Kathy L Weiss
@middlechildtake.bsky.social
Writer/editor, granny to five, runner, humanitarian, who knows we are more alike than we are different. Except vis-a-vis crimes and corruption. I have a ❤️ for anyone touched by the devastating disease known as #ALS. Slava Ukraine! No DMs, please!
U.S. firms clamped down on purchases of foreign machinery, industrial supplies, pharmaceutical ingredients and telecom equipment as tariffs went into effect in August, after months of stockpiling that had filled their store rooms and warehouses.
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
U.S. firms clamped down on purchases of foreign machinery, industrial supplies, pharmaceutical ingredients and telecom equipment as tariffs went into effect in August, after months of stockpiling that had filled their store rooms and warehouses.
The data, which incorporates less than a month of Mr. Trump’s new tariffs, illustrates how the sharp increase in trade taxes has scrambled life for international business.
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The data, which incorporates less than a month of Mr. Trump’s new tariffs, illustrates how the sharp increase in trade taxes has scrambled life for international business.
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs took a toll on trade in August, as imports of goods and services dropped 5.1 percent, to $340.4 billion, after taxes on exports from roughly 90 countries went into effect on Aug. 7, newly released data from the Commerce Department showed Wednesday.
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs took a toll on trade in August, as imports of goods and services dropped 5.1 percent, to $340.4 billion, after taxes on exports from roughly 90 countries went into effect on Aug. 7, newly released data from the Commerce Department showed Wednesday.
According to Turkish officials, the team did that, removing Khashoggi's body in pieces in five suitcases. His remains have never been found.
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
According to Turkish officials, the team did that, removing Khashoggi's body in pieces in five suitcases. His remains have never been found.
"I know how to cut very well; I have never worked on a warm body though but I'll also manage that easily. I normally put on my earphones...listen to music when I cut cadavers...sip my coffee, smoke. After I dismember it, you will wrap the parts in plastic bags, put them in suitcases; take them out."
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"I know how to cut very well; I have never worked on a warm body though but I'll also manage that easily. I normally put on my earphones...listen to music when I cut cadavers...sip my coffee, smoke. After I dismember it, you will wrap the parts in plastic bags, put them in suitcases; take them out."
Can we get an update of Trump's approval rating...toute suite?!
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Can we get an update of Trump's approval rating...toute suite?!
So it is useful that Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social of Iowa City is exploring a run against Republican Mike Naig for Secretary of Agriculture.
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So it is useful that Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social of Iowa City is exploring a run against Republican Mike Naig for Secretary of Agriculture.
People around the state are gagging over concentrated application of manure that festered in pits. Chicken manure can set nose hairs on fire. Yeah, the smell of manure has always been a feature of rural life but not in these toxic concentrations.
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
People around the state are gagging over concentrated application of manure that festered in pits. Chicken manure can set nose hairs on fire. Yeah, the smell of manure has always been a feature of rural life but not in these toxic concentrations.
Ms. Jacobs said people were rightfully and understandably scared of fentanyl, and concerned about what it was doing to American communities. But more strikes on speedboats, or even an attack inside Venezuela, would not slow the fentanyl trade, she added.
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Ms. Jacobs said people were rightfully and understandably scared of fentanyl, and concerned about what it was doing to American communities. But more strikes on speedboats, or even an attack inside Venezuela, would not slow the fentanyl trade, she added.
“I represent San Diego, so I know about this a lot,” she said. “Fentanyl comes to the United States at legal ports of entry by U.S. citizens. So this is not even like how fentanyl gets to us.”
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
“I represent San Diego, so I know about this a lot,” she said. “Fentanyl comes to the United States at legal ports of entry by U.S. citizens. So this is not even like how fentanyl gets to us.”
“Their rationale for the strikes is because fentanyl is killing so many Americans, but these strikes are targeting cocaine,” said Rep. Sara Jacobs, a California Democrat who attended the briefing.
Military officials, Ms. Jacobs said, acknowledged to her that there was no fentanyl on the boats.
Military officials, Ms. Jacobs said, acknowledged to her that there was no fentanyl on the boats.
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
“Their rationale for the strikes is because fentanyl is killing so many Americans, but these strikes are targeting cocaine,” said Rep. Sara Jacobs, a California Democrat who attended the briefing.
Military officials, Ms. Jacobs said, acknowledged to her that there was no fentanyl on the boats.
Military officials, Ms. Jacobs said, acknowledged to her that there was no fentanyl on the boats.
This month, military officials told members of Congress in closed-door hearings that there was cocaine on the boats but no fentanyl.
