"Why has today’s Senate, individually and collectively, surrendered its free will, backbone, and constitutional duties?" www.thebulwark.com/p/worst-sena... Don't forget that "when McConnell had the chance to make sure Trump would never be in office again, he failed.”

This is one well-done but depressing read on human trafficking "In Georgia, intended parents from China can import Ukrainian eggs or semen from Denmark, create embryos in Tbilisi and use Thai wombs to bear and birth babies before bringing a child home" 🎁🔗: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/m...

Oh man, what a story of a plutonium generator lost at Nanda Devi! By putting an unmanned station on top of the Himalayas, the C.I.A. hoped to pluck radio signals from high-altitude missiles launched from China. Gift Link 🎁🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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A vision of an ethnically cleansed, white US is being enacted in policy. Immigrants’ forcible and systematic removal – remigration – is envisioned as a way to “restore” that whiteness. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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"On the list of perennial concerns that shape voting in India, the world’s most populous country — jobs, inflation, economic growth and making ends meet — seasonal air pollution is at the bottom." Gift Link 🎁🔗: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/o...

Make Measles Great Again! The outbreak, which started in October, shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the county’s “lower-than-hoped-for vaccination coverage" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w... For every 1,000 children who get measles, one or two will die, according to the C.D.C.

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Is that bad? 😁

No shit, Sherlock!

This. Is. Damn. Good. Bravo!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wUK...

"Of the six American winners of science Nobels this year, three were born outside the United States." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s... "Immigrants advanced the semiconductor age, fueling the explosive growth of new industries and producing the dazzling array of gadgets that now define the tech world.

"Rising health care spending is killing the American dream." Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o... "the rise in health spending above the rate of inflation over the past decade has depressed wages by nearly 10 percent"

A preview of surely what is bound to happen as Texas mandates TPUSA across all high schools in the state! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Daily Show does a fantastic comparison of Iraq and Venezuela: youtu.be/C5QGzYFjVaU?...

Man, day after day, leavitt makes Baghdad Bob seem like a truth-teller by comparison! How do such liars sleep at night?!!! bsky.app/profile/atru...

The recent wave of unconditional cash transfers targets adult women, with some states acknowledging their unpaid domestic and care work. Across India, unconditional cash transfers are reaching tens of millions of women on a regular basis. www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Most of the public think that our wealthy have become super wealthy through taxable income, through the acquiring of taxable income, and that's just not the case.And one reason for that, of course, is that they do everything to avoid taxable income." www.npr.org/2025/11/01/n...

Ms Jain says she was "really excited" when she spotted the galaxy while poring over the data and images from James Webb, the $10bn telescope launched jointly by the US, European and Canadian space agencies in 2021. www.bbc.com/news/article...

It is for posts like this I am here on BlueSky!

Hear, Hear!!!

And that’s why trump will pardon him!

More on a #kavanaughStop: Avila, in fact, is not “illegal.” She had her Green Card on her person throughout the encounter, and her valid Real ID in her wallet. Getting a Real ID requires proof of legal residency in #Oregon. www.klcc.org/human-intere... @repvalhoyle.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov

Yes, name them all, please!

Waiting for @nytimes.com to report it as "this is why it is bad for Democrats"!

"The Trump era is not over – far from it – but we may be seeing the beginning of its next phase: what is likely to be a bleak, bloody and belligerent battle of succession." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

UNEP’s projections show that under current climate policies, global temperatures are likely to warm by between 2.6°C and 3.3°C this century. www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

What an informative and fascinating essay, @audreytruschke.bsky.social 👏 I had no clue about a number of things there, including this: "Ayodhya was under the control of the Sharqi dynasty, Muslim rulers of Ethiopian-descent based about 140 kilometers south in Jaunpur" What? Plenty to unpack there!

"dignity in life, dignity in death" Ludwig Minelli founded Dignitas in 1998, and since then it has helped thousands of people to die. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Delhi: "a city with no escape from severely toxic air, and a population resigned to a public health emergency as its everyday reality." Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/w...

Yes, an important distinction A follow-up question, @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: Can criminals in every category be pardoned by a president who qualifies under all the three categories?

Hey, putin also has a "peace" plan! “If Ukrainian forces leave the territories they hold, then we will stop combat operations,” Putin said during a visit to Kyrgyzstan. www.kyivpost.com/post/65126 #SlavaUkraini

"Trumpsgiving is not about that. The spirit of this season is always Trumpstaking. ... Instead of the richest helping the neediest, they pay tribute to the greediest." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...

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Another #"kavanaughStop here in #Eugene, @repvalhoyle.bsky.social Jasmine believes that her fathers arrest was an act of racial profiling. "He got pulled over for being Hispanic" www.kezi.com/news/local/i... @wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov

As Michelle Cottle writes, "Those not in the caregiving trenches often don’t want to think about the issue, period, much less chat about it." And caregiving becomes hell on earth when a critical factor is lacking: Money Gift Link; do yourself a favor and read this: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...

"Cheney opened a Pandora’s box and unleashed the furies by helping expand the vast presidential powers that Trump enjoys today ... and handed Trump a playbook to crack down on civil liberties at home and abroad." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #DarthVader

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As always, @theonion.com was way ahead of real news! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWnJ...

Ahem, www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAIR... 🤣

Thank you!

As insurance becomes more expensive, home values will need to adjust for potential buyers to afford their monthly costs, industry analysts say Home owners are being forced to choose between accepting home insurance policies they can’t afford or risking foreclosure 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Asked for comment about Trump’s insult, a White House official blamed Lucey. When asked what specifically the reporter had done that was inappropriate, the White House did not respond. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #QuietPiggy #misogyny

When the truth comes out, it won’t be because Trump’s coalition grew a conscience. It will be because ordinary people demanded transparency and justice. Everyone involved should be held accountable.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

To quote Liz Cheney: "I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain"

What's the difference between jd vance and the neo-Nazi nick fuentes? A beard! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...