Phil Jackson
amysterousstranger.bsky.social
Phil Jackson
@amysterousstranger.bsky.social
Retired English teacher. Writer. Socialist. Believer in justice--Tax the rich, feed the poor. Lover of reading, literary and genre; and music, mostly jazz. Books! Rationalist and Romantic. Atheist.
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"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas."

Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Another day, another TEN missed opportunities for the DNC to speak on behalf of Dems about the abomination of the day.

Mark Kelly shouldn’t have to defend himself alone.

The DNC, the national Dem PARTY should be speaking up for him and the other members of Congress all over the place.

WHYYYYY
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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NEW: Rep. Eric Swalwell is suing Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, accusing him of violating privacy laws. @lawofruby.bsky.social reports on @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC. n.pr/49Af0z8
Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy
Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Tests of ByHeart infant formula tied to a botulism outbreak that has sickened dozens of babies showed that all of the company’s products may have been contaminated. https://to.pbs.org/4p15cmD
All lots of ByHeart baby formula may be contaminated with botulism bacteria, tests show
The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.
www.pbs.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Yep.
It is a TOP priority of the GOP to get rid of vote by mail because they can’t intimidate and challenge voters based on race with mail in voting.

I wish I could believe that Dems will actually fight them on this, but we know Chuck and Hakeem. Whatever the AIPAC position is, is what they will do.
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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It is a TOP priority of the GOP to get rid of vote by mail because they can’t intimidate and challenge voters based on race with mail in voting.

I wish I could believe that Dems will actually fight them on this, but we know Chuck and Hakeem. Whatever the AIPAC position is, is what they will do.
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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👉 Isoclycoseram (PFAS)
Highly toxic to bees & other pollinators, lowers sperm count, reduces testicle size. ✨️One out of every 3 bites of food we eat come from plants that need to be pollinated.

EPA Proposing New Pesticide on Crops Raises Alarm - Newsweek share.google/KDP22TR2MlKO...
EPA proposing new pesticide on crops raises alarm
The EPA proposed approving another pesticide containing forever chemicals for crops such as canola, corn, soybeans, and wheat.
share.google
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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On our Commentary page: A Wisconsin Dr explains why a state Senate bill to redefine abortion will hurt, not help, patients and doctors wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/24/w...
Why a state Senate bill to redefine abortion will hurt, not help, patients and doctors • Wisconsin Examiner
SB 553 aims to differentiate abortion based on intent — a dystopian concept where politicians are in the private space of a doctor’s office.
wisconsinexaminer.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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A Fort Worth church is offering a $100 online academy that aims to train conservative Christians to run for office.

At the core of the program is the idea that there is no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.

With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidat...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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#WeAintBuyingIt — we’re building better.

Thurs: Family = 0 spending
Fri: Blackout Black Friday
Sat: Shop Black, Immigrant, POC, local
Sun: Mutual aid, circulate care
Mon: Cyber shutdown — log out, opt out

Our dollars. Our power. Our future. social.demcast.com/s/EneXn5xO
Discover Black Owned Businesses
social.demcast.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.

The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.

Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Twitter's new feature that reveals where accounts originate doesn't reveal many surprises.
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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HEY MAGAS,
This one’s for YOU!
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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BLACK COFFEE AND ICE WATER is available for download NOW on Audible! A fresh hour of brand-new comedy. One of the loosest, rawest albums I’ve ever done and I am beyond proud of it!
November 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Too late. Marco Rubio already spilled the truth. The so called peace plan was Russia’s wish list, not something the US drafted. He’s trying to walk it back but the damage is done.

He’s scrambling.
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Never forget who MTG really is.

courtesy of @mindcite.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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@davidgerard.co.uk don't know if you have seen this already. Turns out the one good use of AI is detecting AI-based accounting fraud

substack.com/inbox/post/1...
The Algorithm That Detected a $610 Billion Fraud: How Machine Intelligence Exposed the AI Industry’s Circular Financing Scheme
On November 20, 2025, trading algorithms identified what may become the largest accounting fraud in technology history—not in months or years, but in 18 hours.
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Transcripts of a 2019 phone call between President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would "shock" Americans. @repvindman.bsky.social is urging Congress to declassify this "highly disturbing" conversation. He joins me at 11 a.m. EST to explain why. #Velshi
November 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Tell Governor DeWine to veto SB 293, which closes the 4-day acceptance window for absentee ballots
No one should have their vote thrown away because of postage delays- call or email the governor now
Call: (614) 644-4357 (if mailbox is full, try again later)
Email: act.commoncause.org/letters/urge...
November 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Your Thanksgiving gravy tastes better when you use union mushrooms. Let's give a huge thanks to workers like "Adan" who harvest mushrooms for Monterey Mushrooms under a UFW contract. On an average day, he picks 240-280 of the blue baskets you see in this vid. #WeFeedYou
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Yet another unique way to stimulate cellular immunity against cancer.

“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
Inducing immunity against cancer via the gut
Could a microbe that can smuggle antigens into the immune system of the gut provide a simple way to treat cancers?
www.nature.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Healthcare should NOT be for profit!!
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Healthcare should not be for profit!
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM