kdavermont.bsky.social
@kdavermont.bsky.social
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An oldie but goodie from Tarini and me —>
Nah. As one official from Trump’s last administration famously put it, Trump doesn’t play “the sort of three-dimensional chess people ascribe to [him]. More often than not he's just eating the pieces.”

www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tari...
January 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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This starter pack is a must follow. It's a group of the people I admire most on Bluesky, starting with @rotterdamvvg.bsky.social herself, 1 of the kindest, most brilliant & compassion content creators I know. Her writing is spectacular & she's funny & creative as heck!
I'm excited to share this starter pack of democratic leaders, activists, content creators, and grassroots voices.

Uniting and staying informed will be key in the next 4 years.

If this one takes off, I will do more packs, including grassroots.

Repost it and follow everyone!💙

go.bsky.app/7B4K15D
January 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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In the space of 24 hours, Naomi Wolf has claimed that the fires in LA are an actual war or foreign invasion, a plot to kill people to destroy evidence of Covid vaccine adverse effects, weather manipulation, a deliberate bombing campaign, and mass spraying of mood stabilisers.
January 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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"Being lawless does not make Trump omnipotent – & obscuring that distinction is an act of defeatism that only serves the regime. There's a vast gulf between Trump’s authoritarian aspirations and rightwing propaganda on the one hand & the realities of a complex modern state and society on the other."
"There is, unfortunately, no law of nature that says democracy can’t be brought down & wars can’t be started by a bunch of clowns if they have enough support from people, parties, & institutions who enable them. It’s all just a farce – until the goons & buffoons are in power. That’s where we are."
Navigating the Nonsense and Propaganda of Clownish Authoritarianism
Ignoring what Trump says won’t work. Constant outrage is not a viable strategy either. We must find a more productive way to engage Trump’s dangerous outlandishness
thomaszimmer.substack.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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“The combined area burned by this week’s fires is larger than each of the city limits of San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Boston or Miami.”
L.A. Wildfires Live Updates: Winds Intensify as Death Toll Rises to 16
Crews were working tirelessly to stop the fires, one of which burned at least one home and threatened others in the Brentwood neighborhood. The stronger winds will likely hamper their efforts.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Moochers in red. All the loudest Federal Government haters are the states who depend on federal subsidies paid from the taxes collected from predominantly blue states.
January 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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"What do you mean, "How do I know everyone?" We all went to Twitter together."
November 9, 2024 at 7:20 AM
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Palisades fire (only 11% contained) is shifting north and east toward the Encino Hills, threatening new residential communities and possibly the Getty Center.
UCLA may have to evacuate.

#lafires #wildfires #ladisaster #encinohills #la #palisades #palisadesfire #disaster
ktla.com/news/califor...
Palisades Fire reaches Brentwood, threatens new communities
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – The Palisades Fire, already one of the most destructive natural disasters in Los Angeles history, set its sights on yet another neighborhood on Saturday. Ground and aeria…
ktla.com
January 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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I'm excited to share this starter pack of democratic leaders, activists, content creators, and grassroots voices.

Uniting and staying informed will be key in the next 4 years.

If this one takes off, I will do more packs, including grassroots.

Repost it and follow everyone!💙

go.bsky.app/7B4K15D
January 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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@governor.ca.gov just launched a new site to ensure the public has access to fact-based data around the Southern California wildfires.

Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
californiafirefacts.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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There is no more important story that needs your attention than the fact that the GOP is trying to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seat.

Please watch, share, and take action.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzh1...
The GOP Is Trying To Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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AncientBlueSky🏺

Snettisham Great Torc is a large Iron Age torc in electrum, from the 1stC BC. It is one of the finest pieces of #Celtic #art in a distinctly #British Celtic style. The Snettisham Hoard of torcs and other metalwork was found in 1950.
#Archaeology #History #Artwork #FindsFriday
December 27, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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Oh bravo NASA! The #Parker Solar Probe lives!! It's back in communication range and has sent "a beacon tone... indicating it’s in good health and operating normally". Huge congrats to the engineering team who built it to sustain the brutal >1000°C temp 🥳🧪🔭

ℹ️: blogs.nasa.gov/parkersolarp...
December 27, 2024 at 8:15 AM