Uly
@ulysent.bsky.social
Passionate and concerned over the current state of our society and the world. …tinkerer also a musician, woodworker, teacher, home cook & beer brewer.
Love for Watchmaking, Comedy, & Democracy
Love for Watchmaking, Comedy, & Democracy
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Objective truths are still out there. It’s just harder than ever to know what they look like.
What’s Up With That?
[StarTalk video: 15min]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4I_...
What’s Up With That?
[StarTalk video: 15min]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4I_...
How to Tell What’s Real Online
YouTube video by StarTalk
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Objective truths are still out there. It’s just harder than ever to know what they look like.
What’s Up With That?
[StarTalk video: 15min]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4I_...
What’s Up With That?
[StarTalk video: 15min]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4I_...
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On the bright side, this excellent from the CA Dept of Education: "our offer is this: *nothing.*"
February 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
On the bright side, this excellent from the CA Dept of Education: "our offer is this: *nothing.*"
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If Trump dismantles the Dept. of Education, he will be jeopardizing public education for our most vulnerable communities.
Rural schools. Low-income areas. Special ed teachers and students with disabilities.
Our families, kids, and teachers deserve more.
Rural schools. Low-income areas. Special ed teachers and students with disabilities.
Our families, kids, and teachers deserve more.
Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data
Closing the agency would require congressional approval, so the new administration hopes to diminish it in the meantime.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
If Trump dismantles the Dept. of Education, he will be jeopardizing public education for our most vulnerable communities.
Rural schools. Low-income areas. Special ed teachers and students with disabilities.
Our families, kids, and teachers deserve more.
Rural schools. Low-income areas. Special ed teachers and students with disabilities.
Our families, kids, and teachers deserve more.
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NEW reporting from @yamiche.bsky.social:
At the Dept. of Education, dozens of employees who attended a diversity training course encouraged by former Education Sec. Betsy DeVos during President Trump’s first administration have been placed on paid leave as part of Trump’s targeting of DEI programs.
At the Dept. of Education, dozens of employees who attended a diversity training course encouraged by former Education Sec. Betsy DeVos during President Trump’s first administration have been placed on paid leave as part of Trump’s targeting of DEI programs.
February 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
NEW reporting from @yamiche.bsky.social:
At the Dept. of Education, dozens of employees who attended a diversity training course encouraged by former Education Sec. Betsy DeVos during President Trump’s first administration have been placed on paid leave as part of Trump’s targeting of DEI programs.
At the Dept. of Education, dozens of employees who attended a diversity training course encouraged by former Education Sec. Betsy DeVos during President Trump’s first administration have been placed on paid leave as part of Trump’s targeting of DEI programs.
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This has been the dream of white supremacists since the end of segregation.
Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data
Closing the agency would require congressional approval, so the new administration hopes to diminish it in the meantime.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This has been the dream of white supremacists since the end of segregation.
Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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🚨Joint letter to Congress signed by former FBI & CIA Director Judge William Webster, the FBI Agents Association & other FBI law enforcement groups warning: this is political retaliation that threatens national security.
February 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🚨Joint letter to Congress signed by former FBI & CIA Director Judge William Webster, the FBI Agents Association & other FBI law enforcement groups warning: this is political retaliation that threatens national security.
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Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?
February 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?
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Happy Black History Month!
As February begins, remember that the erasure of history, the restructuring & control of information and the flood the zone release of disorienting developments are all weaponized tools to create vertigo, steal joy, diminish pride and protect the interests of supremacy.
As February begins, remember that the erasure of history, the restructuring & control of information and the flood the zone release of disorienting developments are all weaponized tools to create vertigo, steal joy, diminish pride and protect the interests of supremacy.
February 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy Black History Month!
As February begins, remember that the erasure of history, the restructuring & control of information and the flood the zone release of disorienting developments are all weaponized tools to create vertigo, steal joy, diminish pride and protect the interests of supremacy.
As February begins, remember that the erasure of history, the restructuring & control of information and the flood the zone release of disorienting developments are all weaponized tools to create vertigo, steal joy, diminish pride and protect the interests of supremacy.
