Jami Alene
@jamialene.bsky.social
Firm believer in ‘Primum non nocere’. She/her in blurple area of red state. Semi retired FM provider. Comments and reactions are my own, not those of present or past employers.
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It was bad. No actually, it was terrible. Trump gave an interview to Fox’s Laura Ingraham, and with his guard down and no one to blame but himself, he really put his foot in it. And MAGA is pissed AF. My write-up in the replies.
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It was bad. No actually, it was terrible. Trump gave an interview to Fox’s Laura Ingraham, and with his guard down and no one to blame but himself, he really put his foot in it. And MAGA is pissed AF. My write-up in the replies.
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And there it is. They don’t want to release the dismal inflation or jobs numbers for October and are claiming that it’s the fault of Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
And there it is. They don’t want to release the dismal inflation or jobs numbers for October and are claiming that it’s the fault of Democrats.
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Again, maybe what the takeaway we should have from political reporter after political reporter not just getting chummy w ppl like Trump or Epstein (or RFK Jr 👀) but actively running interference for them—either in their coverage or privately—is that its an industry full of ppl that are Bad Actually™️
Fall 2017: Then-NYT reporter literally warning Epstein that someone is "digging around again."
![From:
Thomas Jr., Landon
Sent:
9/27/2017 2:47:47 PM
To:
Subject:
Got another call from Connelly..
Importance:
High
Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]
He is digging around again -- not clear if its another book/or expanded paperback version. Was asking me all sorts of questions about why you hired Ken Starr. I told him I had no idea - I think he is doing some Trump-related digging too.
Anyway, for what its worth...
Landon Thomas, Jr.
Financial Reporter
New York Times
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November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Again, maybe what the takeaway we should have from political reporter after political reporter not just getting chummy w ppl like Trump or Epstein (or RFK Jr 👀) but actively running interference for them—either in their coverage or privately—is that its an industry full of ppl that are Bad Actually™️
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In case you'd been wondering why Trump rolls over for Putin at every turn:
Jeffrey Epstein claimed he gave Russians insight into Trump
Newly released emails show the late convicted sex offender’s extensive network of foreign contacts, whom he corresponded with about Trump’s policy decisions.
www.politico.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
In case you'd been wondering why Trump rolls over for Putin at every turn:
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WIRED has made this article free for all to read because it is primarily based on reporting from Freedom of Information Act requests. Read it here: www.wired.com/story/dhs-ke...
DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
WIRED has made this article free for all to read because it is primarily based on reporting from Freedom of Information Act requests. Read it here: www.wired.com/story/dhs-ke...
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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In the last 28 years, Alaska’s rural school districts have made close to 1,800 requests to the state to maintain and repair their crumbling public schools, which also frequently serve as emergency shelters.
Only 14% have been approved.
(Published March w/ KYUK and @npr.org)
Only 14% have been approved.
(Published March w/ KYUK and @npr.org)
A Rural Alaska School Asked the State to Fund a Repair. Nearly Two Decades Later, the Building Is About to Collapse.
Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that…
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In the last 28 years, Alaska’s rural school districts have made close to 1,800 requests to the state to maintain and repair their crumbling public schools, which also frequently serve as emergency shelters.
Only 14% have been approved.
(Published March w/ KYUK and @npr.org)
Only 14% have been approved.
(Published March w/ KYUK and @npr.org)
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Hi. Hello.
Founder and CEO of @standupforscience.bsky.social
I can confirm, that is not “science in its best form”…because that’s politics. Not science.
Founder and CEO of @standupforscience.bsky.social
I can confirm, that is not “science in its best form”…because that’s politics. Not science.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hi. Hello.
Founder and CEO of @standupforscience.bsky.social
I can confirm, that is not “science in its best form”…because that’s politics. Not science.
Founder and CEO of @standupforscience.bsky.social
I can confirm, that is not “science in its best form”…because that’s politics. Not science.
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Poverty is a policy decision.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Poverty is a policy decision.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
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Whats so unnerving, among many other aspects of the whole sordid Epstein miasma, is how incestuous the world of these elites are. Everyone knows everyone. The personal, social, and professional spheres all overlap.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Whats so unnerving, among many other aspects of the whole sordid Epstein miasma, is how incestuous the world of these elites are. Everyone knows everyone. The personal, social, and professional spheres all overlap.
