Patricia Shannon
@patriciashannon.bsky.social
M.A. in math. Devoted to love, truth, fairness, rationality. Lacto-vegetarian. Retired computer programmer/analyst. Songwriter. Poet.
Pinned
(C) Patricia M. Shannon
Nothing is too hard
if you are not the person
who has to do/bear it.
Nothing is too hard
if you are not the person
who has to do/bear it.
From Facebook 50501 Georgia Discussion:
6 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Trump's IRS has taken even more out of your pocket this year than you realize. Six of the most-common, and most significant itemized taxdeductions you've depended on for decades are now gone, or severely reduced.
6 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Trump's IRS has taken even more out of your pocket this year than you realize. Six of the most-common, and most significant itemized taxdeductions you've depended on for decades are now gone, or severely reduced.
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
From Facebook 50501 Georgia Discussion:
6 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Trump's IRS has taken even more out of your pocket this year than you realize. Six of the most-common, and most significant itemized taxdeductions you've depended on for decades are now gone, or severely reduced.
6 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Trump's IRS has taken even more out of your pocket this year than you realize. Six of the most-common, and most significant itemized taxdeductions you've depended on for decades are now gone, or severely reduced.
Reposted by Patricia Shannon
How Many People Die in India From Hot Weather? Nobody Really Knows. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
I have a favorite science-fiction author who described this in prescient and excruciating detail. Kim Stanley Robinson in The Ministry of the Future. India is home to incredible suffering.
I have a favorite science-fiction author who described this in prescient and excruciating detail. Kim Stanley Robinson in The Ministry of the Future. India is home to incredible suffering.
How Many People Die in India From Hot Weather? Nobody Really Knows.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
How Many People Die in India From Hot Weather? Nobody Really Knows. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
I have a favorite science-fiction author who described this in prescient and excruciating detail. Kim Stanley Robinson in The Ministry of the Future. India is home to incredible suffering.
I have a favorite science-fiction author who described this in prescient and excruciating detail. Kim Stanley Robinson in The Ministry of the Future. India is home to incredible suffering.
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An amazing moment tonight when Andre Correa do Lago, president of the UN COP30 climate conference — ie, the literal minister of the future — was introduced to Kim Stanley Robinson. And by my colleague @akshatrathi.bsky.social to boot
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
An amazing moment tonight when Andre Correa do Lago, president of the UN COP30 climate conference — ie, the literal minister of the future — was introduced to Kim Stanley Robinson. And by my colleague @akshatrathi.bsky.social to boot
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In light of the assault on American science by its own government that launched in January this year, we published the Anti-Autocracy Handbook in June to provide some guidance to scholars about how to respond to an emerging autocracy. The handbook is available at: sks.to/autocracy. 1/n
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November 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
In light of the assault on American science by its own government that launched in January this year, we published the Anti-Autocracy Handbook in June to provide some guidance to scholars about how to respond to an emerging autocracy. The handbook is available at: sks.to/autocracy. 1/n
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Reposted by Patricia Shannon
No one is above the law. Off to jail, ICE. A 45-year-old Riverside County man, identified as an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been arrested for allegedly detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty.
ktla.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
No one is above the law. Off to jail, ICE. A 45-year-old Riverside County man, identified as an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been arrested for allegedly detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty.
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Countless unpaid family caregivers provide dignified, quality care to their loved ones each day.
During National Family Caregivers Month and every month, I am committed to advocating for them and their needs in Congress to ensure they receive the necessary support in this vital work.
During National Family Caregivers Month and every month, I am committed to advocating for them and their needs in Congress to ensure they receive the necessary support in this vital work.
Celebrating National Family Caregivers Month
This November, AARP Oregon is celebrating National Family Caregivers Month with events and resources to celebrate family caregivers.
states.aarp.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Countless unpaid family caregivers provide dignified, quality care to their loved ones each day.
During National Family Caregivers Month and every month, I am committed to advocating for them and their needs in Congress to ensure they receive the necessary support in this vital work.
