Morgan
@dogdreams.bsky.social
Advocate for non-virtual reality and radical neighboring. Supporter of the living community of the Skagit watershed, 25 years in nonprofit publications, 20 in mental health counseling. Money may talk and poetry walk, but beauty reaches for the light.
Ya think?
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Ya think?
Go CA! Second largest percentage of use of clean energy on the planet (next to China). You'd think Repugnants would love this, so they can keep dwindling fossil fuel supplies for themselves.
‘The biggest transformation in a century’: how California remade itself as a clean energy powerhouse
The Golden State’s clean energy use hit new highs in 2025. As the Trump administration abandons US climate initiatives, can California fill the void?
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Go CA! Second largest percentage of use of clean energy on the planet (next to China). You'd think Repugnants would love this, so they can keep dwindling fossil fuel supplies for themselves.
There's stupid, stupider and stupidest. This falls in the last category.
Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy | Margaret Sullivan
Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
There's stupid, stupider and stupidest. This falls in the last category.
Trumpolini is doing this because his handlers know to maintain the USA's unsustainable lifestyle during the planet's post-peak-oil years, it must confiscate Venezuela's. The intelligent thing to do would be to learn to live on less to ready ourselves for when fossil fuel runs out in this century.
Trump’s Tanker Crackdown Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Trumpolini is doing this because his handlers know to maintain the USA's unsustainable lifestyle during the planet's post-peak-oil years, it must confiscate Venezuela's. The intelligent thing to do would be to learn to live on less to ready ourselves for when fossil fuel runs out in this century.
Yes, we do need a well-staffed FDA.
Direct Source Seafood LLC is Recalling Frozen Raw Shrimp Because Product May Have Become Contaminated with Cesium-137 (Cs-137)
December 19, 2025, Direct Source Seafood LLC, Bellevue, WA, is recalling approximately 83,800 bags of frozen raw shrimp, imported from Indonesia, sold under the Market 32 and Waterfront Bistro brands ...
www.fda.gov
December 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Yes, we do need a well-staffed FDA.
DOGE, obviously, was not about saving the US money. More likely, it was about hacking federal computer systems for gangsters.
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
DOGE, obviously, was not about saving the US money. More likely, it was about hacking federal computer systems for gangsters.
Why did Doge fail so miserably? Since Reagan, the US govt ready had 70 Inspector Generals--split between presidentially-appointed/Senate confirmed and agency-appointed roles--serving as independent watchdogs for fraud and waste in fed agencies. Of course, shyster Trumpolini has now fired 18 of them.
How 2024 made Elon Musk the world’s most powerful unelected man
A timeline of events in the year of Elon Musk shows how omnipresent he has become, how his X feed has become as unavoidable as Donald Trump’s was.
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Why did Doge fail so miserably? Since Reagan, the US govt ready had 70 Inspector Generals--split between presidentially-appointed/Senate confirmed and agency-appointed roles--serving as independent watchdogs for fraud and waste in fed agencies. Of course, shyster Trumpolini has now fired 18 of them.
Trumpolini desecrates our flag with white male Christian nationalism, i.e. supremacy over Black, brown, Red and yellow people, women, nonJudeo-Christians and those whose genders or sexuality don't fit Leave It to Beaver roles. This is not Constitutional democracy, but fascism at its most blatant.
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Trumpolini desecrates our flag with white male Christian nationalism, i.e. supremacy over Black, brown, Red and yellow people, women, nonJudeo-Christians and those whose genders or sexuality don't fit Leave It to Beaver roles. This is not Constitutional democracy, but fascism at its most blatant.
When Trumpolini promised a $1,776 payment for 1.45M military workers for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence during a primetime TV address Wednesday, he said it would come from tariffs. In reality, the payments will be financed by repurposing military housing assistance.
December 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
When Trumpolini promised a $1,776 payment for 1.45M military workers for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence during a primetime TV address Wednesday, he said it would come from tariffs. In reality, the payments will be financed by repurposing military housing assistance.
BIG reason to eat organic: big corporations lie. A paper claiming the herbicide glyphosate—brand name Roundup—is not carcinogenic has been retracted after evidence emerged manufacturer Monsanto helped ghostwrite it. In 25 years since it was published, it became one of the most cited in its field.
December 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
BIG reason to eat organic: big corporations lie. A paper claiming the herbicide glyphosate—brand name Roundup—is not carcinogenic has been retracted after evidence emerged manufacturer Monsanto helped ghostwrite it. In 25 years since it was published, it became one of the most cited in its field.
Beware of "sports drinks." Over-the-top caffein levels give users an angry high-octane push to do whatever it is they think to do, e.g. study for an exam, gamble life savings or kill their parents. As a counselor, I've seen patients lose their health, their jobs and their minds under its influence.
Video Footage Shows Nick Reiner Enter Store an Hour Before His Arrest
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Beware of "sports drinks." Over-the-top caffein levels give users an angry high-octane push to do whatever it is they think to do, e.g. study for an exam, gamble life savings or kill their parents. As a counselor, I've seen patients lose their health, their jobs and their minds under its influence.
