@macatoo.bsky.social
Parrots. Parks. Politics.
Hoping to survive the tiny-hands tangerine tyrant.
Hoping to survive the tiny-hands tangerine tyrant.
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SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
FEMA employee terminated for signing whistleblower letter
It appears to be a major violation of federal whistleblower protections and constitutional rights.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
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“After one full year of negotiations, Penn administrators have failed to agree to a contract that includes fair wages, improved benefits, and strong support for international workers."
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Penn graduate student union overwhelmingly authorizes strike as contract negotiations continue
‘After one full year of negotiations, Penn administrators have still failed to agree to a contract that includes fair wages, improved benefits, and strong support for international workers,’ GET-UP wr...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“After one full year of negotiations, Penn administrators have failed to agree to a contract that includes fair wages, improved benefits, and strong support for international workers."
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Something I needed reminding of after listening to this episode of #withpod (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) is that the "subsidies" much argued about are roughly equivalent to the MASSIVE tax benefit employers get for paying for part of health insurance costs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsSV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsSV...
Here is Trump's NEW 'political nightmare'
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Something I needed reminding of after listening to this episode of #withpod (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) is that the "subsidies" much argued about are roughly equivalent to the MASSIVE tax benefit employers get for paying for part of health insurance costs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsSV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsSV...
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After 30 years in prison and 25 years on Louisiana's death row, Chris Duncan walked out of Angola today a free man.
"I'm cruising down a highway," he texted me. "Most glaring emotion is shock."
"I'm cruising down a highway," he texted me. "Most glaring emotion is shock."
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
After 30 years in prison and 25 years on Louisiana's death row, Chris Duncan walked out of Angola today a free man.
"I'm cruising down a highway," he texted me. "Most glaring emotion is shock."
"I'm cruising down a highway," he texted me. "Most glaring emotion is shock."
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I absolutely hate this. Cutting funding for this program actually costs more because people are homeless again and have to access other programs. But while right-wing parties bang on about saving money they’re actually just being cruel to those less fortunate than themselves.
Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, & homelessness is now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if political ideology doesn’t stand in the way.
ysaatio.fi/en/news/home...
ysaatio.fi/en/news/home...
Homelessness on the Rise in Finland - Y-Säätiö
Asunnottomien ihmisten määrä on kääntynyt kasvuun. Nyt asunnottomien määrä kasvoi Helsingissä, vaikka asunnottomia asutettiin vuoden aikana vaikuttava määrä.
ysaatio.fi
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I absolutely hate this. Cutting funding for this program actually costs more because people are homeless again and have to access other programs. But while right-wing parties bang on about saving money they’re actually just being cruel to those less fortunate than themselves.
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Again, I beg of journalists to stop normalizing Trump's false claims he was wronged by using the word "retribution."
This is a GREAT piece.
Except this is not retribution.
This is a GREAT piece.
Except this is not retribution.
A REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT
Trump’s campaign of retribution:
At least 470 targets and counting
The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.
By PETER EISLER, NED PARKER, LINDA SO and JOSEPH TANFANI
Trump’s campaign of retribution:
At least 470 targets and counting
The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.
By PETER EISLER, NED PARKER, LINDA SO and JOSEPH TANFANI
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Again, I beg of journalists to stop normalizing Trump's false claims he was wronged by using the word "retribution."
This is a GREAT piece.
Except this is not retribution.
This is a GREAT piece.
Except this is not retribution.
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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Yesterday, a masked man pointed his rifle at protestors in Minnesota. Instead of protecting their community, St Paul PD protected him & assaulted peaceful protestors with physical force & chemical agents.
A real community defense force would fight off ICE’s masked kidnappers, not beat their victims
A real community defense force would fight off ICE’s masked kidnappers, not beat their victims
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Yesterday, a masked man pointed his rifle at protestors in Minnesota. Instead of protecting their community, St Paul PD protected him & assaulted peaceful protestors with physical force & chemical agents.
A real community defense force would fight off ICE’s masked kidnappers, not beat their victims
A real community defense force would fight off ICE’s masked kidnappers, not beat their victims
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I'm ICE, boys. I love crashing cars, getting divorced, crashing cars, bargain bin jeans, texting while driving, crashing cars, OLD GLORY, and let's not forget my one true passion in life—crashing cars
ICE agents involved in another vehicle collision, this time in Mesa azmirror.com/briefs/ice-a...
ICE agents involved in another vehicle collision, this time in Mesa | Arizona Mirror
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents collided with a car driven by a person they were attempting to apprehend in a Mesa neighborhood.
azmirror.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm ICE, boys. I love crashing cars, getting divorced, crashing cars, bargain bin jeans, texting while driving, crashing cars, OLD GLORY, and let's not forget my one true passion in life—crashing cars
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Wow this speaks volumes. Tragic to see this beat absolutely gutted
“Coverage: whatever is relevant, trending to our readers/community. Forget the ‘newsroom’ concept—we are a simple and honest editorial operation.”
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
“Coverage: whatever is relevant, trending to our readers/community. Forget the ‘newsroom’ concept—we are a simple and honest editorial operation.”
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
The vanquishing of Military.com.
Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most.
www.cjr.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Wow this speaks volumes. Tragic to see this beat absolutely gutted
“Coverage: whatever is relevant, trending to our readers/community. Forget the ‘newsroom’ concept—we are a simple and honest editorial operation.”
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
“Coverage: whatever is relevant, trending to our readers/community. Forget the ‘newsroom’ concept—we are a simple and honest editorial operation.”
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
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Poll: By a 2-to-1 margin, Americans say Trump has done more to raise prices than lower them https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/poll-by-a-2-to-1-margin-americans-say-trump-has-done-more-to-raise-prices-than-lower-them-183908373.html
Poll: By a 2-to-1 margin, Americans say Trump has done more to raise prices than lower them
A new Yahoo/YouGov survey finds that a greater number of U.S. adults now blame Trump for inflation than blamed Joe Biden in 2022.
www.yahoo.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Poll: By a 2-to-1 margin, Americans say Trump has done more to raise prices than lower them https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/poll-by-a-2-to-1-margin-americans-say-trump-has-done-more-to-raise-prices-than-lower-them-183908373.html
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Good Fast Times article on New York Times headlines. I was interviewed. One thing I should have noted: the rage-bait comes increasingly from the opinions section.
www.fastcompany.com/91450316/nyt...
www.fastcompany.com/91450316/nyt...
Annoyed by a 'New York Times' headline? It seems like that's increasingly the Gray Lady's goal
Several ‘New York Times’ headlines in 2025 have earned severe social media backlash. Is it happening on purpose?
www.fastcompany.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Good Fast Times article on New York Times headlines. I was interviewed. One thing I should have noted: the rage-bait comes increasingly from the opinions section.
www.fastcompany.com/91450316/nyt...
www.fastcompany.com/91450316/nyt...
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It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
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Senile grandpa lashing out when they bring up putting him in a home
The New York Times produced a detailed, data-driven report on President Trump showing signs of aging. The president, 79, responded by calling the female reporter who co-wrote the story “ugly.” https://cnn.it/48idUFL
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Senile grandpa lashing out when they bring up putting him in a home
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stupid and cruel - Young mother deported from Minnesota to Honduras without her infant - CBS Minnesota share.google/Gb1JDDIKq8Q5...
Young mother deported from Minnesota to Honduras without her infant
After being deported from Minnesota last week, a young mother says she's back in Honduras without her 8-month-old child.
share.google
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
stupid and cruel - Young mother deported from Minnesota to Honduras without her infant - CBS Minnesota share.google/Gb1JDDIKq8Q5...
Can’t allow black South African officials in when you’re on Musk’s payroll.
Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in next year's G20 summit in Miami https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-hes-barring-south-200836384.html
Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in next year's G20 summit near Miami
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year at his Miami-area club and will stop all payments and subsidies to the country over its treatment of a U.S. government representative at this year’s global meeting. Trump chose not to have an American delegation attend the recent summit hosted by South Africa, saying he did so because white Afrikaners were being violently persecuted. It is a claim that South Africa, which was mired for decades in racial apartheid, has rejected as baseless.
www.yahoo.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Can’t allow black South African officials in when you’re on Musk’s payroll.
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Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in next year's G20 summit in Miami https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-hes-barring-south-200836384.html
Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in next year's G20 summit near Miami
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year at his Miami-area club and will stop all payments and subsidies to the country over its treatment of a U.S. government representative at this year’s global meeting. Trump chose not to have an American delegation attend the recent summit hosted by South Africa, saying he did so because white Afrikaners were being violently persecuted. It is a claim that South Africa, which was mired for decades in racial apartheid, has rejected as baseless.
www.yahoo.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in next year's G20 summit in Miami https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-hes-barring-south-200836384.html
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Elon believes the US doesn't have enough mass incarceration. His awfulness is boundless.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Elon believes the US doesn't have enough mass incarceration. His awfulness is boundless.
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Haiti is grappling with an unspeakable humanitarian crisis that is worsening daily.
To deport 350,000 of our neighbors back there is unconscionable & could be a death sentence.
The Trump Administration must reverse course and stop operating with cruel disregard for human life.
To deport 350,000 of our neighbors back there is unconscionable & could be a death sentence.
The Trump Administration must reverse course and stop operating with cruel disregard for human life.
Trump administration again moves to end Haiti TPS despite worsening crisis
Former President Biden extended TPS for Haitians in 2024, citing “simultaneous economic, security, political and health crises."
www.newsweek.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Haiti is grappling with an unspeakable humanitarian crisis that is worsening daily.
To deport 350,000 of our neighbors back there is unconscionable & could be a death sentence.
The Trump Administration must reverse course and stop operating with cruel disregard for human life.
To deport 350,000 of our neighbors back there is unconscionable & could be a death sentence.
The Trump Administration must reverse course and stop operating with cruel disregard for human life.
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There have been 378 mass shootings this year as of November 25th—
#Trump & Republicans response is to dismantle the Gun Violence Prevention Office & replace it with an office dedicated to “protecting” the 2nd Amendment
#Trump & Republicans response is to dismantle the Gun Violence Prevention Office & replace it with an office dedicated to “protecting” the 2nd Amendment
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
There have been 378 mass shootings this year as of November 25th—
#Trump & Republicans response is to dismantle the Gun Violence Prevention Office & replace it with an office dedicated to “protecting” the 2nd Amendment
#Trump & Republicans response is to dismantle the Gun Violence Prevention Office & replace it with an office dedicated to “protecting” the 2nd Amendment
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Terrible news for Pulte.
Fantastic news for the rule of law.
Terrible news for Pulte.
Fantastic news for the rule of law.
Rep. Eric Swalwell's lawsuit against Bil PULTE has been assigned to ... Judge Boasberg.
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Terrible news for Pulte.
Fantastic news for the rule of law.
Terrible news for Pulte.
Fantastic news for the rule of law.