ray_b
@raybees.bsky.social
do not give up anything in advance. all we have is each other.
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The Trump admin has come to bluesky. These new accounts for gov agencies are not run by anyone we know in the agencies and have all started off with Hatch Act violations.
In true bsky fashion, I'll be blocking the lot of them rather than giving them any engagement.
In true bsky fashion, I'll be blocking the lot of them rather than giving them any engagement.
October 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Trump admin has come to bluesky. These new accounts for gov agencies are not run by anyone we know in the agencies and have all started off with Hatch Act violations.
In true bsky fashion, I'll be blocking the lot of them rather than giving them any engagement.
In true bsky fashion, I'll be blocking the lot of them rather than giving them any engagement.
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companies make it difficult or impossible to disable ai in their products because it is an authoritarian project made from a stack of consent violations in a trenchcoat
they don't give you a checkbox for "i don't want this and will never use it" because they know many people would check that box
they don't give you a checkbox for "i don't want this and will never use it" because they know many people would check that box
September 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
companies make it difficult or impossible to disable ai in their products because it is an authoritarian project made from a stack of consent violations in a trenchcoat
they don't give you a checkbox for "i don't want this and will never use it" because they know many people would check that box
they don't give you a checkbox for "i don't want this and will never use it" because they know many people would check that box
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Thou shalt not let billionaires destroy all of your lives to satiate their infinite greed.
Thou shalt rise up and tax them over 50%.
Thou shalt rise up and tax them over 50%.
August 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Thou shalt not let billionaires destroy all of your lives to satiate their infinite greed.
Thou shalt rise up and tax them over 50%.
Thou shalt rise up and tax them over 50%.
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Reminder: this country literally had a revolution because they didn’t want to pay tariffs on tea!
Tariffs are in the Constitution—and Congress has the power, not a wannabe king with a spray tan. Just sayin.
Tariffs are in the Constitution—and Congress has the power, not a wannabe king with a spray tan. Just sayin.
August 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Reminder: this country literally had a revolution because they didn’t want to pay tariffs on tea!
Tariffs are in the Constitution—and Congress has the power, not a wannabe king with a spray tan. Just sayin.
Tariffs are in the Constitution—and Congress has the power, not a wannabe king with a spray tan. Just sayin.
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The Resistance is hard at work.
With all the heat back on Trump over Epstein, the video affidavit of Katie Johnson has surfaced.
It should be the top story right now.
With all the heat back on Trump over Epstein, the video affidavit of Katie Johnson has surfaced.
It should be the top story right now.
Video Affidavit Of Katie Johnson Surfaces
YouTube video by Narativ with Zev Shalev
www.youtube.com
July 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The Resistance is hard at work.
With all the heat back on Trump over Epstein, the video affidavit of Katie Johnson has surfaced.
It should be the top story right now.
With all the heat back on Trump over Epstein, the video affidavit of Katie Johnson has surfaced.
It should be the top story right now.
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Well if this doesn’t call bullshit on the whole thing.
July 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Well if this doesn’t call bullshit on the whole thing.
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“A data center like Meta’s … typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day … Because electricity is more costly for data centers than water, companies often prioritize building their facilities in places with cheap power, even if the area is drought stricken.”
Paywall-free gift article:
Paywall-free gift article:
Their Water Taps Ran Dry When Meta Built Next Door
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“A data center like Meta’s … typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day … Because electricity is more costly for data centers than water, companies often prioritize building their facilities in places with cheap power, even if the area is drought stricken.”
