Dani W Badger
@daniwbadger.bsky.social
Archaeologist, English Badger, loves cream teas and jaffa cakes.
Ok. Not really an English Badger
Grew up on my centennial farm in SW Colorado.
Yellow Dog Democrat.
I like democracy
Let’s work to keep it
Ok. Not really an English Badger
Grew up on my centennial farm in SW Colorado.
Yellow Dog Democrat.
I like democracy
Let’s work to keep it
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
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Texas proudly invading Illinois.
It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.
It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.
October 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Texas proudly invading Illinois.
It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.
It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.
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NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
September 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
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The day before Jan 6, the 10 living Secretaries of Defense wrote about the danger of politicizing the military. Their words are essential rereading today. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Pete Hegseth and the Generals
The story of self-styled “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth’s meeting for top military leaders has evolved since the earliest leaks last week.
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The day before Jan 6, the 10 living Secretaries of Defense wrote about the danger of politicizing the military. Their words are essential rereading today. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Gupta: It is safe. That’s what the best-quality research shows. And how irresponsible, using the podium of the WH to put this out there when you’re not even offering an alternative. That is dangerous. An untreated fever is dangerous. Untreated pain in pregnancy is dangerous.
September 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Gupta: It is safe. That’s what the best-quality research shows. And how irresponsible, using the podium of the WH to put this out there when you’re not even offering an alternative. That is dangerous. An untreated fever is dangerous. Untreated pain in pregnancy is dangerous.
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This is horrific and feels like it should be a bigger deal. Business Insider reports that people who have worked at xAI have seen Grok create images and written material with child sex abuse material.
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...
Behind Grok's 'sexy' settings, workers review explicit and disturbing content
Workers say they've faced sexually explicit content while xAI has marketed Grok to be deliberately provocative. Experts say the company should be cautious.
www.businessinsider.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This is horrific and feels like it should be a bigger deal. Business Insider reports that people who have worked at xAI have seen Grok create images and written material with child sex abuse material.
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...
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the Tom Homan bribery scandal is the latest example of how a felon in the White House is making crime legal
A felon in the White House is making crime legal
Meanwhile, he's creating fake crimes to punish the law abiding.
www.publicnotice.co
September 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
the Tom Homan bribery scandal is the latest example of how a felon in the White House is making crime legal
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We don't yet have any idea what the ideology of the Kirk shooter was.
But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...
But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...
‘Radicalized’ Evergreen High School shooter appeared to hold antisemitic, violent views in online accounts
Armed with a revolver, the 16-year-old shooter systematically reloaded and fired as he wandered the school, trying to find new targets, police say.
www.denverpost.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
We don't yet have any idea what the ideology of the Kirk shooter was.
But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...
But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...
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Bullshit. Trump and Trumpists and a disturbingly large slice of the modern Right are absolutely fine dehumanizing in far worse rhetoric an alarmingly long list of groups and individuals ideals. It’s their favorite thing to do. It gets them off.
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Trump issues a statement after Kirk’s death blaming the “rhetoric of the radical left.”
September 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Bullshit. Trump and Trumpists and a disturbingly large slice of the modern Right are absolutely fine dehumanizing in far worse rhetoric an alarmingly long list of groups and individuals ideals. It’s their favorite thing to do. It gets them off.
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A professor at Texas A&M taught… something related to gender that offended a student, who secretly filmed herself objecting. That video is picked up by TX legislators, who demand her firing, and now the dean and dept head have been fired.
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A professor at Texas A&M taught… something related to gender that offended a student, who secretly filmed herself objecting. That video is picked up by TX legislators, who demand her firing, and now the dean and dept head have been fired.
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
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So Hegseth’s missiles were fired at a boat:
✅ they had no idea where it was going
✅ they had no idea who was on it
✅ they had no established authority to act
✅ but definitely wanted to murder whoever was on it
Everyone involved should rot in prison forever
✅ they had no idea where it was going
✅ they had no idea who was on it
✅ they had no established authority to act
✅ but definitely wanted to murder whoever was on it
Everyone involved should rot in prison forever
September 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
So Hegseth’s missiles were fired at a boat:
✅ they had no idea where it was going
✅ they had no idea who was on it
✅ they had no established authority to act
✅ but definitely wanted to murder whoever was on it
Everyone involved should rot in prison forever
✅ they had no idea where it was going
✅ they had no idea who was on it
✅ they had no established authority to act
✅ but definitely wanted to murder whoever was on it
Everyone involved should rot in prison forever
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American federalism goes to work. As RFK Jr. heads down the road of more measles, more COVID-19 and more flu, public health states must develop our own strategies to stay safe.
Northeastern states consider regional approach to vaccine guidance after CDC changes
Shifting national vaccine policy under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has Massachusetts and other states exploring a regional approach.
www.nbcboston.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
American federalism goes to work. As RFK Jr. heads down the road of more measles, more COVID-19 and more flu, public health states must develop our own strategies to stay safe.
