A Singular Monkey
@finitemonkey.bsky.social
Physics, Electronics, and Computer Science Teacher by profession
Runner, cyclist, and traveler by choice
Against eating the seed corn
Runner, cyclist, and traveler by choice
Against eating the seed corn
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Former oil and gas workers in Texas are now fighting to make the industry plug old empty wells, which are exhaling methane and vomiting toxic water (from fracking miles away) all over the state.
Eye-opening story by @mollytaft.com
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Eye-opening story by @mollytaft.com
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
December 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Former oil and gas workers in Texas are now fighting to make the industry plug old empty wells, which are exhaling methane and vomiting toxic water (from fracking miles away) all over the state.
Eye-opening story by @mollytaft.com
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Eye-opening story by @mollytaft.com
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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I think we probably need a response to SCOTUS ruling that the president is actually a dictator as long as he's a Republican
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I think we probably need a response to SCOTUS ruling that the president is actually a dictator as long as he's a Republican
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One of the main reasons Canadians don't want to visit the USA any more.
Of the Canadians detained during this period, some 44 per cent had no criminal records or pending charges against them, The Globe has found. The detainees include four children ranging in age from under two years old to about 16 years old.
Growing number of Canadian visitors detained by ICE, including toddlers.
Gift link
Gift link
December 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
One of the main reasons Canadians don't want to visit the USA any more.
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Donald Trump admitted that he didn’t know what NATO was until after taking office.
Q: So, voters elected a complete buffoon who never took a middle school social studies class?
A; Yes, they did. Twice. See the problem more clearly now?
Q: So, voters elected a complete buffoon who never took a middle school social studies class?
A; Yes, they did. Twice. See the problem more clearly now?
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Donald Trump admitted that he didn’t know what NATO was until after taking office.
Q: So, voters elected a complete buffoon who never took a middle school social studies class?
A; Yes, they did. Twice. See the problem more clearly now?
Q: So, voters elected a complete buffoon who never took a middle school social studies class?
A; Yes, they did. Twice. See the problem more clearly now?
Saying the quiet part out loud again
What in the actual hell
I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Saying the quiet part out loud again
Once again, People Magazine going harder than the mainstream media
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
As of Dec. 2, USCIS is halting all applications for immigrants from the 19 countries the Trump administration has deemed high-risk
people.com/immigrants-a...
As of Dec. 2, USCIS is halting all applications for immigrants from the 19 countries the Trump administration has deemed high-risk
people.com/immigrants-a...
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Once again, People Magazine going harder than the mainstream media
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"Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the Constitution"
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the Constitution"
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Looks like Trump is operating a revolving door criminal justice system for drug dealers www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... Hegseth says that if he didn't kill people on the boats, and instead brought them in to be tried and convicted, Trump would just pardon them.
Trump pardons major drug traffickers despite his anti-drug rhetoric
The president has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes during his two terms in office, a Post analysis shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Looks like Trump is operating a revolving door criminal justice system for drug dealers www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... Hegseth says that if he didn't kill people on the boats, and instead brought them in to be tried and convicted, Trump would just pardon them.
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The Supreme Court just set aside a 2nd Circuit decision upholding New York's requirement that all school students, public and private, obtain certain vaccinations, without any religious exemptions. It orders the 2nd Circuit to reconsider the ruling in light of SCOTUS' LGBTQ school books decision.
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Supreme Court just set aside a 2nd Circuit decision upholding New York's requirement that all school students, public and private, obtain certain vaccinations, without any religious exemptions. It orders the 2nd Circuit to reconsider the ruling in light of SCOTUS' LGBTQ school books decision.
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I'm not an economist but I don't see how this doesn't end in economic collapse. 1. Deporting the labor force that maintains our basic necessities 2. Slashing funding for education, government, and healthcare 3. Massive layoffs across the private sector 4. Destroying relationships with allies.
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm not an economist but I don't see how this doesn't end in economic collapse. 1. Deporting the labor force that maintains our basic necessities 2. Slashing funding for education, government, and healthcare 3. Massive layoffs across the private sector 4. Destroying relationships with allies.
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Of course…
The president’s son-in-law is in on Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros.
And Trump recently said he wasn’t a fan of the Netflix bid.
Cuz this is Trump’s Washington.
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/j...
And Trump recently said he wasn’t a fan of the Netflix bid.
Cuz this is Trump’s Washington.
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/j...
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Of course…
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Old system: China pays us lots of money for our goods
New system: We pay lots more money for Chinese goods, China pays us no money for our goods, and then we pay even more money to support the people that China is no longer paying
New system: We pay lots more money for Chinese goods, China pays us no money for our goods, and then we pay even more money to support the people that China is no longer paying
December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Old system: China pays us lots of money for our goods
New system: We pay lots more money for Chinese goods, China pays us no money for our goods, and then we pay even more money to support the people that China is no longer paying
New system: We pay lots more money for Chinese goods, China pays us no money for our goods, and then we pay even more money to support the people that China is no longer paying
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NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
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This is not normal
December 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is not normal
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🧑🌾 Here comes the Trump farmer bailout to help cushion the blow of his trade war.
Farmers want trade, not aid.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Farmers want trade, not aid.
apnews.com/article/trum...
