Dana
@dsettel13.bsky.social
Retired History, Language Arts, Middle School Teacher. Defender of democracy. Love my family, home remodeling, my sweet pup, gardening, sports, and Outlander.
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Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
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The godfather of AI said that billionaire CEOs haven't considered what would happen when there is mass unemployment and no one buys their products.
The godfather of AI doesn't think CEOs have thought about one big thing that could happen if AI kills most jobs
The godfather of AI said that billionaire CEOs haven't considered what would happen when there is mass unemployment and no one buys their products.
www.businessinsider.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The godfather of AI said that billionaire CEOs haven't considered what would happen when there is mass unemployment and no one buys their products.
Russell Vought is too scared to face the consequences of his shitty ideas. I can’t wait until these self serving crooks are gone from our White House and hopefully rotting in jail.
Russell Vought, the architect of Project 2025, is ducking the Budget Committee because he can't defend the administration's destructive, unpopular record.
The cost of everything from coffee and beef to energy bills and health care is skyrocketing because of Republicans' polices.
The cost of everything from coffee and beef to energy bills and health care is skyrocketing because of Republicans' polices.
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Russell Vought is too scared to face the consequences of his shitty ideas. I can’t wait until these self serving crooks are gone from our White House and hopefully rotting in jail.
We are being “led” by stupid, stupid men who think their money will protect them from the next health crisis. Unfortunately we all will suffer from their ignorance.
WHO to lose nearly a quarter of its workforce – 2,000 jobs – due to US withdrawing funding
WHO to lose nearly a quarter of its workforce – 2,000 jobs – due to US withdrawing funding
Donald Trump’s administration withdrew from the World Health Organization in January, prompting the agency to scale back its work
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 AM
We are being “led” by stupid, stupid men who think their money will protect them from the next health crisis. Unfortunately we all will suffer from their ignorance.
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Wow! Senators Kelly and Slotkin and Reps DeLuzio, Goodlander, Houlahan, and Crow encouraging members of the military to defy illegal orders!
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Never forget. 😡
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Never forget. 😡
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Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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ABC: Trump's welcome plan for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today: An arrival ceremony with cannons, US & Saudi flags draped on buildings, and a US military aircraft flyover over the White House during the arrival.
The Saudi's funded 9/11.😠
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
The Saudi's funded 9/11.😠
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ABC: Trump's welcome plan for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today: An arrival ceremony with cannons, US & Saudi flags draped on buildings, and a US military aircraft flyover over the White House during the arrival.
The Saudi's funded 9/11.😠
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
The Saudi's funded 9/11.😠
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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This is getting ugly fast.
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The D.C. Circuit has cleared Judge Boasberg to proceed with his stalled contempt proceeding against DOJ.
And the counterattack by MAGA DOJ is already underway.
And the counterattack by MAGA DOJ is already underway.
Appeals court declines to reinstate order finding ‘probable cause exists’ to hold Trump officials in criminal contempt | CNN Politics
A divided federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration on Friday in a case over the president’s use of the Alien Enemies Act in deportation matters — but it did not fully snuff out a lowe...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is getting ugly fast.
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The California National Guard was never yours to control.
Your takeover brought chaos to LA and diverted troops from firefighting, anti-drug trafficking, and public safety missions.
This has never been about "law and order" for Donald Trump. Just a sick power trip.
Your takeover brought chaos to LA and diverted troops from firefighting, anti-drug trafficking, and public safety missions.
This has never been about "law and order" for Donald Trump. Just a sick power trip.
Trump: "I love Los Angeles. If they want help during this, I would love to send in the National Guard or whoever is necessary to help them."
November 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The California National Guard was never yours to control.
Your takeover brought chaos to LA and diverted troops from firefighting, anti-drug trafficking, and public safety missions.
This has never been about "law and order" for Donald Trump. Just a sick power trip.
Your takeover brought chaos to LA and diverted troops from firefighting, anti-drug trafficking, and public safety missions.
This has never been about "law and order" for Donald Trump. Just a sick power trip.
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The Trump regime has fired an estimated 70 immigration judges since February. This is happening as immigration courts face a record backlog of cases.
Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
An Insider’s View of the Immigration System
A former senior immigration policy official offers insight into how the system works and highlights urgent problems that must be addressed.
www.brennancenter.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Trump regime has fired an estimated 70 immigration judges since February. This is happening as immigration courts face a record backlog of cases.
Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
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NW Ohio farmers, producers, growers, ranchers, and consumers deserve consistent trade policies that don’t shift with political winds or whims. When our markets lack certainty, it becomes harder to get ahead, guarantee the bottom line, and afford to pay at the check out counter.
The affordability crisis is forcing Trump to radically reshape his economic plan on the fly | CNN Business
President Donald Trump swept into office with a bold plan to remake America’s economy. But the realities of a persistent affordability crisis, low favorability ratings and biting election losses for h...
