SL Holling
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To date, the Trump administration has acknowledged at least 19 strikes against boats suspected of transporting narcotics, killing more than 75 people.
https://to.pbs.org/4hCqmoj
https://to.pbs.org/4hCqmoj
All the U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats
The U.S. military has killed dozens of people in targeted strikes on small vessels in waters off South America since early September.
www.pbs.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
To date, the Trump administration has acknowledged at least 19 strikes against boats suspected of transporting narcotics, killing more than 75 people.
https://to.pbs.org/4hCqmoj
https://to.pbs.org/4hCqmoj
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Weak as water! Then the turncoats hurry up and have press conferences to shift the blame off of them. Weak! They think we won't remember this, but we will remember at the polls!
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Weak as water! Then the turncoats hurry up and have press conferences to shift the blame off of them. Weak! They think we won't remember this, but we will remember at the polls!
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I'm married to a surgeon, who is a Canadian, practicing in America. She makes about $100K more per year than what she'd get in Canada. If the USA switched to a Canada style system, could we survive without that extra $100K? Absolutely. I'll be honest. Her job would have less headaches too. Worth it.
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I'm married to a surgeon, who is a Canadian, practicing in America. She makes about $100K more per year than what she'd get in Canada. If the USA switched to a Canada style system, could we survive without that extra $100K? Absolutely. I'll be honest. Her job would have less headaches too. Worth it.
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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"Hundreds of billions of dollars in new breaks for big businesses and investors... contributing hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal deficit, on top of the trillions that the legislation signed by Trump in July is already adding to the deficit..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Hundreds of billions of dollars in new breaks for big businesses and investors... contributing hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal deficit, on top of the trillions that the legislation signed by Trump in July is already adding to the deficit..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
AHA! More grifting from Noem, who almost got out-grifted by someone else!
Noem and Lewandowski blew through the funds allocated by Congress. And Spirit—which has filed for bankruptcy twice—didn’t own the planes in the first place, and the engines would have to be purchased separately.
So stupid!
Noem and Lewandowski blew through the funds allocated by Congress. And Spirit—which has filed for bankruptcy twice—didn’t own the planes in the first place, and the engines would have to be purchased separately.
So stupid!
ICE Barbie and ‘Lover’ Hatched Bonkers Plan to Buy Fleet of Jets
Kristi Noem is feeling the heat from the White House—so she’s pushing to militarize ICE.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
AHA! More grifting from Noem, who almost got out-grifted by someone else!
Noem and Lewandowski blew through the funds allocated by Congress. And Spirit—which has filed for bankruptcy twice—didn’t own the planes in the first place, and the engines would have to be purchased separately.
So stupid!
Noem and Lewandowski blew through the funds allocated by Congress. And Spirit—which has filed for bankruptcy twice—didn’t own the planes in the first place, and the engines would have to be purchased separately.
So stupid!
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Trump's healthcare surprise is a heart-stopper
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social for Raw Story
#PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Trump #USPolitics #HealthCare
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social for Raw Story
#PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Trump #USPolitics #HealthCare
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Trump's healthcare surprise is a heart-stopper
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social for Raw Story
#PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Trump #USPolitics #HealthCare
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social for Raw Story
#PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Trump #USPolitics #HealthCare
Under the bill, an unborn child is “an individual human being from conception [which happens when a sperm fertilizes an ovum] until live birth.”
This is total bullshit.
Women have unplanned abortions (a miscarriage) often during the first 3.5 months of pregnancy. NOW, they're sending us to jail?
This is total bullshit.
Women have unplanned abortions (a miscarriage) often during the first 3.5 months of pregnancy. NOW, they're sending us to jail?
Abortion Bans Are Never Just About Abortion
People who very much want to become pregnant could soon find their right to procreate restricted by criminal anti-abortion laws protecting embryos.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Under the bill, an unborn child is “an individual human being from conception [which happens when a sperm fertilizes an ovum] until live birth.”
This is total bullshit.
Women have unplanned abortions (a miscarriage) often during the first 3.5 months of pregnancy. NOW, they're sending us to jail?
This is total bullshit.
Women have unplanned abortions (a miscarriage) often during the first 3.5 months of pregnancy. NOW, they're sending us to jail?
Watching John Oliver's felony murder show. I think we should charge fascist rapist for felony murder because thousands of kids died when he killed USAID. People have died in ICE holding. People have died while being trafficked. Let me think... how many more people has he killed? Five in Annapolis.
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Watching John Oliver's felony murder show. I think we should charge fascist rapist for felony murder because thousands of kids died when he killed USAID. People have died in ICE holding. People have died while being trafficked. Let me think... how many more people has he killed? Five in Annapolis.
