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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I swear this clip is not edited. Trump pivots from downplaying the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti ("two people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity") to in the very next breath claiming "we've been very tough on the waters," leaving Tom Llamas baffled ("the waters?")
February 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I swear this clip is not edited. Trump pivots from downplaying the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti ("two people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity") to in the very next breath claiming "we've been very tough on the waters," leaving Tom Llamas baffled ("the waters?")
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Call your Dem Senators and ask them why they voted unanimously for the Sanders Amendment to defund ICE last week, but it's not on this list.
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Call your Dem Senators and ask them why they voted unanimously for the Sanders Amendment to defund ICE last week, but it's not on this list.
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Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
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This is the “healthcare” they want to give people
Unregulated supplements that line their pockets and fund their propaganda machine
Good times
Unregulated supplements that line their pockets and fund their propaganda machine
Good times
America: where you can sell a random “wellness” drink at CVS, claim it “may” somehow “reinforce” your immune system, and literally call it “The Flu Shot.”
February 5, 2026 at 2:42 AM
This is the “healthcare” they want to give people
Unregulated supplements that line their pockets and fund their propaganda machine
Good times
Unregulated supplements that line their pockets and fund their propaganda machine
Good times
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Grateful to all the concerned friends who called, texted, emailed today asking: Are you OK? Yes, I still have a job that is more than that, a mission. But that is not the same thing as feeling OK. Not today.
February 5, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Grateful to all the concerned friends who called, texted, emailed today asking: Are you OK? Yes, I still have a job that is more than that, a mission. But that is not the same thing as feeling OK. Not today.
This is a thing of beauty!
Bessent gets pwned!
Bessent gets pwned!
If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
February 5, 2026 at 2:36 AM
This is a thing of beauty!
Bessent gets pwned!
Bessent gets pwned!
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lmao
owned
owned
Texas man arrested after he started fight with high schoolers who walked out of class to protest ICE www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
February 5, 2026 at 1:42 AM
lmao
owned
owned
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OH HEY. And now they have Maduro in custody and they’re raiding election offices? Wonder if this has to do with that whistleblower report filed last May that just got to Congress?
Breaking Reuters:
A team working for Tulsi Gabbard last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines.
The goal was to work with the FBI to investigate claims that Venezuela had hacked voting machines in Puerto Rico.
The probe did not produce any clear evidence of interference.
A team working for Tulsi Gabbard last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines.
The goal was to work with the FBI to investigate claims that Venezuela had hacked voting machines in Puerto Rico.
The probe did not produce any clear evidence of interference.
Exclusive: US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico
A team working for President Donald Trump's spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines, said Gabbard's office and three sources familiar with the pre...
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 AM
OH HEY. And now they have Maduro in custody and they’re raiding election offices? Wonder if this has to do with that whistleblower report filed last May that just got to Congress?
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The US has been in a epidemic of syphilis for the past decade. Congenital syphilis cases are among the highest for high income countries w over 1000 cases per year.
Great review on syphilis in CID by Rockstar ID colleagues subject matter experts.
#IDSky
academic.oup.com/cid/article/...
Great review on syphilis in CID by Rockstar ID colleagues subject matter experts.
#IDSky
academic.oup.com/cid/article/...
State-of-the-Art Review: Congenital Syphilis in the Modern Era: Current Strategies and Future Directions
Utilizing case-based vignettes as an orientation, this State-of-the-Art Review examines the most up-to-date epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical managem
academic.oup.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The US has been in a epidemic of syphilis for the past decade. Congenital syphilis cases are among the highest for high income countries w over 1000 cases per year.
Great review on syphilis in CID by Rockstar ID colleagues subject matter experts.
#IDSky
academic.oup.com/cid/article/...
Great review on syphilis in CID by Rockstar ID colleagues subject matter experts.
#IDSky
academic.oup.com/cid/article/...
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Trump on NBC doesn't slam the door on shredding the Constitution and serving an illegal third term
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Trump on NBC doesn't slam the door on shredding the Constitution and serving an illegal third term
Somewhere there’s always a dog waiting to be wagged.
