DTwyman
@dtwyman.bsky.social
Retired Govt, film & broadcasting teacher. Politics & econ watcher, gardener & cat ❤️- Darth Kitty’s mine. If you don’t appreciate science, journalism & film, have a sense of humor I'm not your thing. Eclectic who knows politics isn't a spectator sport.
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DTwyman
@dtwyman.bsky.social
· Apr 4
In the coming days, you’re going to be hearing the word stagflation a lot, here’s a brief explanation of its meaning
Stagflation is a term for an economic situation that combines high inflation, stagnant economic growth & high unemployment. Stagflation is a combination of stagnation & inflation. 1/
Stagflation is a term for an economic situation that combines high inflation, stagnant economic growth & high unemployment. Stagflation is a combination of stagnation & inflation. 1/
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for better or worse, people will forget about that video by the end of the year, if not end of the month. but when trump finally kicks the bucket, there were be orgasmic celebrations across the US & around the world. he will be remembered as the most despised US president since WWII for generations
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
for better or worse, people will forget about that video by the end of the year, if not end of the month. but when trump finally kicks the bucket, there were be orgasmic celebrations across the US & around the world. he will be remembered as the most despised US president since WWII for generations
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has anybody gotten confirmation yet from Mike Johnson that he hasn't seen the post?
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
has anybody gotten confirmation yet from Mike Johnson that he hasn't seen the post?
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US media seems to be struggling today. Since it's BHM maybe I can help by clarifying a few things"
- Calling Black women low IQ is racist
- Saying all Hispanics are rapists is racist
- Calling Somali refugees garbage is racist
To the same degree or higher than depicting Black people as apes.
- Calling Black women low IQ is racist
- Saying all Hispanics are rapists is racist
- Calling Somali refugees garbage is racist
To the same degree or higher than depicting Black people as apes.
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
US media seems to be struggling today. Since it's BHM maybe I can help by clarifying a few things"
- Calling Black women low IQ is racist
- Saying all Hispanics are rapists is racist
- Calling Somali refugees garbage is racist
To the same degree or higher than depicting Black people as apes.
- Calling Black women low IQ is racist
- Saying all Hispanics are rapists is racist
- Calling Somali refugees garbage is racist
To the same degree or higher than depicting Black people as apes.
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My weekly email to my Republican congressman…
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
My weekly email to my Republican congressman…
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This is the future they want
The Nebraska legislature has approved a bill that LOWERS the minimum wage from $15 an hour to $13.50 for young workers.
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
Legislature passes minimum wage decrease for teen workers
The Nebraska Legislature voted final approval Thursday of a bill lowering the minimum wage employers must pay some teen workers.
nebraskapublicmedia.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
This is the future they want
They keep pressing the envelope to see how far they can take it, they try to desensitize us to the racism, they try to distract us with outrage after outrage hoping to get us to accept racism & terrorism as the new normal. This is the Trump playbook.
Supposedly, they’ve taken down the Obama “monkey” crap.
And are blaming it on a staffer.
Right.
And are blaming it on a staffer.
Right.
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
They keep pressing the envelope to see how far they can take it, they try to desensitize us to the racism, they try to distract us with outrage after outrage hoping to get us to accept racism & terrorism as the new normal. This is the Trump playbook.
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If you live in Atlanta and love supporting science for drug discovery this may be the study for you. A norovirus study to test an antiviral is looking for volunteers. All of the info is on the flyer.
It involves norovirus challenge +hospital admission. You are compensated for your time and diarrhea.
It involves norovirus challenge +hospital admission. You are compensated for your time and diarrhea.
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
If you live in Atlanta and love supporting science for drug discovery this may be the study for you. A norovirus study to test an antiviral is looking for volunteers. All of the info is on the flyer.
It involves norovirus challenge +hospital admission. You are compensated for your time and diarrhea.
It involves norovirus challenge +hospital admission. You are compensated for your time and diarrhea.
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However you define “meme,” you’re responsible for what you post.
Particularly when you’re the President.
That image is racist trash—using a LONG-standing racist link of Black people with apes.
You post it?
You’re accountable for it.
However you define “meme,” you’re responsible for what you post.
Particularly when you’re the President.
That image is racist trash—using a LONG-standing racist link of Black people with apes.
You post it?
You’re accountable for it.
The White House's contemptuous dismissal of blatant racism as 'fake outrage' reveals a regime that has fully normalized dehumanizing bigotry as just another tool in its arsenal of division and domination.
White House Shrugs Off ‘Fake Outrage’ Over Trump Post Depicting Obamas as Apes
Leavitt defended the post and said the controversial clip was from a meme that had depicted Trump and other lawmakers as characters from The Lion King.
www.mediaite.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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However you define “meme,” you’re responsible for what you post.
Particularly when you’re the President.
That image is racist trash—using a LONG-standing racist link of Black people with apes.
You post it?
You’re accountable for it.
However you define “meme,” you’re responsible for what you post.
Particularly when you’re the President.
That image is racist trash—using a LONG-standing racist link of Black people with apes.
You post it?
You’re accountable for it.
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Trump is a racist bullying thing-skinned man whose last vestiges of impulse control have given way to some form of age degeneration.
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Trump is a racist bullying thing-skinned man whose last vestiges of impulse control have given way to some form of age degeneration.
Is now a good time to point out that it’s a lot easier to tell other people to work when you’re cushy job involves just showing up and selling snake oil?
Dr Oz defends his comments saying kids should work right out of high school & older Americans should put off retirement to help pay down natl debt: "If we make our people healthier, they'll want to participate in life. You shouldn't work longer bc you have to. You should work longer bc you want to."
February 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Is now a good time to point out that it’s a lot easier to tell other people to work when you’re cushy job involves just showing up and selling snake oil?
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FOX: Would the bottom line of rolling back emissions rules be more CO2 emissions?
ZELDIN: That's not our objective here
ZELDIN: That's not our objective here
February 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
FOX: Would the bottom line of rolling back emissions rules be more CO2 emissions?
ZELDIN: That's not our objective here
ZELDIN: That's not our objective here
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
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“Epstein helped engineer the ultimate elite impunity — in which our society has been totally destroyed so the richest and most powerful men in the world can do whatever they want.”
Must read piece:
Must read piece:
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
“Epstein helped engineer the ultimate elite impunity — in which our society has been totally destroyed so the richest and most powerful men in the world can do whatever they want.”
Must read piece:
Must read piece:
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MORE CMEs ARE COMING: A CME hit Earth yesterday. More are on the way. Greg Ash photographed the display from Abisko, Sweden: spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload... spaceweather.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:12 AM
MORE CMEs ARE COMING: A CME hit Earth yesterday. More are on the way. Greg Ash photographed the display from Abisko, Sweden: spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload... spaceweather.com
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The Trump EPA wants factories to scale back how much pollution factories report, but some in Congress want more emissions data. Here's why.
Why Some Republicans Voted for More Carbon Emissions Tracking
As the Trump administration seeks to roll back pollution reporting rules, some lawmakers see a low carbon footprint as a competitive edge for US exports.
bloom.bg
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The Trump EPA wants factories to scale back how much pollution factories report, but some in Congress want more emissions data. Here's why.
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ICE is still doing checkpoints in Minneapolis like we are an occupied territory. Life remains really hard here thanks to Trump's thugs.
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
ICE is still doing checkpoints in Minneapolis like we are an occupied territory. Life remains really hard here thanks to Trump's thugs.
I really don't like this time loop.
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I really don't like this time loop.
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What followed from Judge Ana C. Reyes for the District of Columbia was a literary and legal masterpiece using Noem’s own vicious racism against her in a case challenging the revocation of TPS status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians refugees
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Undaunted from the Bench
Judge Ana Reyes calls out Trump regime racism
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
What followed from Judge Ana C. Reyes for the District of Columbia was a literary and legal masterpiece using Noem’s own vicious racism against her in a case challenging the revocation of TPS status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians refugees
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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went to the pediatrician today and was reminded of the lame-duck felon pedo guy in the white house
February 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM
went to the pediatrician today and was reminded of the lame-duck felon pedo guy in the white house
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I know we're having a lot of fun with the whole penis doping thing, but I wouldn't be me if I didn't point out that this should be the scandal in ski jumping that everyone is screaming about apnews.com/article/olym...
An American skier is fighting to open up the last Winter Olympic sport off limits to women
U.S. Nordic combined athlete Annika Malacinski is leading the fight for gender equality at the Winter Olympics after women were excluded from the sport at the upcoming Milan Cortina Games.
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I know we're having a lot of fun with the whole penis doping thing, but I wouldn't be me if I didn't point out that this should be the scandal in ski jumping that everyone is screaming about apnews.com/article/olym...
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In solidarity w/ communities being hurt by ICE, I'm donating all new revenue from today's newsletter to The Energy CENTS Coalition, a St. Paul nonprofit that helps struggling folks pay utility bills. If you'd like to support a good cause & PN, sign up for a sub using the buttons in today's edition 👇
Why Delia Ramirez thinks DHS needs to be dismantled
"Why would we ever want to give them more money to keep doing what they’re doing?"
www.publicnotice.co
February 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
In solidarity w/ communities being hurt by ICE, I'm donating all new revenue from today's newsletter to The Energy CENTS Coalition, a St. Paul nonprofit that helps struggling folks pay utility bills. If you'd like to support a good cause & PN, sign up for a sub using the buttons in today's edition 👇
Spoiler alert: People are correct, prices are going up and as long as he continues to screw around with tariffs, alienate our friends & cozy up to dictators, things aren't going to get better. Dumping tons of money into ICE & CPB agents so they can terrorize Americans isn't helping.
Enten: "Failure, failure, failure going into the midterm elections, because Donald Trump was elected to fix the economy, and people still believe lowering prices should be the top priority, and at this point 55% of people say the economy is getting worse."
February 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Spoiler alert: People are correct, prices are going up and as long as he continues to screw around with tariffs, alienate our friends & cozy up to dictators, things aren't going to get better. Dumping tons of money into ICE & CPB agents so they can terrorize Americans isn't helping.
In the last 100 years, when there is a Democratic President in office, the economy improves, when a Republican President is in office, the economy goes downhill. Let's try to remember this whenever we vote!
"It's a blowout" -- Enten details numbers showing that Democrats are +39 with independents (!) on affordability
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
In the last 100 years, when there is a Democratic President in office, the economy improves, when a Republican President is in office, the economy goes downhill. Let's try to remember this whenever we vote!