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Dad, hubbie, retired environmental scientist 🦀
#Nobillionaires
Oligarchy is the deeper story behind the distractions
#Nobillionaires
Oligarchy is the deeper story behind the distractions
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In a commentary for the @alaskabeacon.com, Lawrence D. Weiss speculates on what Alaska could so with the savings from one less bomber. alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/22/o...
One less bomber | Alaska Beacon
The United States is currently building a fleet of at least 100 B-21 Raider bombers at a cost of $692 million each. OK, fine, but I have a modest proposal. Would 99 B-21 Raider bombers do?
alaskabeacon.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
In a commentary for the @alaskabeacon.com, Lawrence D. Weiss speculates on what Alaska could so with the savings from one less bomber. alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/22/o...
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Leonard Peltier’s release after nearly 50 years in federal prison tops our list for the most momentous events of 2025. We’ll explore what the unrepentant elder activist’s relative freedom (he remains under house arrest) means nearly a year after President Joe Biden commuted his sentence.
Monday, December 22, 2025 – The Year in Native News » Native America Calling
Leonard Peltier’s release after nearly 50 years in federal prison tops our list for the most momentous events of 2025. We’ll explore what the unrepentant elder activist’s relative freedom (he remains…
www.nativeamericacalling.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Leonard Peltier’s release after nearly 50 years in federal prison tops our list for the most momentous events of 2025. We’ll explore what the unrepentant elder activist’s relative freedom (he remains under house arrest) means nearly a year after President Joe Biden commuted his sentence.
An Autopsy Report of the DNC’s Autopsy Report
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa... “The problem for Martin is that in deciding not to release the report, he risks furthering the perception that the DNC is irrelevant; that a committee charged with winning elections doesn’t have the gumption
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa... “The problem for Martin is that in deciding not to release the report, he risks furthering the perception that the DNC is irrelevant; that a committee charged with winning elections doesn’t have the gumption
An Autopsy Report of the DNC’s Autopsy Report
Who killed the committee’s look back at the 2024 election—and why?
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
An Autopsy Report of the DNC’s Autopsy Report
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa... “The problem for Martin is that in deciding not to release the report, he risks furthering the perception that the DNC is irrelevant; that a committee charged with winning elections doesn’t have the gumption
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa... “The problem for Martin is that in deciding not to release the report, he risks furthering the perception that the DNC is irrelevant; that a committee charged with winning elections doesn’t have the gumption
link.apnews.com/view/6007350... ~ and many, many more
This photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a hallway during a search of Jeffrey Epstein's home on July, 6, 2019, in New York. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
link.apnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
link.apnews.com/view/6007350... ~ and many, many more
A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium ~ Just so fxxxing wrong… :-(
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium
Consumers are left with few options and crushing prices as insurers offering Affordable Care Act plans pull out of some regions.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium ~ Just so fxxxing wrong… :-(
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
:-(
There were nearly 1,500 employees at the James B. Beam Distilling Co. in Kentucky last year. In 2026? Probably a lot less.
December 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
:-(
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For my New Year’s resolution last year, I made a commitment to not buying anything from Amazon, Walmart, or Target. And I did it.
This year, I think I’m going expand it and try to go the whole year without purchasing anything online that has to be shipped in a box to me.
This year, I think I’m going expand it and try to go the whole year without purchasing anything online that has to be shipped in a box to me.
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
www.propublica.org
December 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
For my New Year’s resolution last year, I made a commitment to not buying anything from Amazon, Walmart, or Target. And I did it.
This year, I think I’m going expand it and try to go the whole year without purchasing anything online that has to be shipped in a box to me.
This year, I think I’m going expand it and try to go the whole year without purchasing anything online that has to be shipped in a box to me.
apnews.com/article/immi... ~ “Under the Trump administration, billions are now being poured into a vast array of surveillance systems, including license plate readers across the U.S. that have ensnared innocent drivers for little more than taking a quick trip to areas near the border.”
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
apnews.com/article/immi... ~ “Under the Trump administration, billions are now being poured into a vast array of surveillance systems, including license plate readers across the U.S. that have ensnared innocent drivers for little more than taking a quick trip to areas near the border.”
@friesein.bsky.social
Fries has an important call to action over on his Twitter feed re:
Both parties are trying to ram through dangerous legislation during holidays that radically transforms the internet.
If Section 230 is repealed, every site on the 'net becomes motivated to self-censor,
Fries has an important call to action over on his Twitter feed re:
Both parties are trying to ram through dangerous legislation during holidays that radically transforms the internet.
