R. S. Doiel
@rsdoiel.bsky.social
I am a human. I wrote music and prose. I write software for libraries and archives.
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Repeatedly! When I was researching for my article on Trump and the Supreme Court's latest threat to the Clean Water Act, I learned the Cuyahoga River caught on fire not once, not twice, but over a dozen times
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Repeatedly! When I was researching for my article on Trump and the Supreme Court's latest threat to the Clean Water Act, I learned the Cuyahoga River caught on fire not once, not twice, but over a dozen times
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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Like most red regions of the U.S., Staten Island is a net taker not giver when it comes to taxes and spending. The numbers cited here are a bit old (article from 2015, stats from 1993) but there's no reason to think the net outflow from NYC to SI is less than $200 million, rather than even more now.
Does Staten Island Get Its Fair Share?
Gotham Gazette is an online publication covering New York policy and politics as well as news on public safety, transportation, education, finance and more.
www.gothamgazette.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Like most red regions of the U.S., Staten Island is a net taker not giver when it comes to taxes and spending. The numbers cited here are a bit old (article from 2015, stats from 1993) but there's no reason to think the net outflow from NYC to SI is less than $200 million, rather than even more now.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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After Texas news outlets made a public records request to see emails Gov. Abbott and Musk’s companies, state officials took months fighting and delaying their release.
Then, they released 1,374 pages with all but 200 of those pages entirely blacked out. trib.al/gAr6UQy
Then, they released 1,374 pages with all but 200 of those pages entirely blacked out. trib.al/gAr6UQy
Abbott Releases—and Blacks Out—1,400 Pages of Emails With Elon Musk
Texas Governor Greg Abbott was forced to reveal his emails with Musk. He didn’t totally comply.
trib.al
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
After Texas news outlets made a public records request to see emails Gov. Abbott and Musk’s companies, state officials took months fighting and delaying their release.
Then, they released 1,374 pages with all but 200 of those pages entirely blacked out. trib.al/gAr6UQy
Then, they released 1,374 pages with all but 200 of those pages entirely blacked out. trib.al/gAr6UQy
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As Trump ramps up his ICE raids in Charlotte, North Carolina, more than 30,000 students across the county reportedly did not attend school on Monday.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
More Than 30,000 Students in One North Carolina School District Skipped Class on Monday amid ICE Raids
More than 30,000 students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County reportedly did not attend school on Monday, Nov. 17. This come
people.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
As Trump ramps up his ICE raids in Charlotte, North Carolina, more than 30,000 students across the county reportedly did not attend school on Monday.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
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"How does a country burst? To answer this question, it helps to see matters as do the president and the vice-president: from inside a grift bubble."
"The Grift Bubble: A Political Theory of American Collapse"
"Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...
"Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...
The Grift Bubble
A Political Theory of American Collapse
snyder.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"How does a country burst? To answer this question, it helps to see matters as do the president and the vice-president: from inside a grift bubble."
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In email announcing new schedule for some data delayed by shutdown, BEA says some more statistics are being discontinued. These data relate to foreign investment in the US -- which Trump loves to claim he's boosting.
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In email announcing new schedule for some data delayed by shutdown, BEA says some more statistics are being discontinued. These data relate to foreign investment in the US -- which Trump loves to claim he's boosting.
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What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
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At least 30 individual or corporations who have given over $116M to Trump and his super PAC have received regulatory favors from the Trump White House.
That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.
Pay-to-play corruption.
That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.
Pay-to-play corruption.
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
At least 30 individual or corporations who have given over $116M to Trump and his super PAC have received regulatory favors from the Trump White House.
That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.
Pay-to-play corruption.
That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.
Pay-to-play corruption.
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Discworld QOTD, from The Light Fantastic
'“I said I hope it is a good party,” said Galder, loudly.
AT THE MOMENT IT IS, said Death levelly. I THINK IT MIGHT GO DOWNHILL VERY QUICKLY AT MIDNIGHT.
“Why?”
THAT’S WHEN THEY THINK I’LL BE TAKING MY MASK OFF.”'
'“I said I hope it is a good party,” said Galder, loudly.
AT THE MOMENT IT IS, said Death levelly. I THINK IT MIGHT GO DOWNHILL VERY QUICKLY AT MIDNIGHT.
“Why?”
THAT’S WHEN THEY THINK I’LL BE TAKING MY MASK OFF.”'
Discworld QOTD, from Small Gods
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Discworld QOTD, from The Light Fantastic
'“I said I hope it is a good party,” said Galder, loudly.
AT THE MOMENT IT IS, said Death levelly. I THINK IT MIGHT GO DOWNHILL VERY QUICKLY AT MIDNIGHT.
“Why?”
