@curious2080.bsky.social
Just trying to understand the world I find myself in.
Likes / reposts is simply sharing information I find worth thinking about. Not endorsing a poster’s view or all of their work.
Likes / reposts is simply sharing information I find worth thinking about. Not endorsing a poster’s view or all of their work.
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LAMENTATIONS
The bad news seems to come faster and faster. Increasing anxiety, powerlessness.
Or: the President is getting more and more done. Increasing feelings of power and … rage?
What happened to us? Where did we take different paths in our perceiving, thinking and behaving? In being …/1
The bad news seems to come faster and faster. Increasing anxiety, powerlessness.
Or: the President is getting more and more done. Increasing feelings of power and … rage?
What happened to us? Where did we take different paths in our perceiving, thinking and behaving? In being …/1
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The degree to which you have meaningful knowledge about an area varies proportionally with the time you spend understanding it.
December 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The degree to which you have meaningful knowledge about an area varies proportionally with the time you spend understanding it.
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Well, the masks weren’t on very tight to begin with, but they’re fully off now. Weak, pathetic, hateful, insecure weirdos.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Well, the masks weren’t on very tight to begin with, but they’re fully off now. Weak, pathetic, hateful, insecure weirdos.
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Tacoma In Washington, USA
December 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Tacoma In Washington, USA
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If there only was a word for a governing system in which one set of laws applied to people of a specific race, and a completely different and much harsher set of laws applied to those of another race...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
December 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
If there only was a word for a governing system in which one set of laws applied to people of a specific race, and a completely different and much harsher set of laws applied to those of another race...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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daily dose of green, north shore Vancouver
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver
December 21, 2025 at 6:02 AM
daily dose of green, north shore Vancouver
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver
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Fudali: This is what we call in the civil litigation world a document dump, where you hide things in plain sight by throwing out a massive volume of documents with zero context, no order, no rhyme or reason, and then force the people who actually want information to dig through it.
December 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Fudali: This is what we call in the civil litigation world a document dump, where you hide things in plain sight by throwing out a massive volume of documents with zero context, no order, no rhyme or reason, and then force the people who actually want information to dig through it.
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Did Trump make Pam Bondi the USAG because she is in the Epstein Files?
December 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Did Trump make Pam Bondi the USAG because she is in the Epstein Files?
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How was your year? Probably not as good as the year the 500 richest billionaires had.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/its-beginnin...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/its-beginnin...
December 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
How was your year? Probably not as good as the year the 500 richest billionaires had.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/its-beginnin...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/its-beginnin...
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In 2016, when Russia first moved to demand payback for getting Trump elected, they tested two envoys to get to Trump. First, a buddy of Jared Kushner's. Then, W/DMITRIEV SPECIFICALLY, W/Erik Prince.
Prince & Bannon then deleted texts about what went on.
The plan has literally not changed at all.
Prince & Bannon then deleted texts about what went on.
The plan has literally not changed at all.
Did you know that the US hasn’t had an ambassador in Moscow in 6 months?
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
December 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In 2016, when Russia first moved to demand payback for getting Trump elected, they tested two envoys to get to Trump. First, a buddy of Jared Kushner's. Then, W/DMITRIEV SPECIFICALLY, W/Erik Prince.
Prince & Bannon then deleted texts about what went on.
The plan has literally not changed at all.
Prince & Bannon then deleted texts about what went on.
The plan has literally not changed at all.
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Same with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social.
A regular old Mayflower guy, and with an Oxford pedigree, much to the consternation of bigots wide and far.
A regular old Mayflower guy, and with an Oxford pedigree, much to the consternation of bigots wide and far.
If immigrating from England makes you a "heritage American" then I guess I'm one too.
December 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Same with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social.
A regular old Mayflower guy, and with an Oxford pedigree, much to the consternation of bigots wide and far.
A regular old Mayflower guy, and with an Oxford pedigree, much to the consternation of bigots wide and far.
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Question: When the head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights division tweets out a false statement about an individual that results in them being barraged with death threats based on their religion and ethnicity, which governmental agency would look into whether that student’s Civil Rights had been infringed?
December 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Question: When the head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights division tweets out a false statement about an individual that results in them being barraged with death threats based on their religion and ethnicity, which governmental agency would look into whether that student’s Civil Rights had been infringed?
