Melissa Grabau
@melissagrabau.bsky.social
Feminist grandmother, love bees, birds, and bats. More of a lurker but am an enthusiastic reposter.
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So murder is governing?
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna endorses Hegseth's murder strikes: "This is called governing"
December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
So murder is governing?
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99.9% of people in public health actually dedicate their lives to improving the lives of others and somehow we have a tiny sliver of freaks who seek to destroy decades of massive advances.
Anti-vaxxer and climate scientist Cynthia Nevison continues to blame immigrants for HBV in the United States.
Whatever is happening at Temu ACIP today is not science or public health.
It is stigmatization of a health condition, something that PH has been fighting to move away from.
Whatever is happening at Temu ACIP today is not science or public health.
It is stigmatization of a health condition, something that PH has been fighting to move away from.
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
99.9% of people in public health actually dedicate their lives to improving the lives of others and somehow we have a tiny sliver of freaks who seek to destroy decades of massive advances.
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On this #GivingTuesday, I want to draw your attention to the @lawfaremedia.org Public Service Fellowship, a unique program that is genuinely making a difference for people who leave government with important things to say:
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Public Service Fellowship
Alumni of the federal workforce and civil service with expertise in national security, law, and policy
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December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
On this #GivingTuesday, I want to draw your attention to the @lawfaremedia.org Public Service Fellowship, a unique program that is genuinely making a difference for people who leave government with important things to say:
givebutter.com/f7fpQk
givebutter.com/f7fpQk
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Trump and the Republicans’ push to put right wing billionaire allies like Lee Beaman on the Tennessee Valley Authority board and privatize it to enrich themselves and their allies should trouble us all.
www.tennessean.com/story/money/...
www.tennessean.com/story/money/...
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Trump and the Republicans’ push to put right wing billionaire allies like Lee Beaman on the Tennessee Valley Authority board and privatize it to enrich themselves and their allies should trouble us all.
www.tennessean.com/story/money/...
www.tennessean.com/story/money/...
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The most interesting part for me is that arrests of criminals is FLAT. They haven’t arrested any more criminals than any other administration.
They’re ONLY expanding arrests on moms & dads.
They’re ONLY expanding arrests on moms & dads.
the @washingtonpost.com reports that 80% of aliens arrested in DC crackdown had no criminal record--932 individuals. (DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin routinely asserts that 70% of those arrested have US criminal records.)
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
December 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The most interesting part for me is that arrests of criminals is FLAT. They haven’t arrested any more criminals than any other administration.
They’re ONLY expanding arrests on moms & dads.
They’re ONLY expanding arrests on moms & dads.
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the @washingtonpost.com reports that 80% of aliens arrested in DC crackdown had no criminal record--932 individuals. (DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin routinely asserts that 70% of those arrested have US criminal records.)
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
December 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
the @washingtonpost.com reports that 80% of aliens arrested in DC crackdown had no criminal record--932 individuals. (DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin routinely asserts that 70% of those arrested have US criminal records.)
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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The problem isn’t religion, it’s the fundamentalists.
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The problem isn’t religion, it’s the fundamentalists.
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
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Great podcast explaining to Americans how “balcony solar” took off in Europe, with millions in Germany 🇩🇪 alone now harvesting solar power with these panels that you just take home and plug in, and they pay back their price within a few years.
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Great podcast explaining to Americans how “balcony solar” took off in Europe, with millions in Germany 🇩🇪 alone now harvesting solar power with these panels that you just take home and plug in, and they pay back their price within a few years.
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If you vote with your pocket book, as many of us do, here's a good list of firms we *do* want to support. Many of them I recognize as being long-time corporate "good guys."
#ProudBlue
#ProudBlue
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
If you vote with your pocket book, as many of us do, here's a good list of firms we *do* want to support. Many of them I recognize as being long-time corporate "good guys."
#ProudBlue
#ProudBlue
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While my bedtime reading might have resulted in a series of nightmares many days in a row, it's well worth the time.
I wish the book didn't sound so eerily familiar. Some of that sounded very much like what's happening today.
I wish the book didn't sound so eerily familiar. Some of that sounded very much like what's happening today.
I highly recommend this book.
It’s about a seemingly unimportant museum curator named Rose Vallund who infiltrated Nazi leadership to save so.many.pieces of art. Art described as degenerate art by Hitler. Art we all enjoy today.
#resistance
It’s about a seemingly unimportant museum curator named Rose Vallund who infiltrated Nazi leadership to save so.many.pieces of art. Art described as degenerate art by Hitler. Art we all enjoy today.
#resistance
December 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
While my bedtime reading might have resulted in a series of nightmares many days in a row, it's well worth the time.
I wish the book didn't sound so eerily familiar. Some of that sounded very much like what's happening today.
I wish the book didn't sound so eerily familiar. Some of that sounded very much like what's happening today.
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
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I very rarely get shocked but I have to say this is kind of shocking. They’re claiming murdering people clinging to flaming wreckage is a form of self defense.
The USG has a new explanation on why they (now admittedly) intentionally killed 2 shipwrecked men. It does not pass the laws-of-war smell test
Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I very rarely get shocked but I have to say this is kind of shocking. They’re claiming murdering people clinging to flaming wreckage is a form of self defense.
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If only there had been signs that a group of below average men who espouse misogynist views and are led by an adjudicated rapist would treat their female colleagues poorly.
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
If only there had been signs that a group of below average men who espouse misogynist views and are led by an adjudicated rapist would treat their female colleagues poorly.
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Bond investors have told the US Treasury they are concerned about Kevin Hassett’s potential appointment as Federal Reserve chair, worrying he will cut interest rates aggressively to please President Donald Trump.