Paywall-free gift article:
Paywall-free gift article:
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If you think writing a public comment is difficult or best left to experts please know you are wrong! Here is a guide from someone who worked in the federal govt open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
How to use the public comment process to reduce administrative burdens
The rulemaking process is a way to get your voice heard: here is how to do it right
open.substack.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
If you think writing a public comment is difficult or best left to experts please know you are wrong! Here is a guide from someone who worked in the federal govt open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
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The Trump administration is rescinding the Roadless Rule, a decades-old policy that has protected 6.4 million acres of forest service land in Montana from being developed. You can read more about the Roadless Rule and what losing it may mean for Montana here: bit.ly/3ThKpgq
July 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Trump administration is rescinding the Roadless Rule, a decades-old policy that has protected 6.4 million acres of forest service land in Montana from being developed. You can read more about the Roadless Rule and what losing it may mean for Montana here: bit.ly/3ThKpgq
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Scoop: Elon Musk's Neuralink falsified federal forms to qualify for racial diversity and economic empowerment programs. Neuralink's "small disadvantaged business" designation is meant for companies owned by racially and economically "disadvantaged individuals" www.muskwatch.com/p/musks-neur...
July 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Scoop: Elon Musk's Neuralink falsified federal forms to qualify for racial diversity and economic empowerment programs. Neuralink's "small disadvantaged business" designation is meant for companies owned by racially and economically "disadvantaged individuals" www.muskwatch.com/p/musks-neur...
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Some places will have to start rationing water - to enable AI slop.
"A data center like Meta’s, which was completed last year, typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day. New data centers [will] require millions of gallons of water a day"
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...
"A data center like Meta’s, which was completed last year, typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day. New data centers [will] require millions of gallons of water a day"
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...
Their Water Taps Ran Dry When Meta Built Next Door
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Some places will have to start rationing water - to enable AI slop.
"A data center like Meta’s, which was completed last year, typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day. New data centers [will] require millions of gallons of water a day"
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...
"A data center like Meta’s, which was completed last year, typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day. New data centers [will] require millions of gallons of water a day"
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...
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BREAKING: Massive ICE raid ongoing at a farm in Camarillo, Ventura County, CA.
Local news reports that an unknown number of workers have been detained.
Almost 20% of US strawberries come from the county. US food supply at risk from Trump’s fascist thugs & Stephen Miller’s quota.
Local news reports that an unknown number of workers have been detained.
Almost 20% of US strawberries come from the county. US food supply at risk from Trump’s fascist thugs & Stephen Miller’s quota.
July 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
BREAKING: Massive ICE raid ongoing at a farm in Camarillo, Ventura County, CA.
Local news reports that an unknown number of workers have been detained.
Almost 20% of US strawberries come from the county. US food supply at risk from Trump’s fascist thugs & Stephen Miller’s quota.
Local news reports that an unknown number of workers have been detained.
Almost 20% of US strawberries come from the county. US food supply at risk from Trump’s fascist thugs & Stephen Miller’s quota.
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Wouldn’t it be interesting if Florida’s official state tourism agency found out exactly what people thought about their brand new concentration camp? (I made a thing - feel free to copy and share)
[ @hcrichardson.bsky.social , you just asked in your video to be tagged in any new memes, right? ]
[ @hcrichardson.bsky.social , you just asked in your video to be tagged in any new memes, right? ]
July 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Wouldn’t it be interesting if Florida’s official state tourism agency found out exactly what people thought about their brand new concentration camp? (I made a thing - feel free to copy and share)
[ @hcrichardson.bsky.social , you just asked in your video to be tagged in any new memes, right? ]
[ @hcrichardson.bsky.social , you just asked in your video to be tagged in any new memes, right? ]
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🙏🏽 prayers for this little girl and her family 💙
🚨PLEASE SHARE 🚨 #Missing 13year old from #Saskatoon #Saskatchewan #Canada missing since July 2nd described as:
EYES: Brown HAIR: Dark brown, Shoulder-length
HEIGHT: 5'4" WEIGHT: 145lbs
#MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters #Pinks
www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
EYES: Brown HAIR: Dark brown, Shoulder-length
HEIGHT: 5'4" WEIGHT: 145lbs
#MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters #Pinks
www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
July 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🙏🏽 prayers for this little girl and her family 💙
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We The People will never get used to the military presence intended to intimidate us in LA or any other city throughout our country. We are not enemies of the state we are the voice of the people. The more they try to control us, the more united we become.
