Saul Youssef
@saulyoussef.bsky.social
Physics, Computing and Math, Research Professor, Boston University
Pro Humanity; Pro Reason; Pro Truth
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." - Thomas Jefferson
Pro Humanity; Pro Reason; Pro Truth
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." - Thomas Jefferson
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Sen. Kelly: “President Trump is trying to silence me. Threatening to kill me for saying what is true. And he sent his Secretary of Defense after me. And it's not going to work.”
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Sen. Kelly: “President Trump is trying to silence me. Threatening to kill me for saying what is true. And he sent his Secretary of Defense after me. And it's not going to work.”
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December 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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I’ve been told they need more volunteers to help get the vote out.
Phone banking can be done from any state!
Any donations, no matter how small, are welcome!
This is one we can win if we put in the work!!
#pinks
#voteblue
www.mobilize.us/aftynforcong...
Phone banking can be done from any state!
Any donations, no matter how small, are welcome!
This is one we can win if we put in the work!!
#pinks
#voteblue
www.mobilize.us/aftynforcong...
Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · Aftyn for Congress on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Aftyn for Congress.
www.mobilize.us
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I’ve been told they need more volunteers to help get the vote out.
Phone banking can be done from any state!
Any donations, no matter how small, are welcome!
This is one we can win if we put in the work!!
#pinks
#voteblue
www.mobilize.us/aftynforcong...
Phone banking can be done from any state!
Any donations, no matter how small, are welcome!
This is one we can win if we put in the work!!
#pinks
#voteblue
www.mobilize.us/aftynforcong...
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ALL IN FOR AFTYN: Special Election Phonebank for TN-07
TOMORROW, Monday, December 1
6 – 7:30pm EST
Please join me to phonebank for Aftyn Behn for Congress #TN07
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
Let’s help her flip this seat💪🏼
#Pinks
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
TOMORROW, Monday, December 1
6 – 7:30pm EST
Please join me to phonebank for Aftyn Behn for Congress #TN07
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
Let’s help her flip this seat💪🏼
#Pinks
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
All In for Aftyn: Special Election Phonebank for TN-07 · Indivisible
**Indivisible is All In For Aftyn!**
Help us flip a red seat blue and deliver a big win for Tennessee’s 7th congressional district! We’ll be using Scale to Win, our easy-to-use calling tool, to conne...
www.mobilize.us
November 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
ALL IN FOR AFTYN: Special Election Phonebank for TN-07
TOMORROW, Monday, December 1
6 – 7:30pm EST
Please join me to phonebank for Aftyn Behn for Congress #TN07
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
Let’s help her flip this seat💪🏼
#Pinks
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
TOMORROW, Monday, December 1
6 – 7:30pm EST
Please join me to phonebank for Aftyn Behn for Congress #TN07
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
Let’s help her flip this seat💪🏼
#Pinks
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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I have lived in Nashville since 2002 and have never seen excitement around a candidate like this ever.
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I have lived in Nashville since 2002 and have never seen excitement around a candidate like this ever.
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Republicans are FREAKING OUT about how close this race is. We can elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social and send a massive message to MAGA - help GOTV here:
It’s clear that Republicans are very worried about the upcoming special election in a Tennessee district that Trump won by double digits.
Help us GOTV for @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) before Election Day on Tuesday: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Help us GOTV for @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) before Election Day on Tuesday: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Scoop: Trump and Johnson to hold tele-rally for GOP in tight Tennessee House race
Should Republicans lose — or win narrowly — it would further expectations that the party is heading toward a perilous midterm.
www.axios.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Republicans are FREAKING OUT about how close this race is. We can elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social and send a massive message to MAGA - help GOTV here:
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It’s clear that Republicans are very worried about the upcoming special election in a Tennessee district that Trump won by double digits.
Help us GOTV for @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) before Election Day on Tuesday: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Help us GOTV for @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) before Election Day on Tuesday: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Scoop: Trump and Johnson to hold tele-rally for GOP in tight Tennessee House race
Should Republicans lose — or win narrowly — it would further expectations that the party is heading toward a perilous midterm.
www.axios.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It’s clear that Republicans are very worried about the upcoming special election in a Tennessee district that Trump won by double digits.
Help us GOTV for @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) before Election Day on Tuesday: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Help us GOTV for @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) before Election Day on Tuesday: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
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Well done Ian and Protect Democracy
We have spent more than 1,000 years trying to separate the awesome prosecutorial powers of the state from the personal whims and vendettas of the head of state.
Trump’s actions and ideology seek to reverse those gains.
Here’s the history he’d like to reverse www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
Trump’s actions and ideology seek to reverse those gains.
Here’s the history he’d like to reverse www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
The oldest abuse in human government
Donald Trump and the ‘king’s justice’
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
November 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Well done Ian and Protect Democracy
LIVE: Trump FBI EMAILS Confirm SHOCK DETAILS in the FILES
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Is this bad? Looks bad to me
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Is this bad? Looks bad to me
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A Maine woman retired early to be a caregiver for her terminally ill mother.
Now she’s facing cancer herself, and because ACA subsidies won’t be extended, she is losing her healthcare.
Her costs are going up for $49,000 a year.
This isn’t healthcare, it’s eugenics.
Medicare for all.
Now she’s facing cancer herself, and because ACA subsidies won’t be extended, she is losing her healthcare.
Her costs are going up for $49,000 a year.
This isn’t healthcare, it’s eugenics.
Medicare for all.
November 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
A Maine woman retired early to be a caregiver for her terminally ill mother.
Now she’s facing cancer herself, and because ACA subsidies won’t be extended, she is losing her healthcare.
Her costs are going up for $49,000 a year.
This isn’t healthcare, it’s eugenics.
Medicare for all.
Now she’s facing cancer herself, and because ACA subsidies won’t be extended, she is losing her healthcare.
Her costs are going up for $49,000 a year.
This isn’t healthcare, it’s eugenics.
Medicare for all.
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In other words, "Despite mortgaging my home to acquire them, I have decided NOT to use my tickets for the next voyage on The Titanic. But I wish the Captain and his loyal crew all the best."
Like so many others, Troy Nehls knows how to read a poll.
Like so many others, Troy Nehls knows how to read a poll.
November 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
In other words, "Despite mortgaging my home to acquire them, I have decided NOT to use my tickets for the next voyage on The Titanic. But I wish the Captain and his loyal crew all the best."
Like so many others, Troy Nehls knows how to read a poll.
Like so many others, Troy Nehls knows how to read a poll.
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
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In Hillsboro, Oregon, ICE GOONS were observed kidnapping individuals from their vehicles, disguising themselves as Uber drivers.
November 28, 2025.
November 28, 2025.
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
In Hillsboro, Oregon, ICE GOONS were observed kidnapping individuals from their vehicles, disguising themselves as Uber drivers.
November 28, 2025.
November 28, 2025.
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"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
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 5:33 AM
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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One of whom presented a Russian capitulation document as a US peace plan. That’s the headline. We need headlines that are true and not news jargon that washes out the basic facts.
President Donald Trump’s demand that Ukraine sign a deal by Thanksgiving appears to have softened as he leaves some of the most important details of the peace plan in the hands of his envoys, one of whom was just embroiled in a high-profile phone leak. https://wapo.st/481ZdYG
Trump steps back from Ukraine peace process, sends out envoys
Envoy Steve Witkoff, who in new phone leaks appears to have advised Russia on negotiations, heads to Moscow next week to discuss the peace plan.
wapo.st
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
One of whom presented a Russian capitulation document as a US peace plan. That’s the headline. We need headlines that are true and not news jargon that washes out the basic facts.
Powerful
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Powerful
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Recommended
I joined @cwarzel.bsky.social on the Galaxy Brain Podcast to explain some of the reasons why America, and a lot of other Western democracies, are sliding into authoritarianism and why it's probably inevitable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
America’s Slide Toward Simulated Democracy with Eliot Higgins
YouTube video by The Atlantic
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Recommended
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It’s not a bias. It’s a transaction. Tens of millions of Ukrainian lives and the remnants of American respectability in exchange for an increase in the private fortunes of a few people.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Thursday defended President Trump’s special envoy against accusations of pro-Kremlin bias.
Putin Defends Witkoff Against Accusations of Pro-Russia Bias
The Russian leader called the U.S. special envoy “an intelligent man” who is properly representing his country in peace negotiations.
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It’s not a bias. It’s a transaction. Tens of millions of Ukrainian lives and the remnants of American respectability in exchange for an increase in the private fortunes of a few people.
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NEW: BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
BBC News article & Media Show prevented from repeating Rutger Bregman’s corruption allegation in its coverage… of whether the BBC censored his speech!
BBC/Trump fallout continues
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC News article & Media Show prevented from repeating Rutger Bregman’s corruption allegation in its coverage… of whether the BBC censored his speech!
BBC/Trump fallout continues
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
NEW: BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
BBC News article & Media Show prevented from repeating Rutger Bregman’s corruption allegation in its coverage… of whether the BBC censored his speech!
BBC/Trump fallout continues
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC News article & Media Show prevented from repeating Rutger Bregman’s corruption allegation in its coverage… of whether the BBC censored his speech!
BBC/Trump fallout continues
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Your Black Friday deals may be less of a bargain this year, thanks to Trump’s chaotic tariffs. His economic policies are raising costs for small businesses and consumers and hurting our economy—all to fuel tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy.
www.cbsnews.com/news/black-f...
www.cbsnews.com/news/black-f...
Why Black Friday discounts could be stingier this year
Some businesses say steeper U.S. tariffs this year give them less financial room to offer holiday savings.
www.cbsnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Your Black Friday deals may be less of a bargain this year, thanks to Trump’s chaotic tariffs. His economic policies are raising costs for small businesses and consumers and hurting our economy—all to fuel tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy.
www.cbsnews.com/news/black-f...
www.cbsnews.com/news/black-f...