JRafferty
@johnrafferty.bsky.social
Born 320ish CO2 ppm. Educational content creator / Earth and Life Sciences.
Weather, Climate, Biodiversity, Weather, Natural Hazards, Ecology, Verts, and the politics (unfortunately) that goes with them. Also: maps, dinos, telecasters, etc. My views.
Weather, Climate, Biodiversity, Weather, Natural Hazards, Ecology, Verts, and the politics (unfortunately) that goes with them. Also: maps, dinos, telecasters, etc. My views.
This will hurt CBS's ratings aside from the reality TV crowd and weekend NFL drop-ins.
Will Bari Weiss's tenure at CBS follow that of Chris Licht at CNN?
Licht lasted at CNN a little more than a year.
Will Bari Weiss's tenure at CBS follow that of Chris Licht at CNN?
Licht lasted at CNN a little more than a year.
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This will hurt CBS's ratings aside from the reality TV crowd and weekend NFL drop-ins.
Will Bari Weiss's tenure at CBS follow that of Chris Licht at CNN?
Licht lasted at CNN a little more than a year.
Will Bari Weiss's tenure at CBS follow that of Chris Licht at CNN?
Licht lasted at CNN a little more than a year.
@durbin.senate.gov
The CR funds ice.
That means more kidnappings in Chicago and elsewhere.
Be a hero.
Vote no tonight.
The CR funds ice.
That means more kidnappings in Chicago and elsewhere.
Be a hero.
Vote no tonight.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
@durbin.senate.gov
The CR funds ice.
That means more kidnappings in Chicago and elsewhere.
Be a hero.
Vote no tonight.
The CR funds ice.
That means more kidnappings in Chicago and elsewhere.
Be a hero.
Vote no tonight.
Still time to call and jump on their latest social media posts....
Fight, America.
Fight, America.
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Still time to call and jump on their latest social media posts....
Fight, America.
Fight, America.
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Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Shutdown NOT Over: What Tonight’s Senate Vote Actually Means
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
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Don't be done with the party. In a two party system where one party is trying to destroy the planet, there is no other choice. But DEMAND NEW LEADERSHIP.
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Don't be done with the party. In a two party system where one party is trying to destroy the planet, there is no other choice. But DEMAND NEW LEADERSHIP.
Chuck #Schumer needs to step down
Despite voting "no" on the CR, he allowed Ossoff (who's in trouble in GA) & safe Senate Dems to torpedo healthcare benefits
He needs to go.
He's too entrenched (& wimpy) to fight effectively for us
We need someone new
Call for his #resignation loudly
Despite voting "no" on the CR, he allowed Ossoff (who's in trouble in GA) & safe Senate Dems to torpedo healthcare benefits
He needs to go.
He's too entrenched (& wimpy) to fight effectively for us
We need someone new
Call for his #resignation loudly
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Chuck #Schumer needs to step down
Despite voting "no" on the CR, he allowed Ossoff (who's in trouble in GA) & safe Senate Dems to torpedo healthcare benefits
He needs to go.
He's too entrenched (& wimpy) to fight effectively for us
We need someone new
Call for his #resignation loudly
Despite voting "no" on the CR, he allowed Ossoff (who's in trouble in GA) & safe Senate Dems to torpedo healthcare benefits
He needs to go.
He's too entrenched (& wimpy) to fight effectively for us
We need someone new
Call for his #resignation loudly
Senate Dems willing to cave are the Scottish nobility in this clip.
Apologies for posting an MG clip, but I am reminded of this scene this evening.
youtube.com/shorts/eJT2r...
Apologies for posting an MG clip, but I am reminded of this scene this evening.
youtube.com/shorts/eJT2r...
Wallace Picks a Fight with the English Army #braveheart #melgibson #williamwallace
YouTube video by MovieS | VH
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Senate Dems willing to cave are the Scottish nobility in this clip.
Apologies for posting an MG clip, but I am reminded of this scene this evening.
youtube.com/shorts/eJT2r...
Apologies for posting an MG clip, but I am reminded of this scene this evening.
youtube.com/shorts/eJT2r...
Word/Phrase of the Day:
"Senate Cave Caucus"
#DoNotCave
#SenateDemocrats
Courage, electeds. Do not capitulate.
"Senate Cave Caucus"
#DoNotCave
#SenateDemocrats
Courage, electeds. Do not capitulate.
One thing from our piece on Saturday: Sen. Shaheen is leading the Senate cave caucus. She's on the appropriations committee and wants whatever little goodies she got in her appropriations bill passed into law. As we wrote:
prospect.org/2025/11/08/w...
prospect.org/2025/11/08/w...
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Word/Phrase of the Day:
"Senate Cave Caucus"
#DoNotCave
#SenateDemocrats
Courage, electeds. Do not capitulate.
"Senate Cave Caucus"
#DoNotCave
#SenateDemocrats
Courage, electeds. Do not capitulate.
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Keep tagging them and commenting on their posts, it is having an impact!!!!
And thank @slotkin.senate.gov !!!! remember honey catches more flies than vinegar
And thank @slotkin.senate.gov !!!! remember honey catches more flies than vinegar
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Keep tagging them and commenting on their posts, it is having an impact!!!!
And thank @slotkin.senate.gov !!!! remember honey catches more flies than vinegar
And thank @slotkin.senate.gov !!!! remember honey catches more flies than vinegar
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DO NOT CAVE!
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Some of these are going to voicemail.
Dick Durbin
Still, call anyway and tell those senators to NOT agree to the deal.
The #ACA remains unfunded under this plan.
For what??
Do not sell out the American people, #SenateDemocrats , by voting with your donors.
Do NOT cave.
Still, call anyway and tell those senators to NOT agree to the deal.
