@qaar.bsky.social
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So for journalists to blithely report on this MRI as though there's been transparency, when we're only getting any additional information at all because it's become a political scandal, and the additional information we're getting is in a non-standard format and lacks any detail... well, that's bad.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
So for journalists to blithely report on this MRI as though there's been transparency, when we're only getting any additional information at all because it's become a political scandal, and the additional information we're getting is in a non-standard format and lacks any detail... well, that's bad.
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Some clients of mine are in a really tough situation and trying to make sure their two very young children are still able to have a Merry Christmas. Please help if you can, or spread the word if you can't. All funds will go straight to the parents, my firm is just organizing. gofund.me/56e34ba9f
Donate to Help Lydia and Daphne have a safe and Merry Christmas, organized by Jessica Greenberg
Lydia (3 1/2) and Daphne (6 months) are two adorable little g… Jessica Greenberg needs your support for Help Lydia and Daphne have a safe and Merry Christmas
gofund.me
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Some clients of mine are in a really tough situation and trying to make sure their two very young children are still able to have a Merry Christmas. Please help if you can, or spread the word if you can't. All funds will go straight to the parents, my firm is just organizing. gofund.me/56e34ba9f
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A Ukrainian husband and father who considered himself a pacifist decided that he couldn’t live with himself if he didn’t join the war to defend his country against Russian invasion. In these pages, he brings a philosopher’s eye
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A Ukrainian husband and father who considered himself a pacifist decided that he couldn’t live with himself if he didn’t join the war to defend his country against Russian invasion. In these pages, he brings a philosopher’s eye
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We the people need a constitutional amendment to abolish the pardon power.
December 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We the people need a constitutional amendment to abolish the pardon power.
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Members of Congress should be banned from ever becoming lobbyists.
PERIOD.
That’s why I’m leading an effort with @ocasio-cortez.house.gov to enact that exact prohibition into law.
PERIOD.
That’s why I’m leading an effort with @ocasio-cortez.house.gov to enact that exact prohibition into law.
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Members of Congress should be banned from ever becoming lobbyists.
PERIOD.
That’s why I’m leading an effort with @ocasio-cortez.house.gov to enact that exact prohibition into law.
PERIOD.
That’s why I’m leading an effort with @ocasio-cortez.house.gov to enact that exact prohibition into law.
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presented without comment
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
presented without comment
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US public transit advocates: Don't just envy Europe. Start by envying Canada.
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
Montreal's New Rail Line Is the Future - Macleans.ca
Canada has forgotten how to build fast, cheap transit. A new megaproject has the fix.
macleans.ca
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
US public transit advocates: Don't just envy Europe. Start by envying Canada.
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
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Every Republican's a gangster until they come for a member of your own family. Many such cases.
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Every Republican's a gangster until they come for a member of your own family. Many such cases.
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I only watch CBS for sports and I'm always amazed at these copaganda franchises that have somehow spawned six different shows with twelve seasons each. And all of them called "NCIS: Duluth" or "Ambulance Firemen Marshals" or some shit.
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I only watch CBS for sports and I'm always amazed at these copaganda franchises that have somehow spawned six different shows with twelve seasons each. And all of them called "NCIS: Duluth" or "Ambulance Firemen Marshals" or some shit.
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OREGONIANS!!! Due to new legislation passed this year, the Oregon Public Utility Commission is developing new guidelines for how to divide energy costs between residential & commercial customers. TELL THEM DATA CENTERS NEED TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE!!!
apps.puc.state.or.us/docketpublic...
apps.puc.state.or.us/docketpublic...
Oregon Public Utility Commission - Submit Public Comment - DocketPublicComment
apps.puc.state.or.us
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
OREGONIANS!!! Due to new legislation passed this year, the Oregon Public Utility Commission is developing new guidelines for how to divide energy costs between residential & commercial customers. TELL THEM DATA CENTERS NEED TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE!!!
apps.puc.state.or.us/docketpublic...
apps.puc.state.or.us/docketpublic...
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🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
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so, I presume other people have been indicted for various things during her tenure? Is this the only one she “presented”?
