Don
Don
@dongates.bsky.social
Urban Social Studies teacher for over 20 years. Undergrad in Environmental studies.
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This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Always insightful conversation between Tim Miller @timmiller.bsky.social and Micheal Weiss @michaelweiss31.bsky.social on Russia/ Ukraine, Gaza and Venezuela .

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Michael Weiss and Karine Jean-Pierre: Low Energy Trump
Podcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · 10/21/2025 · 1h 17m
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October 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Worth a listen. Too bad Bernie never became President. He would have been a good one

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Bernie Sanders on Beating Authoritarianism, Billionaires & AOC
Podcast Episode · On with Kara Swisher · 10/20/2025 · 1h 1m
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October 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Social media use linked to lower reading, memory scores in preteens : Shots - Health News

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Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows
Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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September 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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- I thought we left the patriarchal society behind , but how is it making a comeback … just wow…
Evangelical movement: Inside one Idaho pastor’s crusade for Christian domination in the age of Trump | CNN Politics
Doug Wilson grew his Idaho church into a global network of schools and congregations with a patriarchal view of Christian nationalism. His new church in DC counts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as a c...
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August 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Highly recommend - disturbing, need to keep the sunlight on…
Charlie Sykes discusses Tara Palmeri's years-long coverage of the Epstein case & her deeply personal reporting on the survivors. Palmeri recounts her work on her podcast & shares chilling insights into the power networks that enabled Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell to evade justice for so long.
"That's Not How This Story Was Supposed to End"
YouTube video by To the Contrary With Charlie Sykes
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August 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research… I have nothing left to say to you. Please unfollow me.

#pediatriccancer #cancermom
August 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“He does’t feel you look the part “

Doonesbury does it again!

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Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 13, 2025 | GoComics
Read Doonesbury—a comic strip by creator Garry Trudeau—for today, July 13, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!
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July 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Hope the violent unprovoked assault of a US Senator by Kristi Noem's goons and the FBI gets at least the level of national security coverage that the swiping of her handbag in a DC restaurant did.
June 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Corporate media has truly failed us. Obsessed with access and focused on nothing more than their monetary perks and book deals, they'll happily slow walk us into the dismantling of the Republic if it means they still get Oval Office exclusives.

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June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Difficult days but songs like this help one move forward .. power of music

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May 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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April 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Transatlantic alliance is dying. After decades of infantilization, Europe must recapture its destiny. Expel Hungary from Nato & EU; seize Russia's $200bn in reserves, abolish German debt break, invest heavily in green energy, fully back Zelenskyy. It's either this path or wait for the wolves.
March 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Just signed up for subscription- go 4th estate ! Journalists can lead the charge , make apparent what we need to see and understand.
My wife @katzish.bsky.social did the same. Everyone pay this amazing team @wired.com. Kudos also to @katie-drummond.bsky.social
Today, for the first time, @wired.com got my money. The work the Wired journos are doing is incredibly solid and technically adept while being clear. Thank you to @telliotter.bsky.social @lhn.bsky.social @agreenberg.bsky.social & more.

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February 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM