teachb
@teachb.bsky.social
#Resist! Retired teacher. Mom. Reader. Love of learning. Engineering design and manufacturing tech geek (CAD,CAM,CNC).
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Trump tries to build a fake wall of inevitability around everything he does.
Today, voters - literally from sea to shining sea - broke through all that, and this is just the beginning.
Today, voters - literally from sea to shining sea - broke through all that, and this is just the beginning.
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Trump tries to build a fake wall of inevitability around everything he does.
Today, voters - literally from sea to shining sea - broke through all that, and this is just the beginning.
Today, voters - literally from sea to shining sea - broke through all that, and this is just the beginning.
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This is going to suck for so many different people
"The first wave of grocery-price increases will likely hit this winter. Roberson predicted produce prices could rise 50% to 100% by early next year as inventories clear and new contracts kick in."
fortune.com/2025/08/28/t...
fortune.com/2025/08/28/t...
‘It’s like when you see the tsunami coming in’: Agricultural economists are sounding the alarm about produce prices doubling
Consumers “don’t have a clue what’s going on,” said Raymond Robertson, a labor economist.
fortune.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This is going to suck for so many different people
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And just like that, MAGAs stopped talking about grocery prices.
MAGAs in 2024: "Bidenflation! I can't afford to feed my family! Waaaah!😭"
Prices rise under Trump.
MAGA in 2025: "🦗"
Me: *sip*🔥☕️
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
MAGAs in 2024: "Bidenflation! I can't afford to feed my family! Waaaah!😭"
Prices rise under Trump.
MAGA in 2025: "🦗"
Me: *sip*🔥☕️
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Most Americans Are Stressed About Grocery Costs — As Food Prices Climb
The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.
www.forbes.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
And just like that, MAGAs stopped talking about grocery prices.
MAGAs in 2024: "Bidenflation! I can't afford to feed my family! Waaaah!😭"
Prices rise under Trump.
MAGA in 2025: "🦗"
Me: *sip*🔥☕️
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
MAGAs in 2024: "Bidenflation! I can't afford to feed my family! Waaaah!😭"
Prices rise under Trump.
MAGA in 2025: "🦗"
Me: *sip*🔥☕️
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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NY Times and Democracy Docket cover the same hearing. Notice the difference in framing.
This is why -- right now-- we need independent, pro-democracy media.
This is why -- right now-- we need independent, pro-democracy media.
August 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
NY Times and Democracy Docket cover the same hearing. Notice the difference in framing.
This is why -- right now-- we need independent, pro-democracy media.
This is why -- right now-- we need independent, pro-democracy media.
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Read This: "Victim’s Haunting Words Which Show Ghislaine Can Never Be Truly Free" www.thedailybeast.com//victims-hau...
Victim’s Haunting Words Show Maxwell Can Never Be Truly Free
Even if Ghislaine Maxwell pulls off a pardon, the words of the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre will follow her always.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Read This: "Victim’s Haunting Words Which Show Ghislaine Can Never Be Truly Free" www.thedailybeast.com//victims-hau...
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He’s giving the go ahead to kill citizens standing up to ICE…
July 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
He’s giving the go ahead to kill citizens standing up to ICE…
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“The question Trump and his team ought to face is simple:
'Why has American job growth slowed this year to a 15-year low?'”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
'Why has American job growth slowed this year to a 15-year low?'”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
New U.S. jobs report shows 2025 is off to a discouragingly sluggish start
Over the first six months of the year, American job growth has slowed to a 15-year low. It's worth asking why.
www.msnbc.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“The question Trump and his team ought to face is simple:
'Why has American job growth slowed this year to a 15-year low?'”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
'Why has American job growth slowed this year to a 15-year low?'”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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"One of the NOAA labs slated to be shut down [in Trump's budget] is the National Severe Storms Lab in Norman, Oklahoma, which works to improve flash flood forecasting among other hazards from severe thunderstorms..."
www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/c...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/c...
Beleaguered Weather Service defends its forecasts as Texas officials point fingers over flood warnings | CNN
Texas forecasters issued a series of early-morning warnings about “life-threatening flooding” along the Guadalupe River.
www.cnn.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"One of the NOAA labs slated to be shut down [in Trump's budget] is the National Severe Storms Lab in Norman, Oklahoma, which works to improve flash flood forecasting among other hazards from severe thunderstorms..."
www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/c...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/c...
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Hmm…. Wonder how the governors of FL, GA, SC, AL, MS, LA, TX all feel about this…
🌀 The DoD will soon stop using and sharing Hurricane Hunter imaging.
