Kurt Lewis Helf, Ph.D.
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Cave Ecologist. Views expressed in posts are my own and do not reflect those of my employer. RP ≠ Endorsement He/him/his
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🪚 NEW EP: Welcome to the Sh*t Show
The GOP just whipsawed millions of Americans on ACA subsidies—the WH announced an extension, then killed it 48 hours later. Also: DOGE fears prosecution & MAGA bots exposed as foreign grifters.
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The GOP just whipsawed millions of Americans on ACA subsidies—the WH announced an extension, then killed it 48 hours later. Also: DOGE fears prosecution & MAGA bots exposed as foreign grifters.
www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...
Ep 950: Welcome To The Sh*t Show - The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal
In this week's episode, we experience the whipsaw—that aggressive, back-and-forth sawing motion that's now a perfect metaphor for what Republicans are doing to millions of American families over the A...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
🪚 NEW EP: Welcome to the Sh*t Show
The GOP just whipsawed millions of Americans on ACA subsidies—the WH announced an extension, then killed it 48 hours later. Also: DOGE fears prosecution & MAGA bots exposed as foreign grifters.
www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...
The GOP just whipsawed millions of Americans on ACA subsidies—the WH announced an extension, then killed it 48 hours later. Also: DOGE fears prosecution & MAGA bots exposed as foreign grifters.
www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...
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Nationwide. Boycott.
Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Nationwide. Boycott.
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The New York Times, where the popular mayor-elect of their city is a fringe figure, but the QAnon podcaster who asked him a racist question comes out as a "winner"
This newspaper hates its readers as much as Republicans hate their voters. And if you're still supporting either, you deserve it.
This newspaper hates its readers as much as Republicans hate their voters. And if you're still supporting either, you deserve it.
What a strange framing and characterization. How does one describe his blatantly dishonest, racist question about taxes as “press[ing] the Mayor-elect on his policy proposals”? In what way does this lying troll emerge as a “winner“?
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The New York Times, where the popular mayor-elect of their city is a fringe figure, but the QAnon podcaster who asked him a racist question comes out as a "winner"
This newspaper hates its readers as much as Republicans hate their voters. And if you're still supporting either, you deserve it.
This newspaper hates its readers as much as Republicans hate their voters. And if you're still supporting either, you deserve it.
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Via elsewhere on social media. One of the agents performing abductions in the Algiers section of New Orleans earlier today was not wearing a mask.
I wonder where this fellow was visiting from.
#ICE #NewOrleans
I wonder where this fellow was visiting from.
#ICE #NewOrleans
November 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Via elsewhere on social media. One of the agents performing abductions in the Algiers section of New Orleans earlier today was not wearing a mask.
I wonder where this fellow was visiting from.
#ICE #NewOrleans
I wonder where this fellow was visiting from.
#ICE #NewOrleans
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Quiet, piggy.
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Quiet, piggy.
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The Epstein Files are Closing in on Donald Trump
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The Epstein Files are Closing in on Donald Trump
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
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November 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Epstein Files are Closing in on Donald Trump
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Must read
Gift link to NYT article about the corruption of DOJ. One former insider says “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm. … [T]he American people should be enraged.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Must read
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PRO PUBLICA: “The Strategy Group’s ad work is the first known example of money flowing from Noem’s agency to businesses controlled by her allies and friends.”
These people are all so corrupt it’s actually insane. Looting our country to enrich themselves. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
These people are all so corrupt it’s actually insane. Looting our country to enrich themselves. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
PRO PUBLICA: “The Strategy Group’s ad work is the first known example of money flowing from Noem’s agency to businesses controlled by her allies and friends.”
These people are all so corrupt it’s actually insane. Looting our country to enrich themselves. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
These people are all so corrupt it’s actually insane. Looting our country to enrich themselves. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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My message to Speaker Mike Johnson:
Stop protecting pedophiles. Release the Epstein Files. Feed hungry kids. And lower costs for the American people.
