@karenwootton.bsky.social
small town lawyer, Mom; quixotic about democracy and other things;
fan of civil discourse;
fan of civil discourse;
And the ads are ABSURD.
Hiring your friends to run a $200 million anti-immigrant ad campaign funded by taxpayer dollars is incredibly corrupt.
They shouldn't be spending your money like this.
They shouldn't be spending your money like this.
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
And the ads are ABSURD.
PLEASE please please let these victims have this victory for all of us.
Murphy: "It's clearly the biggest scandal in presidential history. He wouldn't be acting this way if he wasn't so deeply worried about what's in those files. What we've already seen is immensely incriminating. Clearly Trump was at the center of a child sex ring ... the scandal could bring him down."
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
PLEASE please please let these victims have this victory for all of us.
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Coast Guard spots Russian ship 15 miles off Hawaii #TheHill
thehill.com
Coast Guard spots Russian ship 15 miles off Hawaii
twp.ai
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Coast Guard spots Russian ship 15 miles off Hawaii #TheHill
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Wow
Trump’s company quietly sought nearly 200 foreign workers this year for Mar-a-Lago and other businesses despite his hardline stance on immigration.
Trump’s Company Quietly Sought Record Number of Foreigners
The Trump Organization has requested a record 184 foreign workers in 2025 for Mar-a-Lago and other sites.
trib.al
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Wow
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After #NOAA ceased funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing #earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the month.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
This lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline.
After NOAA cut funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the mo...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
After #NOAA ceased funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing #earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the month.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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A quote from Threads by D.L.White 20/05/25 (dlwhite_author):-
Capitalism says, anyone can be rich, but lots of people must be poor; Communism says nobody can be rich, even if it means everyone is poor; Socialism says anyone can be rich as long as no one is poor.
Capitalism says, anyone can be rich, but lots of people must be poor; Communism says nobody can be rich, even if it means everyone is poor; Socialism says anyone can be rich as long as no one is poor.
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A quote from Threads by D.L.White 20/05/25 (dlwhite_author):-
Capitalism says, anyone can be rich, but lots of people must be poor; Communism says nobody can be rich, even if it means everyone is poor; Socialism says anyone can be rich as long as no one is poor.
Capitalism says, anyone can be rich, but lots of people must be poor; Communism says nobody can be rich, even if it means everyone is poor; Socialism says anyone can be rich as long as no one is poor.
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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apnews.com/article/geor... Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported compone...
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM
apnews.com/article/geor... Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
I'm frustrated with Jeffries, but he has some very nice moments like this.
Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm frustrated with Jeffries, but he has some very nice moments like this.
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Boycott Denny's.
On Jan. 14, 2024, five NY Black women were denied entry into a Pennsylvania Denny's restaurant. A waitress claimed there were electrical problems in the bathroom; but an all-White crowd was seated and it was business as usual.
Of course it was.🙄 (cont)
www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/05/f...
Of course it was.🙄 (cont)
www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/05/f...
Five New York women denied Denny’s service sue, charge racial discrimination
Five Black women who allege they were turned away from a Pennsylvania Denny’s because of electrical issues are suing for racial discrimination, claiming they went inside to use the bathroom and saw…
www.nydailynews.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Boycott Denny's.
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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This is beyond horrific. I don't have words. There's no making this better as these lives are already lost, there's no taking that back. So many children have suffered and died because of this administration and our failures.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This is beyond horrific. I don't have words. There's no making this better as these lives are already lost, there's no taking that back. So many children have suffered and died because of this administration and our failures.
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If Congress won't release the Epstein files, we will do our own investigation ...
2 #nmleg lawmakers outlined their "truth commission" proposal to investigate what took place at Epstein's ranch in Santa Fe County & the failure to hold people involved accountable
By @thenewmexican.bsky.social
2 #nmleg lawmakers outlined their "truth commission" proposal to investigate what took place at Epstein's ranch in Santa Fe County & the failure to hold people involved accountable
By @thenewmexican.bsky.social
New Mexico lawmakers propose 'truth commission' on Epstein, alleged sex abuse at his former Santa Fe County ranch
But what unfolded at Zorro Ranch has not been thoroughly investigated, said Democratic state Reps. Andrea Romero and Marianna Anaya.
www.santafenewmexican.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 AM
If Congress won't release the Epstein files, we will do our own investigation ...
2 #nmleg lawmakers outlined their "truth commission" proposal to investigate what took place at Epstein's ranch in Santa Fe County & the failure to hold people involved accountable
By @thenewmexican.bsky.social
2 #nmleg lawmakers outlined their "truth commission" proposal to investigate what took place at Epstein's ranch in Santa Fe County & the failure to hold people involved accountable
By @thenewmexican.bsky.social
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About that abducted toddler: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Armed US immigration agents drive off with toddler after arrest of father
‘Devastated’ family demands answers after two-year-old driven by armed agents from LA Home Depot parking lot
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
About that abducted toddler: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The Feds deceived them by conducting a green card interview, subsequently arresting his wife, and mocking them while taking selfies.
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Feds deceived them by conducting a green card interview, subsequently arresting his wife, and mocking them while taking selfies.
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The corporate propaganda machine colluding with the Trump propaganda machine to lie to the American people about Thanksgiving.
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The corporate propaganda machine colluding with the Trump propaganda machine to lie to the American people about Thanksgiving.
Democracy needs ranked choice voting.
St. Paul mayor upset: Kaohly Her ousts Melvin Carter after two terms - Axios Twin Cities www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
Kaohly Her pulls off upset in St. Paul mayor's race
She'll be the first woman and first Hmong American mayor of St. Paul.
www.axios.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Democracy needs ranked choice voting.
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My queen
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
My queen
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This guy is a legend
Expressing the collective thoughts of the world.
Expressing the collective thoughts of the world.
November 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This guy is a legend
Expressing the collective thoughts of the world.
Expressing the collective thoughts of the world.
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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)