@fogbaby.bsky.social
4th-gen San Franciscan, husband of Y, father of L, photojournalist, poet, Jewish Renewal Jew, cat person, retired member of CWA Local 39521 Pacific Media Workers Guild, opinionated.
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Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
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Marc Murphy, Louisville Courier Journal - Truth in Labeling
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Marc Murphy, Louisville Courier Journal - Truth in Labeling
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The real problem with the Avengers: Doomsday teaser isn't that they brought Steve Roger's back. It's the rebranding of him as Midwestern. He's from Brooklyn. Realistically, it's way more likely that he'd have relocated to the Carolinas.
December 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The real problem with the Avengers: Doomsday teaser isn't that they brought Steve Roger's back. It's the rebranding of him as Midwestern. He's from Brooklyn. Realistically, it's way more likely that he'd have relocated to the Carolinas.
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Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. n.pr/3MKbmJH
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. n.pr/3MKbmJH
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JD Vance seemed accepting of diversity at one point. Did it all change when Vance wanted the VP job with Trump??
December 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
JD Vance seemed accepting of diversity at one point. Did it all change when Vance wanted the VP job with Trump??
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It's very odd that the Constitution has a very specific method for amendment requiring approval by broad swaths of the US population, yet 5 justices of the Supreme Court can simply alter its meaning by judicial fiat. Seems like a bad loophole to have.
December 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's very odd that the Constitution has a very specific method for amendment requiring approval by broad swaths of the US population, yet 5 justices of the Supreme Court can simply alter its meaning by judicial fiat. Seems like a bad loophole to have.
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This is a very well-reasoned thread penned by a congressman that completely dismantled a brainless “thinkpiece.”
Some pundits want the left to reject progress & civil rights & become GOP-lite, but Dems lose when they bow down to oligarchs & fascists.
We only win when we fight for a better tomorrow
Some pundits want the left to reject progress & civil rights & become GOP-lite, but Dems lose when they bow down to oligarchs & fascists.
We only win when we fight for a better tomorrow
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This is a very well-reasoned thread penned by a congressman that completely dismantled a brainless “thinkpiece.”
Some pundits want the left to reject progress & civil rights & become GOP-lite, but Dems lose when they bow down to oligarchs & fascists.
We only win when we fight for a better tomorrow
Some pundits want the left to reject progress & civil rights & become GOP-lite, but Dems lose when they bow down to oligarchs & fascists.
We only win when we fight for a better tomorrow
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The Kennedy Center is a living memorial to a fallen president and named for President Kennedy by federal law. It can no sooner be renamed than can someone rename the Lincoln Memorial, no matter what anyone says.
Breaking news: The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has voted to rename the storied arts institution the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Kennedy Center board votes to rename ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’
Kennedy Center trustees, installed earlier this year by President Trump, have voted to rename the center after him, said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Kennedy Center is a living memorial to a fallen president and named for President Kennedy by federal law. It can no sooner be renamed than can someone rename the Lincoln Memorial, no matter what anyone says.
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When we get this asshole out of the White House, we get rid of all the gold crap, we replant the Rose Garden, and we take the name of the Kennedy Center back to Kennedy. Then we relegate this lunatic to the junk heap of history.
December 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
When we get this asshole out of the White House, we get rid of all the gold crap, we replant the Rose Garden, and we take the name of the Kennedy Center back to Kennedy. Then we relegate this lunatic to the junk heap of history.
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Spain’s El País had by far the best main story of any major mainstream outlet I’ve seen:
Directly in the article, from the 1st paragraph. “Celebrating himself with a base of lies, half-truths and exaggerations in an effort to take control of the narrative on the economy.”
elpais.com/internaciona...
Directly in the article, from the 1st paragraph. “Celebrating himself with a base of lies, half-truths and exaggerations in an effort to take control of the narrative on the economy.”
elpais.com/internaciona...
Trump exagera en un discurso a la nación los logros de su primer año y culpa a Biden de la marcha de la economía
En una intervención apresurada y sombría desde la Casa Blanca, el presidente estadounidense desdeña las preocupaciones de sus compatriotas por el elevado coste de la vida
elpais.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Spain’s El País had by far the best main story of any major mainstream outlet I’ve seen:
Directly in the article, from the 1st paragraph. “Celebrating himself with a base of lies, half-truths and exaggerations in an effort to take control of the narrative on the economy.”
elpais.com/internaciona...
Directly in the article, from the 1st paragraph. “Celebrating himself with a base of lies, half-truths and exaggerations in an effort to take control of the narrative on the economy.”
elpais.com/internaciona...
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"The notion that all elected officials have are their thoughts and prayers, regardless of by whom it is uttered, is a direct attack on the purpose of government itself."
snyder.substack.com/p/what-a-ter...
snyder.substack.com/p/what-a-ter...
What a terrible thing it is
Mass shootings as regime change
snyder.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"The notion that all elected officials have are their thoughts and prayers, regardless of by whom it is uttered, is a direct attack on the purpose of government itself."
snyder.substack.com/p/what-a-ter...
snyder.substack.com/p/what-a-ter...
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It’s been a busy day, but I want to draw your attention to this critically important paper by @jonshaffer.bsky.social and colleagues.
In it, they show that since its strict abortion ban was enacted, Texas has seen a significant increase in EMTALA violations involving obstetric emergencies.