During National Family Caregivers Month and every month, I am committed to advocating for them and their needs in Congress to ensure they receive the necessary support in this vital work.
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Forcing disabled and older Americans back into homelessness to funnel more money to billionaires: SHAMEFUL!
The Trump admin is about to cut housing grants for the formerly homeless.
HUD plans to cut aid for permanent housing by 66%, slashing over $2 billion and leaving 170,000 people at risk of homelessness again.
Everyone who would be affected is disabled, and many are 50 or older.
HUD plans to cut aid for permanent housing by 66%, slashing over $2 billion and leaving 170,000 people at risk of homelessness again.
Everyone who would be affected is disabled, and many are 50 or older.
Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Forcing disabled and older Americans back into homelessness to funnel more money to billionaires: SHAMEFUL!
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Republicans, under pressure from antiabortion advocates, have insisted that any extension of ACA subsidies should include more restrictions on abortion.
That request is dead on arrival with Democrats.
That request is dead on arrival with Democrats.
Fight over abortion could doom Congress’s health care plans
Republicans are demanding a change to expiring ACA subsidies to strengthen abortion restrictions. Democrats say it’s a non-starter.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Republicans, under pressure from antiabortion advocates, have insisted that any extension of ACA subsidies should include more restrictions on abortion.
That request is dead on arrival with Democrats.
That request is dead on arrival with Democrats.
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I’m back.
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I’m back.
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
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We are all one war, one hurricane, one military coup, one wildfire, one drought, one economic collapse away from becoming an "asylum seeker".
November 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We are all one war, one hurricane, one military coup, one wildfire, one drought, one economic collapse away from becoming an "asylum seeker".
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I attended a talk by a scientist at a Chinese University and realized that all the background climate data that she used came from the US (CO₂ Keeling Curve, global temperature time series, etc.). Although China funds a lot of research, the destruction of US science will affect science globally.
November 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I attended a talk by a scientist at a Chinese University and realized that all the background climate data that she used came from the US (CO₂ Keeling Curve, global temperature time series, etc.). Although China funds a lot of research, the destruction of US science will affect science globally.
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Host: Thousands of DHS agents have been diverted from their normal duties like investigating human trafficking, child exploitation, and financial terrorism to instead focus on arresting undocumented immigrants, essentially remaking the agency into a 'Department of Deportation'
November 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Host: Thousands of DHS agents have been diverted from their normal duties like investigating human trafficking, child exploitation, and financial terrorism to instead focus on arresting undocumented immigrants, essentially remaking the agency into a 'Department of Deportation'
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Christian nationalists have succeeded in one thing--showing themselves for the garbage they are and, at the same time, driving an entire generation away from Christianity. So there's that.
November 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Christian nationalists have succeeded in one thing--showing themselves for the garbage they are and, at the same time, driving an entire generation away from Christianity. So there's that.
They are making a case against religion.
The Thiel-linked Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) hosted a panel featuring Stephen Wolfe (author of the Case for Christian Nationalism) who wrote that “Non-Christians living among us are…not entitled to political equality.” ISI supports over 70 student-run publications across the country. 1/
America's Exceptional Nationalism
YouTube video by Intercollegiate Studies Institute
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
They are making a case against religion.
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EPA's Narrowed Definition of WOTUS Threatens Water Quality
->Waterkeeper Alliance | #epa #water quality | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Waterkeeper Alliance | #epa #water quality | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
EPA's Narrowed Definition of WOTUS Threatens Water Quality
Waterkeeper Alliance is sounding the alarm about the newly announced draft rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army to revise the definition of the “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), which further undermines...
waterkeeper.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed
Via BBC News
Via BBC News
From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed
A new study pinpoints the deadly thresholds of plastic ingestion for marine life.
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed
Via BBC News
Via BBC News
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The type of person that checks chatbot outputs before using them in a critical function is also the type of person who's never going to be using a chatbot in the first place.
