Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.
With the economy in shambles, nobody was talking about Covid until Republicans brought out Dr. Fauci and tried to villainize this man right before midterms. Now we’re all reminded of Trump’s incompetence and why we voted him out in 2020. Nice work, Republicans.
On the latest episode of our podcast, Rebecca talks with @cartersherman.bsky.social about what Trumpworld saw in controversial influencer Andrew Tate and the manosphere's vision of masculinity he was selling to young men. Full episode here:
Rebecca Solnit on Andrew Tate and Trump’s misogyny – Stateside with Kai and Carter
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan may soon be extradited back to the UK. (The Tates have been charged with rape, trafficking and numerous other crimes, but deny all criminal wrongdoing.) Host Carter...
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I think power itself make them worse decision makers. «high levels of flattery and opinion conformity directed at the CEO can result in the persistence of low firm performance» homepages.se.edu/cvonbergen/f...
CEOs should read this study 😅. It suggests that CEOs are vulnerable to flattery and yes-men, and that this impairs their judgement and, by extension, their job performance, and subsequently increases their risk of being dismissed for bad performance.
Patricia Aas 🐢🏳️🌈@patigallardo.bsky.social · yesterdayI think power itself make them worse decision makers. «high levels of flattery and opinion conformity directed at the CEO can result in the persistence of low firm performance» homepages.se.edu/cvonbergen/f...
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Internal National Park Service records shared with us: 2024 - $7 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades 2026 - $323 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades ===>
Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 2d agoEXCLUSIVE: Trump turns National Parks into "piggy bank" Funding shifts from parks to White House vanity projects macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/trump-turn...
I had a weird dream that I got a new phone and it was completely unusable in the normal way; it only functioned via voice commands. If I tried to use the screen it would bring up random stuff and be choked with ads, everything was an AI search you couldn't opt out of, etc.
OK FOLKS! We all know the Fauci hearing was meant to intimidate scientists…holding him in contempt of court was a HUGE BAD PRECEDENT. So, we are yelling. @standupforscience.net SIGN OUT PETITION TO SENATE TO REVERSE HOLDING DR FAUCI IN CONTEMPT: zurl.co/SLjT8
I had (have?) two photos, one from NYC of a truck with the branding “Standard Nipple Works” from around 1997, and another from Ireland of a doorknob store called “Knobs and Knockers” (still existed last time I was in Dublin)
The Handsome Hobo🇨🇦@thehobo.bsky.social · 4d ago
Trump takes a break from fear-mongering about communism to brag about seizing the means of production: "We had a problem with Intel. And we settled the problem. They gave us 10% of the company. That was worth $12 billion."
All told, the U.S. economy has added 542,000 jobs over Trump’s 19-month second term. Over the previous 19 months, the economy added over 2.7 million jobs. To date, the White House hasn’t even tried to explain why the job market worsened after Trump took office. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Good! "NJ Division on Civil Rts issued subpoenas to determ whether employees of privately owned immig detention facility violated civil rts of immigrants in detention. The investig comes shortly after a Salvadoran man, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, died after facing a med emergency while being detained.."
Politico@politico.com · 4d agoNew Jersey launches investigation into Delaney Hall ICE facility
Nothing symbolizes Todd Blanche's time at DOJ better than the banner hanging over its entrances. The DOJ & the Attorney General do not work for the president, they work for the people. And it's for that very reason why Todd Blanche is unqualified to be our Attorney General.
I lost a family member to this virus, and seeing their death reduced to “just a bad flu season” breaks my heart. Over a million people aren't just statistics, and the sheer apathy from those in power is painful to watch.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago"I'm not downplaying a bad flu season, but ... "-- over a million Americans died, but Ron Johnson is still out here arguing that covid wasn't that bad and we didn't need mitigation measures
On a private call, Todd Blanche said his goal was to make the "Dobbs decision permanent in every single state." This isn’t just a confirmation vote anymore—it’s a roll-call vote on which Senators endorse BANNING abortion in ALL 50 states. I’m voting NO.
I wrote this last Sept. "Vaccines are an individual choice the way drunk driving is an individual choice. You can choose to endanger everyone ... but that doesn’t mean your reasons are good, and it certainly doesn’t mean you should get away with such a crime." www.editorialboard.com/kennedys-hig...
Kennedy’s high crimes and misdemeanors demand justice
He has “liberated” antivax vigilantes to steal your freedom.
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if you're reading all these articles as they come out and assuming the story is "these models are escaping containment and causing danger" and not "this is a PR campaign by companies desperate to build hype" I think you are very silly.
Alex Hanna@alexhanna.bsky.social · 6d agoIt keeps happening... It'd be great if these companies could spend a little bit more time on network security and a little less time vibe coding.
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
I rarely share personal news here but: I was laid off from my job in public sector communications based in the East Bay. I want to channel this life change into a time where I write as much as possible. So if you want to collab with me or have leads in writing opportunities, please DM me!
Is it good when the secretary of defense is so fixated on making sure everyone is white and has tv ready abs that he forgets about munitions bsky.app/profile/carl...
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d agoOof. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
If Mitch McConnell could talk, he would have recorded a video message by now.
WaPo: “Food and Drug Administration has approved the first mRNA-based flu vaccine, paving the way for a new type of shot that will be available for adults 50 and over looking to get immunized against the respiratory illness, Moderna announced Wednesday evening.”
