Bea Freeh
@beafreeh.bsky.social
Consulting generalist, US Army veteran, organic gardener, linguist, autodidact, history buff, Zen pagan from Mars, straight but not narrow
Here is how Trump could Wag the Dog, inventing a war to boost his poll numbers.
The Model for a U.S. Military Intervention in Venezuela
If the Trump Administration opts for military action, it can look to George H.W. Bush's handling of Panama.
time.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Here is how Trump could Wag the Dog, inventing a war to boost his poll numbers.
More than a dozen CISA staffers who have worked on elections were placed on administrative leave. The FBI also disbanded a task force on foreign influence operations, including those that target U.S. elections.
CISA is still without an official director
CISA is still without an official director
Big changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries
The federal agency that oversees the security of election systems was largely absent from planning before elections this month in several states.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
More than a dozen CISA staffers who have worked on elections were placed on administrative leave. The FBI also disbanded a task force on foreign influence operations, including those that target U.S. elections.
CISA is still without an official director
CISA is still without an official director
For every USAID worker fired, DOGE killed about 64 people.
DOGE May Be Dead, but Its Crimes Live On
A now-abolished agency that never was did a remarkable amount of damage—including, surprisingly, to the budget deficit.
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
For every USAID worker fired, DOGE killed about 64 people.
Their original range didn't include the western US. Now they're common even in Hawaii.
We nearly lost wild turkeys--but now they're thriving. Here's their story: 🧪 🌎 www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...
Wild Turkeys Went from Almost Gone to Millions Strong
Wild turkeys once nearly disappeared, but today they’re thriving.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Their original range didn't include the western US. Now they're common even in Hawaii.
"The Trump administration has already made changes to other Biden-era health websites, including Covid.gov and Covidtests.gov, which used to host information about treatment, testing and vaccines. Now they are about the controversial theory that the COVID-19 pandemic started in a Chinese lab."
CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
“I have heard that they are planning to ‘update it’ and shudder to think what that will mean,” Demetre Daskalakis, a former member of CDC leadership, told NOTUS.
www.notus.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"The Trump administration has already made changes to other Biden-era health websites, including Covid.gov and Covidtests.gov, which used to host information about treatment, testing and vaccines. Now they are about the controversial theory that the COVID-19 pandemic started in a Chinese lab."
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"Uncle Bob, the only reason you got your ozempic is because a scientist was curious about Gila monster venom." 🧪🩺🌱🐀🐙💅
... And more found here.
... And more found here.
Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"Uncle Bob, the only reason you got your ozempic is because a scientist was curious about Gila monster venom." 🧪🩺🌱🐀🐙💅
... And more found here.
... And more found here.
Powell's is the world's largest independent bookstore, and a Portland institution. Check www.powells.com before buying a book from Amazon! Jeff Bezos already has too much money.
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Powell's is the world's largest independent bookstore, and a Portland institution. Check www.powells.com before buying a book from Amazon! Jeff Bezos already has too much money.
I finished this year's improvement to the walkway around the house. In the gap where the new section meets the old, I saw just the place for a Rainbow Serpent.
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I finished this year's improvement to the walkway around the house. In the gap where the new section meets the old, I saw just the place for a Rainbow Serpent.
This is what happens when you put idiots in charge.
CDC website changed to include false claims that link autism and vaccines | CNN
Scientific information on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website was replaced Wednesday with anti-vaccine talking points that don’t rule out a link between vaccines and autism, de...
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is what happens when you put idiots in charge.
Have you seen "Wag the Dog"? Trump's popularity has crashed, and he needs a nice little war to get his numbers back up.
How the U.S. Public and Politicians Feel About Potential War With Venezuela
A majority of Americans and even some Republican politicians have expressed concerns about the Trump Administration’s escalating military action.
time.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Have you seen "Wag the Dog"? Trump's popularity has crashed, and he needs a nice little war to get his numbers back up.
