Lerned1
@lerned1.bsky.social
Believe in facts. I trust credible news. Salty at times, but fair. Dogs. Decency. I think I'm thoughtful but need to think about it more. Vacations = sanity. 💙
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@lerned1.bsky.social
· Nov 14
I once left a city I had lived in for years but strongly disliked for many reasons. While driving away, house sold & belongings packed, I stopped just outside the city limits, adjusted my rear view mirror & took the best photo I ever took - the past in my rear view mirror. Never looked back again.
"There’s a pervasive myth that Rs are better for the economy than Ds. Nothing could be further from the truth. Job growth is higher when a D is in the White House. The S&P 500 performs better under D presidents. 9 of the last 10 recessions were with Rs in White House."
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Wall Street should have known better than to trust Donald Trump
More than ever before, he’s embraced chaos as a strategy — and that is a risky way to run an economy.
www.msnbc.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
"There’s a pervasive myth that Rs are better for the economy than Ds. Nothing could be further from the truth. Job growth is higher when a D is in the White House. The S&P 500 performs better under D presidents. 9 of the last 10 recessions were with Rs in White House."
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
In spite of trump and his billionaires in the oil and gas industry placing up roadblocks on renewable energy, the industry is thankfully thriving... for now. Deregulation for the oil and gas industry is going to create an uphill battle for climate activists
billmckibben.substack.com/p/trying-the...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/trying-the...
Trying Their Darnedest to Make America Filthy Again
But will Team Trump succeed in turning back time? Maybe Not!
billmckibben.substack.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:31 AM
In spite of trump and his billionaires in the oil and gas industry placing up roadblocks on renewable energy, the industry is thankfully thriving... for now. Deregulation for the oil and gas industry is going to create an uphill battle for climate activists
billmckibben.substack.com/p/trying-the...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/trying-the...
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
Have American Republicans become so frightened of trump and Musk that they allow the deaths of innocents in the name of cost cutting?
Sadly, horrifically...yes.
Sadly, horrifically...yes.
Take a moment today to read about a few of the young children whom Trump and Musk killed by shutting down USAID. The blame for these deaths falls on them.
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Have American Republicans become so frightened of trump and Musk that they allow the deaths of innocents in the name of cost cutting?
Sadly, horrifically...yes.
Sadly, horrifically...yes.
I honestly believe the "disrupters" need to be disrupted.
March 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I honestly believe the "disrupters" need to be disrupted.
Libertarians are arguably the worst idealogues. Billionaire libertarians, Musk and Bezos, remove any arguments.
"When they get into positions of power, their libertarianism morphs from “Freedom for All” to “Freedom for Me”—including freedom from criticism or complication."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"When they get into positions of power, their libertarianism morphs from “Freedom for All” to “Freedom for Me”—including freedom from criticism or complication."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Mask Is Really Off Now on Tech Billionaire Politics
In the Trump era, we’re seeing these self-identified libertarians behave unapologetically illiberally.
slate.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Libertarians are arguably the worst idealogues. Billionaire libertarians, Musk and Bezos, remove any arguments.
"When they get into positions of power, their libertarianism morphs from “Freedom for All” to “Freedom for Me”—including freedom from criticism or complication."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"When they get into positions of power, their libertarianism morphs from “Freedom for All” to “Freedom for Me”—including freedom from criticism or complication."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that Donald Trump was softening up Canada by attacking Canada's economy ahead of an attempt to annex the country.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Canadians have proven to be the staunchest and most reliable of America's allies for generations.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Canadians have proven to be the staunchest and most reliable of America's allies for generations.
March 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that Donald Trump was softening up Canada by attacking Canada's economy ahead of an attempt to annex the country.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Canadians have proven to be the staunchest and most reliable of America's allies for generations.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Canadians have proven to be the staunchest and most reliable of America's allies for generations.
