Judy Mernit
@robottwyla.bsky.social
Novelist, journalist, dog enthusiast. Minnesota native, Los Angeles escapee. Loving life and love by the beautiful Hudson River.
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Here’s the birth of Christ being defiled by masked federal thugs who think terrorizing marginalized people is funny.
Homeland Security would have zip-tied the baby Jesus if its agents had been deployed in Bethlehem.
Homeland Security would have zip-tied the baby Jesus if its agents had been deployed in Bethlehem.
December 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Here’s the birth of Christ being defiled by masked federal thugs who think terrorizing marginalized people is funny.
Homeland Security would have zip-tied the baby Jesus if its agents had been deployed in Bethlehem.
Homeland Security would have zip-tied the baby Jesus if its agents had been deployed in Bethlehem.
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"At which point we're going to blow them out of the fucking skies."
Melania Trump: "Santa's reindeer -- Rudolph, Dasher, Comet, all of them -- they're resting in the North Pole. They need to save all of their energy for their great flight around the world on Christmas Eve. Santa told me they're snuggling beneath warm, fluffy blankets."
December 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"At which point we're going to blow them out of the fucking skies."
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Justice Jackson nails it, but that this has to be spelled out is so depressing.
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Justice Jackson nails it, but that this has to be spelled out is so depressing.
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If you want to help, you can share our story, check out our work at viralemergence.org, and - if you're the one in a million person who can save our project - reach out. (At this point, my job is to fundraise for the amazing scientists I work with, so they can focus on doing some actual science! 🦠)
Verena
Verena is an NSF-funded Institute working towards using open data, biological research, and artificial intelligence to predict and prevent the next pandemic.
viralemergence.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If you want to help, you can share our story, check out our work at viralemergence.org, and - if you're the one in a million person who can save our project - reach out. (At this point, my job is to fundraise for the amazing scientists I work with, so they can focus on doing some actual science! 🦠)
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Read this thread, especially the science and Hill and White House reporters who follow me, as well as the congressional staffers — and members.
Yesterday, we sent this message to the @viralemergence.org team, bringing a (hopefully temporary) end to our project three years into what started as a decade of planned work. /1
December 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Read this thread, especially the science and Hill and White House reporters who follow me, as well as the congressional staffers — and members.
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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Kung Fu Corruption
www.thebulwark.com/p/jackie-cha...?
www.thebulwark.com/p/jackie-cha...?
Why a Jackie Chan Sequel Says a Whole Lot About Trump’s Economy
Kung-fu corruption.
www.thebulwark.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Kung Fu Corruption
www.thebulwark.com/p/jackie-cha...?
www.thebulwark.com/p/jackie-cha...?
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She and Lizza were both lucky to have the capable editors at their respective magazines that made them seem like professionals. You know, the crème de la crème.
December 1, 2025 at 5:50 AM
She and Lizza were both lucky to have the capable editors at their respective magazines that made them seem like professionals. You know, the crème de la crème.
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Uniter
“Electricity is the new price of eggs,” said @powerlines.org’s @charlesxhua.bsky.social
AI data centers hike utility bills.
#DemVoice1 #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited
‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
“Electricity is the new price of eggs,” said @powerlines.org’s @charlesxhua.bsky.social
AI data centers hike utility bills.
#DemVoice1 #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited
‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Uniter
“Electricity is the new price of eggs,” said @powerlines.org’s @charlesxhua.bsky.social
AI data centers hike utility bills.
#DemVoice1 #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited
‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
“Electricity is the new price of eggs,” said @powerlines.org’s @charlesxhua.bsky.social
AI data centers hike utility bills.
#DemVoice1 #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited
‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
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Murdering crew members claiming they were smuggling drugs while pardoning a drug kingpin. Very on brand for the Trump regime.
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Murdering crew members claiming they were smuggling drugs while pardoning a drug kingpin. Very on brand for the Trump regime.
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How cyclones and monsoon rains combined to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide
Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region […]
Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
How cyclones and monsoon rains combined to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide
Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region […]
Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region […]
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Hey, did you know that the United States has had an extradition treaty with Venezuela in force for over 102 years? It's crazy what you can learn on Wikipedia!
December 1, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Hey, did you know that the United States has had an extradition treaty with Venezuela in force for over 102 years? It's crazy what you can learn on Wikipedia!
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Also they're just sick. They're killing people and whether you think it's justified or not (obviously it's not) that should mean something. Instead they're running around laughing like an axe murderer in some terrible horror movie. Completely broken people
There is absolutely no bottom. They will kill and murder and steal and break the law and laugh at every rule and institution until they are stopped. They think they are all-powerful and all conventional rules of morality and legality do not apply to them.
