@calamitybyrd.bsky.social
Dog lover/rescuer. Mother, wife, news junkie, former lawyer & judge. Nonpartisan, pragmatic, moderate. Fan of documentaries & data; irrational fear of sharks.
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In a taxation system that taxes income more than it taxes wealth, nobody must act surprised when the extremely rich get heaps richer by the day.
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GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
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December 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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Sanders: I am not a great fan of the affordable care act. I believe in medicare for all. I think that health care is a human right, but I will be damned if I'm going to see people in Vermont and around this country see a doubling in their premiums.
October 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Sanders: I am not a great fan of the affordable care act. I believe in medicare for all. I think that health care is a human right, but I will be damned if I'm going to see people in Vermont and around this country see a doubling in their premiums.
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The Saudi government murdered Jamal Khashoggi seven years ago today. His editor @karenattiah.bsky.social wrote this two years ago.
Opinion | The moment I knew the world would try to move on from Jamal Khashoggi
I could see it coming at Time’s 2018 Person of the Year celebration.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Saudi government murdered Jamal Khashoggi seven years ago today. His editor @karenattiah.bsky.social wrote this two years ago.
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Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.
October 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.
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There’s a pretty clear pattern in recent lower court rulings suggesting that SCOTUS has lost and respect & legitimacy not only in the eyes of the general public, but with the rest of the judiciary, which is saying so with increasing frankness. slate.com/news-and-pol...
This Is the Most Withering Indictment of the Supreme Court Ever By a Sitting Judge
Over the past few months, a growing number of sitting judges have expressed public skepticism toward the Supreme Court.
slate.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
There’s a pretty clear pattern in recent lower court rulings suggesting that SCOTUS has lost and respect & legitimacy not only in the eyes of the general public, but with the rest of the judiciary, which is saying so with increasing frankness. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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CUOMO: I'm not used to seeing naked propaganda on a government website. Are you worried about violating the Hatch Act?
TURNER: We're not worried at all. This is about letting the American people know what's going on.
C: It's not true. That's why I'm bringing it up. That's why it's propaganda.
TURNER: We're not worried at all. This is about letting the American people know what's going on.
C: It's not true. That's why I'm bringing it up. That's why it's propaganda.
October 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
CUOMO: I'm not used to seeing naked propaganda on a government website. Are you worried about violating the Hatch Act?
TURNER: We're not worried at all. This is about letting the American people know what's going on.
C: It's not true. That's why I'm bringing it up. That's why it's propaganda.
TURNER: We're not worried at all. This is about letting the American people know what's going on.
C: It's not true. That's why I'm bringing it up. That's why it's propaganda.
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Hertling: His comments about putting hands back on recruits… We moved away from that 30 years ago because it’s ineffective…
You know where it didn’t go away? The Russian army.
You know where it didn’t go away? The Russian army.
October 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Hertling: His comments about putting hands back on recruits… We moved away from that 30 years ago because it’s ineffective…
You know where it didn’t go away? The Russian army.
You know where it didn’t go away? The Russian army.
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Pfizer "secured a three-year grace period from President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on pharmaceuticals" and in return will "sell some drugs at a 50% average discount on a direct-to-consumer website called TrumpRx"
looks like state capitalism to me
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
looks like state capitalism to me
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Pfizer Gets Three-Year Reprieve From Trump Pharma Tariffs
Pfizer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said the company secured a three-year grace period from President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on pharmaceuticals in a deal that would lower some o...
www.bloomberg.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pfizer "secured a three-year grace period from President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on pharmaceuticals" and in return will "sell some drugs at a 50% average discount on a direct-to-consumer website called TrumpRx"
looks like state capitalism to me
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
looks like state capitalism to me
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I'm actually kind of surprised that the SecDef hasn't determined that the Army Service Ribbon is "too gay".
October 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I'm actually kind of surprised that the SecDef hasn't determined that the Army Service Ribbon is "too gay".
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September 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Horrifying— Barbara Gomes Marques went with her US citizen husband and lawyer on 9/16 to a green card appointment at USCIS office in downtown LA where she was tricked into walking down a hallway away from them, was snatched by ICE and never came back. She now faces imminent deportation in Louisiana.
Los Angeles man demands answers after wife was detained at scheduled green card meeting
A man is speaking out and asking for help after his wife was detained by federal agents at the end of a scheduled green card hearing in downtown Los Angeles in early September.
www.cbsnews.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Horrifying— Barbara Gomes Marques went with her US citizen husband and lawyer on 9/16 to a green card appointment at USCIS office in downtown LA where she was tricked into walking down a hallway away from them, was snatched by ICE and never came back. She now faces imminent deportation in Louisiana.
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"After his release, the 79 year old U.S. citizen was treated at a local hospital for multiple broken ribs, a dislocated elbow..."
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September 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"After his release, the 79 year old U.S. citizen was treated at a local hospital for multiple broken ribs, a dislocated elbow..."
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ktla.com/news/79-year...
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In 2024 alone, China’s largest state-owned shipbuilder built more vessels by tonnage than the entire U.S. shipbuilding industry has since the end of World War II. China’s navy now fields more warships than the U.S. and is on track to deploy a 425-ship fleet by 2030. www.wsj.com/opinion/amer...
Opinion | America Is Losing Its Ability to Deter China
Beijing is relentlessly building its military as its leaders issue ominous threats against Taiwan.
www.wsj.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In 2024 alone, China’s largest state-owned shipbuilder built more vessels by tonnage than the entire U.S. shipbuilding industry has since the end of World War II. China’s navy now fields more warships than the U.S. and is on track to deploy a 425-ship fleet by 2030. www.wsj.com/opinion/amer...
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An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.
September 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.
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Amid an ongoing wave of conspiracy theories and bogus claims about Jan 6, I’ll note this from our reporting:
Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial
100%
Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial
100%
September 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Amid an ongoing wave of conspiracy theories and bogus claims about Jan 6, I’ll note this from our reporting:
Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial
100%
Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial
100%
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Stop the scapegoating and start dealing with America’s real gun crisis.
HOMEGROWN‼️
HOMEGROWN‼️
September 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Stop the scapegoating and start dealing with America’s real gun crisis.
HOMEGROWN‼️
HOMEGROWN‼️
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79. American citizen.
September 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
79. American citizen.
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The FBI has fired as many as 20 agents, including a group associated with a 2020 incident in which agents were photographed kneeling with demonstrators at the height of protests over the police killing of George Floyd, two people briefed on the matter said. https://cnn.it/46KQzvX
FBI fires agents seen kneeling in iconic photo during George Floyd protests five years ago | CNN Politics
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has fired as many as 20 FBI agents, including a group associated with a 2020 incident in which agents were photographed kneeling with demonstrators at the height of...
www.cnn.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The FBI has fired as many as 20 agents, including a group associated with a 2020 incident in which agents were photographed kneeling with demonstrators at the height of protests over the police killing of George Floyd, two people briefed on the matter said. https://cnn.it/46KQzvX
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This only happens to you once
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This only happens to you once
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NAZI NAZI NAZI
BREAKING NYT:
Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.
Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.
Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.
Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.
Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
NAZI NAZI NAZI