Julie Witz 🗽 💚 🦋 🇺🇦
@juliewitz.bsky.social
She/her. Retired. #WarrenDemocrat. Auntie Fa. Wish I could just enjoy my family, cat, and garden. We must get money out of politics! Twitter refugee. #UglyDogs #sourdough novice #MorrisLover
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Hey y'all. The coldest time can be one of the biggest risks of fire. If you know us you know we wouldn't have gotten to Iditarod without Sam. If you can, help her and Tucker rebuild and stay warm. gofund.me/0d014c986
Donate to Support Sam and Tucker and Dogs After the Fire, organized by Ryne Olson
Last night, Sam and Tucker lost most of their material belongings in a house… Ryne Olson needs your support for Support Sam and Tucker and Dogs After the Fire
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December 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Hey y'all. The coldest time can be one of the biggest risks of fire. If you know us you know we wouldn't have gotten to Iditarod without Sam. If you can, help her and Tucker rebuild and stay warm. gofund.me/0d014c986
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Evacution orders just south of Seattle as a levee fails near Tukwila and the Green River. Some 46,000 people could be affected. Please spread the word. We're still in danger from flooding.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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'Life threatening' flood possible near Tukwila as levee fails; Thousands told to seek higher ground
National Weather Service's Seattle office has issued a flash flood warning for east of the Green River in the Orillia area in Tukwila, Renton and Kent.
www.seattletimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Evacution orders just south of Seattle as a levee fails near Tukwila and the Green River. Some 46,000 people could be affected. Please spread the word. We're still in danger from flooding.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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“The only reason that he’s able to continue to harass me is because New Yorkers are paying for it,” Boylan said in an interview with THE CITY. “It never ends.” www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/15/t...
Taxpayers Forked Out Another $1.3 Million for Cuomo’s Sexual Harassment Defense
As his failed mayoral campaign played out, the former governor’s lawyers ran up the bill contesting the claims of a former state trooper on his security detail.
www.thecity.nyc
December 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“The only reason that he’s able to continue to harass me is because New Yorkers are paying for it,” Boylan said in an interview with THE CITY. “It never ends.” www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/15/t...
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Jared Taylor, a prominent white nationalist whose annual American Renaissance conference serves as a "who's who" for the international white supremacist movement, was among those who attended the New York Young Republican Club gathering this weekend. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out
The annual soiree took place as young Republican groups across the country are reeling from POLITICO’s reporting on a racist and antisemitic chat group among prominent leaders.
www.politico.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Jared Taylor, a prominent white nationalist whose annual American Renaissance conference serves as a "who's who" for the international white supremacist movement, was among those who attended the New York Young Republican Club gathering this weekend. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Remember, we’re all in this together 💙
December 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Remember, we’re all in this together 💙
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Choosing to focus, on hearing the news of Rob Reiner's passing, to remember this moment where he was so overcome with joy and laughter that he - the director of the movie - was one of many people banished from the set in order to finish filming.
TIL nearly all of the "Miracle Max" scene from Princess Bride was improvised by Billy Crystal, and it took three ten hour days to shoot, because they couldn't get through his improv without everyone (cast and crew) laughing so hard it ruined the audio.
Mandy Patinkin bruised a rib holding it in.
Mandy Patinkin bruised a rib holding it in.
a man and a woman are standing next to each other and laughing .
Alt: Miracle Max and his wife waving goodbye from the Princess Bride.
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Choosing to focus, on hearing the news of Rob Reiner's passing, to remember this moment where he was so overcome with joy and laughter that he - the director of the movie - was one of many people banished from the set in order to finish filming.
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Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
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Repost just incase it gets buried by all the bad news tonight. Please, give it a read, share around, and maybe even a leave a tip.
It's are neighborhoods today, but tomorrow it could be yours.
It's are neighborhoods today, but tomorrow it could be yours.
Mountain Plunder: The Fight to Keep Datacenters out of Appalachia
The Appalachian people are a surprisingly diverse bunch. Both our origins and history are owed as much to our commitment to solidarity and…
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December 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Repost just incase it gets buried by all the bad news tonight. Please, give it a read, share around, and maybe even a leave a tip.
It's are neighborhoods today, but tomorrow it could be yours.
It's are neighborhoods today, but tomorrow it could be yours.
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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This lawless abuse needs to stop. That includes Congress demanding the end to masked agents. Every Republican is complicit.
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
December 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This lawless abuse needs to stop. That includes Congress demanding the end to masked agents. Every Republican is complicit.
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"So now, Americans want to know who did what to whom and when – poring over the photographs like the Zapruder film of a new generation. But I know that the victims have already told you the truth. The only conspiracy in America that remains is silence." @lyz.bsky.social bringing the truth home.
Opinion | The real Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy is one of silence
Lyz Lenz: Newly released photos show how powerful people's silence enabled Epstein's horrors.
www.ms.now
December 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"So now, Americans want to know who did what to whom and when – poring over the photographs like the Zapruder film of a new generation. But I know that the victims have already told you the truth. The only conspiracy in America that remains is silence." @lyz.bsky.social bringing the truth home.
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THREAD.
A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.
A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.
December 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
THREAD.
A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.
A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.
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There's a pretense that despair/defeatism/doomerism is some kind of solidarity, when it's actually quitting while others face the horrors and resist succumbing to them. Wrote about that here.
Why climate despair is a luxury
Those facing flood and fire can’t afford to lose hope. Neither should we.
www.newstatesman.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
There's a pretense that despair/defeatism/doomerism is some kind of solidarity, when it's actually quitting while others face the horrors and resist succumbing to them. Wrote about that here.
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If it’s not too late to call our senators, does anyone have a guide to talking points?
December 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM
If it’s not too late to call our senators, does anyone have a guide to talking points?
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Another way Trump drives up your costs?
He sidelined the cops who make sure banks and payday lenders follow the law.
Last year those cops ordered more than a billion dollars returned to Americans who were cheated.
This year Trump is letting the cheaters keep YOUR money.
He sidelined the cops who make sure banks and payday lenders follow the law.
Last year those cops ordered more than a billion dollars returned to Americans who were cheated.
This year Trump is letting the cheaters keep YOUR money.
December 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Another way Trump drives up your costs?
He sidelined the cops who make sure banks and payday lenders follow the law.
Last year those cops ordered more than a billion dollars returned to Americans who were cheated.
This year Trump is letting the cheaters keep YOUR money.
He sidelined the cops who make sure banks and payday lenders follow the law.
Last year those cops ordered more than a billion dollars returned to Americans who were cheated.
This year Trump is letting the cheaters keep YOUR money.
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How to report ICE Agent misconduct. California residents:
oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...
oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...
Report Misconduct by Federal Agents to the California Attorney General
oag.ca.gov
December 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
How to report ICE Agent misconduct. California residents:
oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...
oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...
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This is why I go nuts when people compare AI water use to agriculture or something. Do we need an overhaul of our systems? Sure! But humans need to eat and we don't need Garfield robbing sexy Pikachu at gunpoint. You're comparing apples to rubber chickens.
> People who don’t think twice about eating a burger or buying a new T-shirt are angry about LLMs and water because they are rejecting the entire premise that AI is worth the price of its water use.
i think this is what @anthonymoser.com commented on in another post & i agree
i think this is what @anthonymoser.com commented on in another post & i agree
December 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is why I go nuts when people compare AI water use to agriculture or something. Do we need an overhaul of our systems? Sure! But humans need to eat and we don't need Garfield robbing sexy Pikachu at gunpoint. You're comparing apples to rubber chickens.
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Absolutely baddie running around everywhere to get shit done, useless man lurching back and forth while everyone else struggles to protect him from the consequences of his actions. Name a more iconic couple.
December 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Absolutely baddie running around everywhere to get shit done, useless man lurching back and forth while everyone else struggles to protect him from the consequences of his actions. Name a more iconic couple.
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OLNN will be sold out soon -- my campaign manager @glennf.com tells me that we have < 10% of books remaining. If you want to make a late pledge and reserve a copy, you should do that asap!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
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Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow
Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.
www.kickstarter.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
OLNN will be sold out soon -- my campaign manager @glennf.com tells me that we have < 10% of books remaining. If you want to make a late pledge and reserve a copy, you should do that asap!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
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Here is Zelensky filming himself in an area Putin claims Russia has taken. The guy is such a badass. (Compare to Putin who has comical furniture built because he’s afraid to sit near his own allies.)
Zelensky arrived in Kupyansk, which Putin claims is "under Russian control."
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Here is Zelensky filming himself in an area Putin claims Russia has taken. The guy is such a badass. (Compare to Putin who has comical furniture built because he’s afraid to sit near his own allies.)
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In terms of US politics, Bush v. Gore is the defining event of the century. It set the template: a ruthless right that instinctively seeks power & doesn't give a shit about rule of law...and a bunch of hapless, feckless octogenarian Dems worried about the good opinion of centrist opinion columnists.
The 25th anniversary of Bush v Gore is today. The conspiracy mongering & corruption of the GOP has been brewing for a long time.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Here's Sandra Day O'Connor endorsing News Max levels of voter fraud conspiracies in the 2000 election.
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In terms of US politics, Bush v. Gore is the defining event of the century. It set the template: a ruthless right that instinctively seeks power & doesn't give a shit about rule of law...and a bunch of hapless, feckless octogenarian Dems worried about the good opinion of centrist opinion columnists.
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Reminder: Only a few weeks away until California’s mask ban for law enforcement officers goes into effect—
Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity
Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity
December 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Reminder: Only a few weeks away until California’s mask ban for law enforcement officers goes into effect—
Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity
Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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