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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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Very interesting observations on orcas "kelping" each other. They manipulate the kelp and groom each other with it, perhaps for skin maintenance. Most work on tools, allogrooming and culture focuses on terrestrial animals. So cool to see this study on a marine mammal! 🧪
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Manufacture and use of allogrooming tools by wild killer whales
Michael Weiss and colleagues report on wild orcas using kelp as a tool for social
grooming.
www.cell.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Very interesting observations on orcas "kelping" each other. They manipulate the kelp and groom each other with it, perhaps for skin maintenance. Most work on tools, allogrooming and culture focuses on terrestrial animals. So cool to see this study on a marine mammal! 🧪
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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This kind of social science has never been more important than now.
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People who think there is going to inevitably be a big pro-Dem backlash against Medicaid cuts should read this article.
You have to remember there is an entire proganda apparatus that will blame the Dems for the effects of these Republican cuts.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
You have to remember there is an entire proganda apparatus that will blame the Dems for the effects of these Republican cuts.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Politics of Rural Hospital Closures - Political Behavior
Who do citizens hold responsible for outcomes and experiences? Hundreds of rural hospitals have closed or significantly reduced their capacity since just 2010, leaving much of the rural U.S. without a...
link.springer.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This kind of social science has never been more important than now.
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True patriotism is knowing the truth about how your country was founded.
True cowardice is lying about it.
True cowardice is lying about it.
May 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
True patriotism is knowing the truth about how your country was founded.
True cowardice is lying about it.
True cowardice is lying about it.
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Add to that the steep cuts in Medicaid, SNAP, etc. coming in the reconciliation bill and you have a prescription for triggering the biggest increases in poverty, hardship, and human suffering in the US - and the biggest losses of health coverage - we've seen in our lifetimes
May 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Add to that the steep cuts in Medicaid, SNAP, etc. coming in the reconciliation bill and you have a prescription for triggering the biggest increases in poverty, hardship, and human suffering in the US - and the biggest losses of health coverage - we've seen in our lifetimes
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Massive cutbacks in rental assistance for low-income families, elimination of aid with high heating/cooling bills, elimination of programs to spur development of affordable housing and - despite claims of wanting people to work - elimination of Job Corps & big cuts in education.
May 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Massive cutbacks in rental assistance for low-income families, elimination of aid with high heating/cooling bills, elimination of programs to spur development of affordable housing and - despite claims of wanting people to work - elimination of Job Corps & big cuts in education.
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The Trump budget cuts in program after program for people struggling to get by are unprecedented and far exceed the proposals from his 1st term, seen as Draconian then. Some specifics in the thread below.
May 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Trump budget cuts in program after program for people struggling to get by are unprecedented and far exceed the proposals from his 1st term, seen as Draconian then. Some specifics in the thread below.
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Column: Trump is pretending to be weak when it comes to El Salvador, writes our senior foreign affairs correspondent
@nahaltoosi.bsky.social.
All the ways the president could help bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia👇
@nahaltoosi.bsky.social.
All the ways the president could help bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia👇
Trump Is Pretending to Be Weak When It Comes to El Salvador
Does the president remember he’s already freed many people wrongfully detained overseas?
www.politico.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Column: Trump is pretending to be weak when it comes to El Salvador, writes our senior foreign affairs correspondent
@nahaltoosi.bsky.social.
All the ways the president could help bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia👇
@nahaltoosi.bsky.social.
All the ways the president could help bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia👇
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People trying to obey the law abducted by masked men in unmarked van.
dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
ICE detains 2 men in Charlottesville courthouse raid
Three men who identified themselves as Homeland Security officers raided a courthouse in downtown Charlottesville Tuesday, detaining two men without explanation.
dailyprogress.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
People trying to obey the law abducted by masked men in unmarked van.
dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
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Another understated bird, the male Black-crested Coquette hummingbird at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature #hummingbirds 🌿
#birds #nature #hummingbirds 🌿
April 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Another understated bird, the male Black-crested Coquette hummingbird at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature #hummingbirds 🌿
#birds #nature #hummingbirds 🌿
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Reminder that Musk pushed out the FAA director (because he didn't want to pay SpaceX fines) and Trump admin put on a hiring freeze. Now... www.nbcnews.com/video/dca-to...
DCA tower staffing was 'not normal' during crash, preliminary FAA report finds
NBC News' Tom Costello reports on how the air traffic control staffing at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) was "allowed, but not ideal," under the FAA’s safety standards.
www.nbcnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Reminder that Musk pushed out the FAA director (because he didn't want to pay SpaceX fines) and Trump admin put on a hiring freeze. Now... www.nbcnews.com/video/dca-to...
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The richest man in the world who is about to shutdown our government tweeting support for a German neo-nazi party in the middle of the night
I think this should be kind of a big deal: Elon Musk tweeting at 1:03am, “Only the AfD can save Germany.”
The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.
