Walter Mayne
@maynewoods.bsky.social
Retired construction worker living in Arlington, Massachusetts. From Yellow Springs, Ohio. Graduate of Hampshire College.
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Trump hit a new low: He just pardoned a man who killed thousands of Americans. Yes, that is 100% true. Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras was a key figure in flooding the US with cocaine. Nearly 30,000 Americans die from cocaine overdoses per year. Many from Hernandez's cocaine
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Trump hit a new low: He just pardoned a man who killed thousands of Americans. Yes, that is 100% true. Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras was a key figure in flooding the US with cocaine. Nearly 30,000 Americans die from cocaine overdoses per year. Many from Hernandez's cocaine
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We need our policymakers everywhere to be attuned to the needs of the people, not the whims of CEOs -- and especially not CEOs in the grip of TESCREAList fantasies.
Thank you @abeba.bsky.social and @krisshrishak.bsky.social for speaking up
www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...
Thank you @abeba.bsky.social and @krisshrishak.bsky.social for speaking up
www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...
AI Hype Is Steering EU Policy Off Course | TechPolicy.Press
Kris Shrishak and Abeba Birhane say policymakers should stop peddling in unscientific discourse about "AGI" and "superintelligence."
www.techpolicy.press
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We need our policymakers everywhere to be attuned to the needs of the people, not the whims of CEOs -- and especially not CEOs in the grip of TESCREAList fantasies.
Thank you @abeba.bsky.social and @krisshrishak.bsky.social for speaking up
www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...
Thank you @abeba.bsky.social and @krisshrishak.bsky.social for speaking up
www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Here's some iconic images that those of us, hoping to preserve a pluralistic Democratic society should embrace. If we don't, we could find them turned into propaganda for the right.
Here's some iconic images that those of us, hoping to preserve a pluralistic Democratic society should embrace. If we don't, we could find them turned into propaganda for the right.
Inside the Norman Rockwell Museum — and the distortions of his art
The artist produced some of the most enduring images of the 20th century. A recent dustup over the use of his paintings by the Department of Homeland Security reveals that his work is still a potent s...
www.wbur.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Here's some iconic images that those of us, hoping to preserve a pluralistic Democratic society should embrace. If we don't, we could find them turned into propaganda for the right.
Here's some iconic images that those of us, hoping to preserve a pluralistic Democratic society should embrace. If we don't, we could find them turned into propaganda for the right.
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Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Is this what Make America Great Again stands for?
Is this what Make America Great Again stands for?
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Is this what Make America Great Again stands for?
Is this what Make America Great Again stands for?
Republicans Have Stopped Pretending to Care About Health Care washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/06/r...
Republicans Have Stopped Pretending to Care About Health Care
The long-term medical cost crisis can’t be solved without universal healthcare coverage. The GOP doesn’t even have a concept of a plan.
washingtonmonthly.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Republicans Have Stopped Pretending to Care About Health Care washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/06/r...
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You know, we had this joke in Europe: “hey, scientists found another country with American oil underneath it.”
Here’s the joke manifested ⬇️
Here’s the joke manifested ⬇️
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
You know, we had this joke in Europe: “hey, scientists found another country with American oil underneath it.”
Here’s the joke manifested ⬇️
Here’s the joke manifested ⬇️
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October 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Trump isn’t the first president to pit states against each other with hostile military action. There was also Jefferson Davis.
October 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Trump isn’t the first president to pit states against each other with hostile military action. There was also Jefferson Davis.
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"a major break from decades of past practice meant to insulate the Justice Department from political interference"??? How about "a blatant violation of a core principal that differentiates banana republics from countries that adhere to the rule of law"? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation
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September 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"a major break from decades of past practice meant to insulate the Justice Department from political interference"??? How about "a blatant violation of a core principal that differentiates banana republics from countries that adhere to the rule of law"? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
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NYT editorial board: "With these attacks, Mr. Trump has ordered the summary execution of people who are not at war with the United States in any traditional sense of the term and who may not even have been committing the crime of which he accused them." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
Opinion | No President Should Have This Kind of Power
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September 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
NYT editorial board: "With these attacks, Mr. Trump has ordered the summary execution of people who are not at war with the United States in any traditional sense of the term and who may not even have been committing the crime of which he accused them." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
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"When world historians tell the story of 2025, it will be about the passing of technological, and hence economic, and hence political leadership from the U.S. to China, in the span of eight months. The tape of this address will be the easiest way to explain" why. @billmckibben.bsky.social
The Stupidest Speech in UN History
Everyone's saying so!
