@kbalbi.bsky.social
Just a gal dying to live. Pro democracy, anti authoritarianism.
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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Analysis finds 1,600 fossil fuel representatives at UN climate summit in Brazil, outnumbering almost every country delegation.
One in 25 COP30 attendees is a fossil fuel lobbyist, analysis finds
Analysis finds 1,600 fossil fuel representatives at UN climate summit in Brazil, outnumbering almost every country delegation.
l.euronews.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Analysis finds 1,600 fossil fuel representatives at UN climate summit in Brazil, outnumbering almost every country delegation.
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As @rbreich.bsky.social notes billionaires and their families own X, Paramount, CBS, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, the Washington Post, Amazon, MGM, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, and could soon own Warner Bros and CNN
And they are all Trump supporters
"Liberal media" indeed
And they are all Trump supporters
"Liberal media" indeed
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
As @rbreich.bsky.social notes billionaires and their families own X, Paramount, CBS, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, the Washington Post, Amazon, MGM, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, and could soon own Warner Bros and CNN
And they are all Trump supporters
"Liberal media" indeed
And they are all Trump supporters
"Liberal media" indeed
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This is abysmal. We need to clean up government.
November 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This is abysmal. We need to clean up government.
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A new bill that recently passed the Senate will let members of Congress censor information about themselves online.
The result is easy to predict: suppression of the press from reporting about Congress.
Check out this op-ed from FPF's @caitlinvogus.bsky.social:
The result is easy to predict: suppression of the press from reporting about Congress.
Check out this op-ed from FPF's @caitlinvogus.bsky.social:
Cruz-Klobuchar bill would sacrifice speech for a false sense of security
Cruz-Klobuchar bill censors online information too broadly in the name of security, writes senior adviser at Freedom of the Press Foundation.
www.dallasnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A new bill that recently passed the Senate will let members of Congress censor information about themselves online.
The result is easy to predict: suppression of the press from reporting about Congress.
Check out this op-ed from FPF's @caitlinvogus.bsky.social:
The result is easy to predict: suppression of the press from reporting about Congress.
Check out this op-ed from FPF's @caitlinvogus.bsky.social:
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“They advocate the removal of almost all public officials and services, increasing the numbers of the armed forces and police, building up the capacity for repression by the powers that be, no longer public, but corporate and business. [DOGE and militia-style police (ICE)] is a trial run of this.”
The Techlords and Their Ideology Are Mortal Enemies of Humanity | Common Dreams
The techlords intend to bring humanity to the brink of collapse and then, in a magic trick, rise to power, saving the species or themselves as the last specimens.
www.commondreams.org
August 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“They advocate the removal of almost all public officials and services, increasing the numbers of the armed forces and police, building up the capacity for repression by the powers that be, no longer public, but corporate and business. [DOGE and militia-style police (ICE)] is a trial run of this.”
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My article about US spytech firm Palantir taking over key UK digital infrastructure is free to read on Substack
Please consider subscribing/donating
ko-fi.com/europeanpowell
I am a volunteer raising awareness about free zones, which Thiel's AI empire is fused with
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Please consider subscribing/donating
ko-fi.com/europeanpowell
I am a volunteer raising awareness about free zones, which Thiel's AI empire is fused with
open.substack.com/pub/european...
The Palantir Papers: How a Trump-linked surveillance giant quietly captured Britain's public sector
An investigation reveals the alarming extent of secretive contracts awarded to Peter Thiel's controversial data company
open.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My article about US spytech firm Palantir taking over key UK digital infrastructure is free to read on Substack
Please consider subscribing/donating
ko-fi.com/europeanpowell
I am a volunteer raising awareness about free zones, which Thiel's AI empire is fused with
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Please consider subscribing/donating
ko-fi.com/europeanpowell
I am a volunteer raising awareness about free zones, which Thiel's AI empire is fused with
open.substack.com/pub/european...
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An idea:
August 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
An idea:
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NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
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@campaignlegal.org is urging the FEC and congressional ethics czars to investigate House Speaker Mike Johnson, claiming he used campaign funds to foot the bill for a Washington residence he rents from Rep. Darrell Issa. @benjaminweiss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/watchdog-say...
