M. Osborn
@ctll033.bsky.social
Twitter refugee. Retired UPRR. Also on Spoutible. Generally discuss Nebraska, Wyoming, Omaha. No DM’s unless I know you.
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M. Osborn
@ctll033.bsky.social
· Jun 5
I got on here to look up something and now I can’t remember…
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Charles is the real deal. Raises lots of money for Democrats and does incredible research on health care costs and the ACA.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Charles is the real deal. Raises lots of money for Democrats and does incredible research on health care costs and the ACA.
I don’t need these tips now, but I absolutely positively will soon.
I absolutely despise the flat metal shovel but with the stairs it's really good. The only problem is the snow getting stuck to it so this time I use WD-40 and it was amazing. No snow got stuck to that damn shovel thank God. That's always the worst part actually.
December 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I don’t need these tips now, but I absolutely positively will soon.
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So basically no performers with any actual talent or scruples will ever agree to perform there again.
Not that it matters since no one will buy tickets to sit in a marble chair for several hours anyway.
Not that it matters since no one will buy tickets to sit in a marble chair for several hours anyway.
Everything that orange man touches fails.
Kennedy Center president rebukes performer who called off Christmas Eve show over addition of Trump’s name | CNN Politics
Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell lambasted a performer’s decision to cancel an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert, following the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the Washington, DC,...
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December 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
So basically no performers with any actual talent or scruples will ever agree to perform there again.
Not that it matters since no one will buy tickets to sit in a marble chair for several hours anyway.
Not that it matters since no one will buy tickets to sit in a marble chair for several hours anyway.
Cameron movies provide a reason to get off the couch and pay large prices for admission and snacks.
I fear for the future of the whole system. Nobody is willing to invest the money, time and effort and risk necessary to save it on the production side, and the audience is getting out of the habit.
I fear for the future of the whole system. Nobody is willing to invest the money, time and effort and risk necessary to save it on the production side, and the audience is getting out of the habit.
Chris and I have had this conversation several times: imagine if the raw filmmaking power and vfx talent being put into these movies was used in service of something that wasn’t nearly unbelievably dumb? But it isn’t, this is what the guy wants to make, and it looks good. Value neutral judgement
December 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Cameron movies provide a reason to get off the couch and pay large prices for admission and snacks.
I fear for the future of the whole system. Nobody is willing to invest the money, time and effort and risk necessary to save it on the production side, and the audience is getting out of the habit.
I fear for the future of the whole system. Nobody is willing to invest the money, time and effort and risk necessary to save it on the production side, and the audience is getting out of the habit.
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Also:
— Marco Rubio, Cuban parents
— Kash Patel, Indian parents
— Mehmet Oz, Turkish parents
— Marco Rubio, Cuban parents
— Kash Patel, Indian parents
— Mehmet Oz, Turkish parents
It’s pretty wild that the most rabidly anti-immigrant administration in recent memory is comprised of a President married to an immigrant, a VP married to the daughter of immigrants, an assistant AG in charge of Civil Rights who’s an immigrant (Dhillon), & it was all funded by an immigrant (Musk).
December 27, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Also:
— Marco Rubio, Cuban parents
— Kash Patel, Indian parents
— Mehmet Oz, Turkish parents
— Marco Rubio, Cuban parents
— Kash Patel, Indian parents
— Mehmet Oz, Turkish parents
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I've never put anything that I publish behind a paywall, FWIW.
But I certainly welcome donors/subscribers.
ACASignups.net
But I certainly welcome donors/subscribers.
ACASignups.net
ACA Signups
Healthcare policy data, analysis & snark.
ACASignups.net
December 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I've never put anything that I publish behind a paywall, FWIW.
But I certainly welcome donors/subscribers.
ACASignups.net
But I certainly welcome donors/subscribers.
ACASignups.net
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The numbers are in. More people watched the bootlegged 60 Minutes CECOT segment than watched Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors on CBS.
December 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The numbers are in. More people watched the bootlegged 60 Minutes CECOT segment than watched Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors on CBS.
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This is John Roberts' America.
The blatant selling of pardons is perhaps the clearest instance of criminal conduct authorized by SCOTUS. Pardons are a quintessential "official act." So, even when Trump takes a bribe to issue one, he is presumably above the criminal law.
The president’s own chief of staff was reportedly stunned by his pardon of a former Honduran president.
December 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is John Roberts' America.
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GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
I love Pogo.
I am not a fan of Christmas caroling, but we’re all gonna sing this one. A-one an’ a-two an’ a-three…
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I love Pogo.
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Tow truck driver Bobby Nunez had only moved the ICE vehicle one block away, with the SUV reportedly returned to agents within 13 minutes. Yet, Nunez faced up to 10 years in prison.
A federal jury Sunday refused to indict him, which sent Stephen Miller into a tantrum: trib.al/1ZZ53TW
A federal jury Sunday refused to indict him, which sent Stephen Miller into a tantrum: trib.al/1ZZ53TW
Stephen Miller Loses It as Jury Acquits Man Who Towed ICE Agent’s Car
The White House adviser is officially having a bad day.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Tow truck driver Bobby Nunez had only moved the ICE vehicle one block away, with the SUV reportedly returned to agents within 13 minutes. Yet, Nunez faced up to 10 years in prison.