Stop protecting pedophiles. Release the Epstein Files. Feed hungry kids. And lower costs for the American people.
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My message to Speaker Mike Johnson:
Stop protecting pedophiles. Release the Epstein Files. Feed hungry kids. And lower costs for the American people.
Stop protecting pedophiles. Release the Epstein Files. Feed hungry kids. And lower costs for the American people.
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No immigrant ever took my health insurance away, inflated the price of my groceries or made it impossible to find an affordable house. Only assholes who love money more than their country did that.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
No immigrant ever took my health insurance away, inflated the price of my groceries or made it impossible to find an affordable house. Only assholes who love money more than their country did that.
@oldmanweldon.bsky.social Frozen burrito cooking tips with Old Man Weldon!! I think every fifth episode should be solo because this latest was gold!
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
@oldmanweldon.bsky.social Frozen burrito cooking tips with Old Man Weldon!! I think every fifth episode should be solo because this latest was gold!
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago
For Americans: Bread lines
For Americans: Bread lines
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago
For Americans: Bread lines
For Americans: Bread lines
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Driftglass and Blue Gal joined me on the podcast today to recap the massive blue wave election and what's next for the midterms. Plus, Donald's ludicrous takeaway from the results, how to reform the presidency, and more!
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The Bob Cesca Interview: Driftglass and Blue Gal 11/5/25
Please consider supporting the show by subscribing to our bonus content on Patreon. Driftglass, Blue Gal, and the Election — Driftglass and Blue Gal are here today to talk about this weekR…
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November 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Driftglass and Blue Gal joined me on the podcast today to recap the massive blue wave election and what's next for the midterms. Plus, Donald's ludicrous takeaway from the results, how to reform the presidency, and more!
Listen and subscribe: bobcescashow.com
www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesc...
Listen and subscribe: bobcescashow.com
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I can imagine this would be helpful for anyone with, say, dementia who is wandering around and not sure where they are.
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I can imagine this would be helpful for anyone with, say, dementia who is wandering around and not sure where they are.
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Along with everything else, Trump admitting the shutdown led to a bloodbath for Republicans should at an absolute minimum lead Dem Senators to shelve their apparent plan to prematurely cave. He's admitting he and the GOP are in a weak position, Dems. Exploit that!
Trump to Republican senators: "I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it and also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night. If you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for Republicans."
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Along with everything else, Trump admitting the shutdown led to a bloodbath for Republicans should at an absolute minimum lead Dem Senators to shelve their apparent plan to prematurely cave. He's admitting he and the GOP are in a weak position, Dems. Exploit that!
@bluegal.bsky.social @driftglass.bsky.social As a shareholder in The Professional Left podcast I’d love to hear a short summary/interpretation/counter of, as the NYFT Daily podcast put it, “A Good Night for Democrats” from the Cornfield Resistance.
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
@bluegal.bsky.social @driftglass.bsky.social As a shareholder in The Professional Left podcast I’d love to hear a short summary/interpretation/counter of, as the NYFT Daily podcast put it, “A Good Night for Democrats” from the Cornfield Resistance.
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This man understands and tries to make the reporter understand why we are shutting down the government... #RESIST
#TrumpTrainWreck
Congressman Joseph Neguse serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd district put the Government Shutdown into perfect perspective. His statement here should resonate with American's from all walks of life.
Congressman Joseph Neguse serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd district put the Government Shutdown into perfect perspective. His statement here should resonate with American's from all walks of life.
November 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This man understands and tries to make the reporter understand why we are shutting down the government... #RESIST
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So, why is the Trump Administration gifting Argentina $20 billion dollars for “infrastructure” when Natives on the Navajo Nation Reservation must have water trucked in because reservation water is polluted from decades of non-Native mining?
September 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
So, why is the Trump Administration gifting Argentina $20 billion dollars for “infrastructure” when Natives on the Navajo Nation Reservation must have water trucked in because reservation water is polluted from decades of non-Native mining?