S.A. Roman
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Plant pathology, entomology, chemistry. Art as a refuge. Still runs with the wolves.
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S.A. Roman
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We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
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For accurate science, follow the advice of your healthcare provider, &/or
@cidrap.bsky.social
&/or
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
&/or
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
@cidrap.bsky.social
&/or
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
&/or
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
For accurate science, follow the advice of your healthcare provider, &/or
@cidrap.bsky.social
&/or
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
&/or
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
@cidrap.bsky.social
&/or
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
&/or
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
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96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
The Hidden Costs of Denying Paid Sick Leave
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
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The Citizens United decision has corrupted our government and is destroying our democracy. Here's a way to get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
robertreich.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The Citizens United decision has corrupted our government and is destroying our democracy. Here's a way to get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
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(NYTimes: free) WIth Bipartisan support, Congress now questioning seriously the bombing of the smal boats in the Carribean by Trump. Using phrases like "war act" and "illegal" is beginning to build some tension and strife for Trump. Stay tuned...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
(NYTimes: free) WIth Bipartisan support, Congress now questioning seriously the bombing of the smal boats in the Carribean by Trump. Using phrases like "war act" and "illegal" is beginning to build some tension and strife for Trump. Stay tuned...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
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Chief Bovino is not a political appointee. He is a civil servant, subject to the same requirements to be nonpartisan as any other employee. These messages are being broadcast from an official government account.
![Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh •9h “BREAKING: Gov. Tim Walz says Somalians are ESSENTIAL to the Minnesota community - despite STEALING millions or even billions in taxpayer dollars.
‘They bring diversity and ENERGY to a place like Minnesota!’ Pathetic. Somalians LEECH - DEPORT THEM.”
Response from Gregory Bovino’s official account: “Waltz is of the same class as newsome, stein, pritzker - gubners [governors] who choose illegal aliens over their own citizens. Amazing incompetence”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreihst32abq4yk2kvsi3sg5bjedowsscsf5lfojdskehwivjizr2tme@jpeg)
December 1, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Chief Bovino is not a political appointee. He is a civil servant, subject to the same requirements to be nonpartisan as any other employee. These messages are being broadcast from an official government account.
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They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
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Noem needs to face the same kind of punishment any other citizen would for blatantly defying a Court Order.
No 'slap on the hand', either - Contempt and a hefty fine, followed by jail if she refuses.
It's long past time to stop enabling and coddling these Lawbreakers
Noem needs to face the same kind of punishment any other citizen would for blatantly defying a Court Order.
No 'slap on the hand', either - Contempt and a hefty fine, followed by jail if she refuses.
It's long past time to stop enabling and coddling these Lawbreakers
Noem confirms she approved deportation flights despite court order (The Hill)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday confirmed that she instructedthe federal government to carry out the deportation and transferring Venezuela...
l.smartnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
l.smartnews.com/p-6GCwNHVK/U...
Noem needs to face the same kind of punishment any other citizen would for blatantly defying a Court Order.
No 'slap on the hand', either - Contempt and a hefty fine, followed by jail if she refuses.
It's long past time to stop enabling and coddling these Lawbreakers
Noem needs to face the same kind of punishment any other citizen would for blatantly defying a Court Order.
No 'slap on the hand', either - Contempt and a hefty fine, followed by jail if she refuses.
It's long past time to stop enabling and coddling these Lawbreakers
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The Western world’s geosecurity system, founded on NATO, Five Eyes and other institutions proven effective over decades, is likely now doomed under Trump. The conduct of an amoral and mercantilist US foreign/security policy by his unelected cronies Witkoff and Kushner is incompatible with democracy.
November 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Western world’s geosecurity system, founded on NATO, Five Eyes and other institutions proven effective over decades, is likely now doomed under Trump. The conduct of an amoral and mercantilist US foreign/security policy by his unelected cronies Witkoff and Kushner is incompatible with democracy.
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Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
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Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
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According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, Gentry Beach — a college friend of Donald Trump Jr. and a donor to Trump’s campaign — has been in talks with Novatek regarding a potential 9.9% stake in the Russian “Arctic LNG” project, contingent on sanctions being lifted.
