Meli ✨
@wayofthelotus.bsky.social
Backyard Gardener, Botanist, Native Planter in Zone 8b/9a, Collector of Tarot, Witch, Amateur Artist, Mother of Teens, Surviving in the Southeastern US 🌈
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Twitter now displays where accounts are from and it has confirmed that too many of the political accounts are out of country bots.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Twitter now displays where accounts are from and it has confirmed that too many of the political accounts are out of country bots.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
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One other point I didn't make here: Allies like Britain believe the US is carrying out illegal bombings. Who are we effing kidding? Of course its reasonable to think Trump is issuing illegal orders! Why is this being treated as such a controversial suggestion?
Oddly enough, in media coverage of Dems' video warning against carrying out illegal orders, there's very little discussion of *whether it's actually reasonable to fear Trump is giving illegal commands or not.*
The evidence is strong that he is. Media should say so:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he is. Media should say so:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One other point I didn't make here: Allies like Britain believe the US is carrying out illegal bombings. Who are we effing kidding? Of course its reasonable to think Trump is issuing illegal orders! Why is this being treated as such a controversial suggestion?
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Mark Kelly: "They're tying themselves in knots trying to explain why what they're doing with regard to these drug boats is legal. It's questionable at best. One of our biggest allies, the UK, recently stopped sharing intelligence with us in the Caribbean because they question whether this is legal."
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Mark Kelly: "They're tying themselves in knots trying to explain why what they're doing with regard to these drug boats is legal. It's questionable at best. One of our biggest allies, the UK, recently stopped sharing intelligence with us in the Caribbean because they question whether this is legal."
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Not DOJ lawyers lying in court again!
SCOOP: Costa Rica says it will still accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting Trump’s DOJ
wapo.st/485rAFz
wapo.st/485rAFz
Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S.
The statement from a Costa Rican official conflicts with what the Trump administration told a federal judge about its attempts to deport the undocumented immigrant
wapo.st
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not DOJ lawyers lying in court again!
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I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
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“.. ‘Some people better get fired on Monday for the gross buffoonery we just witnessed over the last four days,’ Bacon wrote ..”
@mediaite.com 🤡
www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...
@mediaite.com 🤡
www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“.. ‘Some people better get fired on Monday for the gross buffoonery we just witnessed over the last four days,’ Bacon wrote ..”
@mediaite.com 🤡
www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...
@mediaite.com 🤡
www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...
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When the G.O.P. #Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
When the G.O.P. #Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
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Douglas County (CO) GOP May 2025: Trump means no more neocon wars of choice and regime change! America First baby!
Douglas County (CO) GOP November 2025: The Venezuelan people will treat our brave warriors like liberators. LFG!!!! Let’s get those boots on the ground right now! America First baby!
Douglas County (CO) GOP November 2025: The Venezuelan people will treat our brave warriors like liberators. LFG!!!! Let’s get those boots on the ground right now! America First baby!
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Douglas County (CO) GOP May 2025: Trump means no more neocon wars of choice and regime change! America First baby!
Douglas County (CO) GOP November 2025: The Venezuelan people will treat our brave warriors like liberators. LFG!!!! Let’s get those boots on the ground right now! America First baby!
Douglas County (CO) GOP November 2025: The Venezuelan people will treat our brave warriors like liberators. LFG!!!! Let’s get those boots on the ground right now! America First baby!
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CROW: We wanted to start a conversation about the dangerous rhetoric this president is using and threats he's made to use our military in an unlawful way
BRENNAN: Specifically what?
CROW: Send troops into Chicago, into polling stations, kill terrorists' families, shoot peaceful protesters ...
BRENNAN: Specifically what?
CROW: Send troops into Chicago, into polling stations, kill terrorists' families, shoot peaceful protesters ...
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
CROW: We wanted to start a conversation about the dangerous rhetoric this president is using and threats he's made to use our military in an unlawful way
BRENNAN: Specifically what?
CROW: Send troops into Chicago, into polling stations, kill terrorists' families, shoot peaceful protesters ...
BRENNAN: Specifically what?
CROW: Send troops into Chicago, into polling stations, kill terrorists' families, shoot peaceful protesters ...
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Jason Lewis became interested in learning the Choctaw language. At 21, he listened to recorded lessons in the language but still found it challenging to grasp it. In 2009, he decided to move to Mississippi.
Mississippi Choctaw Dictionary Project Helps Preserve Language
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians’ Choctaw Dictionary Project is designed to help teach the language and encourage more daily use.
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Jason Lewis became interested in learning the Choctaw language. At 21, he listened to recorded lessons in the language but still found it challenging to grasp it. In 2009, he decided to move to Mississippi.
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OPINION: " There was a reason pro-slavery businessmen and thinkers were energized by the prospect of an American Egypt: Many Southern planters imagined themselves as guardians of a hierarchical and aristocratic system, one grounded in landownership, tradition and honor," Charles Vanthournout writes.
