p0rtiaB00
@p0rtiab00.bsky.social
Writer, editor, Star Trek fan
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“Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor & strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.”
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Leo has made care for immigrants and the poor key themes of his early papacy.
www.reuters.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor & strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.”
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Headline Rating: A. Merry Christmas, NPR! Rockin' the Bah-Humbug with delightful frivolity. Carry on!
Bad movies can be fun in their own way.
Our picks for the worst Christmas movie ever
Bad movies can be fun in their own way.
n.pr
December 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Headline Rating: A. Merry Christmas, NPR! Rockin' the Bah-Humbug with delightful frivolity. Carry on!
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Second anniversary of our Apple TV’s spectacular attempt to understand me asking for “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Second anniversary of our Apple TV’s spectacular attempt to understand me asking for “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and there’s no toys under the Christmas tree this year. But at least now there aren’t any black wise men in my town’s manger display.
December 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and there’s no toys under the Christmas tree this year. But at least now there aren’t any black wise men in my town’s manger display.
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A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
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👇🎯 Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspaper.
Once again: an authoritarian using the government to punish private institutions is not a "duel". www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...
In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
👇🎯 Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspaper.
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If only we had an amendment to the Constitution that protected speech . . .
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If only we had an amendment to the Constitution that protected speech . . .
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Just thinking that we would be living in a different world if Biden had selected Sally Q. Yates to be the Attorney General.
December 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Just thinking that we would be living in a different world if Biden had selected Sally Q. Yates to be the Attorney General.
Headline Rating: F. Anodyne, content free, vague. As usual, you've stuck the headline in the pull quote.
Column: With fewer than 40 bills signed into law as of Monday, the House and Senate set a modern record for lowest legislative output in the first year of a new presidency, according to data maintained by C-SPAN and Purdue University.
Column | Congress set records in 2025, some more dubious than others
Republican lawmakers reflect on a year without much productivity and greater ceding of powers to the White House.
wapo.st
December 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Headline Rating: F. Anodyne, content free, vague. As usual, you've stuck the headline in the pull quote.
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NEW: RFK Jr. and MAGA suddenly love tiny, socialist Denmark—just so long as it helps them slash kids’ vaccines.
@citizencohn.bsky.social explains the right’s strange new crush, and why scaling back childhood vaccines would be reckless and dangerous.
@citizencohn.bsky.social explains the right’s strange new crush, and why scaling back childhood vaccines would be reckless and dangerous.
December 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
NEW: RFK Jr. and MAGA suddenly love tiny, socialist Denmark—just so long as it helps them slash kids’ vaccines.
@citizencohn.bsky.social explains the right’s strange new crush, and why scaling back childhood vaccines would be reckless and dangerous.
@citizencohn.bsky.social explains the right’s strange new crush, and why scaling back childhood vaccines would be reckless and dangerous.
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Just want to point out that this man was leading the whole Turning Point USA crowd in prayer last week.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Russell Brand charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault
The alleged offences took place in 2009, the Crown Protection Service said
www.independent.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just want to point out that this man was leading the whole Turning Point USA crowd in prayer last week.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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NEW: Jan 6 police heroes file new motion defending their lawsuit which seeks court order for Architect of Capitol to finally hang the January 6th plaque honoring officers
Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen
(MORE)
Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen
(MORE)
December 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
NEW: Jan 6 police heroes file new motion defending their lawsuit which seeks court order for Architect of Capitol to finally hang the January 6th plaque honoring officers
Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen
(MORE)
Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen
(MORE)
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@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov has filed more than 51 lawsuits in 48 weeks against the Trump Administration, including most recently over Trump’s illegal dismantling of the CFPB.
We talk about how he successfully got the National Guard out of LA and the power of an independent AG.
youtu.be/e7i4b2xvz_8?...
We talk about how he successfully got the National Guard out of LA and the power of an independent AG.
youtu.be/e7i4b2xvz_8?...
Trump DOJ LOSES BIG as They Get CRUSHED in Court
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov has filed more than 51 lawsuits in 48 weeks against the Trump Administration, including most recently over Trump’s illegal dismantling of the CFPB.
We talk about how he successfully got the National Guard out of LA and the power of an independent AG.
youtu.be/e7i4b2xvz_8?...
We talk about how he successfully got the National Guard out of LA and the power of an independent AG.
youtu.be/e7i4b2xvz_8?...
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The reason @martylederman.bsky.social’s brief was so effective is because it gave Roberts and Barrett (and Kav) a way to vote against Trump without calling him a fucking liar, which is what the lower courts based their decisions on
December 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The reason @martylederman.bsky.social’s brief was so effective is because it gave Roberts and Barrett (and Kav) a way to vote against Trump without calling him a fucking liar, which is what the lower courts based their decisions on
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Holy shit. Hey, @kathryntewson.bsky.social @kateration.bsky.social @debbiemia.bsky.social we have an important sleuthing request here. Link to video in the next post
Anyone else who does OSINT work, please jump on this
Anyone else who does OSINT work, please jump on this
I’m begging for help here - please share:
Yesterday my bestie, Mom of 10 year old twins and survivor of thyroid cancer, underwent a double mastectomy for a new diagnosis of breast cancer.