We have no idea how catastrophic the chatbot-driven info collapse is going to be
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
We have no idea how catastrophic the chatbot-driven info collapse is going to be
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The type of person that checks chatbot outputs before using them in a critical function is also the type of person who's never going to be using a chatbot in the first place.
We have no idea how catastrophic the chatbot-driven info collapse is going to be
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
We have no idea how catastrophic the chatbot-driven info collapse is going to be
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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“It’s denial of food, it’s unsanitary conditions, and the people who are detained there are detained without any spiritual care whatsoever.” #PrayForAmerica www.ms.now/top-stories/...
Chicago pastor sounds alarm after brutal ICE arrest: U.S. is facing a ‘crisis of morality’
Michael Woolf told MS NOW that “people of conscience” must speak out against Trump’s immigration crackdown, which he called an “emergency.”
www.ms.now
November 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
“It’s denial of food, it’s unsanitary conditions, and the people who are detained there are detained without any spiritual care whatsoever.” #PrayForAmerica www.ms.now/top-stories/...
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Note a big reason why this is possible is that the state supreme court, earlier this year, all but jettisoned constitutional amendments voters approved a few years ago: boltsmag.org/florida-map-...
Floridians Restricted Gerrymandering. Their Justices Are Retreating on Enforcing That. - Bolts
Florida’s supreme court blessed the 2022 GOP gerrymander, weakening a key provision of the voter-approved Fair Districts Amendments. Governor DeSantis wants to take advantage.
boltsmag.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Note a big reason why this is possible is that the state supreme court, earlier this year, all but jettisoned constitutional amendments voters approved a few years ago: boltsmag.org/florida-map-...
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But to clarify: the blast radius will not be wide enough to materially hurt *any of the billionaire assholes who got us into the mess*. They will come out of it fine, rich & happy, on to their next fuckup.
WSJ: “.. If the AI market blows up, the blast radius would be wide, hitting not only Wall Street firms, but also pensions, mutual and exchange-traded funds and individual investors, because of how debt is often sliced and resold across the financial landscape.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
But to clarify: the blast radius will not be wide enough to materially hurt *any of the billionaire assholes who got us into the mess*. They will come out of it fine, rich & happy, on to their next fuckup.
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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The Trump administration has dropped a plan that would force airlines to compensate travelers for delayed flights.
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Trump administration has dropped a plan that would force airlines to compensate travelers for delayed flights.
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Peter Borkon, who issued the ruling, won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County (Oakland, Calif.) outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
His current term ends on January 6th, 2031.
His current term ends on January 6th, 2031.
A California state judge has ruled that 6,000 Black workers at Tesla's flagship assembly plant cannot sue over alleged racial harassment as a class, reversing an earlier ruling in a major victory for CEO Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker.
Tesla wins bid to undo race bias class action by Black factory workers
A California state judge has ruled that 6,000 Black workers at Tesla's flagship assembly plant cannot sue over alleged racial harassment as a class, reversing an earlier ruling in a major victory for CEO Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker.
reut.rs
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Peter Borkon, who issued the ruling, won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County (Oakland, Calif.) outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
His current term ends on January 6th, 2031.
His current term ends on January 6th, 2031.
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Trump pardoned billionaire crypto mogul and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao — who pled guilty to money laundering charges.
This comes after Zhao gave Trump’s family crypto business a $2 billion boost.
Trump’s crypto corruption is off the charts. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=gYOvgPj_vp7XplIT
This comes after Zhao gave Trump’s family crypto business a $2 billion boost.
Trump’s crypto corruption is off the charts. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=gYOvgPj_vp7XplIT
Trump's Crypto Corruption, Explained
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Trump pardoned billionaire crypto mogul and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao — who pled guilty to money laundering charges.
This comes after Zhao gave Trump’s family crypto business a $2 billion boost.
Trump’s crypto corruption is off the charts. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=gYOvgPj_vp7XplIT
This comes after Zhao gave Trump’s family crypto business a $2 billion boost.
Trump’s crypto corruption is off the charts. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=gYOvgPj_vp7XplIT