WWR
@wwr.bsky.social
Artist, scientist, creative type.
Environmentalist.
Democracy advocate.
History junkie.
Baseball fan.
1/2 Dutch, 1/2 not.
My wife pronounces “Bluesky”
as a rhyme to “brewski.”
And I will drink to that.
Environmentalist.
Democracy advocate.
History junkie.
Baseball fan.
1/2 Dutch, 1/2 not.
My wife pronounces “Bluesky”
as a rhyme to “brewski.”
And I will drink to that.
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Former Senator Jon Testor says that every hospital in Montana depends on Medicaid & Medicare payments. Nearly every hospital in MT would close. That means that even those with private health insurance WILL HAVE NO PLACE TO GO!
This is true in many states with majority rural citizens.
Mostly🎈states.
This is true in many states with majority rural citizens.
Mostly🎈states.
June 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Former Senator Jon Testor says that every hospital in Montana depends on Medicaid & Medicare payments. Nearly every hospital in MT would close. That means that even those with private health insurance WILL HAVE NO PLACE TO GO!
This is true in many states with majority rural citizens.
Mostly🎈states.
This is true in many states with majority rural citizens.
Mostly🎈states.
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Infrastructure Week from Trump 1.0 is back but now called Trade Deal Week
Q: Do you still expect a flurry of trade deals in the next 36 days?
LEAVITT: The plan is for the announcement of these deals to be made very, very soon. Yes.
LEAVITT: The plan is for the announcement of these deals to be made very, very soon. Yes.
June 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Infrastructure Week from Trump 1.0 is back but now called Trade Deal Week
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It is not too late for a negotiated solution to the Russo-Ukrainian War. For instance, Russia could arrest Putin and withdraw all of its forces to 2013 borders.
June 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It is not too late for a negotiated solution to the Russo-Ukrainian War. For instance, Russia could arrest Putin and withdraw all of its forces to 2013 borders.
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@samwang.bsky.social & @davedaley.bsky.social on why this primary shows that NJ needs ranked-choice voting 🎁🔗
N.J.'s crowded primary field signals the need for ranked choice voting | Opinion
With five Republican candidates and six Democrats, a relatively small number of voters can determine the nominees from each party. But what if voters could rank the field in order?
share.inquirer.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
@samwang.bsky.social & @davedaley.bsky.social on why this primary shows that NJ needs ranked-choice voting 🎁🔗
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For the people in the back.
June 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
For the people in the back.
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They always project their next move! Pay attention!
June 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
They always project their next move! Pay attention!
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Enrage… incite, react, declare an emergency.. take complete control… that’s the endgame
Trump's eruption at Leonard Leo is deranged but the really bad part is where Trump basically says straight out that he should be allowed to disregard Congress when he decrees there's an emergency. He's laying the whole tyrant thing bare.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1959...
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1959...
Trump’s Angry New Tirade over Tariff Ruling Accidentally Says Too Much
In suggesting that Congress is a mere nuisance that shouldn’t shape trade policy, Trump revealed his true, unspoken ambitions.
newrepublic.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Enrage… incite, react, declare an emergency.. take complete control… that’s the endgame
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"Some references include 'oaicite' attached to URLs — a definitive sign that the research was collected using artificial intelligence. The presence of 'oaicite' is a marker indicating use of OpenAI, a U.S. artificial intelligence company."
White House MAHA Report may have garbled science by using AI, experts say
The report, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was intended to address the reasons for the decline in Americans’ life expectancy.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"Some references include 'oaicite' attached to URLs — a definitive sign that the research was collected using artificial intelligence. The presence of 'oaicite' is a marker indicating use of OpenAI, a U.S. artificial intelligence company."
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new nickname drop -
Taco 2 Weeks
Taco 2 Weeks
May 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
new nickname drop -
Taco 2 Weeks
Taco 2 Weeks
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Curt Johnson, named in the 2022 Sally Yates report for his role in hiring Paul Riley in North Carolina despite being aware of allegations against Riley for bringing players to his apartment to drink, and suggesting those two players kiss, has been named the first GM of NWSL Denver.
A new leader in the Mile High City 🏔️
We’re excited to welcome Curt Johnson as our first General Manager. With 7 major NWSL trophies under his belt, Johnson brings proven championship experience to Denver. 👏 denvernwsl.com/blogs/news/c...
We’re excited to welcome Curt Johnson as our first General Manager. With 7 major NWSL trophies under his belt, Johnson brings proven championship experience to Denver. 👏 denvernwsl.com/blogs/news/c...
Curt Johnson Named General Manager of Denver NWSL
Denver NWSL announced today that Curt Johnson has been named the club’s first General Manager, bringing more than 25 years of executive experience across all levels of American professional soccer.
denvernwsl.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Curt Johnson, named in the 2022 Sally Yates report for his role in hiring Paul Riley in North Carolina despite being aware of allegations against Riley for bringing players to his apartment to drink, and suggesting those two players kiss, has been named the first GM of NWSL Denver.