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This month, military officials told members of Congress in closed-door hearings that there was cocaine on the boats but no fentanyl.
Is there any fentanyl on the boats that the U.S. military has blown up?
No.
When the strikes began in September, Mr. Trump said — without evidence — that there was fentanyl aboard the boats. The administration’s more recent claims have been vaguer, without directly mentioning fentanyl.
No.
When the strikes began in September, Mr. Trump said — without evidence — that there was fentanyl aboard the boats. The administration’s more recent claims have been vaguer, without directly mentioning fentanyl.
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Is there any fentanyl on the boats that the U.S. military has blown up?
No.
When the strikes began in September, Mr. Trump said — without evidence — that there was fentanyl aboard the boats. The administration’s more recent claims have been vaguer, without directly mentioning fentanyl.
No.
When the strikes began in September, Mr. Trump said — without evidence — that there was fentanyl aboard the boats. The administration’s more recent claims have been vaguer, without directly mentioning fentanyl.
Often, unsuspecting consumers looking for other, less lethal drugs may unwittingly buy substances adulterated with fentanyl. Because inexperienced drug users lack tolerance to a powerful opioid, they can fatally overdose.
According to the DEA, as little as 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal.
According to the DEA, as little as 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal.
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Often, unsuspecting consumers looking for other, less lethal drugs may unwittingly buy substances adulterated with fentanyl. Because inexperienced drug users lack tolerance to a powerful opioid, they can fatally overdose.
According to the DEA, as little as 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal.
According to the DEA, as little as 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal.
The cartels also began mixing fentanyl into other drugs to make them stronger and more addictive.
Every fentanyl user’s experience is different. But many of those who get hooked on what has become a popular, ubiquitous street drug do not initially seek it out.
Every fentanyl user’s experience is different. But many of those who get hooked on what has become a popular, ubiquitous street drug do not initially seek it out.
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The cartels also began mixing fentanyl into other drugs to make them stronger and more addictive.
Every fentanyl user’s experience is different. But many of those who get hooked on what has become a popular, ubiquitous street drug do not initially seek it out.
Every fentanyl user’s experience is different. But many of those who get hooked on what has become a popular, ubiquitous street drug do not initially seek it out.
Mexican cartels, using precursor materials from China, started manufacturing the drug around 2014, recognizing that it was relatively simple to manufacture and was so highly concentrated that comparatively small quantities could be smuggled undetected into the United States.
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Mexican cartels, using precursor materials from China, started manufacturing the drug around 2014, recognizing that it was relatively simple to manufacture and was so highly concentrated that comparatively small quantities could be smuggled undetected into the United States.
Fentanyl is a highly addictive synthetic opioid that is exponentially more potent than heroin or morphine, and can be lethal.
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Fentanyl is a highly addictive synthetic opioid that is exponentially more potent than heroin or morphine, and can be lethal.
There is little doubt that fentanyl is exceptionally dangerous. But lawmakers and narcotics experts say that the Trump administration’s efforts to tie Venezuela to the U.S. fentanyl crisis are misleading. For one, the fentanyl used illegally in the United States does not come from Venezuela.
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
There is little doubt that fentanyl is exceptionally dangerous. But lawmakers and narcotics experts say that the Trump administration’s efforts to tie Venezuela to the U.S. fentanyl crisis are misleading. For one, the fentanyl used illegally in the United States does not come from Venezuela.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the military mission “secures our Homeland from the drugs that are killing our people.”
The U.S. military has blown up at least 21 boats, killing more than 80 people since the Trump administration’s antidrug campaign began in September.
The U.S. military has blown up at least 21 boats, killing more than 80 people since the Trump administration’s antidrug campaign began in September.
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the military mission “secures our Homeland from the drugs that are killing our people.”
The U.S. military has blown up at least 21 boats, killing more than 80 people since the Trump administration’s antidrug campaign began in September.
The U.S. military has blown up at least 21 boats, killing more than 80 people since the Trump administration’s antidrug campaign began in September.
President Trump has said that the U.S. military is attacking boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific because of the large numbers of fentanyl deaths in the United States, and he claims that those boats come from Venezuela.
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
President Trump has said that the U.S. military is attacking boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific because of the large numbers of fentanyl deaths in the United States, and he claims that those boats come from Venezuela.
Lawmakers and narcotics experts say that the Trump administration’s efforts to tie Venezuela to the U.S. fentanyl crisis are misleading.
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Lawmakers and narcotics experts say that the Trump administration’s efforts to tie Venezuela to the U.S. fentanyl crisis are misleading.