Stephen Soldz
@ethicalpsycholo.bsky.social
Psychologist, psychoanalyst, researcher, activist. Boston.
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The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this #WestPoint plaque.
It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do.
#Resist
It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do.
#Resist
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this #WestPoint plaque.
It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do.
#Resist
It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do.
#Resist
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
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Makary and Oz stand there and nod as their boss lies about vaccines not being tested.
Can you imagine a doctor sinking lower than this?
I can't.
It's the Mariana trench of medical ethics.
Can you imagine a doctor sinking lower than this?
I can't.
It's the Mariana trench of medical ethics.
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Makary and Oz stand there and nod as their boss lies about vaccines not being tested.
Can you imagine a doctor sinking lower than this?
I can't.
It's the Mariana trench of medical ethics.
Can you imagine a doctor sinking lower than this?
I can't.
It's the Mariana trench of medical ethics.
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Can someone explain to me why it takes 30 days to release the Epstein files, when a few months ago they didn’t even exist?
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Can someone explain to me why it takes 30 days to release the Epstein files, when a few months ago they didn’t even exist?
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Ken Paxton suing school districts for not displaying 10 Commandments. This is a perfect time to post the 10 Commandments. Not forTexas school kids but for Paxton himself. Ken Paxton is an adulterer who lies constantly. Not a decent bone in his body demanding us to live like him. No thanks #ProudBlue
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Ken Paxton suing school districts for not displaying 10 Commandments. This is a perfect time to post the 10 Commandments. Not forTexas school kids but for Paxton himself. Ken Paxton is an adulterer who lies constantly. Not a decent bone in his body demanding us to live like him. No thanks #ProudBlue
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If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….
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ICYMI: @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social explains why we can’t settle for the new status quo in Gaza: Netanyahu holding half the Strip, Hamas claiming the other – exactly the outcome both prefer over real progress.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Full article:
jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/hamas-and-...
It doesn’t have to be this way. Full article:
jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/hamas-and-...
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
ICYMI: @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social explains why we can’t settle for the new status quo in Gaza: Netanyahu holding half the Strip, Hamas claiming the other – exactly the outcome both prefer over real progress.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Full article:
jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/hamas-and-...
It doesn’t have to be this way. Full article:
jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/hamas-and-...
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This new policy from NIH is concerning.
It looks like a way to weaponize administrative burden, one of Russell Vought's favorite moves to break gov't.
Background: Program staff / NIH institute directors can move grants around outside peer review order. 1/
It looks like a way to weaponize administrative burden, one of Russell Vought's favorite moves to break gov't.
Background: Program staff / NIH institute directors can move grants around outside peer review order. 1/
This is concerning.
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
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NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
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November 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This new policy from NIH is concerning.
It looks like a way to weaponize administrative burden, one of Russell Vought's favorite moves to break gov't.
Background: Program staff / NIH institute directors can move grants around outside peer review order. 1/
It looks like a way to weaponize administrative burden, one of Russell Vought's favorite moves to break gov't.
Background: Program staff / NIH institute directors can move grants around outside peer review order. 1/
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
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Congrats to the 21,000 @uptecwa.bsky.social health care, research and technical workers at the University of California on voting to ratify their new contract! After 17 months of negotiations, this new contract is a testament to the power of our solidarity.
UC Workers Ratify ‘Best Contract Yet’ After Four Strikes and 17 Months of Negotiations
The union representing 21,000 healthcare, research, and technical professionals celebrates what union leaders are calling a historic win.
www.independent.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Congrats to the 21,000 @uptecwa.bsky.social health care, research and technical workers at the University of California on voting to ratify their new contract! After 17 months of negotiations, this new contract is a testament to the power of our solidarity.
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The Trump regime is pro-death.
That's not an opinion, that's a fact.
That's not an opinion, that's a fact.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The Trump regime is pro-death.
That's not an opinion, that's a fact.
That's not an opinion, that's a fact.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Donald Trump, the same person who is telling us he would never use the US military to do anything illegal, is on the verge of using the US military to steal another sovereign nation's oil. Just 'cause he wants it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-says...
www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-says...
