David Rogers
@dlrogkummt.bsky.social
Former university senior academic interested in the environment & how to save it, MMT, politics, literature, history, education, critical thinking - you name it. Author of Writing Better Essays: A Rhetorical Guide to Writing and Revision
So it’s not so much that the emperor had no clothes (don’t go there) but the guy & the government of which he is a part have no values, neither those you can or can’t shoot. He & his boss can shoot off their respective mouths, however, and stick in their feet.
god this guy is an idiot. like, a stone cold idiot who sincerely believes that war fighting and preparedness is about having the biggest dick
Hegseth at NATO summit: "We can talk all we want about values. Values are important. But you can't shoot values."
February 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
So it’s not so much that the emperor had no clothes (don’t go there) but the guy & the government of which he is a part have no values, neither those you can or can’t shoot. He & his boss can shoot off their respective mouths, however, and stick in their feet.
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god this guy is an idiot. like, a stone cold idiot who sincerely believes that war fighting and preparedness is about having the biggest dick
Hegseth at NATO summit: "We can talk all we want about values. Values are important. But you can't shoot values."
February 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
god this guy is an idiot. like, a stone cold idiot who sincerely believes that war fighting and preparedness is about having the biggest dick
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February 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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These emails, sent across agencies, compel all federal employees to snitch on any colleague whose work might have some vague DEIA inflection. Those who refuse to snitch will be disciplined.
Seems designed to put all workers who aren’t white men under a cloud of suspicion. Truly vile stuff.
Seems designed to put all workers who aren’t white men under a cloud of suspicion. Truly vile stuff.
The acting director of the Office of Personnel Management (the feds' H.R. department) is telling federal employees to rat out their DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility) colleagues by emailing "[email protected]."
chcoc.gov/sites/defaul...
chcoc.gov/sites/defaul...
January 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
These emails, sent across agencies, compel all federal employees to snitch on any colleague whose work might have some vague DEIA inflection. Those who refuse to snitch will be disciplined.
Seems designed to put all workers who aren’t white men under a cloud of suspicion. Truly vile stuff.
Seems designed to put all workers who aren’t white men under a cloud of suspicion. Truly vile stuff.
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Brilliant satirical cover from Private Eye, mocking spineless media organisations and journalists who submit and cower in the face of power 👏
January 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Brilliant satirical cover from Private Eye, mocking spineless media organisations and journalists who submit and cower in the face of power 👏
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This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
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Labour just gave crumbs to desperate leaseholders: a 'drop in the ocean'
Far from implementing the reforms they should be, Labour is now dragging its feet on enacting the new Leasehold Act passed last year
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
Far from implementing the reforms they should be, Labour is now dragging its feet on enacting the new Leasehold Act passed last year
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
Labour still screwing over leaseholders eight months on
Far from implementing the reforms they should be, Labour is now dragging its feet on enacting the new Leasehold Act passed last year
www.thecanary.co
January 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Labour just gave crumbs to desperate leaseholders: a 'drop in the ocean'
Far from implementing the reforms they should be, Labour is now dragging its feet on enacting the new Leasehold Act passed last year
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
Far from implementing the reforms they should be, Labour is now dragging its feet on enacting the new Leasehold Act passed last year
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
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Reup: Peterr's reflection on Bishop Budde & prayer service:
This is a service for the nation.
Not for "the citizens of" the nation.
Not for "the taxpayers of" the nation.
Not for "the leaders of" the nation.
This was a service for the nation-the *whole* nation.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/01/22/h...
This is a service for the nation.
Not for "the citizens of" the nation.
Not for "the taxpayers of" the nation.
Not for "the leaders of" the nation.
This was a service for the nation-the *whole* nation.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/01/22/h...
Herod Goes to the National Cathedral and is Disappointed - emptywheel
Trump's reaction to the National Cathedral prayer service yesterday says a lot more about him than it does about Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
www.emptywheel.net
January 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reup: Peterr's reflection on Bishop Budde & prayer service:
This is a service for the nation.
Not for "the citizens of" the nation.
Not for "the taxpayers of" the nation.
Not for "the leaders of" the nation.
This was a service for the nation-the *whole* nation.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/01/22/h...
This is a service for the nation.
Not for "the citizens of" the nation.
Not for "the taxpayers of" the nation.
Not for "the leaders of" the nation.
This was a service for the nation-the *whole* nation.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/01/22/h...
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If she can do it, we can all do it.
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This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
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Welcome to the next four years. Republicans do horribly rightwing things to hurt people and move the Overton window even further right, while rightwing Democrats say 'Hey, can you let us join in and do it in a bipartisan fashion'.
Kill me now.
Kill me now.
13 Democratic senators, led by Mark Kelly, write a letter asking John Thune and Republicans to work with them on an immigration bill instead of doing it on party lines through reconciliation.
Full 👇
Full 👇
January 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Welcome to the next four years. Republicans do horribly rightwing things to hurt people and move the Overton window even further right, while rightwing Democrats say 'Hey, can you let us join in and do it in a bipartisan fashion'.
Kill me now.
Kill me now.
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remember, the blitzkrieg is intended to make you feel like there is nothing you can do about it; that’s the only reason to go forward in this haphazard and sloppy manner all in the first week
and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you *will* do something about it
and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you *will* do something about it
January 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
remember, the blitzkrieg is intended to make you feel like there is nothing you can do about it; that’s the only reason to go forward in this haphazard and sloppy manner all in the first week
and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you *will* do something about it
and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you *will* do something about it
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the number of units lost in the fire is likely equivalent to like an entire year's housing production in the city of Los Angeles, almost all at the very high end of the market
January 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
the number of units lost in the fire is likely equivalent to like an entire year's housing production in the city of Los Angeles, almost all at the very high end of the market
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Meta is making big changes to hiring practices, sources told me and @mikeisaac.bsky.social
- no more teams devoted to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- no diversity preference for working with outside minority owned supplier businesses
- no goals for hiring women and minorities
- no more teams devoted to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- no diversity preference for working with outside minority owned supplier businesses
- no goals for hiring women and minorities
January 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Meta is making big changes to hiring practices, sources told me and @mikeisaac.bsky.social
- no more teams devoted to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- no diversity preference for working with outside minority owned supplier businesses
- no goals for hiring women and minorities
- no more teams devoted to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- no diversity preference for working with outside minority owned supplier businesses
- no goals for hiring women and minorities
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oversight board criticises Meta policy changes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Huge problems with axing fact-checkers, Meta oversight board says
The body's co-chair says moving to community notes could have a big impact on gender rights and minority groups.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
oversight board criticises Meta policy changes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“He delights in the fact that those around him fear his power—and not only that, but that they perceive he will wield it arbitrarily. He loves that they know the old ties—allegiances, treaties, laws, norms—will not protect them. If they are to prosper, they must pay obeisance to the king.”
Take Trump’s Greenland Obsession Seriously
Trump’s thirst for expansion isn’t a sideshow. It’s the foreign-policy expression of his core political impulse: bullying.
www.thebulwark.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“He delights in the fact that those around him fear his power—and not only that, but that they perceive he will wield it arbitrarily. He loves that they know the old ties—allegiances, treaties, laws, norms—will not protect them. If they are to prosper, they must pay obeisance to the king.”
@mindylawrence.bsky.social Got it Mindy; following you now. 🤛
January 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
@mindylawrence.bsky.social Got it Mindy; following you now. 🤛
👍🤛
November 19, 2024 at 5:05 PM
👍🤛
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It’s happening
November 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
It’s happening
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Bluesky just hit 20 million users
By contrast Twitter has 611 million users
Is this a case of quality not quantity 👀
Or will Bluesky hit 100 million users in a few weeks?
By contrast Twitter has 611 million users
Is this a case of quality not quantity 👀
Or will Bluesky hit 100 million users in a few weeks?
November 19, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Bluesky just hit 20 million users
By contrast Twitter has 611 million users
Is this a case of quality not quantity 👀
Or will Bluesky hit 100 million users in a few weeks?
By contrast Twitter has 611 million users
Is this a case of quality not quantity 👀
Or will Bluesky hit 100 million users in a few weeks?
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Sandra Gilbert, co-author of The Madwoman in the Attic, dies aged 87
Sandra Gilbert, co-author of The Madwoman in the Attic, dies aged 87
The writer was also a renowned academic and poet as well as being one of the leading figures of second wave feminism
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Sandra Gilbert, co-author of The Madwoman in the Attic, dies aged 87
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The protestors want to call it "the tractor tax" because calling it "the inheritance tax protest" would turn off public opinion.
The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.
Exempt from all.
The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.
Exempt from all.
November 19, 2024 at 7:53 AM
The protestors want to call it "the tractor tax" because calling it "the inheritance tax protest" would turn off public opinion.
The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.
Exempt from all.
The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.
Exempt from all.
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Thames Water in a worse state than previously admitted with £23bn of assets that are in urgent need of repair
The supply of water to its 16 mill customers “on a knife-edge”.
It has failed to tackle adequately serious safety concerns, has not upgraded essential IT systems
The supply of water to its 16 mill customers “on a knife-edge”.
It has failed to tackle adequately serious safety concerns, has not upgraded essential IT systems
November 17, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Thames Water in a worse state than previously admitted with £23bn of assets that are in urgent need of repair
The supply of water to its 16 mill customers “on a knife-edge”.
It has failed to tackle adequately serious safety concerns, has not upgraded essential IT systems
The supply of water to its 16 mill customers “on a knife-edge”.
It has failed to tackle adequately serious safety concerns, has not upgraded essential IT systems
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Starmer's recent announcements about 'delivering for the British people' are not what they seem. Starmer's delivery speil is primarily aimed at DP World Dubai, Deloitte, Blackrock, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Blackstone, the IEA, the Adam Smith Institute, The Heritage Foundation, etc. >
November 18, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Starmer's recent announcements about 'delivering for the British people' are not what they seem. Starmer's delivery speil is primarily aimed at DP World Dubai, Deloitte, Blackrock, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Blackstone, the IEA, the Adam Smith Institute, The Heritage Foundation, etc. >