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🚨BREAKING: In a burst of posts, Trump endorsed imprisoning, and even executing, Democratic lawmakers he accuses of “seditious behavior.”
Their offense? reminding U.S. troops to defend the Constitution.
https://bit.ly/4o6lJnQ
Their offense? reminding U.S. troops to defend the Constitution.
https://bit.ly/4o6lJnQ
Trump Calls for Executing Democrats Over Message to Military
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a burst of posts, Trump endorsed imprisoning, and even executing, Democratic lawmakers he accuses of “seditious behavior.”
Their offense? reminding U.S. troops to defend the Constitution.
https://bit.ly/4o6lJnQ
Their offense? reminding U.S. troops to defend the Constitution.
https://bit.ly/4o6lJnQ
Real conservatives understand that Trump isn't one of them.
President Trump was not invited the memorial service for Dick Cheney on Thursday, and Vice President JD Vance was also not in attendance. Cheney, a once-powerful Republican, turned on Trump last year by announcing he would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump Was Not Invited to Cheney’s Memorial Service
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a once-powerful Republican, turned on Mr. Trump last year by announcing he would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Real conservatives understand that Trump isn't one of them.
“The Governor explicitly directed the Legislature to redistrict based on race,” Judge Brown wrote.
“In a bombshell decision on Tuesday, a federal court in Texas blocked a new congressional map that was created after President Donald Trump demanded that the state redraw district lines to hand Republicans five new seats.”
A Trump-appointed judge just blocked Trump’s Texas gerrymander
Trump could lose the redistricting war he started.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“The Governor explicitly directed the Legislature to redistrict based on race,” Judge Brown wrote.
Under US law, soldiers and service members have an obligation to reject orders they understand to be illegal. The Traitor-in-Chief suggested executing people who remind them of that fact.
The US president forcefully denounced Democratic lawmakers for calling on the military to reject any 'illegal orders'.
‘Punishable by DEATH’: Trump threatens Democrats with sedition charges
The US president forcefully denounced Democratic lawmakers for calling on the military to reject any 'illegal orders'.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Under US law, soldiers and service members have an obligation to reject orders they understand to be illegal. The Traitor-in-Chief suggested executing people who remind them of that fact.
"The real reason for the honor is that MBS and the Saudis are doing lots of business with Trump’s family — and this visit is part of the payoff."
Trump doesn't care if you're a murdering dictator, as long as he profits.
Trump doesn't care if you're a murdering dictator, as long as he profits.
OPINION: When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) arrived at the White House yesterday, he was met by a Marine band, officers on horseback carrying the Saudi and American flags, and fighter jets flying over the White House in a V formation.
This horrifying comment exposed an ugly truth about America
When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) arrived at the White House yesterday, he was met by a Marine band, officers on horseback carrying the Saudi and American flags, and fighter jets flying over the White House in a V formation.It was far more pomp than visiting foreign leaders normally ...
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"The real reason for the honor is that MBS and the Saudis are doing lots of business with Trump’s family — and this visit is part of the payoff."
Trump doesn't care if you're a murdering dictator, as long as he profits.
Trump doesn't care if you're a murdering dictator, as long as he profits.
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Some in Tanzania are facing a death sentence for demonstrating against what they see as flawed elections.
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/i...
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/i...
In Tanzania, faith leaders who speak out against post-election violence are targeted
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Catholic Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi has called for justice for the victims, warning that there can be no peace without it.
religionnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Some in Tanzania are facing a death sentence for demonstrating against what they see as flawed elections.
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/i...
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/i...
Trump is still dancing to Putin's tune.
A new American-Russian plan to end the war in Ukraine has emerged, just as Volodymyr Zelensky is grappling with a corruption scandal that marks his gravest crisis since the invasion. It appears to be little short of a demand for capitulation
A terrible American-Russian proposal to end the war in Ukraine
Steve Witkoff’s “peace deal” looks like a Russian wish list, and Ukraine is not biting
econ.st
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Trump is still dancing to Putin's tune.
Learning other languages doesn't just expand your mind.
🗣️ Der Effekt war unabhängig von Bildung, aktueller Gesundheit oder sozialen Bedingungen.
🧠 Mehrsprachigkeit ("Multilingualismus") schützt also offenbar nachhaltig vor altersbedingtem Abbau.
📰 Die Studie erschien in Nature Aging @nataging.nature.com :
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🧠 Mehrsprachigkeit ("Multilingualismus") schützt also offenbar nachhaltig vor altersbedingtem Abbau.
📰 Die Studie erschien in Nature Aging @nataging.nature.com :
🔗 www.nature.com/artic... 🧪
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Multilingualism protects against accelerated aging in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of 27 European countries
Nature Aging - In cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of 86,149 participants across 27 European countries, Amoruso, Hernandez and colleagues identify multilingualism as a protective factor...
www.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Learning other languages doesn't just expand your mind.
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🧪🧪 Measles makes a comeback: four charts show where and how -- With gaps in vaccine coverage, nowhere is safe from measles outbreaks. But the disease has hit the Americas hard this year.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Measles makes a comeback: four charts show where and how
With gaps in vaccine coverage, nowhere is safe from measles outbreaks. But the disease has hit the Americas hard this year.
www.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🧪🧪 Measles makes a comeback: four charts show where and how -- With gaps in vaccine coverage, nowhere is safe from measles outbreaks. But the disease has hit the Americas hard this year.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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President Trump is in the process of sending millions of dollars in taxpayer money directly to his political allies — and himself.
One of the biggest beneficiaries may be Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security advisor.
One of the biggest beneficiaries may be Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security advisor.
Grand theft government
President Trump is in the process of sending millions of dollars in taxpayer money directly to his political allies — and himself.
popular.info
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
President Trump is in the process of sending millions of dollars in taxpayer money directly to his political allies — and himself.
One of the biggest beneficiaries may be Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security advisor.
One of the biggest beneficiaries may be Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security advisor.
He is corruption incarnate.
Opinion: President Donald Trump has squeezed millions of dollars apiece out of Meta, Paramount and ABC in out-of-court damages for claims that would have been dismissed by any self-respecting judge. A few million in BBC 'please leave us alone' money cannot be discounted on.ft.com/3LJznQw
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
He is corruption incarnate.
This witch loved the books.
Mostly they're charmed. Some witches we talked to couldn't wait for the new Wicked release. But some worry that the films have helped move the secret, spiritual art of witchcraft into the mainstream. n.pr/4pkP5jF
What do actual witches think of 'Wicked'?
Mostly they're charmed. Some witches we talked to couldn't wait for the new Wicked release. But some worry that the films have helped move the secret, spiritual art of witchcraft into the mainstream.
n.pr
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This witch loved the books.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Friends often ask Mykhailo whether the Ukrainian power plant worker hides in a shelter when Russia bombards the energy system.
160 Ukrainian energy workers have been killed as Russia pummels the power system
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Friends often ask Mykhailo whether the Ukrainian power plant worker hides in a shelter when Russia bombards the energy system.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Friends often ask Mykhailo whether the Ukrainian power plant worker hides in a shelter when Russia bombards the energy system.
Con-Man-in-Chief loves to eat crap, and thinks you should, too.
Beef prices are up 13% year-on-year, but Trump leaned on fast-food symbolism, insisting he is still a champion of affordability.
Trump lauds McDonald’s as soaring beef prices hit US households
Beef prices are up 13% year-on-year, but Trump leaned on fast-food symbolism, insisting he is still a champion of affordability.
l.euronews.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Con-Man-in-Chief loves to eat crap, and thinks you should, too.
He could release them unilaterally, but won't.
Trump called Epstein file demands a hoax but now urges Republicans to release them, saying he has nothing to hide.
How Donald Trump shifted on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files
Trump called Epstein file demands a hoax but now urges Republicans to release them, saying he has nothing to hide.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
He could release them unilaterally, but won't.