GoodVibes747
@goodvibes747.bsky.social
Retired professor, ed tech guy since before you all were born. Lover of democracy, dogs (we do NOT deserve them), great music, great books, great music. Also Golden Age of Hollywood movies, Hollywood History.
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Ignore the sceptics: with this new vaccine, chickenpox could become a thing of the past | Wes Streeting
Ignore the sceptics: with this new vaccine, chickenpox could become a thing of the past | Wes Streeting
Thousands develop serious complications from the varicella virus. Today the NHS rolls out a new jab, alongside measles, mumps and rubella, says health secretary Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Ignore the sceptics: with this new vaccine, chickenpox could become a thing of the past | Wes Streeting
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This AFTER remains of a 30 ft boat washed ashore, with burned bodies inside & packages (small) of what residue tests establish was nothing more than Marijuana; which is legal for recreational use in several states. It's just murder.
apnews.com/article/boat...
apnews.com/article/boat...
US military strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, killing 8 and possibly leaving survivors
The U.S. military says it has struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days. The attacks killed a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived.
apnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This AFTER remains of a 30 ft boat washed ashore, with burned bodies inside & packages (small) of what residue tests establish was nothing more than Marijuana; which is legal for recreational use in several states. It's just murder.
apnews.com/article/boat...
apnews.com/article/boat...
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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
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A clip that has not lost its relevance
January 2, 2026 at 12:39 AM
A clip that has not lost its relevance
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Translation: the comments aren’t going my way anymore.
Stir up racist panic, smear whole communities, then claim there are “bounties” on you when people push back.
Welcome to accountability. No one’s after you, your credibility just collapsed.
Stir up racist panic, smear whole communities, then claim there are “bounties” on you when people push back.
Welcome to accountability. No one’s after you, your credibility just collapsed.
January 2, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Translation: the comments aren’t going my way anymore.
Stir up racist panic, smear whole communities, then claim there are “bounties” on you when people push back.
Welcome to accountability. No one’s after you, your credibility just collapsed.
Stir up racist panic, smear whole communities, then claim there are “bounties” on you when people push back.
Welcome to accountability. No one’s after you, your credibility just collapsed.
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Tony Dokoupil sounds like he is auditioning to work at Democracy Docket!😂
"So here's my promise to you as long as I sit in this chair: you come first. Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests. And, yes, that does include the corporate owners of CBS." www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-do...
"So here's my promise to you as long as I sit in this chair: you come first. Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests. And, yes, that does include the corporate owners of CBS." www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-do...
Tony Dokoupil: Don't just trust me. Make me earn it.
"You come first," declares the new anchor of the Evening News. "Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests — including the new owners of CBS."
www.cbsnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Tony Dokoupil sounds like he is auditioning to work at Democracy Docket!😂
"So here's my promise to you as long as I sit in this chair: you come first. Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests. And, yes, that does include the corporate owners of CBS." www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-do...
"So here's my promise to you as long as I sit in this chair: you come first. Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests. And, yes, that does include the corporate owners of CBS." www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-do...
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Let’s finish the job
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 2, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Let’s finish the job
Wow. Amazing that the GOP led committee released it. Is this more evidence of the GOP starting to try to distance themselves from Trump?
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Jack Smith told lawmakers Trump was 'the most culpable' in election interference case, deposition transcript shows
The former special counsel who brought charges against Trump during the Biden administration had wanted to testify in public, but Republicans refused his request.
www.nbcnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Wow. Amazing that the GOP led committee released it. Is this more evidence of the GOP starting to try to distance themselves from Trump?
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Now is not the time to give up. If anything, it's an opportunity to fight for the real changes we need. Take a look at these 10 ideas to fix our broken system.
Top 10 Ways to Unrig the System | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Now is not the time to give up. If anything, it's an opportunity to fight for the real changes we need. Take a look at these 10 ideas to fix our broken system.
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I say his gently, but…
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
December 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I say his gently, but…
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
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In courts of law, this is known as consciousness of guilt.
Steve Bannon: "If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included."
December 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In courts of law, this is known as consciousness of guilt.
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One of the few silver linings that have come from this harsh year of deportations and ICE raids is that it has clarified which people and institutions will use their voices to push back and which will choose accommodation.
Defiance in a Time of Cowardice
She sang the national anthem in Spanish as deportation forces assaulted L.A. Now she’s headed to Sundance.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
One of the few silver linings that have come from this harsh year of deportations and ICE raids is that it has clarified which people and institutions will use their voices to push back and which will choose accommodation.
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WOW. Trump's approval rating is now 36%. And I don't remember ever seeing him underwater with white people.
December 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
WOW. Trump's approval rating is now 36%. And I don't remember ever seeing him underwater with white people.
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Don't judge me but this brings me WAY to much pleasure.
December 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Don't judge me but this brings me WAY to much pleasure.
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I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
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CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
December 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
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"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote."
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote."
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...