The gathering of 150 members of the oldest scientific academy, the Royal Society, was effectively a crisis meeting, held amid a growing campaign urging the society to expel its most controversial member - Elon Musk.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why Elon Musk has caused a crisis at the UK's Royal Society
The world's most prestigious science institution has been considering whether to remove Musk as a fellow.
www.bbc.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The gathering of 150 members of the oldest scientific academy, the Royal Society, was effectively a crisis meeting, held amid a growing campaign urging the society to expel its most controversial member - Elon Musk.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
“This is going to be a massive loss of life overall,” Gawande told me in an interview. “Children are likely already dying, and will clearly be dying in large numbers.”
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
Musk’s Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie
We can now be depressingly confident that their mass cuts are killing people.
newrepublic.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
“This is going to be a massive loss of life overall,” Gawande told me in an interview. “Children are likely already dying, and will clearly be dying in large numbers.”
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
"“Congress is freaking out because it appears DOGE didn’t realize NNSA oversees the nuclear stockpile"
"For there to be any even very small holes poked even in the maintenance of that deterrent should be extremely frightening to people.”
atlantablackstar.com/2025/02/17/t...
"For there to be any even very small holes poked even in the maintenance of that deterrent should be extremely frightening to people.”
atlantablackstar.com/2025/02/17/t...
'Embarrassing to be an American': Trump Administration Under Fire After Accidentally Firing Workers Overseeing Nation's Nuclear Power Then Scrambling to Rehire Them
If anyone should've felt safe in their government jobs, you'd assume it would be the 350 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration,
atlantablackstar.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
"“Congress is freaking out because it appears DOGE didn’t realize NNSA oversees the nuclear stockpile"
"For there to be any even very small holes poked even in the maintenance of that deterrent should be extremely frightening to people.”
atlantablackstar.com/2025/02/17/t...
"For there to be any even very small holes poked even in the maintenance of that deterrent should be extremely frightening to people.”
atlantablackstar.com/2025/02/17/t...
Yep, followers and influencers, even on LinkedIn.
This is what the problem has become. Nothing is social, it's about influence and monetization.
www.inc.com/joe-procopio...
This is what the problem has become. Nothing is social, it's about influence and monetization.
www.inc.com/joe-procopio...
No One Can Find a Job Because LinkedIn Is a Social Network
Companies are influencers and we’re all followers now. This is an evolution that goes all the way back to the 90s.
www.inc.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Yep, followers and influencers, even on LinkedIn.
This is what the problem has become. Nothing is social, it's about influence and monetization.
www.inc.com/joe-procopio...
This is what the problem has become. Nothing is social, it's about influence and monetization.
www.inc.com/joe-procopio...
"Amazon’s actions make it obvious that workers’ problems in Canada stem from corporate power, not the false scapegoats (from carbon prices to immigration to ‘wokeness’) propagated by the populist right."
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Amazon closures an act of economic terrorism
Terrorism is defined as an act of violence, usually harming innocents, that is motivated by a political or ideological goal. By that standard, write economist Jim Stanford, Amazon’s decision to shut a...
canadiandimension.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Amazon’s actions make it obvious that workers’ problems in Canada stem from corporate power, not the false scapegoats (from carbon prices to immigration to ‘wokeness’) propagated by the populist right."
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Keeping us divided works so well for the rich, and for industries like oil and gas. It appears that when media started treating politics like a team support, calling states red or blue, rather than breaking down voting numbers based on issues, we lost our focus.
theconversation.com/how-the-oil-...
theconversation.com/how-the-oil-...
How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue
The climate policy pendulum is swinging back again with Trump in office. Money, lobbying and talking about red vs. blue states all play a role in the political and public divide.
theconversation.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Keeping us divided works so well for the rich, and for industries like oil and gas. It appears that when media started treating politics like a team support, calling states red or blue, rather than breaking down voting numbers based on issues, we lost our focus.
theconversation.com/how-the-oil-...
theconversation.com/how-the-oil-...
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It's all true and it's a sad indictment of American apathy.
Trump ground down the bulwarks of democracy in plain sight.
www.eurasiareview.com/20012025-ral...
Trump ground down the bulwarks of democracy in plain sight.
www.eurasiareview.com/20012025-ral...
