Fixedopsjack - automotive after sales guru
@fixedopsjack.bsky.social
Retired automotive executive - married 40 years - one dachshund, 2 cats - cars, history, space, arts, film, photography, F1, democracy. No Crypto, no DM’s,no Leon stans, no “opportunities”
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Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
(Published Nov. 2025)
New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
(Published Nov. 2025)
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
(Published Nov. 2025)
New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
(Published Nov. 2025)
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‘Trump’s Economic Policies Did This’: US Business Bankruptcies Surge to 15-Year High
At least 717 US companies filed for bankruptcy through November 2025—the highest figure recorded since the aftermath of the Great Recession.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b...
At least 717 US companies filed for bankruptcy through November 2025—the highest figure recorded since the aftermath of the Great Recession.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b...
'Trump's Economic Policies Did This': US Business Bankruptcies Surge to 15-Year High | Common Dreams
Businesses in the United States have filed for bankruptcy this year at a level not seen since 2010 as President Donald Trump's tariff regime has jacked up costs for companies in manufacturing and othe...
www.commondreams.org
December 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Trump’s Economic Policies Did This’: US Business Bankruptcies Surge to 15-Year High
At least 717 US companies filed for bankruptcy through November 2025—the highest figure recorded since the aftermath of the Great Recession.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b...
At least 717 US companies filed for bankruptcy through November 2025—the highest figure recorded since the aftermath of the Great Recession.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b...
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Finland seized control of the vessel Fitburg after a data cable between Helsinki and Tallinn was damaged. The ship’s anchor chain was found hanging. Intercepted in Finland’s EEZ, damage occurred in Estonia’s zone. 14 crew detained.
January 2, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Finland seized control of the vessel Fitburg after a data cable between Helsinki and Tallinn was damaged. The ship’s anchor chain was found hanging. Intercepted in Finland’s EEZ, damage occurred in Estonia’s zone. 14 crew detained.
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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Casinso won't pay Christmas jackpot winner his money—discriminating against his immigration status.
Has valid asylum REAL ID that is good enough for ICE agents—more difficult to get than drivers license.
It was a week ago and he still hasn't received a dime—or an explanation.
Chicago, Illinois
Has valid asylum REAL ID that is good enough for ICE agents—more difficult to get than drivers license.
It was a week ago and he still hasn't received a dime—or an explanation.
Chicago, Illinois
January 2, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Casinso won't pay Christmas jackpot winner his money—discriminating against his immigration status.
Has valid asylum REAL ID that is good enough for ICE agents—more difficult to get than drivers license.
It was a week ago and he still hasn't received a dime—or an explanation.
Chicago, Illinois
Has valid asylum REAL ID that is good enough for ICE agents—more difficult to get than drivers license.
It was a week ago and he still hasn't received a dime—or an explanation.
Chicago, Illinois
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DHS reportedly fast-tracked a contract worth almost $1 billion to a company led by a donor to a pro-Trump nonprofit group where one of the officials overseeing the deal previously worked.
That raises serious ethics concerns.
That raises serious ethics concerns.
DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor’s company
A DHS official leading the process previously worked at the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump nonprofit where the contractor’s CEO was a donor.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:05 AM
DHS reportedly fast-tracked a contract worth almost $1 billion to a company led by a donor to a pro-Trump nonprofit group where one of the officials overseeing the deal previously worked.
That raises serious ethics concerns.
That raises serious ethics concerns.
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Closed another NASA library, much of the material not digitized. $70 million. That does get you 1/5 of a ballroom though
January 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Closed another NASA library, much of the material not digitized. $70 million. That does get you 1/5 of a ballroom though
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Project 2025 wishlist item. Goes back to the Cold War days when right wing Cold Warriors hated area studies programs for pumping out Liberal Cold Warriors.
We just cancelled all federal funding for foreign language & area studies at America’s universities to “save”…$86,000,000:
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Trump golfed 1/4 of the days he was president in 2025. Costing US taxpayers to pay his Golf clubs $110,600,000.
January 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Project 2025 wishlist item. Goes back to the Cold War days when right wing Cold Warriors hated area studies programs for pumping out Liberal Cold Warriors.
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one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!
It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
January 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM
one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!
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At the same time, my healthcare premiums increased by 150%, Trump and his wealthy friends enjoyed a caviar bar. Who thought it was a good idea to put these people in charge?
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
Caviar station and ice sculpture at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago party as food banks continue to be stretched thin
January 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
At the same time, my healthcare premiums increased by 150%, Trump and his wealthy friends enjoyed a caviar bar. Who thought it was a good idea to put these people in charge?
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
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"Mamdani walks in an older Jewish tradition. Not that of ritzy Upper East Side synagogues, but of so many of our great-grandparents: the socialist sweatshop workers who fought for a better and more beautiful world." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"Mamdani walks in an older Jewish tradition. Not that of ritzy Upper East Side synagogues, but of so many of our great-grandparents: the socialist sweatshop workers who fought for a better and more beautiful world." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Off to a good start
January 2, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Off to a good start
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'We were blindsided': Trump admin terminates lease of 3 D.C. golf courses
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Trump admin terminates lease of 3 D.C. golf courses operated by non-profit
The Trump administration is terminating the National Links Trust's lease agreement for three public golf courses in D.C., according to the Washington Post. National Links Trust is a non-profit whose g...
www.ms.now
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
'We were blindsided': Trump admin terminates lease of 3 D.C. golf courses
www.ms.now/chris-jansin...
www.ms.now/chris-jansin...
