Zach
@zachfollowsnews.bsky.social
28 He/him. Teacher and aspiring bureacrat. I’m just here to read and repost news and analysis. And random thoughts.
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Dec. 7, 1925: President Coolidge rejects any relief plan for farmers that would involve the government buying their crops. "The moment the government engages in buying and selling farm produce, by that act it is fixing prices,"" he says in a Chicago speech.
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Dec. 7, 1925: President Coolidge rejects any relief plan for farmers that would involve the government buying their crops. "The moment the government engages in buying and selling farm produce, by that act it is fixing prices,"" he says in a Chicago speech.
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Many reporters went to Albany, Georgia, when it became one of America's first COVID hotspots.
But @propublica.org's Ginger Thompson kept returning, kept reporting.
What she uncovered reveals some ugly truths about American healthcare.
Read her new 5-part series, Sick in a Hospital Town:
But @propublica.org's Ginger Thompson kept returning, kept reporting.
What she uncovered reveals some ugly truths about American healthcare.
Read her new 5-part series, Sick in a Hospital Town:
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
The five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” pursues one question: Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Many reporters went to Albany, Georgia, when it became one of America's first COVID hotspots.
But @propublica.org's Ginger Thompson kept returning, kept reporting.
What she uncovered reveals some ugly truths about American healthcare.
Read her new 5-part series, Sick in a Hospital Town:
But @propublica.org's Ginger Thompson kept returning, kept reporting.
What she uncovered reveals some ugly truths about American healthcare.
Read her new 5-part series, Sick in a Hospital Town:
I mean he literally did the incredible, I'll Sue Ya, like this has always been his repertoire
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I mean he literally did the incredible, I'll Sue Ya, like this has always been his repertoire
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Toad baked some cookies.
“These cookies smell very good,” said Toad.
He ate one.
“And they taste even better,” he said.
“These cookies smell very good,” said Toad.
He ate one.
“And they taste even better,” he said.
December 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Toad baked some cookies.
“These cookies smell very good,” said Toad.
He ate one.
“And they taste even better,” he said.
“These cookies smell very good,” said Toad.
He ate one.
“And they taste even better,” he said.
How tf does Netflix have so much money
December 6, 2025 at 5:46 AM
How tf does Netflix have so much money
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the reason why those "the left made me do ___" things ring so hollow is that Trump has been, since 2015, the primary actor in US politics. everything, in some shape or form, has been a reaction to his assault on the sanctity of the US constitutional order
2020-2021 was a particularly bad time but as long as Trump kept upping the ante the polarization was going to happen anyway
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
the reason why those "the left made me do ___" things ring so hollow is that Trump has been, since 2015, the primary actor in US politics. everything, in some shape or form, has been a reaction to his assault on the sanctity of the US constitutional order
Ayo is this a reputable source? Seems pseudo-ey
Our brain wiring seems to undergo four major turning points at ages 9, 32, 66 and 83, which could influence our capacity to learn and our risk of certain conditions
Your brain undergoes four dramatic periods of change from age 0 to 90
Our brain wiring seems to undergo four major turning points at ages 9, 32, 66 and 83, which could influence our capacity to learn and our risk of certain conditions
www.newscientist.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Ayo is this a reputable source? Seems pseudo-ey
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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i'd go even further and say there is a reason even nixon kept this kind of stuff to himself. you would have to go back quite a bit to find a point at which is acceptable for a president to say anything like this *in public*, to say nothing of in the oval office.
I don’t want to be pollyannish about the past, but it was basically inconceivable twenty years ago that a president would say this publicly
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
i'd go even further and say there is a reason even nixon kept this kind of stuff to himself. you would have to go back quite a bit to find a point at which is acceptable for a president to say anything like this *in public*, to say nothing of in the oval office.
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British trans people had to go to the European Court of Human Rights in 1986, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998 and 2002 before the UK was finally forced to pass the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
How much work to regain lost rights will they need this time?
www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/...
How much work to regain lost rights will they need this time?
www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/...
December 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
British trans people had to go to the European Court of Human Rights in 1986, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998 and 2002 before the UK was finally forced to pass the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
How much work to regain lost rights will they need this time?
www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/...
How much work to regain lost rights will they need this time?
www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/...
Okay so I rewatched it and there are some legitimately solid points here. BUT it was and is genocide, you HAVE to acknowledge the rabid bigotry fueling the conflict. And she doesnt.
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Okay so I rewatched it and there are some legitimately solid points here. BUT it was and is genocide, you HAVE to acknowledge the rabid bigotry fueling the conflict. And she doesnt.
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Also, the largest sub-demographic shift in public opinion on Israel-Palestine since 2023 was among Democrats aged 50 years old and up. Hillary Clinton is obsessed and hung up on explaining a generational gap which has basically been closed, and not in the way she wants.
like basically all post 2016 discourse around disinfo is framed in a hypodermic needle media theory lens and I hate it so much
It's become normal now for high-level political figures to argue that an entire generation was brainwashed through fake videos into mass anti-Israel political mobilization by TikTok. Complete conspiracy thinking, rooted in zero evidence, based on nothing
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Also, the largest sub-demographic shift in public opinion on Israel-Palestine since 2023 was among Democrats aged 50 years old and up. Hillary Clinton is obsessed and hung up on explaining a generational gap which has basically been closed, and not in the way she wants.