BREAKING: Lindsey Halligan's purported appointment as interim U.S. attorney was invalid and she "had no lawful authority to present the indictment" against James Comey.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
so, I presume other people have been indicted for various things during her tenure? Is this the only one she “presented”?
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I caught Mitch McConnell earlier today and tried to ask him about the CDC promoting the lie that vaccines cause autism.
He voted against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
But as is always the case, McConnell, a polio survivor, refused to answer questions.
He voted against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
But as is always the case, McConnell, a polio survivor, refused to answer questions.
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I caught Mitch McConnell earlier today and tried to ask him about the CDC promoting the lie that vaccines cause autism.
He voted against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
But as is always the case, McConnell, a polio survivor, refused to answer questions.
He voted against RFK Jr.'s confirmation.
But as is always the case, McConnell, a polio survivor, refused to answer questions.
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It’s all workshopped on Black communities first. We told you to end qualified immunity. But you were all too scared to look like you weren’t “backing the blue.”
And here we are.
And here we are.
NEW: In light of widespread allegations of civil rights violations arising from Trump's immigration crackdown, Democrats are renewing efforts to pass legislation to hold federal agents individually accountable:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Democrats target federal officials accused of civil rights violations in new legislation
Lawmakers are launching a new effort to close a legal loophole that means federal officials, including law enforcement agents, cannot be sued for constitutional violations.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It’s all workshopped on Black communities first. We told you to end qualified immunity. But you were all too scared to look like you weren’t “backing the blue.”
And here we are.
And here we are.
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
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DAILY DEMS DOING THE WORK, MAKING NOISE, AND FIGHTING BACK Day 291
I always try to find stories that have something in common, and I always fail, but today I did it, I have a throughline. Four stories from four Dems you do not associate with these stories. I’m actually really proud of this.
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I always try to find stories that have something in common, and I always fail, but today I did it, I have a throughline. Four stories from four Dems you do not associate with these stories. I’m actually really proud of this.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
DAILY DEMS DOING THE WORK, MAKING NOISE, AND FIGHTING BACK Day 291
I always try to find stories that have something in common, and I always fail, but today I did it, I have a throughline. Four stories from four Dems you do not associate with these stories. I’m actually really proud of this.
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I always try to find stories that have something in common, and I always fail, but today I did it, I have a throughline. Four stories from four Dems you do not associate with these stories. I’m actually really proud of this.
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“my so-called wife”
They should do a show where Claire Danes (my wife by the way) isn’t Fucking Going Through It.
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
“my so-called wife”
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Bsky hasn’t heard the story about the time that I was giving a virtual colloquium to the Aspen Center for Physics in September 2020 and Lawrence Krauss, Geoff Marcy, Christian Ott all attended as a group
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Bsky hasn’t heard the story about the time that I was giving a virtual colloquium to the Aspen Center for Physics in September 2020 and Lawrence Krauss, Geoff Marcy, Christian Ott all attended as a group
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
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How Close Countries Are To Meeting Their 2016 Paris Climate Agreement Contributions
⚫ – Critically Insufficient
🔴 – Highly Insufficient
🟠 – Insufficient
🟡 – Almost Sufficient
🟢 – 1.5°C Paris Agreement Compatible
More on the agreement here: brilliantmaps.com/meet-pari...
⚫ – Critically Insufficient
🔴 – Highly Insufficient
🟠 – Insufficient
🟡 – Almost Sufficient
🟢 – 1.5°C Paris Agreement Compatible
More on the agreement here: brilliantmaps.com/meet-pari...
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
How Close Countries Are To Meeting Their 2016 Paris Climate Agreement Contributions
⚫ – Critically Insufficient
🔴 – Highly Insufficient
🟠 – Insufficient
🟡 – Almost Sufficient
🟢 – 1.5°C Paris Agreement Compatible
More on the agreement here: brilliantmaps.com/meet-pari...
⚫ – Critically Insufficient
🔴 – Highly Insufficient
🟠 – Insufficient
🟡 – Almost Sufficient
🟢 – 1.5°C Paris Agreement Compatible
More on the agreement here: brilliantmaps.com/meet-pari...
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"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.