THAT’S WHEN THEY THINK I’LL BE TAKING MY MASK OFF.”'
'“I said I hope it is a good party,” said Galder, loudly.
AT THE MOMENT IT IS, said Death levelly. I THINK IT MIGHT GO DOWNHILL VERY QUICKLY AT MIDNIGHT.
“Why?”
THAT’S WHEN THEY THINK I’LL BE TAKING MY MASK OFF.”'
Stumbled on this, link-to-text.github.io, kinda handy for testing things.
Text Fragment Link Generator
Easily generate #:~:text= links to highlight specific parts of a webpage.
link-to-text.github.io
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Stumbled on this, link-to-text.github.io, kinda handy for testing things.
A little self-defense against the AT bot swarms, alexschroeder.ch/view/2025-11...
2025-11-19 uBlock Origin
alexschroeder.ch
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A little self-defense against the AT bot swarms, alexschroeder.ch/view/2025-11...
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A thing I was taught over and over and over in journalism school was that following the money would almost always lead to the truth. Once we started following the politics and not the money, the truth reliably stayed hidden. I do not suggest this was an accident.
November 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A thing I was taught over and over and over in journalism school was that following the money would almost always lead to the truth. Once we started following the politics and not the money, the truth reliably stayed hidden. I do not suggest this was an accident.
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Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
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BLS Cancels October Jobs Report, Couldn’t Collect Some Data
BLS Cancels October Jobs Report, Couldn’t Collect Data
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said it will not publish an October employment report, and noted it will incorporate those payrolls figures into the November report set to be published in December.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
BLS Cancels October Jobs Report, Couldn’t Collect Some Data
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John Oliver and Co did a great explanation of what public media does, and who exactly the funding recission actually hurts (Hint: it's not liberal elites.) Also very proud to see my old friend and former WBEZ reporter Lauren Chooljian featured for her amazing work.
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
John Oliver and Co did a great explanation of what public media does, and who exactly the funding recission actually hurts (Hint: it's not liberal elites.) Also very proud to see my old friend and former WBEZ reporter Lauren Chooljian featured for her amazing work.
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
An action plan.
Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
An action plan.
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Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
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“A portion of the FBI’s New Orleans field office has been designated as a command post, while a naval base five miles south of the city will store vehicles, equipment and thousands of pounds of ‘less lethal’ munitions.”
Our cities are becoming training grounds for the Trump regime’s paramilitary.
Our cities are becoming training grounds for the Trump regime’s paramilitary.
DHS plans to deploy 250 border agents to Louisiana in major immigration sweep, AP sources say
Federal agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called “Swamp Sweep” in New Orleans in the coming weeks.
apnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“A portion of the FBI’s New Orleans field office has been designated as a command post, while a naval base five miles south of the city will store vehicles, equipment and thousands of pounds of ‘less lethal’ munitions.”
Our cities are becoming training grounds for the Trump regime’s paramilitary.
Our cities are becoming training grounds for the Trump regime’s paramilitary.
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This little piggy has no intention of staying quiet. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
"Quiet Piggy!"
Subscribe to Civil Discourse and become part of a community that believes we have the power to save democracy, and that we don’t have to obey a president who wants us to give up our rights so he can b...
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This little piggy has no intention of staying quiet. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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And in case the Admin blocks NOAA from updating stormwater information for climate change, we wrote a paper providing local governments and organizations a workaround to design for climate change: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Did you ever wonder what return period Atlas 14 would assign to this 5 min damp Tom Holland event if it were to occur in NE Ohio?
Well do I have the post for you...
Well do I have the post for you...
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
And in case the Admin blocks NOAA from updating stormwater information for climate change, we wrote a paper providing local governments and organizations a workaround to design for climate change: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
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This might be something more, on Monday over 20,000 students stayed home as well
Young people are making their voices heard!
Young people are making their voices heard!
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
This might be something more, on Monday over 20,000 students stayed home as well
Young people are making their voices heard!
Young people are making their voices heard!
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This is code for "we expect taxpayers to bail us out"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns 'no company immune' if AI bubble bursts
Speaking exclusively to BBC News, CEO Sundar Pichai said the artificial intelligence boom had been an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This is code for "we expect taxpayers to bail us out"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The crime is not what we were doing protesting in the 10th floor elevator lobby of 26 Federal Plaza.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
NEW: Brad Lander says he wants a trial, not a deal to drop his charge stemming from an arrest by ICE.
After Arrest by ICE, City Comptroller Rejects Deal and Seeks Trial
Other officials arrested while protesting at 26 Federal Plaza in September will have their federal charges dropped if they avoid arrest inside a federal building for six months.
www.thecity.nyc
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The crime is not what we were doing protesting in the 10th floor elevator lobby of 26 Federal Plaza.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.