It was @asharangappa.bsky.social who first put this idea in my head, but really starting to feel like they're gonna try to get Maduro to cop to some insane 2020 election conspiracy in exchange for leniency
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Exclusive: US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico
A team working for President Donald Trump's spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines, said Gabbard's office and three sources familiar with the pre...
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Somewhere there’s always a dog waiting to be wagged.
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"abolishing ICE"—ie breaking up and overhauling DHS—can only happen with both houses of congress and either a Dem in White House or a veto-proof majority.
worthy goal. but rather than circular firing squads over who has said it...what are the steps to get us closer to it.
worthy goal. but rather than circular firing squads over who has said it...what are the steps to get us closer to it.
February 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
"abolishing ICE"—ie breaking up and overhauling DHS—can only happen with both houses of congress and either a Dem in White House or a veto-proof majority.
worthy goal. but rather than circular firing squads over who has said it...what are the steps to get us closer to it.
worthy goal. but rather than circular firing squads over who has said it...what are the steps to get us closer to it.
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here's a gift link to @nitasha.bsky.social's story, which shows just how forcefully Musk is pushing sexual content, including sexual abuse and harassment content—including of children.
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 10:53 PM
here's a gift link to @nitasha.bsky.social's story, which shows just how forcefully Musk is pushing sexual content, including sexual abuse and harassment content—including of children.
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Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
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Some context… Bezos is killing the Post by choice, not by necessity…
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Some context… Bezos is killing the Post by choice, not by necessity…
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Of course he is, it got him a glossy profile in the NYTimes!🤢
After triggering an influx of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, right-wing provocateur Nick Shirley is reportedly trying the same stunt in San Diego.
Read more from @miasato.bsky.social:
Read more from @miasato.bsky.social:
Nick Shirley sets his sights on California
Shirley is looking for content in San Diego
www.theverge.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Of course he is, it got him a glossy profile in the NYTimes!🤢
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If you live in MN, let Governor Walz know ~ we need rent/eviction relief and we need emergency funding for our small businesses.
Contact form:
mn.gov/governor/con...
My message, for ideas:
Contact form:
mn.gov/governor/con...
My message, for ideas:
February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
If you live in MN, let Governor Walz know ~ we need rent/eviction relief and we need emergency funding for our small businesses.
Contact form:
mn.gov/governor/con...
My message, for ideas:
Contact form:
mn.gov/governor/con...
My message, for ideas:
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One lesson from the Epstein–Mandelson affair is that we need to stop routinely rehabilitating political careers after serious scandals.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
One lesson from the Epstein–Mandelson affair is that we need to stop routinely rehabilitating political careers after serious scandals.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
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We may be competitors, but we know that investing in journalism benefits all of us. #SaveThePost and support a robust newsroom. @postguild.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
We may be competitors, but we know that investing in journalism benefits all of us. #SaveThePost and support a robust newsroom. @postguild.bsky.social
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Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people on Earth, just eliminated hundreds of union jobs at the Washington Post.
Solidarity with @postguild.bsky.social. Join them tomorrow, February 5 at 12:00 p.m. for a rally to #SaveThePost.
Solidarity with @postguild.bsky.social. Join them tomorrow, February 5 at 12:00 p.m. for a rally to #SaveThePost.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people on Earth, just eliminated hundreds of union jobs at the Washington Post.
Solidarity with @postguild.bsky.social. Join them tomorrow, February 5 at 12:00 p.m. for a rally to #SaveThePost.
Solidarity with @postguild.bsky.social. Join them tomorrow, February 5 at 12:00 p.m. for a rally to #SaveThePost.
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Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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there's something unholy about the Trump administration being laser focused on "fraud" while Trump pardons an endless clown car of fraudsters and bilks taxpayers at every opportunity. it's just transparently absurd.
February 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
there's something unholy about the Trump administration being laser focused on "fraud" while Trump pardons an endless clown car of fraudsters and bilks taxpayers at every opportunity. it's just transparently absurd.