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🧑🌾 Here comes the Trump farmer bailout to help cushion the blow of his trade war.
Farmers want trade, not aid.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Farmers want trade, not aid.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump's trade war with the world costs Texans 1700 jobs at Tyson Foods.
Texans will learn nothing from this.
www.kcbd.com/2025/11/21/t...
Texans will learn nothing from this.
www.kcbd.com/2025/11/21/t...
Tyson Foods Amarillo location notifies workers of mass layoffs
The Tyson Foods Amarillo location notified workers today of mass layoffs.
www.kcbd.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Trump's trade war with the world costs Texans 1700 jobs at Tyson Foods.
Texans will learn nothing from this.
www.kcbd.com/2025/11/21/t...
Texans will learn nothing from this.
www.kcbd.com/2025/11/21/t...
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SCOOP: Tyson Foods Moves to Block Shareholder Vote on Deportation Risks
The meat giant is fighting to keep investors from demanding a report on how mass deportations could devastate its workforce — 35% of which is immigrants.
migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-tyso...
The meat giant is fighting to keep investors from demanding a report on how mass deportations could devastate its workforce — 35% of which is immigrants.
migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-tyso...
SCOOP: Tyson Foods Moves to Block Shareholder Vote on Deportation Risks
The meat giant is fighting to keep investors from demanding a report on how mass deportations could devastate its workforce — 35% of which is immigrants.
migrantinsider.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
SCOOP: Tyson Foods Moves to Block Shareholder Vote on Deportation Risks
The meat giant is fighting to keep investors from demanding a report on how mass deportations could devastate its workforce — 35% of which is immigrants.
migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-tyso...
The meat giant is fighting to keep investors from demanding a report on how mass deportations could devastate its workforce — 35% of which is immigrants.
migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-tyso...
So much winning
Tyson Foods' decision to close a beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, could devastate the small city and undermine the profits of ranchers nationwide.
Tyson's beef plant closure in Nebraska will impact a reliant town and ranchers nationwide
Tyson Foods’ decision to close a beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, could devastate the small city and undermine the profits of ranchers nationwide.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So much winning
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36 years ago today, 14 women, most of whom were studying engineering, were killed by an anti-feminist gun man at École Polytechnique in Montreal. I was a young graduate student studying physics at the time and I will never forget. #MontrealMassacre #NeverForget 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️ 🎢 #AcademicSky 🇨🇦
December 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
36 years ago today, 14 women, most of whom were studying engineering, were killed by an anti-feminist gun man at École Polytechnique in Montreal. I was a young graduate student studying physics at the time and I will never forget. #MontrealMassacre #NeverForget 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️ 🎢 #AcademicSky 🇨🇦
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Thank goodness Trump didn’t call half of Somalis something like “deplorable” else it would have been the biggest scandal ever
CURTIS: All of us need to wake up every morning & say, 'what am I doing to make immigrants feel welcome' regardless of an individual says
BASH: But he's not just an individual. He's the president calling an entire community garbage
C: We knew very well what we were electing. We wanted a disrupter
BASH: But he's not just an individual. He's the president calling an entire community garbage
C: We knew very well what we were electing. We wanted a disrupter
December 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Thank goodness Trump didn’t call half of Somalis something like “deplorable” else it would have been the biggest scandal ever
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That’s their excuse?
BASH: If ICE says it doesn't arrest US citizens, why do we keep seeing incidents of them aggressively pursuing citizens?
HOMAN: I can't tell you how many times an illegal alien claims to be a US citizen. It happens all the time.
HOMAN: I can't tell you how many times an illegal alien claims to be a US citizen. It happens all the time.
December 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
That’s their excuse?
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs hints at military combat deployment "in our own neighborhood."
GEN. DAN CAINE: " We haven't had a lot of American combat power in our own neighborhood; I suspect that's probably gonna change. We'll see what we're ordered to do."
GEN. DAN CAINE: " We haven't had a lot of American combat power in our own neighborhood; I suspect that's probably gonna change. We'll see what we're ordered to do."
December 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs hints at military combat deployment "in our own neighborhood."
GEN. DAN CAINE: " We haven't had a lot of American combat power in our own neighborhood; I suspect that's probably gonna change. We'll see what we're ordered to do."
GEN. DAN CAINE: " We haven't had a lot of American combat power in our own neighborhood; I suspect that's probably gonna change. We'll see what we're ordered to do."
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I mentioned a fear of Hanania Democrats in the post Trump era, and got some pushback for being ridiculous, but, at least in elite circles, it is a thing.
Being able to accurately see Hanania is a great litmus test.
Being able to accurately see Hanania is a great litmus test.
it’s been pretty funny to see Polis’ addiction to posting completely end any discussion of him as a potential 2028 candidate
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I mentioned a fear of Hanania Democrats in the post Trump era, and got some pushback for being ridiculous, but, at least in elite circles, it is a thing.
Being able to accurately see Hanania is a great litmus test.
Being able to accurately see Hanania is a great litmus test.
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X (falsely) complaining of EU censorship while then censoring the EU
Elon Musk’s X found a reason to disable the ad account of the EU Commission.
December 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
X (falsely) complaining of EU censorship while then censoring the EU