Between his jet pooping on demonstrations post and the Reiner murder reaction, it's clear Trumpolini must be removed from office as soon as possible before he pushes the nuclear button over some perceived slight. Section 4 of the 25th Amendment must be invoked to save the world. He's over the edge.
December 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Between his jet pooping on demonstrations post and the Reiner murder reaction, it's clear Trumpolini must be removed from office as soon as possible before he pushes the nuclear button over some perceived slight. Section 4 of the 25th Amendment must be invoked to save the world. He's over the edge.
My home, located in Skagit County WA, USA, just endured its highest level of winter flooding on record. 20 years ago, this precipitation would have been a lovely blanket of snow that melted into the river at a manageable rate. Due to global heating, we receive more of it as rain, hence the floods.
December 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
My home, located in Skagit County WA, USA, just endured its highest level of winter flooding on record. 20 years ago, this precipitation would have been a lovely blanket of snow that melted into the river at a manageable rate. Due to global heating, we receive more of it as rain, hence the floods.
Just what the planet needs, i.e. more humans. But big corporations do.
Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut
Survey by world’s largest network for sexual and reproductive health shows devastation to services, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, and amplification of anti-rights voices
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Just what the planet needs, i.e. more humans. But big corporations do.
Medicare for All, but lower the age limit every year to titrate the economy to a new system of healthcare. Children under 12 and Abortion for ALL ASAP. Obviously can't happen overnight but past time to get started in the right direction for a financially, mentally and physically healthy population.
Most Americans say government has a responsibility to ensure health care coverage
Most Americans (66%) say the federal government has a responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage.
www.pewresearch.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Medicare for All, but lower the age limit every year to titrate the economy to a new system of healthcare. Children under 12 and Abortion for ALL ASAP. Obviously can't happen overnight but past time to get started in the right direction for a financially, mentally and physically healthy population.
Very cool group showing who/what contributed to whom/what campaign, eg. American Crystal Sugar PAC overwhelmingly likes Dems. Go figure. Maybe they need the most convincing?
Integrity Index
Holding politicians accountable to the people.
integrityindex.us
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Very cool group showing who/what contributed to whom/what campaign, eg. American Crystal Sugar PAC overwhelmingly likes Dems. Go figure. Maybe they need the most convincing?
Civicus, a non-profit that monitors civic freedom in 198 countries, placed the US in its “obstructed” category citing a “sharp deterioration of fundamental freedoms in the country…following a year of sweeping executive actions, restrictive laws and aggressive crackdowns on free speech and dissent.”
December 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Civicus, a non-profit that monitors civic freedom in 198 countries, placed the US in its “obstructed” category citing a “sharp deterioration of fundamental freedoms in the country…following a year of sweeping executive actions, restrictive laws and aggressive crackdowns on free speech and dissent.”
Paramount announced a $77.9B hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery to kill Netflix’s $72B accepted Friday. The offer says $40B will be “backstopped by Ellison Family and RedBird Capital.” Not mentioned is $24B from sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar, i.e. Big Oil.
December 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Paramount announced a $77.9B hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery to kill Netflix’s $72B accepted Friday. The offer says $40B will be “backstopped by Ellison Family and RedBird Capital.” Not mentioned is $24B from sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar, i.e. Big Oil.
More of course, but this? Walmart’s CEO got $27.4M last year—930 times the median Walmart worker’s $29,469. Coca-Cola’s $28M—2,000 times the average Coke worker's $14,144. Starbucks’s CEO $95.8M—3,000 times a $32,000 barista salary. Tesla approved $1 TRILLION for Elon Musk. Disgusted yet?
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
More of course, but this? Walmart’s CEO got $27.4M last year—930 times the median Walmart worker’s $29,469. Coca-Cola’s $28M—2,000 times the average Coke worker's $14,144. Starbucks’s CEO $95.8M—3,000 times a $32,000 barista salary. Tesla approved $1 TRILLION for Elon Musk. Disgusted yet?
OMG!!! CNN and CNBC announced partnerships with Kalshi, an online predictions market, that allows the public to place bets on news events fundamentally changing the nature of news. It will no longer be a mechanism to learn about and understand world events, but a way to speculate for financial gain.
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
OMG!!! CNN and CNBC announced partnerships with Kalshi, an online predictions market, that allows the public to place bets on news events fundamentally changing the nature of news. It will no longer be a mechanism to learn about and understand world events, but a way to speculate for financial gain.
The planet strikes back...
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushroo...
apnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The planet strikes back...
Humans are way too easy to sway.
Chatbots Can Meaningfully Shift Political Opinions, Studies Find
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Humans are way too easy to sway.
Golly gee. Wonder what they were redacting in November?
FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime to redact Epstein files, documents show
Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold sued the FBI and DOJ for the files as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.
www.snopes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Golly gee. Wonder what they were redacting in November?
Sen Rand Paul says, “There is a difference between being accused of being a bad guy and being a bad guy. It is called 'the presumption of innocence.' It is called 'due process.' It is called, basically, justice our country was founded upon.” Yet his party continues to support a dictator's murders...
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Sen Rand Paul says, “There is a difference between being accused of being a bad guy and being a bad guy. It is called 'the presumption of innocence.' It is called 'due process.' It is called, basically, justice our country was founded upon.” Yet his party continues to support a dictator's murders...