Hurricane Hunter planes fly deep into the heart of storms to gather data & generate forecasts.
Add this to the growing list of ways Republicans are weakening storm protections in 🇺🇸. #4thofJuly
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Hurricane Hunter planes fly deep into the heart of storms to gather data & generate forecasts.
Add this to the growing list of ways Republicans are weakening storm protections in 🇺🇸. #4thofJuly
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.
www.theatlantic.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Hmm…. Wonder how the governors of FL, GA, SC, AL, MS, LA, TX all feel about this…
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We have OURS…. You all can just DIE
July 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We have OURS…. You all can just DIE
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VOTE EVERY REPUBLICAN OUT OF OFFICE!!!!!
July 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
VOTE EVERY REPUBLICAN OUT OF OFFICE!!!!!
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As I've been saying for *years*: If we want young people to show up to vote, we need to give them local candidates who can talk about *their* issues in a genuine & authentic way, on the platforms they're on.
It's not rocket science. Just give 'em people to be excited about.
It's not rocket science. Just give 'em people to be excited about.
June 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
As I've been saying for *years*: If we want young people to show up to vote, we need to give them local candidates who can talk about *their* issues in a genuine & authentic way, on the platforms they're on.
It's not rocket science. Just give 'em people to be excited about.
It's not rocket science. Just give 'em people to be excited about.
The Dogs of War
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The Dogs of War
What's really going on
open.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The Dogs of War
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
He Was Born in Philly and They Tried to Deport Him to Jamaica
A Florida sheriff ignored proof of Peter Sean Brown’s U.S. citizenship and held him for ICE anyway. A federal court just ruled it was a blatant violation of his Fourth Amendment rights.
www.bet.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
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I watched a screener of this from PBS — it airs next week.
Highly recommended.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
Highly recommended.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny - About the documentary | American Masters | PBS
Discover Hannah Arendt, who transformed her time as a political prisoner during World War II into daring insights about totalitarianism.
www.pbs.org
June 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I watched a screener of this from PBS — it airs next week.
Highly recommended.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
Highly recommended.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
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June 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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“We want to create contrast, not conflict...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...
What We Know About the ‘No Kings’ Protests on Saturday
www.nytimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
“We want to create contrast, not conflict...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...
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Removing pepperball residue from clothing and other items. This is based on my (unfortunately extensive) personal experience and experimentiation.
Pepperballs contain powdered PAVA, an oily, synthetic capsaicin analog. The only reliable way to remove it is with a good surfactant soap and water. 1/
Pepperballs contain powdered PAVA, an oily, synthetic capsaicin analog. The only reliable way to remove it is with a good surfactant soap and water. 1/
June 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Removing pepperball residue from clothing and other items. This is based on my (unfortunately extensive) personal experience and experimentiation.
Pepperballs contain powdered PAVA, an oily, synthetic capsaicin analog. The only reliable way to remove it is with a good surfactant soap and water. 1/
Pepperballs contain powdered PAVA, an oily, synthetic capsaicin analog. The only reliable way to remove it is with a good surfactant soap and water. 1/
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Pete Hegseth better make sure he gets a pardon
Because it sure looks like he violated the Posse Comitatus Act
"Whoever..uses..the [military] as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both"
18 US Code § 1385
Because it sure looks like he violated the Posse Comitatus Act
"Whoever..uses..the [military] as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both"
18 US Code § 1385
June 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Pete Hegseth better make sure he gets a pardon
Because it sure looks like he violated the Posse Comitatus Act
"Whoever..uses..the [military] as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both"
18 US Code § 1385
Because it sure looks like he violated the Posse Comitatus Act
"Whoever..uses..the [military] as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both"
18 US Code § 1385
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WATCH: @chrislhayes.bsky.social reacts to the Wall Street Journal reporting that Stephen Miller ordered ICE agents to target Home Depots and 7-Elevens.
June 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
WATCH: @chrislhayes.bsky.social reacts to the Wall Street Journal reporting that Stephen Miller ordered ICE agents to target Home Depots and 7-Elevens.
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Maddow: I also feel like there’s not very much about that that I don’t understand. Like, it’s the same everywhere. This is blond Berlusconi, you know what I mean? This is inarticulate Viktor Orbán, right? These guys are all the same. The authoritarian playbook is the same everywhere
June 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Maddow: I also feel like there’s not very much about that that I don’t understand. Like, it’s the same everywhere. This is blond Berlusconi, you know what I mean? This is inarticulate Viktor Orbán, right? These guys are all the same. The authoritarian playbook is the same everywhere