January Handl
@mamuofthewest.bsky.social
Retired teacher/parent educator, Mama and gramma, in love with Nature, and somehow relentlessly political. Everyone should be able to self-determine in mutual respect. Resist.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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What a monumental Idiot we have for a President.
He's losing it more and more as each day goes by and nobody that counts is saying anything about it.
#MidtermsForChange
He's losing it more and more as each day goes by and nobody that counts is saying anything about it.
#MidtermsForChange
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
What a monumental Idiot we have for a President.
He's losing it more and more as each day goes by and nobody that counts is saying anything about it.
#MidtermsForChange
He's losing it more and more as each day goes by and nobody that counts is saying anything about it.
#MidtermsForChange
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No pie for mango
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
No pie for mango
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the president admitted to sexual assault on camera and it didn't matter
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
the president admitted to sexual assault on camera and it didn't matter
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Great piece about where the post-SB 79 housing policy conversation is headed: reducing costs, speeding permitting, easing financing, and making new apartment buildings more beautiful for the neighbors and livable for their residents.
Will the YIMBY ‘Holy Grail’ Deliver an LA Building Boom?
Supporters of the California zoning reform bill SB 79 say it will unleash a wave of multistory apartment buildings. In low-rise-loving Los Angeles, that could be a tall order.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Great piece about where the post-SB 79 housing policy conversation is headed: reducing costs, speeding permitting, easing financing, and making new apartment buildings more beautiful for the neighbors and livable for their residents.
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MAGA is going to love this.
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
MAGA is going to love this.
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Your employees showed up to work today after eight weeks of work from home. But that one file has been sitting on their desk in the US House of Representatives the whole time. The file marked Epstein.
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Your employees showed up to work today after eight weeks of work from home. But that one file has been sitting on their desk in the US House of Representatives the whole time. The file marked Epstein.
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“I was both astounded and mesmerized."
Carl Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ poem finds fresh relevance in a city occupied by ICE.
From @ericathompson.bsky.social via @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Carl Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ poem finds fresh relevance in a city occupied by ICE.
From @ericathompson.bsky.social via @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Carl Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ poem finds fresh relevance in a city occupied by ICE
Known for praising the city with “big shoulders,” the beloved 1914 composition recently was recited in a ruling addressing federal immigration agents’ use of force. Literary scholars say they were “as...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“I was both astounded and mesmerized."
Carl Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ poem finds fresh relevance in a city occupied by ICE.
From @ericathompson.bsky.social via @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Carl Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ poem finds fresh relevance in a city occupied by ICE.
From @ericathompson.bsky.social via @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Brightening up your day with...
𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗶 & 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
🎨 Vincent van Gogh (1886)
𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗶 & 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
🎨 Vincent van Gogh (1886)
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Brightening up your day with...
𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗶 & 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
🎨 Vincent van Gogh (1886)
𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗶 & 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
🎨 Vincent van Gogh (1886)
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Art by • Simone Pinna
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Art by • Simone Pinna
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Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I've been sitting on this and trying not to leak but...
It's us. We were one of the 80+ :)
financialpost.com/pmn/more-tha...
It's us. We were one of the 80+ :)
financialpost.com/pmn/more-tha...
More than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women's health from Melinda French Gates
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a y…
financialpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I've been sitting on this and trying not to leak but...
It's us. We were one of the 80+ :)
financialpost.com/pmn/more-tha...
It's us. We were one of the 80+ :)
financialpost.com/pmn/more-tha...
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Dirty Donald
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Dirty Donald
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If you have a very low-latitude aurora observation from tonight, please record your exact time and rough location and DO NOT DELETE your photo. These observations will be important for scientific research of this event.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If you have a very low-latitude aurora observation from tonight, please record your exact time and rough location and DO NOT DELETE your photo. These observations will be important for scientific research of this event.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
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#WaterWednesday good morning friends! It’s another cloudy morning and apparently there’s snow showers out there but I don’t see that. Here’s a #SunriseMagic on the #CTShoreline from July. #landscape #Photography #clouds #reflections Have a great day everyone 😊 Go outside if you can & just breathe.