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September 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"When world historians tell the story of 2025, it will be about the passing of technological, and hence economic, and hence political leadership from the U.S. to China, in the span of eight months. The tape of this address will be the easiest way to explain" why. @billmckibben.bsky.social
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Check out this scatterplot of health spending per capita (x axis) & life expectancy (y axis) in OECD countries (lines = averages).
The United States sits alone in the bottom right area due to its very high spending rate and below-average life expectancy.
More www.oecd.org/en/publicati... 🧪
The United States sits alone in the bottom right area due to its very high spending rate and below-average life expectancy.
More www.oecd.org/en/publicati... 🧪
September 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Check out this scatterplot of health spending per capita (x axis) & life expectancy (y axis) in OECD countries (lines = averages).
The United States sits alone in the bottom right area due to its very high spending rate and below-average life expectancy.
More www.oecd.org/en/publicati... 🧪
The United States sits alone in the bottom right area due to its very high spending rate and below-average life expectancy.
More www.oecd.org/en/publicati... 🧪
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"The back-to-back deals violate longstanding norms in the United States for political, diplomatic and private deal-making among senior officials and their children" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"The back-to-back deals violate longstanding norms in the United States for political, diplomatic and private deal-making among senior officials and their children" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
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Groypers - Wikipedia
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September 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Any Senators here?
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
September 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Any Senators here?
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
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The real American tragedy is that so many powerful Republicans knew exactly how awful Trump was and they resolved to be just that awful, too.
August 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The real American tragedy is that so many powerful Republicans knew exactly how awful Trump was and they resolved to be just that awful, too.
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In one universe everyone is talking about how Michael Grunwald’s “We Are Eating the Earth” is opening their eyes to how important land use emissions are, while in another universe Congress just made it illegal to include land use emissions when determining what qualifies as a low-emission fuel.
We Are Eating the Earth
From the author of New York Times bestseller The New New Deal, a groundbreaking piece of reportage from the trenches of the next climate war: the f...
www.simonandschuster.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
In one universe everyone is talking about how Michael Grunwald’s “We Are Eating the Earth” is opening their eyes to how important land use emissions are, while in another universe Congress just made it illegal to include land use emissions when determining what qualifies as a low-emission fuel.
This book is worth the read. You will learn about the interactions of farm policy and green subsidies. We need to do better if we're going to avoid starvation and an energy crisis.
LitHub ran an excerpt from WE ARE EATING THE EARTH, from the scene where my dork-hero first realizes there's something fishy about all the studies that claimed ethanol was greener than gasoline. lithub.com/how-big-agri...
How Big Agriculture Mislead the Public About the Benefits of Biofuels
Something felt off. Tim Searchinger lacked the proper credentials to say exactly what was off that day in the spring of 2003. He was a lawyer, not a scientist or economist. He was reading a complex…
lithub.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This book is worth the read. You will learn about the interactions of farm policy and green subsidies. We need to do better if we're going to avoid starvation and an energy crisis.
This book seems to get the climate crisis in the right context. We need to provide energy for everyone, but even more importantly, we all need to be able to eat. Bio fuels sacrifice food for energy and don't even reduce carbon emissions.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Are...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Are...
We Are Eating the Earth
From the author of New York Times bestseller The New New Deal, a groundbreaking piece of reportage from the trenches of the next climate war: the f...
www.simonandschuster.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This book seems to get the climate crisis in the right context. We need to provide energy for everyone, but even more importantly, we all need to be able to eat. Bio fuels sacrifice food for energy and don't even reduce carbon emissions.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Are...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Are...