Not Born Yesterday
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PhD in interna’l relations. Career in interna’l health care with focus on patients. Retired. Political moderate. Independent. Very concerned abt women's rights, and the future of democracy. Quilter, gardener, family historian.
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OMG
There's also "Don Snoreleone"...
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
OMG
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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When a state uses deadly force abroad in ways that blatantly violate the laws of armed combat, that is a war crime. There does not need to be an official declaration of war or large-scale combat operations for there to be war crimes. Deliberate use of deadly force is inherently an act of war.
November 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
When a state uses deadly force abroad in ways that blatantly violate the laws of armed combat, that is a war crime. There does not need to be an official declaration of war or large-scale combat operations for there to be war crimes. Deliberate use of deadly force is inherently an act of war.
Knew they were out there somewhere. If true, whooooeee!
November 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Knew they were out there somewhere. If true, whooooeee!
Good thread. Points out that what history was and what we imagine it to have been are often two different things. Americans, in particular, know way too little about world history.
No, you genuinely have no idea how wide this gulf is. Even with, say, Louis XIV's France.
The resistance put up by local aristocratic parlements to Louis' decrees would have been unthinkable in Russia at nearly any time under the Tsars (brief, swiftly crushed exceptions aside).
The resistance put up by local aristocratic parlements to Louis' decrees would have been unthinkable in Russia at nearly any time under the Tsars (brief, swiftly crushed exceptions aside).
Russia starting out as a hypercentralized, absolutist state that could withstand the Khanate *does* have a lot to do with its continuation as, well, a hypercentralized, absolutist state, but our other states were typically also centralized and absolutist prior to the 19th century
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Good thread. Points out that what history was and what we imagine it to have been are often two different things. Americans, in particular, know way too little about world history.
i'm with him! 👇👇👇👇👇
November 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
i'm with him! 👇👇👇👇👇
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There has been no breathless roadblock coverage of this shooting on cable channels or in major newspapers, afaik. wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
There has been no breathless roadblock coverage of this shooting on cable channels or in major newspapers, afaik. wgme.com/news/local/i...
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Great graphic!
Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Great graphic!
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“We most humbly beseech him to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed.”
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789
By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits...
www.mountvernon.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“We most humbly beseech him to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed.”
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
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#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks
To all my fellow nurses and all teachers out there, YOU are professionals and essential to the wellbeing and education of our communities. Never stop! Love you all!
Sheryl RN, OCN, BSN, MSN ❤️
To all my fellow nurses and all teachers out there, YOU are professionals and essential to the wellbeing and education of our communities. Never stop! Love you all!
Sheryl RN, OCN, BSN, MSN ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks
To all my fellow nurses and all teachers out there, YOU are professionals and essential to the wellbeing and education of our communities. Never stop! Love you all!
Sheryl RN, OCN, BSN, MSN ❤️
To all my fellow nurses and all teachers out there, YOU are professionals and essential to the wellbeing and education of our communities. Never stop! Love you all!
Sheryl RN, OCN, BSN, MSN ❤️
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Need more convincing? Vaccines do NOT cause autism.
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Need more convincing? Vaccines do NOT cause autism.
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Flu shots aren’t perfect, but they are by far the best way to prevent flu, reduce its severity and avoid complications. That’s why I get the shot every year and make sure my family does as well. If you haven’t gotten this season’s shot yet, make an appointment or talk to your doctor today.
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Flu shots aren’t perfect, but they are by far the best way to prevent flu, reduce its severity and avoid complications. That’s why I get the shot every year and make sure my family does as well. If you haven’t gotten this season’s shot yet, make an appointment or talk to your doctor today.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The promise of AI in healthcare is impressive. This reviews some of the financial implications, but the potential for improvements in patient care at least as important, if not more so.
www.morganstanley.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The promise of AI in healthcare is impressive. This reviews some of the financial implications, but the potential for improvements in patient care at least as important, if not more so.
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If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.
Yes. Suddenly Maga doesn't object to socialism.
"The Trump administration’s habit of buying ownership shares in companies it likes now involves $10 billion in taxpayer funds. Remember, kids: Government ownership of the means of production turns out to be good, but socialism is still bad."
www.thebulwark.com/p/amateur-ho...
www.thebulwark.com/p/amateur-ho...
Amateur Hour At 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
The White House is in free fall. How long will it last?
www.thebulwark.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Yes. Suddenly Maga doesn't object to socialism.
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: The crux of the entire diplomatic situation is that it was Russia, and only Russia, that started this war, and it is Russia, and only Russia, that has been refusing to end it throughout the full-scale invasion.
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🇺🇦 Zelensky: The crux of the entire diplomatic situation is that it was Russia, and only Russia, that started this war, and it is Russia, and only Russia, that has been refusing to end it throughout the full-scale invasion.
More people should see this.
West Point is committing "a crime of serious proportion" then.
November 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
More people should see this.
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It’s not only that military and law enforcement CAN disobey illegal orders, they’re OBLIGATED to disobey illegal orders.
November 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It’s not only that military and law enforcement CAN disobey illegal orders, they’re OBLIGATED to disobey illegal orders.
Threatened to the point she had to resign. I am not and was never a fan, but this just is another example of who Trump really is. And actually, as quoted in this article, she makes sense.
MAGA favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign after split with Trump - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
MAGA favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign after split with Trump - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Threatened to the point she had to resign. I am not and was never a fan, but this just is another example of who Trump really is. And actually, as quoted in this article, she makes sense.
MAGA favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign after split with Trump - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
MAGA favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign after split with Trump - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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This is so far from acceptable I can't even find the words.
A 79-year-old U.S. citizen has filed a civil rights lawsuit demanding $50 million after being arrested and injured during an immigration raid at his business in Van Nuys, Los Angeles.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is so far from acceptable I can't even find the words.
Horrible. Difficult for me to believe that the CDC can no longer be trusted. Children will die. Needlessly.https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-vaccines/after-unprecedented-autism-vaccine-messaging-change-scientists-advocates-say-cdc
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Horrible. Difficult for me to believe that the CDC can no longer be trusted. Children will die. Needlessly.https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-vaccines/after-unprecedented-autism-vaccine-messaging-change-scientists-advocates-say-cdc