@mr-bean-23.bsky.social
retired scientist; progressive; gardener
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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Jen Sorensen nails the hypocrisy and racism of the "European culture" argument.
January 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Jen Sorensen nails the hypocrisy and racism of the "European culture" argument.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
a quick review of the usa's maga president's first year of his 2nd term
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donald Trump in his own words – the year in racism and misogyny
The president has increased the amount of invective he’s spewed against women and people of color
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
a quick review of the usa's maga president's first year of his 2nd term
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner
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Hey @npr.org don’t tell us what Republican senators say about Trump administration actions like ending Afghan immigration, tell us what they do. Empty words by people with the power to act, that’s not news.
December 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Hey @npr.org don’t tell us what Republican senators say about Trump administration actions like ending Afghan immigration, tell us what they do. Empty words by people with the power to act, that’s not news.
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Washington Post
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
Read more: wapo.st/4iR882N
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
Read more: wapo.st/4iR882N
National Trust sues to stop Trump’s ballroom construction
The organization, which is charged by Congress with historic preservation, is seeking to halt construction on one of the president’s priorities.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Washington Post
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
Read more: wapo.st/4iR882N
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
Read more: wapo.st/4iR882N
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Chump has scrubbed government web sites of man’s impact on Climate Change.
As economic data has been tempered with, even Wall Street doesn’t trust the data, so has scientific data.
Just eleven months in:
#GovernmentIsNoLongerTheGoToPlaceForAnyTypeOfData
As economic data has been tempered with, even Wall Street doesn’t trust the data, so has scientific data.
Just eleven months in:
#GovernmentIsNoLongerTheGoToPlaceForAnyTypeOfData
December 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Chump has scrubbed government web sites of man’s impact on Climate Change.
As economic data has been tempered with, even Wall Street doesn’t trust the data, so has scientific data.
Just eleven months in:
#GovernmentIsNoLongerTheGoToPlaceForAnyTypeOfData
As economic data has been tempered with, even Wall Street doesn’t trust the data, so has scientific data.
Just eleven months in:
#GovernmentIsNoLongerTheGoToPlaceForAnyTypeOfData
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The US government is now a mafia organization.
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The US government is now a mafia organization.
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“She has low self worth so she accepts abuse.”
Incorrect and victim blaming statement.
Abusers use coercion, physical abuse, and other means to hold a victim hostage and it has NOTHING to do with their self worth. Abusers don’t start abusing till deep into a relationship.
Incorrect and victim blaming statement.
Abusers use coercion, physical abuse, and other means to hold a victim hostage and it has NOTHING to do with their self worth. Abusers don’t start abusing till deep into a relationship.
December 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
“She has low self worth so she accepts abuse.”
Incorrect and victim blaming statement.
Abusers use coercion, physical abuse, and other means to hold a victim hostage and it has NOTHING to do with their self worth. Abusers don’t start abusing till deep into a relationship.
Incorrect and victim blaming statement.
Abusers use coercion, physical abuse, and other means to hold a victim hostage and it has NOTHING to do with their self worth. Abusers don’t start abusing till deep into a relationship.
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My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
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asserting that he had done a much better job building his own tower in Chicago. Today in the Oval Office, Trump said that his planned ballroom on the White House grounds would cost $300 million, $100 million more than the original cost estimate less than three months ago.
asserting that he had done a much better job building his own tower in Chicago. Today in the Oval Office, Trump said that his planned ballroom on the White House grounds would cost $300 million, $100 million more than the original cost estimate less than three months ago.
October 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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asserting that he had done a much better job building his own tower in Chicago. Today in the Oval Office, Trump said that his planned ballroom on the White House grounds would cost $300 million, $100 million more than the original cost estimate less than three months ago.
asserting that he had done a much better job building his own tower in Chicago. Today in the Oval Office, Trump said that his planned ballroom on the White House grounds would cost $300 million, $100 million more than the original cost estimate less than three months ago.
Oct. 22, 2025
Chris Cameron
Yesterday, Trump attacked former President Barack Obama for issues with the construction of his presidential library, saying that the project had gone over-budget because Obama “wanted only women and D.E.I. to build it,”
Chris Cameron
Yesterday, Trump attacked former President Barack Obama for issues with the construction of his presidential library, saying that the project had gone over-budget because Obama “wanted only women and D.E.I. to build it,”
October 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Oct. 22, 2025
Chris Cameron
Yesterday, Trump attacked former President Barack Obama for issues with the construction of his presidential library, saying that the project had gone over-budget because Obama “wanted only women and D.E.I. to build it,”
Chris Cameron
Yesterday, Trump attacked former President Barack Obama for issues with the construction of his presidential library, saying that the project had gone over-budget because Obama “wanted only women and D.E.I. to build it,”
I had thought maybe give it 4 days....didn't last that long-
from Al Jazeera: 'Israeli soldiers kill at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis in the first major violation since the US-brokered ceasefire began.'
from Al Jazeera: 'Israeli soldiers kill at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis in the first major violation since the US-brokered ceasefire began.'
October 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I had thought maybe give it 4 days....didn't last that long-
from Al Jazeera: 'Israeli soldiers kill at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis in the first major violation since the US-brokered ceasefire began.'
from Al Jazeera: 'Israeli soldiers kill at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis in the first major violation since the US-brokered ceasefire began.'
a realistic viewpoint of the current headlines
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik
Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
a realistic viewpoint of the current headlines
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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