Jess Behrens
@jessbehrens.bsky.social
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Jess Behrens
@jessbehrens.bsky.social
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Why Gen X is the real loser generation
YouTube video by The Economist
www.youtube.com
Gen X here
The onset of discount brokerages, supply side tax breaks, IT/Computers SEEMED to herald a great future for us. We gon' be rich!
Butt, stock market manipulation & bubble economies coupled with no salary gains for our increased productivity have fucked us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSWy...
The onset of discount brokerages, supply side tax breaks, IT/Computers SEEMED to herald a great future for us. We gon' be rich!
Butt, stock market manipulation & bubble economies coupled with no salary gains for our increased productivity have fucked us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSWy...
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Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
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I know it’s too cute by half but .. American Express (in blue) separating from shares of Mastercard and Visa tells you a lot about this two-speed economy.
@cnbc.com $AXP $V $MA
@cnbc.com $AXP $V $MA
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I know it’s too cute by half but .. American Express (in blue) separating from shares of Mastercard and Visa tells you a lot about this two-speed economy.
@cnbc.com $AXP $V $MA
@cnbc.com $AXP $V $MA
Pam Bondi is not an attorney. She is a snotty 8th grade girl to whom an attorney once made an off hand comment "You should go to law school."
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Pam Bondi is not an attorney. She is a snotty 8th grade girl to whom an attorney once made an off hand comment "You should go to law school."
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“The JAG at Southern Command specifically expressed concern that strikes against people on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean…could amount to extrajudicial killings, the six sources said, and therefore legally expose service members involved in the operations.”
Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources...
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“The JAG at Southern Command specifically expressed concern that strikes against people on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean…could amount to extrajudicial killings, the six sources said, and therefore legally expose service members involved in the operations.”
Was this a real press conference or a mock trial presser done as part of an 8th grade civics project?
The United States Department of Justice has new information.
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Was this a real press conference or a mock trial presser done as part of an 8th grade civics project?
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How do lawyers get catty with each other?
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
How do lawyers get catty with each other?
In that tragedy of a press conference about El Chapo the Snowboarder, Pam Bondi forgot to say that 60 metric tonnes of cocaine is just one party at Mar a Lago.
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In that tragedy of a press conference about El Chapo the Snowboarder, Pam Bondi forgot to say that 60 metric tonnes of cocaine is just one party at Mar a Lago.
At this point, the good scientists of the world are basically begging us to actually fucking do something. And their right.
“We need to start, now, to reduce CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, by at least 5% per year. This must happen in order to have a chance to avoid unmanageable & extremely costly climate impacts affecting all people in the world.” PIKs J. Rockström @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30: Scientists warn countries must act decisively to protect people and life or risk ‘suffering for billions’ – as it happened
As president Lula tries to find common ground between negotiating countries, planetary scientists say emissions must be urgently cut
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
At this point, the good scientists of the world are basically begging us to actually fucking do something. And their right.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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Good sourdough today. Nice ear. Canadian stoneground...
#hobbybaker #homemade #foodie #foodiesky #whatscooking #breadsky #sourdough #fermented #fermentedfoods🍽️🍜🍞
#hobbybaker #homemade #foodie #foodiesky #whatscooking #breadsky #sourdough #fermented #fermentedfoods🍽️🍜🍞
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Good sourdough today. Nice ear. Canadian stoneground...
#hobbybaker #homemade #foodie #foodiesky #whatscooking #breadsky #sourdough #fermented #fermentedfoods🍽️🍜🍞
#hobbybaker #homemade #foodie #foodiesky #whatscooking #breadsky #sourdough #fermented #fermentedfoods🍽️🍜🍞
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Jamie Raskin is A Truth Teller......
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Jamie Raskin is A Truth Teller......
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The stakes are too high to wait: we need to impeach Trump now.
I’ll be speaking at the Remove the Regime rally in Washington, DC this Saturday. I hope to see you there!
@flareusa.bsky.social @removalcoalition.bsky.social
I’ll be speaking at the Remove the Regime rally in Washington, DC this Saturday. I hope to see you there!
@flareusa.bsky.social @removalcoalition.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The stakes are too high to wait: we need to impeach Trump now.
I’ll be speaking at the Remove the Regime rally in Washington, DC this Saturday. I hope to see you there!
