Shaktari
@shaktari.bsky.social
A Whole-Systems, Biomimicry-loving, Prosocial, Artist, Author, former Prof, DANCING ON MY LEARNING EDGES, exploring, playing, loving, with joy!
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We cannot shrug at Donald Trump’s dangerous rhetoric or we’re giving him a free pass to erode democracy and lower the bar for what Americans should expect from their leaders. #Velshi
The Dangers of Downplaying Trump’s threats
Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition and said their actions were “punishable by death” after they posted a video urging service members to refuse unlawful orders. Experts say the lawmakers did nothing illegal, and even more concerning, Trump’s hostile rhetoric comes amid a surge in political violence in the U.S.
www.ms.now
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We cannot shrug at Donald Trump’s dangerous rhetoric or we’re giving him a free pass to erode democracy and lower the bar for what Americans should expect from their leaders. #Velshi
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"It's a mission statement that we are all part of a social contract," says biographer Walter Isaacson of the Declaration of Independence and the focus of his new book. "We the people. That's what our government is based on. It's not based on the divine right of kings." #Velshi
Walter Isaacson: Gov’t is based on ‘We the People…it’s not based on the divine right of kings’
Historian Walter Isaacson says the second sentence of The Declaration of Independence is the greatest sentence ever written and explains why in his new book. “That sentence influences everything,” Isaacson tells Ali Velshi. ”Getting people to participate based on that simple mission statement, I think could bring the pendulum back so that we wouldn't be as fractured as we are now,” he said.
www.msnbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"It's a mission statement that we are all part of a social contract," says biographer Walter Isaacson of the Declaration of Independence and the focus of his new book. "We the people. That's what our government is based on. It's not based on the divine right of kings." #Velshi
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We cannot shrug at Donald Trump’s dangerous rhetoric or we’re giving him a free pass to erode democracy and lower the bar for what Americans should expect from their leaders. #Velshi
The Dangers of Downplaying Trump’s threats
Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition and said their actions were “punishable by death” after they posted a video urging service members to refuse unlawful orders. Experts say the lawmakers did nothing illegal, and even more concerning, Trump’s hostile rhetoric comes amid a surge in political violence in the U.S.
www.ms.now
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We cannot shrug at Donald Trump’s dangerous rhetoric or we’re giving him a free pass to erode democracy and lower the bar for what Americans should expect from their leaders. #Velshi
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40. Public Health Law Center
41. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
42. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
43. Society for Pediatric Research
44. The Arc of the United States
45. The Task Force for Global Health
46. Trusted Messenger Program
47 Vaccinate Your Family
41. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
42. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
43. Society for Pediatric Research
44. The Arc of the United States
45. The Task Force for Global Health
46. Trusted Messenger Program
47 Vaccinate Your Family
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
40. Public Health Law Center
41. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
42. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
43. Society for Pediatric Research
44. The Arc of the United States
45. The Task Force for Global Health
46. Trusted Messenger Program
47 Vaccinate Your Family
41. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
42. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
43. Society for Pediatric Research
44. The Arc of the United States
45. The Task Force for Global Health
46. Trusted Messenger Program
47 Vaccinate Your Family
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33. International Vaccine Access Center
34. National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
35. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
36. Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease
37. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
38. Public Health Foundation
39. Public Health Institute
34. National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
35. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
36. Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease
37. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
38. Public Health Foundation
39. Public Health Institute
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
33. International Vaccine Access Center
34. National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
35. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
36. Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease
37. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
38. Public Health Foundation
39. Public Health Institute
34. National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
35. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
36. Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease
37. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
38. Public Health Foundation
39. Public Health Institute
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27. Health Equity Community Collaborative
28. Health in Partnership
29. Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association
30. Hepatitis B Foundation
31. Infectious Diseases Society of America
32. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
28. Health in Partnership
29. Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association
30. Hepatitis B Foundation
31. Infectious Diseases Society of America
32. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
27. Health Equity Community Collaborative
28. Health in Partnership
29. Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association
30. Hepatitis B Foundation
31. Infectious Diseases Society of America
32. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
28. Health in Partnership
29. Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association
30. Hepatitis B Foundation
31. Infectious Diseases Society of America
32. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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18. Big Cities Health Coalition
19. CDC Alumni and Friends Network
20. Common Health Coalition
21. Defend Public Health
22. Doctors for America
23. EXCITE
24. Families Fighting Flu
25. Families USA
