@spincast-ag300.bsky.social
Self taught (and still studying) systems thinker. Foe of entropy, a futile but essential endeavor. Ideas are important, I am not.
Oh yeah. Anti fascist, anti racist, anti maga, anti oligarch. Bigots and haters should rot and die. LGBTQ are safe here.
Oh yeah. Anti fascist, anti racist, anti maga, anti oligarch. Bigots and haters should rot and die. LGBTQ are safe here.
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Government is Good - An Unapologetic Defense of a Vital Institution
Details government�s crucial role in improving Americans� lives and promoting the public good. Also critiques the right-wing attack on government.
governmentisgood.com
Two links that explain the importance of what our government actually does and why government cannot be run like a business.
governmentisgood.com
And
hbr.org/2017/03/the-...
governmentisgood.com
And
hbr.org/2017/03/the-...
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This whole live feed is just a running account of Feds and West Virginia acting like Keystone Kops on Kokaine.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Washington DC shooting: video suggests ‘lone gunman’ shot two national guard members near White House, say Washington DC police – latest updates
Gunman ‘ambushed’ troops and both guardsmen are being treated for gunshot wounds, says assistant chief of DC’s Metropolitan police department
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This whole live feed is just a running account of Feds and West Virginia acting like Keystone Kops on Kokaine.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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The House of Representatives doesn't really do ANYTHING at the moment, so if that miniscule level of effort is too much for him he should step down and go back to being a weirdo with weirdo relationships.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The House of Representatives doesn't really do ANYTHING at the moment, so if that miniscule level of effort is too much for him he should step down and go back to being a weirdo with weirdo relationships.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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www.bbc.com/news/article... This is an ignorant idea. Nothing like chasing foreign tourists away not only from our national parks but possibly the country as a whole.
US hikes national park fees for foreigners to put 'American families first'
Non-residents will soon have to pay $100 per person to enter 11 of the United States' most popular parks.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article... This is an ignorant idea. Nothing like chasing foreign tourists away not only from our national parks but possibly the country as a whole.
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What's the point? Trump and his boy Miller go well beyond Nazi laws banning marriage of Aryans and Jews. Trump I get, but how does Miller ignore this history?
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
What's the point? Trump and his boy Miller go well beyond Nazi laws banning marriage of Aryans and Jews. Trump I get, but how does Miller ignore this history?
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“Russia has neither a vote nor a veto over who can be a member of NATO,” Rutte said in an interview with El País and German outlet RND. The alliance’s founding Washington Treaty “allows any country in the Euro-Atlantic area to join.”
www.politico.eu/article/mark...
www.politico.eu/article/mark...
Rutte rules out Russian veto on Ukraine joining NATO
The alliance chief also warned that the threat Moscow poses to Europe will far outlast any peace deal reached with Kyiv.
www.politico.eu
November 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“Russia has neither a vote nor a veto over who can be a member of NATO,” Rutte said in an interview with El País and German outlet RND. The alliance’s founding Washington Treaty “allows any country in the Euro-Atlantic area to join.”
www.politico.eu/article/mark...
www.politico.eu/article/mark...
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's relative detained by #ICE
The mother of Leavitt's nephew is subject to deportation www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
The mother of Leavitt's nephew is subject to deportation www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's relative detained by ICE
The mother of Leavitt's nephew is subject to deportation, sources said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's relative detained by #ICE
The mother of Leavitt's nephew is subject to deportation www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
The mother of Leavitt's nephew is subject to deportation www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has warned that the country’s only oil refinery will shut down in four days if the United States does not lift sanctions that were imposed over its majority Russian ownership in connection with the Ukraine war.
Serbia’s Vucic warns oil refinery faces shutdown as US sanctions bite
Pancevo, the country's only oil refinery, now on 'hot standby' as Vucic faces tricky prospect of seizing Russian asset.
www.aljazeera.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has warned that the country’s only oil refinery will shut down in four days if the United States does not lift sanctions that were imposed over its majority Russian ownership in connection with the Ukraine war.