While she was in surgery, these assholes stole CANCER CARE PACKAGES off her front porch.
1/2
Yesterday my bestie, Mom of 10 year old twins and survivor of thyroid cancer, underwent a double mastectomy for a new diagnosis of breast cancer.
While she was in surgery, these assholes stole CANCER CARE PACKAGES off her front porch.
1/2
December 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Holy shit. Hey, @kathryntewson.bsky.social @kateration.bsky.social @debbiemia.bsky.social we have an important sleuthing request here. Link to video in the next post
Anyone else who does OSINT work, please jump on this
Anyone else who does OSINT work, please jump on this
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Imagine if someone told you in 2011, when Nicki Minaj was on the Ellen show, that one day Donald Trump would be President and that, in his second term, Nicki would stand on a stage and tell his supporters how much she loves him and that he is handsome.
You would try to have them committed.
You would try to have them committed.
December 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Imagine if someone told you in 2011, when Nicki Minaj was on the Ellen show, that one day Donald Trump would be President and that, in his second term, Nicki would stand on a stage and tell his supporters how much she loves him and that he is handsome.
You would try to have them committed.
You would try to have them committed.
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The thing is, they can do all of these things as long as Congress sits by & does nothing.
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history, & yet here we are. All of this is happening because 👇
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history, & yet here we are. All of this is happening because 👇
December 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The thing is, they can do all of these things as long as Congress sits by & does nothing.
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history, & yet here we are. All of this is happening because 👇
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history, & yet here we are. All of this is happening because 👇
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Note that the AP, in 2023, didn't have the actual letter. Just information about the existence of a letter. Hence:
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1. Keep your eye on the ball, people
That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own
It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...
That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own
It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...
December 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Note that the AP, in 2023, didn't have the actual letter. Just information about the existence of a letter. Hence:
bsky.app/profile/will...
bsky.app/profile/will...
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New Penalty Loop Podcast! A raucous weekend in le Grand Bornand including
-It was Lou's Week
-Justus heartbreak
-Maren's Power
-Solid US/Canada 1st trimester
-Can Botn keep it up? Can Perrot/Giacomel challenge?
-A very fun Norwegian men's team
-Celebrating Camille!
#biathlon
-It was Lou's Week
-Justus heartbreak
-Maren's Power
-Solid US/Canada 1st trimester
-Can Botn keep it up? Can Perrot/Giacomel challenge?
-A very fun Norwegian men's team
-Celebrating Camille!
#biathlon
December 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New Penalty Loop Podcast! A raucous weekend in le Grand Bornand including
-It was Lou's Week
-Justus heartbreak
-Maren's Power
-Solid US/Canada 1st trimester
-Can Botn keep it up? Can Perrot/Giacomel challenge?
-A very fun Norwegian men's team
-Celebrating Camille!
#biathlon
-It was Lou's Week
-Justus heartbreak
-Maren's Power
-Solid US/Canada 1st trimester
-Can Botn keep it up? Can Perrot/Giacomel challenge?
-A very fun Norwegian men's team
-Celebrating Camille!
#biathlon
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Needed this today!
BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
Press Release | Democracy Defenders Action
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty today sued President Trump and others to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Congressw...
www.democracydefendersaction.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Needed this today!
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All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
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There's always a Tweet.
December 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
There's always a Tweet.
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NEW: The phone metrics reported publicly by the Social Security Administration are way lower than actual wait times, a new watchdog report shows.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
SSA phone wait times longer than publicly reported metrics, per OIG report
The agency’s “average speed of answer” metric masks longer call wait times, according to data in a recent OIG report.
www.nextgov.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
NEW: The phone metrics reported publicly by the Social Security Administration are way lower than actual wait times, a new watchdog report shows.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
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cecot-60mins : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
60 minutes segment on cecot
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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And thank you to the person/people who leaked this damning story. And to the people, like @muellershewrote.com, who had the wherewithal to disseminate it.
Whether it is the Epstein Files or unflattering documentaries, we only win against Trump censorship if we can defy it.
Whether it is the Epstein Files or unflattering documentaries, we only win against Trump censorship if we can defy it.
December 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
And thank you to the person/people who leaked this damning story. And to the people, like @muellershewrote.com, who had the wherewithal to disseminate it.
Whether it is the Epstein Files or unflattering documentaries, we only win against Trump censorship if we can defy it.
Whether it is the Epstein Files or unflattering documentaries, we only win against Trump censorship if we can defy it.