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MAGA men are now saying the quiet part out loud: they want to repeal the 19th Amendment and strip women of their right to vote. Todd Beeton examines this ugly trend. Also, Jay Kuo unpacks the real failure underlying Senate Democrats' deal to reopen the government.
This Week In The Big Picture
In the aftermath of last week’s blue wave election rout, the 19th Amendment has been trending on X.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
MAGA men are now saying the quiet part out loud: they want to repeal the 19th Amendment and strip women of their right to vote. Todd Beeton examines this ugly trend. Also, Jay Kuo unpacks the real failure underlying Senate Democrats' deal to reopen the government.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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Average SNAP benefit per person is less than $200.
Elon has received over $38 billion of our tax payer dollars.
But go on about soda Karen.
Elon has received over $38 billion of our tax payer dollars.
But go on about soda Karen.
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Average SNAP benefit per person is less than $200.
Elon has received over $38 billion of our tax payer dollars.
But go on about soda Karen.
Elon has received over $38 billion of our tax payer dollars.
But go on about soda Karen.
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There are ~26,000 commercial and ~11,000 private flights taking off in the US daily.
Instead of Trump grounding 10% of all air traffic in the US, he could simply ban private flights. But he won’t because he’d rather fuck up your holiday travel than upset his billionaire buddies.
Instead of Trump grounding 10% of all air traffic in the US, he could simply ban private flights. But he won’t because he’d rather fuck up your holiday travel than upset his billionaire buddies.
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
There are ~26,000 commercial and ~11,000 private flights taking off in the US daily.
Instead of Trump grounding 10% of all air traffic in the US, he could simply ban private flights. But he won’t because he’d rather fuck up your holiday travel than upset his billionaire buddies.
Instead of Trump grounding 10% of all air traffic in the US, he could simply ban private flights. But he won’t because he’d rather fuck up your holiday travel than upset his billionaire buddies.
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live your life such that, when you die, your obit doesn't need a whole section on how you didn't credit your colleagues in general or how you stole data from a female scientist in particular
Her sister wrote my favorite essay about her. She points out that RF would have been famous even if she'd never looked at DNA
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Remembering my sister Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin died of ovarian cancer in 1958 aged 37 years. Sympathy and feminism
have combined to give us her familiar image as a downtrodden woman scientist, brilliant
but neglected, a heroine t...
www.thelancet.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
live your life such that, when you die, your obit doesn't need a whole section on how you didn't credit your colleagues in general or how you stole data from a female scientist in particular
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For I was hungry and you argued all the way up to the Supreme Court that poor people don’t deserve to eat.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
For I was hungry and you argued all the way up to the Supreme Court that poor people don’t deserve to eat.
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I underestimated how profoundly embarrassing the fall of our democracy would be.
This, in particular, is spectacularly hideous. It's like something you'd see on the wall of a car dealership where they put pictures of their top salespeople every month
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I underestimated how profoundly embarrassing the fall of our democracy would be.
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If you buy anything at all from Tesla, you are endorsing a corporation that chose to give a trillion dollars to this man:
November 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
If you buy anything at all from Tesla, you are endorsing a corporation that chose to give a trillion dollars to this man:
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SNAP has existed for 60 years. Benefits have gone out every single month over those six decades, including during government shutdowns. Until now.
Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it.
Don’t forget this.
Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it.
Don’t forget this.
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
SNAP has existed for 60 years. Benefits have gone out every single month over those six decades, including during government shutdowns. Until now.
Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it.
Don’t forget this.
Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it.
Don’t forget this.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Authoritarian expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat on how Tuesday's election provides a blueprint to defeat Tyranny! Ruth highlights the significant takeaways from our wins. Plus she bluntly shares a warning of what Trump will attempt next to hold on to power. youtu.be/YMwNzI5_waQ
Ruth Ben-Ghiat on how Tuesday's election gives a blueprint to defeat Tyranny and what Trump will try
YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show
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November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Authoritarian expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat on how Tuesday's election provides a blueprint to defeat Tyranny! Ruth highlights the significant takeaways from our wins. Plus she bluntly shares a warning of what Trump will attempt next to hold on to power. youtu.be/YMwNzI5_waQ
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Kicking in the doors of daycares is a great way to turn wine moms into molotov cocktail moms.
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Kicking in the doors of daycares is a great way to turn wine moms into molotov cocktail moms.
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Are you still using Spotify Premium? Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops running ICE ads. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Are you still using Spotify Premium? Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops running ICE ads. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify