@thereasonableone.bsky.social
Loving dad to two sometimes-loving teenagers, beagle owner, youth soccer ref, and hasher. Oh, and in love with an amazing human-rights activist
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Any chance we can get everyone to begin pronouncing DOGE the way it really is: Dodgy?
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At the end of a rough year, @hrw takes stock of good news for kids from 2025. Countries banned child marriage, prohibited corporal punishment, and expanded free education and protections in armed conflict, showing progress is possible.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
Good News for Children in 2025
Each year, Human Rights Watch reflects on progress in children’s rights worldwide. From better access to education to stronger protections in wartime, these are some highlights from 2025.
www.hrw.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
At the end of a rough year, @hrw takes stock of good news for kids from 2025. Countries banned child marriage, prohibited corporal punishment, and expanded free education and protections in armed conflict, showing progress is possible.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
No Kings Father Duffy
October 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
No Kings Father Duffy
No kings in New York City
October 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
No kings in New York City
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AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.
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Whoa! The shutdown’s ripple effect starting to hit.
Burbank Airport in LA County has no air traffic controllers on duty due to sick calls, last-minute day-off requests, and staffing shortages.
If you’re flying anywhere in the country, check for delays.
Burbank Airport in LA County has no air traffic controllers on duty due to sick calls, last-minute day-off requests, and staffing shortages.
If you’re flying anywhere in the country, check for delays.
October 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Whoa! The shutdown’s ripple effect starting to hit.
Burbank Airport in LA County has no air traffic controllers on duty due to sick calls, last-minute day-off requests, and staffing shortages.
If you’re flying anywhere in the country, check for delays.
Burbank Airport in LA County has no air traffic controllers on duty due to sick calls, last-minute day-off requests, and staffing shortages.
If you’re flying anywhere in the country, check for delays.
CNN doesn’t have an easy link to Bluesky. Fox that so we can have more of this!
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It was the worst flight of his life. Then he met his future wife | CNN
When Anesu Masube’s mother passed away, he booked a last minute flight home. On board, he struck up conversation with fellow passenger Hannah Brown and the two found unexpected happiness in the wake o...
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October 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
CNN doesn’t have an easy link to Bluesky. Fox that so we can have more of this!
www.cnn.com/travel/last-...
www.cnn.com/travel/last-...
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I dont know how many times im gonna be surprised by this supreme court. I know better than to expect different but something in me just wishes for the best. God we deserve so much better. This court has legalized racial profiling. Unbelievable, well actually believable.
I hate you Clarence Thomas.
I hate you Clarence Thomas.
September 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I dont know how many times im gonna be surprised by this supreme court. I know better than to expect different but something in me just wishes for the best. God we deserve so much better. This court has legalized racial profiling. Unbelievable, well actually believable.
I hate you Clarence Thomas.
I hate you Clarence Thomas.
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"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
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The way me and this dad match energy.🤌🏼
And with original N64 controllers?? That poor child never stood a chance…
Might as well quit now to avoid the humiliation. #FadeEm
And with original N64 controllers?? That poor child never stood a chance…
Might as well quit now to avoid the humiliation. #FadeEm
August 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The way me and this dad match energy.🤌🏼
And with original N64 controllers?? That poor child never stood a chance…
Might as well quit now to avoid the humiliation. #FadeEm
And with original N64 controllers?? That poor child never stood a chance…
Might as well quit now to avoid the humiliation. #FadeEm
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The conman who was forced to shut down his fake "university" because its operation was consumer fraud, is trying to undermine America's oldest, most prestigious, legitimate university through an abuse of presidential power.
May 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The conman who was forced to shut down his fake "university" because its operation was consumer fraud, is trying to undermine America's oldest, most prestigious, legitimate university through an abuse of presidential power.
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Look at the grouping of men on this show right now. We are truly in hell.
May 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Look at the grouping of men on this show right now. We are truly in hell.
