LevelB
@levelb.bsky.social
Retired USEPA, husband, father, grandparent, veteran, (very) amateur photographer.
In case you need to block me - I am a solid democrat since Reagan’s second term.
In case you need to block me - I am a solid democrat since Reagan’s second term.
apnews.com/article/russ... talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war pared down as Vance says it's decision time on peace deal
London talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war pared down as Vance says it's decision time on peace deal
A planned meeting between top U.S., British, French and Ukrainian diplomats to push forward a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine has been scrapped at the last minute.
apnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
apnews.com/article/russ... talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war pared down as Vance says it's decision time on peace deal
apnews.com/article/russ... talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war pared down as Vance says it's decision time on peace deal
London talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war pared down as Vance says it's decision time on peace deal
A planned meeting between top U.S., British, French and Ukrainian diplomats to push forward a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine has been scrapped at the last minute.
apnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
apnews.com/article/russ... talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war pared down as Vance says it's decision time on peace deal
When in danger,
When in doubt,
Run in circles,
Scream and shout.
Heard this in the Army, came back to me today, for some odd reason.
When in doubt,
Run in circles,
Scream and shout.
Heard this in the Army, came back to me today, for some odd reason.
March 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
When in danger,
When in doubt,
Run in circles,
Scream and shout.
Heard this in the Army, came back to me today, for some odd reason.
When in doubt,
Run in circles,
Scream and shout.
Heard this in the Army, came back to me today, for some odd reason.
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March 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Not really a foreign affairs person, but I just read Vance’s comments about taking Greenland.
If Trump does that, China will almost certainly grab Taiwan, probably within days.
My God.
If Trump does that, China will almost certainly grab Taiwan, probably within days.
My God.
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Not really a foreign affairs person, but I just read Vance’s comments about taking Greenland.
If Trump does that, China will almost certainly grab Taiwan, probably within days.
My God.
If Trump does that, China will almost certainly grab Taiwan, probably within days.
My God.
An open question for all: Where is the money that DOGE is disrupting going?
Is there any accounting at all for this? It would be incredibly foolish to trust anybody, much less Musk in this.
I hope we are not just assuming that it is all being returned to Treasury.
Is there any accounting at all for this? It would be incredibly foolish to trust anybody, much less Musk in this.
I hope we are not just assuming that it is all being returned to Treasury.
February 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
An open question for all: Where is the money that DOGE is disrupting going?
Is there any accounting at all for this? It would be incredibly foolish to trust anybody, much less Musk in this.
I hope we are not just assuming that it is all being returned to Treasury.
Is there any accounting at all for this? It would be incredibly foolish to trust anybody, much less Musk in this.
I hope we are not just assuming that it is all being returned to Treasury.
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they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
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The FBI has a massive opportunity to be the hero of this American story.
February 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The FBI has a massive opportunity to be the hero of this American story.
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This is the kind of action I’ve been looking for!
Members of Congress going into the US Agency for International Development!
February 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is the kind of action I’ve been looking for!
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Each evening this time of year, flocks of ibises fly west in the morning and east in the evening. If you’re in the river and they fly low over and around the boat, the sound of their wings seems to fill up the world. #birds
February 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Each evening this time of year, flocks of ibises fly west in the morning and east in the evening. If you’re in the river and they fly low over and around the boat, the sound of their wings seems to fill up the world. #birds
So I read somewhere that Trump is preparing to place tariffs on Europe.
Expect two weeks of chin stroking journalism and op-eds assuring us this is very unlikely, because it makes no sense.
It is to laugh.
Expect two weeks of chin stroking journalism and op-eds assuring us this is very unlikely, because it makes no sense.
It is to laugh.
February 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
So I read somewhere that Trump is preparing to place tariffs on Europe.
Expect two weeks of chin stroking journalism and op-eds assuring us this is very unlikely, because it makes no sense.
It is to laugh.
Expect two weeks of chin stroking journalism and op-eds assuring us this is very unlikely, because it makes no sense.
It is to laugh.
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He is cutting aid to South African to punish them for ending apartheid.
President Trump says he's cutting off "all future funding" to the Republic of South Africa for "confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people very badly" thus the US "won't stand for it, we will act."
