Jill Sapphire Goldberg
@jilllsapphire.bsky.social
Former specialist in Indigenous education, translation, listener of birdsongs & maker of great pesto. Anglais/français
Former avid gardener & reader, but now a spoonie. Humor that is an admittedly acquired taste.
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Former avid gardener & reader, but now a spoonie. Humor that is an admittedly acquired taste.
substack.com/@jillsapphiregoldberg
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This list of downgraded professions obviously devalues what is already undervalued.
To all those who like to post, "I voted for this," they each deserve what will befall them. Nurses? Counselors, public health, SW, PT? How is that MAHA stuff going to work without these essential professionals?
To all those who like to post, "I voted for this," they each deserve what will befall them. Nurses? Counselors, public health, SW, PT? How is that MAHA stuff going to work without these essential professionals?
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This list of downgraded professions obviously devalues what is already undervalued.
To all those who like to post, "I voted for this," they each deserve what will befall them. Nurses? Counselors, public health, SW, PT? How is that MAHA stuff going to work without these essential professionals?
To all those who like to post, "I voted for this," they each deserve what will befall them. Nurses? Counselors, public health, SW, PT? How is that MAHA stuff going to work without these essential professionals?
Hoekstra has some arrogance scolding Canada on how it conducts its affairs with the US. The US threats of annexation, 51st state and punitive tariffs mean he & his boss have lost their credibility, not to mention the respect of many. So Mr. Hoekstra, sit down and be quiet. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Hoekstra accuses Canada of meddling in U.S. politics, says restarting trade talks 'not going to be easy' | CBC News
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra continued to lash out against the ad campaign that infuriated his president and abruptly ended trade negotiations while on stage in Ottawa Wednesday, accusing C...
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Hoekstra has some arrogance scolding Canada on how it conducts its affairs with the US. The US threats of annexation, 51st state and punitive tariffs mean he & his boss have lost their credibility, not to mention the respect of many. So Mr. Hoekstra, sit down and be quiet. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ICYMI
Two completely different pieces of news today, but a common thread: a boastfully complicit president
Two completely different pieces of news today, but a common thread: a boastfully complicit president
November 19, 2025 at 5:21 AM
ICYMI
Two completely different pieces of news today, but a common thread: a boastfully complicit president
Two completely different pieces of news today, but a common thread: a boastfully complicit president
For all the times we reminded ourselves that Trump was also just one man, emboldened by his huge flock of followers, but enabled by the deep-pocketed, powerful TheilVoughtMillersEtc out there, is it a surprise that Epstein had his own complicit swamp of 🙈🙉🙊?
www.thewrap.com/epstein-emai...
www.thewrap.com/epstein-emai...
The Epstein Emails Show That Conspiracy Theorists Are Right: ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Is Real
The Epstein Emails prove that conspiracy theorists who believed that those with money and power get away with anything were right.
www.thewrap.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
For all the times we reminded ourselves that Trump was also just one man, emboldened by his huge flock of followers, but enabled by the deep-pocketed, powerful TheilVoughtMillersEtc out there, is it a surprise that Epstein had his own complicit swamp of 🙈🙉🙊?
www.thewrap.com/epstein-emai...
www.thewrap.com/epstein-emai...
@msnbc.com @nicollewallace.bsky.social I love knowing @hcrichardson.bsky.social will be on The Best People. Prof. Richardson's unpretentious wisdom has been the antidote for handling the onslaught of news since #45 and millions of us are outrageously grateful. Looking forward to the next podcast!
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
@msnbc.com @nicollewallace.bsky.social I love knowing @hcrichardson.bsky.social will be on The Best People. Prof. Richardson's unpretentious wisdom has been the antidote for handling the onslaught of news since #45 and millions of us are outrageously grateful. Looking forward to the next podcast!
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Jeffrey Epstein had 1,571 names of contacts in his little black book.
Fewer than 40 names—just 2.4%—were circled.
Donald Trump’s was one of them.
Epstein had 14 phone numbers for Trump. Fourteen ways to reach him.
If that’s not “being on the Epstein List,” what the f*ck is?
Fewer than 40 names—just 2.4%—were circled.
Donald Trump’s was one of them.
Epstein had 14 phone numbers for Trump. Fourteen ways to reach him.
If that’s not “being on the Epstein List,” what the f*ck is?
