Bill Dilworth
@billdilworth.bsky.social
Retired teacher (Portuguese & Spanish), gay, married, big ol’ Jew, Zionist. Born in TX, live in RI. Childless cat gentleman. No DMs unless you know me. Sketchy profiles blocked.
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Trump announces that billionaires no longer have to comply with environmental regulations
December 11, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Trump announces that billionaires no longer have to comply with environmental regulations
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I wrote about the reaction to the shooting of a CEO.
"It seems to me that when you create a world where human life has been made as cheap as possible, you will eventually find you live in a world where your human life is deemed by others to be cheap, too."
www.the-reframe.com/peaceful-sol...
"It seems to me that when you create a world where human life has been made as cheap as possible, you will eventually find you live in a world where your human life is deemed by others to be cheap, too."
www.the-reframe.com/peaceful-sol...
Peaceful Solutions
On respectable and profitable human-suffering engines, the murder of a CEO, propriety in a land where life has been cheapened, and some good news for those who seek peaceful solutions.
www.the-reframe.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:39 PM
I wrote about the reaction to the shooting of a CEO.
"It seems to me that when you create a world where human life has been made as cheap as possible, you will eventually find you live in a world where your human life is deemed by others to be cheap, too."
www.the-reframe.com/peaceful-sol...
"It seems to me that when you create a world where human life has been made as cheap as possible, you will eventually find you live in a world where your human life is deemed by others to be cheap, too."
www.the-reframe.com/peaceful-sol...
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Please arm yourself with knowledge. Birthright citizenship is not a policy choice it is a constitutional imperative (14th Amendment). It can no more be signed away by Executive Order than the First Amendment.
Now that attacking birthright citizenship has become a Day 1 project for the incoming Trump admin, I dug out this rather comprehensive piece I wrote in 2011. It includes the source of Sen. Lindsay Graham’s emergence as the pitch man on this issue. politicalresearch.org/2011/03/01/c...
The Conservative Attack on Birthright Citizenship
All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
politicalresearch.org
December 8, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Please arm yourself with knowledge. Birthright citizenship is not a policy choice it is a constitutional imperative (14th Amendment). It can no more be signed away by Executive Order than the First Amendment.
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White supremacists in Manhattan stabbed two migrant teens after asking if the teens spoke English.
Something tells me we’re not gonna see a nationwide manhunt for whoever did this.
abc7ny.com/post/migrant...
Something tells me we’re not gonna see a nationwide manhunt for whoever did this.
abc7ny.com/post/migrant...
Migrant teen stabbed to death, another wounded in Lower Manhattan; 3 suspects sought
Police say before the chaos, words were exchanged when one of the suspects asked the teens if they spoke English. When they replied 'no,' that's when things took a turn for the worse.
abc7ny.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:44 AM
White supremacists in Manhattan stabbed two migrant teens after asking if the teens spoke English.
Something tells me we’re not gonna see a nationwide manhunt for whoever did this.
abc7ny.com/post/migrant...
Something tells me we’re not gonna see a nationwide manhunt for whoever did this.
abc7ny.com/post/migrant...
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In other words: Why value the labor of people who have worked their whole lives? And why use public resources for public good? I'm sure "DOGE" would gladly exploit old people. Yeesh.
Why not enlist an army of volunteer retirees? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Why not enlist an army of volunteer retirees? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Why not enlist an army of volunteer retirees?
National service doesn’t have to be for just young people.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2024 at 1:33 PM
In other words: Why value the labor of people who have worked their whole lives? And why use public resources for public good? I'm sure "DOGE" would gladly exploit old people. Yeesh.
Why not enlist an army of volunteer retirees? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Why not enlist an army of volunteer retirees? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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This strikes me as a bit like mcCarthyism…..
Trump and his Secretary of Defense nominee have proposed purging military officers they view as too "woke."
A Heritage funded group is proposing names: offers who served on a DEI panel, or written about race, or sought to recruit at a historically Black college.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
A Heritage funded group is proposing names: offers who served on a DEI panel, or written about race, or sought to recruit at a historically Black college.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
December 8, 2024 at 1:13 PM
This strikes me as a bit like mcCarthyism…..
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If your plan to counter antisemitism actually advances the very same antisemitic conspiracy theories that have repeatedly fueled antisemitic mass violence — including the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history — it’s not a plan to counter antisemitism.
SCOOP: The Heritage Foundation’s 'Project Esther,' a conservative plan to counter antisemitism, sees the problem as one in which a handful of “masterminds” including Jews like George Soros are seeking to “dismantle Western democracies, values and culture,” according to internal Heritage documents.
Scoop: Internal Project Esther documents describe conspiracy of Jewish ‘masterminds’ seeking to dismantle Western values
A presentation meant to win supporters for the Heritage Foundation’s plan to fight antisemitism draws a line from George Soros to pro-Palestinian protests.
forward.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:31 AM
If your plan to counter antisemitism actually advances the very same antisemitic conspiracy theories that have repeatedly fueled antisemitic mass violence — including the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history — it’s not a plan to counter antisemitism.
@therickwilson.bsky.social Are you aware of this account? Followed me (which I thought was odd, b/c why would you follow me?) and then slid into my DMs wanting to chat about “the market.”
December 8, 2024 at 1:08 PM
@therickwilson.bsky.social Are you aware of this account? Followed me (which I thought was odd, b/c why would you follow me?) and then slid into my DMs wanting to chat about “the market.”
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Kash Patel on QAnon: "I agree with a lot of that movement says"
December 6, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Kash Patel on QAnon: "I agree with a lot of that movement says"
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Rep. Dan Meuser just now: "This is nonsense. Nobody is gonna be going after Liz Cheney."
Trump in July: *calls for Liz Cheney to be tried for treason during a televised military tribunal* (www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/p...)