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Also they're just sick. They're killing people and whether you think it's justified or not (obviously it's not) that should mean something. Instead they're running around laughing like an axe murderer in some terrible horror movie. Completely broken people
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"In the months leading up to the D.C. deployment, Beckstrom worked for a community health center that serves people with mental illness and substance abuse disorders." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"In the months leading up to the D.C. deployment, Beckstrom worked for a community health center that serves people with mental illness and substance abuse disorders." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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I think we just need to unplug the Internet for forty or fifty years and try again.
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I think we just need to unplug the Internet for forty or fifty years and try again.
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nuzzi / lizza misconduct imo enabled the destruction of so much public health & scientific research — and a resurgence in measles in the US. this is not petty tabloid gossip or inside baseball. that they went undetected or were rewarded while great reporters were laid off? it’s a huge system failure
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
nuzzi / lizza misconduct imo enabled the destruction of so much public health & scientific research — and a resurgence in measles in the US. this is not petty tabloid gossip or inside baseball. that they went undetected or were rewarded while great reporters were laid off? it’s a huge system failure
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Kern County passed a fast-track oil-drilling ordinance back in 2015, struck down multiple times for violating the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). After years of court losses, the county pushed it through again in June 2025 with 2,700 new wells proposed under the revamped plan..
Meanwhile, in Kern County, California.
2,000 oil wells promised annually by Sacramento are slated for the county’s new fast-track permitting. “We want to see lots of oil application permits. We’re going to get them turned around real quick in about a week.” www.kget.com/news/local-n... #EnergySky
2,000 oil wells promised annually by Sacramento are slated for the county’s new fast-track permitting. “We want to see lots of oil application permits. We’re going to get them turned around real quick in about a week.” www.kget.com/news/local-n... #EnergySky
www.kget.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Kern County passed a fast-track oil-drilling ordinance back in 2015, struck down multiple times for violating the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). After years of court losses, the county pushed it through again in June 2025 with 2,700 new wells proposed under the revamped plan..
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Yeah, America is clamoring for more Alan Dershowitz.
Give us that man's insights.
Edwards, Cronkite, Murrow, Friendly..............Weiss.
We now live in an age in which every single admired institution will be stained and debased before our eyes. Every single one.
Give us that man's insights.
Edwards, Cronkite, Murrow, Friendly..............Weiss.
We now live in an age in which every single admired institution will be stained and debased before our eyes. Every single one.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Yeah, America is clamoring for more Alan Dershowitz.
Give us that man's insights.
Edwards, Cronkite, Murrow, Friendly..............Weiss.
We now live in an age in which every single admired institution will be stained and debased before our eyes. Every single one.
Give us that man's insights.
Edwards, Cronkite, Murrow, Friendly..............Weiss.
We now live in an age in which every single admired institution will be stained and debased before our eyes. Every single one.
“The American Gas Association coined the phrase ‘cooking with gas’ in the 1930s as a marketing slogan to outcompete electric stoves.”
!!!
Let’s stop using that phrase (and several others) says @sammyroth.bsky.social, and “come up with cleaner alternatives.”
open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
!!!
Let’s stop using that phrase (and several others) says @sammyroth.bsky.social, and “come up with cleaner alternatives.”
open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
Watch your f-ing language
Too many expressions reek of fossil fuels. Let's stop "cooking with gas" and come up with cleaner alternatives.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“The American Gas Association coined the phrase ‘cooking with gas’ in the 1930s as a marketing slogan to outcompete electric stoves.”
!!!
Let’s stop using that phrase (and several others) says @sammyroth.bsky.social, and “come up with cleaner alternatives.”
open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
!!!
Let’s stop using that phrase (and several others) says @sammyroth.bsky.social, and “come up with cleaner alternatives.”
open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
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somehow i don't think president harris would be launching an explicit war for oil
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
somehow i don't think president harris would be launching an explicit war for oil
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The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food.
The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food.
The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
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Exactly, this new interest in Venezuela by Republicans is because America's oil companies are desperate since the price for oil is probably not going to go high enough again in order for them to afford extracting it in the USA.
Also, I like that they are now acknowledging they're fascists too.
Also, I like that they are now acknowledging they're fascists too.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Exactly, this new interest in Venezuela by Republicans is because America's oil companies are desperate since the price for oil is probably not going to go high enough again in order for them to afford extracting it in the USA.
Also, I like that they are now acknowledging they're fascists too.
Also, I like that they are now acknowledging they're fascists too.
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I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.