I think about Charles Boyle's pizza reviews every day
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I think about Charles Boyle's pizza reviews every day
Wait that's insane
I have tried to get RealID three times, and every time they told me I had the wrong paperwork, even when I pointed out that I had all the correct paperwork. My theory is the DMV just doesn't want to deal with it. Now I just carry my passport.
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Wait that's insane
Which white ones are okay though? Like how far east in Europe do you go before you draw the line?
December 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Which white ones are okay though? Like how far east in Europe do you go before you draw the line?
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NEW UPDATE | On Our Radar
🇮🇱 🇱🇧 Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburb in Lebanon
🇸🇩 Rapid Support Forces declare a three-month unilateral ceasefire in Sudan
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank soar
www.crisisgroup.org/global/our-r...
🇮🇱 🇱🇧 Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburb in Lebanon
🇸🇩 Rapid Support Forces declare a three-month unilateral ceasefire in Sudan
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank soar
www.crisisgroup.org/global/our-r...
December 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
NEW UPDATE | On Our Radar
🇮🇱 🇱🇧 Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburb in Lebanon
🇸🇩 Rapid Support Forces declare a three-month unilateral ceasefire in Sudan
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank soar
www.crisisgroup.org/global/our-r...
🇮🇱 🇱🇧 Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburb in Lebanon
🇸🇩 Rapid Support Forces declare a three-month unilateral ceasefire in Sudan
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank soar
www.crisisgroup.org/global/our-r...
There should be some, like, laws or rules or something to make Spotify pay artists their fair share
December 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
There should be some, like, laws or rules or something to make Spotify pay artists their fair share
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Disguised in Canadian lol
Nov. 28, 1775: The British officers and men captured in the surrender of Fort St. Jean, Quebec, arrive at Fort Ticonderoga, N.Y., where Gen. Philip Schuyler gives an update on the Canadian front to Washington. He notes Canadian Gov. Guy Carleton's escape from Montreal, "disguised en Canadien."
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Disguised in Canadian lol
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#OtD 27 Nov 1898 anti-Nazi resistance fighter Maria Vetulani was born in Poland. Under Nazi occupation she joined resistance and hid Jewish people in her apartment. She fought in the 1944 Warsaw uprising and was wounded then murdered in hospital stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9951...
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
#OtD 27 Nov 1898 anti-Nazi resistance fighter Maria Vetulani was born in Poland. Under Nazi occupation she joined resistance and hid Jewish people in her apartment. She fought in the 1944 Warsaw uprising and was wounded then murdered in hospital stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9951...
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This seems like an important story.
The US is deregulating banks. Will the rest of the world follow?
New rules will boost lending and profits and entrench American dominance. But critics say they could lead to another crash
www.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This seems like an important story.
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PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! Do not ask me how my writing is going.
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Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back
Triumphant wins, gut-wrenching losses, last-second shots, underdogs, competition, and loyalty—it’s fun to be a fan. But when a football player takes a hi...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! Do not ask me how my writing is going.
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We’re so grateful for the readers and members who make our reporting possible — thank you for standing with us.
You fuel investigations that lead to real change, like these 🧵
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November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
We’re so grateful for the readers and members who make our reporting possible — thank you for standing with us.
You fuel investigations that lead to real change, like these 🧵
You fuel investigations that lead to real change, like these 🧵
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DHS has announced the end of temporary immigration protections for Haitians.
The decision, effective Feb. 3, 2026, affects up to more than a half million Haitians. They now face returning to a country plagued by criminal gangs that control all major roads into the capital Port-au-Prince.
The decision, effective Feb. 3, 2026, affects up to more than a half million Haitians. They now face returning to a country plagued by criminal gangs that control all major roads into the capital Port-au-Prince.
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
DHS has announced the end of temporary immigration protections for Haitians.
The decision, effective Feb. 3, 2026, affects up to more than a half million Haitians. They now face returning to a country plagued by criminal gangs that control all major roads into the capital Port-au-Prince.
The decision, effective Feb. 3, 2026, affects up to more than a half million Haitians. They now face returning to a country plagued by criminal gangs that control all major roads into the capital Port-au-Prince.
Reading up on the 1950s Giants and it's wild that after the game fans and players alike would exit the stadium by going onto the field and walking together towards the center field gates. The clubhouses were next to those exits, and players didn't wait for fans to leave, so they all walked together.
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Reading up on the 1950s Giants and it's wild that after the game fans and players alike would exit the stadium by going onto the field and walking together towards the center field gates. The clubhouses were next to those exits, and players didn't wait for fans to leave, so they all walked together.