Lepidopteraptor
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Mathy, Fluent in Eduspeak, a Noob at Pithiness, I like the tunes.
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Oh they don’t like the whistles? Hey everyone, they don’t like the whistles. If you use them it makes the armed goons sad.
Kristi Noem is mad that protesters are blowing whistles at ICE agents.
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Oh they don’t like the whistles? Hey everyone, they don’t like the whistles. If you use them it makes the armed goons sad.
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Nope. The headline should actually read “Astronomers using ML discover quasars acting as lenses”
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Nope. The headline should actually read “Astronomers using ML discover quasars acting as lenses”
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Donald Trump and Greg Abbott played with fire, got burned — and democracy won.
This ruling is a win for Texas and for every American who fights for free and fair elections.
This ruling is a win for Texas and for every American who fights for free and fair elections.
BREAKING: Federal judges block Texas from using redrawn congressional maps that would boost the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections.
Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms
A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of picking up five U.S. House seats.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Donald Trump and Greg Abbott played with fire, got burned — and democracy won.
This ruling is a win for Texas and for every American who fights for free and fair elections.
This ruling is a win for Texas and for every American who fights for free and fair elections.
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Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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California's investments in our education system are paying off:
✅ Graduation rate is at its highest in 8 years
✅ College and career readiness is up 3.1%
We will continue to support the success of California’s students.
✅ Graduation rate is at its highest in 8 years
✅ College and career readiness is up 3.1%
We will continue to support the success of California’s students.
Gov. Gavin Newsom credits this progress to state investment in K-12 education.
High school graduation rates rise as missed school days fall in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom credits this progress to state investment in K-12 education.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
California's investments in our education system are paying off:
✅ Graduation rate is at its highest in 8 years
✅ College and career readiness is up 3.1%
We will continue to support the success of California’s students.
✅ Graduation rate is at its highest in 8 years
✅ College and career readiness is up 3.1%
We will continue to support the success of California’s students.
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Video of a daycare raid in Chicago went viral last week, showing armed federal agents dragging a teacher from Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center as children watched in terror.
To the families at the daycare, the scene was a show of force that shattered their sense of safety.
To the families at the daycare, the scene was a show of force that shattered their sense of safety.
“They dragged her out in front of the kids”: Inside Chicago’s ICE raid at a bilingual daycare
When armed agents stormed Rayito de Sol, a Spanish-immersion daycare, parents like Maria Guzman say their children witnessed terror—not justice.
www.motherjones.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Video of a daycare raid in Chicago went viral last week, showing armed federal agents dragging a teacher from Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center as children watched in terror.
To the families at the daycare, the scene was a show of force that shattered their sense of safety.
To the families at the daycare, the scene was a show of force that shattered their sense of safety.
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Daily beatings. Sexual abuse. Denial of food and water. Isolation from the outside world.
Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador for four months describe the torture they suffered after being forcibly removed from the U.S.
Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador for four months describe the torture they suffered after being forcibly removed from the U.S.
“You Have Arrived in Hell”: Venezuelans Sent By U.S. to El Salvador Faced Torture, Sexual Abuse
252 Venezuelan immigrants in the United States were flown to El Salvador in the dead of night and indefinitely imprisoned at the Salvadoran mega-prison CECOT, the Terrorism Confinement Center. The det...
www.democracynow.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Daily beatings. Sexual abuse. Denial of food and water. Isolation from the outside world.
Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador for four months describe the torture they suffered after being forcibly removed from the U.S.
Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador for four months describe the torture they suffered after being forcibly removed from the U.S.
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Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
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Alice Wong, Presente. Thank you for everything.
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Alice Wong, Presente. Thank you for everything.
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The plight of Dreamers used to be emblematic of the obvious failures of our immigration system.
Now, they’ve become targets— "betrayed by the only country [they have] ever called home.”
Now, they’ve become targets— "betrayed by the only country [they have] ever called home.”
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The plight of Dreamers used to be emblematic of the obvious failures of our immigration system.
