LotsToSay
@lotstosay.bsky.social
Gen X Gothamite who appreciates *thoughtful* commentary on issues 🤔. Journalism grad & armchair media critic, focused on misinformation & language manipulation 🤨. News, politics, dad jokes & cute animals in normal times. "JustAThought"@ old Twitter. 🌐🙏☮
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LotsToSay
@lotstosay.bsky.social
· Feb 11
Recycling this post from The Bad Place on co-opting "DEI" and "woke"
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Paramount really desperate to get Warners and they have Trump on their side. Trump said earlier he wasn’t sure the Netflix Warners deal could go through.
Paramount Makes Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner After Netflix Struck Deal — The Wall Street Journal
Offer comes just days after the entertainment company reached a $72 billion deal with streaming giant Netflix
apple.news
December 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Paramount really desperate to get Warners and they have Trump on their side. Trump said earlier he wasn’t sure the Netflix Warners deal could go through.
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Today we remember the thousands of Americans who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor 84 years ago. Nearly half of those lost were aboard the USS Arizona, and I remember what a moving experience it was when Gabby and I visited the memorial. We’ll never forget their sacrifice.
December 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Today we remember the thousands of Americans who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor 84 years ago. Nearly half of those lost were aboard the USS Arizona, and I remember what a moving experience it was when Gabby and I visited the memorial. We’ll never forget their sacrifice.
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MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
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Been saying this for a year now. After SFFA, the @nytimes ran a story about universities working overtime to recruit men--many of whom had less glittering credentials than women applicants. Wesleyan literally created a football team to recruit more men. We ladies are ready for the meritocracy.
December 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Been saying this for a year now. After SFFA, the @nytimes ran a story about universities working overtime to recruit men--many of whom had less glittering credentials than women applicants. Wesleyan literally created a football team to recruit more men. We ladies are ready for the meritocracy.
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
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Something to keep in mind next time you decide to splurge on a designer luxury bag.
📌 Prada was one of 13 luxury brands asked to hand over documents about their work practices this week as investigators lift the lid on the widespread use of Chinese-run sweatshops in Italy.
📌 Prada was one of 13 luxury brands asked to hand over documents about their work practices this week as investigators lift the lid on the widespread use of Chinese-run sweatshops in Italy.
December 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Something to keep in mind next time you decide to splurge on a designer luxury bag.
📌 Prada was one of 13 luxury brands asked to hand over documents about their work practices this week as investigators lift the lid on the widespread use of Chinese-run sweatshops in Italy.
📌 Prada was one of 13 luxury brands asked to hand over documents about their work practices this week as investigators lift the lid on the widespread use of Chinese-run sweatshops in Italy.
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Yuanxin, the 6 year old kidnapped by ICE earlier this week, has been located in the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
This is also where they sent Emmanuel Garcia, the 15 year old autistic boy who went missing in Texas.
It took his mother 50 days to get him back.
We must get Yuanxin out faster.
This is also where they sent Emmanuel Garcia, the 15 year old autistic boy who went missing in Texas.
It took his mother 50 days to get him back.
We must get Yuanxin out faster.
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Yuanxin, the 6 year old kidnapped by ICE earlier this week, has been located in the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
This is also where they sent Emmanuel Garcia, the 15 year old autistic boy who went missing in Texas.
It took his mother 50 days to get him back.
We must get Yuanxin out faster.
This is also where they sent Emmanuel Garcia, the 15 year old autistic boy who went missing in Texas.
It took his mother 50 days to get him back.
We must get Yuanxin out faster.
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BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
No words
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It’s almost like conducting business in an ethical way is worth the effort.
sgbonline.com/costco-total...
sgbonline.com/costco-total...
Costco Total Company Comps Rose 6.9 Percent in November | SGB Media Online
sgbonline.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It’s almost like conducting business in an ethical way is worth the effort.
sgbonline.com/costco-total...
sgbonline.com/costco-total...
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The only reliable data we are going to get on this stuff now comes from the private sector. bsky.app/profile/atru...
🚨 CNBC on latest jobs numbers: "A big miss on ADP payrolls. The private payroll company saying private payrolls shed 32,000 workers in Nov. That's the 4th negative number in past 6 months. The estimate was for +40,000, so the street was off ... this may be coming from being hammered by the tariffs"
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The only reliable data we are going to get on this stuff now comes from the private sector. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. They're not calling anymore. Ate them.
December 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. They're not calling anymore. Ate them.
