Sheila Friend
@slfriend79.bsky.social
A Domestic Engineer into politics, sports, TV, old movies and 'Doctor Who'... "Laugh hard, run fast, be kind." The Twelfth Doctor (Twice Upon A Time)
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Enjoy the rest of your Monday, everybody. See you later. 🤗
a cartoon of a crocodile with the words see you later above it
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media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Enjoy the rest of your Monday, everybody. See you later. 🤗
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January 5, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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'The View' Host Calls Trump's Maduro Arrest 'A KIDNAPPING' In Viral Rant - The @stephaniemiller.bsky.social Show youtu.be/avEFkvXDlaw?...
'The View' Host Calls Trump's Maduro Arrest 'A KIDNAPPING' in Viral Rant
YouTube video by Political Voices Network
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January 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
'The View' Host Calls Trump's Maduro Arrest 'A KIDNAPPING' In Viral Rant - The @stephaniemiller.bsky.social Show youtu.be/avEFkvXDlaw?...
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On the theme of international press coverage of US public health, here’s Canada’s take. They’re not wrong.
If disinformation spreads like a virus, Canada may want to mask up. Or at least wash its hands frequently. Too bad there’s not a vaccine to protect against malicious policies…
If disinformation spreads like a virus, Canada may want to mask up. Or at least wash its hands frequently. Too bad there’s not a vaccine to protect against malicious policies…
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Things to do. Be back later. 🙂
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Things to do. Be back later. 🙂
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Moffat’s writing.
Capaldi’s acting.
Talalay’s directing.
ABSOLUTE FUCKING PERFECTION.
youtu.be/sl9pTDK8PAk?...
Capaldi’s acting.
Talalay’s directing.
ABSOLUTE FUCKING PERFECTION.
youtu.be/sl9pTDK8PAk?...
Breaking The Wall | Heaven Sent | Doctor Who
YouTube video by Doctor Who
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Moffat’s writing.
Capaldi’s acting.
Talalay’s directing.
ABSOLUTE FUCKING PERFECTION.
youtu.be/sl9pTDK8PAk?...
Capaldi’s acting.
Talalay’s directing.
ABSOLUTE FUCKING PERFECTION.
youtu.be/sl9pTDK8PAk?...
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Another MRI? CT scan? Another war? Jan 6 prep? Committing another eleventy-billion crimes?
no public events on Trump's calendar today
Trump looked like death warmed over as he returned to the White House tonight
(Alex Wong/Getty)
(Alex Wong/Getty)
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Another MRI? CT scan? Another war? Jan 6 prep? Committing another eleventy-billion crimes?
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no public events on Trump's calendar today
Trump looked like death warmed over as he returned to the White House tonight
(Alex Wong/Getty)
(Alex Wong/Getty)
January 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
no public events on Trump's calendar today
January 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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And every time we think it can't go any lower.... it does
In an administration full of low points, this is one of the lowest. Our country is an embarrassment.
Judge: Anything you say may be used against you. I see you have counsel, Mr. Pollack, here. If you cannot afford one the government will provide a lawyer free of charge. Did you know of these rights?
Maduro: I did not know of these rights, until now
Maduro: I did not know of these rights, until now
January 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
And every time we think it can't go any lower.... it does
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If U.S. foreign policy is being shaped by Donald Trump’s resentment over a Nobel Peace Prize he didn’t get to control, then we have a far bigger problem than Venezuela.
World affairs cannot be run by wounded pride.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
World affairs cannot be run by wounded pride.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
A Nobel Prize, a Bruised Ego, and the Danger of Letting Trump Run the World
If U.S. policy toward Venezuela is being shaped by Donald Trump’s resentment over a Nobel Peace Prize he didn’t control, then the problem isn’t strategy—it’s his fitness to wield power at all.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
If U.S. foreign policy is being shaped by Donald Trump’s resentment over a Nobel Peace Prize he didn’t get to control, then we have a far bigger problem than Venezuela.
World affairs cannot be run by wounded pride.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
World affairs cannot be run by wounded pride.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Walz: "Make no mistake about it -- if Republicans continue down the path of abusing power, smearing entire communities, and running their own fraudulent game at the expense of Minnesotans, I will fight back with everything I have."
January 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Walz: "Make no mistake about it -- if Republicans continue down the path of abusing power, smearing entire communities, and running their own fraudulent game at the expense of Minnesotans, I will fight back with everything I have."
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Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
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Slain Minnesota lawmaker's children call on Trump to remove social media video amplifying false claims about her death
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Slain Minnesota lawmaker's children call on Trump to remove social media video amplifying false claims about her death
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in June.
www.nbcnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Slain Minnesota lawmaker's children call on Trump to remove social media video amplifying false claims about her death
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Tim Walz: "I don't want to mince words here. Donald Trump and his allies in Washington and in St Paul and online want to make our state a colder, meaner place. They won't to poison our people against each other by attacking our neighbors."
January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Tim Walz: "I don't want to mince words here. Donald Trump and his allies in Washington and in St Paul and online want to make our state a colder, meaner place. They won't to poison our people against each other by attacking our neighbors."
. @stephaniemiller.bsky.social Is Back Live! Monday 1.5 www.youtube.com/live/Z8Sy3Ob...
Stephanie Miller is Back Live! Monday 1.5
YouTube video by Political Voices Network
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
. @stephaniemiller.bsky.social Is Back Live! Monday 1.5 www.youtube.com/live/Z8Sy3Ob...
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Sen. Kelly responds: "If Pete Hegseth ... thinks he can intimidate me with a censure or threats to demote me or prosecute me, he still doesn’t get it. I will fight this with everything I’ve got — not for myself, but to send a message back that Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump don’t get to decide…
January 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Sen. Kelly responds: "If Pete Hegseth ... thinks he can intimidate me with a censure or threats to demote me or prosecute me, he still doesn’t get it. I will fight this with everything I’ve got — not for myself, but to send a message back that Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump don’t get to decide…
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January 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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TL:dr;
Sen. Mark Kelly won
Pete Brylcreem-Hegseth lost
Sen. Mark Kelly won
Pete Brylcreem-Hegseth lost
January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
TL:dr;
Sen. Mark Kelly won
Pete Brylcreem-Hegseth lost
Sen. Mark Kelly won
Pete Brylcreem-Hegseth lost
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TRUMP MAKES HIMSELF MILITARY DICTATOR OF VENEZUELA: The invasion was illegal there, and here. The kidnapping? Illegal. Declaring we run it? Illegal
PLUS another cognitive exam? Why does he KEEP taking them?
GET THE ALL-NEW MONDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST HERE: tinyurl.com/4khxmmv3
PLUS another cognitive exam? Why does he KEEP taking them?
GET THE ALL-NEW MONDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST HERE: tinyurl.com/4khxmmv3
TRUMP MAKES HIMSELF MILITARY DICTATOR OF VENEZUELA - 1.5.26 - Countdown with Keith Olbermann
SEASON 4 EPISODE 46: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN
A-Block (2:30) SPECIAL COMMENT: Well, that's it in sum, isn't it? He's "El Presidente" now, isn't he? Military Dictator. Succeeding Maduro. Until h...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
TRUMP MAKES HIMSELF MILITARY DICTATOR OF VENEZUELA: The invasion was illegal there, and here. The kidnapping? Illegal. Declaring we run it? Illegal
PLUS another cognitive exam? Why does he KEEP taking them?
GET THE ALL-NEW MONDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST HERE: tinyurl.com/4khxmmv3
PLUS another cognitive exam? Why does he KEEP taking them?
GET THE ALL-NEW MONDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST HERE: tinyurl.com/4khxmmv3
Fall Down The Rabbit Hole Of NPS Badges - @asavage.bsky.social's @tested.com youtu.be/12Gmmf2xYWw?...
A Fascinating History of NPS Badges (Including the FIRST EVER!)
YouTube video by Adam Savage’s Tested
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January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Fall Down The Rabbit Hole Of NPS Badges - @asavage.bsky.social's @tested.com youtu.be/12Gmmf2xYWw?...