Billiebog
@billiebog.bsky.social
Retired enjoying life as a free spirit. 2024 was not a good year. My health declined, my company went bankrupt. That was February, everything has settled personally, and the abortion of the election has dramatically impacted my commitment to politics.
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Amid this, some of the same problems that FEMA faced ahead of Katrina — inexperienced leadership, low morale and bureaucratic red tape that slowed down disaster response —have returned. www.cnn.com/politics/fem...
Progress after Katrina is being dismantled under Trump, former heads of FEMA warn | CNN Politics
CNN spoke to heads of FEMA from every administration since Hurricane Katrina.
www.cnn.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Amid this, some of the same problems that FEMA faced ahead of Katrina — inexperienced leadership, low morale and bureaucratic red tape that slowed down disaster response —have returned. www.cnn.com/politics/fem...
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The Alaska summit between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin concluded earlier than expected and with no formal peace or ceasefire deal. But it marked a PR victory for Putin.
Here are five key takeaways from the summit and its aftermath:
Here are five key takeaways from the summit and its aftermath:
Key takeaways from Trump’s summit with Putin and dramatic ceasefire reversal
President Donald Trump dropped his demand for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Here are five takeaways from the Alaska summit and its aftermath.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Alaska summit between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin concluded earlier than expected and with no formal peace or ceasefire deal. But it marked a PR victory for Putin.
Here are five key takeaways from the summit and its aftermath:
Here are five key takeaways from the summit and its aftermath:
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It really makes my skin crawl, knowing that Putin and his little Cabal of murders are standing on American soil. Irrespective of whatever matters or discussed the simple fact that he's here disgusts me.
August 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It really makes my skin crawl, knowing that Putin and his little Cabal of murders are standing on American soil. Irrespective of whatever matters or discussed the simple fact that he's here disgusts me.
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A man yelled for help as a group of men – one of whom said he was with ICE – picked him up and pushed him into a car outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday, video shows.
Man yells for help as apparent ICE agents carry him from LA courthouse into unmarked car, video shows | CNN
A man yelled for help as a group of men – one of whom said he was with Immigration and Customs Enforcement – picked him up and pushed him into a car outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday, video s...
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August 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A man yelled for help as a group of men – one of whom said he was with ICE – picked him up and pushed him into a car outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday, video shows.
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“None of these books are obscene”
A group of best-selling authors, publishers, parents & students sued over a harsh ban in FL, and this week "we pushed back, and we won,” says Angie Thomas.
Books “are a gateway” to empathy. “They allow us to step into lives unlike our own" #VelshiBannedBookClub
A group of best-selling authors, publishers, parents & students sued over a harsh ban in FL, and this week "we pushed back, and we won,” says Angie Thomas.
Books “are a gateway” to empathy. “They allow us to step into lives unlike our own" #VelshiBannedBookClub
Velshi Banned Book Club: Author Angie Thomas and a big win against censorship in Florida
In August of 2024, a group of publishers, students, parents, and best-selling authors including Velshi Banned Book Club vets like Julia Alvarez, Laurie Halse Anderson, Jodi Picoult, and Angie Thomas filed a lawsuit against Florida for book banning provisions within House Bill 10-69, which saw 700+ beloved works of literature removed from shelves in the state. And this week, “we pushed back, and we won,” says author Angie Thomas. The freedom to read was upheld. “None of these books are obscene” wrote the judge in a 50-page decision. Books "are a gateway" to empathy, says Thomas. "They allow us to step into lives unlike our own.”
www.msnbc.com
August 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“None of these books are obscene”
A group of best-selling authors, publishers, parents & students sued over a harsh ban in FL, and this week "we pushed back, and we won,” says Angie Thomas.
Books “are a gateway” to empathy. “They allow us to step into lives unlike our own" #VelshiBannedBookClub
A group of best-selling authors, publishers, parents & students sued over a harsh ban in FL, and this week "we pushed back, and we won,” says Angie Thomas.