26. Gerontological Society of America
19. CDC Alumni and Friends Network
20. Common Health Coalition
21. Defend Public Health
22. Doctors for America
23. EXCITE
24. Families Fighting Flu
25. Families USA
26. Gerontological Society of America
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
18. Big Cities Health Coalition
19. CDC Alumni and Friends Network
20. Common Health Coalition
21. Defend Public Health
22. Doctors for America
23. EXCITE
24. Families Fighting Flu
25. Families USA
26. Gerontological Society of America
19. CDC Alumni and Friends Network
20. Common Health Coalition
21. Defend Public Health
22. Doctors for America
23. EXCITE
24. Families Fighting Flu
25. Families USA
26. Gerontological Society of America
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12. American Public Health Association
13. America's Physician Groups
14. Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology
15. Autism Science Foundation
16. Autism Society of America
17. Autistic Self Advocacy Network
13. America's Physician Groups
14. Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology
15. Autism Science Foundation
16. Autism Society of America
17. Autistic Self Advocacy Network
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
12. American Public Health Association
13. America's Physician Groups
14. Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology
15. Autism Science Foundation
16. Autism Society of America
17. Autistic Self Advocacy Network
13. America's Physician Groups
14. Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology
15. Autism Science Foundation
16. Autism Society of America
17. Autistic Self Advocacy Network
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4. AcademyHealth
5. Alanas Foundation
6. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
7. American College of Physicians
8. American Families for Vaccines
9. American Medical Association
10. American Pediatric Society
11. American Pharmacists Association
5. Alanas Foundation
6. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
7. American College of Physicians
8. American Families for Vaccines
9. American Medical Association
10. American Pediatric Society
11. American Pharmacists Association
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
4. AcademyHealth
5. Alanas Foundation
6. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
7. American College of Physicians
8. American Families for Vaccines
9. American Medical Association
10. American Pediatric Society
11. American Pharmacists Association
5. Alanas Foundation
6. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
7. American College of Physicians
8. American Families for Vaccines
9. American Medical Association
10. American Pediatric Society
11. American Pharmacists Association
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It is unprecedented that 47 medical and public health organizations should come together to condemn the actions of the CDC.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
1. American Academy of Pediatrics
2. Academic Pediatric Association
3. American Academy of Family Physicians ....
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
1. American Academy of Pediatrics
2. Academic Pediatric Association
3. American Academy of Family Physicians ....
Statement on CDC autism website changes
Our organizations, representing autistic individuals, their families, medical professionals and public health workers, are alarmed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is promoting the ...
www.apha.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It is unprecedented that 47 medical and public health organizations should come together to condemn the actions of the CDC.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
1. American Academy of Pediatrics
2. Academic Pediatric Association
3. American Academy of Family Physicians ....
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
1. American Academy of Pediatrics
2. Academic Pediatric Association
3. American Academy of Family Physicians ....
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Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.
How could Trump interfere in the midterms? Here's what voting officials are watching
Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.
n.pr
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.
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Sen. Mark Warner calls 28-point plan for Russia-Ukraine truce 'a historically bad deal'
Sen. Mark Warner calls 28-point plan for Russia-Ukraine truce 'a historically bad deal'
The senator said it was worse than the deal British leader Neville Chamberlain accepted from Adolf Hitler.
dlvr.it
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Sen. Mark Warner calls 28-point plan for Russia-Ukraine truce 'a historically bad deal'
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Donald Trump’s White House redecorating choices have been highly criticized.
The surprising history behind the font used on Trump's new Oval Office sign
www.irishstar.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Donald Trump’s White House redecorating choices have been highly criticized.
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The actions of Witkoff, Rubio and Trump in this matter are an absolute disgrace. This means that the U.S. cannot be seen as an honest broker in any international conflict.
Trump’s controversial plan given to Ukraine as a take-it-or-leave it proposition was the result of weeks of negotiations behind the scenes between Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev that excluded Ukraine, its allies and key US officials.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Secret US-Russia Talks Led to Peace Plan That Blindsided Ukraine
The controversial 28-point plan dropped suddenly by the Trump administration to Ukraine as a take-it-or-leave it proposition mere days ago was mostly the result of several weeks of negotiations behind...
www.bloomberg.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The actions of Witkoff, Rubio and Trump in this matter are an absolute disgrace. This means that the U.S. cannot be seen as an honest broker in any international conflict.
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Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
TAPPER: You were the deciding vote that allowed RFK Jr to ascend to the role of Health Secretary. Did you give him too much credit?
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
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Read this. These atrocities are happening right here in this country. Right now.
Unconscionable. Full stop. No excuses to be associated with or endorse or remain silent: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | ‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Read this. These atrocities are happening right here in this country. Right now.