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Trump isn’t just axing the Constitution. He’s axing something we all love. Watch. https://youtu.be/HS7IJaB5NDc?feature=shared
Donald Trump’s New Enemy? Our National Parks
Robert Reich
youtu.be
September 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Trump isn’t just axing the Constitution. He’s axing something we all love. Watch. https://youtu.be/HS7IJaB5NDc?feature=shared
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Trump did this
The US Administration has decided to destroy a top network for clinical trials to test new treatments for children with brain cancer.
This is another atrocity that will harm Conservative and Liberal Americans, long after the politicians responsible are gone.
This is another atrocity that will harm Conservative and Liberal Americans, long after the politicians responsible are gone.
Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Trump did this
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Bill Pulte has weaponized his office to attack Trump’s political enemies, including economist Lisa Cook.
However, critics argue that Pulte's abuse of office is "a far, far greater offense than any personal mortgage occupancy fraud by a federal official."
However, critics argue that Pulte's abuse of office is "a far, far greater offense than any personal mortgage occupancy fraud by a federal official."
The “Mini-Trump” attacking Lisa Cook had paperwork problems of his own
Bill Pulte has weaponized his office to attack Trump's political enemies.
www.motherjones.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Bill Pulte has weaponized his office to attack Trump’s political enemies, including economist Lisa Cook.
However, critics argue that Pulte's abuse of office is "a far, far greater offense than any personal mortgage occupancy fraud by a federal official."
However, critics argue that Pulte's abuse of office is "a far, far greater offense than any personal mortgage occupancy fraud by a federal official."
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This is 100% correct.
Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.
August 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This is 100% correct.
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Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
August 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
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Greystar was using rent-setting algorithms from software company RealPage, the subject of a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed the firm was helping landlords decide prices in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
America’s Largest Landlord Makes Deal With DOJ to Settle Price-Fixing Claims in RealPage Case
Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a...
www.propublica.org
August 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Greystar was using rent-setting algorithms from software company RealPage, the subject of a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed the firm was helping landlords decide prices in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
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This represents Displays of Power As Weakness. An over-armed strike force sent to arrest a paralegal who threw a sandwich. Pathetic and deeply insecure.
The White House posted an insane video of the police arresting the sandwich guy in a safe and wealthy neighborhood.
August 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This represents Displays of Power As Weakness. An over-armed strike force sent to arrest a paralegal who threw a sandwich. Pathetic and deeply insecure.
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What's especially amazing about Hagerty's attempt to say the quiet part out loud here is that it's brilliantly self-defeating:
If the Constitution had to specify (in an odious way) how to count *even enslaved people* in the Census, that's only that much more evidence that *everybody* gets counted.
If the Constitution had to specify (in an odious way) how to count *even enslaved people* in the Census, that's only that much more evidence that *everybody* gets counted.
Sen. Hagerty on his legal rationale for not counting undocumented immigrants in the census: "There's a constitutional interpretation I think that has been misapplied that goes back to slavery days and what portion of a person is going to be counted."
August 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
What's especially amazing about Hagerty's attempt to say the quiet part out loud here is that it's brilliantly self-defeating:
If the Constitution had to specify (in an odious way) how to count *even enslaved people* in the Census, that's only that much more evidence that *everybody* gets counted.
If the Constitution had to specify (in an odious way) how to count *even enslaved people* in the Census, that's only that much more evidence that *everybody* gets counted.
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this clip perfectly illustrates how Republicans *successfully* flood the zone with conspiracy theories
1. Ron Johnson is asked about Epstein
2. He immediately changes the topic to Obama
3. The host chases the shiny object and asks about Obama. Johnson never has to weigh in on the Epstein coverup.
1. Ron Johnson is asked about Epstein
2. He immediately changes the topic to Obama
3. The host chases the shiny object and asks about Obama. Johnson never has to weigh in on the Epstein coverup.
July 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
this clip perfectly illustrates how Republicans *successfully* flood the zone with conspiracy theories
1. Ron Johnson is asked about Epstein
2. He immediately changes the topic to Obama
3. The host chases the shiny object and asks about Obama. Johnson never has to weigh in on the Epstein coverup.
1. Ron Johnson is asked about Epstein
2. He immediately changes the topic to Obama
3. The host chases the shiny object and asks about Obama. Johnson never has to weigh in on the Epstein coverup.
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July 22, 2025
July 22, 2025
First thing this morning, Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X a statement from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche saying that under Bondi’s direction, he had talked to the lawyers for Ghislaine M...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:05 AM
July 22, 2025
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Feeding the country lies isn’t leadership—it’s cowardice.
I’m your Shadow Press Secretary and here’s the truth:
I’m your Shadow Press Secretary and here’s the truth:
Wait a damn minute! Shouting lies from the podium doesn’t make them facts. It just makes you loud and wrong.
Watch as @katiephang.bsky.social exposes the lies. Then share these posts and spread these facts…online and offline.
Together, we can shut down Don’s dangerous disinformation machine.
Watch as @katiephang.bsky.social exposes the lies. Then share these posts and spread these facts…online and offline.
Together, we can shut down Don’s dangerous disinformation machine.
June 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Feeding the country lies isn’t leadership—it’s cowardice.
I’m your Shadow Press Secretary and here’s the truth:
I’m your Shadow Press Secretary and here’s the truth: