emily
@soupmuse.bsky.social
lawyer. human rights and civilian protection. forever Arabic student.
our liberation is bound together.
our liberation is bound together.
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brother I’m gonna throw up
The campaign hoping to refer Oregon's newly passed gas tax increase to next year's ballot now says it has more than 150,000 signatures -- roughly double of what it needs. #orpol
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
brother I’m gonna throw up
saw footage of a DRC mining "accident" that killed 32 people earlier this week and will be holding onto my decrepit iphone even longer, thank you very much
not sure 'accident' is the right term when armed security incited the bridge collapse by firing their weapons...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
not sure 'accident' is the right term when armed security incited the bridge collapse by firing their weapons...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
saw footage of a DRC mining "accident" that killed 32 people earlier this week and will be holding onto my decrepit iphone even longer, thank you very much
not sure 'accident' is the right term when armed security incited the bridge collapse by firing their weapons...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
not sure 'accident' is the right term when armed security incited the bridge collapse by firing their weapons...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
on this note, is it a bad idea to try to use my homemade sourdough (a dried out loaf) for stuffing?
My bread had a higher moisture content than store bought. Not sure the texture will work!
But also…not sure I can ever buy bread again? Please advise.
My bread had a higher moisture content than store bought. Not sure the texture will work!
But also…not sure I can ever buy bread again? Please advise.
Okay friends, important question: who has a stuffing recipe they really love?
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
on this note, is it a bad idea to try to use my homemade sourdough (a dried out loaf) for stuffing?
My bread had a higher moisture content than store bought. Not sure the texture will work!
But also…not sure I can ever buy bread again? Please advise.
My bread had a higher moisture content than store bought. Not sure the texture will work!
But also…not sure I can ever buy bread again? Please advise.
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No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
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Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
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The reason they oppose taxes but have no problem doing philanthropy is simple. If we taxed them we’d probably use the money to put together a safety net that improves life for everyone whereas with philanthropy they get to decide who wins at life and who loses
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The reason they oppose taxes but have no problem doing philanthropy is simple. If we taxed them we’d probably use the money to put together a safety net that improves life for everyone whereas with philanthropy they get to decide who wins at life and who loses
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I found it so funny that he claims "pay a living wage" is emotional to dismiss all the data and reputable research and writing that went into this concept of a "living wage"
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I found it so funny that he claims "pay a living wage" is emotional to dismiss all the data and reputable research and writing that went into this concept of a "living wage"
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Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
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Constantly making "who is the richest boy" a headline every time the stock market shuffles the deck of richest boys is one of the reasons these megalomaniacs focus so much energy on accumulating wealth. It's a game, and they want to get the highest score and win.
The Google parent’s stock has accelerated over the last week and is now valued more than Microsoft.
Larry Page Becomes No. 2 Richest—Bumping Larry Ellison—As Alphabet Shares Rally
The Google parent’s stock has accelerated over the last week and is now valued more than Microsoft.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Constantly making "who is the richest boy" a headline every time the stock market shuffles the deck of richest boys is one of the reasons these megalomaniacs focus so much energy on accumulating wealth. It's a game, and they want to get the highest score and win.
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Don’t know what’s funnier—calling Alan Dershowitz, a man at war with multiple farmers markets—“charismatic,” or throwing it back to Dana Loesch who no one has even thought about since 2018
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Don’t know what’s funnier—calling Alan Dershowitz, a man at war with multiple farmers markets—“charismatic,” or throwing it back to Dana Loesch who no one has even thought about since 2018
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jfc. It was determined by a US judge that she could not be deported to Sierra Leone due to danger she would face in the country she fled. So they deported her to Ghana, a country she had never been to, and Ghana deported her to Sierra Leone.
This country is fucking sick. Deeply deeply fucking sick
This country is fucking sick. Deeply deeply fucking sick
Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana
Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said. She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.
www.nbcwashington.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
jfc. It was determined by a US judge that she could not be deported to Sierra Leone due to danger she would face in the country she fled. So they deported her to Ghana, a country she had never been to, and Ghana deported her to Sierra Leone.
This country is fucking sick. Deeply deeply fucking sick
This country is fucking sick. Deeply deeply fucking sick
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I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
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This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
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It is wild to me that the largest company on the stock market, one with such incredible prestige and a huge PR team got dog-walked here. Why would you EVER give this ANY oxygen? Now everybody is asking whether NVIDIA is like Enron! This didn't help at all!
