Sue Stone
@knittingknots.bsky.social
Goals: Stand up for justice, liberty, truth, reality. Be aware of implicit bias. Remember, physics wins in the end. Take time to write.
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Sue Stone
@knittingknots.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Well, I have an odd hobby. I like to read and find news stories I think are worthwhile, both to keep from being blindsided by events and to stay well-rounded and informed.
Other interests include
climate
writing
history
crafting
poetry
folklore
sci
Gaming
Other interests include
climate
writing
history
crafting
poetry
folklore
sci
Gaming
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Good morning Bluesky. This is the most corrupt, transactional, and selfish, and need I say it, incestutuous, regime in US history. That is saying a lot. Wow.
December 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Good morning Bluesky. This is the most corrupt, transactional, and selfish, and need I say it, incestutuous, regime in US history. That is saying a lot. Wow.
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She is lying through her teeth. According to USDA data in 2024, China imported approximately 26.8 to 27 million metric tons of soybeans.
Leavitt: "President Trump convinced President Xi to continue purchasing again American soybeans, which is something China wasn't doing under the last administration because they had no respect for President Biden or the country at the time."
December 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
She is lying through her teeth. According to USDA data in 2024, China imported approximately 26.8 to 27 million metric tons of soybeans.
Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses www.404media.co/border-patro...
Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
New videos and photos shared with 404 Media show a Border Patrol agent wearing Meta Ray-Bans glasses with the recording light clearly on. This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal ...
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses www.404media.co/border-patro...
"If you can’t or won’t welcome refugees and migrants and screaming brown-skinned babies of families in duress, you really have no business celebrating the birth of Jesus."
Christian, If You're Celebrating ICE, You Shouldn't Be Celebrating Christmas
Christian, I’m trying to reconcile two things I’ve seen this season, maybe you can help me make sense of them…
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"If you can’t or won’t welcome refugees and migrants and screaming brown-skinned babies of families in duress, you really have no business celebrating the birth of Jesus."
‘Divide and Conquer’: Inside the Oil and Gas Strategy to Thwart EU Green Laws - DeSmog www.desmog.com/2025/12/04/d...
‘Divide and Conquer’: Inside the Oil and Gas Strategy to Thwart EU Green Laws
A public relations firm for major U.S. polluters worked to dismantle EU laws that require large corporations to make plans for cutting emissions. The PR company Teneo undertook this work on behalf of ...
www.desmog.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
‘Divide and Conquer’: Inside the Oil and Gas Strategy to Thwart EU Green Laws - DeSmog www.desmog.com/2025/12/04/d...
The Great Un-Humaning - Jill Filipovic jill.substack.com/p/the-great-...
The Great Un-Humaning
Avoiding friction -- by expelling people who are different, by outsourcing creativity and connection to AI -- feels easier. It actually makes life worse.
jill.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The Great Un-Humaning - Jill Filipovic jill.substack.com/p/the-great-...
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Remember, the 40 billion trump gave to Argentina could have easily funded healthcare credits to save health insurance for a massive chunk of America. Ultimately saving American lives. When this man is in office, Americans die. He blames others for his disastrous policies.
December 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Remember, the 40 billion trump gave to Argentina could have easily funded healthcare credits to save health insurance for a massive chunk of America. Ultimately saving American lives. When this man is in office, Americans die. He blames others for his disastrous policies.
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So there you are with a cranky kid, maxed-out carry-on weighing you down, a purse that is a mess, the kid’s backpack on the floor, all the food around you is expensive as hell, the gate has changed twice, bathroom line a mile long & Duffy thinks you need pull-ups to get the blood flowing?
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So there you are with a cranky kid, maxed-out carry-on weighing you down, a purse that is a mess, the kid’s backpack on the floor, all the food around you is expensive as hell, the gate has changed twice, bathroom line a mile long & Duffy thinks you need pull-ups to get the blood flowing?