February 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
He is cutting aid to South African to punish them for ending apartheid.
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Hooo boy. Well, at least we know there will be no conflicts of interest and Elon will not be payed to build servers or any type of infrastructure for this. Whew.
We are in such, such profound danger. They are doing the Reichstag fire to the most crucial and foundational payments layer of the Federal Government.
February 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Hooo boy. Well, at least we know there will be no conflicts of interest and Elon will not be payed to build servers or any type of infrastructure for this. Whew.
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this should probably feel less sensuous but I’m not gonna fight it
February 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
this should probably feel less sensuous but I’m not gonna fight it
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Goldman Sachs, Jan 21: "Despite Trump’s comments that the 25% tariff will be implemented in 10 days, we continue to believe the odds of a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico are low (20%)." Why have analysts been caught so flat-footed by Trump doing *exactly what he said he would*?
February 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Goldman Sachs, Jan 21: "Despite Trump’s comments that the 25% tariff will be implemented in 10 days, we continue to believe the odds of a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico are low (20%)." Why have analysts been caught so flat-footed by Trump doing *exactly what he said he would*?
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Again, this entire discussion is missing a key detail.
Trump wants to fire EVERYONE who treated an attack on Congress, targeting key members of Congress by name.
He's saying if you think defending Congress is part of your job, you're fired.
Trump wants to fire EVERYONE who treated an attack on Congress, targeting key members of Congress by name.
He's saying if you think defending Congress is part of your job, you're fired.
NYT reported that the number of potentially affected agents is as high as 6k. The bureau has about 13.7k agents total
What a hideous headline. Folks calling the shots here are just corrupt banana republic trash.
February 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Again, this entire discussion is missing a key detail.
Trump wants to fire EVERYONE who treated an attack on Congress, targeting key members of Congress by name.
He's saying if you think defending Congress is part of your job, you're fired.
Trump wants to fire EVERYONE who treated an attack on Congress, targeting key members of Congress by name.
He's saying if you think defending Congress is part of your job, you're fired.
Ok, I give up. Is there a way to get rid of these apparent bots?
January 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Ok, I give up. Is there a way to get rid of these apparent bots?
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Yeremi Colino was 18. He was an immigrant. He was killed after being asked if he spoke English. The NYPD isn't investigating his murder or the attempted murder of the person with him as a hate crime, and there is no reward offered.
Thank you for raising this, Anil.
Thank you for raising this, Anil.
Zero reward for the white supremacist killer who murdered a teen in Manhattan the same day. Yeremi Colino does not matter to these people.
FBI offers reward up to $50,000 as health care executive’s suspected killer evades police for fourth day: cnn.it/4goevIr
December 8, 2024 at 6:20 AM
Yeremi Colino was 18. He was an immigrant. He was killed after being asked if he spoke English. The NYPD isn't investigating his murder or the attempted murder of the person with him as a hate crime, and there is no reward offered.
Thank you for raising this, Anil.
Thank you for raising this, Anil.
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I’m not into self-mutilation, but I’d rather run white-hot knitting needles through my eyes than read this column.
November 29, 2024 at 12:23 AM
I’m not into self-mutilation, but I’d rather run white-hot knitting needles through my eyes than read this column.
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Alaskans rejected a measure to repeal ranked-choice voting by 664 votes, with all ballots counted.
Across the state’s three majority-Native House districts, the ‘no’ vote won by 2,960 votes, 64 to 36 percent.
boltsmag.org/alaska-...
Across the state’s three majority-Native House districts, the ‘no’ vote won by 2,960 votes, 64 to 36 percent.
boltsmag.org/alaska-...
Powered by Native Voters, Ranked-Choice Voting and Open Primaries Survive in Alaska
Alaska’s predominantly Native regions delivered huge margins against repealing the state’s new elections system, despite facing continued logistical challenges to voting.
boltsmag.org
November 28, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Alaskans rejected a measure to repeal ranked-choice voting by 664 votes, with all ballots counted.
Across the state’s three majority-Native House districts, the ‘no’ vote won by 2,960 votes, 64 to 36 percent.
boltsmag.org/alaska-...
Across the state’s three majority-Native House districts, the ‘no’ vote won by 2,960 votes, 64 to 36 percent.
boltsmag.org/alaska-...