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After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot
People with rooftop solar panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
People with rooftop solar panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot
People with rooftop solar panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
People with rooftop solar panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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What if the Dem senators folded because two billionaires who own rockets are angry about new FAA rules about when their rockets could be launched? Between Bezos and Musk there is a LOT of money to influence someone...
Blue Origin launch of huge New Glenn rocket with NASA Mars probes delayed by weather, next try set for Nov. 12
NASA's first Mars launch in more than five years will wait a little longer to get off the ground.
www.space.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
What if the Dem senators folded because two billionaires who own rockets are angry about new FAA rules about when their rockets could be launched? Between Bezos and Musk there is a LOT of money to influence someone...
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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It’s not that we didn’t want the shutdown to end, it’s the fact that millions of people suffered throughout this shutdown and it was for nothing. That’s the most upsetting part.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It’s not that we didn’t want the shutdown to end, it’s the fact that millions of people suffered throughout this shutdown and it was for nothing. That’s the most upsetting part.
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Once the government reopens, precedent has already been set, if Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Adelita Grijalva, the newly elected representative from Arizona’s 7th District, someone else will. In Powell v. McCormack (1969), the
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Once the government reopens, precedent has already been set, if Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Adelita Grijalva, the newly elected representative from Arizona’s 7th District, someone else will. In Powell v. McCormack (1969), the
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I want Universal Healthcare. But, even if we did it with a $2K out-of-pocket cap, I think we could. No premiums. Every person pays up to $2K/yr (or $4K/family) and after that -- universal health care takes care of 100%. That seems reasonable. The $2K/yr is more about preventing abuse than anything.
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I want Universal Healthcare. But, even if we did it with a $2K out-of-pocket cap, I think we could. No premiums. Every person pays up to $2K/yr (or $4K/family) and after that -- universal health care takes care of 100%. That seems reasonable. The $2K/yr is more about preventing abuse than anything.
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Anyway I think one reason I'm not that mad at these guys is we already knew they were the wrong people for this moment. A party trying to carry on with business as usual in the face of autocracy won't survive. They're sitting in a burning house and commissioning polls on how popular the fire is
If you think the president is a tyrant and you're running for office to oppose him the only platform you can have is "Give us enough votes to impeach and remove this menace." Otherwise what's the point of electing you?
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Anyway I think one reason I'm not that mad at these guys is we already knew they were the wrong people for this moment. A party trying to carry on with business as usual in the face of autocracy won't survive. They're sitting in a burning house and commissioning polls on how popular the fire is
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She’s not wrong.
When we’re born, we have about 300 bones, but over time, we end up with just 206, because many fuse together as we grow.
And here’s a fun fact: Bone is a living tissue that constantly renews itself. Your skeleton is completely new about every 7-10 years.
When we’re born, we have about 300 bones, but over time, we end up with just 206, because many fuse together as we grow.
And here’s a fun fact: Bone is a living tissue that constantly renews itself. Your skeleton is completely new about every 7-10 years.
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
She’s not wrong.
When we’re born, we have about 300 bones, but over time, we end up with just 206, because many fuse together as we grow.
And here’s a fun fact: Bone is a living tissue that constantly renews itself. Your skeleton is completely new about every 7-10 years.
When we’re born, we have about 300 bones, but over time, we end up with just 206, because many fuse together as we grow.
And here’s a fun fact: Bone is a living tissue that constantly renews itself. Your skeleton is completely new about every 7-10 years.
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Two-thirds of California's power comes from clean energy.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Two-thirds of California's power comes from clean energy.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
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If your government sends a $40B "gift" to another country while refusing to feed its own children, you need another government. There's nothing wrong with foreign aid (in most cases); but there is something wrong with letting kids and veterans go hungry while sending it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If your government sends a $40B "gift" to another country while refusing to feed its own children, you need another government. There's nothing wrong with foreign aid (in most cases); but there is something wrong with letting kids and veterans go hungry while sending it.
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A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
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Kim Davis who tried to get the #SupremeCourt to overturn same sex marriage now owes a gay couple $360k — Fabulous 🏳️🌈
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Kim Davis who tried to get the #SupremeCourt to overturn same sex marriage now owes a gay couple $360k — Fabulous 🏳️🌈
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I'm not an expert in civics, but it seems like a Democracy may be failing when the election process has to be regularly supplemented with frantic voicemails to elected officials, begging for them not to betray their constituents.
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I'm not an expert in civics, but it seems like a Democracy may be failing when the election process has to be regularly supplemented with frantic voicemails to elected officials, begging for them not to betray their constituents.