Serenainthesky
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Building community, hoping that it might contribute to saving democracy and the planet. But low key.
"Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope." Jim Acosta
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"Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope." Jim Acosta
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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The right seeks to cast gender identity not as something you are, but as something dangerous that you believe.
How the right uses "gender ideology" to blame trans people for everything
MAGA learned from global autocrats the language needed to push fear.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The right seeks to cast gender identity not as something you are, but as something dangerous that you believe.
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As Labour proposes limiting the protection of the ECHR, we must remember what it was set up to do; protect us all from abuses of power by our govts.
Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next?
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next?
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
Why we - and the Home Secretary - disapply the ECHR at our peril
By Jessica Frank-Keyes
bestforbritain.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
As Labour proposes limiting the protection of the ECHR, we must remember what it was set up to do; protect us all from abuses of power by our govts.
Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next?
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next?
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
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Also all files have codec that can be opened to show that it has been changed anyone with a reasonable amount of IT knowledge can see when it was changed and depending on the file type what was changed /by what user
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Also all files have codec that can be opened to show that it has been changed anyone with a reasonable amount of IT knowledge can see when it was changed and depending on the file type what was changed /by what user
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Here’s why the “Now that Trump has scrubbed the files of his name..” …is likely invalid:
1. Agencies…investigators…and committees already have the originals
2. Key material has already BEEN released including his name.
3. Redactions…can be exposed by comparing versions.
1. Agencies…investigators…and committees already have the originals
2. Key material has already BEEN released including his name.
3. Redactions…can be exposed by comparing versions.
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Here’s why the “Now that Trump has scrubbed the files of his name..” …is likely invalid:
1. Agencies…investigators…and committees already have the originals
2. Key material has already BEEN released including his name.
3. Redactions…can be exposed by comparing versions.
1. Agencies…investigators…and committees already have the originals
2. Key material has already BEEN released including his name.
3. Redactions…can be exposed by comparing versions.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
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"FOOL US ONCE SHAME ON YOU . . . "
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"FOOL US ONCE SHAME ON YOU . . . "
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background on this fuckin guy
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
background on this fuckin guy
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So Labour trail their new immigration proposals - and then announce ones that are even more inhumane!
Removing any legal duty to provide asylum seekers with accommodation; forcing them to support themselves without benefits; but still banning them from working.
A destitute, homeless welcome.
Removing any legal duty to provide asylum seekers with accommodation; forcing them to support themselves without benefits; but still banning them from working.
A destitute, homeless welcome.
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
So Labour trail their new immigration proposals - and then announce ones that are even more inhumane!
Removing any legal duty to provide asylum seekers with accommodation; forcing them to support themselves without benefits; but still banning them from working.
A destitute, homeless welcome.
Removing any legal duty to provide asylum seekers with accommodation; forcing them to support themselves without benefits; but still banning them from working.
A destitute, homeless welcome.
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A science prof announced women never passed his course when my mom was in university in the '70s.
That attitude should've died with that withered old man.
That attitude should've died with that withered old man.
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A science prof announced women never passed his course when my mom was in university in the '70s.
That attitude should've died with that withered old man.
That attitude should've died with that withered old man.
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Who could’ve guessed that the politician who adopted a Nazi sympathizer slogan, defended marchers carrying Nazi flags as “very fine people,” pardoned the “Camp Auschwitz” insurrectionist, elevated a Sieg Heiling oligarch, and dined with neo-Nazis would’ve sided with the welcome-more-Nazis faction?
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Who could’ve guessed that the politician who adopted a Nazi sympathizer slogan, defended marchers carrying Nazi flags as “very fine people,” pardoned the “Camp Auschwitz” insurrectionist, elevated a Sieg Heiling oligarch, and dined with neo-Nazis would’ve sided with the welcome-more-Nazis faction?
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FEMA’s acting chief has stepped down
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
FEMA’s acting chief has stepped down
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Shabana Mahmood asked by Labour MP John McDonnell to "give me the assurance that no child will be placed in detention as a result of this policy"
Mahmood does not give him that assurance
Mahmood does not give him that assurance
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Shabana Mahmood asked by Labour MP John McDonnell to "give me the assurance that no child will be placed in detention as a result of this policy"
Mahmood does not give him that assurance
Mahmood does not give him that assurance
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For weeks, California’s homeless service providers have worried about rumors that the federal government was going to cut funds for permanent housing. Now, those cuts are here. bit.ly/3XwXTa3
📸 Jungho Kim
📸 Jungho Kim
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
For weeks, California’s homeless service providers have worried about rumors that the federal government was going to cut funds for permanent housing. Now, those cuts are here. bit.ly/3XwXTa3
📸 Jungho Kim
📸 Jungho Kim
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Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos Continues to Block Postpartum Medicaid Expansion — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos Continues to Block Postpartum Medicaid Expansion — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
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Has Larry Summers lost a single position yet?
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Has Larry Summers lost a single position yet?
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I think this goes far deeper. Hemp fibers could replace so many aspects of plastic, as can bamboo, cotton and Tobacco fibers.
I smell plastics whores.
I smell plastics whores.
Congress’ restrictions on hemp-derived THC is a short-sighted overreaction
Lawmakers who don’t fully understand the issue could jeopardize an industry worth close to $30 billion — as well as thousands of jobs.
www.ms.now
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I think this goes far deeper. Hemp fibers could replace so many aspects of plastic, as can bamboo, cotton and Tobacco fibers.
I smell plastics whores.
I smell plastics whores.
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So fucking predictable
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
So fucking predictable
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that atlantic writer thread about how this isn’t fascism because it doesn’t remind him of the movies he’s seen in which fascism is presented as an almost inhuman omni-evil — instead of what it actually is: a particularly shitty way to run a society — is, it turns out, not a useful contribution 😲
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
that atlantic writer thread about how this isn’t fascism because it doesn’t remind him of the movies he’s seen in which fascism is presented as an almost inhuman omni-evil — instead of what it actually is: a particularly shitty way to run a society — is, it turns out, not a useful contribution 😲
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if dems win congress next year they need to introduce an impeachment resolution against emil bove
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
if dems win congress next year they need to introduce an impeachment resolution against emil bove
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Six weeks since the PM said Britain faced a choice between decency or division and our bad, obviously, for not understanding that he was in fact Team Division
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Six weeks since the PM said Britain faced a choice between decency or division and our bad, obviously, for not understanding that he was in fact Team Division
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BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
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“Methane emissions across the supply chain are a key indicator of poor environmental and operational practices in the fossil fuel industry. Reducing [them] in the energy sector is the most effective and rapid way to cut greenhouse gases in the short term.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown?
With temperatures breaching the Paris limit, experts say tackling the powerful gas could buy crucial time as the clean-energy shift stalls
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Methane emissions across the supply chain are a key indicator of poor environmental and operational practices in the fossil fuel industry. Reducing [them] in the energy sector is the most effective and rapid way to cut greenhouse gases in the short term.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Starmer’s anti-asylum policies show how utterly clueless he is about the right-wing media’s role in politics.
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Starmer’s anti-asylum policies show how utterly clueless he is about the right-wing media’s role in politics.
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist