Joe Gibbs
@joeg-108.bsky.social
Joe is a retired Ops DBA (MySQL and other stuff) guy who is dipping his toes into fiction writing and hosting writing events via ShutUp&Write.
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After ICE agents "wrongfully" detained a high school intern at a Providence courthouse, the state’s highest-ranking judge said the legal system will consider making virtual hearings more accessible.
Rhode Island courts to explore remote hearings after ICE mistakenly detains a high school intern
After ICE agents "wrongfully" detained a high school intern at a Providence courthouse, the state’s highest-ranking judge said the legal system will consider making virtual hearings more accessible.
www.wbur.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
After ICE agents "wrongfully" detained a high school intern at a Providence courthouse, the state’s highest-ranking judge said the legal system will consider making virtual hearings more accessible.
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Last month, El Fasher, in Sudan’s Darfur region, fell to rebel forces. “The world hasn’t caught up to what a big deal El Fasher is,” a humanitarian researcher at Yale said. “We are talking tens upon tens of thousands of potential dead in five days.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/ePchw0
Rebels Post Videos of Mass Killings in Darfur as the World Watches
After the fall of El Fasher to the R.S.F., observers fear for the next target in the war.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Last month, El Fasher, in Sudan’s Darfur region, fell to rebel forces. “The world hasn’t caught up to what a big deal El Fasher is,” a humanitarian researcher at Yale said. “We are talking tens upon tens of thousands of potential dead in five days.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/ePchw0
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Deeply exonerating.
Female reporter: “Hey, were you involved in this huge scandal about horribly mistreating abusing and disrespecting women?”
Trump: “Of course not now shut up stupid fat woman”
Female reporter: “Hey, were you involved in this huge scandal about horribly mistreating abusing and disrespecting women?”
Trump: “Of course not now shut up stupid fat woman”
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Deeply exonerating.
Female reporter: “Hey, were you involved in this huge scandal about horribly mistreating abusing and disrespecting women?”
Trump: “Of course not now shut up stupid fat woman”
Female reporter: “Hey, were you involved in this huge scandal about horribly mistreating abusing and disrespecting women?”
Trump: “Of course not now shut up stupid fat woman”
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Graham Platner's getting a lot of buzz in Maine's Democratic Senate race. He's running as a blue collar rural guy with rough edges, but he’s also an alumnus of the elite Hotchkiss School and the grandson of a celebrated Manhattan architect.
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Graham Platner's getting a lot of buzz in Maine's Democratic Senate race. He's running as a blue collar rural guy with rough edges, but he’s also an alumnus of the elite Hotchkiss School and the grandson of a celebrated Manhattan architect.
Not concerned about it? Perhaps the following article will change your mind?
www.zdnet.com/article/ai-d...
www.zdnet.com/article/ai-d...
AI doesn't just assist cyberattacks anymore - now it can carry them out
Chinese threat actors reportedly abused Anthropic's AI to automate mass break-ins of target organizations.
www.zdnet.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Not concerned about it? Perhaps the following article will change your mind?
www.zdnet.com/article/ai-d...
www.zdnet.com/article/ai-d...
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What Would Jesus [Not] Do?
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What Would Jesus [Not] Do?
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Good piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social on Kash Patel's tenure as FBI Direction, and consequences.
Recommended.
Recommended.
Garrett Graff: "The longer this chaos continues, the more our allies feel they can’t trust us, the fewer agents on the streets investigating terrorists and spies, the more likely we’re going to face a catastrophic intelligence failure." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/kash-patel...
Kash Patel, the FBI's Agent of Chaos
The biggest little scandal in Washington right now is how bad Patel is at being FBI director
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Good piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social on Kash Patel's tenure as FBI Direction, and consequences.
Recommended.
Recommended.
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#WolffBite: Good economy? US companies this October announced the largest job cuts in 20 years. No wonder Americans find socialism ever more appealing.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Companies Announce Most October Job Cuts in Over 20 Years
US companies announced the most job cuts for any October in more than two decades as artificial intelligence reshapes industries and cost-cutting accelerates, according to data from outplacement firm ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#WolffBite: Good economy? US companies this October announced the largest job cuts in 20 years. No wonder Americans find socialism ever more appealing.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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two possibilities, both impossible to dismiss:
1) The Trump White House views the Epstein files as such a threat to its survival they must be discussed in a secure room
2) Leavitt has no idea what the situation room is and thinks its just a figure of speech
1) The Trump White House views the Epstein files as such a threat to its survival they must be discussed in a secure room
2) Leavitt has no idea what the situation room is and thinks its just a figure of speech
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
two possibilities, both impossible to dismiss:
1) The Trump White House views the Epstein files as such a threat to its survival they must be discussed in a secure room
2) Leavitt has no idea what the situation room is and thinks its just a figure of speech
1) The Trump White House views the Epstein files as such a threat to its survival they must be discussed in a secure room
2) Leavitt has no idea what the situation room is and thinks its just a figure of speech
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The future of America’s climate catastrophe would warrant “consternation under any administration,” Vann R. Newkirk II argues. But the Trump administration is accelerating global warming and making communities less resilient to its effects:
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The future of America’s climate catastrophe would warrant “consternation under any administration,” Vann R. Newkirk II argues. But the Trump administration is accelerating global warming and making communities less resilient to its effects:
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Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting.
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Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting.
Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Do you job!!
