Janet L. Factor
@thefactorial.bsky.social
An advocate of reason.
How to understand what is happening to us. His was written in 2016 before Trump secured the nomination. Judge for yourself just how predictive it was.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
How to understand what is happening to us. His was written in 2016 before Trump secured the nomination. Judge for yourself just how predictive it was.
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RED ALERT! Dudek threatens to shut down Social Security entirely as a form of malicious compliance with Judge Hollander’s order.
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Acting Social Security head consults with Justice Dept. on threat to close agency
Leland Dudek argues that a ruling blocking Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from access to sensitive taxpayer data could apply to all employees.
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March 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
RED ALERT! Dudek threatens to shut down Social Security entirely as a form of malicious compliance with Judge Hollander’s order.
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RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment on HHS decisions www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r... via @statnews.com
RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment on HHS decisions
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of giving the public a chance to comment on the health agency’s plans.
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March 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment on HHS decisions www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r... via @statnews.com
Corruption is endemic in the right wing. Why? Because they think that authority determines morality. If you have the power, they feel, then whatever you do with it is right.
March 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Corruption is endemic in the right wing. Why? Because they think that authority determines morality. If you have the power, they feel, then whatever you do with it is right.
Do you think he knows that the first time the Declaration of Independence appeared in print, it was in German?
BREAKING: President Trump expected to sign an executive order to make English the official U.S. language for the first time in history, according to a White House official. nbcnews.to/43gRPGH
February 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Do you think he knows that the first time the Declaration of Independence appeared in print, it was in German?
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The percentage of Christians in the U.S. has dropped dramatically, though that loss may have leveled off in recent years.
Christianity declines among U.S. adults while 'religiously unaffiliated' grows, study says
The percentage of Christians in the U.S. has dropped dramatically, though that loss may have leveled off in recent years.
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February 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The percentage of Christians in the U.S. has dropped dramatically, though that loss may have leveled off in recent years.
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Trump and Musk claim they’re saving billions through DOGE’s mass purge of federal bureaucracy. Instead, the administration has spent $710 billion in its first month, nearly a billion more than Joe Biden.
Turns Out, Trump and DOGE Haven’t Actually Saved Any Money
Government spending has continued.
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February 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump and Musk claim they’re saving billions through DOGE’s mass purge of federal bureaucracy. Instead, the administration has spent $710 billion in its first month, nearly a billion more than Joe Biden.
Republicans are hiding behind Musk and the Dumpster as they undertake the dirty work the GOP has longed to do for decades. Cowards does not begin to describe it.
February 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Republicans are hiding behind Musk and the Dumpster as they undertake the dirty work the GOP has longed to do for decades. Cowards does not begin to describe it.
Government is not a business. It is, in fact, constituted to do exactly those things that are, by nature, unprofitable.
February 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Government is not a business. It is, in fact, constituted to do exactly those things that are, by nature, unprofitable.
Rich people hate government. It is the only check on their power. They want you to hate government too. So they are destroying all the parts of it that people like. It’s simple. THAT’S THE STRATEGY.
February 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Rich people hate government. It is the only check on their power. They want you to hate government too. So they are destroying all the parts of it that people like. It’s simple. THAT’S THE STRATEGY.
Is anyone else wondering just how much the contents of those boxes of classified files at Mar-a-Lago have been informing the takeover moves of this ongoing coup?
February 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Is anyone else wondering just how much the contents of those boxes of classified files at Mar-a-Lago have been informing the takeover moves of this ongoing coup?
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Ed Martin, who was in the mob outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is now leading the U.S. attorney’s office, and has been put in charge of dismantling the sprawling investigation of Jan. 6 that he has energetically opposed. nyti.ms/4jQBC0O
February 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Ed Martin, who was in the mob outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is now leading the U.S. attorney’s office, and has been put in charge of dismantling the sprawling investigation of Jan. 6 that he has energetically opposed. nyti.ms/4jQBC0O
Institutions are only as strong as the people who make them up. This will always be so.
January 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Institutions are only as strong as the people who make them up. This will always be so.
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Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025
January 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025
Nailed it.
Tomorrow's going to feel like being dropped off by your dad to live with the stepdad you hate and don't want to be alone with
January 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Nailed it.
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January 19, 2025
January 19, 2025
You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left.
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January 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
January 19, 2025
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Saw a tree growing out of a 3 million year old, petrified sequoia with my friends today
January 20, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Saw a tree growing out of a 3 million year old, petrified sequoia with my friends today
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Bloomberg says that Trump will immediately declare a national energy emergency. We all know why — it will be about gutting environmental protection. But still worth noting that US energy is actually doing fine, with production > consumption and exports > imports 1/
January 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Bloomberg says that Trump will immediately declare a national energy emergency. We all know why — it will be about gutting environmental protection. But still worth noting that US energy is actually doing fine, with production > consumption and exports > imports 1/
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Remember, today especially, that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Keep the faith. Keep up the fight.
January 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Remember, today especially, that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Keep the faith. Keep up the fight.
This is a common phenomenon. I wrote a column about it back in the day. “Homeschooling” is a great way to hide abuse from mandatory reporters.
Illinois has virtually no regulations on homeschooling, allowing parents to pull vulnerable children from public schools and then not provide any education for them. Officials call them "no schoolers."
With Capitol News Illinois (published June 2024)
With Capitol News Illinois (published June 2024)
His Parents Said They Would Homeschool Him. Lax State Oversight Kept His Abuse Hidden.
At 9 years old, L.J. started missing school. His parents said they would homeschool him. It took two years — during which he was beaten and denied food — for anyone to notice he wasn’t learning.
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January 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This is a common phenomenon. I wrote a column about it back in the day. “Homeschooling” is a great way to hide abuse from mandatory reporters.
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A South Korean court has extended the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over concerns he could destroy evidence linked to his martial law declaration, enraging his supporters who attacked the court building. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/19/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea…
South Korean court extends impeached Yoon's detention, angering supporters
The disgraced leader will now remain in custody, with the new warrant allowing investigators to keep him for up to 20 days.
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January 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A South Korean court has extended the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over concerns he could destroy evidence linked to his martial law declaration, enraging his supporters who attacked the court building. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/19/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea…
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Pete Hegseth's FBI background check must be horrific since 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲!
Call your Senators & ask them to demand the release of Hegseth's FBI file!
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Call your Senators & ask them to demand the release of Hegseth's FBI file!
Use this convenient link to call your Senators:
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January 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM