Catherine Jefferson
@ergoone.bsky.social
Tech industry oldtimer. Antispam & security. Writer. Supporter of #Ukraine and #Israel, NOT Netanyahu! Worried about the future of American denocracy under Trump. A lifelong independent who wants to go back to having two viable political parties, d----t!
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Catherine Jefferson
@ergoone.bsky.social
· Dec 24
This conversation reminds me of several I had with my sister decades ago. I'm on the autism spectrum, picky about facts. She's neurotypical, and usually prefers to generalize.
She'd get upset about some injustice, an make a wildly overbroad statement about it. I'd be annoyed and "fix" it. ;)
She'd get upset about some injustice, an make a wildly overbroad statement about it. I'd be annoyed and "fix" it. ;)
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What happened here is something like the old-guard conservatives didn't believe the groyper/white-nationalist fringe was in charge, because a lot of the people pointing it out weren't "real conservatives" to them
The Conservative Old Guard Wakes Up and Smells the Groypers
Older Republicans and professional right-wingers are suddenly recognizing the GOP’s young-Nazi problem.
www.thebulwark.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
What happened here is something like the old-guard conservatives didn't believe the groyper/white-nationalist fringe was in charge, because a lot of the people pointing it out weren't "real conservatives" to them
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Russian sources claim they reached Rusyn Yar near Kostyantynivka, in the 93rd Mech Brigade’s sector. Using thick fog for cover, they tried to exploit drone blind spots. But Ukraine’s 93rd had ground robotic systems in place. These units detected them, relayed coordinates, and FPV drones did the rest
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Russian sources claim they reached Rusyn Yar near Kostyantynivka, in the 93rd Mech Brigade’s sector. Using thick fog for cover, they tried to exploit drone blind spots. But Ukraine’s 93rd had ground robotic systems in place. These units detected them, relayed coordinates, and FPV drones did the rest
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Finnish President Stubb says a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring. He urged Europe to stay the course with support for Ukraine and called on leaders to ramp up both financial and military aid.
November 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Finnish President Stubb says a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring. He urged Europe to stay the course with support for Ukraine and called on leaders to ramp up both financial and military aid.
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OTD in 1998 Ukraine demolished 1st of 44 Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic
bombers at Pryluky air force base as part of a written promise that we would never invade them.
bombers at Pryluky air force base as part of a written promise that we would never invade them.
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
OTD in 1998 Ukraine demolished 1st of 44 Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic
bombers at Pryluky air force base as part of a written promise that we would never invade them.
bombers at Pryluky air force base as part of a written promise that we would never invade them.
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Listened to this podcast yesterday with Nobel Laureate physicist Gerard 't Hooft and it's a masterclass in vibe metaphysics www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsSJ... - an hour and a half of him saying the universe must be deterministic cuz he wants it to be
The Nobel Laureate Who (Also) Says Quantum Theory Is "Totally Wrong"
YouTube video by Curt Jaimungal
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Listened to this podcast yesterday with Nobel Laureate physicist Gerard 't Hooft and it's a masterclass in vibe metaphysics www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsSJ... - an hour and a half of him saying the universe must be deterministic cuz he wants it to be
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Russian economic collapse: consumer goods sales declined for 7 consecutive quarters📉
Despite attempts to hide data showing economic problems, inventories are up and sales are down, causing layoffs and store closures. And, "they see no path to recovery".
Rough times ahead.📉
Despite attempts to hide data showing economic problems, inventories are up and sales are down, causing layoffs and store closures. And, "they see no path to recovery".
Rough times ahead.📉
November 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Russian economic collapse: consumer goods sales declined for 7 consecutive quarters📉
Despite attempts to hide data showing economic problems, inventories are up and sales are down, causing layoffs and store closures. And, "they see no path to recovery".
Rough times ahead.📉
Despite attempts to hide data showing economic problems, inventories are up and sales are down, causing layoffs and store closures. And, "they see no path to recovery".
Rough times ahead.📉
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New satellite imagery reveals that Russia’s Novorossiysk Oil Port is now entirely empty of oil tankers following effective Ukrainian strikes. All oil transport and export operations have been fully halted.
November 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
New satellite imagery reveals that Russia’s Novorossiysk Oil Port is now entirely empty of oil tankers following effective Ukrainian strikes. All oil transport and export operations have been fully halted.
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
Stop streaming ICE recruitment ads NOW!
The Trump administration has funneled billions of dollars into these dystopian ICE recruitment ads. Meanwhile, cities are being terrorized by ICE agents who are running rampant with abuses of power, s...
sign.moveon.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:27 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
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10/10, no notes.
'The Onion' Just Brilliantly Ripped Trump With A Brutal Headline After Damning Epstein Emails
www.comicsands.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 AM
10/10, no notes.
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Fun fact: there are more total legal chess positions (10^120) than there are atoms in the visible universe (10^80) by a factor of 10^40.
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Fun fact: there are more total legal chess positions (10^120) than there are atoms in the visible universe (10^80) by a factor of 10^40.
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I saw a tribute video to her on Zelenskyy’s Twitter feed that went into the aftermath of Chornobyl. The survivors from the company town were moved to apartments in Kyiv, many in the very building that Russia targeted. A neighbor, a hero of Chornobyl, survived the attack, now with a damaged home. 🕯️
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I saw a tribute video to her on Zelenskyy’s Twitter feed that went into the aftermath of Chornobyl. The survivors from the company town were moved to apartments in Kyiv, many in the very building that Russia targeted. A neighbor, a hero of Chornobyl, survived the attack, now with a damaged home. 🕯️
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I follow @ilvestoomas.bsky.social , who is really hitting the extradition issue hard as a sign of Ukraine’s commitment to ridding itself of any remaining corruption. He hasn’t seen evidence of any such requests yet. Even if the extradition is unsuccessful, he views the attempt as an important sign.
