ShannonB
@shannonbuz.bsky.social
Semiconductor Physicist and Engineer, Former Geologist. I also got a Class A drivers license and drove various trucks commercially from 2016-2020 for fun. I also build furniture recreationally. Be the change you want to see in the world.
This has to be rebuilt, but rebuilt better and more resilient to this nonsense in the future. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-o...
Human Rights Watch Details How Trump Has Gutted Federal Civil Rights Enforcement | Common Dreams
The Trump administration has decimated federal civil rights enforcement, leaving vulnerable communities unprotected. How can we ensure justice for those targeted by discrimination?
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So maybe it wasn't a good idea to destroy the capabilities and dismiss the personel in our own intelligence agencies? www.commondreams.org/news/trump-p...
US, Turkish Officials Suspect 'Plot' That Led to Trump Plane Switch Was Israeli Ruse | Common Dreams
A former top US intelligence official said the reliance on apparently faulty Israeli intelligence was "a great example of how we got into the war with Iran."
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Well OK then, I guess money laundering is now legal under Trump, not that that ever stopped him before. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-m...
Trump Admin Permanently Guts Law 'Designed to Stop Criminals from Laundering Money' After Push From Elon Musk | Common Dreams
“Trump is making it easier for cartels, criminals, and US adversaries to abuse our financial system, said Sen. Andy Kim. "Because he’s in the pocket of billionaires like Elon Musk, who’d potentially b...
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Shades of J. Edgar Hoover www.commondreams.org/news/trump-l...
'Outrageous': Trump Officials Investigated Left-Wing Groups After Alex Pretti Killing in Minneapolis | Common Dreams
US Sen. Chris Van Hollen condemns DHS investigation into left-wing groups in Minnesota as actions of an authoritarian state. Undercover agents infiltrated meetings, obtained financial records, and lab...
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This may explain a lot about some of Tommy's loony positions. newrepublic.com/post/214291/...
The Wild—and Unregulated—Ways Lawmakers Are Using AI Chatbots
Senator Tommy Tuberville said he likes to talk to ChatGPT on long drives.
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AI hallucinates regularly. Trust it if you want, but I'm in the "Thanks, but no thanks" camp. www.zmescience.com/science/agri...
A Farmer Followed AI Pesticide Advice and Reportedly Lost 25 Acres of Crops
Hey ChatGPT, what pesticide should I use?
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My eldest son had a fight with these critters in an apartment in Washington. Had to trash everything, even his dresser inherited from his great great aunt. It's crazy we're only now finding this out about bed bugs. www.zmescience.com/ecology/anim...
Bed Bugs Have a Surprising Weakness and It Could Change How We Fight Them
An accidental observation uncovered a powerful escape response that could change how stubborn bed bugs are controlled.
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Most people don't know, but there's a huge shortage of clean sand around the world, and you can't make concrete without it. www.zmescience.com/science/the-...
The Environmental Problem You've Never Heard About: Sand Mining Is Quietly Reshaping Rivers Around the World
Construction demand is destabilizing rivers, ecosystems, and communities.
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Normally I'd say "Tell me something I don't know" in response to that title, but starving the IRS is costing us while saving the rich. And then there all the cuts to science and regulators that used to keep us safe. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Elon Musk’s DOGE promised savings, but it's cost us a fortune
A new report from the Government Accountability Office misses the point entirely.
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"CMS issued a memo that appears to be an attempt to intimidate nursing home staff from assisting residents in the voting process,” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Senators sound alarm on voter intimidation in nursing homes
"The changes to CMS’s guidance will result in the disenfranchisement of nursing home residents.”
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This is another area where Dem moderates are out of step with the voters. theintercept.com/2026/08/12/f...
Francesca Hong’s Loss in Wisconsin is a Win for AI Data Centers — for Now
Though the democratic socialist lost her primary for governor, the fight against the data centers she opposed isn’t going anywhere.
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"the difference between the cost of a barrel of crude and that of the products refined from that barrel — or "crack spread." "Since the beginning of the war, that crack spread has "exploded," rising by roughly $35 per barrel, Krugman wrote." www.rawstory.com/trump-unwell...
Trump's 'exploded' crack problem sends a global crisis spiraling out of control: Krugman
President Donald Trump has a crack problem — and America is paying the cost of it, according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman.Krugman argued on Substack Thursday that Americans are unlike...
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Trump loses in court again. I hope the SCOTUS gets tried kowtowing to these Trump appeals and begins just dismissing them. www.rawstory.com/trump-harvar...
Trump's 'fevered' lawsuit against Harvard shut down in blistering court ruling
President Donald Trump's antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard was dismissed Thursday by a federal judge who called the government's arguments "fevered."U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns, who has ...
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Take his toys and go home? www.rawstory.com/trump-kenned...
Trump-controlled board moves to shut down Kennedy Center after court smackdown: report
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' board voted Thursday to move forward with a plan to close the building for renovations, after being accused by a federal judge of being "derelict" i...
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"lawyers for an Indian billionaire offered the Justice Department a $10 billion investment in exchange for dropping criminal fraud charges." www.rawstory.com/trump-doj-26...
'Unthinkable' offer in Trump DOJ case floors ex-prosecutor: 'Are you on crack?'
A former prosecutor was stunned that lawyers for an Indian billionaire offered the Justice Department a $10 billion investment in exchange for dropping criminal fraud charges.During an episode of Ille...
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"Every beautiful thing he wants to build, they want to block. Every mile of the border he wants to secure, they want to stop. Every illegal alien he wants to deport, they want to keep here." www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...
Stephen Miller's 'putrid and hateful' rant on Fox News instantly backfires: 'Oof'
President Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller worked himself into a shouting frenzy on Fox News Wednesday evening against the Democratic Party."Everything that President Trump has done...
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Alex, I'll "Take Never Hold Up In Court" for $1000. "According to the Blanche memo, the executive privilege that shields White House advisors will now extend to private citizens who advise the president." www.rawstory.com/leavitt-leav...
Leavitt departure tied to Todd Blanche's surprise memo after confirmation: expert
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s out-of-the-blue announcement that she is abandoning her current job to become an off-the-books adviser to the president raised eyebrows on Thursday.Durin...
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"claiming President Donald Trump had opened a new chapter of 'peace' in the Middle East, as a U.S.-initiated war raged on." www.rawstory.com/jared-kushne...
'Magical thinking': Jared Kushner slapped with humiliating takedown over 'peace' claim
Jared Kushner drew immediate backlash for a social media post claiming President Donald Trump had opened a new chapter of 'peace' in the Middle East, as a U.S.-initiated war raged on.Kushner posted Th...
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"Government officials told The Intercept the War Department’s latest civilian casualty report was 'sickening' and a 'joke.'” theintercept.com/2026/08/11/w...
“Total Whitewash”: New Pentagon Report Claims U.S. Killed No Civilians in Boat Strikes
Government officials told The Intercept the War Department’s latest civilian casualty report was “sickening” and a “joke.”
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I think Susan del Percio here is completely out of touch with the majority of voters. So called Employer Healthcare is costing voters an arm and a leg. Medicare for all and Abolish ICE has far more traction than she's giving it credit. www.ms.now/opinion/wisc...
Opinion | Hong’s Wisconsin loss to Crowley is a much-needed win for Democrats
Wisconsin election results project a narrow win for moderate David Crowley over the ultra progressive Francesca Hong, and a sigh of relief for Democrats. But with more extreme progressives joining the...
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“As I conduct oversight,” he said, “I am trying to faithfully execute my solemn obligations under the Constitution as a United States senator to conduct vigorous oversight of the most out-of-control presidential administration in American history.” www.ms.now/news/jon-oss...
Inside Jon Ossoff’s congressional superpower: Making oversight go viral
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., has built a strong brand for himself by doing something not every politician does during congressional hearings: ask questions.
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Yeah, pretty much. FOX Propaganda Channel getting something right? Will wonders never cease?
Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d ago"Mr. Trump, you are the first president in American history to start and lose a war by yourself. You have made America more weak, more alone and less respected. Congress needs to take back the steering wheel from this impaired driver."