Trump in July: *calls for Liz Cheney to be tried for treason during a televised military tribunal* (www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/p...)
December 5, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Rep. Dan Meuser just now: "This is nonsense. Nobody is gonna be going after Liz Cheney."
Trump in July: *calls for Liz Cheney to be tried for treason during a televised military tribunal* (www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/p...)
Trump in July: *calls for Liz Cheney to be tried for treason during a televised military tribunal* (www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/p...)
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Pete Hegseth worships at the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, led by “Doug Wilson, an untrained and self-proclaimed pastor who advocates for Christian nationalism…”
Wilson also wrote that “sexual violence is women's fault for not being submissive enough.”
Wilson also wrote that “sexual violence is women's fault for not being submissive enough.”
In 2018, Hegseth's mother called him out as an "abuser" and asked him to "get some help."
Instead, he joined a church with a long history of shielding abusers, blaming victims, and saying men "dream of being rapists" because of feminism.
www.salon.com/2024/12/03/p...
Instead, he joined a church with a long history of shielding abusers, blaming victims, and saying men "dream of being rapists" because of feminism.
www.salon.com/2024/12/03/p...
Pete Hegseth's mother begged him to "get some help" — instead, he joined a grossly misogynist church
The denomination's leader argues men "dream of being rapists" because women aren't submissive enough
www.salon.com
December 4, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Pete Hegseth worships at the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, led by “Doug Wilson, an untrained and self-proclaimed pastor who advocates for Christian nationalism…”
Wilson also wrote that “sexual violence is women's fault for not being submissive enough.”
Wilson also wrote that “sexual violence is women's fault for not being submissive enough.”
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This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Sound of Fear on Air
It is an ominous sign that Morning Joe felt it had to apologize for something I said.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:29 AM
This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Reminder to all US Military and Federal Officers:
You took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
Not to any leader, family, individual, party or region.
You took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
Not to any leader, family, individual, party or region.
December 3, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Reminder to all US Military and Federal Officers:
You took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
Not to any leader, family, individual, party or region.
You took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
Not to any leader, family, individual, party or region.
I used to be pretty smug about the US Constitution. I wouldn’t even consider living in a country with no written constitution, because there’s no real guarantee of freedoms. But I’m beginning to think that the Constitution isn’t fit to purpose. The Constitution gave us Trump, twice.
December 3, 2024 at 4:36 PM
I used to be pretty smug about the US Constitution. I wouldn’t even consider living in a country with no written constitution, because there’s no real guarantee of freedoms. But I’m beginning to think that the Constitution isn’t fit to purpose. The Constitution gave us Trump, twice.
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Hi. It's not normal for a nominee to be Director of the FBI to have his own personal hit list of people he wants to take revenge on using the power of the fed'l govt. Do not confirm.
December 3, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Hi. It's not normal for a nominee to be Director of the FBI to have his own personal hit list of people he wants to take revenge on using the power of the fed'l govt. Do not confirm.
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WaPo has 7 stories up about Hunter Biden pardon (which would include his alleged lie to Congress about business w/CEFC in 2018, when Biden was no longer VP and not yet running for POTUS), but is not interested in Trump just getting $18M free and clear WHILE POTUS-elect.
Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million
Chinese Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun paid $6.2 million for a banana — sold by Sotheby's as conceptual art — and then ate it last Friday.
popular.info
December 3, 2024 at 9:50 AM
WaPo has 7 stories up about Hunter Biden pardon (which would include his alleged lie to Congress about business w/CEFC in 2018, when Biden was no longer VP and not yet running for POTUS), but is not interested in Trump just getting $18M free and clear WHILE POTUS-elect.
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Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million
Chinese Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun paid $6.2 million for a banana — sold by Sotheby's as conceptual art — and then ate it last Friday.
popular.info
December 3, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
How on earth did English get the name “Georgia” out of “Sakartvelo,” which is what the Georgians call their country?
November 29, 2024 at 1:27 AM
How on earth did English get the name “Georgia” out of “Sakartvelo,” which is what the Georgians call their country?
Why do people follow accounts with no posts and no replies?
November 29, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Why do people follow accounts with no posts and no replies?
The only thing missing from my Thanksgiving dinner (we went to a fancy-schmancy restaurant and I ordered the fish).
November 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM
The only thing missing from my Thanksgiving dinner (we went to a fancy-schmancy restaurant and I ordered the fish).
My body is a temple — like a lot of them, it was built in the 1950s in basic midcentury style, although it is showing its age a little and the plumbing is unreliable.
My body was a Temple— it’s mostly crumbling ruins at this point, though. Remnants of a former civilization.
November 28, 2024 at 4:33 PM
My body is a temple — like a lot of them, it was built in the 1950s in basic midcentury style, although it is showing its age a little and the plumbing is unreliable.
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Elon's definitely, totally not mad.
November 27, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Elon's definitely, totally not mad.
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EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.
November 27, 2024 at 7:42 PM
EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.
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Bird flu, a virus that can also affect humans, has been discovered in a batch of raw milk sold in California store refrigerators, state regulators said Sunday.
It comes just a few days after a child tested positive for bird flu for the first time in U.S. history.
It comes just a few days after a child tested positive for bird flu for the first time in U.S. history.
Bird flu detected in raw milk sold at California store
The H5N1 virus was found in a sample of unpasteurized milk at a store, prompting a recall of one batch. Health agencies have warned against the growing dietary fad.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Bird flu, a virus that can also affect humans, has been discovered in a batch of raw milk sold in California store refrigerators, state regulators said Sunday.
It comes just a few days after a child tested positive for bird flu for the first time in U.S. history.
It comes just a few days after a child tested positive for bird flu for the first time in U.S. history.