@jayhillman.bsky.social
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Jean Grey was right.
December 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Jean Grey was right.
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A few reminders about the SCOTUS immunity decision for Presidents:
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
December 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A few reminders about the SCOTUS immunity decision for Presidents:
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
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"The day that will live in infamy" has mostly died of neglect.
December 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"The day that will live in infamy" has mostly died of neglect.
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Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
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In old scifi movies, computers of the far-flung future only ever seemed capable of running basic programs.
Turns out it was prophetic.
With hardware manufacturers pulling out of the consumer market to sell their wares to AI companies; that's all you're going to be able to afford.
Turns out it was prophetic.
With hardware manufacturers pulling out of the consumer market to sell their wares to AI companies; that's all you're going to be able to afford.
December 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In old scifi movies, computers of the far-flung future only ever seemed capable of running basic programs.
Turns out it was prophetic.
With hardware manufacturers pulling out of the consumer market to sell their wares to AI companies; that's all you're going to be able to afford.
Turns out it was prophetic.
With hardware manufacturers pulling out of the consumer market to sell their wares to AI companies; that's all you're going to be able to afford.
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I'm continuing my series of comfort watch movies on Whatever, and today I'm essaying Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and 19th Century Sailing life, which I am happy to view and not to live:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Two: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World wastes no time in getting the viewer acquainted with the HMS Surprise; in a few brief moments we’re given a sailor’s-eye view of the cram…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I'm continuing my series of comfort watch movies on Whatever, and today I'm essaying Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and 19th Century Sailing life, which I am happy to view and not to live:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
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I can finally show one of my favourite paintings from last year! This was a commission for @illumicrate.bsky.social which was printed on a blanket included in a recent Afterlight box.
Auroras are my favourite natural phenomena and i'd love to see them some day, so i'm very glad I got to paint one!
Auroras are my favourite natural phenomena and i'd love to see them some day, so i'm very glad I got to paint one!
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I can finally show one of my favourite paintings from last year! This was a commission for @illumicrate.bsky.social which was printed on a blanket included in a recent Afterlight box.
Auroras are my favourite natural phenomena and i'd love to see them some day, so i'm very glad I got to paint one!
Auroras are my favourite natural phenomena and i'd love to see them some day, so i'm very glad I got to paint one!
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Big Oil is "wildly desperate to dodge the growing array of lawsuits over the damage caused by their decades-long scheme to deceive the public about climate change," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That.
Oil companies want the Supreme Court to intervene to dismiss lawsuits about climate change. Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito both have big conflicts of interest on that front.
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Big Oil is "wildly desperate to dodge the growing array of lawsuits over the damage caused by their decades-long scheme to deceive the public about climate change," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
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96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
The Hidden Costs of Denying Paid Sick Leave
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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Anything to please the corporate donors.
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Anything to please the corporate donors.
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Terry Pratchett’s Death, taking a moment for himself at home, by David Wyatt, c.2018.
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Terry Pratchett’s Death, taking a moment for himself at home, by David Wyatt, c.2018.
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Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
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Actually this is exactly what you voted for and enabled, but better late than never to the opposition I guess.
October 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Actually this is exactly what you voted for and enabled, but better late than never to the opposition I guess.
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500 hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics are at risk of closing because of the Trump-Republican big, ugly bill. Many are in rural areas.
Meanwhile, Republican-held US House districts and states Trump won in 2024 rely more on ACA coverage.
They're selling out their own voters.
Meanwhile, Republican-held US House districts and states Trump won in 2024 rely more on ACA coverage.
They're selling out their own voters.
October 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
500 hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics are at risk of closing because of the Trump-Republican big, ugly bill. Many are in rural areas.
Meanwhile, Republican-held US House districts and states Trump won in 2024 rely more on ACA coverage.
They're selling out their own voters.
Meanwhile, Republican-held US House districts and states Trump won in 2024 rely more on ACA coverage.
They're selling out their own voters.
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If you're going to play "The Imperial March" to mock tyrants; don't use the orchestral score. They like that.
Play the kazoo cover instead.
Play the kazoo cover instead.
September 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you're going to play "The Imperial March" to mock tyrants; don't use the orchestral score. They like that.
Play the kazoo cover instead.
Play the kazoo cover instead.
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They are privatizing Medicare, which means they will profit off denial of coverage. Say no to the GOP or face loss of insurance.
September 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
They are privatizing Medicare, which means they will profit off denial of coverage. Say no to the GOP or face loss of insurance.
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According to a new WSJ poll, a record-low share of Americans feel optimistic about improving their standard of living, while a record-high say the American dream no longer holds true.
What really happened to the American Dream? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-really-happened-to-the-american
What really happened to the American Dream? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-really-happened-to-the-american
What Really Happened to the American Dream? (Why American capitalism is so rotten, Part 2)
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
According to a new WSJ poll, a record-low share of Americans feel optimistic about improving their standard of living, while a record-high say the American dream no longer holds true.
What really happened to the American Dream? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-really-happened-to-the-american
What really happened to the American Dream? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-really-happened-to-the-american
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In 2021, off-year elections were a wake-up call for Democrats. Four years later, the roles are reversed: Trump is back in the White House, scandals are mounting, and Republicans are bracing for backlash. With two months to go, here’s where the 2025 races stand, and what they might signal for 2026.
As Off-Year Elections Approach, Republicans Have Reasons To Worry
How much predictive value do this year's elections have for the 2026 midterms? Turns out, a lot
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In 2021, off-year elections were a wake-up call for Democrats. Four years later, the roles are reversed: Trump is back in the White House, scandals are mounting, and Republicans are bracing for backlash. With two months to go, here’s where the 2025 races stand, and what they might signal for 2026.
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Greystar was using rent-setting algorithms from software company RealPage, the subject of a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed the firm was helping landlords decide prices in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
America’s Largest Landlord Makes Deal With DOJ to Settle Price-Fixing Claims in RealPage Case
Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a...
www.propublica.org
August 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Greystar was using rent-setting algorithms from software company RealPage, the subject of a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed the firm was helping landlords decide prices in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
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I’m In That 72+%. Are You 🫵🏼🫵🏾
August 17, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I’m In That 72+%. Are You 🫵🏼🫵🏾