Ann Nordland
@aenordland.bsky.social
Theater lover. Lutheran.Life-long liberal-progressive in the Minnesota tradition. Anti-fascist. Writer. Romcom enthusiast incl. Hallmark & Bridgerton. Vikings, Twins, Seahawks, Mariners. Sports fan. Purdue. And much more.
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Gupta: These are the most credentialed radiologists in the country. No one is aware of any type of screening guideline that says as you age you should get an MRI of the heart and abdomen.
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Gupta: These are the most credentialed radiologists in the country. No one is aware of any type of screening guideline that says as you age you should get an MRI of the heart and abdomen.
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Apparently every Chinese academic in any field of “interest” to the PLA is getting their visa rejected for, more or less, presumptively being a spy. My friend’s visa is denied because she studies “neuroscience.” What she actually studies is jaw pain - but ICE is flatly rejecting all appeals.
Just got the word that the Trump administration is throwing a brilliant medical researcher friend of mine out of the country because they’re Chinese. Insane and unreal. Literally doing research in the US to help the US
December 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Apparently every Chinese academic in any field of “interest” to the PLA is getting their visa rejected for, more or less, presumptively being a spy. My friend’s visa is denied because she studies “neuroscience.” What she actually studies is jaw pain - but ICE is flatly rejecting all appeals.
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So military folks are mad that Hegseth isn't taking responsibility for the second strike - but if you carried out an unlawful order, that's on you, too. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
So military folks are mad that Hegseth isn't taking responsibility for the second strike - but if you carried out an unlawful order, that's on you, too. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Hegseth will get a pardon. But will you? Don’t risk life in prison. DISOBEY unlawful orders. bsky.app/profile/bran...
Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hegseth will get a pardon. But will you? Don’t risk life in prison. DISOBEY unlawful orders. bsky.app/profile/bran...
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NEW: Livestock graze on millions of acres of Western public lands. Congress dramatically reduced scrutiny of the impacts. As Trump seeks to expand grazing, we look at the consequences.
with @highcountrynews.org
with @highcountrynews.org
A Loophole Allows Ranchers to Renew Grazing Permits With Little Scrutiny of the Environmental Impact
With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and ...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
NEW: Livestock graze on millions of acres of Western public lands. Congress dramatically reduced scrutiny of the impacts. As Trump seeks to expand grazing, we look at the consequences.
with @highcountrynews.org
with @highcountrynews.org
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Women have been told to just swallow it and move on for centuries.
Patriarchy is not new, nor is it creative.
Patriarchy is not new, nor is it creative.
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Women have been told to just swallow it and move on for centuries.
Patriarchy is not new, nor is it creative.
Patriarchy is not new, nor is it creative.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Everyone saw this coming.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Everyone saw this coming.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
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Americans are spending more and getting less because of Trump’s inflation
December 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Americans are spending more and getting less because of Trump’s inflation
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“In nearly all of the examples Judge Ellis cited in her 200-plus page opinion, she says the Department of Homeland Security narrative contradicts the reality of what can be seen on agents' body-worn cameras.”
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
Federal agents engaged in widespread misrepresentations to justify use of force: Judge
The ABC7 I-Team is taking a closer look at a trove of videos ordered released by a federal judge in her explanation of the preliminary injunction she issued earlier this month restricting use of force...
abc7chicago.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“In nearly all of the examples Judge Ellis cited in her 200-plus page opinion, she says the Department of Homeland Security narrative contradicts the reality of what can be seen on agents' body-worn cameras.”
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
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The Trumps are using the Oval Office as their own personal ATM machine, and anyone who says otherwise is lying to you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
December 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The Trumps are using the Oval Office as their own personal ATM machine, and anyone who says otherwise is lying to you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Trump is copying German Nazis.
AfD is a German Neo-Nazi party.
www.fascism.link
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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The White House has created a media bias “offenders” data bank that lists 70 American journalists by name including @MarcACaputo & @ScarboroughNow and entire news agencies like CNN
Also Whoopie🤣#IDidNaziThisComing
Also Whoopie🤣#IDidNaziThisComing
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The White House has created a media bias “offenders” data bank that lists 70 American journalists by name including @MarcACaputo & @ScarboroughNow and entire news agencies like CNN
Also Whoopie🤣#IDidNaziThisComing
Also Whoopie🤣#IDidNaziThisComing
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in the first high-profile case brought under the ELVIS Act, which explicitly includes voice in TN's right of publicity law, johnny cash's estate sues coca-cola for featuring a soundalike in an ad
www.billboard.com/pro/johnny-c...
www.billboard.com/pro/johnny-c...
