Ted Shifrin
@teds53.bsky.social
Retired math professor (UGA)
Now residing in San Diego.
Dedicated foodie and cook, classical music and tennis enthusiast.
Now residing in San Diego.
Dedicated foodie and cook, classical music and tennis enthusiast.
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...
Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and stop caving to authoritarian censorship!
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they ...
sign.moveon.org
September 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...
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June 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Add your name to the petition to say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
Say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian who got on stage at a Trump rally and mocked Puerto Rican, Latinx, Black, Jewish, and Palestinian communities, just secured a lucrative Netflix deal for multiple new com...
sign.moveon.org
April 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Add your name to the petition to say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil be immediately released and threats against his legal status be dropped! And call on members of Congress and university leaders to protect and defend the right for students to organize and protest. sign.moveon.org/petitions/fr...
Free Mahmoud Khalil and protect students exercising their First Amendment rights!
Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil be immediately released and threats against his legal status be dropped! And call on members of Congress and university leaders to protect and defend the rig...
sign.moveon.org
March 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil be immediately released and threats against his legal status be dropped! And call on members of Congress and university leaders to protect and defend the right for students to organize and protest. sign.moveon.org/petitions/fr...
Seen today on I5 N: an orange Prius with bumper sticker THERE IS NO VACCINE FOR STUPID.
February 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Seen today on I5 N: an orange Prius with bumper sticker THERE IS NO VACCINE FOR STUPID.
What about a coordinated refusal (in blue states) to pay federal income taxes until normalcy — including guaranteed Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare, for starters, not to mention the rule of law — is restored?
February 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
What about a coordinated refusal (in blue states) to pay federal income taxes until normalcy — including guaranteed Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare, for starters, not to mention the rule of law — is restored?
@joebrown83.bsky.social
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February 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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@joebrown83.bsky.social
So very much double trouble!
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February 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
@joebrown83.bsky.social
So very much double trouble!
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All you Elon fans, be aware …. The subject line is a bit misleading, as it’s T-Mobile who is apparently in cahoots with Starlink. Sigh.
www.forbes.com/sites/davidp...
www.forbes.com/sites/davidp...
Apple’s New ‘Game Changer’ iPhone Update Brings Starlink Satellite Access
Apple has been “secretly working” with SpaceX and the result is that the latest iOS software update means iPhones can access Starlink.
www.forbes.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
All you Elon fans, be aware …. The subject line is a bit misleading, as it’s T-Mobile who is apparently in cahoots with Starlink. Sigh.
www.forbes.com/sites/davidp...
www.forbes.com/sites/davidp...
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Cuz you were too busy — protesting, I hope!
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February 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Cuz you were too busy — protesting, I hope!
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Reposted by Ted Shifrin
Pam Bondi is disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force - the FBI team that is charged with combatting foreign meddling in US elections.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
February 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Pam Bondi is disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force - the FBI team that is charged with combatting foreign meddling in US elections.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
Very much enjoyed the discussion between Harry Litman and @chrislhayes.bsky.social tonight in San Diego. I look forward to learning a lot by reading *The Siren’s Call*. As an old fart who grew up with no TV, smart phones, or video games, how did I get sucked into the attention vacuum?
February 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Very much enjoyed the discussion between Harry Litman and @chrislhayes.bsky.social tonight in San Diego. I look forward to learning a lot by reading *The Siren’s Call*. As an old fart who grew up with no TV, smart phones, or video games, how did I get sucked into the attention vacuum?
Reposted by Ted Shifrin
February 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Reposted by Ted Shifrin
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
Reposted by Ted Shifrin
The next administrator who sends me a “be patient—this is business as usual” email gets this piece in reply. Worth a read.
Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government
Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The next administrator who sends me a “be patient—this is business as usual” email gets this piece in reply. Worth a read.
@joebrown83.bsky.social
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January 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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@kevinrobisonmusic.bsky.social Replies don’t seem to line up with the original post. A learning curve?
January 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
@kevinrobisonmusic.bsky.social Replies don’t seem to line up with the original post. A learning curve?