Bond investors warned US Treasury over picking Kevin Hassett as Fed chair
Some market participants worried candidate for top central bank job will be swayed by Trump on interest rates
www.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Bond investors have told the US Treasury they are concerned about Kevin Hassett’s potential appointment as Federal Reserve chair, worrying he will cut interest rates aggressively to please President Donald Trump.
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So these two mega-billionaires—who supported Trump as he opposed meaningful loan forgiveness for tens of millions of young people because Trump has increased their net worth immeasurably—are donating an infinitesimal portion of their wealth to help a few kids turn $250 into $700 over 18 years?
WOW.
WOW.
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So these two mega-billionaires—who supported Trump as he opposed meaningful loan forgiveness for tens of millions of young people because Trump has increased their net worth immeasurably—are donating an infinitesimal portion of their wealth to help a few kids turn $250 into $700 over 18 years?
WOW.
WOW.
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That’s right — two thirds of the entire population of America was saved by the president’s brave war crimes.
But did they even say thank you?
But did they even say thank you?
Noem: You have saved hundreds of millions of lives with the Cocaine you’ve blown up in the Caribbean
December 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
That’s right — two thirds of the entire population of America was saved by the president’s brave war crimes.
But did they even say thank you?
But did they even say thank you?
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NEW EPISODE!
this week @profgabriele.com talks with Brett Whalen (UNC) about the image of Jesus through the years and the variety - variety! - of ways He was imagined in the medieval world (and in our own).
listen now!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
this week @profgabriele.com talks with Brett Whalen (UNC) about the image of Jesus through the years and the variety - variety! - of ways He was imagined in the medieval world (and in our own).
listen now!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Medieval Jesus with Brett Whalen
Podcast Episode · American Medieval · 12/03/2025 · 53m
podcasts.apple.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
NEW EPISODE!
this week @profgabriele.com talks with Brett Whalen (UNC) about the image of Jesus through the years and the variety - variety! - of ways He was imagined in the medieval world (and in our own).
listen now!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
this week @profgabriele.com talks with Brett Whalen (UNC) about the image of Jesus through the years and the variety - variety! - of ways He was imagined in the medieval world (and in our own).
listen now!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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#ScienceUnderSiege in 2025:
pos reviews in @nature.com (www.nature.com/articles/d41...) & Science (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)
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Best books @financialtimes.com (www.ft.com/content/af55...)
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& @telegraph.co.uk (www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...)
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@sciam.bsky.social's 2025 top *67* books?
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pos reviews in @nature.com (www.nature.com/articles/d41...) & Science (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)
✔️
Best books @financialtimes.com (www.ft.com/content/af55...)
✔️
& @telegraph.co.uk (www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...)
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@sciam.bsky.social's 2025 top *67* books?
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December 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#ScienceUnderSiege in 2025:
pos reviews in @nature.com (www.nature.com/articles/d41...) & Science (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)
✔️
Best books @financialtimes.com (www.ft.com/content/af55...)
✔️
& @telegraph.co.uk (www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...)
✔️
@sciam.bsky.social's 2025 top *67* books?
🦗
pos reviews in @nature.com (www.nature.com/articles/d41...) & Science (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)
✔️
Best books @financialtimes.com (www.ft.com/content/af55...)
✔️
& @telegraph.co.uk (www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...)
✔️
@sciam.bsky.social's 2025 top *67* books?
🦗
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By the numbers:
Three weeks of talking about affordability
Thousands of prices rising
Hundreds of tariffs raised
Zero substantive policies announced
Dozens of lies that prices are coming down
One billionaire calling your concern about affordability a “con job.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Three weeks of talking about affordability
Thousands of prices rising
Hundreds of tariffs raised
Zero substantive policies announced
Dozens of lies that prices are coming down
One billionaire calling your concern about affordability a “con job.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
By the numbers:
Three weeks of talking about affordability
Thousands of prices rising
Hundreds of tariffs raised
Zero substantive policies announced
Dozens of lies that prices are coming down
One billionaire calling your concern about affordability a “con job.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Three weeks of talking about affordability
Thousands of prices rising
Hundreds of tariffs raised
Zero substantive policies announced
Dozens of lies that prices are coming down
One billionaire calling your concern about affordability a “con job.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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Congressman Henry Cuellar was indicted for money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy, allegedly taking about $600,000, mostly from Azerbaijan, to influence U.S. policy.
President Donald Trump pardoned Cuellar, because Trump supports money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy.
President Donald Trump pardoned Cuellar, because Trump supports money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy.
Trump announces a pardon of Henry Cuellar: "I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Imelda. Henry, I don’t know you, but you can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!"
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Congressman Henry Cuellar was indicted for money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy, allegedly taking about $600,000, mostly from Azerbaijan, to influence U.S. policy.
President Donald Trump pardoned Cuellar, because Trump supports money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy.
President Donald Trump pardoned Cuellar, because Trump supports money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy.
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Vulcan, a rare-earth magnetics firm backed by Donald Trump Jr. 's 1789 Capital, lands a record $620M conditional loan from the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital in a $1.4B bid to curb China’s magnet grip, stoking ethics alarms over family-profit optics.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Vulcan, a rare-earth magnetics firm backed by Donald Trump Jr. 's 1789 Capital, lands a record $620M conditional loan from the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital in a $1.4B bid to curb China’s magnet grip, stoking ethics alarms over family-profit optics.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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For pretty much any critique you can level at any source of energy -- inefficient, too much pollution, takes too much land, has too many externalities, is propped up by subsidies, whatever -- it's worse for corn ethanol.
It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.
It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.
Corn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint
Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.
floodlightnews.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
For pretty much any critique you can level at any source of energy -- inefficient, too much pollution, takes too much land, has too many externalities, is propped up by subsidies, whatever -- it's worse for corn ethanol.
It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.
It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.