@epollaert.bsky.social
Former M&A and project finance lawyer, current photographer and Germanic linguist. London and Utrecht. No DMs. I block
condescending jerks and stupid ppl. Apparently that needs to be said.
condescending jerks and stupid ppl. Apparently that needs to be said.
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.”
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.”
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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First, Trump pardoned the "boots" of the insurrection, and now he's pardoned the "suits" of the insurrection substack.com/@glennkirsch...
Trump's pardons of his January 6 unindicted co-conspirators is a recruiting call to interfere in upcoming elections!
So we just learned that Donald Trump pardoned a bunch of people, including his unindicted co-conspirators in the now-defunct federal prosecution of Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the ...
substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
First, Trump pardoned the "boots" of the insurrection, and now he's pardoned the "suits" of the insurrection substack.com/@glennkirsch...
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As the country celebrates its veterans and the service they provided, it’s worth noting that the current president is actively fighting to keep 1.2 million veterans from receiving their food benefits.
www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
SNAP Helps 1.2 Million Veterans With Low Incomes, Including Thousands in Every State
About 1.2 million veterans live in households that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps).[1] Thousands of veterans in every state — who...
www.cbpp.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
As the country celebrates its veterans and the service they provided, it’s worth noting that the current president is actively fighting to keep 1.2 million veterans from receiving their food benefits.
www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
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So he’s saying all the tariff money we took in is gone and we won’t be able to pay it back. There was always a possibility he could lose this lawsuit and have to refund the tariff money. We didn’t prepare for that possibility? He’s running the govt like he ran his casinos.
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
So he’s saying all the tariff money we took in is gone and we won’t be able to pay it back. There was always a possibility he could lose this lawsuit and have to refund the tariff money. We didn’t prepare for that possibility? He’s running the govt like he ran his casinos.
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Oh, so he totally stole the money
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Oh, so he totally stole the money
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every single week they're throwing this guy a special oval office love-in that appears to be the presidential equivalent of letting your dog scarf an entire big mac and fries before that last trip to the vet
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
every single week they're throwing this guy a special oval office love-in that appears to be the presidential equivalent of letting your dog scarf an entire big mac and fries before that last trip to the vet
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The USDA has announced that States that provided monies for SNAP in November did not have Government permission to do so and must retrieve any benefits provided. Bad bad things will happen to those States that don’t comply. Tell me they don’t enjoy this cruelty
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The USDA has announced that States that provided monies for SNAP in November did not have Government permission to do so and must retrieve any benefits provided. Bad bad things will happen to those States that don’t comply. Tell me they don’t enjoy this cruelty
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Secretary Buttigieg had enough trainees in the pipeline to bring ATC staffing up to optimum levels, the Doge destroyed the program.
It takes three years to fully train an ATC.
There are no overnight fixes.
It takes three years to fully train an ATC.
There are no overnight fixes.
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Secretary Buttigieg had enough trainees in the pipeline to bring ATC staffing up to optimum levels, the Doge destroyed the program.
It takes three years to fully train an ATC.
There are no overnight fixes.
It takes three years to fully train an ATC.
There are no overnight fixes.
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FURIOUS at the 8 Democrats who are caving to Trump & MAGA - FLOOD THEM WITH CALLS.
It’s not over till it’s over, if ONE of them flips, this catastrophic surrender will not take place.
Hit the phones! Go to PleaseGrowASpine.org to amplify on social media!!
#Voterizer #PGAS
It’s not over till it’s over, if ONE of them flips, this catastrophic surrender will not take place.
Hit the phones! Go to PleaseGrowASpine.org to amplify on social media!!
#Voterizer #PGAS
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
FURIOUS at the 8 Democrats who are caving to Trump & MAGA - FLOOD THEM WITH CALLS.
It’s not over till it’s over, if ONE of them flips, this catastrophic surrender will not take place.
Hit the phones! Go to PleaseGrowASpine.org to amplify on social media!!
#Voterizer #PGAS
It’s not over till it’s over, if ONE of them flips, this catastrophic surrender will not take place.
Hit the phones! Go to PleaseGrowASpine.org to amplify on social media!!
