Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
HarleyQuinn
@harleytheequinn.bsky.social
Engaged citizen: call your legislators. Active member, League of Women Voters. Editor-writer. Caregiver. Classical musician. Dog mom. Oxford comma fan; generally intolerant of violence, profanity, & rudeness. I mute obscene words.
Trump Protestors in Durant, OK this afternoon. (Photos by Oklahomans Against ICE and KWTV)
This is Ilya Honcharov. He was only 14 years old. Russia killed him in Vyshhorod, Kyiv Region on September 30 🕯💔 Ilya’s family had moved to the Kyiv region from Sumy to escape relentless bombings, only for a Russian missile to strike the building where they lived.
At least 56 people have died in ICE custody during Trump’s second term. According to ICE’s internal reviews, detention staff did not provide sufficient medical care to at least six of those detainees. ICE has now taken down those reviews from its website. What other cruelty is ICE trying to hide?
ICE Deleted Reviews for Deaths in Custody That Cited Shoddy Medical Care
Three-quarters of ICE’s own 2025 death reviews, briefly posted online, raised substandard and “inappropriate” care of il
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Why aren’t @msnowreports.bsky.social et al refusing to air the illegal fascist propaganda ads?
Mike Rogers wants to put a data center in your backyard because he's getting rich off of them.
High daycare cost = women leaving the workforce = women no longer financially independent = women trapped by men = a win for patriarchy. It’s a feature, not a bug.
Bold of Donald Trump to dictate who's on the "naughty and nice list" after he threatened multiple NATO allies with imperial conquest.
NATO minus the UK, France and the Baltics isnt an alliance, its a guest list. Moscow couldnt have drawn a better seating chart itself.
Time for the rest of NATO to boycott the meeting and hold their own on the alliance's future without the US.
Trump on giant AI companies: "They're gonna police. They're gonna police each other. They're gonna self-police. They're gonna police themselves. It's gonna work out very well."
Ok, people! We’re gonna VOTE ALL THE WAY DOWN THE BALLOT!! Those down ballot people will have the biggest impact (local govt, policing, schools) on your life! You may have to do some research, but I believe in you! You can do it!
Last year, Wapo did a “prestige journalism” series on billionaires influencing US elections. Maine billionaire Leonard Leo was never mentioned. They did a sidebar on Maine, detailing Soros money in the state. Quick rundown on Leo and Maine. medium.com/@thcarter123...
Leonard Leo Holy War Crusaders Target Maine
By Tom Carter
medium.com
The missing years 11/2008-11/2016 Leonard Leo not mentioned once in NYT, despite having Thomas, Roberts and Alito to his credit. Since then, all glowing valentines. Not one serious or critical look.
Not being glib or facetious. I honestly think Leonard Leo has some sort of agreement w NYT senior editors or corporate to not cover him, except in positive and Leo approved ways. Nothing else explains 15+ years of NYT giving Leonard Leo cover. medium.com/@thcarter123...
A decade of failing to persuade the New York Times to pay attention to Leonard Leo
By Tom Carter
medium.com
EU and Ukraine agree on terms to cover Kyiv's 2026 budget
EU and Ukraine agree on terms to cover Kyiv's 2026 budget
'We have agreed on the format, timeline and steps needed to ensure full coverage,' said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A joint statement made no mention of Ukraine being offered any additional funding.
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But please 🙏 everyone let's get out and vote. Because with more Democratic votes than Republican votes counted on election day and beyond is real way to make a true blue wave!
We need AI regulation yesterday. The incentive driving the doom scenario is simply greed. I don't take PAC money from OpenAI, or any AI corporation, or any corporation for that matter.
Today, Russia struck a school in Kyiv with a drone during the morning hours. At the time of the strike, about 100 schoolchildren and 60 staff members were in the shelter; fortunately, no one was hurt. Who does that? What kind of barbarians attack children on a school day?