Ahab
@ahabofgilead.bsky.social
I support gender equality, LGBTQ rights, and church-state separation. I love birds, forests, and gardens. AuDHD.
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Ahab
@ahabofgilead.bsky.social
· Feb 1
My apologies to anyone who followed me for birds, Hordak, Area 88, and food adventures, only to get waves of bad news instead.
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More Military personnel are calling legal military non-profit agencies seeking advice for orders they received.
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful
Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to...
www.pbs.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
More Military personnel are calling legal military non-profit agencies seeking advice for orders they received.
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Anyone who’s ever used emergency contraception or gains peace of mind by even having it on hand owes Dr Camp a debt of gratitude. What a force.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 81
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Anyone who’s ever used emergency contraception or gains peace of mind by even having it on hand owes Dr Camp a debt of gratitude. What a force.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
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People held in ‘decrepit’ California ICE facility sue over ‘inhumane’ conditions
People held in ‘decrepit’ California ICE facility sue over ‘inhumane’ conditions
Lawsuit against US government alleges ‘life-threatening’ medical neglect and says residents frequently go hungry
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
People held in ‘decrepit’ California ICE facility sue over ‘inhumane’ conditions
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Two-thirds of women in UK military have been sexually harassed in past year, survey finds
Two-thirds of women in UK military have been sexually harassed in past year, survey finds
Official MoD survey also finds nearly one in 10 have been subject to non-consensual sexual activity, and a third have been groped or touched
Nearly one in 10 women serving in the British military have been subjected to an assault or other non-consensual sexual activity in the previous year, according to the first official survey of sexual harassment across the armed forces.
A third said they had been groped or touched in a way that made them feel uncomfortable, according to the Ministry of Defence, and two-thirds reported at least one form of sexual harassment or sexualised behaviour, proportions significantly higher than their male counterparts across the army, navy and air force. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Two-thirds of women in UK military have been sexually harassed in past year, survey finds
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Marco Rubio says U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, diabetes, cancer, and even retirement age because those people might “drain taxpayer resources. Amazing how that concern disappears when they’re blowing millions on luxury travel, parties, and renovations.
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Marco Rubio says U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, diabetes, cancer, and even retirement age because those people might “drain taxpayer resources. Amazing how that concern disappears when they’re blowing millions on luxury travel, parties, and renovations.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
Fox 43: Holocaust education session held in Hanover following offensive Halloween float www.fox43.com/article/news...
Holocaust education session held in Hanover after offensive Halloween float
The session followed a display of the Auschwitz gate on St. Joseph Catholic School's float during the Hanover Halloween parade.
www.fox43.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Fox 43: Holocaust education session held in Hanover following offensive Halloween float www.fox43.com/article/news...
After a float depicting the Auschwitz gate took part in the Hanover Halloween parade, the Hanover YWCA hosted an educational workshop on Auschwitz this evening. Deb Smith was detailed and sensitive. I’m grateful to the YWCA for taking the initiative to educate people.
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
After a float depicting the Auschwitz gate took part in the Hanover Halloween parade, the Hanover YWCA hosted an educational workshop on Auschwitz this evening. Deb Smith was detailed and sensitive. I’m grateful to the YWCA for taking the initiative to educate people.
We live in a world where a president is building an ostentatious ballroom and hosting Great Gatsby parties, where a corporation just approved a $1 trillion package for its CEO, and where ordinary people don’t have enough food.
Moral obscenity.
Moral obscenity.
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We live in a world where a president is building an ostentatious ballroom and hosting Great Gatsby parties, where a corporation just approved a $1 trillion package for its CEO, and where ordinary people don’t have enough food.
Moral obscenity.
Moral obscenity.
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i know its been a busy day but omg look at this pelican footage i got today!!! 🪶
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
i know its been a busy day but omg look at this pelican footage i got today!!! 🪶
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
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Flourish and accessorize
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Flourish and accessorize
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Zoe: My human
November 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Zoe: My human
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Seeing this chart as an impressionable young man was a formative moment in my political development
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Seeing this chart as an impressionable young man was a formative moment in my political development
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Wow. Former vice president Dick Cheney has died at 84-years-old.
Cheney was an instrumental proponent of the Iraq war, the expansion of executive powers, the use of torture, and the expansion of domestic surveillance in the US.
Cheney was an instrumental proponent of the Iraq war, the expansion of executive powers, the use of torture, and the expansion of domestic surveillance in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Wow. Former vice president Dick Cheney has died at 84-years-old.
Cheney was an instrumental proponent of the Iraq war, the expansion of executive powers, the use of torture, and the expansion of domestic surveillance in the US.
Cheney was an instrumental proponent of the Iraq war, the expansion of executive powers, the use of torture, and the expansion of domestic surveillance in the US.
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
nbcnews.to
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
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Do I have WIC benefits this month?
No idea.
The state office hasn't communicated, the feds certainly haven't.
It's certainly telling that a country in the midst of a supposed "birth rate crisis" can't be bothered to tell us whether or not we get to feed our kids
No idea.
The state office hasn't communicated, the feds certainly haven't.
It's certainly telling that a country in the midst of a supposed "birth rate crisis" can't be bothered to tell us whether or not we get to feed our kids
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Do I have WIC benefits this month?
No idea.
The state office hasn't communicated, the feds certainly haven't.
It's certainly telling that a country in the midst of a supposed "birth rate crisis" can't be bothered to tell us whether or not we get to feed our kids
No idea.
The state office hasn't communicated, the feds certainly haven't.
It's certainly telling that a country in the midst of a supposed "birth rate crisis" can't be bothered to tell us whether or not we get to feed our kids
Hanover Evening Sun: Man charged with ethnic intimidation of Hanover church after Auschwitz float controversy www.eveningsun.com/story/news/c...
Man charged with ethnic intimidation of Hanover church after Auschwitz float controversy
Charges were filed after a voicemail allegedly spoke of turning St. Joseph Catholic School into a "concentration camp" after parade float controversy.
www.eveningsun.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hanover Evening Sun: Man charged with ethnic intimidation of Hanover church after Auschwitz float controversy www.eveningsun.com/story/news/c...