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, Gentry Beach — a college friend of Donald Trump Jr. and a donor to Trump’s campaign — has been in talks with Novatek regarding a potential 9.9% stake in the Russian “Arctic LNG” project, contingent on sanctions being lifted.
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🇺🇸‼️ American companies and investors with close ties to Donald Trump have already begun negotiations on acquiring assets or jointly exploiting Russian natural resources as part of the proposed U.S.–Russia “peace plan.”
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🇺🇸‼️ American companies and investors with close ties to Donald Trump have already begun negotiations on acquiring assets or jointly exploiting Russian natural resources as part of the proposed U.S.–Russia “peace plan.”
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Mark Kelly: "We have a president who doesn't understand the Constitution, who installed an unqualified secretary of defense. I cannot think of a secretary of defense in the history of our country that is less qualified than Pete Hegseth. He should've been fired after Signal-gate."
November 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Mark Kelly: "We have a president who doesn't understand the Constitution, who installed an unqualified secretary of defense. I cannot think of a secretary of defense in the history of our country that is less qualified than Pete Hegseth. He should've been fired after Signal-gate."
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Agree or disagree?
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Agree or disagree?
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Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
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The CIA and/or FBI did a fantastic job, proving the President of a Central American country helped drugs get into the US, getting him convicted. Pardon him? WTF! That guy was in a position to hide big bucks in secret accounts. Did he use any of that to buy a pardon? Investigate it Congress. PLEASE!
November 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The CIA and/or FBI did a fantastic job, proving the President of a Central American country helped drugs get into the US, getting him convicted. Pardon him? WTF! That guy was in a position to hide big bucks in secret accounts. Did he use any of that to buy a pardon? Investigate it Congress. PLEASE!
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Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
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Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
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Venezuela, Nigeria have oil & strategic minerals Trump wants.
Remember, abandoning Kurds, Oct 28, 2019 Trump said: “We’re keeping the oil. I’ve always said that-keep the oil. We want to keep the oil, $45 million a month. Keep the oil. We’ve secured the oil.”(pillage = war crime)
Remember, abandoning Kurds, Oct 28, 2019 Trump said: “We’re keeping the oil. I’ve always said that-keep the oil. We want to keep the oil, $45 million a month. Keep the oil. We’ve secured the oil.”(pillage = war crime)
November 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Venezuela, Nigeria have oil & strategic minerals Trump wants.
Remember, abandoning Kurds, Oct 28, 2019 Trump said: “We’re keeping the oil. I’ve always said that-keep the oil. We want to keep the oil, $45 million a month. Keep the oil. We’ve secured the oil.”(pillage = war crime)
Remember, abandoning Kurds, Oct 28, 2019 Trump said: “We’re keeping the oil. I’ve always said that-keep the oil. We want to keep the oil, $45 million a month. Keep the oil. We’ve secured the oil.”(pillage = war crime)
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Excellent explanation by @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social of the breadth and extremism of Trump’s attack on immigration and immigrants, of where we are and of where it seems to be going and why it’s unlikely to let up.
www.youtube.com/live/fKeiTXa...
www.youtube.com/live/fKeiTXa...
Inside Trump’s Brutal Anti-Immigrant Agenda (w/ Aaron Reichlin-Melnick) | Bulwark on Sunday
YouTube video by The Bulwark
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Excellent explanation by @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social of the breadth and extremism of Trump’s attack on immigration and immigrants, of where we are and of where it seems to be going and why it’s unlikely to let up.
www.youtube.com/live/fKeiTXa...
www.youtube.com/live/fKeiTXa...
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Goin’ straight into a brief, word for word.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Goin’ straight into a brief, word for word.
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It’s not often that the governors of California and Florida are on the same page, but this week they’re aligned in opposition to the White House’s latest plan to expand offshore oil drilling near both their shores.
Trump’s plan for drilling off California and Florida faces bipartisan opposition
His "idiotic proposal" is "dead in the water," says Golden State Gov. Gavin Newsom.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It’s not often that the governors of California and Florida are on the same page, but this week they’re aligned in opposition to the White House’s latest plan to expand offshore oil drilling near both their shores.