Erinescence 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱
@erinescence.bsky.social
Cynophlist. Reader. Ukulelist. Democrat. Black thumb, but still trying!
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DC will have a new Mayor in 2027, likely the candidate chosen in the Democratic primary next summer on July 16, 2026: Muriel Bowser won’t seek re-election as @mayorbowser.dc.gov
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Might be @janeese4dc.bsky.social, Kenyan McDuffie, or a candidate yet TBD.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Might be @janeese4dc.bsky.social, Kenyan McDuffie, or a candidate yet TBD.
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
DC will have a new Mayor in 2027, likely the candidate chosen in the Democratic primary next summer on July 16, 2026: Muriel Bowser won’t seek re-election as @mayorbowser.dc.gov
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Might be @janeese4dc.bsky.social, Kenyan McDuffie, or a candidate yet TBD.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Might be @janeese4dc.bsky.social, Kenyan McDuffie, or a candidate yet TBD.
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
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A massive THANK YOU to @ianvisits.co.uk for featuring us in his excellent blog. There are lots of great gift ideas too, for Londonphiles and beyond. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/14-...
14 gift ideas for Londonphilles this Christmas
What do you buy for the Londoner who probably has everything there is to do with London already? Here's a selection of what you might want to buy for them.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A massive THANK YOU to @ianvisits.co.uk for featuring us in his excellent blog. There are lots of great gift ideas too, for Londonphiles and beyond. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/14-...
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
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Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
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A difference between robot cars vs. regular cars is that with regular cars, drivers walk to where they park, spreading traffic out.
With robot cars, every event turns city streets into an airport pickup line.
bsky.app/profile/thew...
With robot cars, every event turns city streets into an airport pickup line.
bsky.app/profile/thew...
A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
A difference between robot cars vs. regular cars is that with regular cars, drivers walk to where they park, spreading traffic out.
With robot cars, every event turns city streets into an airport pickup line.
bsky.app/profile/thew...
With robot cars, every event turns city streets into an airport pickup line.
bsky.app/profile/thew...
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Ok one more video. the most beautiful fluke I've seen. edited for EXTRA BEAUTY!!!
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Ok one more video. the most beautiful fluke I've seen. edited for EXTRA BEAUTY!!!
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You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
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TL cleanse.
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
TL cleanse.
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
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Wow - debunking “When Prophesy Fails” - the canonical foundation of cognitive dissonance theory onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Wow - debunking “When Prophesy Fails” - the canonical foundation of cognitive dissonance theory onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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NEW: The fight for voting rights didn’t end on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. It’s happening today in places like Newbern, Alabama, where white officials secretly blocked a Black mayor-elect in 2020. What the Supreme Court does next could change everything.
✍️ @jimsaksa.com
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The Voting Rights Act Is Still Working To Stop Racist Laws. The Supreme Court Might Not Care.
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW: The fight for voting rights didn’t end on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. It’s happening today in places like Newbern, Alabama, where white officials secretly blocked a Black mayor-elect in 2020. What the Supreme Court does next could change everything.
✍️ @jimsaksa.com
✍️ @jimsaksa.com
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PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Talking about perfect timing: Aventon launched an e-bike trade-in program last Friday. They are offering riders a $200 bonus when trading-in an e-bike, *including Rad Power Bikes*, toward a new Aventon. It appears that the trade-in credit might be able to be stacked with Black Friday deals as well
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Talking about perfect timing: Aventon launched an e-bike trade-in program last Friday. They are offering riders a $200 bonus when trading-in an e-bike, *including Rad Power Bikes*, toward a new Aventon. It appears that the trade-in credit might be able to be stacked with Black Friday deals as well
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Rad Power Bikes’ batteries are a fire risk and shouldn’t be used, CPSC warns
Rad Power Bikes’ batteries are a fire risk and shouldn’t be used, CPSC warns
The batteries are a fire risk.
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Rad Power Bikes’ batteries are a fire risk and shouldn’t be used, CPSC warns
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Mark MacCarthy says there is little doubt that the AI investment boom is a bubble. The real questions, he says, are when will the bubble burst, how severe will the consequences be, and what should policymakers do now to prepare for the inevitable downturn.
