Susan Mulloy
@scatfriend.bsky.social
animal rescue person who aspires to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God.
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The most crucial thing about this scandal remains that Nuzzi wanted to suppress damaging information to both help Trump *and* to protect Kennedy's chances of becoming the Secretary of Child Murder should he win, and it worked: www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/12/a-ma...
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The most crucial thing about this scandal remains that Nuzzi wanted to suppress damaging information to both help Trump *and* to protect Kennedy's chances of becoming the Secretary of Child Murder should he win, and it worked: www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/12/a-ma...
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the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
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December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
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Torrez argues that the private equity firm's reliance on short-term investments and private debt could lead to rate hikes; that its “layered corporate structure” poses a threat to transparency; and that its “complex web” of holding companies could thwart regulators’ oversight.
New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez opposes NM Gas Company acquisition • Source New Mexico
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a brief opposing the acquisition unless state regulators implement several restrictions.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Torrez argues that the private equity firm's reliance on short-term investments and private debt could lead to rate hikes; that its “layered corporate structure” poses a threat to transparency; and that its “complex web” of holding companies could thwart regulators’ oversight.
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A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
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it's worth noting 1) that there's a longstanding tradition of trying to play solidarity against basic self-respect and 2) that the Combahee River Collective's coining of the term "identity politics" was directly in response to this
i also believe in building a better world for workers. i also believe that all people are entitled to respect and dignity and that there ought to be social sanction for those who openly degrade others. you call me a “n*gger” to my face and i am not going to smile and shake your hand.
December 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
it's worth noting 1) that there's a longstanding tradition of trying to play solidarity against basic self-respect and 2) that the Combahee River Collective's coining of the term "identity politics" was directly in response to this
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Adm Holsey retires today.
"It’s an almost incredibly honorable course of conduct for Holsey to have declined to capitulate to Hegseth’s bullying & instead to honor his oath to the Constitution by quietly giving up the job most Naval officers can only dream about."
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"It’s an almost incredibly honorable course of conduct for Holsey to have declined to capitulate to Hegseth’s bullying & instead to honor his oath to the Constitution by quietly giving up the job most Naval officers can only dream about."
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A 21-Gun Salute to Admiral Alvin Holsey
His principled resignation reminds us of the good in government
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December 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Adm Holsey retires today.
"It’s an almost incredibly honorable course of conduct for Holsey to have declined to capitulate to Hegseth’s bullying & instead to honor his oath to the Constitution by quietly giving up the job most Naval officers can only dream about."
open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...
"It’s an almost incredibly honorable course of conduct for Holsey to have declined to capitulate to Hegseth’s bullying & instead to honor his oath to the Constitution by quietly giving up the job most Naval officers can only dream about."
open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...
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Raya’s solar-plus-storage system aims to be as easy to install as any other household appliance — and fits into a package that looks a lot like a storm cellar out of the Wizard of Oz.
Raya Power makes a solar-battery system you can put in your backyard
The startup built a compact solar-battery combo that connects directly to key household appliances, is easy to plug in, and requires no special permits.
www.canarymedia.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Raya’s solar-plus-storage system aims to be as easy to install as any other household appliance — and fits into a package that looks a lot like a storm cellar out of the Wizard of Oz.
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this fact is the definitive judgment on kirk's life
ultimately, no one even grieved Charlie Kirk. he was just another thing for the worst people on earth to get outraged over. and when the outrage of real events wasn't enough, they invented new ones.
not even his wife saw his death as anything other than an opportunity.
not even his wife saw his death as anything other than an opportunity.
my read is they were trying to whip up the usual frenzy, but then the effort got blown up by Candace Owens saying The Jews did it
December 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
this fact is the definitive judgment on kirk's life
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Perhaps Elon's biggest attempt at weeding out waste fraud and abuse in our government.
December 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Perhaps Elon's biggest attempt at weeding out waste fraud and abuse in our government.
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A WBEZ analysis of city tax data and publicly available economic data, reviewed by four economic and labor experts, found a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for job loss or growth.
Chicago's head tax was long called a job killer, but is there evidence to back that up?
chicago.suntimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A WBEZ analysis of city tax data and publicly available economic data, reviewed by four economic and labor experts, found a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for job loss or growth.
