Bela [AKA CarolHTucker, beladona Memorial, NeoBela, Belamomma]
@belamomma.bsky.social
Passionate about knowledge management and organizational development, expert in loan servicing, an active agent of change, virtual world denizen
https://bankingontomorrow.blogspot.com
https://bankingontomorrow.blogspot.com
On the moon, there is no atmosphere in which these can burn up...
www.universetoday.com/articles/the...
www.universetoday.com/articles/the...
The Hidden Danger of Lunar Micrometeoroid Storms
NASA's plans for a permanent lunar base face the threat of up to 23,000 micrometeoroid impacts per year travelling at speeds of 70 kilometres per second. A new study quantifies this relentless bombar...
www.universetoday.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
On the moon, there is no atmosphere in which these can burn up...
www.universetoday.com/articles/the...
www.universetoday.com/articles/the...
Please note: I have often been lumped in with the “bleeding-heart liberals” and I don't have a problem with that at all
wordsmarts.com/bleeding-hea...
wordsmarts.com/bleeding-hea...
What’s the Origin of the Phrase ‘Bleeding Heart’?
It’s not a medical condition, but the phrase “bleeding heart” has taken a journey from Chaucer to the political arena. Let’s trace the path.
wordsmarts.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Please note: I have often been lumped in with the “bleeding-heart liberals” and I don't have a problem with that at all
wordsmarts.com/bleeding-hea...
wordsmarts.com/bleeding-hea...
"HSIN operated at the Boston Marathon, Lollapalooza, the World Series, and the presidential primary debates. It has also been used at every Super Bowl for the last dozen years."
www.404media.co/dhs-is-deplo...
www.404media.co/dhs-is-deplo...
DHS Is Deploying a Powerful Surveillance Tool at College Football Games
Public records show DHS is deploying the "Homeland Security Information Network" at college protests and football games.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"HSIN operated at the Boston Marathon, Lollapalooza, the World Series, and the presidential primary debates. It has also been used at every Super Bowl for the last dozen years."
www.404media.co/dhs-is-deplo...
www.404media.co/dhs-is-deplo...
Remember, now that Bezos has decreed the paper will skew right, you can't trust WAPO anymore.....
The Wash Post Editorial Board published one of the most reckless pieces of “journalism” I’ve ever seen, attacking NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani.
The article is replete with disinfo, half truths, & anti-Black racism. I dismantle each of their claims—with receipts
www.qasimrashid.com/p/rebuttal-t...
The article is replete with disinfo, half truths, & anti-Black racism. I dismantle each of their claims—with receipts
www.qasimrashid.com/p/rebuttal-t...
Rebuttal to Washington Post Editorial Board
The paper that warned "Democracy Dies in Darkness" is killing democracy in broad daylight
www.qasimrashid.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Remember, now that Bezos has decreed the paper will skew right, you can't trust WAPO anymore.....
![editorial cartoon from Mike Luckoich [not sure of the spelling there]
left panel: calm ocean, hatted man singing "row row row your boat, gently down the stream. Merrily merrily merrily....."
right panel: huge explosion with fire, oars flying away. Above, leaving. a black plane with USA painted on it](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:663qdhlwyecspxgpiol25qqb/bafkreia2yxg7q52cqfyhqtrbyqtzdmae4wmy3tkpd7a77mchffv6wnmxrm@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
you know, these are very good questions....
Of course, you also know that our news is controlled by a few oligarchs and they aren't interested in those answers, now are they?
And BTW? #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Of course, you also know that our news is controlled by a few oligarchs and they aren't interested in those answers, now are they?
And BTW? #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
![a Threads post from infiniteelaine
Anybody seen any deep-dive journalism/reportage on the guy arrested for shooting Charlie Kirk? On the guy killed after shooting at Trump's ear? On the much ballyhooed audit of the gold in Fort Knox? On where exactly the First Lady is spending her days and nights [hint: not in the White House] On why the Beast drove Trump to Walter Reed last Friday before he flew to Florida?
Anyone on any of this? @nytimes @wsj @cnn](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:663qdhlwyecspxgpiol25qqb/bafkreiaoxsbathhrxesejzlyx33p64uwjuzik4owo7szzwldtkrjm6a2oe@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
you know, these are very good questions....
Of course, you also know that our news is controlled by a few oligarchs and they aren't interested in those answers, now are they?
And BTW? #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Of course, you also know that our news is controlled by a few oligarchs and they aren't interested in those answers, now are they?
And BTW? #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
They gave their information to the gov't and received valid DACA status - now ICE is using that information to target them
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
They gave their information to the gov't and received valid DACA status - now ICE is using that information to target them
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
SRSLY
This can be fixed, but it will be expensive
The Rose Garden can be brought back, but it will be expensive
The ballroom will be with us, maybe can become less garish, but it will be expensive
Even after the dear leader is long gone, he is going to cost us millions.....
This can be fixed, but it will be expensive
The Rose Garden can be brought back, but it will be expensive
The ballroom will be with us, maybe can become less garish, but it will be expensive
Even after the dear leader is long gone, he is going to cost us millions.....
Look at what this garish, classless, tasteless fool has done to the People’s House.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
SRSLY
This can be fixed, but it will be expensive
The Rose Garden can be brought back, but it will be expensive
The ballroom will be with us, maybe can become less garish, but it will be expensive
Even after the dear leader is long gone, he is going to cost us millions.....
This can be fixed, but it will be expensive
The Rose Garden can be brought back, but it will be expensive
The ballroom will be with us, maybe can become less garish, but it will be expensive
Even after the dear leader is long gone, he is going to cost us millions.....
The church is the landlord and is more interested in collecting more rent than keeping the soup kitchen open......
