David Neal
@davidlneal.bsky.social
@D_Davidovich on the ex-Bird site, attorney, climate hawk, accidental philanthropist, amateur historian, son of David.
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Speechless.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfdZ...
Penn and Teller on Vaccinations
YouTube video by UltraMiraculous
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November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Speechless.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfdZ...
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This absurd oversensitivity about professors having sex with minors procured for them by sex criminals shows that campus cancel culture is out of control.
by Alan Dershowitz and Larry Summers
by Alan Dershowitz and Larry Summers
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This absurd oversensitivity about professors having sex with minors procured for them by sex criminals shows that campus cancel culture is out of control.
by Alan Dershowitz and Larry Summers
by Alan Dershowitz and Larry Summers
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Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
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This is an important point with a massively important consequence:
Most of what you hear about Democrats saying or doing *comes from Republicans.* The idea that all Dems talk about is e.g. identity politics or trans bathrooms (a real thing I personally heard a powerful man say) is GOP propaganda
Most of what you hear about Democrats saying or doing *comes from Republicans.* The idea that all Dems talk about is e.g. identity politics or trans bathrooms (a real thing I personally heard a powerful man say) is GOP propaganda
One thing about saying Democrats should do this or that messaging is that there's nowhere to do that messaging right now. Major social media platforms work for Trump, the networks are scared of him (or taken over by his lackeys). Dems can say whatever they want but there is no megaphone effect.
October 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is an important point with a massively important consequence:
Most of what you hear about Democrats saying or doing *comes from Republicans.* The idea that all Dems talk about is e.g. identity politics or trans bathrooms (a real thing I personally heard a powerful man say) is GOP propaganda
Most of what you hear about Democrats saying or doing *comes from Republicans.* The idea that all Dems talk about is e.g. identity politics or trans bathrooms (a real thing I personally heard a powerful man say) is GOP propaganda
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The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
A man pardoned by Donald Trump for his role in January 6th - he assaulted Capitol Police officers with bear spray & a metal whip - has avoided prison for child sex crimes because of the president’s sweeping pardon, despite pleading guilty to soliciting what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex
Trump Pardon Lets Convicted Child Sex Predator Walk Free
Andrew Taake walked free because of Trump’s pardons, despite being convicted of a child sex crime.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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Jesus Christ, @kaine.senate.gov, getting a pinky promise to hold one single vote on ACA funding is not "a path toward fixing the health care mess" anymore than a lottery ticket is a "path toward fixing my personal finances"
“Um well there aren’t even any Senate Dem Press releases saying they support the deal”
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Jesus Christ, @kaine.senate.gov, getting a pinky promise to hold one single vote on ACA funding is not "a path toward fixing the health care mess" anymore than a lottery ticket is a "path toward fixing my personal finances"
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
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Seems like the message for Democrats should be dead simple: "This midterm is a referendum about Trump."
It's a good message because it won't get messed with. For Trump, everything is always a referendum about Trump.
It's a good message because it won't get messed with. For Trump, everything is always a referendum about Trump.
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Seems like the message for Democrats should be dead simple: "This midterm is a referendum about Trump."
It's a good message because it won't get messed with. For Trump, everything is always a referendum about Trump.
It's a good message because it won't get messed with. For Trump, everything is always a referendum about Trump.
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Democrats should be drawing up legislation right now, this very minute, to bar Trump from helping himself to $230 million in taxpayer funds from DOJ. Challenge Republicans to hold a vote on it. Push this so hard in the media that every GOP Senate and House candidate is pressed to comment on it.
October 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Democrats should be drawing up legislation right now, this very minute, to bar Trump from helping himself to $230 million in taxpayer funds from DOJ. Challenge Republicans to hold a vote on it. Push this so hard in the media that every GOP Senate and House candidate is pressed to comment on it.
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Renewable energy is much more energy efficient than fossil fuels. EMBER-ENERGY has a new report that shows this quite clearly. Here's a 🧵 and the source to start: ember-energy.org/latest-insig... 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋
The Electrotech Revolution | Ember
The annual slidedeck from Kingsmill Bond and the Ember Futures team unpacks how electrotech is rewriting the economics and geopolitics of energy.
ember-energy.org
October 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Renewable energy is much more energy efficient than fossil fuels. EMBER-ENERGY has a new report that shows this quite clearly. Here's a 🧵 and the source to start: ember-energy.org/latest-insig... 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋
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The president of the United States is destroying constitutional government and literally calling himself a king and the pathetic journalistic and political class of this country is busy winding itself into circular meta-debates over the correct way to perform their reaction or nonreaction to it.
October 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The president of the United States is destroying constitutional government and literally calling himself a king and the pathetic journalistic and political class of this country is busy winding itself into circular meta-debates over the correct way to perform their reaction or nonreaction to it.
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For real @nytimes.com - the double standard is glaring. Remember the breathless coverage of Hillary calling half of Trump’s supporters deplorable? Trump’s repeated degradation of over half the country that opposes him gets hardly a mention. And the largest day of protest in U.S. history? See p. A22
Can the Times et al actually explain their coverage priorities, even internally? How is it that any hint of denigration of Americans by a Dem is front-page news, but the president publishing video in which he calls himself "King Trump" and flies a plane dumping sewage on Americans' heads NOT news?