In it, they show that since its strict abortion ban was enacted, Texas has seen a significant increase in EMTALA violations involving obstetric emergencies.
Obstetric-Related Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act Violations and No Health Exception Bans
This difference-in-differences analysis examines changes in obstetric-related Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act violation filings following state and federal restrictions on abortion.
jamanetwork.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It’s been a busy day, but I want to draw your attention to this critically important paper by @jonshaffer.bsky.social and colleagues.
In it, they show that since its strict abortion ban was enacted, Texas has seen a significant increase in EMTALA violations involving obstetric emergencies.
In it, they show that since its strict abortion ban was enacted, Texas has seen a significant increase in EMTALA violations involving obstetric emergencies.
“…a basic reason that we have government is to prevent us from becoming a society in which we simply shoot one another all the time.” — wrote Timothy Snyder, historian & author of “On Tyranny,” as part of his “Thinking about…” post on Substack today.
Too many legislators are in thrall to guns.
Too many legislators are in thrall to guns.
December 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“…a basic reason that we have government is to prevent us from becoming a society in which we simply shoot one another all the time.” — wrote Timothy Snyder, historian & author of “On Tyranny,” as part of his “Thinking about…” post on Substack today.
Too many legislators are in thrall to guns.
Too many legislators are in thrall to guns.
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With this latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the guns!!! :(
It's the guns!!! :(
December 14, 2025 at 6:17 AM
With this latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the guns!!! :(
It's the guns!!! :(
Hunter Walker, TPM reporter, offers first-hand observations of a NYC immigration court, includes accounts of terrified families, those witnessing & helping them, judges, & scary ICE agent intimidators.
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court
One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Hunter Walker, TPM reporter, offers first-hand observations of a NYC immigration court, includes accounts of terrified families, those witnessing & helping them, judges, & scary ICE agent intimidators.
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
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STATEMENT: New Jewish Narrative calls on all American Jewish organizations to condemn Congressman Randy Fine’s call to “destroy” Muslims and Palestinians.
https://www.newjewishnarrative.org/statements/njn-calls-on-jewish-community-to-condemn-rep-fines-hateful-rhetoric
https://www.newjewishnarrative.org/statements/njn-calls-on-jewish-community-to-condemn-rep-fines-hateful-rhetoric
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
STATEMENT: New Jewish Narrative calls on all American Jewish organizations to condemn Congressman Randy Fine’s call to “destroy” Muslims and Palestinians.
https://www.newjewishnarrative.org/statements/njn-calls-on-jewish-community-to-condemn-rep-fines-hateful-rhetoric
https://www.newjewishnarrative.org/statements/njn-calls-on-jewish-community-to-condemn-rep-fines-hateful-rhetoric
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Republicans remain committed to trying every possible solution for healthcare insurance except the one that works in every other western economy.
PS: America ran the experiment on private health insurance. It failed.
PS: America ran the experiment on private health insurance. It failed.
December 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Republicans remain committed to trying every possible solution for healthcare insurance except the one that works in every other western economy.
PS: America ran the experiment on private health insurance. It failed.
PS: America ran the experiment on private health insurance. It failed.
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Healthcare is not a consumer product.
People's lives are not a consumer good.
America needs Universal Healthcare.
People's lives are not a consumer good.
America needs Universal Healthcare.
December 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Healthcare is not a consumer product.
People's lives are not a consumer good.
America needs Universal Healthcare.
People's lives are not a consumer good.
America needs Universal Healthcare.
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THREE WINS TODAY, Dec 9, 2025
Anyone else excited to see Doomerella have to react positively for a whole day? Think she can do it?
www.thedailyelm.com/p/three-wins...
Anyone else excited to see Doomerella have to react positively for a whole day? Think she can do it?
www.thedailyelm.com/p/three-wins...
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
THREE WINS TODAY, Dec 9, 2025
Anyone else excited to see Doomerella have to react positively for a whole day? Think she can do it?
www.thedailyelm.com/p/three-wins...
Anyone else excited to see Doomerella have to react positively for a whole day? Think she can do it?
www.thedailyelm.com/p/three-wins...
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I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
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CA is investing $53m in new diesel locomotives that will last for decades. It's good that Metrolink can retire its dirtiest locomotives, but where is the plan to electrify? #ElectrifyMetrolink www.gov.ca.gov/2025/12/08/g...
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
CA is investing $53m in new diesel locomotives that will last for decades. It's good that Metrolink can retire its dirtiest locomotives, but where is the plan to electrify? #ElectrifyMetrolink www.gov.ca.gov/2025/12/08/g...
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ACA tax credits keep health care costs down for millions—but they'll expire at the end of the year unless Republicans act.
Every House Democrat signed a discharge petition to extend them and stop premiums from skyrocketing. If just four Republicans join us, the House would vote.
Every House Democrat signed a discharge petition to extend them and stop premiums from skyrocketing. If just four Republicans join us, the House would vote.
December 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
ACA tax credits keep health care costs down for millions—but they'll expire at the end of the year unless Republicans act.
Every House Democrat signed a discharge petition to extend them and stop premiums from skyrocketing. If just four Republicans join us, the House would vote.
Every House Democrat signed a discharge petition to extend them and stop premiums from skyrocketing. If just four Republicans join us, the House would vote.
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This week, the Senate will vote on Democrats' clean, three-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This week, the Senate will vote on Democrats' clean, three-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
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