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The Palestinian writer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh has been documenting life under Israeli occupation for decades. On “The Interview,” he said he believes that peace between the Israelis and Palestinians is possible, but much would need to be fundamentally reconsidered. trib.al/R03CH7A
December 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Palestinian writer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh has been documenting life under Israeli occupation for decades. On “The Interview,” he said he believes that peace between the Israelis and Palestinians is possible, but much would need to be fundamentally reconsidered. trib.al/R03CH7A
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Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
www.science.org
December 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more
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“What is happening in Palestine today is the true face of Zionist ideology . . . turning Palestinian existence into an unbearable hell,” declares the recently released Kairos Palestine document, "A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide."
December 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“What is happening in Palestine today is the true face of Zionist ideology . . . turning Palestinian existence into an unbearable hell,” declares the recently released Kairos Palestine document, "A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide."
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When a disabled person expresses concerns over assisted dying legislation, please listen to them.
Don’t speak over them.
Don’t assume they want to deny you the right to die.
We’re fighting for our right to live.
We’re fighting fascism & eugenics.
Assisted Dying policies will always target us.
Don’t speak over them.
Don’t assume they want to deny you the right to die.
We’re fighting for our right to live.
We’re fighting fascism & eugenics.
Assisted Dying policies will always target us.
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
When a disabled person expresses concerns over assisted dying legislation, please listen to them.
Don’t speak over them.
Don’t assume they want to deny you the right to die.
We’re fighting for our right to live.
We’re fighting fascism & eugenics.
Assisted Dying policies will always target us.
Don’t speak over them.
Don’t assume they want to deny you the right to die.
We’re fighting for our right to live.
We’re fighting fascism & eugenics.
Assisted Dying policies will always target us.
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The End.
It only took them a year which speaks to the rot that was already there.
youtube.com/shorts/04RXQ...
It only took them a year which speaks to the rot that was already there.
youtube.com/shorts/04RXQ...
The End of This Era and Its Descent Into One Person Rule
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The End.
It only took them a year which speaks to the rot that was already there.
youtube.com/shorts/04RXQ...
It only took them a year which speaks to the rot that was already there.
youtube.com/shorts/04RXQ...
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Neat cloud shadow in the east as the sun was sitting in the west this afternoon.
December 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Neat cloud shadow in the east as the sun was sitting in the west this afternoon.
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Goldman: This guy is so clearly trying to follow the Putin model—using the government to make money, making sure his allies control the most important companies in the country, including our media companies, doling out money by deregulating their industries, and taking money from them in return…
December 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Goldman: This guy is so clearly trying to follow the Putin model—using the government to make money, making sure his allies control the most important companies in the country, including our media companies, doling out money by deregulating their industries, and taking money from them in return…
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A September Rendezvous
Behind A Dry Falls
Minnehaha
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Behind A Dry Falls
Minnehaha
Minneapolis
Minnesota
December 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
A September Rendezvous
Behind A Dry Falls
Minnehaha
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Behind A Dry Falls
Minnehaha
Minneapolis
Minnesota
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December 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
Two Years to 1.7°C: the “Prediction Game” We Can’t Afford to Lose
Australia’s sweltering through another early-summer heatwave, and I’m trying to decide whether to write about the weather outside my window - or the bigger climate system we’re reengineering on this p...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
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December 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Like Jim Crow (and slavery), mass incarceration operates as a tightly networked system of laws, policies, customs, and institutions that operate collectively to ensure the subordinate status of a group defined largely by race - Michelle Alexander
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
December 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Like Jim Crow (and slavery), mass incarceration operates as a tightly networked system of laws, policies, customs, and institutions that operate collectively to ensure the subordinate status of a group defined largely by race - Michelle Alexander
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
Insightful reporting @emptywheel.bsky.social as always
“That John Eisenberg’s department was in charge of a second pass on these documents is of some interest; …Eisenberg has helped Trump cover stuff up in the past, most notably the transcript of his perfect phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.”
“That John Eisenberg’s department was in charge of a second pass on these documents is of some interest; …Eisenberg has helped Trump cover stuff up in the past, most notably the transcript of his perfect phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.”
The Most Complex Friday Night News Dump, Ever? - emptywheel
There's a lot of shit going down with Todd Blanche's name on it. He still seems to believe he can juggle his way through politicizing the Department of Justice.
www.emptywheel.net
December 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Insightful reporting @emptywheel.bsky.social as always
“That John Eisenberg’s department was in charge of a second pass on these documents is of some interest; …Eisenberg has helped Trump cover stuff up in the past, most notably the transcript of his perfect phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.”
“That John Eisenberg’s department was in charge of a second pass on these documents is of some interest; …Eisenberg has helped Trump cover stuff up in the past, most notably the transcript of his perfect phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.”