ballerina X
@ballerinax.bsky.social
I don't have a podcast. I often quip to cope. I Follow leash laws, you should too.
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The WSJ reports Donnie The Wannabe Despot is rolling back food tariffs to lower their cost.
That means the tariffs increased consumer costs, which Donnie has denied.
If we lose our democracy, for god’s sake don’t let it be to this moron.
apple.news/AvknzMEMgQy2...
mstdn.social/@kulturhack/...
That means the tariffs increased consumer costs, which Donnie has denied.
If we lose our democracy, for god’s sake don’t let it be to this moron.
apple.news/AvknzMEMgQy2...
mstdn.social/@kulturhack/...
Trump Implements Major Rollback of Food Tariffs — The Wall Street Journal
President moves to lower duties on beef, coffee and dozens of other goods as cost-of-living concerns rise
apple.news
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 AM
The WSJ reports Donnie The Wannabe Despot is rolling back food tariffs to lower their cost.
That means the tariffs increased consumer costs, which Donnie has denied.
If we lose our democracy, for god’s sake don’t let it be to this moron.
apple.news/AvknzMEMgQy2...
mstdn.social/@kulturhack/...
That means the tariffs increased consumer costs, which Donnie has denied.
If we lose our democracy, for god’s sake don’t let it be to this moron.
apple.news/AvknzMEMgQy2...
mstdn.social/@kulturhack/...
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The only thing missing is Walter Cronkite announcing the Viet Cong body counts on the CBS Evening News.
November 15, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The only thing missing is Walter Cronkite announcing the Viet Cong body counts on the CBS Evening News.
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PRO PUBLICA: “The Strategy Group’s ad work is the first known example of money flowing from Noem’s agency to businesses controlled by her allies and friends.”
These people are all so corrupt it’s actually insane. Looting our country to enrich themselves. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
These people are all so corrupt it’s actually insane. Looting our country to enrich themselves. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
PRO PUBLICA: “The Strategy Group’s ad work is the first known example of money flowing from Noem’s agency to businesses controlled by her allies and friends.”
These people are all so corrupt it’s actually insane. Looting our country to enrich themselves. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
These people are all so corrupt it’s actually insane. Looting our country to enrich themselves. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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Trump ending current homeless program that houses 170,000.
Where do those folks move to?
Back onto the streets?
So what happens to the 170,000 people already housed with the current program and grants?
Trump has no answers.
Where do those folks move to?
Back onto the streets?
So what happens to the 170,000 people already housed with the current program and grants?
Trump has no answers.
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Trump ending current homeless program that houses 170,000.
Where do those folks move to?
Back onto the streets?
So what happens to the 170,000 people already housed with the current program and grants?
Trump has no answers.
Where do those folks move to?
Back onto the streets?
So what happens to the 170,000 people already housed with the current program and grants?
Trump has no answers.
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you know who else forced surgeries on people against their will
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
you know who else forced surgeries on people against their will
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The Trump regime has declared war on the American people.
Official U.S. Government account refers to its citizens as "imbecilic morons".
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The Trump regime has declared war on the American people.
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A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Strain of bird flu virus never before reported in people is behind first human case in U.S. in nine months
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied.
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied.
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
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Again, I urge all right-wingers to continue making this argument in the most public venues available to them.
Dershowitz: The predecessor on your show described Epstein as a convicted pedophile. He pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. That’s not a pedophile.
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Again, I urge all right-wingers to continue making this argument in the most public venues available to them.
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Aurora, Colorado, saw a political shift as progressive candidates won city council seats, ousting conservative incumbents who focused on anti-immigrant rhetoric.
The election results reflect a broader national trend of Democratic gains.
The election results reflect a broader national trend of Democratic gains.
Trump said gangs invaded this city. Voters booted the officials who agreed.