Opinion | How America Used Egypt to Justify Racism and Slavery
Charles Vanthournout writes about how ancient Egypt shaped slavery and liberation in the American South.
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
OPINION: " There was a reason pro-slavery businessmen and thinkers were energized by the prospect of an American Egypt: Many Southern planters imagined themselves as guardians of a hierarchical and aristocratic system, one grounded in landownership, tradition and honor," Charles Vanthournout writes.
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Broad legal precedence holds that just following orders, colloquially known as the “Nuremberg defense” as it was used unsuccessfully by senior Nazi officials to justify their actions under Adolf Hitler, doesn’t absolve troops.
Trump Calls for Democrats to Be Put to Death for Accurately Describing Troops’ Constitutional Duties
Trump accused half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition "punishable by DEATH" for calling on military members to uphold the Constitution.
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Broad legal precedence holds that just following orders, colloquially known as the “Nuremberg defense” as it was used unsuccessfully by senior Nazi officials to justify their actions under Adolf Hitler, doesn’t absolve troops.
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
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Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
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They planned to force him to crash or shoot him for recording their crimes. They then accused him of assaulting them. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
They planned to force him to crash or shoot him for recording their crimes. They then accused him of assaulting them. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
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A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
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Telling working-class people that dressing well is the the key to improving physical well-being isn't a funny by-product of fascism, it's part of the process.
"Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves." — Walter Benjamin
"Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves." — Walter Benjamin
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Telling working-class people that dressing well is the the key to improving physical well-being isn't a funny by-product of fascism, it's part of the process.
"Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves." — Walter Benjamin
"Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves." — Walter Benjamin
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Seriously tho, this is a well-reported piece that make it hard not to conclude that Patel is using government resources to enjoy the trappings of a mid-level celebrity, like hosting his buddies for a golf retreat in Scotland.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Seriously tho, this is a well-reported piece that make it hard not to conclude that Patel is using government resources to enjoy the trappings of a mid-level celebrity, like hosting his buddies for a golf retreat in Scotland.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
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Ryan Zinke was forced out for shit like this
Seriously tho, this is a well-reported piece that make it hard not to conclude that Patel is using government resources to enjoy the trappings of a mid-level celebrity, like hosting his buddies for a golf retreat in Scotland.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Ryan Zinke was forced out for shit like this
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“Bolsonaro was arrested shortly after 6am on Sat…after a supreme court judge issued a preventive arrest warrant because he was poised to flee to a foreign embassy *** Bolsonaro, who counts…Trump, among his international allies, lived about 15 minutes from the US embassy.” 11/22/25 … 1/
Jair Bolsonaro arrested after tampering with ankle tag ‘out of curiosity’
Brazilian ex-president says he used soldering iron on device and is now in custody over fears he was going to abscond
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Bolsonaro was arrested shortly after 6am on Sat…after a supreme court judge issued a preventive arrest warrant because he was poised to flee to a foreign embassy *** Bolsonaro, who counts…Trump, among his international allies, lived about 15 minutes from the US embassy.” 11/22/25 … 1/
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Yeah, this week's It's Storytime, Swarm X1048 - Ethological Field Report: Canis Lupus Familiaris, '6'" by F.E. Choe, is a beautiful story that sneaks up, quietly slips its hand around your heart, and squeezes it until you think it's going to break.
I love that so many listeners love it, too.
I love that so many listeners love it, too.
Breaking: 50-something man an emotional wreck on a Friday morning due to @wilwheaton.net’s latest Storytime - wilwheaton.net/podcast/
(But seriously, Wil, thank you!!!)
(But seriously, Wil, thank you!!!)
It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton
You may recognize Wil Wheaton’s name from his acting work in television shows like The Big Bang Theory, Leverage, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, or 1985’s timeless classic, Stand B…
wilwheaton.net
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Yeah, this week's It's Storytime, Swarm X1048 - Ethological Field Report: Canis Lupus Familiaris, '6'" by F.E. Choe, is a beautiful story that sneaks up, quietly slips its hand around your heart, and squeezes it until you think it's going to break.
I love that so many listeners love it, too.
I love that so many listeners love it, too.
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The attention paid to that Dems video also shows a lack of knowledge from many Americans because it is widely known by service members that you are supposed to refuse illegal orders. It’s demanded of you to do so so what the Dems did was merely point that out. Trump has already given illegal orders
Oddly enough, in media coverage of Dems' video warning against carrying out illegal orders, there's very little discussion of *whether it's actually reasonable to fear Trump is giving illegal commands or not.*
The evidence is strong that he is. Media should say so:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he is. Media should say so:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
November 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The attention paid to that Dems video also shows a lack of knowledge from many Americans because it is widely known by service members that you are supposed to refuse illegal orders. It’s demanded of you to do so so what the Dems did was merely point that out. Trump has already given illegal orders
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Trump: “Prices are down”
🇺🇸: “why u lyin’?”
🇺🇸: “why u lyin’?”
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Trump: “Prices are down”
🇺🇸: “why u lyin’?”
🇺🇸: “why u lyin’?”
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.