A federal jury Sunday refused to indict him, which sent Stephen Miller into a tantrum: trib.al/1ZZ53TW
A federal jury Sunday refused to indict him, which sent Stephen Miller into a tantrum: trib.al/1ZZ53TW
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WHY?
What possible reason would there be for them to do this?
What possible reason would there be for them to do this?
So, a version of IT"S A WONDERFUL LIFE on Amazon cuts 22 minutes of the movie including the entire Pottersville sequence.(via @pematson.bsky.social )
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Physical Media for the Win: Amazon’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Cuts Pivotal Scenes
One tradition in my household is to watch It’s a Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve. There is something about the story of a good man, George Bailey, and his realization that life is worth living and…
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December 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
WHY?
What possible reason would there be for them to do this?
What possible reason would there be for them to do this?
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Welp.
December 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Welp.
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US coal generation has collapsed from about 50% of electricity in 2005 to just 14% today. It’s one of the fastest energy transitions in modern history. Operating a coal plant now costs more than building new wind and solar in every state. buff.ly/lhSKS7D
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Can the war on coal still be won?
Ten years ago, the U.S. was on track to phase out coal by 2030, thanks to the Sierra Club. Now Trump and AI are delaying the fuel’s decline.
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December 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
US coal generation has collapsed from about 50% of electricity in 2005 to just 14% today. It’s one of the fastest energy transitions in modern history. Operating a coal plant now costs more than building new wind and solar in every state. buff.ly/lhSKS7D
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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If ICE can threaten arrest for filming, then journalists, watchdogs, and protesters can all be silenced the same way. You don’t have freedom of the press if recording police is treated as terrorism. #holdfast
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists
A free country must have an absolute wall of protection for those who record government actions.
www.cato.org
December 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If ICE can threaten arrest for filming, then journalists, watchdogs, and protesters can all be silenced the same way. You don’t have freedom of the press if recording police is treated as terrorism. #holdfast
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
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A reminder from Christmas past of all we have lost and must reclaim in 2026 and 2028.
December 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
A reminder from Christmas past of all we have lost and must reclaim in 2026 and 2028.
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More people should be talking about this administration and Republicans killing vaccines aka killing children with their policy.
Children will die in this country and it could have been prevented.
Will Republicans be held accountable then?
Children will die in this country and it could have been prevented.
Will Republicans be held accountable then?
[In approx] "117 million children born during 1994–2023, routine childhood vaccinations will have prevented approximately 508 million lifetime cases of illness, 32 million hospitalizations, and 1,129,000 deaths, at a net savings of $540 billion in direct costs and $2.7 trillion in societal costs."
Cutting childhood vaccines has nothing to do with “pro-business” politics. Some vaccines were added because they reduce suffering and deaths and keep parents from missing work. Chickenpox alone cost working parents ~4 days off per case.
December 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
More people should be talking about this administration and Republicans killing vaccines aka killing children with their policy.
Children will die in this country and it could have been prevented.
Will Republicans be held accountable then?
Children will die in this country and it could have been prevented.
Will Republicans be held accountable then?
Every AI implementation should come with an environmental impact statement (yes, I know the current administration won’t bother because they’ve allied with the Saudis and Russians to increase oil use). For most, the juice is not worth the squeeze.
The truth is that AI is mid. It's an ok tool for specific types of tasks. Not worth billions of dollars and if it is going to take your job, that's a skill issue.
December 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Every AI implementation should come with an environmental impact statement (yes, I know the current administration won’t bother because they’ve allied with the Saudis and Russians to increase oil use). For most, the juice is not worth the squeeze.
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I've already said that we're all going to wake one day awaiting the verdict in a case to determine whether AI generated child sa images are legal.
December 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I've already said that we're all going to wake one day awaiting the verdict in a case to determine whether AI generated child sa images are legal.
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ICE just deported a US citizen...without a hearing...in violation of federal court order...
@govwesmoore.bsky.social
@govwesmoore.bsky.social
"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
ICE detains woman whose lawyer insists is US citizen. DHS says she isn't
Federal agents arrested Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales on her way home in Baltimore, Maryland.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
ICE just deported a US citizen...without a hearing...in violation of federal court order...
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@govwesmoore.bsky.social
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🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
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This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
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Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
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Fun night for CBS lawyers, I'm sure they appreciate Bari's ability to do the fucking news
CBS furiously trying to take down the 60 Minutes segment about human rights abuses at the El Salvadoran prison that Bari Weiss spiked
December 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Fun night for CBS lawyers, I'm sure they appreciate Bari's ability to do the fucking news
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Americans having to bootleg broadcast news about our government’s offshored concentration camp is a level of fascism that immediately precedes democratic societies dropping leaflets on us from weather balloons.
And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Americans having to bootleg broadcast news about our government’s offshored concentration camp is a level of fascism that immediately precedes democratic societies dropping leaflets on us from weather balloons.
Corruption.
Holy shit
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
December 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Corruption.