Brent Pavia
@brentpavia.bsky.social
Invested/complicit in, yet not quitting on, modernity to set-up a more just, equitable postmodern reality. World of Our Making.
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In post-Roe America, abortion providers and their patients face "a lot of pressure" and "a lot of stereotypes," says @soledadobrien.bsky.social. Her new documentary, "The Devil is Busy" sheds light on "the actual people in these clinics," and the realities of reproductive healthcare. #Velshi
Soledad O'Brien: 'The Devil is Busy' gives “a more nuanced picture” of abortion providers
The new HBO documentary “The Devil is Busy” looks at the difficult daily work of abortion providers working under strict restrictions in Atlanta. Executive producer Soledad O'Brien tells Ali Velshi that with abortion becoming a highly politicized issue, she wanted to show "who are the actual people in these clinics, and what they do day in and day out." The documentary's focus on providers and patients, rather than higher level discussions of policy, O'Brien explains, aims to provide "a more nuanced picture of what's actually happening" in post-Roe America.
www.msnbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
In post-Roe America, abortion providers and their patients face "a lot of pressure" and "a lot of stereotypes," says @soledadobrien.bsky.social. Her new documentary, "The Devil is Busy" sheds light on "the actual people in these clinics," and the realities of reproductive healthcare. #Velshi
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The birthright citizenship case could bring back the country’s dark history of inherited status.
Will the Supreme Court let Trump target babies for the “sins of the parents”?
The birthright citizenship case could bring back the country's dark history of inherited status.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The birthright citizenship case could bring back the country’s dark history of inherited status.
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Can't believe our tax dollars are going to be spent settling the upcoming exorbitant defamation suit with Sabrina Carpenter, but maybe this is just how public arts funding is going to work now.
Sabrina Carpenter ratioed the White House after it used her song in an ICE video.
The WH deleted the post…but now it’s back with a new ICE video, this time using an altered clip from Carpenter’s SNL monologue.
The WH deleted the post…but now it’s back with a new ICE video, this time using an altered clip from Carpenter’s SNL monologue.
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Can't believe our tax dollars are going to be spent settling the upcoming exorbitant defamation suit with Sabrina Carpenter, but maybe this is just how public arts funding is going to work now.
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Unlike most vaccine-preventable diseases, hepatitis B is asymptomatic and spreads silently until infected people develop liver cancer or cirrhosis in their midlife. It’s one of the cancers with the highest mortality in the U.S with a 6 month life expectancy.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
CDC committee drops hep B vaccine for all newborns over objections from health officials
A CDC advisory panel voted Friday to stop recommending the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns, potentially putting the preventative measure out of reach for millions of poor families.
www.latimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Unlike most vaccine-preventable diseases, hepatitis B is asymptomatic and spreads silently until infected people develop liver cancer or cirrhosis in their midlife. It’s one of the cancers with the highest mortality in the U.S with a 6 month life expectancy.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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There are lots of things wrong with the US city planning system, but one of the bigger examples is the theory that judges are qualified to 2nd guess public policy decisions. The law says they can only overturn decisions that exceeded authority. But here’s an example of a judge exceeding their own.
BREAKING: A Queens judge on Friday took the unprecedented step of ordering the city to rip up the partially installed protected bike lane on 31st Street in Astoria, defying years of legal precedent that empowers the DOT to redesign city streets as it sees fit. buff.ly/02lWfWs
Queens Judge Orders City to Nix Half-Installed Astoria Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City
A Queens judge on Friday took the unprecedented step of ordering the city to rip up Astoria's partially installed 31st Street bike lane.
nyc.streetsblog.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
There are lots of things wrong with the US city planning system, but one of the bigger examples is the theory that judges are qualified to 2nd guess public policy decisions. The law says they can only overturn decisions that exceeded authority. But here’s an example of a judge exceeding their own.
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In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
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live long and prosper (if you have a billion dollars)
live long and prosper (if you have a billion dollars)
YouTube video by Angela Collier
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
live long and prosper (if you have a billion dollars)
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I dunno man, seems like a huge scandal even in this day and age. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US airstrike survivors clung to boat wreckage for an hour before second deadly attack, video shows
Footage seen by US senators shows two unarmed, shirtless men struggling to stay afloat before they were killed, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I dunno man, seems like a huge scandal even in this day and age. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Monsters.
“Without data to support their decision & defying warnings from doctors, medical associations, & public-health groups, a federal advisory panel stocked with loyalists to Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to stop recommending a life-saving vaccine to infants at birth”
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Monsters.
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Balance the Court 2028
Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship 👀😐🇺🇸
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship 👀😐🇺🇸
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship with an executive order is constitutional, offering the justices an opportunity to revisit w...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Balance the Court 2028
Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship 👀😐🇺🇸
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship 👀😐🇺🇸
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
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THIS SUNDAY ‼️
We're teaming up with The Sports Bra of Boston to host a pre-game party at Sunset Cantina before the puck drops at 3:00 PM ET.
Come by, meet your fellow Crewmates, and have a good time!
We're teaming up with The Sports Bra of Boston to host a pre-game party at Sunset Cantina before the puck drops at 3:00 PM ET.
