Diane Bomback
@bigskydee.bsky.social
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In DC, Trump officials celebrated the decimation of USAID with a sheet cake.
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In DC, Trump officials celebrated the decimation of USAID with a sheet cake.
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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Every time you think Trump can’t possibly get any worse, he gets worse.
December 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Every time you think Trump can’t possibly get any worse, he gets worse.
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Why would anyone be surprised the pipe bomber was MAGA?
Like, presumptively, the culprit always has been
Like, presumptively, the culprit always has been
December 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Why would anyone be surprised the pipe bomber was MAGA?
Like, presumptively, the culprit always has been
Like, presumptively, the culprit always has been
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Endless lines of protestors in Downtown Los Angeles
October 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Endless lines of protestors in Downtown Los Angeles
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The AIPAC brand has become toxic, so this is the new way they are influencing elections. Now candidates can say they aren’t taking any AIPAC money, while still taking AIPAC money.
@trackaipac.com you have your job cut out for you.
@trackaipac.com you have your job cut out for you.
October 18, 2025 at 5:59 AM
The AIPAC brand has become toxic, so this is the new way they are influencing elections. Now candidates can say they aren’t taking any AIPAC money, while still taking AIPAC money.
@trackaipac.com you have your job cut out for you.
@trackaipac.com you have your job cut out for you.
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This is a blatant attempt to silence and isolate us. He’s stopping the trains, closing the freeways and firing live rounds into California. We will not be intimidated. We will not be silenced. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is a blatant attempt to silence and isolate us. He’s stopping the trains, closing the freeways and firing live rounds into California. We will not be intimidated. We will not be silenced. #NoKings
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So no terrorism then?
October 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So no terrorism then?
Hey all you trump admin depts that just signed up in blue sky, welcome, and fuck you
October 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Hey all you trump admin depts that just signed up in blue sky, welcome, and fuck you
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If you’re angry and agitated by Super Bowl entertainers, I’d suggest reevaluating your priorities. 🇵🇷
October 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If you’re angry and agitated by Super Bowl entertainers, I’d suggest reevaluating your priorities. 🇵🇷
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My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
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BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
October 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
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Many Danes are rethinking their personal security, and stocking up on emergency supplies, amid unidentified drone appearances. Denmark's leaders warn that Russia is waging a "hybrid war."
Denmark prepares for a Russian 'hybrid war' after repeated drone spottings
Many Danes are rethinking their personal security, and stocking up on emergency supplies, amid unidentified drone appearances. Denmark's leaders warn that Russia is waging a "hybrid war."
n.pr
October 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Many Danes are rethinking their personal security, and stocking up on emergency supplies, amid unidentified drone appearances. Denmark's leaders warn that Russia is waging a "hybrid war."
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October 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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If you think that the cancellation of research in “Democratic states” has no impact on people in Red States then you don’t know how the process works. Don’t buy into a superficial understanding of the consequences of these actions.
October 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
If you think that the cancellation of research in “Democratic states” has no impact on people in Red States then you don’t know how the process works. Don’t buy into a superficial understanding of the consequences of these actions.
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“This is proof that things are getting worse,” Dr. Santín said. “We need to adapt to live with fire. This is our reality, and it’s not going anywhere.”
Costly and Deadly Wildfires Really Are on the Rise, New Research Finds
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
“This is proof that things are getting worse,” Dr. Santín said. “We need to adapt to live with fire. This is our reality, and it’s not going anywhere.”
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Rep. Jamie Raskin nails it.
“It is not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not to swear in our new colleague Adelita Grijalva who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files.
"So it’s convenient for them to shut the government down."
“It is not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not to swear in our new colleague Adelita Grijalva who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files.
"So it’s convenient for them to shut the government down."
October 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Rep. Jamie Raskin nails it.
“It is not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not to swear in our new colleague Adelita Grijalva who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files.
"So it’s convenient for them to shut the government down."
“It is not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not to swear in our new colleague Adelita Grijalva who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files.
"So it’s convenient for them to shut the government down."
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the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
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Dear Donnie,
We still haven’t forgotten about the Epstein files.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. -USA
We still haven’t forgotten about the Epstein files.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. -USA
September 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Dear Donnie,
We still haven’t forgotten about the Epstein files.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. -USA
We still haven’t forgotten about the Epstein files.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. -USA
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Perfect encapsulation of the Trump administration: The guy suing Harvard for alleged antisemitism is a straight-up Hitler-admiring Nazi.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. - The Boston Globe
Michael Velchik once also told a peer that "Mein Kampf" was among his favorite recent reads.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Perfect encapsulation of the Trump administration: The guy suing Harvard for alleged antisemitism is a straight-up Hitler-admiring Nazi.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
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Great lead headline right now, @nytimes.com.
September 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Great lead headline right now, @nytimes.com.
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Not crazy about this framing. Yes, point out that Trump's justification for NG troops is bullshit, that red states have higher crime rates, and that it's all dangerous posturing.
But deploying the military to Memphis would also be destructive and anti-democratic. And crime is dropping everywhere.
But deploying the military to Memphis would also be destructive and anti-democratic. And crime is dropping everywhere.
Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Not crazy about this framing. Yes, point out that Trump's justification for NG troops is bullshit, that red states have higher crime rates, and that it's all dangerous posturing.
But deploying the military to Memphis would also be destructive and anti-democratic. And crime is dropping everywhere.
But deploying the military to Memphis would also be destructive and anti-democratic. And crime is dropping everywhere.
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It's called pulling the ladder up behind his corrupt arse.
July 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It's called pulling the ladder up behind his corrupt arse.
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Why does this man want to make it harder for Black Americans to vote?
July 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Why does this man want to make it harder for Black Americans to vote?
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It’s true. We are more of a threat to them than other international partners.
Wonder how they got that idea? Maybe threats of annexing or bombing them had something to do with it?
Wonder how they got that idea? Maybe threats of annexing or bombing them had something to do with it?
Most people in Mexico and Canada say the United States is their country's greatest threat
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
July 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It’s true. We are more of a threat to them than other international partners.
Wonder how they got that idea? Maybe threats of annexing or bombing them had something to do with it?
Wonder how they got that idea? Maybe threats of annexing or bombing them had something to do with it?