Jenn Pidala
@jkpidala.bsky.social
An American girl raised on promises.
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every person involved in this needs to be in prison
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
every person involved in this needs to be in prison
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one of the things i truly believe is that a significant portion of this country is in the grip of a death cult
"The vaccination has stuff we don't trust," said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died from measles at the end of last month. Tom Bartlett visited with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy:
The Texas Girl Who Died From Measles
Her father tells her story.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
one of the things i truly believe is that a significant portion of this country is in the grip of a death cult
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Calls increasing across Europe to cancel all US contracts immediately and oust Star link. The Russia allied Trump government has made the US a national security threat.
March 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Calls increasing across Europe to cancel all US contracts immediately and oust Star link. The Russia allied Trump government has made the US a national security threat.
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Just an obvious point that anyone with the inside word on when these these total reversals are going to be announced is in a position to make almost limitless amounts of money. Don't forget that given the kind of people who make up this administration.
March 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Just an obvious point that anyone with the inside word on when these these total reversals are going to be announced is in a position to make almost limitless amounts of money. Don't forget that given the kind of people who make up this administration.
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"No Other Land," the Palestinian-Israeli made film showing the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers, just won the Oscar for Best Documentary.
It can't get a distributor in the US.
Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.
It can't get a distributor in the US.
Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"No Other Land," the Palestinian-Israeli made film showing the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers, just won the Oscar for Best Documentary.
It can't get a distributor in the US.
Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.
It can't get a distributor in the US.
Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.
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This whole country wants bad things for others more than they want good things for themselves.
February 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This whole country wants bad things for others more than they want good things for themselves.
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In reality, Trump has been trying to shake-down Zelenskyy since at least 2019, when he failed to strong-arm the Ukrainian leader into announcing a (bogus) investigation into the Bidens, a move that got him impeached. Through it all, amazingly, Zelenskyy has maintained the moral high ground,⤵️
March 1, 2025 at 12:19 AM
In reality, Trump has been trying to shake-down Zelenskyy since at least 2019, when he failed to strong-arm the Ukrainian leader into announcing a (bogus) investigation into the Bidens, a move that got him impeached. Through it all, amazingly, Zelenskyy has maintained the moral high ground,⤵️
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Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
America hurt itself badly today.
snyder.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
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For those in the “pro-life” party who just voted to defund Medicaid:
It pays for 41% of births in this country.
It pays for 41% of births in this country.
February 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
For those in the “pro-life” party who just voted to defund Medicaid:
It pays for 41% of births in this country.
It pays for 41% of births in this country.
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From United Humanists on FB
February 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
From United Humanists on FB
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Every so often I remember that Oprah brought us Dr Phil, Dr Oz and The Secret but the only person she brought back to destroy on her show was the guy who pretended to be a worse drug addict than he actually was in a book
February 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Every so often I remember that Oprah brought us Dr Phil, Dr Oz and The Secret but the only person she brought back to destroy on her show was the guy who pretended to be a worse drug addict than he actually was in a book
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Idiocracy was a documentary
February 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Idiocracy was a documentary
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🎶 I don’t care if Monday's blue. God is dead.
Or if Tuesday is utterly desaturated to the point where all choice is arbitrary, Wednesday too.
Thursday, I will not make an effort to conjure you in my thoughts. I find you stupid and weak.
It’s Friday, I’m in love. 🎶
Or if Tuesday is utterly desaturated to the point where all choice is arbitrary, Wednesday too.
Thursday, I will not make an effort to conjure you in my thoughts. I find you stupid and weak.
It’s Friday, I’m in love. 🎶
The Cure’s “Friday I’m in Love” for Nihilists
I don’t care if Monday’s blue. God is dead. Or if Tuesday is utterly desaturated to the point where all choice is arbitrary, Wednesday too. Thursda...
buff.ly
February 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
🎶 I don’t care if Monday's blue. God is dead.
Or if Tuesday is utterly desaturated to the point where all choice is arbitrary, Wednesday too.
Thursday, I will not make an effort to conjure you in my thoughts. I find you stupid and weak.
It’s Friday, I’m in love. 🎶
Or if Tuesday is utterly desaturated to the point where all choice is arbitrary, Wednesday too.
Thursday, I will not make an effort to conjure you in my thoughts. I find you stupid and weak.
It’s Friday, I’m in love. 🎶
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Your outie understands when someone is making a joke on the internet and doesn't embarrass themselves in people's replies
February 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Your outie understands when someone is making a joke on the internet and doesn't embarrass themselves in people's replies
Treat yourself!
✅ DEI Employer of the Day™
DSW
"We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI], and call on our associates, customers, and communities to hold us accountable to showing it every day."
The NAACP Black Consumer Advisory encourages consumers to 'buy-in' on companies that back their values.
DSW
"We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI], and call on our associates, customers, and communities to hold us accountable to showing it every day."
The NAACP Black Consumer Advisory encourages consumers to 'buy-in' on companies that back their values.
February 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Treat yourself!
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A non-government business that contracts with the federal government received notice today that in order to do business with the government they must certify that they don’t participate in DEI. So it’s not just the feds, it’s any private biz that contracts with the feds. Here’s the message they got:
February 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A non-government business that contracts with the federal government received notice today that in order to do business with the government they must certify that they don’t participate in DEI. So it’s not just the feds, it’s any private biz that contracts with the feds. Here’s the message they got:
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SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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this is the "merit" two-step. first, you strongly imply or state outright that the presence of anyone who isn't a straight, able-bodied white man is unfair "DEI," then you argue that just because an institution is all-male and lily-white doesn't mean there is discrimination. that's just merit!
Opinion | DEI and Disparate Impact
The next step in restoring meritocracy is to reject the theory that proportionate outcomes equal fairness.
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
this is the "merit" two-step. first, you strongly imply or state outright that the presence of anyone who isn't a straight, able-bodied white man is unfair "DEI," then you argue that just because an institution is all-male and lily-white doesn't mean there is discrimination. that's just merit!
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First he’s the President, now he’s the Supreme Court!
The White House said Elon Musk will determine if there are conflicts of interest between his work reviewing federal spending and his overlapping empire of six companies
White House Says Musk Will Police His Own Conflicts of Interest
The White House said Elon Musk, the billionaire leading President Donald Trump’s government cost-cutting efforts, will determine if there are conflicts of interest between his work reviewing federal s...
www.bloomberg.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
First he’s the President, now he’s the Supreme Court!
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They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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This is what revisionist history looks like, in real time. And this also is why it might appear that archaeologists and historians have to dig deep to discover the existence of powerful women and marginalized groups -- because their legacies are so often erased.
NASA workers were told to "drop everything" and spend their time scrubbing mentions of women in leadership, indigenous people, and environmental justice from the web: www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites
"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is what revisionist history looks like, in real time. And this also is why it might appear that archaeologists and historians have to dig deep to discover the existence of powerful women and marginalized groups -- because their legacies are so often erased.
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Clear-eyed, direct NYT op-ed by @jamellebouie.net using the kind of non-euphemistic language the headlines should embrace:
February 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Clear-eyed, direct NYT op-ed by @jamellebouie.net using the kind of non-euphemistic language the headlines should embrace:
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This is so incredibly insane
February 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is so incredibly insane