Verity Busly
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PLEASE STOP CENTERING WHOLE PARAGRAPHS OF TEXT
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The Kennedy Center was given its name by an act of Congress after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Pretty sure its current board, which includes revered fine arts dignitaries like Laura Ingraham, Pamela Jo Bondi, Maria Bartiromo, and Lee Greenwood, can't undo that law.
Pretty sure its current board, which includes revered fine arts dignitaries like Laura Ingraham, Pamela Jo Bondi, Maria Bartiromo, and Lee Greenwood, can't undo that law.
December 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Kennedy Center was given its name by an act of Congress after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Pretty sure its current board, which includes revered fine arts dignitaries like Laura Ingraham, Pamela Jo Bondi, Maria Bartiromo, and Lee Greenwood, can't undo that law.
Pretty sure its current board, which includes revered fine arts dignitaries like Laura Ingraham, Pamela Jo Bondi, Maria Bartiromo, and Lee Greenwood, can't undo that law.
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Surprise! It’s another scam!
Trump is taking money out their housing allowances approved by Congress and giving it to them in a “bonus” so it looks like it came from him. It’s just a shell game with military pay from the ultimate con man
December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Surprise! It’s another scam!
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WTF? ICE is arguing in court that US CITIZENS can be detained, handcuffed, and biometrically screened unless they can prove citizenship on the spot. And that a REAL ID isn't enough. This isn't border security.
December 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
WTF? ICE is arguing in court that US CITIZENS can be detained, handcuffed, and biometrically screened unless they can prove citizenship on the spot. And that a REAL ID isn't enough. This isn't border security.
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Should we call this his signed confession?
December 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Should we call this his signed confession?
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Getting a hard no on colonial plundering from some of the most evil companies in the world should tell you something
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is asking U.S. oil companies if they’re interested in returning to Venezuela once Maduro is toppled, per sources familiar with the discussions.
So far, the answer is a hard “no.”
So far, the answer is a hard “no.”
Trump administration asking US oil industry to return to Venezuela — but getting no takers
The administration’s outreach to the industry, previously unreported, is the latest sign the White House is dreaming of a post-Maduro future for Venezuela.
www.politico.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Getting a hard no on colonial plundering from some of the most evil companies in the world should tell you something
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Again, if fascism cannot be defeated, because the bar is set at "convert them or it doesn't count," the whole planet would be Nazi.
They're people. Petty, ugly people who hate each other as much as they hate us. Use that. Demobilize them.
They're people. Petty, ugly people who hate each other as much as they hate us. Use that. Demobilize them.
December 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Again, if fascism cannot be defeated, because the bar is set at "convert them or it doesn't count," the whole planet would be Nazi.
They're people. Petty, ugly people who hate each other as much as they hate us. Use that. Demobilize them.
They're people. Petty, ugly people who hate each other as much as they hate us. Use that. Demobilize them.
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Why is anyone still paying federal taxes?
They've fired half the IRS staff.
They've fired half the IRS staff.
BREAKING NEWS: The Senate passed a $901 BILLION Pentagon budget - 8 BILLION more than the admin requested.
Pete Hegseth's bloated, fraudulent, and wasteful Pentagon has never passed an audit, but Republicans in Congress continue insisting we cut health care programs for this?
Pete Hegseth's bloated, fraudulent, and wasteful Pentagon has never passed an audit, but Republicans in Congress continue insisting we cut health care programs for this?
December 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Why is anyone still paying federal taxes?
They've fired half the IRS staff.
They've fired half the IRS staff.
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"Recently, there have been proposals to privatize all sorts of things that once seemed core to the idea of government-- Social Security, air traffic control, the post office. But infrastructure has long been ahead of this curve."
And the pitfalls are frightful.
And the pitfalls are frightful.
Thanks to Nick Fountain & Planet Money for inviting Mick Dumke and me to discuss the parking meter deal and how our financial decisions today affect our city in the future.
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
When Chicago pawned its parking meters : Planet Money
In 2008, Chicago’s budget was in a bad place. The city needed money. One way to raise money was to increase property taxes, but what politician wants to do that? So instead, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s a...
www.npr.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Recently, there have been proposals to privatize all sorts of things that once seemed core to the idea of government-- Social Security, air traffic control, the post office. But infrastructure has long been ahead of this curve."
And the pitfalls are frightful.
And the pitfalls are frightful.
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This article is 21 years old! "'I Did Not Get that Job Because of a Black Man...': The Story Lines and Testimonies of Color-Blind Racism"
A lot of guys think this because they were let down easy by the recruiter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A lot of guys think this because they were let down easy by the recruiter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
“I Did Not Get that Job Because of a Black Man...”: The Story Lines and Testimonies of Color-Blind Racism - Sociological Forum
In this paper we discuss the dominant racial stories that accompany color-blind racism, the dominant post–civil rights racial ideology, and asses their ideological role. Using interview data from the ...
link.springer.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This article is 21 years old! "'I Did Not Get that Job Because of a Black Man...': The Story Lines and Testimonies of Color-Blind Racism"
A lot of guys think this because they were let down easy by the recruiter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A lot of guys think this because they were let down easy by the recruiter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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A recent study concludes that the uninhibited pumping of groundwater by farmers, cities and corporations around the world now accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live.
(Published July 2025)
(Published July 2025)
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A recent study concludes that the uninhibited pumping of groundwater by farmers, cities and corporations around the world now accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live.
(Published July 2025)
(Published July 2025)
fuck Texas
texas literally has assigned armed state troopers to guard the ladies room.
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...
Enforcement of Texas’ bathroom bill draws challenges
In its first week, one group’s test of the new restrictions was met with ID checks at women’s restrooms at the Capitol while the Austin City Council moved to circumvent the law's intent.
www.texastribune.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
fuck Texas
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🚨While grieving his loss, let his memories and, his wisdom help us. Honoring his life has so many meanings to so many of us. May he and his wife rest in power. 💔 1/2
December 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🚨While grieving his loss, let his memories and, his wisdom help us. Honoring his life has so many meanings to so many of us. May he and his wife rest in power. 💔 1/2
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Today is the court-ordered deadline for the Trump administration to withdraw California National Guard troops from Los Angeles.
December 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Today is the court-ordered deadline for the Trump administration to withdraw California National Guard troops from Los Angeles.
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Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.
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After taking over housing and healthcare, private equity is now buying up software used by volunteer fire departments — making it even harder for rural communities to respond to emergencies.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
After taking over housing and healthcare, private equity is now buying up software used by volunteer fire departments — making it even harder for rural communities to respond to emergencies.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
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OKAY #GOP #REPUBLICANS. LISTEN UP….. YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR DERANGED PRESIDENT. THIS CANNOT CONTINUE. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?
December 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
OKAY #GOP #REPUBLICANS. LISTEN UP….. YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR DERANGED PRESIDENT. THIS CANNOT CONTINUE. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?
Wow
A poinsettia nursery in Camarillo is preparing to send out the last of this seasons flowers. The one time medicinal plant is now a a common holiday decoration in households around the world. #WeFeedYou
December 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Wow
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NEW: After freezing billions in U.S. foreign aid and putting countless lives at risk around the world, Trump administration officials in Washington celebrated with a sheet cake.
By @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy, photos by @peterdicampo.bsky.social
By @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy, photos by @peterdicampo.bsky.social
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: After freezing billions in U.S. foreign aid and putting countless lives at risk around the world, Trump administration officials in Washington celebrated with a sheet cake.
By @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy, photos by @peterdicampo.bsky.social
By @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy, photos by @peterdicampo.bsky.social
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Pilot narrowly avoids ‘midair collision’ with US air force plane near Venezuela
Pilot narrowly avoids ‘midair collision’ with US air force plane near Venezuela
JetBlue pilot calls incident ‘outrageous’ and says US military refueling tanker didn’t have transponder turned on
A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a US air force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path.
“We almost had a midair collision up here,” the JetBlue pilot said, according to a recording of his conversation with air traffic control. “They passed directly in our flight path ... They don’t have their transponder turned on, it’s outrageous.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Pilot narrowly avoids ‘midair collision’ with US air force plane near Venezuela
I wanted to point out that the company operating the new public transit gondola (cable car) in the Paris region, Transdev, also operates ART bus in #arlingtonva. Oui, oui!
December 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I wanted to point out that the company operating the new public transit gondola (cable car) in the Paris region, Transdev, also operates ART bus in #arlingtonva. Oui, oui!
#transportation #arlingtonva
The Paris region has its first transit cable car. I did a summary translation in the thread, but you can get the website's translation if you want the details.
The Paris region has its first transit cable car. I did a summary translation in the thread, but you can get the website's translation if you want the details.
"C'est comme au ski!" : le premier téléphérique urbain d'Île-de-France a pris son envol
Le premier téléphérique urbain d'Île-de-France, baptisé le C1, a pris son envol samedi dans le Val-de-Marne, sur un territoire entrecoupé de voies rapides et de lignes ferroviaires où ce mode de trans...
www.brut.media
December 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#transportation #arlingtonva
The Paris region has its first transit cable car. I did a summary translation in the thread, but you can get the website's translation if you want the details.
The Paris region has its first transit cable car. I did a summary translation in the thread, but you can get the website's translation if you want the details.
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Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico, Ride Or Die Democrats!!
December 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico, Ride Or Die Democrats!!