Dana
@outbeyond.bsky.social
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there.
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@outbeyond.bsky.social
· Aug 27
"Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make a good Use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it." -- John Adams, April 1777
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WOLFERS: “When a politician says: we’ll deregulate health insurance and send you a “freedom account” check, ask: freedom to buy what? If insurers don’t offer real policies or can cherry-pick only healthy people, that money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.” #MedicareForAllNOW
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
WOLFERS: “When a politician says: we’ll deregulate health insurance and send you a “freedom account” check, ask: freedom to buy what? If insurers don’t offer real policies or can cherry-pick only healthy people, that money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.” #MedicareForAllNOW
Europe ain't kidding around when it comes to Russia... #ukraine
Macron says that after a peace deal is signed, "assurance forces" will be deployed beyond the front line, including in Kyiv and Odesa. Nearly 20 countries, among them the UK, France, and Turkey are ready. These won’t be NATO forces but a multilateral coalition acting like NATO’s eastern flank.
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Europe ain't kidding around when it comes to Russia... #ukraine
While Trump's economy slumps, his second in command CDC appointee is known for being anti-vaccine and hating COVID shots. So...flu, anyone? Or how about measles? Or maybe polio...? 🙄
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
While Trump's economy slumps, his second in command CDC appointee is known for being anti-vaccine and hating COVID shots. So...flu, anyone? Or how about measles? Or maybe polio...? 🙄
Too bad, Trump. Comey and James are off your crooked hook. 😂
Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful
The decision disqualifying Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney sets back Trump’s efforts to use the Justice Department to target perceived rivals.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Too bad, Trump. Comey and James are off your crooked hook. 😂
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European counter plan to the Russian authored Trump Ukraine surrender plan.
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
European counter plan to the Russian authored Trump Ukraine surrender plan.
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What we might be learning tonight. JD Vance is on the inside with lots of influence over Trump policy towards Russia/Ukraine, while Rubio is kept in the dark.
Vance, btw, might be the most pro Russian/anti Ukraine person in the administration (other than Trump perhaps)
Vance, btw, might be the most pro Russian/anti Ukraine person in the administration (other than Trump perhaps)
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
What we might be learning tonight. JD Vance is on the inside with lots of influence over Trump policy towards Russia/Ukraine, while Rubio is kept in the dark.
Vance, btw, might be the most pro Russian/anti Ukraine person in the administration (other than Trump perhaps)
Vance, btw, might be the most pro Russian/anti Ukraine person in the administration (other than Trump perhaps)
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What a shit show. Everyone could see this plan was written by the Kremlin. Adopted by Witkoff and Trump who demanded Ukraine accept it by this Thursday. After a firestorm of objections by Europe and Republican senators it appears Rubio wants to distance himself from it.
November 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
What a shit show. Everyone could see this plan was written by the Kremlin. Adopted by Witkoff and Trump who demanded Ukraine accept it by this Thursday. After a firestorm of objections by Europe and Republican senators it appears Rubio wants to distance himself from it.
Finally! A federal judge blocked the IRS from sharing data with immigration enforcement officials, ruling that the tax agency violated federal law and the rights of tens of thousands of individuals while helping with Trump’s mass deportations.
Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with DHS for immigration enforcement
A federal judge blocked the Internal Revenue Service from sharing data with immigration enforcement officials, ruling that the tax agency violated federal law and individual rights in its support for ...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Finally! A federal judge blocked the IRS from sharing data with immigration enforcement officials, ruling that the tax agency violated federal law and the rights of tens of thousands of individuals while helping with Trump’s mass deportations.
So the CDC's website was just updated to link autism with child vaccines - and the resulting meltdown's been swift. "The revisions show that the 'CDC cannot currently be trusted as a scientific voice.'" Now it's a national conspiracy spreader. Good God...
CDC in turmoil after agency backpedals on debunking vaccines-autism link
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), who voted to confirm Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he pledged not to remove language stating vaccines do not cause autism from the CDC website, condemne...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
So the CDC's website was just updated to link autism with child vaccines - and the resulting meltdown's been swift. "The revisions show that the 'CDC cannot currently be trusted as a scientific voice.'" Now it's a national conspiracy spreader. Good God...
So Trump sues universities for tens of millions as "punishment" for supposed "antisemitism" and racism but then nods approval for the Coast Guard to turn a blind eye to symbols of nooses and Nazi swastikas. Just...what the hell?
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
So Trump sues universities for tens of millions as "punishment" for supposed "antisemitism" and racism but then nods approval for the Coast Guard to turn a blind eye to symbols of nooses and Nazi swastikas. Just...what the hell?
This is the type of corruption the Trump administration brings: Howard Lutnick openly boosting business for his sons. Never "in modern U.S. history has the office intersected so broadly and deeply with the financial interests of the commerce secretary’s own family." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is the type of corruption the Trump administration brings: Howard Lutnick openly boosting business for his sons. Never "in modern U.S. history has the office intersected so broadly and deeply with the financial interests of the commerce secretary’s own family." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
Trump proposed significantly reducing the EPA's authority to limit pollution in wetlands, rivers, lakes and streams, endangering drinking water. The beneficiaries could be real estate developers building on shorelines and manufacturers making petrochemicals in vast factories set on tidal marshes.
E.P.A. Rule Would Drastically Curb Protections for Wetlands
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Trump proposed significantly reducing the EPA's authority to limit pollution in wetlands, rivers, lakes and streams, endangering drinking water. The beneficiaries could be real estate developers building on shorelines and manufacturers making petrochemicals in vast factories set on tidal marshes.
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SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
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BREAKING: A judge says “government misconduct” may have tainted the criminal case against James Comey, describing apparent errors by prosecutor Lindsey Halligan.
Judge says possible errors by Lindsey Halligan could imperil Comey case
In a rare move, the judge ordered prosecutors to hand over records of the grand jury proceeding to the former FBI director’s lawyers.
www.politico.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
BREAKING: A judge says “government misconduct” may have tainted the criminal case against James Comey, describing apparent errors by prosecutor Lindsey Halligan.
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The House is set to vote Tuesday on forcing the release of the Epstein files.
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The House is set to vote Tuesday on forcing the release of the Epstein files.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem often touts that ICE officers are arresting the “worst of the worst.” But more than half of those removed from the country since Jan. 20 do not have a criminal conviction.
ICE increasingly targets undocumented migrants with no criminal record
ICE officers are ramping up arrests. But the share of detained migrants with a criminal conviction has been declining.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem often touts that ICE officers are arresting the “worst of the worst.” But more than half of those removed from the country since Jan. 20 do not have a criminal conviction.
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When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
Did Trump end any wars? Did he win the 2020 election? No, says his own Truth Social AI chat box, which goes on to explain why using well known facts. It's like Trump finding Hal in the least likely place. 😂
Trump’s Truth Social AI Chatbot Is Too Good at Telling the Truth
The AI feature on Donald Trump’s social media platform is hilariously backfiring.
newrepublic.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Did Trump end any wars? Did he win the 2020 election? No, says his own Truth Social AI chat box, which goes on to explain why using well known facts. It's like Trump finding Hal in the least likely place. 😂
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WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
And it starts: Trump spent hours with an Epstein victim in Epstein's house according to an email from Epstein himself that was released today to the public. Just whoa...
House Democrats release Epstein email that claimed Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
In the 2011 email, the disgraced financier wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims and that encounter “has never once been mentioned” by polic...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
And it starts: Trump spent hours with an Epstein victim in Epstein's house according to an email from Epstein himself that was released today to the public. Just whoa...
@CNN reports the Supreme Court decided tonight to hold off until this Thursday on ruling whether or not the White House has to release full SNAP funds for the month of November. The thinking is that no SCOTUS ruling may be needed if the shutdown in Congress ends this week.
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
@CNN reports the Supreme Court decided tonight to hold off until this Thursday on ruling whether or not the White House has to release full SNAP funds for the month of November. The thinking is that no SCOTUS ruling may be needed if the shutdown in Congress ends this week.
NEW via CNN: “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 the attacks are illegal”
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 ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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It is incredible — the blind spots you develop when you’ve never, ever been poor.
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It is incredible — the blind spots you develop when you’ve never, ever been poor.