Cosmic Turtle
@ffgson.bsky.social
Just a guy in New Jersey. Happily married almost 20 years. Retired techie. Photography, music, travel. Science and aerospace geek. Cosmologically it's 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢s all the way down.
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
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Orbanization:
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros Discovery
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Orbanization:
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Read my full investigation here: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Read my full investigation here: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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That’s my dad 💔
CHARLOTTE, NC
CHARLOTTE, NC
November 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
That’s my dad 💔
CHARLOTTE, NC
CHARLOTTE, NC
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(Bloomberg) - Notices of impending mass layoffs by US companies surged in October to among the highest levels on record, according to a tally by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland researchers.
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
(Bloomberg) - Notices of impending mass layoffs by US companies surged in October to among the highest levels on record, according to a tally by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland researchers.
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #WARN
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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What do Jeffrey Clark, Harmeet Dhillon, Heather Honey and Kari Lake have in common?
While they do happen to be Trump’s favorite election deniers, they’re also the force behind the administration’s anti-voting efforts.
Here’s what you need to know👇
https://bit.ly/3LKeRz6
While they do happen to be Trump’s favorite election deniers, they’re also the force behind the administration’s anti-voting efforts.
Here’s what you need to know👇
https://bit.ly/3LKeRz6
Trump’s Administration Is Full of Election Deniers — They’re Already Working to Rig the Vote
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
What do Jeffrey Clark, Harmeet Dhillon, Heather Honey and Kari Lake have in common?
While they do happen to be Trump’s favorite election deniers, they’re also the force behind the administration’s anti-voting efforts.
Here’s what you need to know👇
https://bit.ly/3LKeRz6
While they do happen to be Trump’s favorite election deniers, they’re also the force behind the administration’s anti-voting efforts.
Here’s what you need to know👇
https://bit.ly/3LKeRz6
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US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
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More Military personnel are calling legal military non-profit agencies seeking advice for orders they received.
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful
Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to...
www.pbs.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
More Military personnel are calling legal military non-profit agencies seeking advice for orders they received.
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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This stuff is so crazy. Trump is now just letting his allies that helped him nearly overthrow the government take turns stealing taxpayer money.
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This stuff is so crazy. Trump is now just letting his allies that helped him nearly overthrow the government take turns stealing taxpayer money.
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
This is the less visible but more dangerous attack on our government.
A Trump appointee probes sensitive mortgage docs & refers critics for criminal prosecution.
When the FHFA IG hands over docs related to the case, he's fired.
When Fannie Mae watchdogs investigate, they're removed too.
It's just the latest Admin attack on oversight. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
When the FHFA IG hands over docs related to the case, he's fired.
When Fannie Mae watchdogs investigate, they're removed too.
It's just the latest Admin attack on oversight. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is the less visible but more dangerous attack on our government.
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
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In my 44 years as a journalist, I'm pretty sure I never advised a "source" on how to blackmail the president of the United States
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In my 44 years as a journalist, I'm pretty sure I never advised a "source" on how to blackmail the president of the United States
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The sheer galactic racism of Stephen Miller, which is powering so much of this stuff, is almost hard to comprehend. He’s so unbelievably, madly racist. He really is the kind of man who could put death camps into practice.
SCOOP: ICE is allocating as much as $180 million to pay bounty hunters and private investigators who verify the address and location of undocumented people ICE wishes to detain, including with physical surveillance, according to procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.
ICE Plans to Spend $180 Million on Bounty Hunters to Stalk Immigrants
Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The sheer galactic racism of Stephen Miller, which is powering so much of this stuff, is almost hard to comprehend. He’s so unbelievably, madly racist. He really is the kind of man who could put death camps into practice.
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"As ICE and other federal agencies storm cities across the country in a sweeping immigration crackdown, one seismic policy change has largely flown under the radar: the assault on DACA and the more than 515,000 recipients currently in the program." https://bit.ly/49Kmtvp
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"As ICE and other federal agencies storm cities across the country in a sweeping immigration crackdown, one seismic policy change has largely flown under the radar: the assault on DACA and the more than 515,000 recipients currently in the program." https://bit.ly/49Kmtvp
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Leaked footage from inside an ICE detention facility near Houston. No beds, no bathrooms, hundreds of men, women, and children in one combined cell/room. They are kept in freezing conditions.
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Leaked footage from inside an ICE detention facility near Houston. No beds, no bathrooms, hundreds of men, women, and children in one combined cell/room. They are kept in freezing conditions.
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Some Dems fuming about this deal.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth:
“I simply cannot, and I will not, vote to do nothing to help protect [ppl who rely on ACA] from Trump’s vindictive and malicious efforts in exchange for a vague promise from the least trustworthy Republican party in our nation’s history."
Sen. Tammy Duckworth:
“I simply cannot, and I will not, vote to do nothing to help protect [ppl who rely on ACA] from Trump’s vindictive and malicious efforts in exchange for a vague promise from the least trustworthy Republican party in our nation’s history."
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Some Dems fuming about this deal.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth:
“I simply cannot, and I will not, vote to do nothing to help protect [ppl who rely on ACA] from Trump’s vindictive and malicious efforts in exchange for a vague promise from the least trustworthy Republican party in our nation’s history."
Sen. Tammy Duckworth:
“I simply cannot, and I will not, vote to do nothing to help protect [ppl who rely on ACA] from Trump’s vindictive and malicious efforts in exchange for a vague promise from the least trustworthy Republican party in our nation’s history."
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Thank you, @peters.senate.gov & @ossoff.senate.gov
Surprise no from Gary Peters
Ossoff is also a no on the funding deal
Ossoff is also a no on the funding deal
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Thank you, @peters.senate.gov & @ossoff.senate.gov
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November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
OMG feeling sorry for the unpaid air traffic controllers and folks waiting in planes at Newark. How come we can pay ICE and the military but not ATC?
Image credit @flightradar24.com
Image credit @flightradar24.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
OMG feeling sorry for the unpaid air traffic controllers and folks waiting in planes at Newark. How come we can pay ICE and the military but not ATC?
Image credit @flightradar24.com
Image credit @flightradar24.com
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Two policies, with the same price tag, yet only one is on the chopping block. Why?
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Two policies, with the same price tag, yet only one is on the chopping block. Why?
As with #SNAP benefit cuts, Trump lackey's are using the shutdown to push their agenda. In this case, more cuts to our science and engineering capabilities.
CNN has the story:
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
CNN has the story:
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As with #SNAP benefit cuts, Trump lackey's are using the shutdown to push their agenda. In this case, more cuts to our science and engineering capabilities.
CNN has the story:
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
CNN has the story:
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...