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Over 50 children from Trinidad and Tobago have been stranded for years in NE Syria. @hrw.org calls on T&T's newly elected prime minister to bring them and other T&T nationals home. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
Trinidad and Tobago Nationals Remain Stranded in Northeast Syria
Trinidad and Tobago’s newly elected prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, should act quickly to repatriate more than 90 of the country’s nationals, including at least 50 children, who remain unlawfu...
www.hrw.org
April 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Over 50 children from Trinidad and Tobago have been stranded for years in NE Syria. @hrw.org calls on T&T's newly elected prime minister to bring them and other T&T nationals home. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
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12 US Senators condemn cancellation of $500 million in grants to address child labor and trafficking worldwide. "The only winners here will be the multinational corporations who want cheap labor, and our adversaries that benefit from these practices."
www.duckworth.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.duckworth.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.duckworth.senate.gov
April 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
12 US Senators condemn cancellation of $500 million in grants to address child labor and trafficking worldwide. "The only winners here will be the multinational corporations who want cheap labor, and our adversaries that benefit from these practices."
www.duckworth.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.duckworth.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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"Walk as if you are
kissing the Earth with
your feet." - Thich Nhat Hanh
kissing the Earth with
your feet." - Thich Nhat Hanh
April 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Walk as if you are
kissing the Earth with
your feet." - Thich Nhat Hanh
kissing the Earth with
your feet." - Thich Nhat Hanh
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Today @hrw.org issued 100 Human Rights Harms in Trump's First 100 Days. Harms to children include cuts to school lunches, food banks, gender-affirming care, restrictions on school curricula, and programs to combat child labor worldwide. See the whole list here: www.hrw.org/feature/2025...
100 Human Rights Harms in 100 Days
To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s executive policies, orders, and actions that pose significant risks to the hum...
www.hrw.org
April 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today @hrw.org issued 100 Human Rights Harms in Trump's First 100 Days. Harms to children include cuts to school lunches, food banks, gender-affirming care, restrictions on school curricula, and programs to combat child labor worldwide. See the whole list here: www.hrw.org/feature/2025...
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HRW joined 100+ civil society organizations to call on US DOL to restore $500M in funding to combat forced labor & child labor. These funds are essential to protect children and to end human trafficking. These cuts put lives at risk. #ForcedLabor #ChildLabor stopchildlabor.org/civil-societ...
Civil Society Groups Alarmed by Cuts to ILAB Grants to Address Forced Labor and Child Labor – Stop Child Labor – The Child Labor Coalition
stopchildlabor.org
April 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
HRW joined 100+ civil society organizations to call on US DOL to restore $500M in funding to combat forced labor & child labor. These funds are essential to protect children and to end human trafficking. These cuts put lives at risk. #ForcedLabor #ChildLabor stopchildlabor.org/civil-societ...
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It's bad enough that Texas has a total abortion ban. Now lawmakers want to make it a crime -- punishable by up to 20 years in prison -- to transport a young person under age 18 out of state for an abortion without their parents' permission. Read more:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
Texas Bill Would Criminalize Those Transporting Youth for Abortion Care
A harmful bill in the Texas legislature would criminalize transporting youth younger than 18, or funding their transportation, out of state to access abortion without written parental consent.
www.hrw.org
April 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It's bad enough that Texas has a total abortion ban. Now lawmakers want to make it a crime -- punishable by up to 20 years in prison -- to transport a young person under age 18 out of state for an abortion without their parents' permission. Read more:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
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Every chance you get, say “fuck you” to authoritarian demands. One of the regime’s tools is making people believe resistance is futile—that acquiescence is the only option. But especially for those with power and privilege, the most basic, necessary act is to say: FUCK YOU.
April 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Every chance you get, say “fuck you” to authoritarian demands. One of the regime’s tools is making people believe resistance is futile—that acquiescence is the only option. But especially for those with power and privilege, the most basic, necessary act is to say: FUCK YOU.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
He’s a jerk and a twit and I thought I disagreed with him on everything, but I guess I was wrong, because he’s not wrong here
Rand Paul: "The whole [tariffs] debate is so fundamentally backwards & upside down. It's based on a fallacy & the fallacy is this: that somehow in a trade, someone must lose. That somehow when you trade with someone, someone is taking advantage of you... I have a trade deficit with my grocery store"
April 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
He’s a jerk and a twit and I thought I disagreed with him on everything, but I guess I was wrong, because he’s not wrong here
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Three independent reports within 1 year all urge the Ugandan government to provide free pre-primary education for its children, paving the way for equality and prosperity. My op-ed together with @iseruganda.bsky.social director Angella Kasule Nabwowe: www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/...
Build prosperity through free pre-primary education
Ugandan children’s access to nursery should not depend on their parents’ ability to pay fees.”
www.monitor.co.ug
April 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Three independent reports within 1 year all urge the Ugandan government to provide free pre-primary education for its children, paving the way for equality and prosperity. My op-ed together with @iseruganda.bsky.social director Angella Kasule Nabwowe: www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/...
This has to be the winner for the day
April 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This has to be the winner for the day