueproject.org/nces-datalab...
www.datarescueproject.org/nces-datalab...
NCES Datalabs Tables: Rescue Complete!
If you have been following along with the Data Rescue Project newsletter, you have been receiving occasional updates on our struggle to find and download all of the summary tables that were created by...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
New post on our efforts to back up the NCES Datalabs tables. Big thanks to all of the volunteers involved in backing these up! #DataRescue
www.datarescueproject.org/nces-datalab...
www.datarescueproject.org/nces-datalab...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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My friend was an enthusiastic musician, being himself not only a very capable performer but a composer of no ordinary merit. All the afternoon he sat in the stalls wrapped in the most perfect happiness, gently waving his long, thin fingers in time to the music,
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My friend was an enthusiastic musician, being himself not only a very capable performer but a composer of no ordinary merit. All the afternoon he sat in the stalls wrapped in the most perfect happiness, gently waving his long, thin fingers in time to the music,
Those of us who have penny banks can stand in alleyways wearing trench coats offering pennies at a premium.
End of an era, I suppose. Apparently, it’s not a well thought out business decision. Go figure.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
US Mint to strike last penny as Trump’s phaseout rattles retailers - POLITICO
The Treasury Department is considering issuing guidance to help businesses navigate the transition, including how to round cash transactions.
www.politico.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Those of us who have penny banks can stand in alleyways wearing trench coats offering pennies at a premium.