How..... "christian" of them
www.wesh.com/article/cent...
How..... "christian" of them
www.wesh.com/article/cent...
Central Florida soup kitchen faces eviction after church raises rent, cuts operation hours
The Wildwood Soup Kitchen has operated in the church's fellowship hall for decades, but it's now ending as volunteers say they were told to pay more or get out.
www.wesh.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The church is the landlord and is more interested in collecting more rent than keeping the soup kitchen open......
How..... "christian" of them
www.wesh.com/article/cent...
How..... "christian" of them
www.wesh.com/article/cent...
I will always love his music
youtu.be/JOggThOrauk?...
youtu.be/JOggThOrauk?...
Barry Manilow - Once Before I Go (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Barry Manilow
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November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I will always love his music
youtu.be/JOggThOrauk?...
youtu.be/JOggThOrauk?...
Long read, but worth it.
I remember when this "capital shortage" concept started getting peddled around the same time as "trickle down" economics
open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...
I remember when this "capital shortage" concept started getting peddled around the same time as "trickle down" economics
open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Long read, but worth it.
I remember when this "capital shortage" concept started getting peddled around the same time as "trickle down" economics
open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...
I remember when this "capital shortage" concept started getting peddled around the same time as "trickle down" economics
open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...
Why would a small community fight an AI data center? "Data centers tend to bring rising power bills, horrible noise, and dwindling drinking water to every community they touch"
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Why would a small community fight an AI data center? "Data centers tend to bring rising power bills, horrible noise, and dwindling drinking water to every community they touch"
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
Roll back protection on pre-existing conditions
Make money available only to those who have HSAs
Ignore the rest - if you want to be healthy, have enough money
www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...
Make money available only to those who have HSAs
Ignore the rest - if you want to be healthy, have enough money
www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...
Republicans’ Plan To Redirect Obamacare Subsidies Takes Shape
If implemented, a Republican plan to redirect Affordable Care Act subsidies to individuals who can use them for health savings accounts could erode the law's foundation.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Roll back protection on pre-existing conditions
Make money available only to those who have HSAs
Ignore the rest - if you want to be healthy, have enough money
www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...
Make money available only to those who have HSAs
Ignore the rest - if you want to be healthy, have enough money
www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...
Risk to borrower is no equity in the home - interest is always collected first on 30/360 traditional amortization schedules. P&I payments go down; escrow [insurance and taxes go up]
Risk to lenders results in even more active 2nd market buyers
fortune.com/2025/11/09/h...
Risk to lenders results in even more active 2nd market buyers
fortune.com/2025/11/09/h...
Move over, 30-year mortgage. The Trump White House is working on a 50-year option to break the housing market gridlock | Fortune
FHFA Director Bill Pulte confirmed Saturday, “We are indeed working on The 50-year Mortgage – a complete game changer."
fortune.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Risk to borrower is no equity in the home - interest is always collected first on 30/360 traditional amortization schedules. P&I payments go down; escrow [insurance and taxes go up]
Risk to lenders results in even more active 2nd market buyers
fortune.com/2025/11/09/h...
Risk to lenders results in even more active 2nd market buyers
fortune.com/2025/11/09/h...
"it looks like proof that the Senate’s real constituency isn’t the public; it’s the markets."
That is putting it mildly
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That is putting it mildly
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
The Longest Shutdown Ends Where It Began
Eight Democrats cross the aisle, Trump redeems his disciples, and America mistakes exhaustion for governance.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"it looks like proof that the Senate’s real constituency isn’t the public; it’s the markets."
That is putting it mildly
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
That is putting it mildly
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
Bottom line: if you want effective employees, see to it you aren't making excessive demands of their time and energy as well as promote life/work balance
Just the opposite of what unfettered capitalism demands of workers
www.pcbb.com/bid/2025-11-10
Just the opposite of what unfettered capitalism demands of workers
www.pcbb.com/bid/2025-11-10
The Hidden Cost of Time Poverty at Work
Employees increasingly suffer from “time poverty” — having inadequate time to tackle professional and personal responsibilities while still preserving some downtime. We discuss the impact on your CFI ...
www.pcbb.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Bottom line: if you want effective employees, see to it you aren't making excessive demands of their time and energy as well as promote life/work balance
Just the opposite of what unfettered capitalism demands of workers
www.pcbb.com/bid/2025-11-10
Just the opposite of what unfettered capitalism demands of workers
www.pcbb.com/bid/2025-11-10
we will remember
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Who are the Democrats voting for the government shutdown deal? | CNN Politics
A group of Democrats and one Democratic-aligned independent have helped clinch an agreement to end the government shutdown, saying they had secured a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies at the c...
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
we will remember
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
pretty much sums up how I feel
On Tuesday, Americans sent Democrats a resounding message.
“Fight for us”
“Fight for working class Americans”
“Fight against Trump’s corruption, criminality and cruelty”
5 days later, Democrat Senators sent Americans a resounding message.
“Nah”
“Fight for us”
“Fight for working class Americans”
“Fight against Trump’s corruption, criminality and cruelty”
5 days later, Democrat Senators sent Americans a resounding message.
“Nah”
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
pretty much sums up how I feel
Reposted by Bela [AKA CarolHTucker, beladona Memorial, NeoBela, Belamomma]
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THIS 👇🏽.
@fetterman.senate.gov
@angusking.bsky.social
@shaheen.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
@rosen.senate.gov
@hassan.senate.gov
THIS 👇🏽.
Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Even as the news of the new pardons from the dear leader hits, one judge points out how the judiciary has been tainted with partisanship
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Even as the news of the new pardons from the dear leader hits, one judge points out how the judiciary has been tainted with partisanship
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
THIS is what America has come to
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
THIS is what America has come to