The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.
December 20, 2024 at 12:45 PM
The richest man in the world who is about to shutdown our government tweeting support for a German neo-nazi party in the middle of the night
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
December 20, 2024 at 1:14 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
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Read this powerful statement by Harry Litman, explaining his resignation as the senior legal analyst for the Los Angeles Times. I have watched the Times sink to second rate status. Harry’s departure suggest it is quickly becoming a red rag in a blue state.
harrylitman.substack.com/p/why-i-just...
harrylitman.substack.com/p/why-i-just...
Why I Just Resigned From The Los Angeles Times
By Harry Litman
harrylitman.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Read this powerful statement by Harry Litman, explaining his resignation as the senior legal analyst for the Los Angeles Times. I have watched the Times sink to second rate status. Harry’s departure suggest it is quickly becoming a red rag in a blue state.
harrylitman.substack.com/p/why-i-just...
harrylitman.substack.com/p/why-i-just...
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RBG PAC’s $20M last-minute pro-Trump abortion campaign wasn’t just shady (and completely opposed by RBG’s surviving family members)—it was fully bankrolled by Elon Musk, new campaign finance reports show. Billionaire meddling in our elections must be stopped.
December 6, 2024 at 5:27 PM
RBG PAC’s $20M last-minute pro-Trump abortion campaign wasn’t just shady (and completely opposed by RBG’s surviving family members)—it was fully bankrolled by Elon Musk, new campaign finance reports show. Billionaire meddling in our elections must be stopped.
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Meanwhile: U.S. hiring surged in November, with employers adding 227,000 workers, exceeding economist expectations of 214,000 additional jobs, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data on Friday showed.
December 6, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Meanwhile: U.S. hiring surged in November, with employers adding 227,000 workers, exceeding economist expectations of 214,000 additional jobs, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data on Friday showed.
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Jeffries: "We've seen repeatedly amongst my extreme MAGA Republican colleagues that they say one thing to the American people before the election and then do something different after the election. House Republicans said they were gonna protect Social Security and Medicare ... "
December 6, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Jeffries: "We've seen repeatedly amongst my extreme MAGA Republican colleagues that they say one thing to the American people before the election and then do something different after the election. House Republicans said they were gonna protect Social Security and Medicare ... "
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Virtually every question today at the WH Press briefing was about the Hunter pardon, as if that is the thing the American people care about most right now. The DC press is so disconnected from the American public and serves them poorly more often than not.
December 6, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Virtually every question today at the WH Press briefing was about the Hunter pardon, as if that is the thing the American people care about most right now. The DC press is so disconnected from the American public and serves them poorly more often than not.
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In a clip uncovered by MeidasTouch, Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, suggested women share the blame for HIV exposure when a sexually promiscuous partner hides his diagnosis.
Pete Hegseth Suggested Women Share Blame for HIV Exposure When Sexually Promisicous Partner Hides Diagnosis
Trump's Defense nominee: "Did these woman really think they were going to get a clean bill of health dealing with Charlie Sheen at this point?"
meidasnews.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:38 AM
In a clip uncovered by MeidasTouch, Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, suggested women share the blame for HIV exposure when a sexually promiscuous partner hides his diagnosis.
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The declaration of martial law in South Korea this week should sound the alarm in the U.S. about what could happen here. Here’s how we can best prepare for Trump’s threats. Watch a new On Democracy out now!
Martial Law in America? South Korea’s Warning and Trump’s Threats | On Democracy
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 4:23 AM
The declaration of martial law in South Korea this week should sound the alarm in the U.S. about what could happen here. Here’s how we can best prepare for Trump’s threats. Watch a new On Democracy out now!
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Wow. Just noticed we’ve crossed 300,000 followers on Bluesky. Thank you for joining us here and for this incredible new pro-democracy community you are creating. Let’s keep building!
November 18, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Wow. Just noticed we’ve crossed 300,000 followers on Bluesky. Thank you for joining us here and for this incredible new pro-democracy community you are creating. Let’s keep building!
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Professor Peter Arenella post on X:
I just got off the phone with a life-long Brit friend who works for their intelligence service. The Brits and the Israelis both believe Trump is doing Putin's bidding as his absurd cabinet appointments are all hostile to the agencies they might be heading. My
I just got off the phone with a life-long Brit friend who works for their intelligence service. The Brits and the Israelis both believe Trump is doing Putin's bidding as his absurd cabinet appointments are all hostile to the agencies they might be heading. My
December 5, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Professor Peter Arenella post on X:
I just got off the phone with a life-long Brit friend who works for their intelligence service. The Brits and the Israelis both believe Trump is doing Putin's bidding as his absurd cabinet appointments are all hostile to the agencies they might be heading. My
I just got off the phone with a life-long Brit friend who works for their intelligence service. The Brits and the Israelis both believe Trump is doing Putin's bidding as his absurd cabinet appointments are all hostile to the agencies they might be heading. My