Watchdog says Mike Johnson used campaign funds to rent from GOP lawmaker
In a complaint filed with the Federal Elections Commission, the watchdog group argues the House speaker dipped into cash restricted for campaign use to pay for a D.C. home he rents from California Rep...
www.courthousenews.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
@campaignlegal.org is urging the FEC and congressional ethics czars to investigate House Speaker Mike Johnson, claiming he used campaign funds to foot the bill for a Washington residence he rents from Rep. Darrell Issa. @benjaminweiss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/watchdog-say...
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Happy Friday 🦋
Fun fact: Eastern Tiger swallowtail butterflies can taste with their feet!
#gardensky #bugnerd #entomology #butterflies #bloomscroll #funfact 🌱
Fun fact: Eastern Tiger swallowtail butterflies can taste with their feet!
#gardensky #bugnerd #entomology #butterflies #bloomscroll #funfact 🌱
August 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Happy Friday 🦋
Fun fact: Eastern Tiger swallowtail butterflies can taste with their feet!
#gardensky #bugnerd #entomology #butterflies #bloomscroll #funfact 🌱
Fun fact: Eastern Tiger swallowtail butterflies can taste with their feet!
#gardensky #bugnerd #entomology #butterflies #bloomscroll #funfact 🌱
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Trump has fired the Labor Statistics Commissioner after a weak jobs report. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .
media.tenor.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Trump has fired the Labor Statistics Commissioner after a weak jobs report. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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🚨WATCH: “THIS PROJECT & AIRPORT ARE IN MY DISTRICT.”
Lee has Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social BLOCKED from entering an event announcing a state-sanctioned private Tesla Tunnel from Nashville airport - Elon Musk will control. (Republicans were allowed in)
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DMsqzpJ...
Lee has Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social BLOCKED from entering an event announcing a state-sanctioned private Tesla Tunnel from Nashville airport - Elon Musk will control. (Republicans were allowed in)
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DMsqzpJ...
July 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🚨WATCH: “THIS PROJECT & AIRPORT ARE IN MY DISTRICT.”
Lee has Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social BLOCKED from entering an event announcing a state-sanctioned private Tesla Tunnel from Nashville airport - Elon Musk will control. (Republicans were allowed in)
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DMsqzpJ...
Lee has Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social BLOCKED from entering an event announcing a state-sanctioned private Tesla Tunnel from Nashville airport - Elon Musk will control. (Republicans were allowed in)
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DMsqzpJ...
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ATTN: If you’re a DoJ employee and have knowledge of the missing minute (or 2:53) of Epstein jail video, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
July 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
ATTN: If you’re a DoJ employee and have knowledge of the missing minute (or 2:53) of Epstein jail video, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
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🚨 PSA: If you are an ICE or DHS employee and have firsthand knowledge of unreported immigration enforcement activities that you think the public should know, find a news outlet that uses @securedrop.org and send it as an anonymous, encrypted tip.
Audio, video, documents all accepted.
Audio, video, documents all accepted.
July 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🚨 PSA: If you are an ICE or DHS employee and have firsthand knowledge of unreported immigration enforcement activities that you think the public should know, find a news outlet that uses @securedrop.org and send it as an anonymous, encrypted tip.
Audio, video, documents all accepted.
Audio, video, documents all accepted.
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BREAKING: Texas Republicans release their proposed congressional map that could add 5 new Republican seats and set off a consequential redistricting battle between red and blue states over control of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections.
From: @jenrice.bsky.social
From: @jenrice.bsky.social
Republicans Release Proposed New Texas Congressional Map, Could Add 5 GOP Seats
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
BREAKING: Texas Republicans release their proposed congressional map that could add 5 new Republican seats and set off a consequential redistricting battle between red and blue states over control of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections.
From: @jenrice.bsky.social
From: @jenrice.bsky.social
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What the hell is going on at McArthur Park in Los Angeles, CA! Looks like these militarized thugs are doing some kind of federal disappearing operation on street vendors in the park. This is only going to get worse with the new bloated ICE budget. #UnMaskICE
July 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What the hell is going on at McArthur Park in Los Angeles, CA! Looks like these militarized thugs are doing some kind of federal disappearing operation on street vendors in the park. This is only going to get worse with the new bloated ICE budget. #UnMaskICE
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GOP Rep. Robert Bresnahan of Pennsylvania voted for Trump’s budget on Thursday, conveniently after he dumped his shares of stock in a Medicaid provider.
https://trib.al/lFGDEk2
https://trib.al/lFGDEk2
Republican Votes for Budget After Dumping Medicaid-Related Stock
Representative Robert Bresnahan has some explaining to do.
trib.al
July 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
GOP Rep. Robert Bresnahan of Pennsylvania voted for Trump’s budget on Thursday, conveniently after he dumped his shares of stock in a Medicaid provider.
https://trib.al/lFGDEk2
https://trib.al/lFGDEk2
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In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."