Now, they’ve become targets— "betrayed by the only country [they have] ever called home.”
Now, they’ve become targets— "betrayed by the only country [they have] ever called home.”
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With @arynbraun.bsky.social, this week we ran this big look at what ICE/CBP has become under Donald Trump and how the agencies increasingly resemble a sort of national police force he can send to whatever city he likes to intimidate people:
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
See how Donald Trump is creating his own police force
Immigration agents are operating in cities with few legal constraints
www.economist.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
With @arynbraun.bsky.social, this week we ran this big look at what ICE/CBP has become under Donald Trump and how the agencies increasingly resemble a sort of national police force he can send to whatever city he likes to intimidate people:
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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“It’s astonishing, really, how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out.”
Trump calls for an Epstein investigation into everyone but him
The Department of Justice has launched a probe targeting prominent Democrats.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“It’s astonishing, really, how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out.”
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NEW: California now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of battery storage – reaching one-third of the way to our 2045 goal.
We're deploying more battery storage than any state in America, building a stronger grid, cutting pollution, and securing a safer future for our nation.
We're deploying more battery storage than any state in America, building a stronger grid, cutting pollution, and securing a safer future for our nation.
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
NEW: California now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of battery storage – reaching one-third of the way to our 2045 goal.
We're deploying more battery storage than any state in America, building a stronger grid, cutting pollution, and securing a safer future for our nation.
We're deploying more battery storage than any state in America, building a stronger grid, cutting pollution, and securing a safer future for our nation.
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Good that Canada joins coalition to fight against climate disinformation (so maybe don't weaken greenwashing law?) www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Countries commit to tackling climate disinformation at COP30
It is the first time states have formally committed to information integrity and fighting back against climate disinformation.
www.euronews.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Good that Canada joins coalition to fight against climate disinformation (so maybe don't weaken greenwashing law?) www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
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“We had the cure for death from malnutrition, and we took it away.”
Dr. Atul Gawande: Hundreds of Thousands Have Already Died Since Trump Closed USAID
“We had the cure for death from malnutrition, and we took it away.” We speak to surgeon and health policy expert Atul Gawande about the Trump administration’s near-total dismantling of USAID. Gawande,...
www.democracynow.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“We had the cure for death from malnutrition, and we took it away.”
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November 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Americans told us they need lower health care costs.
So Republicans ripped away their health care, jacked up costs, and handed over giant tax cuts to billionaires.
It's shameful. But I’m not going to stop fighting.
So Republicans ripped away their health care, jacked up costs, and handed over giant tax cuts to billionaires.
It's shameful. But I’m not going to stop fighting.
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Americans told us they need lower health care costs.
So Republicans ripped away their health care, jacked up costs, and handed over giant tax cuts to billionaires.
It's shameful. But I’m not going to stop fighting.
So Republicans ripped away their health care, jacked up costs, and handed over giant tax cuts to billionaires.
It's shameful. But I’m not going to stop fighting.
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It took 50 days and a whole lot of nonsense, but Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva is finally in her seat.
Mike Johnson didn’t stall her swearing-in by accident—he did it on purpose.
Because protecting predators was apparently more urgent than serving the people.
Mike Johnson didn’t stall her swearing-in by accident—he did it on purpose.
Because protecting predators was apparently more urgent than serving the people.
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It took 50 days and a whole lot of nonsense, but Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva is finally in her seat.
Mike Johnson didn’t stall her swearing-in by accident—he did it on purpose.
Because protecting predators was apparently more urgent than serving the people.
Mike Johnson didn’t stall her swearing-in by accident—he did it on purpose.
Because protecting predators was apparently more urgent than serving the people.
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I’m pretty sure Trump is in the Epstein files
November 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I’m pretty sure Trump is in the Epstein files
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More Epstein files could, in theory, be coming soon. 👀
Mike Johnson Will Finally Swear In His Worst Nightmare
Adelita Grijalva will be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files.
www.motherjones.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
More Epstein files could, in theory, be coming soon. 👀