Teresa Lass 💙
@tll6601.bsky.social
💙Proud Democratic Resister! Native Atlantan. Loving rescue mom to 4 cats, 2 kittens, & 3 hens. Retired special ed teacher & college/university instructor (GSU, UGA), Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Teacher of the Year, Who’s Who in America. 🚫 DMs!
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Teresa Lass 💙
@tll6601.bsky.social
· Jun 13
Political cartoonist Jack Ohman nailed it with this one!
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Democrats are going to flip the House easily. They will gain in the Senate, although it's early to call a flip there. All the "what makes you think we're ever going to have another election?" people will be disappointed.
Enten: "Trump's net approval rating is at -15 -- the lowest it has been during his entire second term... the Democratic lead on the generic ballot has widened. Trump's political position has worsened. I don't think how you can look at both and conclude anything other than that Dems won the shutdown"
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Democrats are going to flip the House easily. They will gain in the Senate, although it's early to call a flip there. All the "what makes you think we're ever going to have another election?" people will be disappointed.
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Happy Chompsgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happy Chompsgiving!
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Noting the story about Pete “Kill ‘Em All” Hegseth is from the reporters of the Washington Post, who continue to do important work, esp about this Pentagon.
November 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Noting the story about Pete “Kill ‘Em All” Hegseth is from the reporters of the Washington Post, who continue to do important work, esp about this Pentagon.
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They have much larger concerns than whether he says nice things about their news divisions. CBS had to get the merger approved. Disney has many irons in the fire. And of course for Bezos the Post is a minor holding and was an irritant in his relations with Trump. You know this.
November 30, 2025 at 4:59 AM
They have much larger concerns than whether he says nice things about their news divisions. CBS had to get the merger approved. Disney has many irons in the fire. And of course for Bezos the Post is a minor holding and was an irritant in his relations with Trump. You know this.
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No amount of money either. Paying him off just shows him that they’re willing to.
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
No amount of money either. Paying him off just shows him that they’re willing to.
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But to your point, there's no level of sycophancy that would result in Trump deeming them fair. There have been several times over the years where he's raged against Fox News, even.
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
But to your point, there's no level of sycophancy that would result in Trump deeming them fair. There have been several times over the years where he's raged against Fox News, even.
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Maybe ABC, CBS, and WaPo like being denounced by the White House, at least a little, because they can use that to say they’re not biased in Trump’s favor despite all the objective evidence that they are. Good point.
I think they probably welcome it. They're all hopelessly biased in Trump's favor but having the WH call them out as somehow being "anti-Trump" is brand management for them
November 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Maybe ABC, CBS, and WaPo like being denounced by the White House, at least a little, because they can use that to say they’re not biased in Trump’s favor despite all the objective evidence that they are. Good point.
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The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
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People born during China's Great Famine, from 1958 to 1962, show a 13% higher risk of infectious diseases in adulthood, with smaller effects extending to their children, highlighting the multigenerational impact of prenatal malnutrition. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/OXnN50Xzuui
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
People born during China's Great Famine, from 1958 to 1962, show a 13% higher risk of infectious diseases in adulthood, with smaller effects extending to their children, highlighting the multigenerational impact of prenatal malnutrition. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/OXnN50Xzuui
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“To believe anything about Epstein coming from Trump and his cronies requires a complete suspension of common sense, which is why it’s good to remember that the simplest explanation is often the correct one: they’re lying.” — @justinglawe.bsky.social
MAGA's Epstein gaslighting is unsustainable
To believe anything they say requires a complete suspension of common sense.
www.publicnotice.co
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“To believe anything about Epstein coming from Trump and his cronies requires a complete suspension of common sense, which is why it’s good to remember that the simplest explanation is often the correct one: they’re lying.” — @justinglawe.bsky.social
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“Does anyone care about the rules anymore?”
“INDIANA REPUBLICAN Sen. Greg Walker turned down an invitation to the Oval Office, accuses the White House of violating federal law in its push to pressure Republicans to redraw IN’s congressional districts…” dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
“INDIANA REPUBLICAN Sen. Greg Walker turned down an invitation to the Oval Office, accuses the White House of violating federal law in its push to pressure Republicans to redraw IN’s congressional districts…” dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“Does anyone care about the rules anymore?”
“INDIANA REPUBLICAN Sen. Greg Walker turned down an invitation to the Oval Office, accuses the White House of violating federal law in its push to pressure Republicans to redraw IN’s congressional districts…” dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
“INDIANA REPUBLICAN Sen. Greg Walker turned down an invitation to the Oval Office, accuses the White House of violating federal law in its push to pressure Republicans to redraw IN’s congressional districts…” dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
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Also, if you’re curious to know more about the incident with Bautista, @rns.org interviewed him about it the next day: religionnews.com/2025/10/24/a...
At Bay Area protest, a second pastor is shot by federal agents with a pepper round
OAKLAND, Calif. (RNS) — For the second time in six weeks, a pastor was struck in the head with a pepper round fired by a US immigration agent as faith leaders protested the arrival of more than 100 US...
religionnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Also, if you’re curious to know more about the incident with Bautista, @rns.org interviewed him about it the next day: religionnews.com/2025/10/24/a...