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#Pinks #ProudBlue
On December 9 in 1979 a global group of scientists announced Smallpox had been eradicated. Vaccines work!!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
On December 9 in 1979 a global group of scientists announced Smallpox had been eradicated. Vaccines work!!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
300 million dead in 100 years: How we eradicated a killer
The eradication of smallpox 46 years ago has been hailed as the greatest triumph of global public health. It has also been held up as a model for global cooperation.
www.abc.net.au
December 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#Pinks #ProudBlue
On December 9 in 1979 a global group of scientists announced Smallpox had been eradicated. Vaccines work!!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
On December 9 in 1979 a global group of scientists announced Smallpox had been eradicated. Vaccines work!!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
As Federal Funding Lags, a Critical Ocean Weather System Nears a Breaking Point – Mother Jones www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
As federal funding lags, a critical ocean weather system nears a breaking point
NOAA delays could bring imprecise forecasts, endangering fishermen, ships, and coastal communities.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
As Federal Funding Lags, a Critical Ocean Weather System Nears a Breaking Point – Mother Jones www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Such truthful facts 💯💯💯💯💯💯🎯
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Such truthful facts 💯💯💯💯💯💯🎯
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Yes, and what if your access to affordable healthcare was considered a right guaranteed to everyone by the government and not a bauble of certain types of employment or friggin club store membership? What then?
Rand Paul on his healthcare plan: "What if you could join Costco? Costco has 44m members and if one person negotiated for all 44 and they bought a group plan like Toyota or General Motors does, they would be the largest collective entity in the country. They would drive prices down by sheer might."
December 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Yes, and what if your access to affordable healthcare was considered a right guaranteed to everyone by the government and not a bauble of certain types of employment or friggin club store membership? What then?
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Chuang cites adverse actions towards Haitians, Venezuelans, Cubans, Nicaraguans etc; favored treatment of white Afrikaners; & Trump statements about “poisoning the blood”; “dogs & cats of Springfield”; “nice” countries like Denmark, Norway, Switzerland ...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Chuang cites adverse actions towards Haitians, Venezuelans, Cubans, Nicaraguans etc; favored treatment of white Afrikaners; & Trump statements about “poisoning the blood”; “dogs & cats of Springfield”; “nice” countries like Denmark, Norway, Switzerland ...
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In challenge to Secy Noem’s termination of temporary protective status (TPS) to Afghans & Cameroonians in May & June, Judge Chuang lets race-discrimination claims to go forward & grants discovery given “strong showing” of “improper behavior” by Noem ...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In challenge to Secy Noem’s termination of temporary protective status (TPS) to Afghans & Cameroonians in May & June, Judge Chuang lets race-discrimination claims to go forward & grants discovery given “strong showing” of “improper behavior” by Noem ...
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Mike Johnson's downward spiral - by Paul Waldman www.publicnotice.co/p/mike-johns...
Mike Johnson's downward spiral
Speaker of the House is a tough job. But he's particularly bad at it.
www.publicnotice.co
December 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Mike Johnson's downward spiral - by Paul Waldman www.publicnotice.co/p/mike-johns...
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While the US is “led” by a decaying, weak president.
#DementiaDonny says he hates what’s happened to London and Paris but he loves Viktor Orban….
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Europe a ‘decaying’ group of nations led by ‘weak’ people, Trump says – latest updates
US president blames leaders for being ‘politically correct’ and says migration is ‘unchecked, unvetted’ in interview with Politico
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
While the US is “led” by a decaying, weak president.
How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped? - Robert Reich robertreich.substack.com/p/want-to-kn...
How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped?
Here's One Good Answer
robertreich.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped? - Robert Reich robertreich.substack.com/p/want-to-kn...
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One way to think of the Trump Admin is as having SHIFTED the $$ we used to spend on curing cancer (and providing care to Veterans and protecting nature and etc) to snatching brown people off the streets.
Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments. n.pr/4a4N3zD
After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left
Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments.
n.pr
December 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
One way to think of the Trump Admin is as having SHIFTED the $$ we used to spend on curing cancer (and providing care to Veterans and protecting nature and etc) to snatching brown people off the streets.
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This alone should be investigated by House Democrats
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This alone should be investigated by House Democrats
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It’s important to remember there are two scandals here:
1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes.
2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.
1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes.
2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.
BERMAN: Did you see any evidence of them trying to use a radio in the video you saw?
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
December 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It’s important to remember there are two scandals here:
1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes.
2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.
1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes.
2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.
Bruna Ferreira, Mom of Karoline Leavitt's Nephew, Released www.mediaite.com/media/news/j...
Judge Orders Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew Released from ICE Custody
Ferreira, the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, has been ordered released on bond from federal immigration custody.
www.mediaite.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Bruna Ferreira, Mom of Karoline Leavitt's Nephew, Released www.mediaite.com/media/news/j...