Saul Youssef
@saulyoussef.bsky.social
Physics, Computing and Math, Research Professor, Boston University
Pro Humanity; Pro Reason; Pro Truth
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." - Thomas Jefferson
Pro Humanity; Pro Reason; Pro Truth
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." - Thomas Jefferson
Senate Reaches Deal to End Government Shutdown | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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November 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Happy Veterans Day
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Forever President Obama made a heartfelt surprise visit to greet Korean and Vietnam War veterans arriving in Washington, D.C. on an Honor Flight ahead of Veterans Day 2025.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Forever President Obama made a heartfelt surprise visit to greet Korean and Vietnam War veterans arriving in Washington, D.C. on an Honor Flight ahead of Veterans Day 2025.
Obama surprises veterans arriving on Honor Flight to DC
YouTube video by ABC News
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Happy Veterans Day
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Forever President Obama made a heartfelt surprise visit to greet Korean and Vietnam War veterans arriving in Washington, D.C. on an Honor Flight ahead of Veterans Day 2025.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Forever President Obama made a heartfelt surprise visit to greet Korean and Vietnam War veterans arriving in Washington, D.C. on an Honor Flight ahead of Veterans Day 2025.
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NEW @thebulwark.com: @jaredpoland.bsky.social discovered that Trump's Truth Social AI search tool is actually woke.
This and more from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social in today's Morning Shots.
This and more from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social in today's Morning Shots.
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
NEW @thebulwark.com: @jaredpoland.bsky.social discovered that Trump's Truth Social AI search tool is actually woke.
This and more from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social in today's Morning Shots.
This and more from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social in today's Morning Shots.
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More farm bankruptcies in the first 3 months of this year than in all of 2024.
Farmers are taking their own lives at a rate 3.5X the general pop.
Consumer Confidence at its lowest since the Great Recession.
Prices up. Unemployment up. Houses unaffordable.
But Fox lets him lie during football games.
Farmers are taking their own lives at a rate 3.5X the general pop.
Consumer Confidence at its lowest since the Great Recession.
Prices up. Unemployment up. Houses unaffordable.
But Fox lets him lie during football games.
TRUMP: The economy is as strong as it's ever been
INGRAHAM: Then why are people saying they're anxious about the economy?
TRUMP: I don't know they are saying that. The polls are fake. We have the greatest economy we've ever had
INGRAHAM: Then why are people saying they're anxious about the economy?
TRUMP: I don't know they are saying that. The polls are fake. We have the greatest economy we've ever had
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
More farm bankruptcies in the first 3 months of this year than in all of 2024.
Farmers are taking their own lives at a rate 3.5X the general pop.
Consumer Confidence at its lowest since the Great Recession.
Prices up. Unemployment up. Houses unaffordable.
But Fox lets him lie during football games.
Farmers are taking their own lives at a rate 3.5X the general pop.
Consumer Confidence at its lowest since the Great Recession.
Prices up. Unemployment up. Houses unaffordable.
But Fox lets him lie during football games.
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Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Gov. Newsom: Let's keep our eyes wide open for what's at stake. These guys want to roll back all the hard earned progress of last century. And you're seeing it not just on voting rights, you're seeing it on civil rights, n women's rights, on LGBTQ rights. They're rewriting history.
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Gov. Newsom: Let's keep our eyes wide open for what's at stake. These guys want to roll back all the hard earned progress of last century. And you're seeing it not just on voting rights, you're seeing it on civil rights, n women's rights, on LGBTQ rights. They're rewriting history.
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This….is why it’s a BIG fucking deal.
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
This….is why it’s a BIG fucking deal.
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Spineless fucking cowards. I hope your constituents don't forget when you're up for re-election.
The NH shit birds are no longer my problem.
Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.
Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.
Angus King, I-Maine
Dick Durbin, IL
Tim Kaine, VA
John Fetterman, PA
Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, NV
The NH shit birds are no longer my problem.
Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.
Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.
Angus King, I-Maine
Dick Durbin, IL
Tim Kaine, VA
John Fetterman, PA
Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, NV
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Spineless fucking cowards. I hope your constituents don't forget when you're up for re-election.
The NH shit birds are no longer my problem.
Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.
Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.
Angus King, I-Maine
Dick Durbin, IL
Tim Kaine, VA
John Fetterman, PA
Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, NV
The NH shit birds are no longer my problem.
Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.
Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.
Angus King, I-Maine
Dick Durbin, IL
Tim Kaine, VA
John Fetterman, PA
Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, NV
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The Cave Caucus?
@rosen.senate.gov - NV
@baldwin.senate.gov -WI
@fetterman.senate.gov - PA
@hassan.senate.gov - NH
@ossoff.senate.gov - GA
@senangusking.bsky.social -ME
@peters.senate.gov - MI
@durbin.senate.gov - IL
@shaheen.senate.gov - NH
@rosen.senate.gov - NV
@baldwin.senate.gov -WI
@fetterman.senate.gov - PA
@hassan.senate.gov - NH
@ossoff.senate.gov - GA
@senangusking.bsky.social -ME
@peters.senate.gov - MI
@durbin.senate.gov - IL
@shaheen.senate.gov - NH
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The Cave Caucus?
@rosen.senate.gov - NV
@baldwin.senate.gov -WI
@fetterman.senate.gov - PA
@hassan.senate.gov - NH
@ossoff.senate.gov - GA
@senangusking.bsky.social -ME
@peters.senate.gov - MI
@durbin.senate.gov - IL
@shaheen.senate.gov - NH
@rosen.senate.gov - NV
@baldwin.senate.gov -WI
@fetterman.senate.gov - PA
@hassan.senate.gov - NH
@ossoff.senate.gov - GA
@senangusking.bsky.social -ME
@peters.senate.gov - MI
@durbin.senate.gov - IL
@shaheen.senate.gov - NH
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Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
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This “deal” is a surrender that all congressional Democrats should reject out of hand. It’s bad policy that will raise healthcare prices and bad politics that gives the regime more power to do more harm. Make no mistake: As some Senate Democrats consider surrender, Republicans are losing this fight.
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This “deal” is a surrender that all congressional Democrats should reject out of hand. It’s bad policy that will raise healthcare prices and bad politics that gives the regime more power to do more harm. Make no mistake: As some Senate Democrats consider surrender, Republicans are losing this fight.
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I'm looking to see not only which Senate Dem candidates oppose this surrender (all of them will) but also where they go beyond this with respect to senate leadership.
I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.
I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.
This moment demands fighters, not folders.
Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I'm looking to see not only which Senate Dem candidates oppose this surrender (all of them will) but also where they go beyond this with respect to senate leadership.
I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.
I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.
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BROOKLYN WE ARE GOING TO CHUCKS! Join us across from 9 PPW at 8:30 *tonight*
Bring pots and pans, let’s make some noise about Chuck folding (again).
Not another #SchumerSurrender
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social
Bring pots and pans, let’s make some noise about Chuck folding (again).
Not another #SchumerSurrender
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
BROOKLYN WE ARE GOING TO CHUCKS! Join us across from 9 PPW at 8:30 *tonight*
Bring pots and pans, let’s make some noise about Chuck folding (again).
Not another #SchumerSurrender
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social
Bring pots and pans, let’s make some noise about Chuck folding (again).
Not another #SchumerSurrender
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social
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What do you call a leader with no followers? Just a guy taking a walk.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What do you call a leader with no followers? Just a guy taking a walk.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
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It appears several Dems are ready to cave to Reps on the CR. BlueSky- call all of them and demand they stand firm. Prop 50 shows Democrats will support a fight but we have to call now.