Nvidia refuted accounting questions in a memo to analysts, saying "Unlike Enron, NVIDIA does not use Special Purpose Entities to hide debt and inflate revenue" (Tae Kim/Barron's Online)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It is wild to me that the largest company on the stock market, one with such incredible prestige and a huge PR team got dog-walked here. Why would you EVER give this ANY oxygen? Now everybody is asking whether NVIDIA is like Enron! This didn't help at all!
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Tina Kotek has been trying to kill preschool for all for the super rich just to watch them keep making historically large contributions to the Republican Party.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tina Kotek has been trying to kill preschool for all for the super rich just to watch them keep making historically large contributions to the Republican Party.
amazing.
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
amazing.
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every journalist who has been ringing the alarm bell about this for the last three years should get $10 million from any bailout, as a treat
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
every journalist who has been ringing the alarm bell about this for the last three years should get $10 million from any bailout, as a treat
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I've compared the killing spree at sea w/ the torture program as both relied on OLC to provide a "get out of jail free" card.
But a big difference is the boat strikes are out in the open & thus legal scholars, former USG lawyers, & other countries are telling the USG in real time that it's illegal.
But a big difference is the boat strikes are out in the open & thus legal scholars, former USG lawyers, & other countries are telling the USG in real time that it's illegal.
Important aspect of the standard articulated in US v Calley & quoted here is that there is no defense of superior orders if the subordinate *knew* the order was unlawful.
Irregular lawyering in the admin (eg overriding SOUTHCOM SJA) & subsequent legal criticism ought to put officials on notice.
Irregular lawyering in the admin (eg overriding SOUTHCOM SJA) & subsequent legal criticism ought to put officials on notice.
“Trump has put the military in an impossible situation,” our columnist David French writes. “He’s making its most senior leaders complicit in his unlawful acts, and he’s burdening the consciences of soldiers who serve under his command.”
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I've compared the killing spree at sea w/ the torture program as both relied on OLC to provide a "get out of jail free" card.
But a big difference is the boat strikes are out in the open & thus legal scholars, former USG lawyers, & other countries are telling the USG in real time that it's illegal.
But a big difference is the boat strikes are out in the open & thus legal scholars, former USG lawyers, & other countries are telling the USG in real time that it's illegal.
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What about Sudan
A planned protest by Israel’s Sudanese population at the United Arab Emirates embassy was canceled on Thursday, with police reportedly citing fears of disturbing the Israel-UAE relationship.
www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
Sudan protest halted over fears of harming UAE ties | The Jerusalem Post
Protesters told The Jerusalem Post that the right to demonstrate in a democracy like Israel was important and that this demonstration was calling for accountability.
www.jpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What about Sudan
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answer is great but also it's telling that the guy who's been saying this since day 1 has to answer about whether he's an antisemite for 5 min every interview while the same people grin vacantly at the jewish space lasers lady and call her a brave warrior
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
answer is great but also it's telling that the guy who's been saying this since day 1 has to answer about whether he's an antisemite for 5 min every interview while the same people grin vacantly at the jewish space lasers lady and call her a brave warrior
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🇸🇩 THREAD: Why Trump Won’t Confront the UAE Over Its Support for Sudan’s Genocidal RSF
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have spent the past month carrying out a genocidal massacre in al-Fasher, where satellite analysis suggests as many as 200,000 people are now unaccounted for. The RSF’s mass...
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have spent the past month carrying out a genocidal massacre in al-Fasher, where satellite analysis suggests as many as 200,000 people are now unaccounted for. The RSF’s mass...
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🇸🇩 THREAD: Why Trump Won’t Confront the UAE Over Its Support for Sudan’s Genocidal RSF
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have spent the past month carrying out a genocidal massacre in al-Fasher, where satellite analysis suggests as many as 200,000 people are now unaccounted for. The RSF’s mass...
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have spent the past month carrying out a genocidal massacre in al-Fasher, where satellite analysis suggests as many as 200,000 people are now unaccounted for. The RSF’s mass...
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Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
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Would just like to make it a single month without some sort of horrific and violent vitriol ginned up on the worst corners of the internet weaponized to demean and attack some of Portland’s best and brightest and most dedicated young elected officials
November 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Would just like to make it a single month without some sort of horrific and violent vitriol ginned up on the worst corners of the internet weaponized to demean and attack some of Portland’s best and brightest and most dedicated young elected officials