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson is withholding the oath of office from Arizona's newly elected representative Adelita Grijalva, citing the government shutdown. A law scholar who analyzes government institutions looks at the historic precedents. buff.ly/2v5qJ0Z
House speaker’s refusal to seat Arizona representative is supported by history and law
House speakers have had the power to determine when the oath is administered, and courts have been reluctant to weigh in on that influence.
buff.ly
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Do you job!!
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Bad pain day and my husband’s jeans scraping together when he walked were making my autism beat me up. He offered to go change into different trousers and on the way to do so, walked out like a crab so his legs wouldn’t rub together and it was the single funniest thing he’s ever done
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Bad pain day and my husband’s jeans scraping together when he walked were making my autism beat me up. He offered to go change into different trousers and on the way to do so, walked out like a crab so his legs wouldn’t rub together and it was the single funniest thing he’s ever done
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Gavin Newsom has Donald Trump’s habit of providing his own political commentary, supplying a meta narrative for his politicking that somehow can pass as transparency and authenticity
Gerrymandering is now the wind beneath Gavin Newsom’s wings
His winning gamble to counter Donald Trump’s brazen redistricting may make him the next Democratic nominee for president
econ.st
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Gavin Newsom has Donald Trump’s habit of providing his own political commentary, supplying a meta narrative for his politicking that somehow can pass as transparency and authenticity
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"This new age will be one of relentless improvement." Read, re-read, maybe even memorize Zohran Mamdani's electrifying victory speech.
Zohran Mamdani: “Hope Is Alive”
A full transcript of the mayor-elect's victory speech to supporters.
www.thenation.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"This new age will be one of relentless improvement." Read, re-read, maybe even memorize Zohran Mamdani's electrifying victory speech.
They fear what they can not control.
Republican lawmakers, right-wing influencers, far-right extremists, and conspiracy theorists pushed anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric after Zohran Mamdani’s victory. www.wired.com/story/maga-r...
‘New York City Has Fallen’: MAGA Responds To Zohran Mamdani’s Victory With a Racist Freak Out
Republican lawmakers, right-wing influencers, far-right extremists, and conspiracy theorists pushed anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric after Zohran Mamdani’s victory.
www.wired.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
They fear what they can not control.
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How the killing of Trevon Cole by Las Vegas police almost made prime-time TV.
Episode Five: What Fourth Amendment?
How the killing of Trevon Cole by Las Vegas police almost made prime-time TV.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
How the killing of Trevon Cole by Las Vegas police almost made prime-time TV.
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A federal judge in Rhode Island orders the Trump admin Trump administration to fund food aid for millions of Americans.
Judge orders Trump administration to fund food aid for millions of Americans
The decision, in response to a lawsuit from nonprofits and cities, comes ahead of a Saturday funding cliff for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
www.politico.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A federal judge in Rhode Island orders the Trump admin Trump administration to fund food aid for millions of Americans.
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It’s getting harder to find a job and easier to lose one. 💼
And yet, even as corporate America rains pink slips on its workforces, stocks keep hitting record highs.
And yet, even as corporate America rains pink slips on its workforces, stocks keep hitting record highs.
The job market is getting worse. So why are stocks booming?
The paradox at the heart of today’s economy.
www.vox.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It’s getting harder to find a job and easier to lose one. 💼
And yet, even as corporate America rains pink slips on its workforces, stocks keep hitting record highs.
And yet, even as corporate America rains pink slips on its workforces, stocks keep hitting record highs.
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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Essay: Families in many of our peer nations have had public child care for decades, writes Abigail Leonard, author of "Four Mothers: An Intimate Journey through the First Year of Parenthood in Four Countries." So why don’t we?
Will America finally treat child care as a public good? Some states are about to find out
In November, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free daycare for children as young as 6 weeks. On the other side of the country, child care is a key issue in New York City's mayoral elect...
www.wbur.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Essay: Families in many of our peer nations have had public child care for decades, writes Abigail Leonard, author of "Four Mothers: An Intimate Journey through the First Year of Parenthood in Four Countries." So why don’t we?
This is sad. We once went to the moon. Now we can't even get faster trains or stop burning coal.
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
NASA's renowned Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California lays off 550 employees
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
NASA's renowned Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California lays off 550 employees
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
NASA's renowned Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California lays off 550 employees
NASA's famed Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena notified more than 500 employees that they had been laid off on Tuesday.
www.usatoday.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This is sad. We once went to the moon. Now we can't even get faster trains or stop burning coal.
The planet wants to live, despite what we want. I hope that once humans are no longer the dominant race, life will appear once again. Maybe the octopus will take over.
Microbes in groundwater are consuming enough methane to rival all wetland emissions combined.
But we're drilling deeper and pumping harder than this ancient filter can handle.
183 million years ago, runaway methane killed 80% of marine life. Now we have a choice.
🧪 #SciComm
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But we're drilling deeper and pumping harder than this ancient filter can handle.
183 million years ago, runaway methane killed 80% of marine life. Now we have a choice.
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/pazZ5qj
The Invisible Army Fighting Climate Change Beneath Your Feet
How groundwater microbes are silently consuming enough methane to rival global wetland emissions, and what happens if we overwhelm them We talk a lot about...
climateages.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The planet wants to live, despite what we want. I hope that once humans are no longer the dominant race, life will appear once again. Maybe the octopus will take over.
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Attorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week in Chicago, say the incident “should be alarming and horrifying to every person in this country”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Chicago TV producer’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say
Attorneys for Debbie Brockman, released with no charges, deny agent’s claim she ‘threw objects’ at border patrol car
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Attorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week in Chicago, say the incident “should be alarming and horrifying to every person in this country”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...