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
NW Ohio farmers, producers, growers, ranchers, and consumers deserve consistent trade policies that don’t shift with political winds or whims. When our markets lack certainty, it becomes harder to get ahead, guarantee the bottom line, and afford to pay at the check out counter.
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In many school systems, the biggest factor is that far fewer families are coming from other countries.
As fewer people cross the U.S. border, administrators in small towns and big cities alike are reporting fewer newcomer students than usual. https://to.pbs.org/4r5FNts
As fewer people cross the U.S. border, administrators in small towns and big cities alike are reporting fewer newcomer students than usual. https://to.pbs.org/4r5FNts
With Trump's crackdown on immigration, public school enrollment across the U.S. is dwindling
The trend is straining enrollment at many public schools, which are already seeing numbers dip due to demographic changes.
to.pbs.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In many school systems, the biggest factor is that far fewer families are coming from other countries.
As fewer people cross the U.S. border, administrators in small towns and big cities alike are reporting fewer newcomer students than usual. https://to.pbs.org/4r5FNts
As fewer people cross the U.S. border, administrators in small towns and big cities alike are reporting fewer newcomer students than usual. https://to.pbs.org/4r5FNts
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it's almost like tariffs increase prices
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
it's almost like tariffs increase prices
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They think we’re all so stupid
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
They think we’re all so stupid
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"The message is not that Trump is innocent, it's that *everyone is guilty.* Everyone assaults women, cheats on their taxes, uses public office for private gain. Propriety and following the rules? That stuff is for suckers. In a world of grift and graft, the most corrupt man should be king."
Why Trump can't make the Epstein scandal go away
His ordinary scandal management techniques are not working.
www.publicnotice.co
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"The message is not that Trump is innocent, it's that *everyone is guilty.* Everyone assaults women, cheats on their taxes, uses public office for private gain. Propriety and following the rules? That stuff is for suckers. In a world of grift and graft, the most corrupt man should be king."
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The Bari Weiss Newsmaxification of @CBSNews is a sight to behold, and marg brennan seems content to go right along with it
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The Bari Weiss Newsmaxification of @CBSNews is a sight to behold, and marg brennan seems content to go right along with it
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Powerful.
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Trump and Pete Hegseth just killed three more people in another bombing, this time in the Pacific. The dead were said to be part of a "designated terrorist organization," which is itself utterly absurd. No evidence provided.
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Trump and Pete Hegseth just killed three more people in another bombing, this time in the Pacific. The dead were said to be part of a "designated terrorist organization," which is itself utterly absurd. No evidence provided.
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When Viktor Orbán advocates for "peace" that means absolute and total capitulation of Ukraine and agreement to whatever terms Vladimir Putin asks for. When he changes his demands, so does Orbán. This is what sock puppet means. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Viktor Orbán begins ‘anti-war roadshow’ as Hungary gears up for 2026 elections
PM makes opposition to support for Ukraine central to Fidesz campaign as it loses ground over cost of living crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When Viktor Orbán advocates for "peace" that means absolute and total capitulation of Ukraine and agreement to whatever terms Vladimir Putin asks for. When he changes his demands, so does Orbán. This is what sock puppet means. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
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Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
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“Ale" works in the carrot harvest in CA. She earns $3.05 for every box of carrots she packs. One box has 24 bunches of 7 carrots each. To earn $100 she has to pack 34 boxes or 816 bunches which represents over 5000 carrots picked in a day. #WeFeedYou
November 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Ale" works in the carrot harvest in CA. She earns $3.05 for every box of carrots she packs. One box has 24 bunches of 7 carrots each. To earn $100 she has to pack 34 boxes or 816 bunches which represents over 5000 carrots picked in a day. #WeFeedYou
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According to Fox News, if you are a racist Young Republican you are still a "kid" when you are 34, but if you are an Epstein victim, you are an adult when you're 15.
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
According to Fox News, if you are a racist Young Republican you are still a "kid" when you are 34, but if you are an Epstein victim, you are an adult when you're 15.
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Renowned civil rights attorney
@nancyerikasmith.bsky.social
delivered a #CupOfJoe w/ a latte shameful facts about the DOJ’s interview with convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell in July, 2025.
#ReleaseTheFiles
@nancyerikasmith.bsky.social
delivered a #CupOfJoe w/ a latte shameful facts about the DOJ’s interview with convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell in July, 2025.
#ReleaseTheFiles
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Renowned civil rights attorney
@nancyerikasmith.bsky.social
delivered a #CupOfJoe w/ a latte shameful facts about the DOJ’s interview with convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell in July, 2025.
#ReleaseTheFiles
@nancyerikasmith.bsky.social
delivered a #CupOfJoe w/ a latte shameful facts about the DOJ’s interview with convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell in July, 2025.
#ReleaseTheFiles