July 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
We The People will never get used to the military presence intended to intimidate us in LA or any other city throughout our country. We are not enemies of the state we are the voice of the people. The more they try to control us, the more united we become.
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Trump screws active-duty servicemembers out of $80m they were due to be reimbursed after bank scam:
apnews.com/article/navy...
apnews.com/article/navy...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dismisses $95M overdraft case vs. Navy Federal Credit Union
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led by President Trump’s administration, has dropped a case against Navy Federal Credit Union.
apnews.com
July 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump screws active-duty servicemembers out of $80m they were due to be reimbursed after bank scam:
apnews.com/article/navy...
apnews.com/article/navy...
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"90% of people who are in immigration detention are in a facility operated by a private detention corporation... We’ve heard from their earnings calls that they’re very excited about getting more money and to expand detention," says an immigration expert.
boltsmag.org/how-the...
boltsmag.org/how-the...
How the GOP Megabill Would Turbocharge Local Immigration Enforcement
Congress is pouring tens of billions of dollars into more immigration detention, private jails, and border operations, plus new ICE partnerships with local police and sheriffs.
boltsmag.org
July 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"90% of people who are in immigration detention are in a facility operated by a private detention corporation... We’ve heard from their earnings calls that they’re very excited about getting more money and to expand detention," says an immigration expert.
boltsmag.org/how-the...
boltsmag.org/how-the...
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Red flag: The IRS has said in a court filing that churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates from the pulpit — carving out an exemption in a decades-old ban on political activity by tax-exempt nonprofits.
July 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Red flag: The IRS has said in a court filing that churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates from the pulpit — carving out an exemption in a decades-old ban on political activity by tax-exempt nonprofits.
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PAY ATTENTION: L.A. just got a little preview of what’s coming. No arrests. No real “threat.”
Just cops in riot armor playing soldier. Martial law isn’t a conspiracy anymore, it’s a countdown.
Just cops in riot armor playing soldier. Martial law isn’t a conspiracy anymore, it’s a countdown.
July 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
PAY ATTENTION: L.A. just got a little preview of what’s coming. No arrests. No real “threat.”
Just cops in riot armor playing soldier. Martial law isn’t a conspiracy anymore, it’s a countdown.
Just cops in riot armor playing soldier. Martial law isn’t a conspiracy anymore, it’s a countdown.
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We have to keep saying it. This is wrong…and being the President of the United States should not be the world’s biggest grift. #msnbc #WeekendPrimetime
youtu.be/SCX0dGByu9k
youtu.be/SCX0dGByu9k
Is Trump's America For Sale?
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtu.be
July 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We have to keep saying it. This is wrong…and being the President of the United States should not be the world’s biggest grift. #msnbc #WeekendPrimetime
youtu.be/SCX0dGByu9k
youtu.be/SCX0dGByu9k
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You wouldn’t vacation in Dachau in 1935. Don’t vacation in Florida in 2025.
We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
July 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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In the end they will try to lock up every brown person in the country, whether they are a citizen or not. He will sign an executive order declaring himself president for life and the Supreme Court will uphold it 6-3. They will leave you no choice. They think so little of you.
June 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
In the end they will try to lock up every brown person in the country, whether they are a citizen or not. He will sign an executive order declaring himself president for life and the Supreme Court will uphold it 6-3. They will leave you no choice. They think so little of you.
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It’s journalistic malpractice not to remind America that Trump also brought us to the brink of catastrophe with Iran in 2020 by assassinating—in a plot he drafted with Netanyahu—the second-most popular Iranian as he was on his way to a PEACE SUMMIT Trump’s Saudi business associates had lured him to.
Seven Days in January: How Trump Pushed U.S. and Iran to the Brink of War (Published 2020)
www.nytimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It’s journalistic malpractice not to remind America that Trump also brought us to the brink of catastrophe with Iran in 2020 by assassinating—in a plot he drafted with Netanyahu—the second-most popular Iranian as he was on his way to a PEACE SUMMIT Trump’s Saudi business associates had lured him to.