Lisa
@idissent.bsky.social
At the moment, my description, is gutted. Gutted that my fellow Americans voted for a traitor and their entire party. The “FO” part of the program is about to begin. I hope they all get what they voted for.
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... This shows us what a little money can buy in this regime.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office (Gift Article)
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... This shows us what a little money can buy in this regime.
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horrendous company
"data suggests Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles"
that's just really really bad sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
that's just really really bad sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
Tesla’s 29 Austin Robotaxis have crashed 8 times since June, as data suggests they perform much worse than human drivers
That’s a lot of crashes for such a small fleet....
sherwood.news
December 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
horrendous company
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Today in the casual media normalization of personalist, nepotistic authoritarianism.
Jared Kushner holds no senior Senate-confirmed post in the US government. He is the son-in-law & business partner of the president. This is unprecedented, massive corruption & media outlets should treat it as such.
Jared Kushner holds no senior Senate-confirmed post in the US government. He is the son-in-law & business partner of the president. This is unprecedented, massive corruption & media outlets should treat it as such.
Donald Trump says Ukraine peace deal ‘closer than ever’ after talks in Berlin
Germany says US to provide security guarantees as Kyiv and Washington admit differences on territorial issues
giftarticle.ft.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Today in the casual media normalization of personalist, nepotistic authoritarianism.
Jared Kushner holds no senior Senate-confirmed post in the US government. He is the son-in-law & business partner of the president. This is unprecedented, massive corruption & media outlets should treat it as such.
Jared Kushner holds no senior Senate-confirmed post in the US government. He is the son-in-law & business partner of the president. This is unprecedented, massive corruption & media outlets should treat it as such.
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Rob Reiner pic on the wall at Katz’s Deli
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Rob Reiner pic on the wall at Katz’s Deli
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For anyone who thinks resistance is futile, I would like to bring your attention to just how much less ambitious the administration’s domestic crackdown goals have become in recent months. They’re unpopular, fighting on all fronts, and on the retreat.
Today, for the first time in six months, Angelenos are living without the National Guard unlawfully deployed in their city.
Our team fought tirelessly against President Trump’s unlawful attempts to militarize American cities, and while the fight is not over, this is a step in the right direction.
Our team fought tirelessly against President Trump’s unlawful attempts to militarize American cities, and while the fight is not over, this is a step in the right direction.
December 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
For anyone who thinks resistance is futile, I would like to bring your attention to just how much less ambitious the administration’s domestic crackdown goals have become in recent months. They’re unpopular, fighting on all fronts, and on the retreat.
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IN MEMORIAM: ROB REINER FILMMAKER & PATRIOT 1947-2025
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
December 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
IN MEMORIAM: ROB REINER FILMMAKER & PATRIOT 1947-2025
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
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The abrupt removal of Mary T. Bassett as director of the Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, is not the neutral transition Harvard presents. It is a profound betrayal of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s stated commitments to health, dignity, and justice.
The abrupt removal of Mary T. Bassett as director of the Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, is not the neutral transition Harvard presents. It is a profound betrayal of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s stated commitments to health, dignity, and justice.
By Removing Bassett, Harvard Chan Is Abandoning Its Mission | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
To remove Bassett and “focus” FXB on children’s health suggests a chilling reversal: Harvard has moved from naming structural inequities to disciplining anyone who insists on exposing them.
www.thecrimson.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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The abrupt removal of Mary T. Bassett as director of the Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, is not the neutral transition Harvard presents. It is a profound betrayal of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s stated commitments to health, dignity, and justice.
The abrupt removal of Mary T. Bassett as director of the Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, is not the neutral transition Harvard presents. It is a profound betrayal of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s stated commitments to health, dignity, and justice.
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It is almost always a lot less costly to oppose an aggressor as soon as possible, than to appease an aggressor and hope that'll be the end of it.
December 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It is almost always a lot less costly to oppose an aggressor as soon as possible, than to appease an aggressor and hope that'll be the end of it.
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
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Using climate collapse to “cull the planet” was always the fascists plan for dealing with climate change and if the world does not wake up to that reality we will be crushed underneath the world they are attempting to build on the ashes of democracy and shared humanity.
December 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Using climate collapse to “cull the planet” was always the fascists plan for dealing with climate change and if the world does not wake up to that reality we will be crushed underneath the world they are attempting to build on the ashes of democracy and shared humanity.
