René Merced
@mostaurelius.bsky.social
René (he/him) • 42 • Maryland • USA
Husband • Father • Democratic Socialist • Deist • Stoic
Addicted to Criterion Collection sales, Thriftbooks, and Funyuns
Mastodon/fediverse:
https://mas.to/@mostaurelius
Husband • Father • Democratic Socialist • Deist • Stoic
Addicted to Criterion Collection sales, Thriftbooks, and Funyuns
Mastodon/fediverse:
https://mas.to/@mostaurelius
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Israel bombed three schools-turned-shelters, intensifying attacks across Gaza City and ordering residents to evacuate.
Soon After Returning Home, Gaza City Residents Are Again Fleeing Israeli Bombs
Israel bombed three schools-turned-shelters, intensifying attacks across Gaza City and ordering residents to evacuate.
buff.ly
April 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Israel bombed three schools-turned-shelters, intensifying attacks across Gaza City and ordering residents to evacuate.
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Every single Democratic Senator voted for Marco Rubio as Sec of State!
March 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Every single Democratic Senator voted for Marco Rubio as Sec of State!
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It would be a real shame if y'all shared this online, printed out a few and hung up all around the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 😉
March 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
It would be a real shame if y'all shared this online, printed out a few and hung up all around the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 😉
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At least 23 Palestinian child prisoners have been released by Israel as part of Gaza ceasefire deal. But more than 300 minors remain in Israeli custody, many of them without charges.
Here's what we know ⤵️
🔗: aje.io/0x9mb1
Here's what we know ⤵️
🔗: aje.io/0x9mb1
January 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
At least 23 Palestinian child prisoners have been released by Israel as part of Gaza ceasefire deal. But more than 300 minors remain in Israeli custody, many of them without charges.
Here's what we know ⤵️
🔗: aje.io/0x9mb1
Here's what we know ⤵️
🔗: aje.io/0x9mb1
[Opens phone and reads the news]
(Sigh) Looks like another day of watching This Old House reruns.
(Sigh) Looks like another day of watching This Old House reruns.
January 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
[Opens phone and reads the news]
(Sigh) Looks like another day of watching This Old House reruns.
(Sigh) Looks like another day of watching This Old House reruns.
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"The editing became extremely intrusive. It was very much toning down of my voice, toning down of the feel, and a lot of pressure for what I considered false equivalence.” And, increasingly, attempts “to dictate the subject.” - @pkrugman.bsky.social
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times
The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.
www.cjr.org
January 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
"The editing became extremely intrusive. It was very much toning down of my voice, toning down of the feel, and a lot of pressure for what I considered false equivalence.” And, increasingly, attempts “to dictate the subject.” - @pkrugman.bsky.social
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"Every day, the occupation [army] arrests 30 to 40 or even 50 new prisoners."
Israel has arrested more Palestinians than it has released as a result of its ceasefire deal with Hamas ⤵️ aje.io/kqftig
Israel has arrested more Palestinians than it has released as a result of its ceasefire deal with Hamas ⤵️ aje.io/kqftig
‘Less than slaves’: The Palestinians detained by Israel despite ceasefire
Israel has arrested more Palestinians than it has released as a result of its ceasefire deal with Hamas.
aje.io
January 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"Every day, the occupation [army] arrests 30 to 40 or even 50 new prisoners."
Israel has arrested more Palestinians than it has released as a result of its ceasefire deal with Hamas ⤵️ aje.io/kqftig
Israel has arrested more Palestinians than it has released as a result of its ceasefire deal with Hamas ⤵️ aje.io/kqftig
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it's like AOC is the only person who is expressing an actual emotion here
Four examples of Democratic messaging since yesterday. I know which one I'm supporting. And voting for.
January 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
it's like AOC is the only person who is expressing an actual emotion here
It's only been 2 and a half days. Pace your rage.
January 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It's only been 2 and a half days. Pace your rage.
The fight didn't start today, it's just continuing.
January 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The fight didn't start today, it's just continuing.
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Across the board, more union members voted for Democratic candidates than the general public.
As Democrats decide on their new leadership and next steps, they must re-center working people.
Working people must be at the table. And we've got a plan. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
As Democrats decide on their new leadership and next steps, they must re-center working people.
Working people must be at the table. And we've got a plan. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
If Democrats Want to Reconnect With the Working Class, They Need to Start Listening to Unions
The Democrats blew it with non-union workers in the 2024 election. Unions have a plan to get the party on message.
www.thenation.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Across the board, more union members voted for Democratic candidates than the general public.
As Democrats decide on their new leadership and next steps, they must re-center working people.
Working people must be at the table. And we've got a plan. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
As Democrats decide on their new leadership and next steps, they must re-center working people.
Working people must be at the table. And we've got a plan. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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December 12, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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THIS is Our INSTRUCTION
December 12, 2024 at 10:16 PM
THIS is Our INSTRUCTION
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The New York Times has managed to piss off its own readers with this op-ed.
NYT Sparks Backlash After Inane Op-Ed by UnitedHealth Group CEO
The New York Times has managed to piss off its own readers with this op-ed.
newrepublic.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:30 PM
The New York Times has managed to piss off its own readers with this op-ed.
BREAKING: Amnesty Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide
BREAKING: Amnesty Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide
“We will look back and say, ‘Why did we not do more earlier?” Amnesty's director tells Zeteo.
zeteo.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:15 AM
BREAKING: Amnesty Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide
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Authors love libraries. Please use them. Please support them.
Libraries are amazing. 📚
Libraries are amazing. 📚
December 2, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Authors love libraries. Please use them. Please support them.
Libraries are amazing. 📚
Libraries are amazing. 📚
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#OtD 2 Dec 2009 three Hyundai workers in Czechia shut down their lines, halting production to protest excessive overtime. The wildcat spread and became official a few days later until management agreed to reduce forced overtime stories.workingclasshistory....
December 3, 2024 at 3:30 AM
#OtD 2 Dec 2009 three Hyundai workers in Czechia shut down their lines, halting production to protest excessive overtime. The wildcat spread and became official a few days later until management agreed to reduce forced overtime stories.workingclasshistory....
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This is madness. If other countries want to sell us solar on the cheap so we can expedite adoption of clean energy, let them. Either climate change is a crisis, or it isn't.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
US sets tariffs for solar panels from Southeast Asian nations
U.S. trade officials announced on Friday a new round of tariffs on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian nations after American manufacturers complained that companies there are flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods.
www.reuters.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:27 AM
This is madness. If other countries want to sell us solar on the cheap so we can expedite adoption of clean energy, let them. Either climate change is a crisis, or it isn't.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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At this point it’s been said in a hundred different ways, so I think people are being intentional about not getting it.
December 1, 2024 at 8:42 PM
At this point it’s been said in a hundred different ways, so I think people are being intentional about not getting it.
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Libraries are absolutely the best places on earth.
December 1, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Libraries are absolutely the best places on earth.
If you consider your pet a member of the family give them a real name. Anyone who named their baby Snowball or Patches would be reported to CPS.
December 1, 2024 at 5:22 PM
If you consider your pet a member of the family give them a real name. Anyone who named their baby Snowball or Patches would be reported to CPS.
I already made my first turkey sandwich... last night 🤫
November 29, 2024 at 12:33 PM
I already made my first turkey sandwich... last night 🤫
November 28, 2024 at 3:41 PM