Policymakers Have to Prepare Now for When the AI Bubble Bursts | TechPolicy.Press
Mark MacCarthy says the fear of making a mistake in industrial policy should not paralyze policymakers.
www.techpolicy.press
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Mark MacCarthy says there is little doubt that the AI investment boom is a bubble. The real questions, he says, are when will the bubble burst, how severe will the consequences be, and what should policymakers do now to prepare for the inevitable downturn.
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This seems a significantly worse "tell" of derangement
-Sen Kelly has flown nearly 40 *combat missions* as a pilot.
-He's done 375+ carrier landings (Jeesh!)
-He's been in space as astronaut.
-He's flown 50+ different kinds of aircraft
And Hegseth and Trump are picking fight about valor with him?
-Sen Kelly has flown nearly 40 *combat missions* as a pilot.
-He's done 375+ carrier landings (Jeesh!)
-He's been in space as astronaut.
-He's flown 50+ different kinds of aircraft
And Hegseth and Trump are picking fight about valor with him?
The Department of Defense announces it's considering "court-martial proceedings or administrative measures" against Democratic Senator Mark Kelly.
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This seems a significantly worse "tell" of derangement
-Sen Kelly has flown nearly 40 *combat missions* as a pilot.
-He's done 375+ carrier landings (Jeesh!)
-He's been in space as astronaut.
-He's flown 50+ different kinds of aircraft
And Hegseth and Trump are picking fight about valor with him?
-Sen Kelly has flown nearly 40 *combat missions* as a pilot.
-He's done 375+ carrier landings (Jeesh!)
-He's been in space as astronaut.
-He's flown 50+ different kinds of aircraft
And Hegseth and Trump are picking fight about valor with him?
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I’m not an expert in military law. However claiming you can call Kelly back to service (??!?!?) to court martial him for merely stating a core principle of the military code of justice is obscene and would not end in the result Push-up Pete hopes for taskandpurpose.com/news/pentago...
a man in a suit and tie is screaming and says i want the truth
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is screaming and says i want the truth
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I’m not an expert in military law. However claiming you can call Kelly back to service (??!?!?) to court martial him for merely stating a core principle of the military code of justice is obscene and would not end in the result Push-up Pete hopes for taskandpurpose.com/news/pentago...
Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful
The decision disqualifying Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney sets back President Donald Trump’s efforts to use the Justice Department to target perceived rivals.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Donald Glover, known by his stage name Childish Gambino, told fans he canceled last year’s world tour because he suffered a stroke and doctors discovered a hole in his heart.
Donald Glover says he had a stroke, surgeries for hole in heart last year
Known by his stage name Childish Gambino, the Grammy-winning musician-actor had called off his world tour last year over an unspecified illness.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Donald Glover, known by his stage name Childish Gambino, told fans he canceled last year’s world tour because he suffered a stroke and doctors discovered a hole in his heart.
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Our Social Security numbers and other personal data are already in the bag for Palantir, Russian and North Korean hackers, etc.
I fear that investigations and prosecutions will not be enough to deter or to punish adequately the surveillance and identity theft horrors coming our way.
I fear that investigations and prosecutions will not be enough to deter or to punish adequately the surveillance and identity theft horrors coming our way.
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Our Social Security numbers and other personal data are already in the bag for Palantir, Russian and North Korean hackers, etc.
I fear that investigations and prosecutions will not be enough to deter or to punish adequately the surveillance and identity theft horrors coming our way.
I fear that investigations and prosecutions will not be enough to deter or to punish adequately the surveillance and identity theft horrors coming our way.
rlly sorry for my awkward spirit tunnel walk. I wasn’t prepared 😖
YouTube video by RAYE
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November 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Don't take it from me, take it from Susan B. Anthony herself:
"I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance.” Anthony described the image of a woman on a bicycle as “the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.”
"I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance.” Anthony described the image of a woman on a bicycle as “the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.”
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Don't take it from me, take it from Susan B. Anthony herself:
"I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance.” Anthony described the image of a woman on a bicycle as “the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.”
"I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance.” Anthony described the image of a woman on a bicycle as “the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.”