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University of Alabama shutters Black, female student magazines
University of Alabama shutters Black, female student magazines
A school official cited July guidance from Attorney General Pam Bondi.
dlvr.it
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 AM
University of Alabama shutters Black, female student magazines
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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The Pentagon reporters who have been kicked out of the building continue to break huge stories every day while the right-wing New Media continue to post selfies of themselves hanging out in the Pentagon.
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Pentagon reporters who have been kicked out of the building continue to break huge stories every day while the right-wing New Media continue to post selfies of themselves hanging out in the Pentagon.
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More than half a million Jamaicans whose jobs depend directly or indirectly on tourism. After the Caribbean country was battered by its first Category 5 hurricane, officials are rushing to reopen dozens of hotels in time to salvage the vital winter travel season. trib.al/KY1Rfcx
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
More than half a million Jamaicans whose jobs depend directly or indirectly on tourism. After the Caribbean country was battered by its first Category 5 hurricane, officials are rushing to reopen dozens of hotels in time to salvage the vital winter travel season. trib.al/KY1Rfcx
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December 1st is the international day to recognise, remember & stand with those who have experienced HIV and AIDS.
Let’s all pledge to call out the ignorance and bigotry that can leave people feeling excluded. Let’s stand against the bullies and with the bullied.
Let’s focus on love, not hate.
Let’s all pledge to call out the ignorance and bigotry that can leave people feeling excluded. Let’s stand against the bullies and with the bullied.
Let’s focus on love, not hate.
December 1, 2025 at 6:07 AM
December 1st is the international day to recognise, remember & stand with those who have experienced HIV and AIDS.
Let’s all pledge to call out the ignorance and bigotry that can leave people feeling excluded. Let’s stand against the bullies and with the bullied.
Let’s focus on love, not hate.
Let’s all pledge to call out the ignorance and bigotry that can leave people feeling excluded. Let’s stand against the bullies and with the bullied.
Let’s focus on love, not hate.
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"This week will be decisive"...
…many of us, especially Ukrainians, have heard this phrase so often lately from many Western politicians, almost every couple of months, that it already sounds like a mockery... each time remaining just more chatter and populism.
…many of us, especially Ukrainians, have heard this phrase so often lately from many Western politicians, almost every couple of months, that it already sounds like a mockery... each time remaining just more chatter and populism.
December 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
"This week will be decisive"...
…many of us, especially Ukrainians, have heard this phrase so often lately from many Western politicians, almost every couple of months, that it already sounds like a mockery... each time remaining just more chatter and populism.
…many of us, especially Ukrainians, have heard this phrase so often lately from many Western politicians, almost every couple of months, that it already sounds like a mockery... each time remaining just more chatter and populism.
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Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
*Clever because it's NOT a documentary*
Please listen to the experts, folks 🤷♀️
Please listen to the experts, folks 🤷♀️
The plots of disaster movies that portray the end of civilization often begin with high-level Government Officials ignoring the warning of scientists.
One of several lesson learned from the 2.5 hour Netflix Documentary — Don’t Look Up (2021).
One of several lesson learned from the 2.5 hour Netflix Documentary — Don’t Look Up (2021).
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
*Clever because it's NOT a documentary*
Please listen to the experts, folks 🤷♀️
Please listen to the experts, folks 🤷♀️
🚨This thread
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🚨This thread
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Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
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#Thanksgiving 🍂🍁🦃🍂
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING ON THIS DAY
Nurses Doctors Firefighters
Police & our Soldiers
EMTS Airline air traffic controllers
Waiters Waitress & Chefs
Essential workers who keep everything clean
Cashiers and food workers
Veterinarians & more
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING ON THIS DAY
Nurses Doctors Firefighters
Police & our Soldiers
EMTS Airline air traffic controllers
Waiters Waitress & Chefs
Essential workers who keep everything clean
Cashiers and food workers
Veterinarians & more
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#Thanksgiving 🍂🍁🦃🍂
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING ON THIS DAY
Nurses Doctors Firefighters
Police & our Soldiers
EMTS Airline air traffic controllers
Waiters Waitress & Chefs
Essential workers who keep everything clean
Cashiers and food workers
Veterinarians & more
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING ON THIS DAY
Nurses Doctors Firefighters
Police & our Soldiers
EMTS Airline air traffic controllers
Waiters Waitress & Chefs
Essential workers who keep everything clean
Cashiers and food workers
Veterinarians & more