Jeff
@edgartwobears.bsky.social
Bad Buddhist, decent cook, gamer, nerd, public health advocate, politically further left than you think.
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Jeff
@edgartwobears.bsky.social
· Jan 8
Consolidating my social media here as my primary platform. Opinions, observances, thoughts, music, whimsy, etc...in no particular order.
Welcome! To those of you who are new...I repost a LOT! Mostly on leftist politics, public health, emergency preparedness and random things.
Enjoy, and be kind.
Welcome! To those of you who are new...I repost a LOT! Mostly on leftist politics, public health, emergency preparedness and random things.
Enjoy, and be kind.
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#BlueCrossPete does not support single payer 😲🤦♀️
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
#BlueCrossPete does not support single payer 😲🤦♀️
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“So what do you want your public servants to do? If you want your life to change, it is you that needs to decide how you want it to be changed.”
December 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“So what do you want your public servants to do? If you want your life to change, it is you that needs to decide how you want it to be changed.”
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“A cultural change is necessary among voters if they expect a change among their politicians.” “Democracy only works if people are discussing, designing, and voting for proposed actions.”
December 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“A cultural change is necessary among voters if they expect a change among their politicians.” “Democracy only works if people are discussing, designing, and voting for proposed actions.”
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"Election tyranny"
If you really care about democracy and good governance you need to read this asap, take time to process what is being said. #3E 👇
If you really care about democracy and good governance you need to read this asap, take time to process what is being said. #3E 👇
Election tyranny | Binding Chaos
Get more from Binding Chaos on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Election tyranny"
If you really care about democracy and good governance you need to read this asap, take time to process what is being said. #3E 👇
If you really care about democracy and good governance you need to read this asap, take time to process what is being said. #3E 👇
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$140m.
Think of how many cancer drug trials or free school lunches this could have paid for www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Think of how many cancer drug trials or free school lunches this could have paid for www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS inks contract to create its own fleet of Boeing 737s for deportations
The agency will spend nearly $140 million to buy the planes, funding that comes from a massive budget increase for immigration enforcement approved by Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
$140m.
Think of how many cancer drug trials or free school lunches this could have paid for www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Think of how many cancer drug trials or free school lunches this could have paid for www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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As SCOTUS hears another case today that could further destroy campaign finance regulation, consider this astonishing fact: political spending by billionaires has increased 160-fold since Citizens United decision www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As SCOTUS hears another case today that could further destroy campaign finance regulation, consider this astonishing fact: political spending by billionaires has increased 160-fold since Citizens United decision www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Love wins again!
The Supreme Court just denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.
There's more to do. 🗳🌟Help @FieldTeam6.org register Democrats. 🌈💙
#Pride #Voterizer #LoveAlwaysWins social.fieldteam6.org/s/Ov518O4e
The Supreme Court just denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.
There's more to do. 🗳🌟Help @FieldTeam6.org register Democrats. 🌈💙
#Pride #Voterizer #LoveAlwaysWins social.fieldteam6.org/s/Ov518O4e
Volunteer/Donate to Register Democrats
social.fieldteam6.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Love wins again!
The Supreme Court just denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.
There's more to do. 🗳🌟Help @FieldTeam6.org register Democrats. 🌈💙
#Pride #Voterizer #LoveAlwaysWins social.fieldteam6.org/s/Ov518O4e
The Supreme Court just denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.
There's more to do. 🗳🌟Help @FieldTeam6.org register Democrats. 🌈💙
#Pride #Voterizer #LoveAlwaysWins social.fieldteam6.org/s/Ov518O4e
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Blue Voter Guide helps you make quick, informed, pro-democracy choices of candidates & propositions.
Enter your address to see your ballot, with endorsements from trusted organizations.
Save & share your choices!
#BlueVoterGuide #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/zoSk1vyN
Enter your address to see your ballot, with endorsements from trusted organizations.
Save & share your choices!
#BlueVoterGuide #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/zoSk1vyN
Helping you vote fast, smart, and blue
social.fieldteam6.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Blue Voter Guide helps you make quick, informed, pro-democracy choices of candidates & propositions.
Enter your address to see your ballot, with endorsements from trusted organizations.
Save & share your choices!
#BlueVoterGuide #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/zoSk1vyN
Enter your address to see your ballot, with endorsements from trusted organizations.
Save & share your choices!
#BlueVoterGuide #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/zoSk1vyN
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You're not fighting “the atheists,” and you're not winning.
You're fighting the Constitution, religious freedom, and the millions of Texans of all faiths and none who know it's not government’s job to impose one religion on every public school student.
You're fighting the Constitution, religious freedom, and the millions of Texans of all faiths and none who know it's not government’s job to impose one religion on every public school student.
December 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
You're not fighting “the atheists,” and you're not winning.
You're fighting the Constitution, religious freedom, and the millions of Texans of all faiths and none who know it's not government’s job to impose one religion on every public school student.
You're fighting the Constitution, religious freedom, and the millions of Texans of all faiths and none who know it's not government’s job to impose one religion on every public school student.
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"Many of you mentioned how much you have come to rely on independent — not institutional — voices. Many of you mentioned writers like Heather Cox Richardson, Paul Krugman, Judd Legum and Marisa Kabas, among many others."
Trust in mainstream media is at rock bottom. Can it be fixed?
Why so many news consumers are turning to individual voices and away from institutions
margaretsullivan.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"Many of you mentioned how much you have come to rely on independent — not institutional — voices. Many of you mentioned writers like Heather Cox Richardson, Paul Krugman, Judd Legum and Marisa Kabas, among many others."