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
#WaterWednesday good morning friends! It’s another cloudy morning and apparently there’s snow showers out there but I don’t see that. Here’s a #SunriseMagic on the #CTShoreline from July. #landscape #Photography #clouds #reflections Have a great day everyone 😊 Go outside if you can & just breathe.
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Apparently now Epstein is the distraction.
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Apparently now Epstein is the distraction.
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NEW EPISODE: Janai Nelson joined me to discuss how America’s democracy is still shaped by race and power. From the gutting of the VRA to the fight in the states Nelson explains how the Supreme Court is rolling back hard-won rights — and what it will take to build a multiracial democracy.
Why Black Voters Are Still Fighting for Representation | Janai Nelson
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
NEW EPISODE: Janai Nelson joined me to discuss how America’s democracy is still shaped by race and power. From the gutting of the VRA to the fight in the states Nelson explains how the Supreme Court is rolling back hard-won rights — and what it will take to build a multiracial democracy.
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International stocks are outperforming the S&P 500 by the widest margin in 16 years.
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
International stocks are outperforming the S&P 500 by the widest margin in 16 years.
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The biggest lottery prize of the year so far was a $1.78 billion Powerball jackpot that was split between two winning ticket buyers in September.
Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion—Here’s What The Winner Could Take Home After Taxes
The biggest lottery prize of the year so far was a $1.78 billion Powerball jackpot that was split between two winning ticket buyers in September.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The biggest lottery prize of the year so far was a $1.78 billion Powerball jackpot that was split between two winning ticket buyers in September.
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head of modern SS ladies and gentlemen
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
head of modern SS ladies and gentlemen
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Trump just claimed his tariffs have pulled in $2 trillion. Then literally hours later, he inflated that to $3 trillion. With this absurdity, he undermined his case for tariffs, revealing that he's just pulling numbers out of his ass.
On the pod we dig deep into this:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
On the pod we dig deep into this:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
Trump Wrecks His Own Case for Tariffs as Bizarre SCOTUS Rant Backfires
As Trump unleashes confused statements about the Supreme Court case on his tariffs, a trade expert explains how he accidentally undermined his argument for them—and why all this is trending toward a m...
newrepublic.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Trump just claimed his tariffs have pulled in $2 trillion. Then literally hours later, he inflated that to $3 trillion. With this absurdity, he undermined his case for tariffs, revealing that he's just pulling numbers out of his ass.
On the pod we dig deep into this:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
On the pod we dig deep into this:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
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Reporter: These are new emails that are being released by the House Oversight Committee that mention Trump specifically. Jeffrey Epstein is writing to Ghislaine Maxwell. He says, 'I want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is Trump, and that [redacted] spent hours at my house with him.'
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Reporter: These are new emails that are being released by the House Oversight Committee that mention Trump specifically. Jeffrey Epstein is writing to Ghislaine Maxwell. He says, 'I want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is Trump, and that [redacted] spent hours at my house with him.'
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This is a Seinfeld episode
This is the greatest story ever told:
A person in Hamilton, ON stole a city bus and then proceeded to make the stops along the way, allowing passengers to board and exit freely. The person actually refusing someone looking to board with an expired pass. 🔥🔥
hamiltonpolice.on.ca/news/police-...
A person in Hamilton, ON stole a city bus and then proceeded to make the stops along the way, allowing passengers to board and exit freely. The person actually refusing someone looking to board with an expired pass. 🔥🔥
hamiltonpolice.on.ca/news/police-...
Police Arrest Man After HSR Bus Joy Ride
On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m., a Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) bus driver pulled into the McNab Bus Terminal and exited the vehicle for a short break.During this time, an a...
hamiltonpolice.on.ca
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is a Seinfeld episode