Dave Proffer
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Dave Proffer
@deepblu.bsky.social
Life long learner.
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Mission Inn owner Duane Roberts is remembered at Riverside's Festival of Lights, which is called his legacy. Roberts, who died Nov. 1, was honored Saturday at the event he created in 1993. Meanwhile, his family says the hotel is not for sale. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/25/m...
Mission Inn owner remembered at Festival of Lights in Riverside
Duane Roberts, who died Nov. 1, was honored at the event he created in 1993, columnist David Allen reports. Meanwhile, his family says the hotel is not for sale.
www.pressenterprise.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Well deserved. An important, and gripping, book about our times.
This one means a lot: just woke up to find that THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US has been named a New York Times Notable Book of 2025.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Deb Fallows, on some of the reasons to be thankful for one another these days — and some more examples of people standing up, standing together, standing strong.

(On my substack, no paywall.)

fallows.substack.com/p/thankful-f...
Thankful for One Another.
Keeping sight of the encouraging examples, in discouraging times. (Including a guest post.)
fallows.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Sixty years ago this week, Ralph Nader, then age 31, changed corporate and civic culture with his book 'Unsafe at Any Speed.'

What he is doing at age 91:

www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/p/unsafe-at-...
Unsafe At Any Speed - Sixtieth Anniversary (1965-2025)
On the 60th anniversary of Unsafe at Any Speed we are asking those who want a stronger democracy to solve current crises to join with us in launching a new and enduring era of activism.
www.ralphnaderradiohour.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Worth watching :

Best Documentary : Former Takata Engineer Exposes Airbag Scandal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr5P...

www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle-safe...

www.nhtsa.gov/recalls
Former Takata Engineer Exposes Airbag Scandal
YouTube video by Best Documentary
www.youtube.com
July 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Morning update:
@aacu.org letter from univ prez on "unprecedented gov overreach" now has 304 signers

Very wide range—comm colleges to Ivies, small lib-arts to huge state schools.

Interesting patterns (eg UCs Berkeley, Davis, Riverside, UCLA, etc but not UCSD, UCSB) www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
www.aacu.org
April 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Interesting to read. And maybe warning signs for next 4 years.
November 15, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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Trump wasted no time claiming a ‘mandate’ from voters after last week's election, but the actual results tell a different story. The Big Picture dives into why this election was closer than Trump would like to admit and how Democrats can turn his overreach to their advantage.
Trump Claims a Mandate, But He’s Wrong And It Will Cost Him
Trump is already overreaching, giving Democrats a clear opening
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:24 PM