Bob McWilliams
@radiobob.bsky.social
Longtime jazz director and jazz and Trail Mix (folk, Americana, bluegrass, etc) shows on Kansas Public Radio. Harvard Law ‘80 and lawyer eons ago and recently retired longtime adjunct U.S. history prof at Johnson County Community College.
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Racial Profiling Is ICE’s New Norm. Activists Are Mobilizing in Response. truthout.org/articles/rac...
Racial Profiling Is ICE’s New Norm. Activists Are Mobilizing in Response.
Arizonans long endured grim racial profiling under SB 1070. Now the Supreme Court has greenlighted its use nationwide.
truthout.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Racial Profiling Is ICE’s New Norm. Activists Are Mobilizing in Response. truthout.org/articles/rac...
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North Carolinians:
Today marked Day One of Customs and Border Patrol’s Charlotte Operation. And as we’ve come to expect from these operations, federal agents targeted workers throughout Charlotte and the surrounding areas.
November 16, 2025 at 5:37 AM
North Carolinians:
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Eighty-one-year-old Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, who stopped maturing as a human being in 1957 expects the rest of the country to be like her - eager to erase the work of Martin Luther King and all other courageous individuals who risked their lives fighting racism.
Fuck Kay Ivey.
Not our America.
Fuck Kay Ivey.
Not our America.
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Eighty-one-year-old Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, who stopped maturing as a human being in 1957 expects the rest of the country to be like her - eager to erase the work of Martin Luther King and all other courageous individuals who risked their lives fighting racism.
Fuck Kay Ivey.
Not our America.
Fuck Kay Ivey.
Not our America.
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I wear a mask simply because I'm following the data on repeat infections and trying to limit those. I've also known too many people with long or medium covid to want to fuck around. Even if I knew I was going to recover fully why would i volunteer to lose months to this illness?
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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I know theres a narrative around wearing a mask to protect disabled people.
I'm going to be real for a second.
That's not why I wear a mask.
I wear a kn95 or a kf94 to protect myself.
That I might also be protecting others is just a side benefit.
I'm going to be real for a second.
That's not why I wear a mask.
I wear a kn95 or a kf94 to protect myself.
That I might also be protecting others is just a side benefit.
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I know theres a narrative around wearing a mask to protect disabled people.
I'm going to be real for a second.
That's not why I wear a mask.
I wear a kn95 or a kf94 to protect myself.
That I might also be protecting others is just a side benefit.
I'm going to be real for a second.
That's not why I wear a mask.
I wear a kn95 or a kf94 to protect myself.
That I might also be protecting others is just a side benefit.
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Right wing screeching about the “war on Christianity” never includes complaints about secret police raiding houses of worship to rip families apart (or, for that matter, bombing churches in Palestine)
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Right wing screeching about the “war on Christianity” never includes complaints about secret police raiding houses of worship to rip families apart (or, for that matter, bombing churches in Palestine)
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there is no bottom to their depravity
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
there is no bottom to their depravity
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The U.S. intelligence community concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing and dismemberment of a Post columnist, making President Trump's formal dinner for the prince on Tuesday a dramatic step in public rehabilitation. https://wapo.st/3LOwEFn
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The U.S. intelligence community concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing and dismemberment of a Post columnist, making President Trump's formal dinner for the prince on Tuesday a dramatic step in public rehabilitation. https://wapo.st/3LOwEFn
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Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
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When I think about how exquisitely careful NEH staff were to be fair, impartial, and rigorous, and how much work people put into grants so small they’re pocket change…I just want to scream.
Fired Scholars and Big Grants to Favored Projects: Inside Trump’s N.E.H.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When I think about how exquisitely careful NEH staff were to be fair, impartial, and rigorous, and how much work people put into grants so small they’re pocket change…I just want to scream.
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Per an old estimate, the energy consumption of a ChatGPT query is 10X that of a Google search, bringing more data centers online.
Every question about hair removal solutions, or "woke mind virus," is like walking to the kitchen and running the microwave. Minus the exercise.
Every question about hair removal solutions, or "woke mind virus," is like walking to the kitchen and running the microwave. Minus the exercise.
We analyzed 47,000 ChatGPT conversations. Here’s what people really use it for.
What do people ask the popular chatbot? We analyzed thousands of chats to identify common topics discussed by users and patterns in ChatGPT’s responses.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Per an old estimate, the energy consumption of a ChatGPT query is 10X that of a Google search, bringing more data centers online.
Every question about hair removal solutions, or "woke mind virus," is like walking to the kitchen and running the microwave. Minus the exercise.
Every question about hair removal solutions, or "woke mind virus," is like walking to the kitchen and running the microwave. Minus the exercise.
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For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
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Today’s kitchen adventures, a delicata squash from my friend’s NJ garden
November 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today’s kitchen adventures, a delicata squash from my friend’s NJ garden
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“In my view they are no different to SS Nazi troops, intimidating citizens and the people they deem to be immigrants,” the 71-year-old artist said in a statement shared with Block Club. “Cloud Gate in Chicago is a place to which citizens and visitors for 20 years now have come together.."