October 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
For real @nytimes.com - the double standard is glaring. Remember the breathless coverage of Hillary calling half of Trump’s supporters deplorable? Trump’s repeated degradation of over half the country that opposes him gets hardly a mention. And the largest day of protest in U.S. history? See p. A22
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Can the Times et al actually explain their coverage priorities, even internally? How is it that any hint of denigration of Americans by a Dem is front-page news, but the president publishing video in which he calls himself "King Trump" and flies a plane dumping sewage on Americans' heads NOT news?
October 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Can the Times et al actually explain their coverage priorities, even internally? How is it that any hint of denigration of Americans by a Dem is front-page news, but the president publishing video in which he calls himself "King Trump" and flies a plane dumping sewage on Americans' heads NOT news?
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Any American medium that fails to cover the largest protests in American history is failing in the basic mission of informing the public about the facts.
#NoKings
#NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Any American medium that fails to cover the largest protests in American history is failing in the basic mission of informing the public about the facts.
#NoKings
#NoKings
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"Person impeached for insurrection sends billions to Argentina during US gov't shutdown" and "Felon convicted of fraud pardons felon convicted of fraud" and "Long-time Epstein associate posts video depicting himself as a king dumping diarrhea on Americans from a fighter jet" are factual statements
October 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Person impeached for insurrection sends billions to Argentina during US gov't shutdown" and "Felon convicted of fraud pardons felon convicted of fraud" and "Long-time Epstein associate posts video depicting himself as a king dumping diarrhea on Americans from a fighter jet" are factual statements
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No matter where you live or if you’ve never protested before, there’s a local No Kings Day event for you. Join a peaceful protest to make it clear that We The People will never bow down to a wannabe king: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
No matter where you live or if you’ve never protested before, there’s a local No Kings Day event for you. Join a peaceful protest to make it clear that We The People will never bow down to a wannabe king: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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Lethal strikes on civilian boats in the Caribbean that don’t threaten US forces is illegal, unethical, and terrible strategy to boot, with very serious implications.
Congressional Dems should make a big issue of Adm. Holsey resigning, and Rep. Adam Smith tells @gregsargent.bsky.social they plan to.
Congressional Dems should make a big issue of Adm. Holsey resigning, and Rep. Adam Smith tells @gregsargent.bsky.social they plan to.
News on Trump boat bombings --> Now that SouthCom Commander Alvin Holsey has resigned, likely over the bombings, ranking Armed Services Dem Adam Smith tells me committee Ds will demand Holsey's sworn testimony and press Rs to join them.
Smith spoke to us on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
Smith spoke to us on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Darker Turn as Top Official Suddenly Resigns
As the head of the military’s Southern Command steps down, Adam Smith, the top Armed Services Committee Democrat, sheds new light on the departure—and on Trump’s appalling secrecy about the bombings.
newrepublic.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Lethal strikes on civilian boats in the Caribbean that don’t threaten US forces is illegal, unethical, and terrible strategy to boot, with very serious implications.
Congressional Dems should make a big issue of Adm. Holsey resigning, and Rep. Adam Smith tells @gregsargent.bsky.social they plan to.
Congressional Dems should make a big issue of Adm. Holsey resigning, and Rep. Adam Smith tells @gregsargent.bsky.social they plan to.
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Kinda seems like whether or not the president has the power to assassinate people with no due process, no input from Congress, no review, no oversight, and with no obligation to provide anyone with any information or evidence other than “trust me” is an important test of our democracy.
News on Trump boat bombings --> Now that SouthCom Commander Alvin Holsey has resigned, likely over the bombings, ranking Armed Services Dem Adam Smith tells me committee Ds will demand Holsey's sworn testimony and press Rs to join them.
Smith spoke to us on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
Smith spoke to us on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Darker Turn as Top Official Suddenly Resigns
As the head of the military’s Southern Command steps down, Adam Smith, the top Armed Services Committee Democrat, sheds new light on the departure—and on Trump’s appalling secrecy about the bombings.
newrepublic.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Kinda seems like whether or not the president has the power to assassinate people with no due process, no input from Congress, no review, no oversight, and with no obligation to provide anyone with any information or evidence other than “trust me” is an important test of our democracy.
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Humor is kryptonite to Trump, so let's have fun tomorrow!
March, dance, sing, and laugh at your local No Kings peaceful protest on Saturday. #NoKings
@gtconway.bsky.social
March, dance, sing, and laugh at your local No Kings peaceful protest on Saturday. #NoKings
@gtconway.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Humor is kryptonite to Trump, so let's have fun tomorrow!
March, dance, sing, and laugh at your local No Kings peaceful protest on Saturday. #NoKings
@gtconway.bsky.social
March, dance, sing, and laugh at your local No Kings peaceful protest on Saturday. #NoKings
@gtconway.bsky.social
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Himes: If you've got the capability to blow a boat out of the water, you've got the capability to interdict it, arrest everyone on board, interrogate them, and find out where it was going, where it came from, who the bosses are, and what the distribution networks look like.
October 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Himes: If you've got the capability to blow a boat out of the water, you've got the capability to interdict it, arrest everyone on board, interrogate them, and find out where it was going, where it came from, who the bosses are, and what the distribution networks look like.