Monica V.
@mvirg12.bsky.social
Hi 👋🏻 here's some of what I like and enjoy in no particular order... the Pittsburgh Penguins, reading Romance, movies, music, true crime, Survivor (though I don't ever post about it because I loathe spoilers), and listening to podcasts about all of them!
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My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
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MORE: The local crew foreman on the NASHVILLE tunnel dig says Elon’s Boring Company has been wildly late on pay, and has been trying to hire his guys behind his back.
He also says despite what Steve Davis said about safety, the situation is dangerous.
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He also says despite what Steve Davis said about safety, the situation is dangerous.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
MORE: The local crew foreman on the NASHVILLE tunnel dig says Elon’s Boring Company has been wildly late on pay, and has been trying to hire his guys behind his back.
He also says despite what Steve Davis said about safety, the situation is dangerous.
nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/25/b...
He also says despite what Steve Davis said about safety, the situation is dangerous.
nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/25/b...
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State Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social l is running in a special election in TN next week for an open seat in Congress. She has Trump freaked out. He’s tweeting about it. JD Vance is reportedly going for a visit. Behn was on the show to talk about it. Election is next Tuesday!
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GOP PANIC MODE The BLUE Tennessee Upset That Has JD Vance Scrambling!
YouTube video by Jim Acosta
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November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
State Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social l is running in a special election in TN next week for an open seat in Congress. She has Trump freaked out. He’s tweeting about it. JD Vance is reportedly going for a visit. Behn was on the show to talk about it. Election is next Tuesday!
youtu.be/LNwCPnoybgM
youtu.be/LNwCPnoybgM
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I just wish the Democratic Party had half the determination & tenacity of a chin hair on a perimenopausal woman.
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I just wish the Democratic Party had half the determination & tenacity of a chin hair on a perimenopausal woman.
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"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
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-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
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Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Even on the heels of a historically successful election and the largest protest in US history, Chuck Schumer’s caucus caved in the shutdown fight. Senate Democrats need bold new leadership to fight the Trump regime, and that starts by making Schumer step aside: indivisible2026.org?utm_source=b...
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Even on the heels of a historically successful election and the largest protest in US history, Chuck Schumer’s caucus caved in the shutdown fight. Senate Democrats need bold new leadership to fight the Trump regime, and that starts by making Schumer step aside: indivisible2026.org?utm_source=b...
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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was one of them jared
“President Donald Trump on Tuesday added two Thanksgiving turkeys to his long list of second-term pardons, offering the birds a dose of his much-discussed presidential immunity.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump adds two Thanksgiving turkeys to his long list of second-term pardons
During a freewheeling White House event, the president spared Waddle and Gobble from appearing on Thanksgiving dinner plates.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
was one of them jared
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To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
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Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
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More elections are already around the corner, mere days.
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, fro...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
More elections are already around the corner, mere days.
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
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I think this is where the AI summary got this language - in successive months, Judge Luttig and Charles Pierce used the term in anticipation of Moore v. Harper, advocating for the Court to have high deference to state court opinions
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I have a strong suspicion that someone used an AI summary here. The phrase “exceedingly limited” in this context appears in an article by Judge J. Michael Luttig, in The Atlantic. But the cite gets the context completely wrong. Here’s what Judge Luttig says:
Question about the dissent by (the far-right) Justice Ziegler: Does this quote actually appear in Moore v. Harper? Did Moore say that state courts' role in congressional redistricting is "exceedingly limited"? I don't think it did! vhdshf2oms2wcnsvk7sdv3so.blob.core.windows.net/thearp-media...
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I think this is where the AI summary got this language - in successive months, Judge Luttig and Charles Pierce used the term in anticipation of Moore v. Harper, advocating for the Court to have high deference to state court opinions
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X has a problem with foreign accounts profiting specifically on right wing extremism because it’s really hard to rage bait someone with “everyone should have access to affordable healthcare”
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
X has a problem with foreign accounts profiting specifically on right wing extremism because it’s really hard to rage bait someone with “everyone should have access to affordable healthcare”
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We believe no one should spend the holiday hungry. Find free Thanksgiving meals across Pennsylvania.
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We believe no one should spend the holiday hungry. Find free Thanksgiving meals across Pennsylvania.
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ICYMI- Pennsylvania’s Senators both let Pennsylvanian’s healthcare premiums skyrocket, with no plan in place to protect our care.
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICYMI- Pennsylvania’s Senators both let Pennsylvanian’s healthcare premiums skyrocket, with no plan in place to protect our care.
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While this NYT article pulls punches on Trump's madness, impulsivity, and delusions, it's useful in that it creates space for other articles about Trump's age and clear cognitive and physical decline to follow. Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
While this NYT article pulls punches on Trump's madness, impulsivity, and delusions, it's useful in that it creates space for other articles about Trump's age and clear cognitive and physical decline to follow. Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
a concept of a plan. how original.
Trump on his administration's initial Russia-friendly peace plan: "That was not a plan. It was a concept."
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
a concept of a plan. how original.
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“In an Oct. 14 phone call that lasted a little over 5 minutes, Witkoff advised Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s top foreign policy aide, on how the Russian leader should broach the issue with Trump. His guidance included suggestions on setting up a Trump-Putin call before Zelenskiy’s WH visit later that week”
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff has got to go.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff has got to go.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“In an Oct. 14 phone call that lasted a little over 5 minutes, Witkoff advised Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s top foreign policy aide, on how the Russian leader should broach the issue with Trump. His guidance included suggestions on setting up a Trump-Putin call before Zelenskiy’s WH visit later that week”
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Could you guys take this evidence out from behind the paywall? For America?
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Could you guys take this evidence out from behind the paywall? For America?
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Anti-vaxxers are no better than drunk drivers and society should stop handling them with kid gloves.
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Anti-vaxxers are no better than drunk drivers and society should stop handling them with kid gloves.
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FINALLY
“..Trump in his second term has started scheduled events in the afternoon on average, at 12:08 p.m. .. The number of Mr. Trump’s total official appearances has decreased by 39 percent.”
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November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
FINALLY