hoffnagel
@hoffnagel.bsky.social
🇺🇸🇺🇦 “Chaos is a ladder” - Little FingerZ 🇺🇦🇺🇸
Repug congress thinks it’s Pedochet’s Duma.
Jerome Powell stan
SEND MARC ELIAS $5
“Aggro-Lib” 😹
Repug congress thinks it’s Pedochet’s Duma.
Jerome Powell stan
SEND MARC ELIAS $5
“Aggro-Lib” 😹
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hoffnagel
@hoffnagel.bsky.social
· Oct 28
Ques: How many times will Democrats keep saving people from the consequences of their vote?
Democratic policies benefit people, GOP policies hurt them.
#ProudBlue
Video credit: doss.discourse/Tiktok
Democratic policies benefit people, GOP policies hurt them.
#ProudBlue
Video credit: doss.discourse/Tiktok
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Waking up to 30 new subscribers to my newsletter (and 4 of them paid!) is just....well, it's freaking awesome.
Every freelancer in America will tell you it is hard to hang in there and keep doing the work these days. Thanks for reading this kind profile and signing up for Probable Cause.
Every freelancer in America will tell you it is hard to hang in there and keep doing the work these days. Thanks for reading this kind profile and signing up for Probable Cause.
If you're curious about how I got into aviation (or seek assurance that I really do have an aviation background), (yes, some folks continue to suggest my high-time pilot husband is the person who really writes this stuff) (sigh), here's a new profile from @adn.com. /1 www.adn.com/arts/books/2...
Author and pilot Colleen Mondor continues to shine a light on Alaska’s aviation industry
Mondor’s email newsletter Probable Cause covers a range of aviation-related subjects, with accidents a particular focus.
www.adn.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Waking up to 30 new subscribers to my newsletter (and 4 of them paid!) is just....well, it's freaking awesome.
Every freelancer in America will tell you it is hard to hang in there and keep doing the work these days. Thanks for reading this kind profile and signing up for Probable Cause.
Every freelancer in America will tell you it is hard to hang in there and keep doing the work these days. Thanks for reading this kind profile and signing up for Probable Cause.
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Senate Democrats will force a vote on a 3-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Senate Democrats will force a vote on a 3-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Calling the Ukrainians "Nazis" is a testimony to how lazy Russian propaganda is and just how stupid those are who fall for it are.
Tell Congress to stand with Ukraine over Russia here: https://bit.ly/3QKZwgQ
#SlavaUkraini
Tell Congress to stand with Ukraine over Russia here: https://bit.ly/3QKZwgQ
#SlavaUkraini
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Calling the Ukrainians "Nazis" is a testimony to how lazy Russian propaganda is and just how stupid those are who fall for it are.
Tell Congress to stand with Ukraine over Russia here: https://bit.ly/3QKZwgQ
#SlavaUkraini
Tell Congress to stand with Ukraine over Russia here: https://bit.ly/3QKZwgQ
#SlavaUkraini
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ten years into this bullshit and journalists are still out here operating as if anything this administration does is actually in the public interest, or anything it says has any real-world value
Trump said he’s looking into an Australian-style retirement program for America. Here’s how it works | CNN Business
The Trump administration is looking Down Under for inspiration on how to improve the United States’ retirement savings system.
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
ten years into this bullshit and journalists are still out here operating as if anything this administration does is actually in the public interest, or anything it says has any real-world value
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spoiler: mass media consolidated in the hands of ad-based corporations owned by a handful of right wing billionaires is easily exploited by a wide variety of bad actors and fatal to democracy and informed consensus
Thrilled to announce the publication of our @rooseveltinstitute.org report that uncovers the policy roots of the current crises facing our news, information & communication systems. We argue that media reform must become central to a US pro-democracy movement. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
The Political Economy of the US Media System: Excavating the Roots of the Present Crisis - Roosevelt Institute
Bilal Baydoun, Shahrzad Shams, and Victor Pickard trace the roots of the US media crisis to decades of deregulation and commercial capture, outlining how consolidation, news deserts, and platform domi...
rooseveltinstitute.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
spoiler: mass media consolidated in the hands of ad-based corporations owned by a handful of right wing billionaires is easily exploited by a wide variety of bad actors and fatal to democracy and informed consensus
PSA
December 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
PSA
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I might hold off on assuming the FBI really HAS solved the pipe bomber.
THey've upped rewards and suggest an open source reviewer was involved.
Could be more gait analysis.
THey've upped rewards and suggest an open source reviewer was involved.
Could be more gait analysis.
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I might hold off on assuming the FBI really HAS solved the pipe bomber.
THey've upped rewards and suggest an open source reviewer was involved.
Could be more gait analysis.
THey've upped rewards and suggest an open source reviewer was involved.