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Alina Habba will stop pretending to be a federal prosecutor—for now
Alina Habba will stop pretending to be a federal prosecutor—for now
Trump's former lawyer has quit the New Jersey US attorney's office after losing an appeal.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Alina Habba will stop pretending to be a federal prosecutor—for now
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A child suffered panic attacks after hearing fire-and-brimstone sermons and being told her dad might go to Hell.
A judge stepped in to stop it.
Now the Maine Supreme Court will have to decide what's more important: religion or a child's mental health?
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/will-the-m...
A judge stepped in to stop it.
Now the Maine Supreme Court will have to decide what's more important: religion or a child's mental health?
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/will-the-m...
Will the Maine Supreme Court allow a mother to keep harming her daughter with religion?
Maine's top court will soon decide if psychological harm can affect a custody case if that harm stems from religion
www.friendlyatheist.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A child suffered panic attacks after hearing fire-and-brimstone sermons and being told her dad might go to Hell.
A judge stepped in to stop it.
Now the Maine Supreme Court will have to decide what's more important: religion or a child's mental health?
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/will-the-m...
A judge stepped in to stop it.
Now the Maine Supreme Court will have to decide what's more important: religion or a child's mental health?
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/will-the-m...
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The Justice Department has waged an unprecedented campaign to intimidate states into handing over voters’ private information.
The goal, as @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & @ariberman.bsky.social report, could result in the unprecedented harassment of individual citizens like you and me.
The goal, as @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & @ariberman.bsky.social report, could result in the unprecedented harassment of individual citizens like you and me.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Justice Department has waged an unprecedented campaign to intimidate states into handing over voters’ private information.
The goal, as @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & @ariberman.bsky.social report, could result in the unprecedented harassment of individual citizens like you and me.
The goal, as @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & @ariberman.bsky.social report, could result in the unprecedented harassment of individual citizens like you and me.
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The problem with Palantir's new neurodivergent fellowship
The problem with Palantir's new neurodivergent fellowship
Critics have accused the company of being technofascist.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The problem with Palantir's new neurodivergent fellowship
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Threatening to punish app stores if they don’t remove apps the government dislikes is unconstitutional.This time it’s ICEBlock, but tomorrow it could be a news app.
Good for ICEBlock for standing up for everyone’s First Amendment rights.
Good for ICEBlock for standing up for everyone’s First Amendment rights.
ICEBlock creator sues Trump administration officials saying they pressured Apple to remove it from the app store | CNN Business
ICEBlock app creator Joshua Aaron is suing the Trump administration, accusing it of abusing government power and infringing on his free speech by pushing Apple to remove ICEBlock from its app store.
www.cnn.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Threatening to punish app stores if they don’t remove apps the government dislikes is unconstitutional.This time it’s ICEBlock, but tomorrow it could be a news app.
Good for ICEBlock for standing up for everyone’s First Amendment rights.
Good for ICEBlock for standing up for everyone’s First Amendment rights.
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And, if you missed it, Jay Bybee — yes, that Jay Bybee — entered the chat last night. In a big way.
OK, seriously. This is wild.
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
And, if you missed it, Jay Bybee — yes, that Jay Bybee — entered the chat last night. In a big way.
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Behind the $230 million settlement are survivors whose lives were derailed by clergy abuse that Church leaders ignored or covered up.
Real accountability requires transparency, consequences, and an end to the culture that protected abusers.
apnews.com/article/new-...
Real accountability requires transparency, consequences, and an end to the culture that protected abusers.
apnews.com/article/new-...
Court settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims
A federal judge has approved a federal settlement that will clear the way for the New Orleans Archdiocese to pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse.
apnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Behind the $230 million settlement are survivors whose lives were derailed by clergy abuse that Church leaders ignored or covered up.
Real accountability requires transparency, consequences, and an end to the culture that protected abusers.
apnews.com/article/new-...
Real accountability requires transparency, consequences, and an end to the culture that protected abusers.
apnews.com/article/new-...
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it is actually kind of bananas how unitary executive theorists have taken a straightforward clause requiring the president to "faithfully execute the laws" and transformed it into a grant for the exercise of limitless unenumerated power.
The Take Care Clause was a byproduct of the lessons learned from the Glorious Revolution that the executive should not be able to dispense with the law promulgated by the legislature. It was not a constitutional provision to empower the executive branch— but to constrain it!
December 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
it is actually kind of bananas how unitary executive theorists have taken a straightforward clause requiring the president to "faithfully execute the laws" and transformed it into a grant for the exercise of limitless unenumerated power.
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That's called a Dictatorship.
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
That's called a Dictatorship.
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The article the host is referencing is here: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Leaving the Party, Pal!
Your questions answered on Dem party failures, GOP crimes, Die Hard, and more!
sarahkendzior.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The article the host is referencing is here: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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New interview on the old kleptocracy youtu.be/Hx2jh93_1Fs?...
Transnational Kleptocracy: What Happens After Trump, Sarah Kendzior
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New interview on the old kleptocracy youtu.be/Hx2jh93_1Fs?...
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“Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender." It’s time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far right—and started fighting back.” By @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender
It's time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far right—and started fighting back.
www.thenation.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender." It’s time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far right—and started fighting back.” By @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
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FBI Director Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capital, you attack the very being of our way of life. This FBI and this DOJ stand here to tell you we will always refute it and combat it."
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol...
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol...
December 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
FBI Director Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capital, you attack the very being of our way of life. This FBI and this DOJ stand here to tell you we will always refute it and combat it."
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol...
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol...