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/
I HATE “SMART GLASSES” that were undoubtedly developed at the behest of a sexual predator.
February 11, 2026 at 4:40 AM
I HATE “SMART GLASSES” that were undoubtedly developed at the behest of a sexual predator.
Another classic from Tom & his Dad, courtesy of Bridget, the time traveling cat!
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
February 11, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Another classic from Tom & his Dad, courtesy of Bridget, the time traveling cat!
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Sens Jon Husted (R-OH) & Bernie Moreno (R-OH) both got big payments from Les Wexner and then on cue started to disparage investigations into the Epstein files. This is how the corrupt system works.
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Sens Jon Husted (R-OH) & Bernie Moreno (R-OH) both got big payments from Les Wexner and then on cue started to disparage investigations into the Epstein files. This is how the corrupt system works.
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Dude it is so funny that they are trying to go to war with the most streamed artist of the year
Bad Bunny halftime show: 128.2 milion viewers
Kid Rock halftime show: 6.1 million viewers
"Culture war" may be a misnomer, honestly.
Kid Rock halftime show: 6.1 million viewers
"Culture war" may be a misnomer, honestly.
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Dude it is so funny that they are trying to go to war with the most streamed artist of the year
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“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”
Safe house linked to Underground Railroad discovered in Manhattan
The Merchant's House is the first landmarked building in Manhattan.
ny1.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”
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It’s an odd phenomenon where the long established red line—criminal abuse and rape of young people—has broken down, in part because of decades of elite corruption and in part because it implicates their demagogic leader. But popular revulsion won’t go away, so they’re trying to jury-rig a new line.
“.. one person close to the White House predicted that it might be the straw that sends Lutnick ‘for the exits,’ arguing that being on the island is ‘sort of the red line.’”
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/02/1....
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/02/1....
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 AM
It’s an odd phenomenon where the long established red line—criminal abuse and rape of young people—has broken down, in part because of decades of elite corruption and in part because it implicates their demagogic leader. But popular revulsion won’t go away, so they’re trying to jury-rig a new line.
At some point people are going to have to acknowledge that when there is this much smoke (a million mentions), there is a fire.
Jamie Raskin Reveals Trump’s Name Shows Up in Unredacted Epstein Files ‘More Than a Million Times’
Jamie Raskin Reveals Trump’s Name Shows Up in Unredacted Epstein Files ‘More Than a Million Times’
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) revealed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's name appears in the unredacted Epstein files “more than a million times.”
The post Jamie Raskin Reveals Trump’s Name Shows Up in Unredacted Epstein Files ‘More Than a Million Times’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
February 11, 2026 at 4:30 AM
At some point people are going to have to acknowledge that when there is this much smoke (a million mentions), there is a fire.
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Not going to lie, this is happening faster than I predicted, and I’m glad that it is.
February 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Not going to lie, this is happening faster than I predicted, and I’m glad that it is.
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As usual, everything JD Vance says about Greenland, to the extent it's even coherent, is a lie designed to cover a depraved act: invading and subjugating the territory of an ally.
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 AM
As usual, everything JD Vance says about Greenland, to the extent it's even coherent, is a lie designed to cover a depraved act: invading and subjugating the territory of an ally.
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Hours after Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum shot a Chicago woman 5 times, his boss, Cmdr. Greg Bovino, emailed him about extending his mandatory retirement.
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much left to do!!” Bovino wrote
Story:
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much left to do!!” Bovino wrote
Story:
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praised agent after shooting Marimar Martinez in Chicago, evidence shows
A trove of evidence was released Tuesday in the controversial shooting of Marimar Martinez by a Border Patrol agent at the height of Operation Midway Blitz last October, including a body-worn camer…
www.chicagotribune.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Hours after Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum shot a Chicago woman 5 times, his boss, Cmdr. Greg Bovino, emailed him about extending his mandatory retirement.
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much left to do!!” Bovino wrote
Story:
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much left to do!!” Bovino wrote
Story:
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
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Remember what normal decent leaders did
Statement by Prime Minister Carney on the tragic shootings in Tumbler Ridge
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Remember what normal decent leaders did
Stagflation incoming!
US HIRING AT RECESSION LEVELS: HIRING RATE AT 3.3%, MATCHING THE 2020 CRISIS AND NEAR A 13-YEAR LOW.
February 11, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Stagflation incoming!
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They love soft targets because that's all they can handle
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
February 11, 2026 at 3:16 AM
They love soft targets because that's all they can handle
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This really is an incredible speech
Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
February 11, 2026 at 3:31 AM
This really is an incredible speech
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“Palantir leadership sometimes refers to employees as “hobbits,” after the fictional Lord of the Rings characters. “
Is not even the most fucked up thing in this story but I believe it deserves its own notice!
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Is not even the most fucked up thing in this story but I believe it deserves its own notice!
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company’s products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:41 AM
“Palantir leadership sometimes refers to employees as “hobbits,” after the fictional Lord of the Rings characters. “
Is not even the most fucked up thing in this story but I believe it deserves its own notice!
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Is not even the most fucked up thing in this story but I believe it deserves its own notice!
www.wired.com/story/palant...
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"Here, finally, is a worthy use of the NIMBY impulse that is so easy to activate for worse reasons." Friends, you can use that. I highly recommend going full Karen for the right reasons.
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
"Here, finally, is a worthy use of the NIMBY impulse that is so easy to activate for worse reasons." Friends, you can use that. I highly recommend going full Karen for the right reasons.
He says it like it’s a good thing! And Kudlow just nods his head and laps it up.
February 11, 2026 at 3:01 AM
He says it like it’s a good thing! And Kudlow just nods his head and laps it up.
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WATCH: “I wonder whether Trump is completely crazy and delusional or just a pathological liar—if this is the greatest economy in the history of the world, God help us,” says Sen. Bernie Sanders on Trump’s economic spin.
Bernie: Trump is ‘crazy’ or a ‘liar’ if he thinks this is a great economy
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
WATCH: “I wonder whether Trump is completely crazy and delusional or just a pathological liar—if this is the greatest economy in the history of the world, God help us,” says Sen. Bernie Sanders on Trump’s economic spin.
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“Tapestry” turns 55 today. 🎂
“I wasn’t thinking about making history,” said @carolekingofficial.bsky.social. “I was just trying to make the best record I could. I had been writing songs for other people for years, and this was my chance to sing them the way I heard them.”
“It’s Too Late”
“I wasn’t thinking about making history,” said @carolekingofficial.bsky.social. “I was just trying to make the best record I could. I had been writing songs for other people for years, and this was my chance to sing them the way I heard them.”
“It’s Too Late”
February 11, 2026 at 12:32 AM
“Tapestry” turns 55 today. 🎂
“I wasn’t thinking about making history,” said @carolekingofficial.bsky.social. “I was just trying to make the best record I could. I had been writing songs for other people for years, and this was my chance to sing them the way I heard them.”
“It’s Too Late”
“I wasn’t thinking about making history,” said @carolekingofficial.bsky.social. “I was just trying to make the best record I could. I had been writing songs for other people for years, and this was my chance to sing them the way I heard them.”
“It’s Too Late”
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So it looks like the government redacted this file and reposted it. Heres your case numbers that are in the currently redacted file.
31E-MM-108062: Child Sex Trafficking
72-MM-113327: Obstruction of Justice
50D-NY-3027571: Child Sex Trafficking
90A-NY-3151227: Death Investigation
go search them
31E-MM-108062: Child Sex Trafficking
72-MM-113327: Obstruction of Justice
50D-NY-3027571: Child Sex Trafficking
90A-NY-3151227: Death Investigation
go search them
February 11, 2026 at 2:32 AM
So it looks like the government redacted this file and reposted it. Heres your case numbers that are in the currently redacted file.
31E-MM-108062: Child Sex Trafficking
72-MM-113327: Obstruction of Justice
50D-NY-3027571: Child Sex Trafficking
90A-NY-3151227: Death Investigation
go search them
31E-MM-108062: Child Sex Trafficking
72-MM-113327: Obstruction of Justice
50D-NY-3027571: Child Sex Trafficking
90A-NY-3151227: Death Investigation
go search them
“The beatings will continue until morale improves!”
40% of [US] women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity."
Honestly, the only thing that surprises me about this, is that the percentage is not higher.
40% of [US] women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity."
Honestly, the only thing that surprises me about this, is that the percentage is not higher.
![Gallup: "40% of [US] women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity." (Was 10% in 2014)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:srbskqncpzq6vxqb6ng5sxcq/bafkreib627yfhhpwzuc6ebo4ss67wkqzhkr35u2tfjhqapyiqljrzyzequ@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 2:59 AM
“The beatings will continue until morale improves!”
40% of [US] women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity."
Honestly, the only thing that surprises me about this, is that the percentage is not higher.
40% of [US] women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity."
Honestly, the only thing that surprises me about this, is that the percentage is not higher.
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Helluva statement from Colorado Rep Crow (D) on the Trump administration's failure to indict him and others
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Helluva statement from Colorado Rep Crow (D) on the Trump administration's failure to indict him and others
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So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...