Republican says US "about to go in" to Venezuela, with oil a key reason
Representative Maria Salazar, a Florida Republican, says that regime change in Venezuela would result in a "field day" for US oil companies.
www.newsweek.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Donald Trump, the same person who is telling us he would never use the US military to do anything illegal, is on the verge of using the US military to steal another sovereign nation's oil. Just 'cause he wants it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-says...
www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-says...
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Genuine question: has any GOP member of house or senate spoken out about the Dept of defense and Hegseth threatening sen Mark Kelly with lawfare? Beyond disturbing
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Genuine question: has any GOP member of house or senate spoken out about the Dept of defense and Hegseth threatening sen Mark Kelly with lawfare? Beyond disturbing
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
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Weird how we have all kinds of laws against practicing therapy without a license but it's apparently fine if it's done by a billionaire's lake-poisoning proxy robot
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Weird how we have all kinds of laws against practicing therapy without a license but it's apparently fine if it's done by a billionaire's lake-poisoning proxy robot
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BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
The emails reveal the special training given to FBI personnel working on what it called the “Epstein Transparency Project.” In some instances they referred to it as the “Special Redaction Project.” The training entailed PowerPoint slide presentations and video instruction on how to review the files.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
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November 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Immigration authorities detain and deport Babson College student to Honduras
College student Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
College student Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
Immigration authorities detain and deport Babson College student to Honduras - The Boston Globe
College student Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Immigration authorities detain and deport Babson College student to Honduras
College student Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
College student Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
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"Looking at the political response, I would sum it up like this: too little, too slow, too late."
maybe the political response was actually: "nothing of consequence and delay while we add evermore fuel to the fire."
maybe the political response was actually: "nothing of consequence and delay while we add evermore fuel to the fire."
"The risk of 3 °C by 2050 falls within the IPCC’s worst-case scenarios. And unfortunately, recent data aligns more closely with those."
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
Global Warming At 3 °C By 2050? What's Behind The New German Climate Warning
German scientists warn global warming is accelerating faster than expected, raising the risk of a 3 °C rise by 2050 and forcing Europe to confront unthinkable adaptation plans. German scientists warn ...
worldcrunch.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
"Looking at the political response, I would sum it up like this: too little, too slow, too late."
maybe the political response was actually: "nothing of consequence and delay while we add evermore fuel to the fire."
maybe the political response was actually: "nothing of consequence and delay while we add evermore fuel to the fire."
Rep. Eric Swalwell alleges in new lawsuit that Bill Pulte abused database access to gin up mortgage fraud claims
www.cnn.com/2025/11/25/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/25/p...
Rep. Eric Swalwell alleges in new lawsuit that Bill Pulte abused database access to gin up mortgage fraud claims | CNN Politics
Rep. Eric Swalwell on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit against Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, alleging violations of the Privacy Act and First Amendment over Pulte’s referral of him ...
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Rep. Eric Swalwell alleges in new lawsuit that Bill Pulte abused database access to gin up mortgage fraud claims
www.cnn.com/2025/11/25/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/25/p...
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ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
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This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
If you need a bit of humor...
Looks like it’s going to be another perfectly normal day from the American right-wing.
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
If you need a bit of humor...
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Rare agreement from both sides of the divide.
The Trump admin wants to open offshore drilling along the CA and FL coasts, and both Newsom & DeSantis are calling it out as a threat to the environment, tourism and coastal communities.
If these two are sounding the alarm together, you know it’s bad.
The Trump admin wants to open offshore drilling along the CA and FL coasts, and both Newsom & DeSantis are calling it out as a threat to the environment, tourism and coastal communities.
If these two are sounding the alarm together, you know it’s bad.
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Rare agreement from both sides of the divide.
The Trump admin wants to open offshore drilling along the CA and FL coasts, and both Newsom & DeSantis are calling it out as a threat to the environment, tourism and coastal communities.
If these two are sounding the alarm together, you know it’s bad.
The Trump admin wants to open offshore drilling along the CA and FL coasts, and both Newsom & DeSantis are calling it out as a threat to the environment, tourism and coastal communities.
If these two are sounding the alarm together, you know it’s bad.