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Jeffrey Epstein had 1,571 names of contacts in his little black book.
Fewer than 40 names—just 2.4%—were circled.
Donald Trump’s was one of them.
Epstein had 14 phone numbers for Trump. Fourteen ways to reach him.
If that’s not “being on the Epstein List,” what the f*ck is?
Fewer than 40 names—just 2.4%—were circled.
Donald Trump’s was one of them.
Epstein had 14 phone numbers for Trump. Fourteen ways to reach him.
If that’s not “being on the Epstein List,” what the f*ck is?
Let a Canadian explain Trump’s bad math. Thank you to the CBC’s Andrew Chang. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
The impossible math behind Trump's $2,000 tariff rebate plan | About That
U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to give all Americans — 'not including high-income people!' — a check for $2,000 from tariff revenue. But there’s a problem: the math doesn't add up. Andrew C...
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Let a Canadian explain Trump’s bad math. Thank you to the CBC’s Andrew Chang. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
ICYMI: Disinformation Review
Large language models: the new battlefield of Russian information warfare
By EUvsDisinfo | October 23, 2025
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Large language models: the new battlefield of Russian information warfare
By EUvsDisinfo | October 23, 2025
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November 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM
ICYMI: Disinformation Review
Large language models: the new battlefield of Russian information warfare
By EUvsDisinfo | October 23, 2025
euvsdisinfo.eu/large-langua...
Large language models: the new battlefield of Russian information warfare
By EUvsDisinfo | October 23, 2025
euvsdisinfo.eu/large-langua...
@cdubesante.bsky.social Bravo, sir. From decent COVID mgmt to this travesty, you have managed to take a problem & make it much worse. Pple will die as a result & suffer, including myself. I'm just one patient, but my life w a rare disease depends on the care I receive. www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/1...
CTV National News: Quebec in throes of health-care crisis, doctor exodus over Bill 2
Bill 2, a new Quebec law that some call 'Draconian,' has caused hundreds of doctors to apply to work in Ontario and New Brunswick. Judy Trinh reports.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
@cdubesante.bsky.social Bravo, sir. From decent COVID mgmt to this travesty, you have managed to take a problem & make it much worse. Pple will die as a result & suffer, including myself. I'm just one patient, but my life w a rare disease depends on the care I receive. www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/1...
Yes I realize there is a super long history of all those other representatives feeling compelled to set up a table with powerful, factual messages outside the Speaker's office, but still...
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Yes I realize there is a super long history of all those other representatives feeling compelled to set up a table with powerful, factual messages outside the Speaker's office, but still...
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
Exactly--you may not be able to feed your family a Thanksgiving dinner, but the good news is weight loss drugs be more accessible.
So much winning...
So much winning...
There's something about the optics of "making a deal" to lower the cost of weight loss drug prices at the same moment you're starving your own citizens.
Trump announces deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk to slash weight loss drug prices, offer some Medicare coverage
The deals are among the most politically significant announcements to date in the Trump administration's efforts to rein in high U.S. drug costs.
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Exactly--you may not be able to feed your family a Thanksgiving dinner, but the good news is weight loss drugs be more accessible.
So much winning...
So much winning...
(1/2) Kim Jung Un was right!
Trump is a DOTARD!
If you listen to him ramble about who he pardons, he doesn't know who they are nor why he did it.
If you're a buddy of his (i.e. Scott Adams, racist creator of Dilbert) and needs to jump a queue for medical care, he'll do it because...well...b/c
Trump is a DOTARD!
If you listen to him ramble about who he pardons, he doesn't know who they are nor why he did it.
If you're a buddy of his (i.e. Scott Adams, racist creator of Dilbert) and needs to jump a queue for medical care, he'll do it because...well...b/c
November 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
(1/2) Kim Jung Un was right!
Trump is a DOTARD!
If you listen to him ramble about who he pardons, he doesn't know who they are nor why he did it.
If you're a buddy of his (i.e. Scott Adams, racist creator of Dilbert) and needs to jump a queue for medical care, he'll do it because...well...b/c
Trump is a DOTARD!
If you listen to him ramble about who he pardons, he doesn't know who they are nor why he did it.
If you're a buddy of his (i.e. Scott Adams, racist creator of Dilbert) and needs to jump a queue for medical care, he'll do it because...well...b/c
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Join @carolleonnig.bsky.social and @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social for a great conversation around their new book, INJUSTICE: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department. More details below and at the link:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2138...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2138...