Could be more gait analysis.
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This gangster government steals everyone’s property and doesn’t care about the laws respecting the rights of creators. Everything they see belongs to them like the greedy leeches on this country that they are.
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This gangster government steals everyone’s property and doesn’t care about the laws respecting the rights of creators. Everything they see belongs to them like the greedy leeches on this country that they are.
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👏 This is the energy we like to see! While Amazon, Home Depot, Target, and others cave to Trump, Costco is showing how companies can stand up to this regime.
Costco sues Trump administration over sweeping emergency tariff powers
The wholesale giant claims the White House misused emergency authority and warns importers could lose refunds even if duties are ruled unlawful
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
👏 This is the energy we like to see! While Amazon, Home Depot, Target, and others cave to Trump, Costco is showing how companies can stand up to this regime.
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Not as bad as the fishermen he murdered.
Psaki: Pete Hegseth is "having the worst week of his career."
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Not as bad as the fishermen he murdered.
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The ‘Fog of War’ Is No Excuse
Mistakes are one thing; failures of moral judgment are another.
www.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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A film about “Russian independent journalists” won in the documentary category at the 2025 Gotham Awards.
Among the nominees was Mstyslav Chernov’s film "2000 Meters to Andriivka."
united24media.com/latest-news/...
Among the nominees was Mstyslav Chernov’s film "2000 Meters to Andriivka."
united24media.com/latest-news/...
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A film about “Russian independent journalists” won in the documentary category at the 2025 Gotham Awards.
Among the nominees was Mstyslav Chernov’s film "2000 Meters to Andriivka."
united24media.com/latest-news/...
Among the nominees was Mstyslav Chernov’s film "2000 Meters to Andriivka."
united24media.com/latest-news/...
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"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
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You can disregard anything someone says when they spell Kyiv as Kiev.
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
You can disregard anything someone says when they spell Kyiv as Kiev.
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"They could have swum up to the USS Stockdale and bit it with their sharp little foreigner teeth, or they could yell dangerous woke things into it's passive sonor like the incredible Mr. Limpet"
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
"They could have swum up to the USS Stockdale and bit it with their sharp little foreigner teeth, or they could yell dangerous woke things into it's passive sonor like the incredible Mr. Limpet"
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NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Colorado Tells DOJ ‘Take a Hike’ as It Rejects Demand for Statewide Voter Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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these are all terrible options, and if we lived in a functioning democracy with working regulators we'd think nothing of putting a blanket end to pointless media consolidation
these deals are always terrible for product quality, consumers, art and labor, but this is always downplayed in coverage.
these deals are always terrible for product quality, consumers, art and labor, but this is always downplayed in coverage.
Paramount throws in more cash in bid for Warner; Comcast wants to combine assets with NBCUniversal
Jockeying for HBO-owner Warner Bros. Discovery has intensified as the auction appears to enter its home stretch.
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
these are all terrible options, and if we lived in a functioning democracy with working regulators we'd think nothing of putting a blanket end to pointless media consolidation
these deals are always terrible for product quality, consumers, art and labor, but this is always downplayed in coverage.
these deals are always terrible for product quality, consumers, art and labor, but this is always downplayed in coverage.
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He is tedious
December 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
He is tedious
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Uh huh.... 😒
Meanwhile.......
Meanwhile.......
December 3, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Uh huh.... 😒
Meanwhile.......
Meanwhile.......
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Translation: We are losing but everyone knows we have nukes, no one knows if we're insane enough to use them, so we'll threaten all of Europe in the hopes that they'll give in and let us have Ukraine.
December 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Translation: We are losing but everyone knows we have nukes, no one knows if we're insane enough to use them, so we'll threaten all of Europe in the hopes that they'll give in and let us have Ukraine.
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It would be funny if this wasn’t the US Pentagon & they weren’t presenting the opposite of what the report actually says.
December 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
It would be funny if this wasn’t the US Pentagon & they weren’t presenting the opposite of what the report actually says.
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I remember this but I also remember Howard Dean crashing out over a weird scream that was only weird because the media deliberately made it weird by filtering out the crowd noise he had to scream above.
December 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I remember this but I also remember Howard Dean crashing out over a weird scream that was only weird because the media deliberately made it weird by filtering out the crowd noise he had to scream above.
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I'm so old I remember Gary Hart crashing out over extramarital affairs. Seems so quaint now. Especially when you factor in the "party of morals & law&order" are kidnapping & killing & their leader is a felon who's been breaking laws most of his life.
December 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I'm so old I remember Gary Hart crashing out over extramarital affairs. Seems so quaint now. Especially when you factor in the "party of morals & law&order" are kidnapping & killing & their leader is a felon who's been breaking laws most of his life.