Books “are a gateway” to empathy. “They allow us to step into lives unlike our own" #VelshiBannedBookClub
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In a fast-moving career spent pushing the boundaries of what was known and what was possible, it is remarkable how rigorously the physicist vetted his own reasoning
Bombs, dinosaurs and UFOs: Luis Walter Alvarez’s eclectic career
He won a Nobel prize in 1968 for his work on particle physics. But his interests ranged far beyond that field
econ.st
August 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In a fast-moving career spent pushing the boundaries of what was known and what was possible, it is remarkable how rigorously the physicist vetted his own reasoning
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Apparently, my opponent is still “trying to figure out” if she broke Virginia ethics rules by failing to disclose a free private plane trip.
It's simple — either she lied on her financial disclosures, or she's lying to Virginians now.
It's simple — either she lied on her financial disclosures, or she's lying to Virginians now.
August 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Apparently, my opponent is still “trying to figure out” if she broke Virginia ethics rules by failing to disclose a free private plane trip.
It's simple — either she lied on her financial disclosures, or she's lying to Virginians now.
It's simple — either she lied on her financial disclosures, or she's lying to Virginians now.
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More and more couples are delaying having kids - or forgoing it altogether - because it's just too damn expensive. How expensive is it?
For a couple in MKE Co to raise 2 kids and live a modest but stable life, they would need to make about $107,320 per year, or $25.80 per hour if both parents work.
For a couple in MKE Co to raise 2 kids and live a modest but stable life, they would need to make about $107,320 per year, or $25.80 per hour if both parents work.
August 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
More and more couples are delaying having kids - or forgoing it altogether - because it's just too damn expensive. How expensive is it?
For a couple in MKE Co to raise 2 kids and live a modest but stable life, they would need to make about $107,320 per year, or $25.80 per hour if both parents work.
For a couple in MKE Co to raise 2 kids and live a modest but stable life, they would need to make about $107,320 per year, or $25.80 per hour if both parents work.
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Hurricane Erin is now a rare Category 5.
The storm is forecast to at least double or triple in size next week. cnn.it/4mGNDqd
The storm is forecast to at least double or triple in size next week. cnn.it/4mGNDqd
August 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Hurricane Erin is now a rare Category 5.
The storm is forecast to at least double or triple in size next week. cnn.it/4mGNDqd
The storm is forecast to at least double or triple in size next week. cnn.it/4mGNDqd
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Read @mollyjongfast.bsky.social “I got that sometimes our country loses its way. But I never thought I would someday live in an America that looked quite so much like my grandfather’s Cold War nightmare.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
Opinion | Stephen Colbert Was Never Going to Save Us
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July 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Read @mollyjongfast.bsky.social “I got that sometimes our country loses its way. But I never thought I would someday live in an America that looked quite so much like my grandfather’s Cold War nightmare.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
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Meanwhile at the cesspool! 🤣😂
July 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Meanwhile at the cesspool! 🤣😂
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George Retes, a 25-year-old Army veteran and father of two, had been planning his three-year-old daughter’s Minnie Mouse birthday party at the park for weeks.
Those plans fell apart last week when Retes – a US citizen – was detained by federal immigration agents. cnn.it/3GUP3hB
Those plans fell apart last week when Retes – a US citizen – was detained by federal immigration agents. cnn.it/3GUP3hB
July 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
George Retes, a 25-year-old Army veteran and father of two, had been planning his three-year-old daughter’s Minnie Mouse birthday party at the park for weeks.
Those plans fell apart last week when Retes – a US citizen – was detained by federal immigration agents. cnn.it/3GUP3hB
Those plans fell apart last week when Retes – a US citizen – was detained by federal immigration agents. cnn.it/3GUP3hB
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@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
July 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
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I’ll be interviewing Mark Vernon about William Blake at 11am today (Saturday)…free event upstairs at Blackwell’s Bookshop in Oxford (Broad Street) in the Philosophy in the Bookshop series
July 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I’ll be interviewing Mark Vernon about William Blake at 11am today (Saturday)…free event upstairs at Blackwell’s Bookshop in Oxford (Broad Street) in the Philosophy in the Bookshop series
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Tell Congress: Reverse Trump’s NOAA cuts and save the National Weather Service
Contact Congress today!
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July 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Stephen Colbert is a profoundly good and deeply talented man with a great staff and an excellent show. They all deserve better.
July 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Stephen Colbert is a profoundly good and deeply talented man with a great staff and an excellent show. They all deserve better.