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Scouting America decries accusations by defense secretary that the organization is attacking ‘boy-friendly spaces’
Hegseth reportedly plans to cut support to US scouts group for being ‘genderless’
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Scouting America decries accusations by defense secretary that the organization is attacking ‘boy-friendly spaces’
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When the sun don't shine on the #COALition's empty heads and the wind don't blow wisdom up their collective arse, #climateaction takes the lead. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol
Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%
While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
When the sun don't shine on the #COALition's empty heads and the wind don't blow wisdom up their collective arse, #climateaction takes the lead. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol
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“She emerges from the MoMA show as a total original, an artist who put the rock-heavy forms of sculpture on a diet.” Lov her🙌🙌❤️❤️
Ruth Asawa Turned Wire Into Her Lifeline
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
“She emerges from the MoMA show as a total original, an artist who put the rock-heavy forms of sculpture on a diet.” Lov her🙌🙌❤️❤️
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If Epstein’s survivors don’t receive justice that is a ticking timebomb
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Epstein’s survivors don’t receive justice that is a ticking time bomb | V (formerly Eve Ensler)
Millions of sexual violent survivors will not live a day longer with this torturous injustice
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
If Epstein’s survivors don’t receive justice that is a ticking timebomb
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call -- Republicans and Democrats warn Witkoff ‘cannot be trusted’ after reportedly advising officials on peace plan www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call
Republicans and Democrats warn Witkoff ‘cannot be trusted’ after reportedly advising officials on peace plan
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call -- Republicans and Democrats warn Witkoff ‘cannot be trusted’ after reportedly advising officials on peace plan www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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And They Complained About Former President Obama playing a few golf games ?? I don't hear GOP screaming about this one.
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Trump Is Racking Up a Colossal Tab Just Playing Golf
A new report reveals the extraordinary sum President Trump has spent playing golf.
flip.it
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
And They Complained About Former President Obama playing a few golf games ?? I don't hear GOP screaming about this one.
flip.it/1vQT3G
flip.it/1vQT3G
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Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are culpable for endangering the National Guard by putting them in harm’s way.
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are culpable for endangering the National Guard by putting them in harm’s way.
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Latosha Brown: “ This Thanksgiving, I’m taking power back…I invite all Americans who are fed up to do the same.”
I don’t know about you, but “I’m Not Buyin’ It!”
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
@blackvotersmatterfund.org
I don’t know about you, but “I’m Not Buyin’ It!”
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
@blackvotersmatterfund.org
We're not buying what Trump enablers sell this Black Friday | Opinion
This holiday season, we're launching the 'We Ain't Buying It!' campaign – a call to action redirecting our spending, and resisting authoritarianism.
www.usatoday.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Latosha Brown: “ This Thanksgiving, I’m taking power back…I invite all Americans who are fed up to do the same.”
I don’t know about you, but “I’m Not Buyin’ It!”
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
@blackvotersmatterfund.org
I don’t know about you, but “I’m Not Buyin’ It!”
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
@blackvotersmatterfund.org
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Russia rolls out a surrender deal for Ukraine => Trump insists Ukraine must sign => An enormous joint diplomatic effort by Europe + Ukraine + some Americans is needed to transform the deal into something acceptable => Russia refuses to sign.
Rinse and repeat.
Rinse and repeat.
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Russia rolls out a surrender deal for Ukraine => Trump insists Ukraine must sign => An enormous joint diplomatic effort by Europe + Ukraine + some Americans is needed to transform the deal into something acceptable => Russia refuses to sign.
Rinse and repeat.
Rinse and repeat.
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DOJ wants to dismiss the indictment of Tom Barrack's handler (a senior UAE spook, I think), leftover from 2021.
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
DOJ wants to dismiss the indictment of Tom Barrack's handler (a senior UAE spook, I think), leftover from 2021.
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I don't get the Nuzzi or Lizza as good writers thing. I find them both to be poor writers who represent the worst parts of political elites: little knowledge of how campaigns work, disdain for regular people, and apologetic love of the powerful. This is the first article I read that gets the scandal
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I don't get the Nuzzi or Lizza as good writers thing. I find them both to be poor writers who represent the worst parts of political elites: little knowledge of how campaigns work, disdain for regular people, and apologetic love of the powerful. This is the first article I read that gets the scandal
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THIS 👉👉👉
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
THIS 👉👉👉
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The death of two national guardsmen is a horrific tragedy.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The death of two national guardsmen is a horrific tragedy.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
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What I have been saying...we should nip this problem in the bud...
We can call and email our dem governors to do more about the thuggish and illegal actions of ICE agents.
Democratic Governors Have the Legal Authority to Arrest ICE Agents. They Should Use It.
Even failed prosecutions would force federal agents to think twice before breaking down doors.
cmarmitage.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
What I have been saying...we should nip this problem in the bud...