@loraine17.bsky.social
One of the 39% (per Pew research) who are party free Independents aka political refugees. Purple America Centrist.
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We’re bombarding our Paleolithic brains with the thoughts of thousands of strangers every hour. The internet has put us in contact with more minds than we’re cognitively equipped to handle — and our own seem to be wilting under the load, Lane Brown writes.
A Theory of Dumb
What if the cause of Americans’ collective cognitive decline is, simply, each other?
nymag.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
We’re bombarding our Paleolithic brains with the thoughts of thousands of strangers every hour. The internet has put us in contact with more minds than we’re cognitively equipped to handle — and our own seem to be wilting under the load, Lane Brown writes.
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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Dear republican congressman:
You just got another week off, you have absolutely no plans since you were going to be in dc.
How about some town halls? If you do three, that’s a total of 6 hours of work the whole week. Easy peasy!
You just got another week off, you have absolutely no plans since you were going to be in dc.
How about some town halls? If you do three, that’s a total of 6 hours of work the whole week. Easy peasy!
October 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Dear republican congressman:
You just got another week off, you have absolutely no plans since you were going to be in dc.
How about some town halls? If you do three, that’s a total of 6 hours of work the whole week. Easy peasy!
You just got another week off, you have absolutely no plans since you were going to be in dc.
How about some town halls? If you do three, that’s a total of 6 hours of work the whole week. Easy peasy!
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Trump spent his 2024 campaign promising Americans he'd lower grocery prices. Virtually all major grocery categories are now more expensive than they were a year ago, however, some substantially so. - Axios
www.axios.com/2025/09/11/t...
www.axios.com/2025/09/11/t...
Grocery prices rise at the fastest pace since 2022 as Trump tariffs bite
On the campaign trail, Trump promised lower grocery prices.
www.axios.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Trump spent his 2024 campaign promising Americans he'd lower grocery prices. Virtually all major grocery categories are now more expensive than they were a year ago, however, some substantially so. - Axios
www.axios.com/2025/09/11/t...
www.axios.com/2025/09/11/t...
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When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
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Please STOP releasing balloons.They don’t go to heaven they fall back to the ground,where animals get entangled in the string & choke. Birds,turtles& wildlife often mistake balloon fragments for food, leading to injury/death.There has to be a better way to honor someone without harming living things
July 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Please STOP releasing balloons.They don’t go to heaven they fall back to the ground,where animals get entangled in the string & choke. Birds,turtles& wildlife often mistake balloon fragments for food, leading to injury/death.There has to be a better way to honor someone without harming living things
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I'll be on the Rachel Maddow show tonight in the second half of the 9pm ET hour talking about the Texas flooding and the connection to climate change.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Texas floods reveal limitations of disaster forecasting under climate crisis
Texas’s ‘flash flood alley’ could bring even more floods in near future as Trump cuts compound with warming climate
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'll be on the Rachel Maddow show tonight in the second half of the 9pm ET hour talking about the Texas flooding and the connection to climate change.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Pete Hesgeth — who wants to rename the Navy ship that honors Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran who landed on Omaha Beach — is using that same beach for a photo op in which he promises we will “never forget” the veterans there.
What an unbelievable asshole.
What an unbelievable asshole.
June 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pete Hesgeth — who wants to rename the Navy ship that honors Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran who landed on Omaha Beach — is using that same beach for a photo op in which he promises we will “never forget” the veterans there.
What an unbelievable asshole.
What an unbelievable asshole.
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81 years ago today. The Allies went to rescue the world from fascism. Let us never forget. And let us never fail to oppose forces of evil.
German Chancellor: "May I remind you that we are having June 6 tomorrow. This is the D-Day anniversary."
Trump: "Not a pleasant day for you. That was not a great day."
German Chancellor: "This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship."
Trump: "Not a pleasant day for you. That was not a great day."
German Chancellor: "This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship."
June 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
81 years ago today. The Allies went to rescue the world from fascism. Let us never forget. And let us never fail to oppose forces of evil.
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(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency’s head said during a briefing that he hadn’t been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/
June 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency’s head said during a briefing that he hadn’t been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/
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For all the “Russia participates in the START treaty which is why the bombers we’re in the open” level of cope out there:
No they don’t. They suspended their participation in 2023. They just thought the bombers we’re safe
No they don’t. They suspended their participation in 2023. They just thought the bombers we’re safe
June 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
For all the “Russia participates in the START treaty which is why the bombers we’re in the open” level of cope out there:
No they don’t. They suspended their participation in 2023. They just thought the bombers we’re safe
No they don’t. They suspended their participation in 2023. They just thought the bombers we’re safe
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It’s so fascinating to watch. How one man can sow such destruction. How one very bad, stupid, ignorant, cruel, dishonest, and psychopathic man can/will ruin and destroy so many lives.
But here’s the thing. None of this is a surprise. Every single voter knew exactly who he was.
But here’s the thing. None of this is a surprise. Every single voter knew exactly who he was.
May 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It’s so fascinating to watch. How one man can sow such destruction. How one very bad, stupid, ignorant, cruel, dishonest, and psychopathic man can/will ruin and destroy so many lives.
But here’s the thing. None of this is a surprise. Every single voter knew exactly who he was.
But here’s the thing. None of this is a surprise. Every single voter knew exactly who he was.
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JUST IN 🚨: 30-Year Mortgage Rate jumps to 7.5%, one of the highest levels this century 👀
May 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
JUST IN 🚨: 30-Year Mortgage Rate jumps to 7.5%, one of the highest levels this century 👀
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NOAA forecasts an above-average hurricane season this year, with 13 to 19 named storms, as America's weather and disaster agencies are in turmoil
www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/w...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/w...
As hurricane season looms, America’s weather and disaster agencies are in turmoil | CNN
Staring down another above-average hurricane season, America’s weather forecasting and disaster response agencies are more hollowed out than ever before – and that could leave tens of millions of Amer...
www.cnn.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
NOAA forecasts an above-average hurricane season this year, with 13 to 19 named storms, as America's weather and disaster agencies are in turmoil
www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/w...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/w...
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This animation shows how temperatures have changed over the last 100 years for each February-April period. On each map, red shading indicates warmer than average conditions, and blue shading shows the opposite. Note the trend.
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...).
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...).
May 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This animation shows how temperatures have changed over the last 100 years for each February-April period. On each map, red shading indicates warmer than average conditions, and blue shading shows the opposite. Note the trend.
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...).
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...).
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DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research?
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
May 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research?
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
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The new President of Romania 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴
May 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The new President of Romania 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴
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Breaking news: The UK and EU have agreed a historic post-Brexit reset of ties ahead of a summit in London on Monday, officials said www.ft.com/content/78f1...
May 19, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Breaking news: The UK and EU have agreed a historic post-Brexit reset of ties ahead of a summit in London on Monday, officials said www.ft.com/content/78f1...
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Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.
May 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.
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“Hospitals go out of business when Medicare and Medicaid are cut. Period."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
May 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Hospitals go out of business when Medicare and Medicaid are cut. Period."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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After Donald Trump spent the last year promising to fight for regular people, every single Republican voted against my amendment to close the carried interest loophole.
They care more about appeasing billionaires and hedge fund managers than helping regular people.
They care more about appeasing billionaires and hedge fund managers than helping regular people.
May 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
After Donald Trump spent the last year promising to fight for regular people, every single Republican voted against my amendment to close the carried interest loophole.
They care more about appeasing billionaires and hedge fund managers than helping regular people.
They care more about appeasing billionaires and hedge fund managers than helping regular people.
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