Desert Muse
@desertmuse.bsky.social
A cranky desert critter that lives under your bed.
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A gripping conversation with Jon Lee Anderson, who traveled to eastern DRC for the @newyorker.com and told Carolyn Beeler @theworld.org what he saw and heard. Insightful stuff.
Produced by the incredible @joyhackel.bsky.social
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Produced by the incredible @joyhackel.bsky.social
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Why war in eastern DRC continues to smolder - The World from PRX
Leaders of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are slated to travel to Washington this week to sign a peace deal overseen by US President Donald Trump. New Yorker journalist Jon Lee Anderson visit...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A gripping conversation with Jon Lee Anderson, who traveled to eastern DRC for the @newyorker.com and told Carolyn Beeler @theworld.org what he saw and heard. Insightful stuff.
Produced by the incredible @joyhackel.bsky.social
theworld.org/segments/202...
Produced by the incredible @joyhackel.bsky.social
theworld.org/segments/202...
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Breaking news: The Pentagon’s top watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated security protocols meant to protect U.S. troops by using a personal device to share sensitive operational details on the messaging app Signal.
Watchdog finds Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in ‘Signalgate’ affair
The Defense Department inspector general finds Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in use of Signal to share highly sensitive U.S. attack plans, according to officials who have s...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Breaking news: The Pentagon’s top watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated security protocols meant to protect U.S. troops by using a personal device to share sensitive operational details on the messaging app Signal.
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Jeffries needs to go.
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Jeffries needs to go.
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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Guess who we were listening to this year?
Drop your favorite artist in the comments 🎤
Drop your favorite artist in the comments 🎤
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Guess who we were listening to this year?
Drop your favorite artist in the comments 🎤
Drop your favorite artist in the comments 🎤
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Ever since the first SpaceX Starlink satellites were launched in 2019, astronomers have warned that satellite constellations will contaminate images of the night sky.
A new study finds that in the next 2 decades, even space-based telescopes could face the same issue. https://scim.ag/3XyjcIw
A new study finds that in the next 2 decades, even space-based telescopes could face the same issue. https://scim.ag/3XyjcIw
Satellite fleets pose problems for space telescopes, too
Proposed “megaconstellations” would contaminate images from telescopes in low-Earth orbit, including Hubble
scim.ag
December 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Ever since the first SpaceX Starlink satellites were launched in 2019, astronomers have warned that satellite constellations will contaminate images of the night sky.
A new study finds that in the next 2 decades, even space-based telescopes could face the same issue. https://scim.ag/3XyjcIw
A new study finds that in the next 2 decades, even space-based telescopes could face the same issue. https://scim.ag/3XyjcIw
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While millions of families struggle to put food on the table Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg own more wealth than the bottom HALF of Americans.
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
While millions of families struggle to put food on the table Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg own more wealth than the bottom HALF of Americans.
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
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Pretty much sums up the moment.
Current US Policy:
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Pretty much sums up the moment.
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The threats from unchecked AI are real — worker displacement, corporate surveillance, invasion of privacy, environmental destruction, unmanned warfare.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
The threats from AI are real | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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December 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The threats from unchecked AI are real — worker displacement, corporate surveillance, invasion of privacy, environmental destruction, unmanned warfare.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
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Anti-abortion groups are pushing to ban abortion coverage for anyone who gets tax credits to pay for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
If Congress caves, this would be the first federal ban on private insurance coverage of abortion, and could push care out of reach for millions.
If Congress caves, this would be the first federal ban on private insurance coverage of abortion, and could push care out of reach for millions.
The big sticking point in the White House’s health care proposal
For many GOP members, an expansion of abortion restrictions in Obamacare is a must-have in any tentative health care plan.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Anti-abortion groups are pushing to ban abortion coverage for anyone who gets tax credits to pay for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
If Congress caves, this would be the first federal ban on private insurance coverage of abortion, and could push care out of reach for millions.
If Congress caves, this would be the first federal ban on private insurance coverage of abortion, and could push care out of reach for millions.
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Millions of people are living paycheck to paycheck. They're struggling with the cost of food, housing, and other basic necessities. 70% of U.S. adults say the American Dream is dead.
How does Trump respond?
By crying about how the word "affordability" is a "Democrat scam."
Hello?
How does Trump respond?
By crying about how the word "affordability" is a "Democrat scam."
Hello?
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Millions of people are living paycheck to paycheck. They're struggling with the cost of food, housing, and other basic necessities. 70% of U.S. adults say the American Dream is dead.
How does Trump respond?
By crying about how the word "affordability" is a "Democrat scam."
Hello?
How does Trump respond?
By crying about how the word "affordability" is a "Democrat scam."
Hello?
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This is Donald Trump's economy — tax cuts for billionaires, fewer jobs for poor and working American families. www.forbes.com/sites/tylerr...
Private Employers Shed Most Jobs Since 2023 Last Month
A historic decline comes as Wall Street anticipated slight growth through the month.
www.forbes.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is Donald Trump's economy — tax cuts for billionaires, fewer jobs for poor and working American families. www.forbes.com/sites/tylerr...