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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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Gabby was shot in the head in an act of political violence
Her husband retired from military service to care for her
She’s an advocate for gun control and he has been speaking out about disobeying illegal orders
Mike thinks it’s ok to insult both of them
Don’t be like Mike
Her husband retired from military service to care for her
She’s an advocate for gun control and he has been speaking out about disobeying illegal orders
Mike thinks it’s ok to insult both of them
Don’t be like Mike
November 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Gabby was shot in the head in an act of political violence
Her husband retired from military service to care for her
She’s an advocate for gun control and he has been speaking out about disobeying illegal orders
Mike thinks it’s ok to insult both of them
Don’t be like Mike
Her husband retired from military service to care for her
She’s an advocate for gun control and he has been speaking out about disobeying illegal orders
Mike thinks it’s ok to insult both of them
Don’t be like Mike
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Trump pauses asylum requests from all third world countries.
He’s ordering green card reviews and threatening denaturalization
Yet his pay to play gold card immigration program is still accepting applications
If you’re a hard working immigrant? You’re screwed.
Have a million bucks? You’re gold.
He’s ordering green card reviews and threatening denaturalization
Yet his pay to play gold card immigration program is still accepting applications
If you’re a hard working immigrant? You’re screwed.
Have a million bucks? You’re gold.
November 30, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Trump pauses asylum requests from all third world countries.
He’s ordering green card reviews and threatening denaturalization
Yet his pay to play gold card immigration program is still accepting applications
If you’re a hard working immigrant? You’re screwed.
Have a million bucks? You’re gold.
He’s ordering green card reviews and threatening denaturalization
Yet his pay to play gold card immigration program is still accepting applications
If you’re a hard working immigrant? You’re screwed.
Have a million bucks? You’re gold.
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I want to stress here for journalists covering Kennedy and his goons that this war on public health is driven by big money.
The wellness industry is a massive, massive grift.
The wellness industry is a massive, massive grift.
Mr. Kennedy said it’s an individual choice as to whether or not to vaccinate.
Then he and his minions started taking that choice away by making FDA approval of some vaccines impossible.
Then he and his minions started taking that choice away by making FDA approval of some vaccines impossible.
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I want to stress here for journalists covering Kennedy and his goons that this war on public health is driven by big money.
The wellness industry is a massive, massive grift.
The wellness industry is a massive, massive grift.
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Lead NYT right now.
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Lead NYT right now.
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But Long story short, no good deed goes unpunished. IDEA was revolutionary and it created opportunities for #ActuallyAutistic students. But it also opened the door for a moral panic because some people can't do basic math. Anyway, I wrote a whole book on this. www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
We're Not Broken
“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also...
www.harpercollins.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:14 AM
But Long story short, no good deed goes unpunished. IDEA was revolutionary and it created opportunities for #ActuallyAutistic students. But it also opened the door for a moral panic because some people can't do basic math. Anyway, I wrote a whole book on this. www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
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So when Trump and RFK Jr. talk about autism numbers exploding, they reveal that they do not know what they are talking about. Pre-1990s numbers about autism are oranges and they are comparing it to apples.
November 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
So when Trump and RFK Jr. talk about autism numbers exploding, they reveal that they do not know what they are talking about. Pre-1990s numbers about autism are oranges and they are comparing it to apples.
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But again, that number jumped because they hadn't been counted before! That eight-year period came AFTER IDEA included autism as a covered disability.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Three Reasons Not to Believe in an Autism Epidemic
According to some lay groups, the nation is experiencing an autism epidemic—a rapid escalation in the prevalence of autism for unknown reasons. However, no sound scientific evidence indicates that the increasing number of diagnosed cases of autism ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
But again, that number jumped because they hadn't been counted before! That eight-year period came AFTER IDEA included autism as a covered disability.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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My favorite anecdote? In 2003, Autism Society of America wrote to Congress: "Figures from the most recent U. S. Department of Education’s 2002 Report to Congress on IDEA reveal that the number of students with autism...in America’s schools jumped an alarming 1,354% in the eight-year period"
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
My favorite anecdote? In 2003, Autism Society of America wrote to Congress: "Figures from the most recent U. S. Department of Education’s 2002 Report to Congress on IDEA reveal that the number of students with autism...in America’s schools jumped an alarming 1,354% in the eight-year period"
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So what's the problem? Well, because they had not been tracked before. That meant that the number of students exploded, because they hadn't been counted. That made people think there was an epidemic of autism, when really it was just a policy success.
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
So what's the problem? Well, because they had not been tracked before. That meant that the number of students exploded, because they hadn't been counted. That made people think there was an epidemic of autism, when really it was just a policy success.
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That was a good thing as a whole! Autism didn't receive a separate diagnosis from schizophrenia in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) until 1980! That, IDEA and its cousin law, the Americans with Disabilities Act opened new opportunities
blogs.uoregon.edu/autismhistor...
blogs.uoregon.edu/autismhistor...
Autism in the DSM – The Autism History Project
blogs.uoregon.edu
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
That was a good thing as a whole! Autism didn't receive a separate diagnosis from schizophrenia in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) until 1980! That, IDEA and its cousin law, the Americans with Disabilities Act opened new opportunities
blogs.uoregon.edu/autismhistor...
blogs.uoregon.edu/autismhistor...
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What did this do? It required #ActuallyAutistic students to be included in the law's "Child Count" provision, which requires schools report the number of students with disabilities they serve. That gave the government data about autistic students in America.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Three Reasons Not to Believe in an Autism Epidemic
According to some lay groups, the nation is experiencing an autism epidemic—a rapid escalation in the prevalence of autism for unknown reasons. However, no sound scientific evidence indicates that the increasing number of diagnosed cases of autism ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
What did this do? It required #ActuallyAutistic students to be included in the law's "Child Count" provision, which requires schools report the number of students with disabilities they serve. That gave the government data about autistic students in America.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...