Firsk.bsky.social
@firsk.bsky.social
Sailor, entrepreneur (electronic instrumentation), designer, woodworker, boat builder, potter.
Pacific Northwest resident, outdoorsy, classical liberal.
Parent of an adult trans child.
Date from the final days of the Truman administration.
Pacific Northwest resident, outdoorsy, classical liberal.
Parent of an adult trans child.
Date from the final days of the Truman administration.
This is hitting close to home. Very close.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained indigenous actress Elaine Miles in Redmond, Washington while she was heading to the bus stop for a shopping run — then accused her of faking her tribal ID, reported The Seattle Times on Thursday.
ICE agents detained indigenous actress — then accused her of faking her tribal ID
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained indigenous actress Elaine Miles in Redmond, Washington while she was heading to the bus stop for a shopping run — then accused her of faking her tribal ID, reported The Seattle Times on Thursday."Miles, an Indigenous actor best known for her r...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This is hitting close to home. Very close.
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A destroyed school in Pokrovske,Dnipropetrovsk region,not far from the front line
The 📹was filmed 6 months apart.The video author writes that at first it wasn’t clear to them which school entrance it was or from which side.But it turned out that almost the entire school has been destroyed
📹sixwinxi
The 📹was filmed 6 months apart.The video author writes that at first it wasn’t clear to them which school entrance it was or from which side.But it turned out that almost the entire school has been destroyed
📹sixwinxi
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
A destroyed school in Pokrovske,Dnipropetrovsk region,not far from the front line
The 📹was filmed 6 months apart.The video author writes that at first it wasn’t clear to them which school entrance it was or from which side.But it turned out that almost the entire school has been destroyed
📹sixwinxi
The 📹was filmed 6 months apart.The video author writes that at first it wasn’t clear to them which school entrance it was or from which side.But it turned out that almost the entire school has been destroyed
📹sixwinxi
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imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
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I had my first ever go at one of those round table talking heads sort of shows, and promised myself ahead of time that I wouldn't turn into a shouting head.
And then one of the panelists said something utterly silly... I didn't shout, but you might be able to hear my eyeroll.
And then one of the panelists said something utterly silly... I didn't shout, but you might be able to hear my eyeroll.
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I had my first ever go at one of those round table talking heads sort of shows, and promised myself ahead of time that I wouldn't turn into a shouting head.
And then one of the panelists said something utterly silly... I didn't shout, but you might be able to hear my eyeroll.
And then one of the panelists said something utterly silly... I didn't shout, but you might be able to hear my eyeroll.
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
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Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
Some good thoughts here, and a warning.
“Should people govern themselves, or should experts manage them?”
Revenge of the Technocrats Could Be the End of Democracy
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/revenge-of...
“Should people govern themselves, or should experts manage them?”
Revenge of the Technocrats Could Be the End of Democracy
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/revenge-of...
Revenge of the Technocrats Could Be the End of Democracy
A Response to Ruy Teixeira
www.notesfromthecircus.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Some good thoughts here, and a warning.
“Should people govern themselves, or should experts manage them?”
Revenge of the Technocrats Could Be the End of Democracy
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/revenge-of...
“Should people govern themselves, or should experts manage them?”
Revenge of the Technocrats Could Be the End of Democracy
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/revenge-of...
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If we want to talk affordability, you know what would really help? Re-jiggering how we pay for college. There's a lot to learn from my native Australia, which has an incredibly fair and efficient system of income-based repayment.
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If we want to talk affordability, you know what would really help? Re-jiggering how we pay for college. There's a lot to learn from my native Australia, which has an incredibly fair and efficient system of income-based repayment.
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When the strongest argument for your policy is a list of lies (I count 7) and exaggerations (another 5), you reveal more than a wonky list of truths ever would.
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
When the strongest argument for your policy is a list of lies (I count 7) and exaggerations (another 5), you reveal more than a wonky list of truths ever would.
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Dreading the political fights over Thanksgiving dinner?
This Thanksgiving, we bring you ten things to argue about instead:
This Thanksgiving, we bring you ten things to argue about instead:
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Dreading the political fights over Thanksgiving dinner?
This Thanksgiving, we bring you ten things to argue about instead:
This Thanksgiving, we bring you ten things to argue about instead:
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Thank you! I enjoy your posts and want to send you my favorite poem that I read most days. Jim from Maine
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Thank you! I enjoy your posts and want to send you my favorite poem that I read most days. Jim from Maine
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Ternopil. An apartment building where russia massacred 33 people in one strike, including 6 children.
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Ternopil. An apartment building where russia massacred 33 people in one strike, including 6 children.