November 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I follow @ilvestoomas.bsky.social , who is really hitting the extradition issue hard as a sign of Ukraine’s commitment to ridding itself of any remaining corruption. He hasn’t seen evidence of any such requests yet. Even if the extradition is unsuccessful, he views the attempt as an important sign.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Ukraine successfully destroyed Russia's oil export terminal in Novorossiysk and no Russia oil is currently capable of being exported out from the Black Sea now. Russia is losing hundreds of millions of dollars in export revenue for every day their export terminals remain offline.
Ukraine Destroyed Russia's Port City on Black Sea
YouTube video by Jake Broe
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Ukraine successfully destroyed Russia's oil export terminal in Novorossiysk and no Russia oil is currently capable of being exported out from the Black Sea now. Russia is losing hundreds of millions of dollars in export revenue for every day their export terminals remain offline.
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Russia's $120,000 reconnaissance drones owned Ukrainian airspace for months.
Then Ukraine took the fight underground.
World exclusive from inside the bunkers Moscow can't target.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/31/y...
Then Ukraine took the fight underground.
World exclusive from inside the bunkers Moscow can't target.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/31/y...
Russian spy drones owned the sky—until Ukraine took the fight underground
Our exclusive from inside the bunkers where anti-aircraft teams hunt Russia's high-altitude reconnaiance drones
euromaidanpress.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Russia's $120,000 reconnaissance drones owned Ukrainian airspace for months.
Then Ukraine took the fight underground.
World exclusive from inside the bunkers Moscow can't target.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/31/y...
Then Ukraine took the fight underground.
World exclusive from inside the bunkers Moscow can't target.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/31/y...
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Sarah Longwell on Marjorie Taylor Greene: "She is saying 'Trump isn't looking out for you. He said he was going to and he is not.'...Can Trump just crush her the way he's crushed other Republicans, or does she have her own power base?"
November 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Sarah Longwell on Marjorie Taylor Greene: "She is saying 'Trump isn't looking out for you. He said he was going to and he is not.'...Can Trump just crush her the way he's crushed other Republicans, or does she have her own power base?"
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Sonny Bunch: "The Reagan Revolution inspired a generation of Alex P. Keaton-types to go into congressional offices...to go into public service. And the Trump administration is inspiring a generation of Nick Fuenteses to come."
November 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Sonny Bunch: "The Reagan Revolution inspired a generation of Alex P. Keaton-types to go into congressional offices...to go into public service. And the Trump administration is inspiring a generation of Nick Fuenteses to come."
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Hungary will divert its €1.5M share from the EU Peace Facility to Lebanon’s armed forces instead of Ukraine’s. FM Szijjarto told his Lebanese counterpart that Hungary’s national security interest lies in Middle East stability, not arming Ukraine.
November 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Hungary will divert its €1.5M share from the EU Peace Facility to Lebanon’s armed forces instead of Ukraine’s. FM Szijjarto told his Lebanese counterpart that Hungary’s national security interest lies in Middle East stability, not arming Ukraine.
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They both met with such tragic ends, almost 40 years apart.
🕯️ 💙💛
🕯️ 💙💛
November 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
They both met with such tragic ends, almost 40 years apart.
🕯️ 💙💛
🕯️ 💙💛
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During the November 14 drone strike on Kyiv, 73-year-old Nataliya Khodemchuk was killed. She was the widow of Valery Khodemchuk, the first victim of the Chernobyl disaster. A Russian Shahed drone hit her building, leaving her with severe burns. She died the next morning in hospital.
November 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
During the November 14 drone strike on Kyiv, 73-year-old Nataliya Khodemchuk was killed. She was the widow of Valery Khodemchuk, the first victim of the Chernobyl disaster. A Russian Shahed drone hit her building, leaving her with severe burns. She died the next morning in hospital.
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The oil terminal in Novorossiysk is completely empty, no large ships.
The port has suspended oil transportation.
What happened?
#russianLosses
#UkrainianSanctions
#UkraineNews
The port has suspended oil transportation.
What happened?
#russianLosses
#UkrainianSanctions
#UkraineNews
November 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The oil terminal in Novorossiysk is completely empty, no large ships.
The port has suspended oil transportation.
What happened?
#russianLosses
#UkrainianSanctions
#UkraineNews
The port has suspended oil transportation.
What happened?
#russianLosses
#UkrainianSanctions
#UkraineNews
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That’s the bummer about extrajudicial violence, it turns out there are no rules to prevent it from turning on you
November 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
That’s the bummer about extrajudicial violence, it turns out there are no rules to prevent it from turning on you
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“But I never thought the enemy would be ME!” cried the leopard after running for office as a member of the Friend-Enemy Distinction Party
This is a Texas Republican who was part of the January 6th mob
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“But I never thought the enemy would be ME!” cried the leopard after running for office as a member of the Friend-Enemy Distinction Party
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🔴 Russian drones have destroyed another major medicine warehouse belonging to a leading Ukrainian pharmaceutical distributor in an overnight strike on Dnipro.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🔴 Russian drones have destroyed another major medicine warehouse belonging to a leading Ukrainian pharmaceutical distributor in an overnight strike on Dnipro.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
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To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...