If Section 230 is repealed, every site on the 'net becomes motivated to self-censor,
December 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
@friesein.bsky.social
Fries has an important call to action over on his Twitter feed re:
Both parties are trying to ram through dangerous legislation during holidays that radically transforms the internet.
If Section 230 is repealed, every site on the 'net becomes motivated to self-censor,
Fries has an important call to action over on his Twitter feed re:
Both parties are trying to ram through dangerous legislation during holidays that radically transforms the internet.
If Section 230 is repealed, every site on the 'net becomes motivated to self-censor,
December 19, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... ~ “A February 2025 report from RAND, a nonprofit, written by Carter C. Price found that if the system in place before 1975 had stayed in place, the bottom 90% of Americans would have had almost $80 trillion more in 2023 than they did.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... ~ “A February 2025 report from RAND, a nonprofit, written by Carter C. Price found that if the system in place before 1975 had stayed in place, the bottom 90% of Americans would have had almost $80 trillion more in 2023 than they did.”
December 19, 2025
This past week feels like the final, chaotic days of a political era.
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:52 AM
December 19, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... ~ “A February 2025 report from RAND, a nonprofit, written by Carter C. Price found that if the system in place before 1975 had stayed in place, the bottom 90% of Americans would have had almost $80 trillion more in 2023 than they did.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... ~ “A February 2025 report from RAND, a nonprofit, written by Carter C. Price found that if the system in place before 1975 had stayed in place, the bottom 90% of Americans would have had almost $80 trillion more in 2023 than they did.”
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California surfer just bought some merch with my "Turnagain Arm Surf and Social Club Design" on it.
Exactly who I designed that for. Be the coolest guy on the beach.
Exactly who I designed that for. Be the coolest guy on the beach.
December 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
California surfer just bought some merch with my "Turnagain Arm Surf and Social Club Design" on it.
Exactly who I designed that for. Be the coolest guy on the beach.
Exactly who I designed that for. Be the coolest guy on the beach.
www.adn.com/opinions/202... ~ Works for me. I had no problem paying the school tax and income tax back then and would welcome it now.And while we’re at it, If we all need to pony up, the multinational oil corporations need to pay a better contribution to our state coffers …
Opinion: You get what you pay for — and Alaska is paying too little
Low taxes mean low services, no matter how much we wish otherwise.
www.adn.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
www.adn.com/opinions/202... ~ Works for me. I had no problem paying the school tax and income tax back then and would welcome it now.And while we’re at it, If we all need to pony up, the multinational oil corporations need to pay a better contribution to our state coffers …
The Gaza Genocide Continues, Rebranded as a 'Ceasefire' - fair.org/home/the-gaz...
The Gaza Genocide Continues, Rebranded as a ‘Ceasefire’
Despite Trump’s pronouncement, a "peace" has not held, though the fantasy narrative has.
fair.org
December 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The Gaza Genocide Continues, Rebranded as a 'Ceasefire' - fair.org/home/the-gaz...
Wow!
The 314 Action Fund has a lot of money and is looking for a pro science candidate to run for AK-AL which is Rep. Nick Begich 3. Very interesting 🤔
via Politico
www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
via Politico
www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Wow!
Being a mean-spirited Scrooge right at Christmas. SMDH …
December 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Being a mean-spirited Scrooge right at Christmas. SMDH …
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Brooks should be driven out of public life. The fact that he knew there were photographs of himself with Epstein and he didn't disclose that while also telling people that they should move on is just straight up unethical.
December 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Brooks should be driven out of public life. The fact that he knew there were photographs of himself with Epstein and he didn't disclose that while also telling people that they should move on is just straight up unethical.
Yup - cya “reporting/opining”
Well well well well well well well well well
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Yup - cya “reporting/opining”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... ~ “For 20 minutes, he vented his hurt feelings without a molecule of empathy or awareness. Economic concerns? Shut up, you fools, the economy is doing fine. (And if it isn’t, it’s not his fault—it’s Joe Biden’s.) Foreign-policy jitters? Zip it
This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like
Donald Trump delivered a fear-drenched rant live from the White House.
www.theatlantic.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... ~ “For 20 minutes, he vented his hurt feelings without a molecule of empathy or awareness. Economic concerns? Shut up, you fools, the economy is doing fine. (And if it isn’t, it’s not his fault—it’s Joe Biden’s.) Foreign-policy jitters? Zip it
www.adn.com/alaska-news/... ~ Just wow! Begs the question, how to suction cup a camera on an orca …
Video shows orcas and dolphins teaming up to hunt salmon more efficiently
Scientists say the aquatic allies were observed apparently relying on one another to find prized prey: large chinook salmon.
www.adn.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
www.adn.com/alaska-news/... ~ Just wow! Begs the question, how to suction cup a camera on an orca …