July 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."
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israel has started firing artillery at civilian populations queued for the only food available in the gaza strip
June 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
israel has started firing artillery at civilian populations queued for the only food available in the gaza strip
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Democracy has to be nurtured, tended, strengthened.
Ours needs you to call Republican Senators and tell them not to support a terrible budget from a lame duck President.
☎️ 202-224-3121 or use @5calls.org or @resist.bot
AMERICA IS AN IDEA
✊🏻🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🇺🇸✊🏻
Ours needs you to call Republican Senators and tell them not to support a terrible budget from a lame duck President.
☎️ 202-224-3121 or use @5calls.org or @resist.bot
AMERICA IS AN IDEA
✊🏻🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🇺🇸✊🏻
June 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Democracy has to be nurtured, tended, strengthened.
Ours needs you to call Republican Senators and tell them not to support a terrible budget from a lame duck President.
☎️ 202-224-3121 or use @5calls.org or @resist.bot
AMERICA IS AN IDEA
✊🏻🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🇺🇸✊🏻
Ours needs you to call Republican Senators and tell them not to support a terrible budget from a lame duck President.
☎️ 202-224-3121 or use @5calls.org or @resist.bot
AMERICA IS AN IDEA
✊🏻🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🇺🇸✊🏻
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States are sounding the alarm over critical funding delays and potential cuts to FEMA grant programs that support essential emergency preparedness and response capabilities across the country. Text SIGN PVBILE to 50409 or go to: resist.bot/petitions/PV... @resist.bot #resist #killthecuts #fucktrump
Fully fund FEMA grants to secure emergency preparedness
Text SIGN PVBILE to 50409 to send this to your officials.
resist.bot
June 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
States are sounding the alarm over critical funding delays and potential cuts to FEMA grant programs that support essential emergency preparedness and response capabilities across the country. Text SIGN PVBILE to 50409 or go to: resist.bot/petitions/PV... @resist.bot #resist #killthecuts #fucktrump
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investigating and prosecuting such cases—including stripping people of citizenship for (alleged) “fraud” against the govt—is to be one of the top five priorities of the trump civil rights division
DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship
Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually us...
www.npr.org
June 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
investigating and prosecuting such cases—including stripping people of citizenship for (alleged) “fraud” against the govt—is to be one of the top five priorities of the trump civil rights division
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Our standard this week should be whether Trump's bill is a win for America and the American people, not whether it is a "win" for Trump. Truth is that the only way the American people win this week is if the bill fails. It is a 100% stone cold loser for all of us.
bsky.app/profile/greg...
bsky.app/profile/greg...
"The cumulative effect of tariffs and the budget bill is to make 80% of households less well-off. As someone who’s been observing politics for decades, I’ve never seen anything like this."
On the pod, @jaredb-econ.bsky.social is so good on Trump screwing his voters:
newrepublic.com/article/1973...
On the pod, @jaredb-econ.bsky.social is so good on Trump screwing his voters:
newrepublic.com/article/1973...
“Mind-Boggling”: Trump Voters Shocked at How Badly He’s Screwing Them
As evidence mounts that voters in Trump country are getting hammered by his biggest initiatives, an economist paints a dark picture of just how bad the sum total of these policies will be for working ...
newrepublic.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Our standard this week should be whether Trump's bill is a win for America and the American people, not whether it is a "win" for Trump. Truth is that the only way the American people win this week is if the bill fails. It is a 100% stone cold loser for all of us.
bsky.app/profile/greg...
bsky.app/profile/greg...
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Breaking: The US dollar has suffered its worst first half of the year since 1973, as Donald Trump’s trade and economic policies prompt global investors to rethink their exposure to the world’s dominant currency. https://on.ft.com/4ev1ux1
June 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Breaking: The US dollar has suffered its worst first half of the year since 1973, as Donald Trump’s trade and economic policies prompt global investors to rethink their exposure to the world’s dominant currency. https://on.ft.com/4ev1ux1