@tombombadil11.bsky.social
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very excited to learn that the constitution allows the federal government to disappear people to foreign gulags beyond the reach of any judicial remedy
NEW: Chief Justice Roberts has issued an administrative stay in the Abrego Garcia case, temporarily relieving the Trump administration of its duty to return him from El Salvador. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
April 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
very excited to learn that the constitution allows the federal government to disappear people to foreign gulags beyond the reach of any judicial remedy
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Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov and his fellow state TV propagandists praised Trump for imposing tariffs and striking a devastating blow against the West. They proposed awarding Trump a medal or erecting a monument of him sitting on a horse.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TFt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TFt...
Vladimir Solovyov praises Trump's tariffs
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov and his fellow state TV propagandists praised Trump for imposing tariffs and striking a devastating blow against the West. They proposed awarding Trump a medal or erecting a monument of him sitting on a horse.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TFt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TFt...
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This, from Timothy Snyder, is definitive, on Greenland open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Imperialism Has no Clothes
JD Vance in Greenland
open.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This, from Timothy Snyder, is definitive, on Greenland open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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Michael Astrue, a former head of the Social Security Administration under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, told NPR that Elon Musk is wrong about Social Security and that there is no widespread fraud.
Former head of Social Security says Elon Musk and DOGE are wrong about the agency
Michael Astrue, a former head of the Social Security Administration under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, told NPR that Elon Musk is wrong about Social Security and that there is no widespread fraud.
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Michael Astrue, a former head of the Social Security Administration under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, told NPR that Elon Musk is wrong about Social Security and that there is no widespread fraud.
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Meanwhile in Russia: emboldened by Donald Trump's stance and Steve Witkoff's rhetoric, Vladimir Solovyov predicts that Russia will form an alliance with the United States and jointly confront Europe.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9o8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9o8...
Vladimir Solovyov predicts Russia and America will team up and go against Europe
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: emboldened by Donald Trump's stance and Steve Witkoff's rhetoric, Vladimir Solovyov predicts that Russia will form an alliance with the United States and jointly confront Europe.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9o8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9o8...
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The United States just voted against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for invading Ukraine.
The US sided with Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the Grand Ayatollah of Iran.
The US sided with Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the Grand Ayatollah of Iran.
February 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The United States just voted against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for invading Ukraine.
The US sided with Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the Grand Ayatollah of Iran.
The US sided with Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the Grand Ayatollah of Iran.
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Ok folks, deep breaths.
There is very real reason to worry about the dynamic emerging between Washington and Moscow when it comes to Ukraine. But there is also very real reason to believe that Ukraine and Europe can create a better outcome.
(A rather long 🧵, obviously)
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There is very real reason to worry about the dynamic emerging between Washington and Moscow when it comes to Ukraine. But there is also very real reason to believe that Ukraine and Europe can create a better outcome.
(A rather long 🧵, obviously)
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February 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Ok folks, deep breaths.
There is very real reason to worry about the dynamic emerging between Washington and Moscow when it comes to Ukraine. But there is also very real reason to believe that Ukraine and Europe can create a better outcome.
(A rather long 🧵, obviously)
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There is very real reason to worry about the dynamic emerging between Washington and Moscow when it comes to Ukraine. But there is also very real reason to believe that Ukraine and Europe can create a better outcome.
(A rather long 🧵, obviously)
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Observed multi-decadal increase in the surface ocean’s thermal inertia
…suggests that the ocean’s ability to sequester heat is weakening
Until now, the ocean has been perhaps the world's greatest ally against climate change
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
…suggests that the ocean’s ability to sequester heat is weakening
Until now, the ocean has been perhaps the world's greatest ally against climate change
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Observed multi-decadal increase in the surface ocean’s thermal inertia - Nature Climate Change
Analysis of 42 years of daily sea surface temperature data shows increasing persistence of anomalies. These changes, which are attributed to deepening of the mixed layer, reduced oceanic forcing and r...
www.nature.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Observed multi-decadal increase in the surface ocean’s thermal inertia
…suggests that the ocean’s ability to sequester heat is weakening
Until now, the ocean has been perhaps the world's greatest ally against climate change
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
…suggests that the ocean’s ability to sequester heat is weakening
Until now, the ocean has been perhaps the world's greatest ally against climate change
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Just last week someone told me Trump would never shut down USAID because it buys so much US grain and I said, "I wonder if he knows that"
If only experts existed who could warn Americans repeatedly that foreign aid is money spent to pay Americans and buy things from Americans but no one's ever said it out loud so who can blame people for not understanding
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.
February 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Just last week someone told me Trump would never shut down USAID because it buys so much US grain and I said, "I wonder if he knows that"
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"give me the man and I will find the crime" was a Stalinist thing
Breaking from me and @mjsdc.bsky.social : Newly installed AG Pam Bondi sent out more than a dozen memos in a 15 minute period on Wednesday. One of them told staffers to come up with "proposals for criminal investigations" of large companies that have DEIA initiatives. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
"give me the man and I will find the crime" was a Stalinist thing
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Everything is so damn stupid.