Jeanne Shaheen
Gary Peters
Maggie Hassan
Elissa Slotkin
Jon Ossoff
Peter Welch
Tammy Baldwin
Mark Kelly
Tim Kaine
Jeanne Shaheen
Gary Peters
Maggie Hassan
Elissa Slotkin
Jon Ossoff
Peter Welch
Tammy Baldwin
Mark Kelly
Tim Kaine
November 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It appears several Dems are ready to cave to Reps on the CR. BlueSky- call all of them and demand they stand firm. Prop 50 shows Democrats will support a fight but we have to call now.
Jeanne Shaheen
Gary Peters
Maggie Hassan
Elissa Slotkin
Jon Ossoff
Peter Welch
Tammy Baldwin
Mark Kelly
Tim Kaine
Jeanne Shaheen
Gary Peters
Maggie Hassan
Elissa Slotkin
Jon Ossoff
Peter Welch
Tammy Baldwin
Mark Kelly
Tim Kaine
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Eight Democratic senators are now coordinating to cave on the shutdown, trading away leverage for nothing more than the "promise [of] a process" to negotiate on healthcare after the government is reopen: thehill.com/homenews/sen...
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Eight Democratic senators are now coordinating to cave on the shutdown, trading away leverage for nothing more than the "promise [of] a process" to negotiate on healthcare after the government is reopen: thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Dem Senators wavering:
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Jon Ossoff (GA)
Gary Peters (MI)
Mark Kelly (AZ)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Peter Welch (VT)
Tammy Baldwin (WI)
Elissa Slotkin (MI)
(3 already committed to cave: Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa.; Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; and Angus King, I-Maine.)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Jon Ossoff (GA)
Gary Peters (MI)
Mark Kelly (AZ)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Peter Welch (VT)
Tammy Baldwin (WI)
Elissa Slotkin (MI)
(3 already committed to cave: Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa.; Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; and Angus King, I-Maine.)
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Dem Senators wavering:
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Jon Ossoff (GA)
Gary Peters (MI)
Mark Kelly (AZ)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Peter Welch (VT)
Tammy Baldwin (WI)
Elissa Slotkin (MI)
(3 already committed to cave: Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa.; Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; and Angus King, I-Maine.)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Jon Ossoff (GA)
Gary Peters (MI)
Mark Kelly (AZ)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Peter Welch (VT)
Tammy Baldwin (WI)
Elissa Slotkin (MI)
(3 already committed to cave: Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa.; Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; and Angus King, I-Maine.)
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@ossoff.senate.gov We keep hearing that Senator Ossoff is going to cave on the shutdown. Our people here in #Atlanta are getting very nervous. I really, really, really want to vote for Ossoff’s reelection in 2026…Please don’t make me decide otherwise. #HoldTheLine
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
@ossoff.senate.gov We keep hearing that Senator Ossoff is going to cave on the shutdown. Our people here in #Atlanta are getting very nervous. I really, really, really want to vote for Ossoff’s reelection in 2026…Please don’t make me decide otherwise. #HoldTheLine
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I called Warnock and Ossoff. Told them I would actively support any primary challenger, or simply not vote for both them in the general, if either of them cave.
November 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I called Warnock and Ossoff. Told them I would actively support any primary challenger, or simply not vote for both them in the general, if either of them cave.
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8 Democrats ready to cave to BBB: Remember these names! Janeen Shaheen (NH), Jon Ossoff (GA), Gary Peters (D-Mi), Mark Kelly (AZ), Maggie Hassan (MI), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Elissa Slotkin (MI) and finally, the only one who didn't contribute to AIPAC Peter Welch (VT).
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
8 Democrats ready to cave to BBB: Remember these names! Janeen Shaheen (NH), Jon Ossoff (GA), Gary Peters (D-Mi), Mark Kelly (AZ), Maggie Hassan (MI), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Elissa Slotkin (MI) and finally, the only one who didn't contribute to AIPAC Peter Welch (VT).
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Senate may cave!Call
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Senate may cave!Call
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023