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there are pundits who will say that immigration is trump's strongest issue and that picking fights around immigration helps him on the margins. but i think this misunderstands the way public opinion works, as evidenced by trump's declining fortunes on his handling of immigration.
December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
there are pundits who will say that immigration is trump's strongest issue and that picking fights around immigration helps him on the margins. but i think this misunderstands the way public opinion works, as evidenced by trump's declining fortunes on his handling of immigration.
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#ICYMI: Between mid-October and early November, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and federal ICE signed a pair of agreements that will authorize some state police within DPS’s Criminal Investigations and Highway Patrol divisions to effectively operate as ICE agents.
Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump
The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.
www.texasobserver.org
December 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#ICYMI: Between mid-October and early November, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and federal ICE signed a pair of agreements that will authorize some state police within DPS’s Criminal Investigations and Highway Patrol divisions to effectively operate as ICE agents.
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BLACK CAT FRIDAY!
Ozzy is 1 year 3 months-old and sponsored by Wyeth Hunnable. SNAP Cats rescued Ozzy from San Jose, CA. Ozzy is the typical playful cat. He loves to run and play with others, and LOVES the spring toy! Oh, and wet food. He LOVES the wet food! Despite his sunken eyes...
Ozzy is 1 year 3 months-old and sponsored by Wyeth Hunnable. SNAP Cats rescued Ozzy from San Jose, CA. Ozzy is the typical playful cat. He loves to run and play with others, and LOVES the spring toy! Oh, and wet food. He LOVES the wet food! Despite his sunken eyes...
December 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BLACK CAT FRIDAY!
Ozzy is 1 year 3 months-old and sponsored by Wyeth Hunnable. SNAP Cats rescued Ozzy from San Jose, CA. Ozzy is the typical playful cat. He loves to run and play with others, and LOVES the spring toy! Oh, and wet food. He LOVES the wet food! Despite his sunken eyes...
Ozzy is 1 year 3 months-old and sponsored by Wyeth Hunnable. SNAP Cats rescued Ozzy from San Jose, CA. Ozzy is the typical playful cat. He loves to run and play with others, and LOVES the spring toy! Oh, and wet food. He LOVES the wet food! Despite his sunken eyes...
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there is a very good book about transatlantic exchange of fascist, eugenicist and racist ideas in the early 20th century and how those ideas shaped the nazi government in its early years. this has been transformed in popular understanding to "the nazis copied jim crow"
If you’ve heard the “the Nazis got their ideas from the US segregationists” I beg you to please stop. This is both false and it minimizes historical European antisemitism in a misguided attempt to emphasize the nature of US anti-Black racism.
It’s horrific without comparison to Nazism.
It’s horrific without comparison to Nazism.
May I politely encourage you to reconsider this framing. It is inaccurately stated and suggests consistent and strong linkages that do not exist.
The Nazis did not “get their ideas” from confederate laws. Antisemitism and anti-Jewish laws existed in Europe long before the Confederacy…
The Nazis did not “get their ideas” from confederate laws. Antisemitism and anti-Jewish laws existed in Europe long before the Confederacy…
December 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
there is a very good book about transatlantic exchange of fascist, eugenicist and racist ideas in the early 20th century and how those ideas shaped the nazi government in its early years. this has been transformed in popular understanding to "the nazis copied jim crow"
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August Beckwith, who is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum, went missing for 24 days. His mother credits people experiencing homelessness with keeping him alive.
“It is almost certain that people who have very little themselves stepped forward to help him survive,” she said.
“It is almost certain that people who have very little themselves stepped forward to help him survive,” she said.
‘Small acts of kindness’ kept missing Utah man alive for three weeks, his mother says
August Beckwith, who went missing on Nov. 17 near the University of Utah, survived thanks to "small acts of kindness," his mother said.
www.sltrib.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
August Beckwith, who is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum, went missing for 24 days. His mother credits people experiencing homelessness with keeping him alive.
“It is almost certain that people who have very little themselves stepped forward to help him survive,” she said.
“It is almost certain that people who have very little themselves stepped forward to help him survive,” she said.