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ICYMI: Delaware AG Jennings released "Know Your Rights" guidance for our immigrant communities. Regardless of your immigration status, in Delaware, we respect the rule of law. The guidance is available here: de.gov/kyr
Know Your Rights - Delaware Department of Justice - State of Delaware
Know Your Rights: Immigration Guidance for Individuals | Conozca sus Derechos en Materia de Inmigración: Orientación Para Individuos Know Your Rights: Immigration Guidance for Organizations | Conozca ...
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January 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
ICYMI: Delaware AG Jennings released "Know Your Rights" guidance for our immigrant communities. Regardless of your immigration status, in Delaware, we respect the rule of law. The guidance is available here: de.gov/kyr
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Thank you for playing her video in full tonight — no one else has done so. You’re so right about its importance. I haven’t seen it here in bsky size clips either, so here it is.
Those of you who know me from the bad place know I’ve tracked RFK Jr. for years.
And Caroline Kennedy reading her letter to the Senate is a must-see.
Call your Senators & ask if they’ve seen it, too: 202-224-3121
Hearings tomorrow & Thursday at 10 AM.
TW: animal cruelty, substance abuse
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And Caroline Kennedy reading her letter to the Senate is a must-see.
Call your Senators & ask if they’ve seen it, too: 202-224-3121
Hearings tomorrow & Thursday at 10 AM.
TW: animal cruelty, substance abuse
🎥 1/8
January 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Thank you for playing her video in full tonight — no one else has done so. You’re so right about its importance. I haven’t seen it here in bsky size clips either, so here it is.
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The Trump administration, moving quickly to clamp down on health and science agencies, has canceled a string of scientific meetings and instructed federal health officials to refrain from all public communications.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials (Gift Article)
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The Trump administration, moving quickly to clamp down on health and science agencies, has canceled a string of scientific meetings and instructed federal health officials to refrain from all public communications.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
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‘This Is a Dangerous Virus’ -- A bird-flu pandemic is far from inevitable. But health experts are closely monitoring an outbreak in dairy cattle that could quickly escalate among people, by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h... via @nytimes.com #AvianInfluenza #H5N1
‘This Is a Dangerous Virus’
A bird-flu pandemic is far from inevitable. But health experts are closely monitoring an outbreak that could quickly escalate among people.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
‘This Is a Dangerous Virus’ -- A bird-flu pandemic is far from inevitable. But health experts are closely monitoring an outbreak in dairy cattle that could quickly escalate among people, by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h... via @nytimes.com #AvianInfluenza #H5N1
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries (Gift Article)
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
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Schatz: The drumbeat below all of this has to be that the policy of the Trump Administration is to rip regular people off. They’re transferring wealth from regular working people, the elderly, students, the disabled and shoving it to the wealthiest individuals that have ever walked this planet.
January 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Schatz: The drumbeat below all of this has to be that the policy of the Trump Administration is to rip regular people off. They’re transferring wealth from regular working people, the elderly, students, the disabled and shoving it to the wealthiest individuals that have ever walked this planet.
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The bishop who pleaded at the inaugural prayer service for President Trump to “have mercy” defends her sermon.
January 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The bishop who pleaded at the inaugural prayer service for President Trump to “have mercy” defends her sermon.
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"Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order. It just boggles my mind," said the judge who temporarily blocked Trump's executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship.
‘Boggles my mind’: Judge eviscerates Trump executive order after blocking it
YouTube video by MSNBC
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January 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order. It just boggles my mind," said the judge who temporarily blocked Trump's executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship.
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What Donald Trump’s executive orders reveal about his views on Presidential power.
How Much Power Does President Trump Have?
In his executive orders, Trump repeatedly asserted that he can make and interpret law, alongside Congress and the courts.
www.newyorker.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
What Donald Trump’s executive orders reveal about his views on Presidential power.
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read this thread… it’s just jaw-dropping:
THREAD: Let's walk through some of the serious/potentially unethical/signs of manipulation/conflict of interest that have already been identified by lawyers/crypto experts re $Trump-the memecoin the Trump family cyrpto created on Friday. First, here's our latest story www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/u...
Trump’s Cryptocurrency Surges to Become One of the World’s Most Valuable
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
read this thread… it’s just jaw-dropping: