Lee Williams Kolker
@leewmskolker.bsky.social
#Writer. #SFF. Daydreamer. Scone baker. Love landscapes & history of the American West. Science and spirituality. Late, late, late to the #ADHD party.
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These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
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This means the VA won't cover abortions EVEN in the case of rape, incest, or serious threat to the health of the patient.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This means the VA won't cover abortions EVEN in the case of rape, incest, or serious threat to the health of the patient.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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Share and tell CBS to air this! Sharyn Alfonsi, the veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who reported a segment about migrants sent to the El Salvadoran torture prison CECOT, just sent a blistering letter to colleagues, sounding the alarm that Bari Weiss spiked the story for political reasons.
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Share and tell CBS to air this! Sharyn Alfonsi, the veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who reported a segment about migrants sent to the El Salvadoran torture prison CECOT, just sent a blistering letter to colleagues, sounding the alarm that Bari Weiss spiked the story for political reasons.
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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Trump’s promise Wednesday to pay troops a “warrior dividend” bonus is actually a military housing stipend already approved by Congress, and not a generous new White House program.
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Trump’s promise Wednesday to pay troops a “warrior dividend” bonus is actually a military housing stipend already approved by Congress, and not a generous new White House program.
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* Number of additional unemployed Americans since January: 982,000.
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
Trump: "The only reason our unemployment tucked up and went up to 4.5 percent [it's actually 4.6 percent] is because we are reducing the government workforce by numbers that have never been seen before."
December 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
* Number of additional unemployed Americans since January: 982,000.
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
Due for 8 days of rain and deluge. Yikes.
Time to clear the gutters and drains. ☔️
December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Due for 8 days of rain and deluge. Yikes.
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(🚨) TONIGHT: THE TRUMP-EPSTEIN MUSIC FESTIVAL
As tomorrow is a national holiday—Trump-Epstein Day, when Trump drops heavily doctored files aiming to hide his pedophilia—tonight this feed and Hounds will celebrate, at 5PM ET, with a thread of Trump-Epstein songs... and more.
Please spread the word!
As tomorrow is a national holiday—Trump-Epstein Day, when Trump drops heavily doctored files aiming to hide his pedophilia—tonight this feed and Hounds will celebrate, at 5PM ET, with a thread of Trump-Epstein songs... and more.
Please spread the word!
December 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
(🚨) TONIGHT: THE TRUMP-EPSTEIN MUSIC FESTIVAL
As tomorrow is a national holiday—Trump-Epstein Day, when Trump drops heavily doctored files aiming to hide his pedophilia—tonight this feed and Hounds will celebrate, at 5PM ET, with a thread of Trump-Epstein songs... and more.
Please spread the word!
As tomorrow is a national holiday—Trump-Epstein Day, when Trump drops heavily doctored files aiming to hide his pedophilia—tonight this feed and Hounds will celebrate, at 5PM ET, with a thread of Trump-Epstein songs... and more.
Please spread the word!
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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This is my cyclical reminder that there's really only one consistently reliable source of info in the public record that isn't owned by right wing billionaires, who really want to put an end to it.
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This is my cyclical reminder that there's really only one consistently reliable source of info in the public record that isn't owned by right wing billionaires, who really want to put an end to it.
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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All my recent books went from hardcover to trade paperback and almost all of my backlist in mass market has now migrated to trade. The role of mass market paperbacks is now handled almost entirely by ebooks. I'm okay with this but it is the end of an era.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
All my recent books went from hardcover to trade paperback and almost all of my backlist in mass market has now migrated to trade. The role of mass market paperbacks is now handled almost entirely by ebooks. I'm okay with this but it is the end of an era.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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82% of all Americans say they are satisfied with their existing healthcare coverage. Folks, this is an 80/20 issue and the Republicans are about to rip into it and destroy it. It should destroy their political careers when they do so and we need to ramp up that pressure to make sure it does!
December 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
82% of all Americans say they are satisfied with their existing healthcare coverage. Folks, this is an 80/20 issue and the Republicans are about to rip into it and destroy it. It should destroy their political careers when they do so and we need to ramp up that pressure to make sure it does!
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so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
Wish more people understood this. Excellent information and perspective.
On the 10th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement, you’re going to hear a lot about the progress we’ve made — people saying we “are” heading to 2.5 degrees heating instead of four.
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
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I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Wish more people understood this. Excellent information and perspective.
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Today, the National Guard celebrates 389 years of service, dedication, and bravery in ensuring the safety and security of our nation.
California stands proudly behind our Cal Guard servicemembers who are an integral part of protecting our communities.
California stands proudly behind our Cal Guard servicemembers who are an integral part of protecting our communities.
December 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Today, the National Guard celebrates 389 years of service, dedication, and bravery in ensuring the safety and security of our nation.
California stands proudly behind our Cal Guard servicemembers who are an integral part of protecting our communities.
California stands proudly behind our Cal Guard servicemembers who are an integral part of protecting our communities.
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SOLIDARITY! Today labor is holding a global day of action to show solidarity for the Starbucks baristas ULP strike. Farm workers are proud to support with these brave @sbworkersunited workers who have been fighting for a fair union contract for almost 4 years.
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
December 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
SOLIDARITY! Today labor is holding a global day of action to show solidarity for the Starbucks baristas ULP strike. Farm workers are proud to support with these brave @sbworkersunited workers who have been fighting for a fair union contract for almost 4 years.
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
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Calling it “The most serious corruption of American foreign policy ever,” Murphy said the peace plan “has nothing to do with peace. It is a business deal to make the people around Donald Trump rich. It’s just corruption, through and through.”
More here:
More here:
Senator Murphy Slams Trump Hard Over Fake Ukraine Peace Plan, Dems Score Two Major Election Wins, Doctors Rally Against ICE Abuses, and Kimmel Humiliates MAGA With Contract Extension
More great news for the resistance that’s terrible for Trump
www.dworkinsubstack.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Calling it “The most serious corruption of American foreign policy ever,” Murphy said the peace plan “has nothing to do with peace. It is a business deal to make the people around Donald Trump rich. It’s just corruption, through and through.”
More here:
More here:
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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 8:26 PM
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If you still think ICE is only after illegal immigrants, I present to you this story about a middle-aged American-born white woman who was tackled, cuffed, arrested, and had her wedding band cut off. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If you still think ICE is only after illegal immigrants, I present to you this story about a middle-aged American-born white woman who was tackled, cuffed, arrested, and had her wedding band cut off. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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If boosting brain health wasn’t on your list of reasons to get the shingles vaccine, it might be now. A new study finds lower risk in dementia death and a reduction in cognitive impairment among vaccinated folks. 💉 🧠
Shingles vaccine may slow, prevent dementia progression, study finds
A new study shows the shingles vaccine may offer a defense against dementia. Here are the details.
www.usatoday.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
If boosting brain health wasn’t on your list of reasons to get the shingles vaccine, it might be now. A new study finds lower risk in dementia death and a reduction in cognitive impairment among vaccinated folks. 💉 🧠
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The Northeast Public Health Collaborative and West Coast Health Alliance have issued statements that continue to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns.
It's encouraging that regional health alliances are stepping up to counter disinformation spread by federal health agencies.
It's encouraging that regional health alliances are stepping up to counter disinformation spread by federal health agencies.
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The Northeast Public Health Collaborative and West Coast Health Alliance have issued statements that continue to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns.
It's encouraging that regional health alliances are stepping up to counter disinformation spread by federal health agencies.
It's encouraging that regional health alliances are stepping up to counter disinformation spread by federal health agencies.
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Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
December 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
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“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...