bigskyrad
@bigskyrad.bsky.social
Retired now. LOVED practicing and teaching diagnostic radiology. We love the great music in Cleveland, especially Apollo’s Fire and Cleveland Orchestra. Love CMA, CMNH, AMNH, and The Met museum. Instead of massive CO2-emitting “vroom-vroom,” we sail.
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I want to see people like Hegseth and Noem in prison like Bolsinaro is. If these cruel criminal MFs don’t end up behind bars for a LONG time, we are not a nation of laws, but just the playground of oligarchs with elite criminal impunity for them and their lackeys.
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I want to see people like Hegseth and Noem in prison like Bolsinaro is. If these cruel criminal MFs don’t end up behind bars for a LONG time, we are not a nation of laws, but just the playground of oligarchs with elite criminal impunity for them and their lackeys.
If a government lawyer makes a specious legal argument in support of war crimes, shouldn’t that lawyer be considered an accomplice to those crimes? Trump’s lawyers have paid a high price for unprofessional behavior. Lawyers supporting Hegseth’s crimes should pay a very high price.
November 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
If a government lawyer makes a specious legal argument in support of war crimes, shouldn’t that lawyer be considered an accomplice to those crimes? Trump’s lawyers have paid a high price for unprofessional behavior. Lawyers supporting Hegseth’s crimes should pay a very high price.
I often ask, on the topic of why people believe things which are provably false, when a sophisticated “explanation” becomes really just an excuse for bad behavior. Now I ask if sophisticated legal arguments are just an excuse for murder.
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The Moment to Pick a Side Has Come
“You must refuse illegal orders.” That’s what was said in the video made by six Democratic members of Congress.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I often ask, on the topic of why people believe things which are provably false, when a sophisticated “explanation” becomes really just an excuse for bad behavior. Now I ask if sophisticated legal arguments are just an excuse for murder.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The internet meme of Trump being a "Russian asset" now seems to be no exaggeration. In fact, that may be an understatement.
November 28, 2025
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November 28, 2025
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November 28, 2025
As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to grab all they can, while they can.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The internet meme of Trump being a "Russian asset" now seems to be no exaggeration. In fact, that may be an understatement.
November 28, 2025
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November 28, 2025
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Performance this evening by Yuja Wang and the Cleveland Orchestra was spectacular…absolutely thrilling. No electronic effects, intense amplification or giant loudspeakers needed when the music is this good.
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Performance this evening by Yuja Wang and the Cleveland Orchestra was spectacular…absolutely thrilling. No electronic effects, intense amplification or giant loudspeakers needed when the music is this good.
In our mid 70s with physical issues that makes sailing difficult, we sold our beloved Tartan 3700. I’m often asked if we are getting a power boat (lots easier). But I refuse to make noise and spew lots of CO2 and can’t afford a Candela electric powerboat. Hope for invites to sail as passengers.
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
In our mid 70s with physical issues that makes sailing difficult, we sold our beloved Tartan 3700. I’m often asked if we are getting a power boat (lots easier). But I refuse to make noise and spew lots of CO2 and can’t afford a Candela electric powerboat. Hope for invites to sail as passengers.
I am an atheist but would not disagree with anyone arguing that these new restrictions on religious symbols and public prayer might go too far. However, it’s a tiny over-reach compared to religious zealots pushing, pushing, pushing their beliefs 24/7 everywhere.
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Quebec to ban public prayer in sweeping new secularism law
Bill 9 would outlaw prayer and face coverings in public institutions, sparking fears it targets Muslims in Canada
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I am an atheist but would not disagree with anyone arguing that these new restrictions on religious symbols and public prayer might go too far. However, it’s a tiny over-reach compared to religious zealots pushing, pushing, pushing their beliefs 24/7 everywhere.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
I would not be so skeptical about the White House announcement of a program to use AI to accelerate scientific research if it had not come from a President who probably can’t even spell AI.
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I would not be so skeptical about the White House announcement of a program to use AI to accelerate scientific research if it had not come from a President who probably can’t even spell AI.
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Please repost on Bluesky this Hunger Network success story!🍎
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Your donation provides emergency food to children, families, and seniors, bring vital wellness care to Hunger Network Relief sites, and recover healthy produce for nonprofits across Northeast #Ohio
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Hunger Network: Who We Are
YouTube video by Hunger Network
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November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Please repost on Bluesky this Hunger Network success story!🍎
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Your donation provides emergency food to children, families, and seniors, bring vital wellness care to Hunger Network Relief sites, and recover healthy produce for nonprofits across Northeast #Ohio
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Your donation provides emergency food to children, families, and seniors, bring vital wellness care to Hunger Network Relief sites, and recover healthy produce for nonprofits across Northeast #Ohio
They won’t “find the courage” - They are being paid to have no courage. The naivety of environmentalists, those concerned about climate disaster, is staggering. Nothing will change until the corrupt individuals involved are attacked vigorously and aggressively.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
World leaders must find the courage to end the fossil-fuel age
Despite the weak agreement seen at the COP30 climate conference, Brazil was right to prioritize discussing the eventual phase-out of fossil fuels. Others must now help to find a way forward.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
They won’t “find the courage” - They are being paid to have no courage. The naivety of environmentalists, those concerned about climate disaster, is staggering. Nothing will change until the corrupt individuals involved are attacked vigorously and aggressively.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This is critically important because of the possibility that MAGA might realize that Trump and the GOP are just using the culture war crap to further a corrupt money grab by the ultra-wealthy.
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The Trump Trade is Unraveling
Tells from the crypto crash
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is critically important because of the possibility that MAGA might realize that Trump and the GOP are just using the culture war crap to further a corrupt money grab by the ultra-wealthy.
