@juanramon123.bsky.social
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When we can't believe anything anymore, they can get away with everything.
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
When we can't believe anything anymore, they can get away with everything.
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
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Speaking ill of the dead is controversial, particularly when it was a violent death. It’s edgy; it’s sensitive; best avoided in most cases, etc.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
December 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Speaking ill of the dead is controversial, particularly when it was a violent death. It’s edgy; it’s sensitive; best avoided in most cases, etc.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
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Women swung last week’s elections for Democrats, and some on the right are responding with calls to strip women of the vote. At the same time, the recent shutdown revealed how political power is used—and sometimes wasted. Here’s what you need to know. thinkbigpicture.substack.com
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November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Women swung last week’s elections for Democrats, and some on the right are responding with calls to strip women of the vote. At the same time, the recent shutdown revealed how political power is used—and sometimes wasted. Here’s what you need to know. thinkbigpicture.substack.com
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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There is a line between capitulating and collaborating. Increasingly many companies -- including some that own media -- are falling into that second group.
Democracy Docket will never capitulate, collaborate or cooperate with Trump and his cronies. Support pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
Democracy Docket will never capitulate, collaborate or cooperate with Trump and his cronies. Support pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
September 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
There is a line between capitulating and collaborating. Increasingly many companies -- including some that own media -- are falling into that second group.
Democracy Docket will never capitulate, collaborate or cooperate with Trump and his cronies. Support pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
Democracy Docket will never capitulate, collaborate or cooperate with Trump and his cronies. Support pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
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Hey mainstream media colleagues: you cannot be deported to a country you are not from. That’s kidnapping and trafficking. Call it that. You are lying if you say otherwise.
August 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hey mainstream media colleagues: you cannot be deported to a country you are not from. That’s kidnapping and trafficking. Call it that. You are lying if you say otherwise.
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We would be 1,500 years ahead if it hadn't been for the church dragging science back by its coattails and burning our best minds at the stake.
~ Catherine Fahringer
~ Catherine Fahringer
August 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
We would be 1,500 years ahead if it hadn't been for the church dragging science back by its coattails and burning our best minds at the stake.
~ Catherine Fahringer
~ Catherine Fahringer
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A leaked military report suggests only 17 percent of those killed in Gaza were fighters.
Did Israel know over 80 percent of those it killed in Gaza were civilians?
A leaked military report suggests only 17 percent of those killed in Gaza were fighters.
bit.ly
August 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A leaked military report suggests only 17 percent of those killed in Gaza were fighters.
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National march for Palestine through Canberra
August 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
National march for Palestine through Canberra
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New evidence suggests that some of the 15 Palestinian aid workers killed by Israeli forces in Rafah last week were shot at close range in what appeared to be execution-style killings.
Read here aje.io/qzqk7n
Read here aje.io/qzqk7n
April 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
New evidence suggests that some of the 15 Palestinian aid workers killed by Israeli forces in Rafah last week were shot at close range in what appeared to be execution-style killings.
Read here aje.io/qzqk7n
Read here aje.io/qzqk7n
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"[We have] nothing left to lose... we’ve lost trust in the entire world."
For many Palestinians in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s recent threats feel like nothing more than a justification for further violence and collective punishment against them ⤵️
For many Palestinians in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s recent threats feel like nothing more than a justification for further violence and collective punishment against them ⤵️
‘We have nothing left to lose’: Gazans respond to Trump’s warnings
The US president’s threats mean little to a population battered by 16 months of total war
aje.io
March 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"[We have] nothing left to lose... we’ve lost trust in the entire world."
For many Palestinians in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s recent threats feel like nothing more than a justification for further violence and collective punishment against them ⤵️
For many Palestinians in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s recent threats feel like nothing more than a justification for further violence and collective punishment against them ⤵️
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This Sunday, the whole country needs to spring forward from 1939.
March 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This Sunday, the whole country needs to spring forward from 1939.
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We’re supposed to just take Elon’s word that he’s found “massive” fraud in federal systems he took over? The same guy they found committing fraud on his fellow gamers?