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Homicide rates: NY 4.5, FL 7.2
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
Bessent: "We want the US to be more like Florida and less like New York"
May 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Homicide rates: NY 4.5, FL 7.2
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
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“Everything he says is insane and dangerous but ya gotta admit he says it a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Fuck off you toadies
The Trump regime has gutted the govt; assaulted the constitution; apprehended immigrants off streets w/o due process sending them to foreign gulags; blown up alliances as economy hurtles towards uncertainty.
Yet here is POLITICO fawning over his media appearances while throwing shade at Biden.
Yet here is POLITICO fawning over his media appearances while throwing shade at Biden.
May 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“Everything he says is insane and dangerous but ya gotta admit he says it a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Fuck off you toadies
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"Literacy tests" weren't about determining if an applicant could read at X grade level. They enabled local registrars -- some illiterate themselves -- to turn away any applicant they wanted by pronouncing them ignorant.
So ask yourself: Who would a MAGA registrar see as "informed about issues"?
So ask yourself: Who would a MAGA registrar see as "informed about issues"?
“People who aren’t informed about issues or platforms — especially when it is so easy to become informed these days — have no business voting, which is why I propose state-administered literacy tests," wrote Divine, Trump’s nominee to a lifetime judgeship on a U.S. district court.
May 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Literacy tests" weren't about determining if an applicant could read at X grade level. They enabled local registrars -- some illiterate themselves -- to turn away any applicant they wanted by pronouncing them ignorant.
So ask yourself: Who would a MAGA registrar see as "informed about issues"?
So ask yourself: Who would a MAGA registrar see as "informed about issues"?
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Narrator: he didn’t
May 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Narrator: he didn’t
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Took me a bit to process how big a deal this report actually is--its thus far the only review to look at the entire body of currently available research. It took two years to conduct, stands at 1,000 pages, and completely contradicts the Cass Review and the common arguments for bans on this care.
Republicans in Utah commissioned an investigation into gender-affirming care for trans youth after banning it in 2023.
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
www.sltrib.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Took me a bit to process how big a deal this report actually is--its thus far the only review to look at the entire body of currently available research. It took two years to conduct, stands at 1,000 pages, and completely contradicts the Cass Review and the common arguments for bans on this care.
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2/3 Before Flores, children were jailed in horrific conditions—strip-searched, denied medical care, crammed into filthy cells. That history is why Flores exists. Ending it now would drag us back to an era of systemic abuse. Experts warn: children will suffer. youthlaw.org/news/trump-a...
Trump administration moves to end settlement that protects immigrant children; Flores counsel vow to defend vital safeguards | National Center for Youth Law
Today, the Trump administration filed a motion to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, which for years has set the standards for the humane treatment of immigrant children in government custody,...
youthlaw.org
May 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
2/3 Before Flores, children were jailed in horrific conditions—strip-searched, denied medical care, crammed into filthy cells. That history is why Flores exists. Ending it now would drag us back to an era of systemic abuse. Experts warn: children will suffer. youthlaw.org/news/trump-a...
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Extortionists usually have more money than public servants, yes. bsky.app/profile/pale...
“The president has amassed a war chest of at least $600 million in political donations heading into the midterm elections, according to three people familiar with the matter. It’s an unprecedented sum in modern politics, particularly for a lame-duck president…”
Trump's $600 million war chest: How he plans to wield his power in the midterms and beyond
Between a barrage of executive orders, foreign trips and norm-shattering proclamations, President Donald Trump has also been busy raking in cash.
apnews.com
May 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Extortionists usually have more money than public servants, yes. bsky.app/profile/pale...
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Hey, if the media is interested in a cover-up of a senile president who's not really in control of his White House, there's one going on right now?
May 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Hey, if the media is interested in a cover-up of a senile president who's not really in control of his White House, there's one going on right now?
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Piece on eugenics delayed by necessity to keep working in advance of 1AM vote scheduled by House GOP on bill to kill disabled Americans by cutting Medicaid
Before I tell people to lie in order to get covid boosters *going forward* please understand that we don't yet know what kind of risk that will expose people to.
Again, I'll have a piece coming tonight on this.
Again, I'll have a piece coming tonight on this.
also, to @maggieastor.bsky.social's correct point, there's no reason to believe they won't switch away from the "self-certification" regime we fought for and won. you can imagine requiring a treating prescriber's letter, or an attestation signed under the pains and penalties of perjury
May 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Piece on eugenics delayed by necessity to keep working in advance of 1AM vote scheduled by House GOP on bill to kill disabled Americans by cutting Medicaid
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the worst one is not on this list:
A provision in the proposed spending bill would restrict the authority of federal courts to hold government officials in contempt when they violate court orders. Without the contempt power, judicial orders are meaningless www.justice.gov/archive/tax/...
A provision in the proposed spending bill would restrict the authority of federal courts to hold government officials in contempt when they violate court orders. Without the contempt power, judicial orders are meaningless www.justice.gov/archive/tax/...
May 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
the worst one is not on this list:
A provision in the proposed spending bill would restrict the authority of federal courts to hold government officials in contempt when they violate court orders. Without the contempt power, judicial orders are meaningless www.justice.gov/archive/tax/...
A provision in the proposed spending bill would restrict the authority of federal courts to hold government officials in contempt when they violate court orders. Without the contempt power, judicial orders are meaningless www.justice.gov/archive/tax/...