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Lew
@lewvogle.bsky.social
· Nov 21
They say courage is in short supply when it is most needed. Are there any courageous Republican Senators who will put the country first, and pull the plug on some of tRump’s highly unqualified and truly awful cabinet nominees? (Justice, HHS, and Defense for starters)
Mark your calendars, one month from today the United States of America will begin the transition to a fascist police state.
December 20, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Mark your calendars, one month from today the United States of America will begin the transition to a fascist police state.
Probably a good idea to start using this before Premier tRump takes office and reforms the FBI into the Gestapo.
With Threats to Encryption Looming, Signal’s Meredith Whittaker Says ‘We’re Not Changing’
At WIRED’s The Big Interview event, the president of the Signal Foundation talked about secure communications as critical infrastructure and the need for a new funding paradigm for tech.
www.wired.com
December 8, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Probably a good idea to start using this before Premier tRump takes office and reforms the FBI into the Gestapo.
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The best-selling motor vehicles in the US and UK for 2024 are both made by Ford, but that's where the similarity ends.
December 6, 2024 at 12:48 PM
The best-selling motor vehicles in the US and UK for 2024 are both made by Ford, but that's where the similarity ends.
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This doctor’s letter to United Heathcare for denying nausea medication to a child on chemotherapy.
December 5, 2024 at 6:22 PM
This doctor’s letter to United Heathcare for denying nausea medication to a child on chemotherapy.
They say courage is in short supply when it is most needed. Are there any courageous Republican Senators who will put the country first, and pull the plug on some of tRump’s highly unqualified and truly awful cabinet nominees? (Justice, HHS, and Defense for starters)
November 21, 2024 at 2:50 AM
They say courage is in short supply when it is most needed. Are there any courageous Republican Senators who will put the country first, and pull the plug on some of tRump’s highly unqualified and truly awful cabinet nominees? (Justice, HHS, and Defense for starters)
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Elon actually seems to be more exhausting to be around than Trump.
November 18, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Elon actually seems to be more exhausting to be around than Trump.
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Ukrainian Village residents are urging neighbors to help fund private security patrol. buff.ly/4eBB4bA
Ukrainian Village Residents Urge Neighbors To Help Fund Private Security Patrol
If enough money is raised — $200,000 for a one-year contract — P4 Security Solutions would administer daily patrols between Damen Avenue and Leavitt Street and Cortez and Crystal streets.
buff.ly
November 19, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Ukrainian Village residents are urging neighbors to help fund private security patrol. buff.ly/4eBB4bA
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I have been saying this for years. Democrats follow the bureaucratic norms while Republicans exploit every single loophole. We lost the Supreme Court. We lost our fundamental freedoms like Roe. Gun owners have more rights than non-gun owners. It’s time for Democrats to fight harder for us.
November 19, 2024 at 12:40 PM
I have been saying this for years. Democrats follow the bureaucratic norms while Republicans exploit every single loophole. We lost the Supreme Court. We lost our fundamental freedoms like Roe. Gun owners have more rights than non-gun owners. It’s time for Democrats to fight harder for us.
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It's GAME DAY and Duck is on the menu! #Blackhawks
November 19, 2024 at 7:59 PM
It's GAME DAY and Duck is on the menu! #Blackhawks
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If you think Trump and his MAGA Republican enablers in Congress are concerned about protecting and expanding your Social Security and health care benefits I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you…
November 19, 2024 at 2:56 AM
If you think Trump and his MAGA Republican enablers in Congress are concerned about protecting and expanding your Social Security and health care benefits I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you…
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Sweating RFK Jr. Performs Self-Surgery To Extract Big Mac From Stomach
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theonion.com/sweating-rfk...
November 18, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Sweating RFK Jr. Performs Self-Surgery To Extract Big Mac From Stomach
theonion.com/sweating-rfk...
theonion.com/sweating-rfk...
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The Airbus A321XLR is making its first intercontinental flight. Follow Iberia flight IB347 from Madrid to Boston at
fr24.com/IBE0347/37f9...
fr24.com/IBE0347/37f9...
November 14, 2024 at 12:25 PM
The Airbus A321XLR is making its first intercontinental flight. Follow Iberia flight IB347 from Madrid to Boston at
fr24.com/IBE0347/37f9...
fr24.com/IBE0347/37f9...
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JUST IN: Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300 million property tax increase was shot down Thursday, with no debate, 50-0.
chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
Unanimous City Council kills Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase
The overwhelming vote was largely symbolic. Negotiations aimed at reducing or eliminating the property tax increase and replacing it with a healthy mix of new revenues and reprogrammed federal pandemi...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:26 PM
JUST IN: Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300 million property tax increase was shot down Thursday, with no debate, 50-0.
chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
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Bluesky's CTO @pfrazee.com and COO @rose.bsky.team will be doing a live Q&A about Bluesky today at 5pm PT / 8pm ET!
Come hangout: www.twitch.tv/blueskysocial
Come hangout: www.twitch.tv/blueskysocial
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November 14, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Bluesky's CTO @pfrazee.com and COO @rose.bsky.team will be doing a live Q&A about Bluesky today at 5pm PT / 8pm ET!
Come hangout: www.twitch.tv/blueskysocial
Come hangout: www.twitch.tv/blueskysocial
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President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to run the Department of Health and Human Services, according to Politico, a move that would elevate a prominent vaccine skeptic and pharmaceutical industry critic to a top role on health policy
Trump Expected to Tap RFK Jr. to Head HHS; Vaccine Stocks Fall
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to run the Department of Health and Human Services, a move that would elevate a prominent vaccine skeptic and pharmaceutical...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to run the Department of Health and Human Services, according to Politico, a move that would elevate a prominent vaccine skeptic and pharmaceutical industry critic to a top role on health policy
This stuff is amazing. Not too hot and goes good on ice cream.
November 14, 2024 at 6:17 PM
This stuff is amazing. Not too hot and goes good on ice cream.