Sacramento-area Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump sentenced in child porn case - The Sacramento Bee Only the best. Party of pedophiles.
December 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Sacramento-area Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump sentenced in child porn case - The Sacramento Bee Only the best. Party of pedophiles.
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still in treatment post-cancer and my bills are over $200k. without masshealth i'd either be dead or homeless.
which i suppose is what they really want.
which i suppose is what they really want.
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
still in treatment post-cancer and my bills are over $200k. without masshealth i'd either be dead or homeless.
which i suppose is what they really want.
which i suppose is what they really want.
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I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
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The Quiet Work of Dying" by Christopher M. Smith -- insightful reflections from a nurse working in hospice. pulsevoices.org/stories/the-...
#healthcare #pulsevoices #medicalhumanities #dying #elderly #geriatrics #hospice #endoflife #reflection #appreciation #life #death
#healthcare #pulsevoices #medicalhumanities #dying #elderly #geriatrics #hospice #endoflife #reflection #appreciation #life #death
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Quiet Work of Dying" by Christopher M. Smith -- insightful reflections from a nurse working in hospice. pulsevoices.org/stories/the-...
#healthcare #pulsevoices #medicalhumanities #dying #elderly #geriatrics #hospice #endoflife #reflection #appreciation #life #death
#healthcare #pulsevoices #medicalhumanities #dying #elderly #geriatrics #hospice #endoflife #reflection #appreciation #life #death
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Why would an American private equity firm owned by an American citizen need to waive governance rights to avoid review? 🤔
Essential thread:
Essential thread:
1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant
Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.
popular.info
December 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Why would an American private equity firm owned by an American citizen need to waive governance rights to avoid review? 🤔
Essential thread:
Essential thread:
Sent a free article. China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sent a free article. China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
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Jared Kushner's involvement was "not mentioned in Paramount's press release on Monday morning about its $108 billion bid, nor were participating sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar."
fancy that
fancy that
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Jared Kushner's involvement was "not mentioned in Paramount's press release on Monday morning about its $108 billion bid, nor were participating sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar."
fancy that
fancy that
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"Starting Jan. 1, in six states selected to take part in a federal pilot program, traditional Medicare recipients will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered --
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
www.kuow.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"Starting Jan. 1, in six states selected to take part in a federal pilot program, traditional Medicare recipients will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered --
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
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The United States and Russia have officially formed an alliance against Europe, Ukraine, and Canada.
December 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The United States and Russia have officially formed an alliance against Europe, Ukraine, and Canada.
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My colleague, the brilliant @colincarlson.bsky.social posted this on LinkedIn. This is devastating for Colin and his group, but also for science, for the future of the human race. #NSF is starving scientists of resources. This will not get better until we all rise up.
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My colleague, the brilliant @colincarlson.bsky.social posted this on LinkedIn. This is devastating for Colin and his group, but also for science, for the future of the human race. #NSF is starving scientists of resources. This will not get better until we all rise up.
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Home health workers and caregivers fill a critical role in the health care ecosystem as America ages and demand for caregivers soars.
But government funding cuts, a caregiver shortage and immigration limits are layering new strains on the industry.
But government funding cuts, a caregiver shortage and immigration limits are layering new strains on the industry.
The business of caring for older Americans is in a deepening crisis
Government funding cuts, caregiver shortages and immigration limits are adding new strains to an industry that’s already hard-pressed to meet demand.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Home health workers and caregivers fill a critical role in the health care ecosystem as America ages and demand for caregivers soars.
But government funding cuts, a caregiver shortage and immigration limits are layering new strains on the industry.
But government funding cuts, a caregiver shortage and immigration limits are layering new strains on the industry.
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The U.S. Senate is about to vote on a resolution to toss ex-President Biden’s limits on oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and ensure nothing like it is imposed again.
Senate poised to crush Biden restrictions on leasing in Arctic Refuge
Nullifying the Biden limits means the whole coastal plain of ANWR would be available for potential oil and gas leasing. The Congressional Review Act measure goes next to the president.
akpub.io
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The U.S. Senate is about to vote on a resolution to toss ex-President Biden’s limits on oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and ensure nothing like it is imposed again.
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She voted!
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
She voted!