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"Even if they make telemedicine illegal, even if they ban mifepristone, even if there’s a national abortion ban, we’re still going to be having abortions and helping each other have abortions. Fundamentally, it is unstoppable." @shoutyourabortion.bsky.social
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Shout Your Abortion Short Films Seek to Normalize Keeping Abortion Pills at Home: ‘You Always Have Options’
Shout Your Abortion's new campaign are short, powerful films that demystify abortion pills and encourage women and girls to keep them on hand.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"Even if they make telemedicine illegal, even if they ban mifepristone, even if there’s a national abortion ban, we’re still going to be having abortions and helping each other have abortions. Fundamentally, it is unstoppable." @shoutyourabortion.bsky.social
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Billions of your tax dollars are going to Palantir Technologies, the backbone of Trump's anti-immigrant police state.
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Billions of your tax dollars are going to Palantir Technologies, the backbone of Trump's anti-immigrant police state.
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I think this is very important. I hope Democrats are listening.
December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I think this is very important. I hope Democrats are listening.
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At a time when families are already being crushed by the Republican health care crisis, Republicans are also driving up Americans’ monthly power bills.
December 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
At a time when families are already being crushed by the Republican health care crisis, Republicans are also driving up Americans’ monthly power bills.
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What drives the motivation and joy of those who work in the scientific enterprise?
Join AAAS DoSER for December Dialogues on Dec. 10! This hybrid event will bring together speakers to discuss where they find inspiration in their scientific work & their communities. Register: https://bit.ly/49TLOmN
Join AAAS DoSER for December Dialogues on Dec. 10! This hybrid event will bring together speakers to discuss where they find inspiration in their scientific work & their communities. Register: https://bit.ly/49TLOmN
December 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What drives the motivation and joy of those who work in the scientific enterprise?
Join AAAS DoSER for December Dialogues on Dec. 10! This hybrid event will bring together speakers to discuss where they find inspiration in their scientific work & their communities. Register: https://bit.ly/49TLOmN
Join AAAS DoSER for December Dialogues on Dec. 10! This hybrid event will bring together speakers to discuss where they find inspiration in their scientific work & their communities. Register: https://bit.ly/49TLOmN
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NEWS: Senior Republicans extremely concerned following a large left-ward shift during elections across America last night.
Horrible jobs numbers compound Republican anxiety heading into 2026.
An important update, and an economic rant from me. Subscribe to support:
Horrible jobs numbers compound Republican anxiety heading into 2026.
An important update, and an economic rant from me. Subscribe to support:
NEWS: Senior Republicans Concerned Following Election Results Showing Leftward Shift Nationwide
Good morning everyone.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
NEWS: Senior Republicans extremely concerned following a large left-ward shift during elections across America last night.
Horrible jobs numbers compound Republican anxiety heading into 2026.
An important update, and an economic rant from me. Subscribe to support:
Horrible jobs numbers compound Republican anxiety heading into 2026.
An important update, and an economic rant from me. Subscribe to support:
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And so it begins. Please remember (just like in Chicago, LA, and Charlotte) get organized and protect your communities. We’re already hearing that people are traveling to New Orleans to help, just as many did in Charlotte.
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
And so it begins. Please remember (just like in Chicago, LA, and Charlotte) get organized and protect your communities. We’re already hearing that people are traveling to New Orleans to help, just as many did in Charlotte.
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Kennedy is now using his post as the highest-ranking US health official to spread the claim that psychiatric drugs are a key cause of mass shootings at the nation’s schools and beyond.
There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.
There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.
RFK Jr. blames pills—not guns—for school shootings
There is no credible evidence that antidepressants cause violence, but Kennedy now vows a “massive” effort to prove the failed theory.
www.motherjones.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Kennedy is now using his post as the highest-ranking US health official to spread the claim that psychiatric drugs are a key cause of mass shootings at the nation’s schools and beyond.
There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.
There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.
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“Critics say” Trump’s remarks on Somalis were bigoted?
JFC what are you doing?
JFC what are you doing?
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“Critics say” Trump’s remarks on Somalis were bigoted?
JFC what are you doing?
JFC what are you doing?
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Pete Hegseth finds his fall guy
Pete Hegseth finds his fall guy
The defense secretary is doing everything he can to avoid blame for the September 2 boat strikes that have been likened to a "war crime."
www.motherjones.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Pete Hegseth finds his fall guy
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After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to @kutnews.bsky.social and The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s i...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to @kutnews.bsky.social and The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
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Exactly why @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom started a state-level CDC, in partnership with other states, to follow the science and the data — not politics.
The new CDC #2 has a history of supporting medical gibberish.
Pro Ivermectin as a “treatment” for COVID, yet against mass vaccine campaigns.
It will fall to leaders at the state level and coalitions like the West Coast Health Alliance to fill the massive gap.
#WCHA @governor.ca.gov
Pro Ivermectin as a “treatment” for COVID, yet against mass vaccine campaigns.
It will fall to leaders at the state level and coalitions like the West Coast Health Alliance to fill the massive gap.
#WCHA @governor.ca.gov
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Exactly why @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom started a state-level CDC, in partnership with other states, to follow the science and the data — not politics.
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Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed legislation that formally establishes a process for state-level vaccine guidelines and expands pharmacy access to COVID-19 and other shots for young children across Illinois.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs law on Illinois vaccine guidelines amid ongoing tumult with Trump administration
The new law, part of the Illinois governor’s ongoing battle with the Trump administration, expands pharmacy access to COVID-19 and other shots for young children across Illinois, among other …
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December 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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