Newell Baldelli
@newellbaldelli.bsky.social
Bike, beach, books.
New England coast.
“The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.” -Rilke
New England coast.
“The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.” -Rilke
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So now that mad men is on HBO, I'm giving it a try for the first time since it was Netflix back when Netflix wasn't ass. The handmaid goes to get some birth control pill and the doctor says it'll be $11 a month, and I said "Jesus Christ!"
My wife asked why. Here's why.
My wife asked why. Here's why.
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
So now that mad men is on HBO, I'm giving it a try for the first time since it was Netflix back when Netflix wasn't ass. The handmaid goes to get some birth control pill and the doctor says it'll be $11 a month, and I said "Jesus Christ!"
My wife asked why. Here's why.
My wife asked why. Here's why.
Watching tv for an hour & there have been SIX ads for various pharmaceuticals.
“Ask your doctor…”
Sure. Because the person who 👏went 👏to 👏 medical 👏 school doesn’t know what to prescribe…
“Ask your doctor…”
Sure. Because the person who 👏went 👏to 👏 medical 👏 school doesn’t know what to prescribe…
December 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Watching tv for an hour & there have been SIX ads for various pharmaceuticals.
“Ask your doctor…”
Sure. Because the person who 👏went 👏to 👏 medical 👏 school doesn’t know what to prescribe…
“Ask your doctor…”
Sure. Because the person who 👏went 👏to 👏 medical 👏 school doesn’t know what to prescribe…
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We’re not required to soften the truth for people who built careers empowering extremism. Naming it is accountability. Calling it out is defense. And refusing to look away is how we protect our communities. ✊🏾
November 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We’re not required to soften the truth for people who built careers empowering extremism. Naming it is accountability. Calling it out is defense. And refusing to look away is how we protect our communities. ✊🏾
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When an ICE agent fired the tear gas canister, it hit 55-year-old nurse Vincent Hawkins in the face, shattering his glasses and concussing him.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
When an ICE agent fired the tear gas canister, it hit 55-year-old nurse Vincent Hawkins in the face, shattering his glasses and concussing him.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
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Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
www.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
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What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan?
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
The Night Raids
CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn't been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan?
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
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We can do this just for a few days. Do what you can. Until, they feel the consequences of their actions , they will continue to abuse the American people.
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We can do this just for a few days. Do what you can. Until, they feel the consequences of their actions , they will continue to abuse the American people.
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The President of the United States is openly disrespecting women on worldwide TV, and somehow people are acting like this is normal. It’s not. It’s dangerous.
November 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The President of the United States is openly disrespecting women on worldwide TV, and somehow people are acting like this is normal. It’s not. It’s dangerous.
When you amplify ppl like Katie Miller & CNN, you give her & complicit @cnn-news.bsky.social the exposure they crave.
Starve the beast. #CancelCable
Starve the beast. #CancelCable
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
When you amplify ppl like Katie Miller & CNN, you give her & complicit @cnn-news.bsky.social the exposure they crave.
Starve the beast. #CancelCable
Starve the beast. #CancelCable
This is #Republicans’ and Project 2025’s ultimate economic objective: slavery & child labor.
prospect.org/2025/11/28/c...
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California’s Child Farmworkers: Exhausted, Underpaid, and Toiling in Toxic Fields - The American Prospect
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
prospect.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is #Republicans’ and Project 2025’s ultimate economic objective: slavery & child labor.
prospect.org/2025/11/28/c...
prospect.org/2025/11/28/c...
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David Lobell, the professor of Earth system science at SU. The results show clearly that adaptation efforts must look at the whole supply chain, including labor and livestock. That even as agriculture becomes more mechanized and sophisticated the sensitivity to weather doesn’t go away. 7 yrs gone
Seven Years of Agricultural Productivity Growth Lost Due to Climate Change
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
woods.stanford.edu
November 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
David Lobell, the professor of Earth system science at SU. The results show clearly that adaptation efforts must look at the whole supply chain, including labor and livestock. That even as agriculture becomes more mechanized and sophisticated the sensitivity to weather doesn’t go away. 7 yrs gone
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Extraordinary WSJ article: "Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine"
Witkoff, Kirill Dmitriev & Kushner are preparing to loot $300 bn of frozen Russian assets & develop privileged US business in Russia, ignoring Ukraine.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Witkoff, Kirill Dmitriev & Kushner are preparing to loot $300 bn of frozen Russian assets & develop privileged US business in Russia, ignoring Ukraine.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Extraordinary WSJ article: "Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine"
Witkoff, Kirill Dmitriev & Kushner are preparing to loot $300 bn of frozen Russian assets & develop privileged US business in Russia, ignoring Ukraine.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Witkoff, Kirill Dmitriev & Kushner are preparing to loot $300 bn of frozen Russian assets & develop privileged US business in Russia, ignoring Ukraine.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
#Republicans: “meh” 🤷 “I’ve got mine.”
Jaw-dropping #corruption & betrayal of US Constitution
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Jaw-dropping #corruption & betrayal of US Constitution
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#Republicans: “meh” 🤷 “I’ve got mine.”
Jaw-dropping #corruption & betrayal of US Constitution
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Jaw-dropping #corruption & betrayal of US Constitution
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Recommended read: ABC news spoke to three Iranian women about the impacts of Tehran’s water crisis amid the “worst drought in 60 years”.
Tehran close to running dry due to 'water bankruptcy'
As Iran suffers through a drought and the president warns the capital could be evacuated, millions are worried about what the future will hold.