Come by, meet your fellow Crewmates, and have a good time!
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
THIS SUNDAY ‼️
We're teaming up with The Sports Bra of Boston to host a pre-game party at Sunset Cantina before the puck drops at 3:00 PM ET.
Come by, meet your fellow Crewmates, and have a good time!
We're teaming up with The Sports Bra of Boston to host a pre-game party at Sunset Cantina before the puck drops at 3:00 PM ET.
Come by, meet your fellow Crewmates, and have a good time!
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Wow. From sceptic to member!
The Guardian spent an evening with me at Kings College and interviewed the people who came to the Q&A.
Here's what they found 👇🏼
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
The Guardian spent an evening with me at Kings College and interviewed the people who came to the Q&A.
Here's what they found 👇🏼
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Zack Polanski on the Green party boom – podcast
Three months into his leadership the Green party membership is surging. Randeep Ramesh explains why
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Wow. From sceptic to member!
The Guardian spent an evening with me at Kings College and interviewed the people who came to the Q&A.
Here's what they found 👇🏼
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
The Guardian spent an evening with me at Kings College and interviewed the people who came to the Q&A.
Here's what they found 👇🏼
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
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I am begging reporters to heed @jessicacalarco.com's warning here. There is too much equivocation even in articles that highlight RFK Jr's anti-vaccine zealotry. These articles juxtapose a claim he offers, with "other experts say." It is a pernicious tic of mainstream journalism and has to stop.
It's notable that, even in an article critical of RFK Jr., the reporter hedges, saying "There’s no good evidence of serious, widespread harm from the vaccine" rather than just "vaccines are safe." RFK Jr. has made a career of exploiting the ambiguity of the former.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-anti-v...
www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-anti-v...
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
www.thebulwark.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I am begging reporters to heed @jessicacalarco.com's warning here. There is too much equivocation even in articles that highlight RFK Jr's anti-vaccine zealotry. These articles juxtapose a claim he offers, with "other experts say." It is a pernicious tic of mainstream journalism and has to stop.
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Trump keeps picking unqualified lawyers to act as top prosecutors in his revenge campaign. Increasingly, judges are ruling this scheme illegal.
The Trump Lawyer Scandal Is About Something Much Deeper Than Legal Technicalities
The saga is emblematic of Trump’s most dangerous and self-serving tendencies.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Trump keeps picking unqualified lawyers to act as top prosecutors in his revenge campaign. Increasingly, judges are ruling this scheme illegal.
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"These are mere hints of what is happening at DOD, DHS, DOJ, and the FBI. They’re just glimpses of the larger Trumpist reshaping of our government. These obedient apparatchiks (or replacements) will carry forward this authoritarian agenda for the next three years." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
December 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"These are mere hints of what is happening at DOD, DHS, DOJ, and the FBI. They’re just glimpses of the larger Trumpist reshaping of our government. These obedient apparatchiks (or replacements) will carry forward this authoritarian agenda for the next three years." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Mark Warner: "I hope it would remind folks that J6 was an ugly, awful day, and this administration and president basically pardoned all the perpetrators. It's that kind of picking and choosing of facts from this crowd that makes me a little bit crazy."
December 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Mark Warner: "I hope it would remind folks that J6 was an ugly, awful day, and this administration and president basically pardoned all the perpetrators. It's that kind of picking and choosing of facts from this crowd that makes me a little bit crazy."
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I wrote about the need for bird-safe glass and the lack of need for a conditional-use permit process in downtown St. Paul. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
St. Paul has a chance to protect birds, boost downtown investment - MinnPost
The city is finally coming into compliance with Mississippi River environmental mandates, and it’s an opportunity for progress in St. Paul.
www.minnpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I wrote about the need for bird-safe glass and the lack of need for a conditional-use permit process in downtown St. Paul. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
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I don’t normally read the comments, but these ones give me hope. I know we are all seeing a lot of hate toward our Somali friends and neighbors, but I wanted to share these.
I hope they bring a smile to your face like they did mine.
I hope they bring a smile to your face like they did mine.
December 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I don’t normally read the comments, but these ones give me hope. I know we are all seeing a lot of hate toward our Somali friends and neighbors, but I wanted to share these.
I hope they bring a smile to your face like they did mine.
I hope they bring a smile to your face like they did mine.
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I am a suicide attempt survivor so I’m kind of selfishly interested in prevention and, again, while it may difficult to completely prevent IDEATION, what ChatGPT does (despite guardrails!) is *cheerlead and facilitate* completion. You can come back from ideation but not a chat-optimized completion.
This is not true. This is argument that pro-gun people use to discount red flag and waiting period laws. Ease of access and lethality (let alone cheerful instruction in the best method!) is the #1 predictor of attempts leading actual completion. The more barriers, the more people live.
I think it's fine Chat GPT is telling people how to kill themselves. They'll figure it out one way or another if they're serious.
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I am a suicide attempt survivor so I’m kind of selfishly interested in prevention and, again, while it may difficult to completely prevent IDEATION, what ChatGPT does (despite guardrails!) is *cheerlead and facilitate* completion. You can come back from ideation but not a chat-optimized completion.
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Blatant corruption on full display.
December 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Blatant corruption on full display.
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com