Johnny Cash Estate Sues Coca-Cola Over Soundalike Ad: ‘Stealing the Voice of an Artist is Theft’
Johnny Cash's estate filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola for allegedly hiring a soundalike singer to mimic the legend's voice in a college football ad.
www.billboard.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
in the first high-profile case brought under the ELVIS Act, which explicitly includes voice in TN's right of publicity law, johnny cash's estate sues coca-cola for featuring a soundalike in an ad
www.billboard.com/pro/johnny-c...
www.billboard.com/pro/johnny-c...
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“Trump denied Michigan’s request for federal aid to rebuild power lines after a fierce ice storm last March, a move that could force thousands of rural electricity customers to pay the entire tab.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Electricity prices jump after Trump rejects disaster aid for Michigan utilities
The president denied the state’s request for federal aid to rebuild power lines after a fierce ice storm last March, a move that could force thousands of rural electricity customers to pay the entire ...
www.politico.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
“Trump denied Michigan’s request for federal aid to rebuild power lines after a fierce ice storm last March, a move that could force thousands of rural electricity customers to pay the entire tab.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Sharing this now, for reasons
To understand Hegseth’s announcement of impunity for misconduct, you must understand that Eddie Gallagher is the model. This is what he means by “warrior ethos.” Trump may have even selected Hegseth because of his similar appearance to Gallagher.
Remember?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019...
Remember?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019...
Navy Seal pardoned of war crimes by Trump described by colleagues as 'freaking evil'
Eddie Gallagher ‘OK with killing anything that moved’, Iraq veterans told investigators in testimony obtained by New York Times
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Sharing this now, for reasons
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Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
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Trump, the President of the United States, told reporters “I don’t know what happened” about a military strike. Imagine any previous president saying that and getting away with it.
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Trump, the President of the United States, told reporters “I don’t know what happened” about a military strike. Imagine any previous president saying that and getting away with it.
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The December playlist is here. A lot of Christmas memories in here. Enjoy. open.spotify.com/playlist/32Z...
George's Christmas
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December 1, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The December playlist is here. A lot of Christmas memories in here. Enjoy. open.spotify.com/playlist/32Z...
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To be clear, the FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime over a FIVE DAY PERIOD last March. And yes, part of it was to find and redact Trump's name. I spoke to sources who reviewed the files for the FBI and DOJ and wrote about it here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
To be clear, the FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime over a FIVE DAY PERIOD last March. And yes, part of it was to find and redact Trump's name. I spoke to sources who reviewed the files for the FBI and DOJ and wrote about it here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
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The study combined smartphone tracking and daily self-reports to capture real-time changes in mental health. Participants who engaged less with Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and X reported noticeable improvements in mood and sleep quality.
Reducing Social Media Use For 1 Week Can Improve Youth Mental Health - Profolus
The findings emphasize that it is not only screen time but also the way social media is used that affects mental health.
www.profolus.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The study combined smartphone tracking and daily self-reports to capture real-time changes in mental health. Participants who engaged less with Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and X reported noticeable improvements in mood and sleep quality.
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Excellent investigation by @icij.org Not just one crypto exchange hidden inside another but use of multiple jurisdictions, no surprise to see 'respectable' Malta involved. “The promise of blockchain tracing was that we could have transparency. But this is just a story"
www.icij.org/investigatio...
www.icij.org/investigatio...
Hunt for missing millions unmasks one crypto exchange hidden inside another - ICIJ
Kyrrex exploited technology and shell companies while serving suspected fraudsters and pro-Russian military activists, even as its owners claimed the exchange followed anti-money laundering rules.
www.icij.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Excellent investigation by @icij.org Not just one crypto exchange hidden inside another but use of multiple jurisdictions, no surprise to see 'respectable' Malta involved. “The promise of blockchain tracing was that we could have transparency. But this is just a story"
www.icij.org/investigatio...
www.icij.org/investigatio...
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REP. @crockett.house.gov: “Elon Musk is the real welfare queen.”
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
REP. @crockett.house.gov: “Elon Musk is the real welfare queen.”