In the face of our current culture wars over history, Burns broadens the story of the revolution we learned in school, making it a story about ALL Americans at the time:
rich & poor
learned & illiterate
native
enslaved
women
- who contributed greatly.
gazette.com/2025/11/22/9... .
rich & poor
learned & illiterate
native
enslaved
women
- who contributed greatly.
gazette.com/2025/11/22/9... .
9 things you probably didn’t know about the American Revolution | Vince Bzdek
By Vince Bzdek What is most striking about Ken Burns’ extraordinary new PBS documentary on the American Revolution is how alike we are right now to those folks in 1776. Take away the tricorn hats and ...
gazette.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In the face of our current culture wars over history, Burns broadens the story of the revolution we learned in school, making it a story about ALL Americans at the time:
rich & poor
learned & illiterate
native
enslaved
women
- who contributed greatly.
gazette.com/2025/11/22/9... .
rich & poor
learned & illiterate
native
enslaved
women
- who contributed greatly.
gazette.com/2025/11/22/9... .
WHO is 47 working for?
Clearly, not US or Ukraine:
Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) & Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, panned Trump’s proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war as rewarding Putin & as detrimental to U.S. interests.
thehill.com/homenews/sen... .
Clearly, not US or Ukraine:
Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) & Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, panned Trump’s proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war as rewarding Putin & as detrimental to U.S. interests.
thehill.com/homenews/sen... .
thehill.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
WHO is 47 working for?
Clearly, not US or Ukraine:
Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) & Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, panned Trump’s proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war as rewarding Putin & as detrimental to U.S. interests.
thehill.com/homenews/sen... .
Clearly, not US or Ukraine:
Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) & Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, panned Trump’s proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war as rewarding Putin & as detrimental to U.S. interests.
thehill.com/homenews/sen... .
"the latest climate conference ending in Belém, Brazil, w/out decisive action ...
Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into “overshoot” w/in the next few yrs. The world is going to become more turbulent & dangerous.
So, what comes after failure?"
theconversation.com/the-world-lo... .
Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into “overshoot” w/in the next few yrs. The world is going to become more turbulent & dangerous.
So, what comes after failure?"
theconversation.com/the-world-lo... .
The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality
The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
"the latest climate conference ending in Belém, Brazil, w/out decisive action ...
Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into “overshoot” w/in the next few yrs. The world is going to become more turbulent & dangerous.
So, what comes after failure?"
theconversation.com/the-world-lo... .
Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into “overshoot” w/in the next few yrs. The world is going to become more turbulent & dangerous.
So, what comes after failure?"
theconversation.com/the-world-lo... .
"A team working in the Congo basin tracked wild bonobos for months & recorded what they said, & when.
Their analysis... suggests these apes combine calls to build meaning in ways that echo key features of human language"
www.reteuro.co.uk/23-168129-ma... .
Their analysis... suggests these apes combine calls to build meaning in ways that echo key features of human language"
www.reteuro.co.uk/23-168129-ma... .
Major discovery: bonobos combine their calls as a form of language
The answer changes how we think about speech. A team working in the Congo basin tracked wild bonobos for months and recorded what they said, and when.
www.reteuro.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
"A team working in the Congo basin tracked wild bonobos for months & recorded what they said, & when.
Their analysis... suggests these apes combine calls to build meaning in ways that echo key features of human language"
www.reteuro.co.uk/23-168129-ma... .
Their analysis... suggests these apes combine calls to build meaning in ways that echo key features of human language"
www.reteuro.co.uk/23-168129-ma... .
"In 2025, archaeologists in Eridu uncovered something that rewrites ...civilization
Beneath the sands of S. Iraq, they found a vast 7,000-yr-old network ...
More than 4,000 canals & 700 agricultural plots reveal an ancient system that powered the world’s 1st urban life"
youtu.be/Lj6_fhm5_HM .
Beneath the sands of S. Iraq, they found a vast 7,000-yr-old network ...
More than 4,000 canals & 700 agricultural plots reveal an ancient system that powered the world’s 1st urban life"
youtu.be/Lj6_fhm5_HM .
Archaeologists Found a Lost Megacity Older Than Any Civilization
YouTube video by BRIGHT SIDE
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
"In 2025, archaeologists in Eridu uncovered something that rewrites ...civilization
Beneath the sands of S. Iraq, they found a vast 7,000-yr-old network ...
More than 4,000 canals & 700 agricultural plots reveal an ancient system that powered the world’s 1st urban life"
youtu.be/Lj6_fhm5_HM .
Beneath the sands of S. Iraq, they found a vast 7,000-yr-old network ...
More than 4,000 canals & 700 agricultural plots reveal an ancient system that powered the world’s 1st urban life"
youtu.be/Lj6_fhm5_HM .
