Dan Butcher
@danielbutcher.bsky.social
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams—this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness—& maddest of all: to see life as it is & not as it should be!" -Cervantes
Tom Stoppard: a brilliant dramatist who always raised the temperature of the room | Tom Stoppard | The Guardian share.google/iAUAtJPFdh9n...
Tom Stoppard: a brilliant dramatist who always raised the temperature of the room
The self-described ‘bounced Czech’ created cerebral works centred by a core of genuine emotion – and always understood the ways of our world
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November 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Tom Stoppard: a brilliant dramatist who always raised the temperature of the room | Tom Stoppard | The Guardian share.google/iAUAtJPFdh9n...
Militant Black Power leader H. Rap Brown dies in prison at 82 share.google/jSmpR1cT9Ait...
Militant Black power movement leader H. Rap Brown dies in prison at 82
H. Rap Brown, now known as Jamil Al-Amin, died at a federal prison in North Carolina.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Militant Black Power leader H. Rap Brown dies in prison at 82 share.google/jSmpR1cT9Ait...
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, known as H. Rap Brown in the 1960s, dies in federal prison at 82 - World Socialist Web Site share.google/PqKb77nYr42l...
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, known as H. Rap Brown in the 1960s, dies in federal prison at 82
H. Rap Brown became one of many figures associated with the civil rights struggle who attracted the attention of the FBI, then headed by the notorious racist and red-baiter J. Edgar Hoover.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, known as H. Rap Brown in the 1960s, dies in federal prison at 82 - World Socialist Web Site share.google/PqKb77nYr42l...
@harrisfootball.com hey Harris, happy Thanksgiving! I don't see the link to this week's DraftKings contest in the show notes for Tuesday's episode. Where can I find that?
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
@harrisfootball.com hey Harris, happy Thanksgiving! I don't see the link to this week's DraftKings contest in the show notes for Tuesday's episode. Where can I find that?
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‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
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The demand for Medicare for All went from the center of the discourse to political exile in record time.
But the policy's popularity never faded.
A new poll finds strong majority support for the neglected idea among Americans across the political spectrum.
But the policy's popularity never faded.
A new poll finds strong majority support for the neglected idea among Americans across the political spectrum.
Medicare for All Disappeared. Its Popularity Didn’t.
The demand for Medicare for All went from the center of the discourse to political exile in record time. But the policy's popularity never faded. A new poll finds strong majority support for the neglected idea among Americans across the political spectrum.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The demand for Medicare for All went from the center of the discourse to political exile in record time.
But the policy's popularity never faded.
A new poll finds strong majority support for the neglected idea among Americans across the political spectrum.
But the policy's popularity never faded.
A new poll finds strong majority support for the neglected idea among Americans across the political spectrum.
Who leaked Witkoff’s call advising Kremlin on how to get Trump on side? | Trump administration | The Guardian share.google/chEnueegN8EX...
Who leaked Witkoff’s call advising Kremlin on how to get Trump on side?
Potential culprits of giving Bloomberg recording include CIA, NSA, European intelligence agencies and Ukraine
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November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Who leaked Witkoff’s call advising Kremlin on how to get Trump on side? | Trump administration | The Guardian share.google/chEnueegN8EX...
Transcript: Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide - Bloomberg share.google/S6cwyT2DQgcL...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Transcript: Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide - Bloomberg share.google/S6cwyT2DQgcL...
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Trump's "administration is weakening or eliminating key provisions of the bedrock environmental law that protect vulnerable species from extractive activities."
EPA "scaling back the Clean Water Act and threatening drinking water for millions."
#USA #Animals #Water #Climate #FossilFuels
EPA "scaling back the Clean Water Act and threatening drinking water for millions."
#USA #Animals #Water #Climate #FossilFuels
Dismantling the Endangered Species Act will hurt a lot more than just wildlife
The Trump administration's proposed rollbacks open the door for more drilling, mining, and logging.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Trump's "administration is weakening or eliminating key provisions of the bedrock environmental law that protect vulnerable species from extractive activities."
EPA "scaling back the Clean Water Act and threatening drinking water for millions."
#USA #Animals #Water #Climate #FossilFuels
EPA "scaling back the Clean Water Act and threatening drinking water for millions."
#USA #Animals #Water #Climate #FossilFuels
America loves to eat. But a third of its food still goes in the trash www.npr.org/2025/11/26/g...
The U.S. produces a lot of food waste. This place wants to address it
Even amid rising grocery prices and increased sensitivity to environmental issues, Americans still trash once-edible food at alarming rates.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
America loves to eat. But a third of its food still goes in the trash www.npr.org/2025/11/26/g...
Udo Kier Dead: 'Andy Warhol's Frankenstein' Star Was 81 share.google/7TEbw9W5h9OX...
Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81
Udo Kier, a German actor who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning. He was 81.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Udo Kier Dead: 'Andy Warhol's Frankenstein' Star Was 81 share.google/7TEbw9W5h9OX...
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
Documents show Pentagon preparing to sever ties with Scouting www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Documents show Pentagon preparing to sever ties with Scouting www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
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🚨 Exxon, Koch groups & biz lobbies are asking SCOTUS to block California’s emissions disclosure laws claiming it violates their free speech to reveal climate risks. Warning: A ruling in their favor could undermine transparency rules nationwide.
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
🚨 Exxon, Koch groups & biz lobbies are asking SCOTUS to block California’s emissions disclosure laws claiming it violates their free speech to reveal climate risks. Warning: A ruling in their favor could undermine transparency rules nationwide.
Jimmy Cliff, pioneering Jamaican reggae artist, dies at 81 www.npr.org/2025/11/24/n...
Reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff dies at 81
The musician and actor helped propel reggae into the international spotlight, thanks in part to his songs and starring role in the 1972 film The Harder They Come.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Jimmy Cliff, pioneering Jamaican reggae artist, dies at 81 www.npr.org/2025/11/24/n...