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"We can take it for granted that Trump and his advisors would greet a terrorist attack as an obvious chance to blame their chosen enemies, advance their project of authoritarian regime change, and distract from their own perilous follies. (1/2)
Some common sense to remember in a trying time.
Originally written in April 2025
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
Originally written in April 2025
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After (Updated)
snyder.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"We can take it for granted that Trump and his advisors would greet a terrorist attack as an obvious chance to blame their chosen enemies, advance their project of authoritarian regime change, and distract from their own perilous follies. (1/2)
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Court filings and news reports show multiple Trump clemency beneficiaries later charged with violent assaults, sexual offenses, weapons violations, or major frauds.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Court filings and news reports show multiple Trump clemency beneficiaries later charged with violent assaults, sexual offenses, weapons violations, or major frauds.
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I am a little tired of being yelled at for this but apparently not tired about: heroin addiction is not RFK’s problem. He’s a sociopath. Most addicts aren’t. Honestly, walk into an NA meeting, grab the first person with a few years to be head of HHS and they’d probably do a better job than Bobby.
This is what happens when you put a privileged, 14 year heroin addict in charge of health. Duh
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I am a little tired of being yelled at for this but apparently not tired about: heroin addiction is not RFK’s problem. He’s a sociopath. Most addicts aren’t. Honestly, walk into an NA meeting, grab the first person with a few years to be head of HHS and they’d probably do a better job than Bobby.
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Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What Is Steve Witkoff Trying to Do?
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Killing the country.
It's not just that the United States has stopped trying to promote liberal democratic ideas internationally. It's that the United States is actively trying to promote the contrary. It's trying to turn more countries into Hungary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Killing the country.
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In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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“Wanna talk about candidates who put their💰where their mouth is? @aftynbehn.bsky.social does not fuck around.” #TN7
@rachelwells1.bsky.social on Behn being dragged out of the state leg over ex-speaker Casada’s support for Rep. Byrd, who apologized to 1 of 3 women who said he sexually abused them.
@rachelwells1.bsky.social on Behn being dragged out of the state leg over ex-speaker Casada’s support for Rep. Byrd, who apologized to 1 of 3 women who said he sexually abused them.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“Wanna talk about candidates who put their💰where their mouth is? @aftynbehn.bsky.social does not fuck around.” #TN7
@rachelwells1.bsky.social on Behn being dragged out of the state leg over ex-speaker Casada’s support for Rep. Byrd, who apologized to 1 of 3 women who said he sexually abused them.
@rachelwells1.bsky.social on Behn being dragged out of the state leg over ex-speaker Casada’s support for Rep. Byrd, who apologized to 1 of 3 women who said he sexually abused them.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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As @gregsargent.bsky.social points out, Trump *has* given illegal orders.
But he’s also so allergic to democratic ideals that the very idea of a military (or any other institution) that serves the people rather than the ruler is totally illegible and incomprehensible to him.
But he’s also so allergic to democratic ideals that the very idea of a military (or any other institution) that serves the people rather than the ruler is totally illegible and incomprehensible to him.
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
As @gregsargent.bsky.social points out, Trump *has* given illegal orders.
But he’s also so allergic to democratic ideals that the very idea of a military (or any other institution) that serves the people rather than the ruler is totally illegible and incomprehensible to him.
But he’s also so allergic to democratic ideals that the very idea of a military (or any other institution) that serves the people rather than the ruler is totally illegible and incomprehensible to him.
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They are aware that Russians quite literally wrote the capitulation document that some people in the White House and sadly many people in the media refer to as a peace plan.
Congressional Republicans including Senator Mitch McConnell are openly blasting President Trump’s team of appeasing Russia, warning that doing so would not lead to lasting peace.
Republicans Fight With Trump’s Team Over Ukraine Talks
Senator Mitch McConnell and several other lawmakers accused President Trump’s team of appeasing the Kremlin, warning that doing so would not lead to lasting peace.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
They are aware that Russians quite literally wrote the capitulation document that some people in the White House and sadly many people in the media refer to as a peace plan.
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Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
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Margaret Sullivan discusses the abysmal ethics of NYT's Epstein coverage, including the paper's radio silence following disclosure of the fact that its lead Epstein correspondent was seeking money from Epstein. The corruption goes far in explaining NYT's editorially deranged Epstein coverage.
Three lessons in unethical media behavior
Plus: Some moments that made me proud to be a journalist
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Margaret Sullivan discusses the abysmal ethics of NYT's Epstein coverage, including the paper's radio silence following disclosure of the fact that its lead Epstein correspondent was seeking money from Epstein. The corruption goes far in explaining NYT's editorially deranged Epstein coverage.