Artist Anish Kapoor 'Horrified' By Border Patrol Agents Posing With The Bean
"In my view they are no different to SS Nazi troops," the creator of Chicago's iconic Cloud Gate sculpture said in a statement.
blockclubchicago.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“In my view they are no different to SS Nazi troops, intimidating citizens and the people they deem to be immigrants,” the 71-year-old artist said in a statement shared with Block Club. “Cloud Gate in Chicago is a place to which citizens and visitors for 20 years now have come together.."
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42 million people were cut off from SNAP, many of them children and the disabled.
There have been multiple court orders pay up, but the regime refuse.
Now they’re going to force everyone to reapply.
This will kill people.
Which I firmly believe is the point.
There have been multiple court orders pay up, but the regime refuse.
Now they’re going to force everyone to reapply.
This will kill people.
Which I firmly believe is the point.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
42 million people were cut off from SNAP, many of them children and the disabled.
There have been multiple court orders pay up, but the regime refuse.
Now they’re going to force everyone to reapply.
This will kill people.
Which I firmly believe is the point.
There have been multiple court orders pay up, but the regime refuse.
Now they’re going to force everyone to reapply.
This will kill people.
Which I firmly believe is the point.
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This is outrageous. Trump is using the US treasury as a personal piggybank for himself and his buddies.
newrepublic.com/post/203226/...
newrepublic.com/post/203226/...
Justice Department Prepares to Pay Trump Ally Michael Flynn Millions
The DOJ wants to give Michael Flynn a hefty settlement, even though he once pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:23 AM
This is outrageous. Trump is using the US treasury as a personal piggybank for himself and his buddies.
newrepublic.com/post/203226/...
newrepublic.com/post/203226/...
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Border Patrol has been targeting the elderly heavily. Today in Santa Ana, that’s almost all they took, including this man and his cane.
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Border Patrol has been targeting the elderly heavily. Today in Santa Ana, that’s almost all they took, including this man and his cane.
In the 10 pm CST hour of Jazz in the Night tonight on Kansas Public Radio, from the Vinyl Vault, saxophonist Sonny Stitt from 1972. #jazzsky Also streaming at kansaspublicradio.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In the 10 pm CST hour of Jazz in the Night tonight on Kansas Public Radio, from the Vinyl Vault, saxophonist Sonny Stitt from 1972. #jazzsky Also streaming at kansaspublicradio.org
In the 9 pm CST hour of Jazz in the Night tonight on Kansas Public Radio, from the Vinyl Vault, guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Shelly Manne. #jazzsky Also streaming at kansaspublicradio.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
In the 9 pm CST hour of Jazz in the Night tonight on Kansas Public Radio, from the Vinyl Vault, guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Shelly Manne. #jazzsky Also streaming at kansaspublicradio.org
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The Old GOP Republican Party before Trump and the MAGA PEDO Party. 🤬
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Old GOP Republican Party before Trump and the MAGA PEDO Party. 🤬
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Breaking news: Newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate show that he appeared to be texting a member of Congress during a congressional hearing investigating Donald Trump, and that those texts may have influenced the lawmaker’s questions.
Epstein appeared to text with House member during Cohen hearing, documents show
Newly released documents from the convicted sex offender’s estate include text messages from him that appear to influence the lawmaker’s questions to President Donald Trump’s personal attorney at a 20...
wapo.st
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Breaking news: Newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate show that he appeared to be texting a member of Congress during a congressional hearing investigating Donald Trump, and that those texts may have influenced the lawmaker’s questions.
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Large far-right German delegation to visit Washington, Trump ally says
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.
www.politico.eu/article/larg...
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.
www.politico.eu/article/larg...
Large far-right German delegation to visit Washington, Trump ally says
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.
www.politico.eu
November 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Large far-right German delegation to visit Washington, Trump ally says
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.
www.politico.eu/article/larg...
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.
www.politico.eu/article/larg...
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This isn’t an isolated incident. EPA workers who voiced dissent were suspended or fired. HUD attorneys who raised Fair Housing concerns were terminated. The Trump administration is systematically chilling speech across the federal workforce—and targeting anyone who refuses to parrot their line.
Federal workers can kiss free speech goodbye in Trump's America
The Trump administration is gearing up to fire Ellen Mei, a program specialist in the Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service division. Mei’s transgression? Giving an interview ...
www.dailykos.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This isn’t an isolated incident. EPA workers who voiced dissent were suspended or fired. HUD attorneys who raised Fair Housing concerns were terminated. The Trump administration is systematically chilling speech across the federal workforce—and targeting anyone who refuses to parrot their line.
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Someone tell President Trump what "terrorist thugs" are doing to "our CHERISHED Christians!"
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Someone tell President Trump what "terrorist thugs" are doing to "our CHERISHED Christians!"