January 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Everything is so damn stupid.
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Striking juxtaposition in Jack Smith's final report: While riot raged, the TV where Trump was sitting showed rioter saying Pence was Trump's last hope to overthrow the election. *Then* Trump issued his tweet directing the mob to target Pence. When informed Pence's life was in danger, he shrugged.
January 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Striking juxtaposition in Jack Smith's final report: While riot raged, the TV where Trump was sitting showed rioter saying Pence was Trump's last hope to overthrow the election. *Then* Trump issued his tweet directing the mob to target Pence. When informed Pence's life was in danger, he shrugged.
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Gavin Newsom launched a website to combat the wildfire disinformation spreading about Los Angeles, because people can’t be bothered to do a simple Google search before sharing nonsense. And because people suck!
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
californiafirefacts.com
January 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Gavin Newsom launched a website to combat the wildfire disinformation spreading about Los Angeles, because people can’t be bothered to do a simple Google search before sharing nonsense. And because people suck!
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
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NEW: Danish news outlet DR reports that sources tell them "Trump's people 'bribed' homeless and socially disadvantaged people with hotel dinners to play Trump supporters" during Don Jr's visit to Greenland.
Kilder til DR: Trumps folk 'bestak' hjemløse og socialt udsatte med hotelmiddag for at lege Trump-støtter
Flere kilder genkender flere af deltagerne ved Trump-frokosten i Nuuk som hjemløse og socialt udsatte borgere.
www.dr.dk
January 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
NEW: Danish news outlet DR reports that sources tell them "Trump's people 'bribed' homeless and socially disadvantaged people with hotel dinners to play Trump supporters" during Don Jr's visit to Greenland.
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Found a mini Balrog in the forest recently. Flame of Udun! Go back to the shadow!
December 8, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Found a mini Balrog in the forest recently. Flame of Udun! Go back to the shadow!
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The meanings of the word for a wren, from eight different languages...
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
December 5, 2024 at 2:44 PM
The meanings of the word for a wren, from eight different languages...
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
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Gabbard’s “descriptions of the crisis in Syria read like they were composed in Assad’s personal office, or in Tehran or Moscow – not Washington.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Tulsi Gabbard’s history with Russia is even more concerning than you think
One expert says her views are ‘so wildly fringe that her potential appointment as DNI is genuinely alarming’, Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg write
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Gabbard’s “descriptions of the crisis in Syria read like they were composed in Assad’s personal office, or in Tehran or Moscow – not Washington.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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It is worth regularly revisiting this exchange between @aoc.bsky.social and scientists working for Exxon, who in 1982 accurately predicted global warming between 1977 and 2003, contradicting the fossil fuel company's decades-long climate denial.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asks former Exxon scientists about oil giant's climate change denial
YouTube video by Sterillium
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:18 PM
It is worth regularly revisiting this exchange between @aoc.bsky.social and scientists working for Exxon, who in 1982 accurately predicted global warming between 1977 and 2003, contradicting the fossil fuel company's decades-long climate denial.
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Charts like this remind us of something important: that "the economy" is not just a material reality, that people can get right or wrong.
It's an idea - and a surprisingly recent one.
I'm going to repost below a 🧵I wrote on Twitter last year, on the invention of "the economy" - & why it matters...
It's an idea - and a surprisingly recent one.
I'm going to repost below a 🧵I wrote on Twitter last year, on the invention of "the economy" - & why it matters...
Morning Consult consumer sentiment data already show a huge swing: many Republicans think the economy has significantly improved in the last few days & many Democrats think it has significantly worsened.
In reality, the economy is near the best it’s ever been but didn’t change in the last few days.
In reality, the economy is near the best it’s ever been but didn’t change in the last few days.
November 9, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Charts like this remind us of something important: that "the economy" is not just a material reality, that people can get right or wrong.
It's an idea - and a surprisingly recent one.
I'm going to repost below a 🧵I wrote on Twitter last year, on the invention of "the economy" - & why it matters...
It's an idea - and a surprisingly recent one.
I'm going to repost below a 🧵I wrote on Twitter last year, on the invention of "the economy" - & why it matters...
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In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an American businessman and politician, Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy).
He's best-known for his stock promotion schemes, for his staunch support of Donald Trump, and for his hot takes on the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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He's best-known for his stock promotion schemes, for his staunch support of Donald Trump, and for his hot takes on the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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November 22, 2024 at 1:12 PM
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an American businessman and politician, Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy).
He's best-known for his stock promotion schemes, for his staunch support of Donald Trump, and for his hot takes on the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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He's best-known for his stock promotion schemes, for his staunch support of Donald Trump, and for his hot takes on the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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