@luckysweeney.bsky.social
Poet/Empath/Friend.
Love pauses for nothing - Ovid
Love pauses for nothing - Ovid
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The "poverty penalty."
Excellent points.
Excellent points.
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The "poverty penalty."
Excellent points.
Excellent points.
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
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A federal appeals court upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased Ahmaud Arbery with pickup trucks before one of them killed him with a shotgun
US appeals court upholds hate crime convictions of white men in Ahmaud Arbery killing
A federal appeals court has upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia more than five years ago
abcnews.go.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A federal appeals court upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased Ahmaud Arbery with pickup trucks before one of them killed him with a shotgun
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Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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Just scrolling thru looking at pics of Aurora Borealis all over the US. Please share all the beauty! It's helpful!
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Just scrolling thru looking at pics of Aurora Borealis all over the US. Please share all the beauty! It's helpful!
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Just last month the FBI forced out its top agent in Salt Lake City, a Pakistani American woman whom a former FBI agent describes as a “legendary case agent who was involved in some of the most significant national security cases of the last two decades.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...
September 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Just last month the FBI forced out its top agent in Salt Lake City, a Pakistani American woman whom a former FBI agent describes as a “legendary case agent who was involved in some of the most significant national security cases of the last two decades.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...
Now playing at the #whitehouse : Weekend at Bernie's.
September 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Now playing at the #whitehouse : Weekend at Bernie's.
Down is up, hate is love, cruel is kind. Anything else?
August 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Down is up, hate is love, cruel is kind. Anything else?
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Hospitals are closing. Care is being cut. The solution is clear: universal health care for all. Let’s pass my and @khanna.house.gov's State-Based Universal Health Care Act.
youtube.com/shorts/F-lI7...
youtube.com/shorts/F-lI7...
Senator Markey Introduces State Based Universal Health Care Act
YouTube video by Senator Markey
youtube.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Hospitals are closing. Care is being cut. The solution is clear: universal health care for all. Let’s pass my and @khanna.house.gov's State-Based Universal Health Care Act.
youtube.com/shorts/F-lI7...
youtube.com/shorts/F-lI7...
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WATCH: @repmoskowitz.bsky.social calls out the astounding nearly $1 BILLION (!!) for ICE employees in bonuses alone in the Republican budget.
Masked anti-constitutional vigilantism pays well these days. 🇺🇸
Masked anti-constitutional vigilantism pays well these days. 🇺🇸
May 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
WATCH: @repmoskowitz.bsky.social calls out the astounding nearly $1 BILLION (!!) for ICE employees in bonuses alone in the Republican budget.
Masked anti-constitutional vigilantism pays well these days. 🇺🇸
Masked anti-constitutional vigilantism pays well these days. 🇺🇸
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You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).
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The degree to which right-wing operatives are gifted an unobstructed path to prestige journalism outlets is rather underdiscussed.
I never tire of pointing out that CBS News once hired a Politics News Director whose entire pre-CBS professional background consisted of being a GOP political staffer
I never tire of pointing out that CBS News once hired a Politics News Director whose entire pre-CBS professional background consisted of being a GOP political staffer
Written by a goddamned editorial assistant (for three years?) plucked straight out of Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller
April 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The degree to which right-wing operatives are gifted an unobstructed path to prestige journalism outlets is rather underdiscussed.
I never tire of pointing out that CBS News once hired a Politics News Director whose entire pre-CBS professional background consisted of being a GOP political staffer
I never tire of pointing out that CBS News once hired a Politics News Director whose entire pre-CBS professional background consisted of being a GOP political staffer
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Like what happened in Germany, exactly?
Trump: "I said to [the former hostages], was there any sign of love? Did Hamas show any signs of, like, help or liking you? Did they give you a piece of bread extra? Did they give you a meal on the side? Like what happened in Germany."
April 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Like what happened in Germany, exactly?
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Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.
April 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.
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Pushback works, part gazillion:
"Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices."
popular.info/p/how-the-so...
"Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices."
popular.info/p/how-the-so...
How the Social Security Administration and DOGE are gaslighting Americans
The Social Security Administration (SSA) sent an email on March 27 to beneficiaries saying that reports that field offices were closing was an invention of fake news media.
popular.info
March 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Pushback works, part gazillion:
"Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices."
popular.info/p/how-the-so...
"Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices."
popular.info/p/how-the-so...
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This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
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"Alexa, tell Jeff Bezos to kiss my black ass."
Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.
Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out
Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.
wrd.cm
March 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"Alexa, tell Jeff Bezos to kiss my black ass."
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The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
March 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
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US President Donald Trump has named five cryptocurrencies he wants to be part of a new strategic reserve - in other words, crypto holdings owned by the US government. Here is what we know about the tokens reut.rs/43leYb7
The five cryptocurrencies Trump wants the US to hold in reserve
U.S. President Donald Trump has named five cryptocurrencies he wants to be part of a new strategic reserve - in other words, crypto holdings owned by the U.S. government.
reut.rs
March 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
US President Donald Trump has named five cryptocurrencies he wants to be part of a new strategic reserve - in other words, crypto holdings owned by the US government. Here is what we know about the tokens reut.rs/43leYb7
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Anyway here's how it played in the press last time anything went this far, just for reference
February 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Anyway here's how it played in the press last time anything went this far, just for reference
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Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging?
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
February 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging?
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.