Donna M
@donnamenner.bsky.social
Entrepreneur I Life-long learner I Student of history I
Independent/centrist voter
✅. Character matters
"Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win.” NYT
Watching Denmark: Center left country with successful strong immigration laws.
🚫DMs
Supports: 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦
Independent/centrist voter
✅. Character matters
"Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win.” NYT
Watching Denmark: Center left country with successful strong immigration laws.
🚫DMs
Supports: 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦
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Be warned about Alexa, though. It listens to you even when it shouldn't and you need to take steps to stop it from doing so (and recording): cyberguy.com/privacy/alex...
Is Alexa secretly listening to your private conversations? - CyberGuy
You can follow these steps to significantly restrict how often your Amazon Alexa device is allowed to listen to you.
cyberguy.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Be warned about Alexa, though. It listens to you even when it shouldn't and you need to take steps to stop it from doing so (and recording): cyberguy.com/privacy/alex...
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I've said these exact words many times before: MAGA is made up of people who believe that a species who has conquered space, time and physics come here to commit farm crimes and felony ass play.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) asserted that former President Barack Obama was "created" and not an "organic" person.
'Obama was created': GOP lawmaker claims first Black president 'not organic' man
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) asserted that former President Barack Obama was "created" and not an "organic" person.During an interview with Burchett on Friday, MAGA influencer Benny Johnson suggested that Obama was implicated in covering up the crimes of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein."Like, Obama's the o...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I've said these exact words many times before: MAGA is made up of people who believe that a species who has conquered space, time and physics come here to commit farm crimes and felony ass play.
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Trump just repealed the EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health — the backbone of Clean Air Act climate rules — calling climate change a “giant scam” while boosting fossil fuel profits.
There are 29,000+ peer-reviewed studies on climate & health.
Not just heat — 1/2
There are 29,000+ peer-reviewed studies on climate & health.
Not just heat — 1/2
Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a 'scam'
The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.”
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Trump just repealed the EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health — the backbone of Clean Air Act climate rules — calling climate change a “giant scam” while boosting fossil fuel profits.
There are 29,000+ peer-reviewed studies on climate & health.
Not just heat — 1/2
There are 29,000+ peer-reviewed studies on climate & health.
Not just heat — 1/2
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So which Blue State city will the Gestapo attack next?
Murderous SOB's aren't done, not by a longshot.
Murderous SOB's aren't done, not by a longshot.
February 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Just wondering about the Nancy Guthrie abduction. Those gloves the masked man was wearing bother me. Normally I would think they would be leather gloves, but that can get blood soaked. He was wearing thick, perhaps vinyl or plastic covered gloves... seems odd to me.
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Just wondering about the Nancy Guthrie abduction. Those gloves the masked man was wearing bother me. Normally I would think they would be leather gloves, but that can get blood soaked. He was wearing thick, perhaps vinyl or plastic covered gloves... seems odd to me.
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Flu splurge, future trials frozen. #econsky
“Moderna has already said it won’t start any Phase 3 trials for new vaccines, although that move was partially driven by the company’s precarious financial state… Moderna President Stephen Hoge said the company invested almost $1 billion in the pivotal flu vaccine trial.”
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Flu splurge, future trials frozen. #econsky
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Crime is the only major use for crypto. Which is why the Trumps love it.
Drug Cartels Are Shifting Their Money Laundering to Crypto. Cops Can’t Keep Up
A vast ecosystem supported by the gig economy has sprung up to clean all that cash.
www.bloomberg.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Crime is the only major use for crypto. Which is why the Trumps love it.
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If you think discouraging vaccines and getting a few big companies to drop artificial food dyes improves your health and that removing tail pipe and power plant emission rules will lower your energy costs, you might be an idiot.
February 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
If you think discouraging vaccines and getting a few big companies to drop artificial food dyes improves your health and that removing tail pipe and power plant emission rules will lower your energy costs, you might be an idiot.
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💥 Due to the Starlink outage, the Russians have to lay so-called Wi-Fi bridges to have communication at their positions, thus making them easy prey for FPV.
February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
💥 Due to the Starlink outage, the Russians have to lay so-called Wi-Fi bridges to have communication at their positions, thus making them easy prey for FPV.
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China’s rare earth export restrictions exposed vulnerabilities, with “95% of the country’s firms” sourcing rare earths from China.
Germany is now considering debt-rule changes, raw material stockpiling, tax incentives, and new partnerships to diversify supply chains.
Germany is now considering debt-rule changes, raw material stockpiling, tax incentives, and new partnerships to diversify supply chains.
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
China’s rare earth export restrictions exposed vulnerabilities, with “95% of the country’s firms” sourcing rare earths from China.