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5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
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January 1, 2026 at 2:46 AM
5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
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It's amazing how many corporations -- much less private individuals -- still believe they need to stay active on the white nationalist forum and CSAM generator.
Sure, you may have succeeded in blocking yourself from seeing these things there, but all of us still see you there alongside those things
Sure, you may have succeeded in blocking yourself from seeing these things there, but all of us still see you there alongside those things
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:13 AM
It's amazing how many corporations -- much less private individuals -- still believe they need to stay active on the white nationalist forum and CSAM generator.
Sure, you may have succeeded in blocking yourself from seeing these things there, but all of us still see you there alongside those things
Sure, you may have succeeded in blocking yourself from seeing these things there, but all of us still see you there alongside those things
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i am rooting as much as is appropriate for mamdani to be an effective mayor because if he manages it, he will be an important model and national leader for american progressives — one part fiorello la guardia, one part robert la folette
January 2, 2026 at 12:39 AM
i am rooting as much as is appropriate for mamdani to be an effective mayor because if he manages it, he will be an important model and national leader for american progressives — one part fiorello la guardia, one part robert la folette
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Shorter CBS News: “We are dumbing down our coverage and gearing everything towards satisfying Trump, Bibi, and everyone else who has Bari Weiss in their pocket”
January 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Shorter CBS News: “We are dumbing down our coverage and gearing everything towards satisfying Trump, Bibi, and everyone else who has Bari Weiss in their pocket”
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if you still use Twitter please understand that you are enabling and supporting this.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
For the last few days on X, people (mainly women, and sometimes children) have had nonconsensual images of them in swimsuits (or much worse) requested by users and created by Grok.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:05 AM
if you still use Twitter please understand that you are enabling and supporting this.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
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Gill on Epstein Files: I reached out to sources and they say that not only did New York send over everything they had in March, but that the entire review process—using roughly a thousand analysts from the FBI’s Information Management Division—was specifically to review the files from New York
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Gill on Epstein Files: I reached out to sources and they say that not only did New York send over everything they had in March, but that the entire review process—using roughly a thousand analysts from the FBI’s Information Management Division—was specifically to review the files from New York
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has issued an executive order revoking all executive orders signed by Eric Adams after September 26, 2024, the date of Adams’ indictment.
January 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has issued an executive order revoking all executive orders signed by Eric Adams after September 26, 2024, the date of Adams’ indictment.
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Congresswoman Jayapal asked Jack Smith during his deposition what the toll on our democracy would be if the people who were responsible for election interference were not held accountable.
“Catastrophic,” Smith said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“Catastrophic,” Smith said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
January 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Congresswoman Jayapal asked Jack Smith during his deposition what the toll on our democracy would be if the people who were responsible for election interference were not held accountable.
“Catastrophic,” Smith said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“Catastrophic,” Smith said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Thomas Paine began 1776 with _Common Sense_ and the call to reject monarchy, and ended with _The American Crisis_, warning that "these are the times that try men's souls."
Like many in my field, I've spent the last dozen years preparing for 2026, sure that the fullest histories serve us best. 1/
Like many in my field, I've spent the last dozen years preparing for 2026, sure that the fullest histories serve us best. 1/
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Thomas Paine began 1776 with _Common Sense_ and the call to reject monarchy, and ended with _The American Crisis_, warning that "these are the times that try men's souls."
Like many in my field, I've spent the last dozen years preparing for 2026, sure that the fullest histories serve us best. 1/
Like many in my field, I've spent the last dozen years preparing for 2026, sure that the fullest histories serve us best. 1/
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For the first time in 15 years, there were so many lies told that fact checkers could not choose the top lie of the year.
PolitiFact has rightfully labeled tRump’s first year of his second presidency as ’The Year of the Lies’.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #BlueCrew #YearOfTheLie
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
PolitiFact has rightfully labeled tRump’s first year of his second presidency as ’The Year of the Lies’.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #BlueCrew #YearOfTheLie
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the 'Year of the Lies'
For the past 15 years, the fact-checkers at PolitiFact have sorted through hundreds of statements by politicians to name the "Lie of the Year." This year, the editors dubbed 2025 the "Year of the Lies...
www.pbs.org
January 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
For the first time in 15 years, there were so many lies told that fact checkers could not choose the top lie of the year.
PolitiFact has rightfully labeled tRump’s first year of his second presidency as ’The Year of the Lies’.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #BlueCrew #YearOfTheLie
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
PolitiFact has rightfully labeled tRump’s first year of his second presidency as ’The Year of the Lies’.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #BlueCrew #YearOfTheLie
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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When Trump & GOP have done nothing to brag about, they fall back on the only tools in their toolkit: fear mongering, lying, fanning the flames of racism, finger pointing, spewing conspiracies, playing the victim & lying about Joe Biden.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
January 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
When Trump & GOP have done nothing to brag about, they fall back on the only tools in their toolkit: fear mongering, lying, fanning the flames of racism, finger pointing, spewing conspiracies, playing the victim & lying about Joe Biden.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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The New York Times lays out a "tangled web" of Trump, Trump administration and Trump family business connections and paths to enrichment. The scale of the web is vast and the figures massive. In addition to all the crypto, one segment discuss AI entanglements.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The New York Times lays out a "tangled web" of Trump, Trump administration and Trump family business connections and paths to enrichment. The scale of the web is vast and the figures massive. In addition to all the crypto, one segment discuss AI entanglements.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...