Ralph Nader: What Donald Trump Has Revealed About Our Country – OpEd
The rise of Donald Trump from a widely publicized, if failed, business boss to a two-term President has taught us a great deal about our society. He will teach us even more as his dictatorial regime, ...
www.eurasiareview.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
It's all true and it's a sad indictment of American apathy.
Trump ground down the bulwarks of democracy in plain sight.
www.eurasiareview.com/20012025-ral...
Trump ground down the bulwarks of democracy in plain sight.
www.eurasiareview.com/20012025-ral...
Is it any wonder why Trump needed to win?
Power and money subverts justice again.
"...but for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the Presidency, the Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial."
newrepublic.com/post/190190/...
Power and money subverts justice again.
"...but for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the Presidency, the Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial."
newrepublic.com/post/190190/...
The Most Damning Lines in Jack Smith’s Brutal Trump January 6 Report
Special counsel Jack Smith was explicitly candid about the threat of Donald Trump.
newrepublic.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Is it any wonder why Trump needed to win?
Power and money subverts justice again.
"...but for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the Presidency, the Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial."
newrepublic.com/post/190190/...
Power and money subverts justice again.
"...but for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the Presidency, the Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial."
newrepublic.com/post/190190/...
2 racists trying to out racist one another.
Less than a decade ago, they both would have kept their intolerant racist attitudes to themselves. They have openly made racism a positive thought to influence other Neanderthals. Power should never be in their hands.
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/13/s...
Less than a decade ago, they both would have kept their intolerant racist attitudes to themselves. They have openly made racism a positive thought to influence other Neanderthals. Power should never be in their hands.
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/13/s...
'Shut Up and Sit Down!': Steve Bannon Torched for Ironically Implying Elon Musk Is 'Racist' While Plotting to ‘Take Him Out’ By Trump's Inauguration
MAGA podcaster and former presidential adviser Steve Bannon has declared war on his former boss' newest influencer, staging a battle on ideological and
atlantablackstar.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
2 racists trying to out racist one another.
Less than a decade ago, they both would have kept their intolerant racist attitudes to themselves. They have openly made racism a positive thought to influence other Neanderthals. Power should never be in their hands.
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/13/s...
Less than a decade ago, they both would have kept their intolerant racist attitudes to themselves. They have openly made racism a positive thought to influence other Neanderthals. Power should never be in their hands.
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/13/s...
Serious consequences if Trump and his team don't handle Putin correctly. If he takes the approach that dividing things up, namely Greenland & the Panama canal, as concession to aiding in Putin keeping captured land then things could escalate quickly. Taiwan? Poland?
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/4524...
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/4524...
Opinion: Europe Should be Scared
Trump has no plan for peace in Ukraine
www.kyivpost.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Serious consequences if Trump and his team don't handle Putin correctly. If he takes the approach that dividing things up, namely Greenland & the Panama canal, as concession to aiding in Putin keeping captured land then things could escalate quickly. Taiwan? Poland?
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/4524...
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/4524...
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Listen and read what @fpwellman.bsky.social has to say. He knows what he’s talking about and he says it clearly and with intent.
The distraction and rage bait cycles are meant to tear and wear us down. Be smart and keep your emotions focused.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
The distraction and rage bait cycles are meant to tear and wear us down. Be smart and keep your emotions focused.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
Are they distractions or not?
We're told not to fall for distractions but maybe they are all misdirections instead
open.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Listen and read what @fpwellman.bsky.social has to say. He knows what he’s talking about and he says it clearly and with intent.
The distraction and rage bait cycles are meant to tear and wear us down. Be smart and keep your emotions focused.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
The distraction and rage bait cycles are meant to tear and wear us down. Be smart and keep your emotions focused.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
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I was interviewed at CES this morning. We mentioned that consumers will decide whether they want to be on a platform that is “unfiltered free speech “ or “ moderated”. I mentioned that I loved @bsky.app , and spontaneously people started clapping 🔥.
January 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I was interviewed at CES this morning. We mentioned that consumers will decide whether they want to be on a platform that is “unfiltered free speech “ or “ moderated”. I mentioned that I loved @bsky.app , and spontaneously people started clapping 🔥.