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Say hello to Dutch, 8 months old! 🥰 He's a shy guy who's looking for a calm, patient, & attentive home. One that will give him the gentle love & reassurance he needs to build confidence ❤️. Since he's still a kitten, he'll also benefit from plenty of enrichment, & playtime! 😊
December 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Say hello to Dutch, 8 months old! 🥰 He's a shy guy who's looking for a calm, patient, & attentive home. One that will give him the gentle love & reassurance he needs to build confidence ❤️. Since he's still a kitten, he'll also benefit from plenty of enrichment, & playtime! 😊
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NEW: A major shift in underway in recent months kicked into gear this week, with ICE trial attorneys around the country asking immigration "judges" to toss out *nearly all* asylum applications on the grounds of "safe third country" agreements with Uganda, Honduras, Ecuador, and Guatemala.
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
NEW: A major shift in underway in recent months kicked into gear this week, with ICE trial attorneys around the country asking immigration "judges" to toss out *nearly all* asylum applications on the grounds of "safe third country" agreements with Uganda, Honduras, Ecuador, and Guatemala.
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Analytics firm Agri Stats has quietly enabled major meat processors to coordinate price hikes and suppress wages for decades.
Despite outcry over algorithmic price-setting, the companies are settling lawsuits over it without paying substantial penalties.
Despite outcry over algorithmic price-setting, the companies are settling lawsuits over it without paying substantial penalties.
The Secret Plot to Raise Meat Prices
Analytics firm Agri Stats has quietly enabled major meat processors to coordinate price hikes and suppress wages for decades. Despite outcry over algorithmic price-setting, the companies are settling lawsuits over it without paying substantial penalties.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Analytics firm Agri Stats has quietly enabled major meat processors to coordinate price hikes and suppress wages for decades.
Despite outcry over algorithmic price-setting, the companies are settling lawsuits over it without paying substantial penalties.
Despite outcry over algorithmic price-setting, the companies are settling lawsuits over it without paying substantial penalties.
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New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, who is preparing to retire at the end of her term in 2026, recently reintroduced a bill designed to shift a bit of economic power back to workers.
N.J. Rep. Coleman introduces bill to require megacorps to share wealth with employees
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman reintroduces a bill requiring large corporations to share 5% of profits with workers.
amsterdamnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, who is preparing to retire at the end of her term in 2026, recently reintroduced a bill designed to shift a bit of economic power back to workers.
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On Wednesday, December 10, a delegation of Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Temple in Fort Worth, Texas, crossed through Jackson, Mississippi, on a 2,300-mile sojourn to Washington, D.C.
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Photos: Buddhist Monks On Nationwide Walk For Peace Pass Through Jackson
A group of Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Temple in Fort Worth, Texas, traveled through Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
On Wednesday, December 10, a delegation of Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Temple in Fort Worth, Texas, crossed through Jackson, Mississippi, on a 2,300-mile sojourn to Washington, D.C.
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The Trump gold card
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Trump gold card
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New: The Trump administration is pulling federal funding from Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, which operates a McAllen shelter that serves undocumented immigrants released from federal custody.
Feds freeze funding for Texas Catholic immigrant aid charity
Sister Norma Pimentel with Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley founded the shelter in McAllen, which serves undocumented immigrants released from federal custody.
www.texastribune.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
New: The Trump administration is pulling federal funding from Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, which operates a McAllen shelter that serves undocumented immigrants released from federal custody.
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Anyway, the only way to get trustworthy news is to pick a source you trust and pay.
I like @nationalobserver.com for Canadian news, @aftermath.site for games culture stuff & @404media.co for tech.
If an outlet uses AI for anything public-facing, run. Sorry @washingtonpost.com, you're dead.
I like @nationalobserver.com for Canadian news, @aftermath.site for games culture stuff & @404media.co for tech.
If an outlet uses AI for anything public-facing, run. Sorry @washingtonpost.com, you're dead.
December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Anyway, the only way to get trustworthy news is to pick a source you trust and pay.
I like @nationalobserver.com for Canadian news, @aftermath.site for games culture stuff & @404media.co for tech.
If an outlet uses AI for anything public-facing, run. Sorry @washingtonpost.com, you're dead.
I like @nationalobserver.com for Canadian news, @aftermath.site for games culture stuff & @404media.co for tech.
If an outlet uses AI for anything public-facing, run. Sorry @washingtonpost.com, you're dead.
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someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
The California ACLU is staunchly opposed to the ignition interlock device program and is a big reason that it has not been expanded. Despite the fact that California heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income drunk drivers, the ACLU says that the program is a form of "racialized wealth extraction."
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence