Star Bustamonte
@divinedisturber.bsky.social
News correspondent for The Wild Hunt, co-host of The 4:15, and co-owner of House of Black Cat Magic.
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Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
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It’s amazing what a country can achieve when its accountability mechanisms function without fear or political interference.
Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Jair Bolsonaro, with a judge claiming the former president was intent on escaping as he was set to begin his prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. n.pr/48l5ldE
Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested for allegedly plotting escape ahead of prison term
Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Jair Bolsonaro, with a judge claiming the former president was intent on escaping as he was set to begin his prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It’s amazing what a country can achieve when its accountability mechanisms function without fear or political interference.
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Today’s inspiration
“What is precious is not what you own, but what you are.”
-Marcus Aurelius
-Marcus Aurelius
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Today’s inspiration
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You do not hate these people enough
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
You do not hate these people enough
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I know there are some folks who love to phone bank. This is a great opportunity to help get 💙 notes out in a district that trends red. You can potentially change the projection of Congress with this assistance!!! Volunteer to assist the Aftyn Behn campaign!!!
#TN07 it's time for change! Roads need fixed, hospitals are closing & nobody should be worried about feeding their kids
Aftyn Behn is running to change that - help get her elected. Volunteer canvass & phone bank opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/TNVolunteerHub
Aftyn Behn is running to change that - help get her elected. Volunteer canvass & phone bank opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/TNVolunteerHub
November 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I know there are some folks who love to phone bank. This is a great opportunity to help get 💙 notes out in a district that trends red. You can potentially change the projection of Congress with this assistance!!! Volunteer to assist the Aftyn Behn campaign!!!
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Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
The National Institutes of Health has canceled funding for at least 383 clinical trials in the last year, affecting some 74,000 participants
www.scientificamerican.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee
Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from presidential palace
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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eg After the Epstein Petition reached 218 signatures, 2 NY Republicans signed the last 2 signatures on a bipartisan discharge petition called Protect America's Workforce Act that restores unions rights to federal workers.
It had been stalled for 2 months. Now Johnson must bring it to the floor. ✊🏼👏🏼🧵
It had been stalled for 2 months. Now Johnson must bring it to the floor. ✊🏼👏🏼🧵
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
eg After the Epstein Petition reached 218 signatures, 2 NY Republicans signed the last 2 signatures on a bipartisan discharge petition called Protect America's Workforce Act that restores unions rights to federal workers.
It had been stalled for 2 months. Now Johnson must bring it to the floor. ✊🏼👏🏼🧵
It had been stalled for 2 months. Now Johnson must bring it to the floor. ✊🏼👏🏼🧵
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ICYMI, new piece/thread from me:
The correct answer to MAGA outrage over the Dem video is this: Are you effing kidding me? Of course it's reasonable to warn that Trump might be giving illegal orders.
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew That Question Wide Open
From the boat bombings to deportations to prosecutions, the evidence mounts. And the speaker of the House could get to the bottom of it if he wanted to. Yeah, right.
newrepublic.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ICYMI, new piece/thread from me:
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Really nice write-up of my book VERY FINE PEOPLE.
No regular newsletter this week, only a special on systemic critique starring David Graeber and @juliusgoat.bsky.social
www.felienne.nl/special-grae...
www.felienne.nl/special-grae...
Special: Graeber & Moxon
De net-niet elite blikt uit in het vermijden van systeemkritiek, schreef ik in het voorjaar in de Volkskrant, maar in all fairness, eigenlijk is niemand goed in systeemkritiek, met de uitzondering van...
www.felienne.nl
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Really nice write-up of my book VERY FINE PEOPLE.
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Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
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Keep this story in the news.
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Keep this story in the news.
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
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This is FANTASTIC.
So grateful to visual artist @dreadscott.bsky.social and playwright Lynn Nottage.
#FallFreedoms
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
So grateful to visual artist @dreadscott.bsky.social and playwright Lynn Nottage.
#FallFreedoms
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
This weekend, artists are speaking out across the country
Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
www.npr.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is FANTASTIC.
So grateful to visual artist @dreadscott.bsky.social and playwright Lynn Nottage.
#FallFreedoms
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
So grateful to visual artist @dreadscott.bsky.social and playwright Lynn Nottage.
#FallFreedoms
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
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Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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This 👇🏼
Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Trump’s Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly
As Trump’s call for the execution of “seditious” Dems works against him, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, one of his targets, explains why she and other Dems are warning servicemembers against carrying out ille...
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This 👇🏼
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Hey Chicago! @profgabriele.com and I are doing a paperback book event on Thursday, 12/11 at Jarvis Square. Please RSVP so the bookstore owner knows about how many folks to plan for. Support local bookstores. Support non-local book writers!
www.jarvissquarebooks.com/event-detail...
www.jarvissquarebooks.com/event-detail...
Oathbreakers Paperback Launch | Jarvis Square Books
Historians Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry discuss a ninth-century "real-life Game of Thrones"
www.jarvissquarebooks.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Hey Chicago! @profgabriele.com and I are doing a paperback book event on Thursday, 12/11 at Jarvis Square. Please RSVP so the bookstore owner knows about how many folks to plan for. Support local bookstores. Support non-local book writers!
www.jarvissquarebooks.com/event-detail...
www.jarvissquarebooks.com/event-detail...
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THE DAY AHEAD: Trump Administration investigators are now being…… investigated
youtube.com/shorts/g4on0...
youtube.com/shorts/g4on0...
THE DAY AHEAD: Trump Administration investigators are now being…… investigated
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS
youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
THE DAY AHEAD: Trump Administration investigators are now being…… investigated
youtube.com/shorts/g4on0...
youtube.com/shorts/g4on0...
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THREAD: One reason I haven't complained about Democrats this year is the simple math that 218 House Votes & 67 Senate Votes are required for impeachment.
There is no way Democrats, ALONE can save us. Less still if we actively erode them.
What we actually need is Republicans to defect. 🧵
There is no way Democrats, ALONE can save us. Less still if we actively erode them.
What we actually need is Republicans to defect. 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
THREAD: One reason I haven't complained about Democrats this year is the simple math that 218 House Votes & 67 Senate Votes are required for impeachment.
There is no way Democrats, ALONE can save us. Less still if we actively erode them.
What we actually need is Republicans to defect. 🧵
There is no way Democrats, ALONE can save us. Less still if we actively erode them.
What we actually need is Republicans to defect. 🧵
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I suppose I have my evening reading.
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just handed down the written opinion version of her preliminary injunction order, regarding use of force by federal agents in Chicago.
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I suppose I have my evening reading.
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
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On this day in 1941, Dr. John was born in New Orleans. The Night Tripper himself blended blues, jazz, funk and voodoo into something nobody had heard before. 'Gris-Gris' changed everything in 1968 and "Right Place Wrong Time" still grooves.
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
On this day in 1941, Dr. John was born in New Orleans. The Night Tripper himself blended blues, jazz, funk and voodoo into something nobody had heard before. 'Gris-Gris' changed everything in 1968 and "Right Place Wrong Time" still grooves.
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NEW: This is one hell of an opening paragraph from Jim Comey's attorneys in his motion to get the grand jury materials in the case against him.
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NEW: This is one hell of an opening paragraph from Jim Comey's attorneys in his motion to get the grand jury materials in the case against him.