October 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Join @carolleonnig.bsky.social and @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social for a great conversation around their new book, INJUSTICE: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department. More details below and at the link:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2138...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2138...
I hope no one is suffering from outrage fatigue.
Man Jailed for Facebook Meme Is Freed in Tennessee theintercept.com/2025/10/30/l...
Man Jailed for Facebook Meme Is Freed in Tennessee theintercept.com/2025/10/30/l...
Man Jailed for Facebook Meme Is Freed in Tennessee
Larry Bushart Jr. spent more than a month in jail after a Tennessee sheriff ordered his arrest for a meme trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil.
theintercept.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I hope no one is suffering from outrage fatigue.
Man Jailed for Facebook Meme Is Freed in Tennessee theintercept.com/2025/10/30/l...
Man Jailed for Facebook Meme Is Freed in Tennessee theintercept.com/2025/10/30/l...
@neguse.house.gov is not “my” rep, but man, he speaks for me. In fact, his message is the best thing I’ve heard today. Thank you Rep. Neguse for being the voice of reason.
The Trump administration’s lawlessness cannot be ignored.
Period.
Period.
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 AM
@neguse.house.gov is not “my” rep, but man, he speaks for me. In fact, his message is the best thing I’ve heard today. Thank you Rep. Neguse for being the voice of reason.
Obviously, some days are easier than others.
I just wonder how others cope on the more difficult days. How do you find your smile? I won't turn away from the news, I feel it's our duty to stay informed, but also take care of ourselves & find (& hold onto) balance and hope.
Any ideas to share?
I just wonder how others cope on the more difficult days. How do you find your smile? I won't turn away from the news, I feel it's our duty to stay informed, but also take care of ourselves & find (& hold onto) balance and hope.
Any ideas to share?
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Obviously, some days are easier than others.
I just wonder how others cope on the more difficult days. How do you find your smile? I won't turn away from the news, I feel it's our duty to stay informed, but also take care of ourselves & find (& hold onto) balance and hope.
Any ideas to share?
I just wonder how others cope on the more difficult days. How do you find your smile? I won't turn away from the news, I feel it's our duty to stay informed, but also take care of ourselves & find (& hold onto) balance and hope.
Any ideas to share?
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Zohran Mamdani is so scary because he is planting the idea that you can tax billionaires and use the money to help people instead of debating what services to cut to pay for tax cuts. Which is literally why the US government is currently shut down.
He is destroying decades of political messaging.
He is destroying decades of political messaging.
October 27, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Zohran Mamdani is so scary because he is planting the idea that you can tax billionaires and use the money to help people instead of debating what services to cut to pay for tax cuts. Which is literally why the US government is currently shut down.
He is destroying decades of political messaging.
He is destroying decades of political messaging.
Americans, maybe ppl have gotten used to it, but all these big wigs swearing up a storm is anathema to diplomacy and believe me, I can explete w the best of them. The nastiness + the inappropriateness needs to stop. Hoekstra has repeatedly been disrespectful to Canadians. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
U.S. ambassador to Canada goes on expletive-laced tirade at Ontario’s trade representative, witnesses say | CBC News
The U.S. ambassador to Canada delivered an expletive-laced tirade at Ontario's trade representative at an event in Ottawa on Monday, multiple witnesses tell CBC News
www.cbc.ca
October 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Americans, maybe ppl have gotten used to it, but all these big wigs swearing up a storm is anathema to diplomacy and believe me, I can explete w the best of them. The nastiness + the inappropriateness needs to stop. Hoekstra has repeatedly been disrespectful to Canadians. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
I want to ask, "is anyone surprised?" but the fact is, this is so utterly beyond reprehensible. Of all groups not getting paid now, only the military is being (illegally) spared by Trump's buddy who has Epstein ties? Will it ever be less heinously surreal? open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
$130M Pentagon Donor Has Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
That's right. All roads lead to Epstein. Timothy Mellon is the heir to the Bank of New York Mellon, which was just sued by an Epstein survivor for funding Epstein's sex trafficking ring for years.
open.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I want to ask, "is anyone surprised?" but the fact is, this is so utterly beyond reprehensible. Of all groups not getting paid now, only the military is being (illegally) spared by Trump's buddy who has Epstein ties? Will it ever be less heinously surreal? open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
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