Donna of Queens
@thedonster.bsky.social
Pathologically optimistic. Tendency to fall down rabbit holes. Loves travel, tarot, and tidying.
NYC but perpetually plotting escape.
NYC but perpetually plotting escape.
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Breaking:
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal judge grants Justice Department's request to unseal records from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case.
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal judge grants Justice Department's request to unseal records from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case.
December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Breaking:
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal judge grants Justice Department's request to unseal records from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case.
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal judge grants Justice Department's request to unseal records from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case.
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The author, whose real name was Madeleine Sophie Wickham, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in late 2022. n.pr/3XIXeCG
Author Sophie Kinsella, who penned the 'Shopaholic' books, has died at 55
The author, whose real name was Madeleine Sophie Wickham, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in late 2022.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The author, whose real name was Madeleine Sophie Wickham, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in late 2022. n.pr/3XIXeCG
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the united states is currently being led by a bunch of little david dukes with a senescent outer-borough grand dragon at the top
Trump’s foreign policy isn’t “noninterventionism,” it is a kind of neo neo conservatism devoted to imposing authoritarian ethnonationalism abroad instead of democracy (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
the united states is currently being led by a bunch of little david dukes with a senescent outer-borough grand dragon at the top
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Early morning colour today on Glastonbury Tor.
December 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Early morning colour today on Glastonbury Tor.
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287 kids died last flu season. not too late to get everyone their flu shots!
6/ Pediatric flu vaccination continues to fall, now at 35.8%, a 23% drop since 2019. Adult rates remain steady, but still below national goals of 70%. After a year of federal chaos, shifting CDC messaging, and low perceived risk, urgency has evaporated, which is unsurprising.
December 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM
287 kids died last flu season. not too late to get everyone their flu shots!
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Congestion pricing is working so well it has helped clear the air in all parts of NYC, according to a new study.
And other links to start your day!
hellgatenyc.com/new-yorkers-...
And other links to start your day!
hellgatenyc.com/new-yorkers-...
New Yorkers Are Literally Breathing Easier After Congestion Pricing
And other links to start your hump day.
hellgatenyc.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Congestion pricing is working so well it has helped clear the air in all parts of NYC, according to a new study.
And other links to start your day!
hellgatenyc.com/new-yorkers-...
And other links to start your day!
hellgatenyc.com/new-yorkers-...
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Democrat Eric Gisler just flipped a state House seat in Georgia — scoring an unexpected upset in a district Trump won last year by 12 points.
georgiarecorder.com/2025/12/09/d...
georgiarecorder.com/2025/12/09/d...
Democrat flips northeast Georgia state House seat, pulling off special election upset • Georgia Recorder
A Watkinsville Democrat defeated a Republican in a two-way race Tuesday, flipping a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives.
georgiarecorder.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Democrat Eric Gisler just flipped a state House seat in Georgia — scoring an unexpected upset in a district Trump won last year by 12 points.
georgiarecorder.com/2025/12/09/d...
georgiarecorder.com/2025/12/09/d...
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As a climate scientist, the most charitable thing I can say is that this guy's a fucking moron.
Trump: "Remember -- global warming! And then the temperature started going down like a rock. Remember? Remember?"
December 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
As a climate scientist, the most charitable thing I can say is that this guy's a fucking moron.
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It is driving me crazy that I’m not seeing widespread coverage of these statements by the President.
This is a big deal!
If a news organization isn’t putting this in front of their readers/viewers, they are failing at their job to inform the public.
This is a big deal!
If a news organization isn’t putting this in front of their readers/viewers, they are failing at their job to inform the public.
Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It is driving me crazy that I’m not seeing widespread coverage of these statements by the President.
This is a big deal!
If a news organization isn’t putting this in front of their readers/viewers, they are failing at their job to inform the public.
This is a big deal!
If a news organization isn’t putting this in front of their readers/viewers, they are failing at their job to inform the public.
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Duffy wants pull-up bars in airports, but won’t require airlines to compensate passengers when their flights are disrupted by carriers??
America: Open your eyes and see what this Administration truly is.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/u...
America: Open your eyes and see what this Administration truly is.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/u...
December 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Duffy wants pull-up bars in airports, but won’t require airlines to compensate passengers when their flights are disrupted by carriers??
America: Open your eyes and see what this Administration truly is.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/u...
America: Open your eyes and see what this Administration truly is.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/u...
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Today, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Peter Welch and I are introducing a bill to expand ranked choice voting to all elections for Congress. RCV assures that winners have majority support, no candidate acts as a “spoiler,” and the voting process favors positive coalition-building.
December 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Peter Welch and I are introducing a bill to expand ranked choice voting to all elections for Congress. RCV assures that winners have majority support, no candidate acts as a “spoiler,” and the voting process favors positive coalition-building.
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Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
e360.yale.edu
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
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we're gonna keep getting played in the very same way over and over again aren't we
"What Swift’s defenders didn’t realize was that they were pushing back against a false narrative that had been seeded and amplified by a small network of inauthentic social accounts. Worse, they were helping to disseminate those bad-faith allegations by earnestly engaging with them."