Liberals who won in Aurora, Colorado, say voters were focused on affordability, trash and other local issues.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Aurora, Colorado, saw a political shift as progressive candidates won city council seats, ousting conservative incumbents who focused on anti-immigrant rhetoric.
The election results reflect a broader national trend of Democratic gains.
The election results reflect a broader national trend of Democratic gains.
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
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A dozen New York Times stories later:
Recent news coverage of extremist media personality Nick Fuentes might give readers the impression his audience is booming in size. But after reviewing our data, our researchers have some serious doubts that’s the case.
openmeasures.io/nick-fuentes...
openmeasures.io/nick-fuentes...
Flash Report: Claims of Nick Fuentes’ Growing Popularity Are Unsupported by Data - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A dozen New York Times stories later:
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A reminder that Ingrassia's only "qualification" is being a hardcore Andrew Tate cultist who worked for Tate's incompetent lawyer, Joseph McBride. He only graduated from law school in 2022.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A reminder that Ingrassia's only "qualification" is being a hardcore Andrew Tate cultist who worked for Tate's incompetent lawyer, Joseph McBride. He only graduated from law school in 2022.
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what a world
The White House Space Force aide is on “Football” duty tonight for Trump’s latest trip to his Mar-a-Lago club/home in Palm Beach, Florida. The ~45-lb. satchel accompanies Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
what a world
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Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system.
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system.
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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@raeoflion.bsky.social also followed them around with a camera for a day to document it! Watch her incredible report here:
This Is What Disabled Adults Could Lose in Trump's Medicaid Cuts
YouTube video by Mother Jones
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
@raeoflion.bsky.social also followed them around with a camera for a day to document it! Watch her incredible report here:
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This too is fascism.
The White House has said last month’s jobs report and inflation data would “likely never” be released.
White House Will Release October’s Jobs Report—After Saying Data Would ‘Likely Never’ Publish
The White House has said last month’s jobs report and inflation data would “likely never” be released.
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This too is fascism.
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International Paper to close two U.S. packaging plants amid weak demand reut.rs/47RJ2xb
International Paper to close two U.S. packaging plants amid weak demand
International Paper on Friday said it will shut two U.S. packaging plants by January as the company cuts costs and consolidates operations amid weak demand.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
International Paper to close two U.S. packaging plants amid weak demand reut.rs/47RJ2xb
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This is Paul Ingrassia. After Trump learned he couldn't get enough _Republican_ votes to confirm him at DHS, he has put him in a position which does not require Senate confirmation. He quotes from the Unabomber, whom he greatly admires.
November 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is Paul Ingrassia. After Trump learned he couldn't get enough _Republican_ votes to confirm him at DHS, he has put him in a position which does not require Senate confirmation. He quotes from the Unabomber, whom he greatly admires.
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The Salt Lake County Health Department says its first confirmed case of measles is "especially concerning" because it couldn't determine where the infection originated.
First confirmed measles case in Salt Lake County points to community spread • Utah News Dispatch
The Salt Lake County Health Department says its first confirmed case of measles appears to be community spread.
utahnewsdispatch.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The Salt Lake County Health Department says its first confirmed case of measles is "especially concerning" because it couldn't determine where the infection originated.
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Part two of my "Heart of Art" series drops for paid subscribers on Monday. It features Art Bell interviewing one of the most important figures in modern conspiracism, and making an absolute whitewash out of it. Subscribe now to see it first!
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November 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Part two of my "Heart of Art" series drops for paid subscribers on Monday. It features Art Bell interviewing one of the most important figures in modern conspiracism, and making an absolute whitewash out of it. Subscribe now to see it first!
patreon.com/MikeRothschild
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NEW: @utahcommerce.bsky.social is warning retailers across the state to have a plan to deal with the disappearance of pennies so customers don’t get short-changed: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
November 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
NEW: @utahcommerce.bsky.social is warning retailers across the state to have a plan to deal with the disappearance of pennies so customers don’t get short-changed: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah