Paula
@notsoencrypted.bsky.social
I love people & learning anything & everything. Love your neighbor as yourself. she/her but they/them is fine too. Expat Minnesotan in Wisconsin. aka Sha. ADD. Struggling with life. Avatar: @lullindo
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While my actual eyeballs couldn't see anything more than a faint white-ish glow, my camera has seen the aurora borealis!
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
While my actual eyeballs couldn't see anything more than a faint white-ish glow, my camera has seen the aurora borealis!
Can journalists start referring to Trump as "criminal Donald Trump?" It's verifiably true (he has felony convictions). If we really want to include "president" in there, maybe "President Trump, convicted felon"
Here’s how Tricia McLaughlin defended this earlier today; focusing on his criminal record (and exaggerating it greatly by telling about charges and not the far lesser offense he pled guilty to).
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Can journalists start referring to Trump as "criminal Donald Trump?" It's verifiably true (he has felony convictions). If we really want to include "president" in there, maybe "President Trump, convicted felon"
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In a near-unanimous vote, the Verona city council decided not to renew its contracts with the technology company, which has come under scrutiny due to data privacy concerns.
Reporter Sofia Tanski has the details.
www.wortfm.org/verona-commo...
Reporter Sofia Tanski has the details.
www.wortfm.org/verona-commo...
Verona Common Council Votes Against Flock Camera Contract Extension - WORT-FM 89.9
The technology company has come under increasing scrutiny due to data privacy concerns.
www.wortfm.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In a near-unanimous vote, the Verona city council decided not to renew its contracts with the technology company, which has come under scrutiny due to data privacy concerns.
Reporter Sofia Tanski has the details.
www.wortfm.org/verona-commo...
Reporter Sofia Tanski has the details.
www.wortfm.org/verona-commo...
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
I think one of my biggest "I'm getting old" complaint is that it seems like people now expect roads to always let them drive at their preferred speed, regardless of weather conditions. I remember when I was a teenager, it was normal to expect to drive slow/for things to take longer in the winter.
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I think one of my biggest "I'm getting old" complaint is that it seems like people now expect roads to always let them drive at their preferred speed, regardless of weather conditions. I remember when I was a teenager, it was normal to expect to drive slow/for things to take longer in the winter.
One of the many reasons I need to deal with The Mess that is my basement is that I'd like to add landline service to my house again, and that will require letting a service person into the basement...
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
One of the many reasons I need to deal with The Mess that is my basement is that I'd like to add landline service to my house again, and that will require letting a service person into the basement...
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I'd like more reviewers to take stands. If you find the use of generative AI in game development repugnant and you find its use ruins a game for you, then that's the review you should write. And that low score is the score you should give.
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I'd like more reviewers to take stands. If you find the use of generative AI in game development repugnant and you find its use ruins a game for you, then that's the review you should write. And that low score is the score you should give.
I'm still really angry. It's not good, but it's hard to avoid.
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I'm still really angry. It's not good, but it's hard to avoid.
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UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
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also if you notice you're complimenting someone when they're not around, tell them the compliment directly, it might be the only way they ever find out people are saying nice things about 'em
Hey, say something nice to your internet pals today, okay? We're all overwhelmed all the time with so much negativity, it can be nice to consciously break that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
also if you notice you're complimenting someone when they're not around, tell them the compliment directly, it might be the only way they ever find out people are saying nice things about 'em
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"What is obvious, however, is that the Democrats who both voted to initiate the shutdown and then caved in the face of no material change of circumstance were either wrong 41 days ago or are wrong now."
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org assesses what the government shutdown has accomplished.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org assesses what the government shutdown has accomplished.
The Situation: Assessing the Shutdown
Not a good outcome—except perhaps politically.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"What is obvious, however, is that the Democrats who both voted to initiate the shutdown and then caved in the face of no material change of circumstance were either wrong 41 days ago or are wrong now."
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org assesses what the government shutdown has accomplished.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org assesses what the government shutdown has accomplished.
Overall my Bluesky experience is pretty positive, but there's a lot more "haha this person was bullied as a kid it's totally cool to keep bullying them" (or just "haha I can make fun of them for being made fun of") and "this person's body looks funny to me" than I would like. It's frustrating.
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Overall my Bluesky experience is pretty positive, but there's a lot more "haha this person was bullied as a kid it's totally cool to keep bullying them" (or just "haha I can make fun of them for being made fun of") and "this person's body looks funny to me" than I would like. It's frustrating.
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That last line.
MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
That last line.
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Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
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This is why this surrender isn't just about this narrow issue but is rather the whole constitutional ballgame:
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is why this surrender isn't just about this narrow issue but is rather the whole constitutional ballgame:
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
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in any case it is wild that voters just sent a huge message and a bunch of senate democrats are all, “it doesn’t look like anything to me”
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
in any case it is wild that voters just sent a huge message and a bunch of senate democrats are all, “it doesn’t look like anything to me”
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
Sorry, everyone who doesn't want to see this stuff. I will probably stop angry posting soon. But right now I am very, very angry.
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Sorry, everyone who doesn't want to see this stuff. I will probably stop angry posting soon. But right now I am very, very angry.
Democrats are going to go from having an amazing election that showed Americans supported them and their fight directly to taking the blame for what ended up being a totally pointless shutdown.
If they did cave because airline owners were crying about their profits (or fear of travel issues), ugh.
If they did cave because airline owners were crying about their profits (or fear of travel issues), ugh.
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Democrats are going to go from having an amazing election that showed Americans supported them and their fight directly to taking the blame for what ended up being a totally pointless shutdown.
If they did cave because airline owners were crying about their profits (or fear of travel issues), ugh.
If they did cave because airline owners were crying about their profits (or fear of travel issues), ugh.
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so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"