Ryan K
@rachunzero.bsky.social
Judging people by how well they protect the weak and the environment.
Also at rachunzero.threads.net
Also at rachunzero.threads.net
Remember not just their courage, but the care we owe them — and the care we must demand when their lives are risked. #LestWeForget
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Remember not just their courage, but the care we owe them — and the care we must demand when their lives are risked. #LestWeForget
TL;DR: Dems made a coordinated move to end shutdown but risk giving up power if they treat short-term deals as wins. GOP's internal chaos is deliberate - it shifts power toward the exec and weakens Congress. The fight is really about whether democratic institutions or Trump chaos controls the purse.
Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
TL;DR: Dems made a coordinated move to end shutdown but risk giving up power if they treat short-term deals as wins. GOP's internal chaos is deliberate - it shifts power toward the exec and weakens Congress. The fight is really about whether democratic institutions or Trump chaos controls the purse.
Americans sometimes ask how, as a Canadian, I feel about Mr. Trump.
I generally reply that it must be tremendously reassuring to live in an age when so many of one's national problems have chosen to manifest themselves in a single individual.
#USPolitics
I generally reply that it must be tremendously reassuring to live in an age when so many of one's national problems have chosen to manifest themselves in a single individual.
#USPolitics
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Americans sometimes ask how, as a Canadian, I feel about Mr. Trump.
I generally reply that it must be tremendously reassuring to live in an age when so many of one's national problems have chosen to manifest themselves in a single individual.
#USPolitics
I generally reply that it must be tremendously reassuring to live in an age when so many of one's national problems have chosen to manifest themselves in a single individual.
#USPolitics
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"Israel has arrested former military prosecutor Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi over her leaking of a video showing Israeli soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee at the notorious Sde Teiman military base last year."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Ev...
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Israel arrests ex-army lawyer for leaking video showing Palestinian’s abuse | AJ #shorts
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"Israel has arrested former military prosecutor Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi over her leaking of a video showing Israeli soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee at the notorious Sde Teiman military base last year."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Ev...
via @ostegrogno.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Ev...
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Meanwhile, in South Korea: "Starting at the end of November, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. This obligation applies not only to newly constructed parking lots but also to existing ones."
cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...
cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...
Mandatory Installation of Solar Panels in Public Parking Lots to Apply Retroactively to Existing Facilities
Starting at the end of November this year, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. ...
cm.asiae.co.kr
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Meanwhile, in South Korea: "Starting at the end of November, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. This obligation applies not only to newly constructed parking lots but also to existing ones."
cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...
cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...
The Democratic Party created Trump. They slipped right with the Overton window. And with it, for many, the American dream dissolved. When there's no hope under democracy, Trump’s loyalty pyramid looks inviting. He shows that impunity can trickle down. That's a heady drug to a powerless person.
November 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The Democratic Party created Trump. They slipped right with the Overton window. And with it, for many, the American dream dissolved. When there's no hope under democracy, Trump’s loyalty pyramid looks inviting. He shows that impunity can trickle down. That's a heady drug to a powerless person.
The poison of tyranny is not fear but permission.
When a leader teaches that power absolves, he releases millions from a burden of conscience.
They mistake impunity for freedom, domination for strength, and chaos for destiny.
So begins the undoing of the republic - not with tanks, but with applause.
When a leader teaches that power absolves, he releases millions from a burden of conscience.
They mistake impunity for freedom, domination for strength, and chaos for destiny.
So begins the undoing of the republic - not with tanks, but with applause.
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The poison of tyranny is not fear but permission.
When a leader teaches that power absolves, he releases millions from a burden of conscience.
They mistake impunity for freedom, domination for strength, and chaos for destiny.
So begins the undoing of the republic - not with tanks, but with applause.
When a leader teaches that power absolves, he releases millions from a burden of conscience.
They mistake impunity for freedom, domination for strength, and chaos for destiny.
So begins the undoing of the republic - not with tanks, but with applause.
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Mexico Versus Nazis is a theme that’s really resonating with me of late
October 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Mexico Versus Nazis is a theme that’s really resonating with me of late
Seeing lots of chatter about Mahmood Mamdani casually calling his close relative “Aunt” - which got folks pausing. But here's the thing: calling someone from your parents’ generation “Auntie/Aunty/Aunt” doesn’t always mean blood relation. It’s a long-standing cross-cultural habit.
October 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Seeing lots of chatter about Mahmood Mamdani casually calling his close relative “Aunt” - which got folks pausing. But here's the thing: calling someone from your parents’ generation “Auntie/Aunty/Aunt” doesn’t always mean blood relation. It’s a long-standing cross-cultural habit.
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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When I ran a coal plant we kept 7 - 14 days of coal in the pile to accommodate rail volatility. When we got below 3 we started curtailment planning to ensure critical loads were served. Anyway, please tell me more about how PV can’t work because it requires overnight on-sight energy storage.
October 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
When I ran a coal plant we kept 7 - 14 days of coal in the pile to accommodate rail volatility. When we got below 3 we started curtailment planning to ensure critical loads were served. Anyway, please tell me more about how PV can’t work because it requires overnight on-sight energy storage.
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
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#Gaza’s war: 2 years too long.
🔴 Over 66,100 people reported killed
🔴 Nearly all of Gaza’s residents have been displaced
🔴 Nearly 80 per cent of structures damaged or destroyed
UNRWA continues to provide critical services.
Read UNRWA response here: www.unrwa.org/resources/fa...
#UNRWAworks
🔴 Over 66,100 people reported killed
🔴 Nearly all of Gaza’s residents have been displaced
🔴 Nearly 80 per cent of structures damaged or destroyed
UNRWA continues to provide critical services.
Read UNRWA response here: www.unrwa.org/resources/fa...
#UNRWAworks
October 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#Gaza’s war: 2 years too long.
🔴 Over 66,100 people reported killed
🔴 Nearly all of Gaza’s residents have been displaced
🔴 Nearly 80 per cent of structures damaged or destroyed
UNRWA continues to provide critical services.
Read UNRWA response here: www.unrwa.org/resources/fa...
#UNRWAworks
🔴 Over 66,100 people reported killed
🔴 Nearly all of Gaza’s residents have been displaced
🔴 Nearly 80 per cent of structures damaged or destroyed
UNRWA continues to provide critical services.
Read UNRWA response here: www.unrwa.org/resources/fa...
#UNRWAworks
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I was told not to teach a class on the intellectual histories of Zionism and Anti-Zionism next year - not because they doubted I could teach it fairly, but because it would attract too many politicians scrutinizing the syllabus.
A society where that is a valid fear is no longer fully democratic.
A society where that is a valid fear is no longer fully democratic.
October 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I was told not to teach a class on the intellectual histories of Zionism and Anti-Zionism next year - not because they doubted I could teach it fairly, but because it would attract too many politicians scrutinizing the syllabus.
A society where that is a valid fear is no longer fully democratic.
A society where that is a valid fear is no longer fully democratic.
October 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I wonder about how full-scale wars like Russia's invasion of Ukraine are still happening. Why didn't Ukraine just put a $100 million bounty on Putin's head? Why isn't this legal?
October 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I wonder about how full-scale wars like Russia's invasion of Ukraine are still happening. Why didn't Ukraine just put a $100 million bounty on Putin's head? Why isn't this legal?
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Please Starmer, stop blaming immigrants and human rights lawyers. You are making this country into a sewer of hatred and division.
None of our problems are because of too much kindness.
None of our problems are because of too much kindness.
October 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Please Starmer, stop blaming immigrants and human rights lawyers. You are making this country into a sewer of hatred and division.
None of our problems are because of too much kindness.
None of our problems are because of too much kindness.
I often asked the question "if we had to choose someone to represent humanity in some higher court, who should that be?"
My thoughts always went to Jane Goodall first.
My thoughts always went to Jane Goodall first.
October 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I often asked the question "if we had to choose someone to represent humanity in some higher court, who should that be?"
My thoughts always went to Jane Goodall first.
My thoughts always went to Jane Goodall first.
Many people talk about the lawlessness of ICE being a classic example of fascism, but what we need to note is that their behavior is also _evil_.
September 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Many people talk about the lawlessness of ICE being a classic example of fascism, but what we need to note is that their behavior is also _evil_.
If you dont understand the "sex is not gender" part:
Think of sex as the hardware (chromosomes, hormones, organs).
Think of gender as the software (identity, expression, role).
Biology gives you the device. How people run it is more than the parts inside.
Think of sex as the hardware (chromosomes, hormones, organs).
Think of gender as the software (identity, expression, role).
Biology gives you the device. How people run it is more than the parts inside.
September 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
If you dont understand the "sex is not gender" part:
Think of sex as the hardware (chromosomes, hormones, organs).
Think of gender as the software (identity, expression, role).
Biology gives you the device. How people run it is more than the parts inside.
Think of sex as the hardware (chromosomes, hormones, organs).
Think of gender as the software (identity, expression, role).
Biology gives you the device. How people run it is more than the parts inside.
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"I don't want to see Netanyahu destroyed by a missile along with his family," Boric told the UN General Assembly in New York. "I want to see Netanyahu and those responsible for the genocide against the Palestinian people brought before an international court of justice."
September 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"I don't want to see Netanyahu destroyed by a missile along with his family," Boric told the UN General Assembly in New York. "I want to see Netanyahu and those responsible for the genocide against the Palestinian people brought before an international court of justice."
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It's weird - but now in Oslo, there's so many EVs that you notice the noise and the smell from individual ICE cars, and you realise how much we've been normalising it for ever. You can smell them half a street away.
And inside parking lots are just *quiet*.
And inside parking lots are just *quiet*.
It's absolutely astonishing: In just about 13 years, Norway has skyrocketed from virtually no sales of zero-emission battery electric vehicles to nearly 100% of all new passenger car purchases.
September 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
It's weird - but now in Oslo, there's so many EVs that you notice the noise and the smell from individual ICE cars, and you realise how much we've been normalising it for ever. You can smell them half a street away.
And inside parking lots are just *quiet*.
And inside parking lots are just *quiet*.
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BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.
Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence
President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.
The brume closed in, erasing horizon and shore.
The sun dimmed to a pale wound in the sky.
Crows kept watch on the stones,
as if they knew we live always
at the edge of vanishing.
The sun dimmed to a pale wound in the sky.
Crows kept watch on the stones,
as if they knew we live always
at the edge of vanishing.
September 22, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The brume closed in, erasing horizon and shore.
The sun dimmed to a pale wound in the sky.
Crows kept watch on the stones,
as if they knew we live always
at the edge of vanishing.
The sun dimmed to a pale wound in the sky.
Crows kept watch on the stones,
as if they knew we live always
at the edge of vanishing.
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News on the flotilla has gone silent, other than on Al Jazeera. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
Dispatch from Sumud Flotilla: Sailing into ‘yellow zone’ en route to Gaza
The volunteers are just as determined despite the reality of the dangers they may face, Mauricio Morales writes.
www.aljazeera.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
News on the flotilla has gone silent, other than on Al Jazeera. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...