February 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
We’re supposed to just take Elon’s word that he’s found “massive” fraud in federal systems he took over? The same guy they found committing fraud on his fellow gamers?
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“We cannot resettle the population of Gaza to Egypt and Jordan. That is not ok.”
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country completely opposes the mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/9kr1pu
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country completely opposes the mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/9kr1pu
February 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“We cannot resettle the population of Gaza to Egypt and Jordan. That is not ok.”
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country completely opposes the mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/9kr1pu
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country completely opposes the mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/9kr1pu
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"It is a worry that Musk has been able to get as far as he has in terms of meddling in the internal politics of several countries. One can only hope that there will soon be a concerted pushback to Musk’s global moves."
— #AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️
Elon Musk is a global problem
The far-right billionaire seems to be trying to replicate all across the world what he already has achieved in the US.
aje.io
February 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"It is a worry that Musk has been able to get as far as he has in terms of meddling in the internal politics of several countries. One can only hope that there will soon be a concerted pushback to Musk’s global moves."
— #AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️
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Having to fight Elon Musk at DOGE before we’ve even battled Trump feels like having to defeat the forces of Saruman first at Helm’s Deep.
February 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Having to fight Elon Musk at DOGE before we’ve even battled Trump feels like having to defeat the forces of Saruman first at Helm’s Deep.
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REMINDER #4
4. Don’t grade on a curve
Do not hold Republicans to a lower standard and do not hold Democrats to a higher one. When a Republican does something normal, recognize it is normal not exceptional. When a Democrat does something normal, recognize it is normal and not terrible.
4. Don’t grade on a curve
Do not hold Republicans to a lower standard and do not hold Democrats to a higher one. When a Republican does something normal, recognize it is normal not exceptional. When a Democrat does something normal, recognize it is normal and not terrible.
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
REMINDER #4
4. Don’t grade on a curve
Do not hold Republicans to a lower standard and do not hold Democrats to a higher one. When a Republican does something normal, recognize it is normal not exceptional. When a Democrat does something normal, recognize it is normal and not terrible.
4. Don’t grade on a curve
Do not hold Republicans to a lower standard and do not hold Democrats to a higher one. When a Republican does something normal, recognize it is normal not exceptional. When a Democrat does something normal, recognize it is normal and not terrible.
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Gaza’s Government Media Office says Israel is violating the terms of the ceasefire by not allowing the agreed minimum amount of aid to enter the enclave, as 8,500 trucks have entered the Strip instead of the required 12,000.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ooog3i
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ooog3i
February 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Gaza’s Government Media Office says Israel is violating the terms of the ceasefire by not allowing the agreed minimum amount of aid to enter the enclave, as 8,500 trucks have entered the Strip instead of the required 12,000.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ooog3i
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ooog3i
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Dozens of Palestinians released from Israeli jails show signs of torture and starvation, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said following the latest batch that was released on Saturday.
Palestinians released by Israel show signs of ‘torture, starvation’
Palestinians released from Israeli jails show signs of torture and starvation, said Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.
aje.io
February 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Dozens of Palestinians released from Israeli jails show signs of torture and starvation, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said following the latest batch that was released on Saturday.
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It’s a major surprise to me that this is the first time it’s happened.
The methodology in defining a
top scientist was to look at the authors of the most cited papers in 129 scientific journals.
Since 2020, the number of U.S. top scientists has declined by 14% while it’s up by 77% in China.
The methodology in defining a
top scientist was to look at the authors of the most cited papers in 129 scientific journals.
Since 2020, the number of U.S. top scientists has declined by 14% while it’s up by 77% in China.
China overtakes US in number of top scientists, signalling global talent shift
While the number of leading scientists in America is falling, the number in China is only going up, according to new data.
amp.scmp.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It’s a major surprise to me that this is the first time it’s happened.
The methodology in defining a
top scientist was to look at the authors of the most cited papers in 129 scientific journals.
Since 2020, the number of U.S. top scientists has declined by 14% while it’s up by 77% in China.
The methodology in defining a
top scientist was to look at the authors of the most cited papers in 129 scientific journals.
Since 2020, the number of U.S. top scientists has declined by 14% while it’s up by 77% in China.