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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There’s nothing new about this plan from the Kremlin.
It’s just so no other American administration in history was so devoid morals and a belief in American values and an understanding of American security to pursue it with such vigor
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
It’s just so no other American administration in history was so devoid morals and a belief in American values and an understanding of American security to pursue it with such vigor
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
There’s nothing new about this plan from the Kremlin.
It’s just so no other American administration in history was so devoid morals and a belief in American values and an understanding of American security to pursue it with such vigor
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
It’s just so no other American administration in history was so devoid morals and a belief in American values and an understanding of American security to pursue it with such vigor
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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If you're a book-giver for the holidays (and I hope, for many reasons, that you are), my most recent title, ICEBOUND: SHIPWRECKED AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, is a wild true story of a Dutch expedition stranded north of Siberia in the time of Shakespeare. I went on 3 Arctic expeditions researching it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If you're a book-giver for the holidays (and I hope, for many reasons, that you are), my most recent title, ICEBOUND: SHIPWRECKED AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, is a wild true story of a Dutch expedition stranded north of Siberia in the time of Shakespeare. I went on 3 Arctic expeditions researching it.
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Shrinking opportunity, shrinking the middle class, and pushing people further into economic insecurity.This is how you undermine a nation from the inside: you limit education, restrict mobility, and make it harder for everyday Americans to build stable, dignified careers.
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Shrinking opportunity, shrinking the middle class, and pushing people further into economic insecurity.This is how you undermine a nation from the inside: you limit education, restrict mobility, and make it harder for everyday Americans to build stable, dignified careers.
Shout out to everyone NOT shopping on Black Friday.
Spending time in nature is a great antidote to over-consumption & waste.
Spending time in nature is a great antidote to over-consumption & waste.
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Shout out to everyone NOT shopping on Black Friday.
Spending time in nature is a great antidote to over-consumption & waste.
Spending time in nature is a great antidote to over-consumption & waste.
The story of alleged shooter of DC National Guard from Afghanistan seems right out of an old HOMELAND episode.
In it, CIA blackmailed Saudi diplomat into doing what they wanted & his family was allowed to stay in US.
In it, CIA blackmailed Saudi diplomat into doing what they wanted & his family was allowed to stay in US.
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The story of alleged shooter of DC National Guard from Afghanistan seems right out of an old HOMELAND episode.
In it, CIA blackmailed Saudi diplomat into doing what they wanted & his family was allowed to stay in US.
In it, CIA blackmailed Saudi diplomat into doing what they wanted & his family was allowed to stay in US.
Before heading out for Black Friday “deals” on crap they don’t need, ppl should read the satirical short story “Friday Black” by Adjei-Brenyah Nana Kwame
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Before heading out for Black Friday “deals” on crap they don’t need, ppl should read the satirical short story “Friday Black” by Adjei-Brenyah Nana Kwame
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Histotripsy uses focused sound waves to destroy tumours safely while sparing healthy tissue.
Histotripsy: how sound waves could change the future of tumour treatment
Histotripsy uses focused sound waves to destroy tumours safely while sparing healthy tissue.
tcnv.link
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Histotripsy uses focused sound waves to destroy tumours safely while sparing healthy tissue.
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🚨BREAKING: Days after a Trump settlement, RealPage just filed a lawsuit asserting AI giants have a First Amendment right to help landlords collude to raise rents.
The suit to kill an anti-price-gouging law follows Exxon saying it has a First Amendment right to hide pollution.
The suit to kill an anti-price-gouging law follows Exxon saying it has a First Amendment right to hide pollution.
Tech Giant Says AI Has A First Amendment Right To Raise Your Rent
Fresh off a Trump settlement, Real Page is trying to overturn New York’s anti-rent-gouging law.
www.levernews.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🚨BREAKING: Days after a Trump settlement, RealPage just filed a lawsuit asserting AI giants have a First Amendment right to help landlords collude to raise rents.
The suit to kill an anti-price-gouging law follows Exxon saying it has a First Amendment right to hide pollution.
The suit to kill an anti-price-gouging law follows Exxon saying it has a First Amendment right to hide pollution.
#greedy #corporations rule USA to the detriment of the natural world & ppl’s health. Example #5 million:
www.levernews.com/tech-giant-s...
www.levernews.com/tech-giant-s...
Tech Giant Says AI Has A First Amendment Right To Raise Your Rent
Fresh off a Trump settlement, RealPage is trying to overturn New York’s anti-rent-gouging law.
www.levernews.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
#greedy #corporations rule USA to the detriment of the natural world & ppl’s health. Example #5 million:
www.levernews.com/tech-giant-s...
www.levernews.com/tech-giant-s...
People only get cognitive tests when they’ve demonstrated a need for one.
My dad lived to 95, was sharp as a tack to the end, & never once had a cognitive test.
Dementia Don has issues & not one #Republican will do a thing to save us.
My dad lived to 95, was sharp as a tack to the end, & never once had a cognitive test.
Dementia Don has issues & not one #Republican will do a thing to save us.
November 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
People only get cognitive tests when they’ve demonstrated a need for one.
My dad lived to 95, was sharp as a tack to the end, & never once had a cognitive test.
Dementia Don has issues & not one #Republican will do a thing to save us.
My dad lived to 95, was sharp as a tack to the end, & never once had a cognitive test.
Dementia Don has issues & not one #Republican will do a thing to save us.