@flareusa.bsky.social @removalcoalition.bsky.social
I’ll be speaking at the Remove the Regime rally in Washington, DC this Saturday. I hope to see you there!
@flareusa.bsky.social @removalcoalition.bsky.social
I saw Nuremberg yesterday. Everybody - literally, everyone - needs to go see that movie. Right now. Should be required viewing.
I won't say the part that hit me the hardest, but once you're there and in it, you'll know.
I won't say the part that hit me the hardest, but once you're there and in it, you'll know.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I saw Nuremberg yesterday. Everybody - literally, everyone - needs to go see that movie. Right now. Should be required viewing.
I won't say the part that hit me the hardest, but once you're there and in it, you'll know.
I won't say the part that hit me the hardest, but once you're there and in it, you'll know.
I think Hollywood should do a movie composed only of trailers. And that you should have legitimate trailers before the movie.
In fact, I think that Conan O'Brien, who will star, should begin to appear in the trailers before the movie, along with Andy Richter, so you don't know when the movie begins
In fact, I think that Conan O'Brien, who will star, should begin to appear in the trailers before the movie, along with Andy Richter, so you don't know when the movie begins
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I think Hollywood should do a movie composed only of trailers. And that you should have legitimate trailers before the movie.
In fact, I think that Conan O'Brien, who will star, should begin to appear in the trailers before the movie, along with Andy Richter, so you don't know when the movie begins
In fact, I think that Conan O'Brien, who will star, should begin to appear in the trailers before the movie, along with Andy Richter, so you don't know when the movie begins
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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“ At just 16 years old, she took a job at Mar a Lago, believing she had secured a dream summer position. But that dream quickly morphed into a nightmare when Ghislaine Maxwell preyed upon her…. They trafficked her”
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“ At just 16 years old, she took a job at Mar a Lago, believing she had secured a dream summer position. But that dream quickly morphed into a nightmare when Ghislaine Maxwell preyed upon her…. They trafficked her”
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New in PN: Mike Johnson's Epstein bungling is a disaster for the GOP
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
Mike Johnson's Epstein bungling is a disaster for the GOP
The House speaker and his boss put on a masterclass of failure.
www.publicnotice.co
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
New in PN: Mike Johnson's Epstein bungling is a disaster for the GOP
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
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This is Fendi. He is seen here demonstrating the internationally acknowledged sign language for politely requesting uppies. 13/10 would pick him up immediately (TT: isthat_jojo)
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is Fendi. He is seen here demonstrating the internationally acknowledged sign language for politely requesting uppies. 13/10 would pick him up immediately (TT: isthat_jojo)
Just got my tickets for Nuremberg for tomorrow. Can't wait.
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Just got my tickets for Nuremberg for tomorrow. Can't wait.
Beer will be a Chimay Reserve, Bell's Christmas Ale, Paulaner Oktoberfest, New Belgium Trippel, & in honor of my dad JW Lees Harvest Ale.
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Harvest Ale (Limited Edition) | J.W. Lees & Co (Brewers) Ltd
Harvest Ale (Limited Edition) is a English Barleywine style beer brewed by J.W. Lees & Co (Brewers) Ltd in Manchester, GB2, United Kingdom. Score: 94 with 1,677 ratings and reviews. Last update: 11-17...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Beer will be a Chimay Reserve, Bell's Christmas Ale, Paulaner Oktoberfest, New Belgium Trippel, & in honor of my dad JW Lees Harvest Ale.
www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile...
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Wouldn't be Thanksgiving w/out stuffing. I can't find my Aunt Faye's recipe. Her's was the bomb diggity, for real. Amazing woman, all around. I'd wager in another time, & not born on a small farm in Nebraska, she'd have been a CEO. If I find it, I'm making hers
www.howsweeteats.com/2020/11/best...
www.howsweeteats.com/2020/11/best...
Our Favorite Buttery Herb Stuffing.
This is the best stuffing recipe ever! Served as stuffing or dressing, this buttery herb toasted bread dish is absolutely incredible!
www.howsweeteats.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Wouldn't be Thanksgiving w/out stuffing. I can't find my Aunt Faye's recipe. Her's was the bomb diggity, for real. Amazing woman, all around. I'd wager in another time, & not born on a small farm in Nebraska, she'd have been a CEO. If I find it, I'm making hers
www.howsweeteats.com/2020/11/best...
www.howsweeteats.com/2020/11/best...