The #ACA remains unfunded under this plan.
For what??
Do not sell out the American people, #SenateDemocrats , by voting with your donors.
Do NOT cave.
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Some of these are going to voicemail.
Dick Durbin
Still, call anyway and tell those senators to NOT agree to the deal.
The #ACA remains unfunded under this plan.
For what??
Do not sell out the American people, #SenateDemocrats , by voting with your donors.
Do NOT cave.
Still, call anyway and tell those senators to NOT agree to the deal.
The #ACA remains unfunded under this plan.
For what??
Do not sell out the American people, #SenateDemocrats , by voting with your donors.
Do NOT cave.
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One thing I think Senate Dems should consider is my experience giving into my kid’s demands in exchange for the promise of a future bedroom clean up
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
One thing I think Senate Dems should consider is my experience giving into my kid’s demands in exchange for the promise of a future bedroom clean up
Attention Democrats in the #Senate.
Do not cave.
This is is the part of the story---when you're buying a new car and the dealer gives you a low-ball offer on your trade-in.
Shut the hell up and stare back blankly. That's the only move.
Do not obey in advance.
Do NOT blow this, #ChuckSchumer
Do not cave.
This is is the part of the story---when you're buying a new car and the dealer gives you a low-ball offer on your trade-in.
Shut the hell up and stare back blankly. That's the only move.
Do not obey in advance.
Do NOT blow this, #ChuckSchumer
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Attention Democrats in the #Senate.
Do not cave.
This is is the part of the story---when you're buying a new car and the dealer gives you a low-ball offer on your trade-in.
Shut the hell up and stare back blankly. That's the only move.
Do not obey in advance.
Do NOT blow this, #ChuckSchumer
Do not cave.
This is is the part of the story---when you're buying a new car and the dealer gives you a low-ball offer on your trade-in.
Shut the hell up and stare back blankly. That's the only move.
Do not obey in advance.
Do NOT blow this, #ChuckSchumer
Q: "Who works so hard to cut food..."
A: Marie Antoinette
A: Marie Antoinette
Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Q: "Who works so hard to cut food..."
A: Marie Antoinette
A: Marie Antoinette
Also works with cancer treatment breakthroughs, other disease cures, cold fusion, levitating cars, warp speed, and evidence of E.T.s.
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Also works with cancer treatment breakthroughs, other disease cures, cold fusion, levitating cars, warp speed, and evidence of E.T.s.
Even Donald Rumsfeld helped with a stretcher on 9/11. (There's a photo somewhere of this.)
The guy in the photo below is completely useless in a crisis.
The guy in the photo below is completely useless in a crisis.
Donald Trump feigning empathy. This image is real.
Photo credit: Andrew Harnik of Getty
Photo credit: Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Even Donald Rumsfeld helped with a stretcher on 9/11. (There's a photo somewhere of this.)
The guy in the photo below is completely useless in a crisis.
The guy in the photo below is completely useless in a crisis.
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"...Tonight, legal scholar John Pfaff wrote:
“Every race. It’s basically been every race. Governors. Mayors. Long-held [Republican] dog-catchers. School boards. Water boards...."
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“Every race. It’s basically been every race. Governors. Mayors. Long-held [Republican] dog-catchers. School boards. Water boards...."
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November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"...Tonight, legal scholar John Pfaff wrote:
“Every race. It’s basically been every race. Governors. Mayors. Long-held [Republican] dog-catchers. School boards. Water boards...."
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“Every race. It’s basically been every race. Governors. Mayors. Long-held [Republican] dog-catchers. School boards. Water boards...."
1/2
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"New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant.
So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: To get to any of us, you will have to get through ALL OF US."
As an immigrant in occupied Chicago, WOW I NEEDED THAT.
So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: To get to any of us, you will have to get through ALL OF US."
As an immigrant in occupied Chicago, WOW I NEEDED THAT.
This is an incredible speech, full of hope, substance, fight, care for the vulnerable, and community.
starts at 28:40 if you wanna watch the whole thing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ys...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ys...
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
"New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant.
So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: To get to any of us, you will have to get through ALL OF US."
As an immigrant in occupied Chicago, WOW I NEEDED THAT.
So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: To get to any of us, you will have to get through ALL OF US."
As an immigrant in occupied Chicago, WOW I NEEDED THAT.
The prez wants you to ignore skyrocketing summer A/C costs and crazy increases to your electric bill as A.I. datacenters plug into the grid.
“If affordability is you [sic] issue, VOTE REPUBLICAN! Energy costs, as and [sic] example, are plummeting…”
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The prez wants you to ignore skyrocketing summer A/C costs and crazy increases to your electric bill as A.I. datacenters plug into the grid.
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We often think of problems as separate buckets: disease, malnutrition, affordability or economic development. But “Climate change is not a separate bucket,” Hayhoe says. “The reason we care about climate change is that it’s the hole in every bucket.”
November 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We often think of problems as separate buckets: disease, malnutrition, affordability or economic development. But “Climate change is not a separate bucket,” Hayhoe says. “The reason we care about climate change is that it’s the hole in every bucket.”
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
It's midday on a Saturday.
Chances are, you have the day off
What are you doing to fight fascism today?
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Chances are, you have the day off
What are you doing to fight fascism today?
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November 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It's midday on a Saturday.
Chances are, you have the day off
What are you doing to fight fascism today?
🇺🇸
Chances are, you have the day off
What are you doing to fight fascism today?
🇺🇸
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Kristi Noem says no US citizens have been detained by ICE.
170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.
Release the EPSTEIN files.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.
Release the EPSTEIN files.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Kristi Noem says no US citizens have been detained by ICE.
170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.
Release the EPSTEIN files.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.
Release the EPSTEIN files.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...