Auld Black Jack
@freejack.bsky.social
You know that "People, people who need people.." song? ...I'm not one of those people.
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Auld Black Jack
@freejack.bsky.social
· Dec 7
The GOP will misrepresent S.S. as a Investment with a poor ROI in an attempt sell their privatization scam.
This video is from the era of GWB's failed attempt, so the figures are dated but the program is accurately described.
Please share to combat GOP disinformation.
youtu.be/Tts2uTWt6e8?...
This video is from the era of GWB's failed attempt, so the figures are dated but the program is accurately described.
Please share to combat GOP disinformation.
youtu.be/Tts2uTWt6e8?...
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Skeptics see Maginot 2.0. The reality? A modern system built to slow, expose, and punish aggression.
Europe’s New Lines of Defense Are Not Maginot 2.0
Across Europe, nations have signaled a desire to dig, wire, and network their frontiers. From the Baltic Defense Line and the European Union’s proposed
warontherocks.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Skeptics see Maginot 2.0. The reality? A modern system built to slow, expose, and punish aggression.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Paramount launches a hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner from Netflix www.theverge.com/news/839813/...
Paramount launches a hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner from Netflix
It’s not over yet.
www.theverge.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
December 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Handbasket's independent journalism holiday gift guide is LIVE!
If you want to support indie media *and* give someone a unique gift, consider a paid subscription from this [by no means exhaustive] list of awesome outlets doing the work and doing it right:
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December 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Give the gift of @dinfontay.com's Fingers (not his actual fingers, his great site) 🎁
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December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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“‘Stablecoins are a money-launderer’s dream,’ said one. ‘But we don’t want to say that in public because we do not want to ruin our relationship with Tether.’”
by @economist.com
by @economist.com
How Tether became money-launderers’ dream currency
The stablecoin is fuelling a global shadow economy. And it’s never been more respectable
economist.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“‘Stablecoins are a money-launderer’s dream,’ said one. ‘But we don’t want to say that in public because we do not want to ruin our relationship with Tether.’”
by @economist.com
by @economist.com
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The woman whose testimony helped convict Hasidic school mental health counselor Nechemya Weberman of sexual abuse is urging a Brooklyn judge to reject his latest attempt to cut down his 50-year prison sentence.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/07/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/07/n...
‘He Will Make Sure His Victim Is Silenced’: Survivor Fights Weberman’s Bid for Freedom
Court papers cite more sex abuse victims, community pressure and a pattern of manipulation. But the DA and his defense team contend the Hasidic school counselor’s 50-year sentence for abusing a teen…
www.thecity.nyc
December 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The woman whose testimony helped convict Hasidic school mental health counselor Nechemya Weberman of sexual abuse is urging a Brooklyn judge to reject his latest attempt to cut down his 50-year prison sentence.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/07/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/07/n...
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some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
then, the transphobes , feeling victorious at how many people they have made unhappy and despairing in the previous week, move on to anything else that has a spectrum and the possibility of more colours than they can conceive - such hateful people - they cannot understand anything that is not THEM
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Corisk did the math Europe's politicians haven't.
Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.
Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Corisk did the math Europe's politicians haven't.
Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.
Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.
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As much as I appreciate self sacrificing journalists who objectively and professionally report from all kinds of environments I think that with regards to the "peace" process between Russia and Ukraine we have a failure. Russia says it wants peace when it really doesn't. ->
December 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
As much as I appreciate self sacrificing journalists who objectively and professionally report from all kinds of environments I think that with regards to the "peace" process between Russia and Ukraine we have a failure. Russia says it wants peace when it really doesn't. ->
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Maybe all of this information is hidden on Hunter Biden's laptop.🙄
Shouldn’t this news about Trump Jr. spend at least a few hours atop the newscycle?
Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract
Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup, has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. defense department.
finance.yahoo.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Maybe all of this information is hidden on Hunter Biden's laptop.🙄
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Yeah, nothing says ‘business genius’ like tariffs that choke supply chains, spook new orders, and kneecap manufacturing nine months straight. But sure — it’s definitely someone else’s fault; aka, Biden… amirite.”
www.cfodive.com/news/us-manu...
www.cfodive.com/news/us-manu...
December 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Yeah, nothing says ‘business genius’ like tariffs that choke supply chains, spook new orders, and kneecap manufacturing nine months straight. But sure — it’s definitely someone else’s fault; aka, Biden… amirite.”
www.cfodive.com/news/us-manu...
www.cfodive.com/news/us-manu...
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You see, people who say and do explicitly racist things and vote for explicitly racist policies while hating that they're being labeled as racist. Its that they hate the idea of being stigmatized for the content of their character.
He said that ALL of them:
human beings, both legal and illegal, honest and criminal, old and young-- are GARBAGE.
When Hillary said "deplorables" the right freaked, but Trump can classify humans as refuse based solely on their country of origins and MAGA doesn't blink.
human beings, both legal and illegal, honest and criminal, old and young-- are GARBAGE.
When Hillary said "deplorables" the right freaked, but Trump can classify humans as refuse based solely on their country of origins and MAGA doesn't blink.
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
You see, people who say and do explicitly racist things and vote for explicitly racist policies while hating that they're being labeled as racist. Its that they hate the idea of being stigmatized for the content of their character.
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It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
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“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”
December 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”
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This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
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Smugglers, money launderers and sanctioned people once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork. Now, criminals have a far more practical alternative: stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar that exists largely beyond traditional financial oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Smugglers, money launderers and sanctioned people once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork. Now, criminals have a far more practical alternative: stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar that exists largely beyond traditional financial oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
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📣 REPOST: Grouching Towards Enrollment: My 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment Guide:
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Grouching towards Enrollment: My 2026 ACA OEP Guide (Updated w/2 more tips!)
Almost exactly a year ago I began my 2025 ACA Open Enrollment Period guide with the following words: This is the best OEP ever for the ACA for several reasons: The expanded/enhanced premium subsidies ...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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My Sunday Take: Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s (gift link) wapo.st/48zBjTj
Analysis | Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s
The president and his aides have escalated anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies in recent weeks.
wapo.st
December 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
My Sunday Take: Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s (gift link) wapo.st/48zBjTj
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This is very simple. When reporters say we spend $100B on SNAP, they know that NO ONE has any idea how big a deal $100B is. It takes ten seconds to add (1.3% of the budget). Now almost everyone has an idea. Why the fuck don't they do it?
I don’t get it either, but I think that wouldn’t go far enough since everything in a budget is a trade off. It would help if they also said something like “compared to ___ spent on petroleum subsidies” or such. Perhaps choosing a comparison would imply bias?
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is very simple. When reporters say we spend $100B on SNAP, they know that NO ONE has any idea how big a deal $100B is. It takes ten seconds to add (1.3% of the budget). Now almost everyone has an idea. Why the fuck don't they do it?
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People who couldn't handle the mild inconvenience of social distancing are somehow going to endure the far more immense disruption of getting randomly shot by their neighbors?
Sure, ok 👍👍
Sure, ok 👍👍
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
People who couldn't handle the mild inconvenience of social distancing are somehow going to endure the far more immense disruption of getting randomly shot by their neighbors?
Sure, ok 👍👍
Sure, ok 👍👍