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This is a good thing. Cavalier attitudes towards returning items had a vast environmental cost. And because it raises the cost of doing business, it raises prices for all of us, including those who don’t return a high percentage of what they buy.
Retailers have quietly tightened return policies (with shorter windows and new fees) to increase their profits.
Before you buy this #BlackFriday, check the fine print of the return policy – just in case.
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Before you buy this #BlackFriday, check the fine print of the return policy – just in case.
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Retailers are quietly changing their return policies – here’s why you should be on the lookout this Black Friday
During the pandemic, retailers used generous return policies to win over shoppers. Now, those policies are costing them billions – prompting a widespread rethink.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
This is a good thing. Cavalier attitudes towards returning items had a vast environmental cost. And because it raises the cost of doing business, it raises prices for all of us, including those who don’t return a high percentage of what they buy.
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine? By Anne Applebaum
Published today, November 22 in The Atlantic.
This short essay is an absolute "must read" if you care about the world in which you live.
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine? By Anne Applebaum
Published today, November 22 in The Atlantic.
This short essay is an absolute "must read" if you care about the world in which you live.
November 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine? By Anne Applebaum
Published today, November 22 in The Atlantic.
This short essay is an absolute "must read" if you care about the world in which you live.
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine? By Anne Applebaum
Published today, November 22 in The Atlantic.
This short essay is an absolute "must read" if you care about the world in which you live.
I get so sick of all of the "explanations" (excuses) for why people believe things for which there is either no evidence or there is solid counter-evidence.
The immoral DISHONESTY of such beliefs - Creationism, anti-vaccination crap, climate science denial, election denial, etc. must be stopped.
The immoral DISHONESTY of such beliefs - Creationism, anti-vaccination crap, climate science denial, election denial, etc. must be stopped.
Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I get so sick of all of the "explanations" (excuses) for why people believe things for which there is either no evidence or there is solid counter-evidence.
The immoral DISHONESTY of such beliefs - Creationism, anti-vaccination crap, climate science denial, election denial, etc. must be stopped.
The immoral DISHONESTY of such beliefs - Creationism, anti-vaccination crap, climate science denial, election denial, etc. must be stopped.
Please. Please. Please share this. Repost it. Print it. Tell friends about it. Shout it from the rooftops. Please.
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Roosevelt Weeps, Republicans Cheer - The Worst Week In History for America's Public Lands
I don’t blame any of us for being distracted by the news; every day is head-spinning and exhausting.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Please. Please. Please share this. Repost it. Print it. Tell friends about it. Shout it from the rooftops. Please.
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Putin’s lapdog, Trump, is selling out Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S…
and for what????
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and for what????
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November 21, 2025
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Putin’s lapdog, Trump, is selling out Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S…
and for what????
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and for what????
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Failing to denounce widespread Creationism as immoral because it is lying about proven fact has given freedom to a horrible disease infecting society: choosing preferred belief over massive solid evidence.
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Robert F Kennedy Jr instructed CDC to change stance on vaccines and autism
US health secretary said he told agency to update website to claim the fact vaccines do not cause autism is not evidence based
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Failing to denounce widespread Creationism as immoral because it is lying about proven fact has given freedom to a horrible disease infecting society: choosing preferred belief over massive solid evidence.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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From HCR @hcrichardson.bsky.social .
If you ever need reminding of what this great American Experiment is all about...
A very good way to spend 4 minutes of your life. 👇👀
If you ever need reminding of what this great American Experiment is all about...
A very good way to spend 4 minutes of your life. 👇👀
The Gettysburg Address | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
From HCR @hcrichardson.bsky.social .
If you ever need reminding of what this great American Experiment is all about...
A very good way to spend 4 minutes of your life. 👇👀
If you ever need reminding of what this great American Experiment is all about...
A very good way to spend 4 minutes of your life. 👇👀
Invest NOW in funeral homes, gravestone makers, etc.
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Invest NOW in funeral homes, gravestone makers, etc.
Corrupt Trump/GOP in league with fossil fuel wealth are committing crimes against humanity. One could justify aggressive action in order to save lives.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Corrupt Trump/GOP in league with fossil fuel wealth are committing crimes against humanity. One could justify aggressive action in order to save lives.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As if the dissemination of misinformation and disinformation was not enough reason to cancel your FB and "X" accounts, look at this! Antisocial media is poisoning our society.
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Hold Meta accountable for fraudulent ads
Facebook exposes users to 11 scam ads a day
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November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
As if the dissemination of misinformation and disinformation was not enough reason to cancel your FB and "X" accounts, look at this! Antisocial media is poisoning our society.
action.consumerreports.org/nb_20251117_...
action.consumerreports.org/nb_20251117_...
Corruption! Pure, simple, greedy corruption is at the heart of the Trump regime. Good descriptions here:
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Cave-Man
Pressure forces the president to fold
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November 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Corruption! Pure, simple, greedy corruption is at the heart of the Trump regime. Good descriptions here:
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I looked at this headline and thought it was from The Onion. WHY? WHY?
The habitability of our planet’s surface is at risk. Fossil fuel execs and lobbyists should be at risk, not invited to COP 30.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The habitability of our planet’s surface is at risk. Fossil fuel execs and lobbyists should be at risk, not invited to COP 30.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 was meant to be a turning point, so why do some say the climate summit is broken?
Swamped by lobbyists and hobbled by a lack of urgency, there are fears Cop could become a sprawling spectacle that betrays those who depend on it most
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I looked at this headline and thought it was from The Onion. WHY? WHY?
The habitability of our planet’s surface is at risk. Fossil fuel execs and lobbyists should be at risk, not invited to COP 30.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The habitability of our planet’s surface is at risk. Fossil fuel execs and lobbyists should be at risk, not invited to COP 30.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...