Taylor Swift's Last Album Sparked Bizarre Accusations of Nazism. It Was a Coordinated Attack
Data analysis from startup GUDEA reveals inauthentic social media network that pushed false narrative about her ties to MAGA world and white supremacy
www.rollingstone.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
we're gonna keep getting played in the very same way over and over again aren't we
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Just for a second, forget worrying about college students who never learn to learn because AI does it for them.
Imagine Officers/NCOs that never learn to adapt because they just do what AI tells them.
Imagine how effective your force is when the new enlisted realize who's running the show.
Imagine Officers/NCOs that never learn to adapt because they just do what AI tells them.
Imagine how effective your force is when the new enlisted realize who's running the show.
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Just for a second, forget worrying about college students who never learn to learn because AI does it for them.
Imagine Officers/NCOs that never learn to adapt because they just do what AI tells them.
Imagine how effective your force is when the new enlisted realize who's running the show.
Imagine Officers/NCOs that never learn to adapt because they just do what AI tells them.
Imagine how effective your force is when the new enlisted realize who's running the show.
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This week, the Senate will vote on Democrats' clean, three-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This week, the Senate will vote on Democrats' clean, three-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
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It's really time to hold Murdoch accountable for this. Not that any of the Murdochs are squeamish about this. But they like being accepted in polite company and this stench should stick on them.
Fox’s Jesse Watters says people who are against bombing shipwrecked people in international waters without due process or any evidence whatsoever that they have drugs or are even heading to 🇺🇸 “sound like lawyerly, whiny, effeminate weasels”
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
It's really time to hold Murdoch accountable for this. Not that any of the Murdochs are squeamish about this. But they like being accepted in polite company and this stench should stick on them.
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
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i think all the time about how trump is one of the most singular, atypical people in america, whose entire life experience, going back at least him as a teenager, is so profoundly different from and unrelatable to almost anyone, including his own social class peers
something you have to understand about Trump & his weird comments about the economy is that the dude hasn't paid for anything like a normal person in decades - never pumps gas, never buys groceries - so he's completely & utterly out of touch with what life is like for most of us
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
i think all the time about how trump is one of the most singular, atypical people in america, whose entire life experience, going back at least him as a teenager, is so profoundly different from and unrelatable to almost anyone, including his own social class peers
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This is a white supremacist rally. Anyone who attends something like this or still supports the leader of this movement should be unwelcome in your home and shunned from civil society. Period. We’re way past the point where this crap should be tolerated from anyone. Cast them out.
Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
This is a white supremacist rally. Anyone who attends something like this or still supports the leader of this movement should be unwelcome in your home and shunned from civil society. Period. We’re way past the point where this crap should be tolerated from anyone. Cast them out.
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Remember when overt racism from elected officials was bad
Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
December 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Remember when overt racism from elected officials was bad
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NEW: Eileen Higgins was elected Miami's next mayor on Tuesday, per AP, making her the first Democrat to win the post in nearly 30 years and defeating President Trump's endorsed pick.
Democrat Eileen Higgins defeats Trump-backed Miami mayoral candidate
This election in increasingly red South Florida drew attention from both sides of the aisle.
www.axios.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
NEW: Eileen Higgins was elected Miami's next mayor on Tuesday, per AP, making her the first Democrat to win the post in nearly 30 years and defeating President Trump's endorsed pick.
NEW YORK (AP) — Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott increased her donations to nonprofits in 2025, giving $7.1 billion.
December 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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The next time I’m in the New Orleans area, I am going to make a special pilgrimage to this store and spend a whole lot of money there.
“‘You want some chicken? You ain’t getting it here, bro,’ Wayne Davis can be heard taunting the agents through the door.”
“‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.”
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
“‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.”
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
'Go somewhere else': Manager locks Border Patrol out of Kenner store
In video shared with WWL, the manager can be heard taunting agents through the locked door.
www.wwltv.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The next time I’m in the New Orleans area, I am going to make a special pilgrimage to this store and spend a whole lot of money there.
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insane that no reporter ever followed up asking trump about the video he posted where an AI version of himself promised cure-all medbeds to the entire population
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
insane that no reporter ever followed up asking trump about the video he posted where an AI version of himself promised cure-all medbeds to the entire population
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Following the Canal Street raid earlier this year, @hunterw.bsky.social spent weeks embedded with an underground network of New Yorkers helping immigrants to stay safe amid Trump’s constantly shifting deportation regime.
We’ll be publishing several stories highlighting what he saw.
We’ll be publishing several stories highlighting what he saw.
A lot of people are wondering where and when the resistance to Trump will happen.
When I dug in, I realized it is all around us.
Regular people are fighting back to defend their communities. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/life...
When I dug in, I realized it is all around us.
Regular people are fighting back to defend their communities. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/life...
Life Inside the Undocumented Underground
During President Donald Trump’s second term, dramatic raids staged by the Immigration...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Following the Canal Street raid earlier this year, @hunterw.bsky.social spent weeks embedded with an underground network of New Yorkers helping immigrants to stay safe amid Trump’s constantly shifting deportation regime.
We’ll be publishing several stories highlighting what he saw.
We’ll be publishing several stories highlighting what he saw.