#Voterizer #PGAS
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There’s still time to call senators. Let me explain. Sorry not sorry about the cat. He’s also really upset about this deal.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There’s still time to call senators. Let me explain. Sorry not sorry about the cat. He’s also really upset about this deal.
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What do you think about children being detained by Trump in facilities where they have to fight for clean drinking water?
Where the water is cloudy, smells & upsets stomachs & the soap for showers causes rashes & they have to sleep on concrete floors?
#ICELawlessness
share.google/Bqxqbap6Nb0W...
Where the water is cloudy, smells & upsets stomachs & the soap for showers causes rashes & they have to sleep on concrete floors?
#ICELawlessness
share.google/Bqxqbap6Nb0W...
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
What do you think about children being detained by Trump in facilities where they have to fight for clean drinking water?
Where the water is cloudy, smells & upsets stomachs & the soap for showers causes rashes & they have to sleep on concrete floors?
#ICELawlessness
share.google/Bqxqbap6Nb0W...
Where the water is cloudy, smells & upsets stomachs & the soap for showers causes rashes & they have to sleep on concrete floors?
#ICELawlessness
share.google/Bqxqbap6Nb0W...
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Trump pardons top allies who aided his bid to subvert the 2020 election
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Trump pardons top allies who aided his bid to subvert the 2020 election
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
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"Melissa Cherney, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, said food pantries have seen demand double, if not triple. People are coming in and saying that they haven’t eaten in days."
Via @antoniafarzan.bsky.social.
Via @antoniafarzan.bsky.social.
The average SNAP recipient gets $6 a day. What's it like to live on that little?
Even before benefits stopped arriving in November, relying on SNAP for food aid wasn't easy.
www.providencejournal.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"Melissa Cherney, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, said food pantries have seen demand double, if not triple. People are coming in and saying that they haven’t eaten in days."
Via @antoniafarzan.bsky.social.
Via @antoniafarzan.bsky.social.
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NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
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In yet another attempt to erase J6 history, Trump
has pardoned key allies & co-conspirators who have previously plead guilty, been disbarred or could be tried:
Rudy Giuliani
John Eastman
Sidney Powell
Mark Meadows
Boris Epshteyn
Jenna Ellis
Kenneth Chesebro
More
www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
has pardoned key allies & co-conspirators who have previously plead guilty, been disbarred or could be tried:
Rudy Giuliani
John Eastman
Sidney Powell
Mark Meadows
Boris Epshteyn
Jenna Ellis
Kenneth Chesebro
More
www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
Trump Pardons Giuliani And Others Allegedly Involved In Bid To Overturn 2020 Elections
The pardon covers 77 people, including members of the president’s former legal team, including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
In yet another attempt to erase J6 history, Trump
has pardoned key allies & co-conspirators who have previously plead guilty, been disbarred or could be tried:
Rudy Giuliani
John Eastman
Sidney Powell
Mark Meadows
Boris Epshteyn
Jenna Ellis
Kenneth Chesebro
More
www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
has pardoned key allies & co-conspirators who have previously plead guilty, been disbarred or could be tried:
Rudy Giuliani
John Eastman
Sidney Powell
Mark Meadows
Boris Epshteyn
Jenna Ellis
Kenneth Chesebro
More
www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
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These Kern County CA farm workers are called swampers. They spend their day throwing heavy boxes of grapes onto trailers. Each box weighs around 33 lb. #WeFeedYou
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
These Kern County CA farm workers are called swampers. They spend their day throwing heavy boxes of grapes onto trailers. Each box weighs around 33 lb. #WeFeedYou
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Today I wrote about the Trump’s latest effort to pardon his election denier henchmen. While we may be focused on the shutdown, Trump continues to subvert democracy and target free and fair elections. I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to expose just this. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Today I wrote about the Trump’s latest effort to pardon his election denier henchmen. While we may be focused on the shutdown, Trump continues to subvert democracy and target free and fair elections. I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to expose just this. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
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Amy Klobacher would be an amazing majority leader. She really knows to legislate. The number of bills that she alone has passed is a pretty remarkable accomplishment.
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Amy Klobacher would be an amazing majority leader. She really knows to legislate. The number of bills that she alone has passed is a pretty remarkable accomplishment.