Germany is now considering debt-rule changes, raw material stockpiling, tax incentives, and new partnerships to diversify supply chains.
Germany is now considering debt-rule changes, raw material stockpiling, tax incentives, and new partnerships to diversify supply chains.
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The destroyer USS Truxtun and the supply ship USNS Supply collided as the warship was getting a load of supplies, leaving two troops with minor injuries.
Two US Navy ships collide in Caribbean, leaving 2 sailors injured
The destroyer USS Truxtun and the supply ship USNS Supply collided as the warship was getting a load of supplies, leaving two troops with minor injuries.
www.defensenews.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The destroyer USS Truxtun and the supply ship USNS Supply collided as the warship was getting a load of supplies, leaving two troops with minor injuries.
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RFK Jr/MAHA world say they're not reducing access to vaccines for anyone who wants them, only giving people "choice" to opt out.
But by refusing to even review new vaccines, yes, they are absolutely blocking those who want a new immunization from ever having access to it.
But by refusing to even review new vaccines, yes, they are absolutely blocking those who want a new immunization from ever having access to it.
Top FDA official Vinay Prasad overruled the agency’s reviewers--career scientists--when he refused to accept Moderna’s application for a new influenza vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna's flu vaccine application
The rejection is the latest instance of Vinay Prasad overruling career FDA scientists to place vaccines under harsher scrutiny.
www.statnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
RFK Jr/MAHA world say they're not reducing access to vaccines for anyone who wants them, only giving people "choice" to opt out.
But by refusing to even review new vaccines, yes, they are absolutely blocking those who want a new immunization from ever having access to it.
But by refusing to even review new vaccines, yes, they are absolutely blocking those who want a new immunization from ever having access to it.
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ICE specifically targets and harasses Roman Catholic priests, Cardinal Cupich charges. The phenomenon has been observed in California and Minnesota as well. religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
Cardinal Cupich says feds stopped priests, demanded citizenship proof
(RNS) — ‘I’ve had some priests who are of a different color being targeted and arrested — stopped — because of their color and asking them to prove that they’re citizens. That’s not America,’ the Chic...
religionnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
ICE specifically targets and harasses Roman Catholic priests, Cardinal Cupich charges. The phenomenon has been observed in California and Minnesota as well. religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
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Trump’s DOJ tried to charge me with a crime simply for saying something they didn’t like. Think about that. This is after DOD already censured and threatened to demote me.
He wants to make an example out of me and scare Americans from speaking out against him. Don’t let it work.
He wants to make an example out of me and scare Americans from speaking out against him. Don’t let it work.
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Trump’s DOJ tried to charge me with a crime simply for saying something they didn’t like. Think about that. This is after DOD already censured and threatened to demote me.
He wants to make an example out of me and scare Americans from speaking out against him. Don’t let it work.
He wants to make an example out of me and scare Americans from speaking out against him. Don’t let it work.
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🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldova provides Ukraine with an energy assistance package worth €700,000, the first batch of equipment has already arrived
These include generators, transformers, conductors and cables, medical equipment and transport.
These include generators, transformers, conductors and cables, medical equipment and transport.
February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldova provides Ukraine with an energy assistance package worth €700,000, the first batch of equipment has already arrived
These include generators, transformers, conductors and cables, medical equipment and transport.
These include generators, transformers, conductors and cables, medical equipment and transport.
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“People who drank [2 to 3 cups of coffee or 1 to 2 cups of tea daily] for decades had lower chances of developing dementia than people who drank little or no caffeine, the researchers reported.
They followed 131,821 participants for up to 43 years.”🧪🛟
They followed 131,821 participants for up to 43 years.”🧪🛟
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
“People who drank [2 to 3 cups of coffee or 1 to 2 cups of tea daily] for decades had lower chances of developing dementia than people who drank little or no caffeine, the researchers reported.
They followed 131,821 participants for up to 43 years.”🧪🛟
They followed 131,821 participants for up to 43 years.”🧪🛟
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A recently discovered brain network that links cognition and actions may have an important role in Parkinson’s disease and could improve its treatment, according to a study in Nature. go.nature.com/49VBuKI #Neuroskyence 🧪
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A recently discovered brain network that links cognition and actions may have an important role in Parkinson’s disease and could improve its treatment, according to a study in Nature. go.nature.com/49VBuKI #Neuroskyence 🧪
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From five senses to thirty three? A leap? [via The Conversation] 🧪🥼👩🔬👀👂👃👄👅➡️3️⃣3️⃣⁉️
"Aristotle told us there were #five #senses. But he also told us the world was made up of five elements"
It's said there are ~16 #emotions as well 😀
theconversation.com/humans-could...
#blame #Aristotle #human #nature
"Aristotle told us there were #five #senses. But he also told us the world was made up of five elements"
It's said there are ~16 #emotions as well 😀
theconversation.com/humans-could...
#blame #Aristotle #human #nature
Humans could have as many as 33 senses
Even the traditional five senses don’t operate in silo.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM
From five senses to thirty three? A leap? [via The Conversation] 🧪🥼👩🔬👀👂👃👄👅➡️3️⃣3️⃣⁉️
"Aristotle told us there were #five #senses. But he also told us the world was made up of five elements"
It's said there are ~16 #emotions as well 😀
theconversation.com/humans-could...
#blame #Aristotle #human #nature
"Aristotle told us there were #five #senses. But he also told us the world was made up of five elements"
It's said there are ~16 #emotions as well 😀
theconversation.com/humans-could...
#blame #Aristotle #human #nature
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🧪❤️🩹🧠🩺🩻⚕️
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
🧪❤️🩹🧠🩺🩻⚕️
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Can confirm. Prepped for a colonoscopy yesterday while watching people do amazing things at the Olympics. Procedure this morning, then I got to eat this. Schedule your colonoscopy! Then eat a wagyu croissant smash burger or whatever makes you happy!
February 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Can confirm. Prepped for a colonoscopy yesterday while watching people do amazing things at the Olympics. Procedure this morning, then I got to eat this. Schedule your colonoscopy! Then eat a wagyu croissant smash burger or whatever makes you happy!
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“The most effective way European states can defend themselves without Washington’s backing is to integrate their defense efforts,” writes @maxbergmann.bsky.social. “It is time for the EU to become Europe’s Pentagon.”
Europe Needs an Army
Only collective defense can protect the continent.
fam.ag
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
“The most effective way European states can defend themselves without Washington’s backing is to integrate their defense efforts,” writes @maxbergmann.bsky.social. “It is time for the EU to become Europe’s Pentagon.”
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Marco Rubio makes clear that he thinks that Cuba, not Mexico or Greenland, should be Trump's next invasion target. He's busy doing the ground work for that now. www.ft.com/content/d27d...
Cuba runs out of jet fuel as Donald Trump squeezes oil supplies
Communist island has received no oil for a month after US president threatened tariffs on any country supplying it
www.ft.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Marco Rubio makes clear that he thinks that Cuba, not Mexico or Greenland, should be Trump's next invasion target. He's busy doing the ground work for that now. www.ft.com/content/d27d...
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William Shat-ner. The one and only.
An Audio Original — Just Published.
“Cosmos Confidential”
Bill & Neil’s Excellent Bromance
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2026-0...
Video trailer [80 sec] of the Audio Original
An Audio Original — Just Published.
“Cosmos Confidential”
Bill & Neil’s Excellent Bromance
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2026-0...
Video trailer [80 sec] of the Audio Original
February 8, 2026 at 4:52 AM
William Shat-ner. The one and only.
An Audio Original — Just Published.
“Cosmos Confidential”
Bill & Neil’s Excellent Bromance
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2026-0...
Video trailer [80 sec] of the Audio Original
An Audio Original — Just Published.
“Cosmos Confidential”
Bill & Neil’s Excellent Bromance
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2026-0...
Video trailer [80 sec] of the Audio Original
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Peter Pomerantsev: In Putin’s telling, Russia’s victory is so close he can barely fail to grasp it. The hour of neo-imperial powers is nigh. Even America is joining. Democracies, and European ones especially, are on the losing side of history.
At home Russia’s president boasts of having overcome
At home Russia’s president boasts of having overcome
Putin isn’t really winning. Europe needs to make that clear
Behind Russia’s victory narrative in Ukraine is a system under strain. To fight back, the ‘middle powers’ must work harder on their own story
www.ft.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Peter Pomerantsev: In Putin’s telling, Russia’s victory is so close he can barely fail to grasp it. The hour of neo-imperial powers is nigh. Even America is joining. Democracies, and European ones especially, are on the losing side of history.
At home Russia’s president boasts of having overcome
At home Russia’s president boasts of having overcome
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Speak softly and carry a big stick. Officials visiting USS Abraham Lincoln send a clear signal to Iran. My discussion with Jessica Dead on @cnn.com today youtu.be/cghx5aTZAFo
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February 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Speak softly and carry a big stick. Officials visiting USS Abraham Lincoln send a clear signal to Iran. My discussion with Jessica Dead on @cnn.com today youtu.be/cghx5aTZAFo