Thanks @ben for this especially helpful overview of all the options for open social web. https://werd.io/the-state-of-the-open-social-web/

“When asked for comment about Trump’s remarks on Air Force One, a White House official told The Guardian, “This reporter behaved in an inappropriate and unprofessional way towards her colleagues on the plane … If you’re going to give it, you have to be able to take.” The White House did not […]

This week Donald Trump has:

Called a reporter "piggy" - dehumanizing and perhaps body shaming

Said "things happen" about Jamal Khashoggi

We deserve better thank this. #uspol #trump #dehumanization

#giftarticle

The Unraveling of the #doj

60 attys describe a year of #chaos & suspicion.

Trump’s 2nd term has brought a period of turmoil & controversy unlike any in the history of DOJ. #trump & his appointees have blasted through the walls designed to protect the nation’s most powerful #law […]

…Many experts expect the numbers will continue to fall next year as many foreigners ecide to study in other countries instead. The number of #internationalstudents applying to study at #us #colleges next year has fallen 9% so far, acc/to data collected from students who applied using the Common […]

There have been at least 154 cases in which federal district courts have issued preliminary relief against a Trump administration policy.

Those rulings have come from 121 *different* judges appointed by seven presidents (including 15 appointed by Trump) sitting in 29 district courts in 10 circuits:

Oh, the grift…this is what corruption looks like. #uspol #trump #corruption #bribery

@JPEGuin Orbit crashed while adding a hashtag to a post. I am now getting a notification to finish the draft but I don’t see where in the app I can access drafts.

Not only has the #betrayalcaucus given up any leverage they had on renewing ACA subsidies renewed, this could make people shift the shutdown blame on to Dems as people as why didn’t they just do this sooner. 🤦🏻‍♂️

And to add icing to the cake, Senator Durbin […]

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I am a blue dot living in a red wilderness.
#brenebrown #bravingthewilderness #belonging #qotd

Do you want to discuss books on #democracy? Join my #bookclub on on Fable. This month’s book is “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder.

#nokings #autocracy #tyranny #fascism

https://fable.co/club/democracy-dialogues-with-yodareads-194705345645?invite=4dc3985a-d663-44ce-9f13-0a722012bac2

I would think that Trump’s treatment of immigrants would upset the the religious-right as they profess to love their neighbors and comfort those who mount. Let’s see if they will find offense with Trump on this issue […]

FHFA Director, Bill Pulte, is 37 years old. He is the grandson on William J. Pulte, successful home builder in the last half of the 20th century.

A 50 year mortgage would primarily benefit entities who prey on low income people who may not be financially […]

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“Audiences are staying away. Internal sales figures obtained by The New York Times showed ticket sales down by about 50 percent from the same period last year during one typical week in October.”

“‘Come see for yourself,’ Mr. Trump wrote on social media last week in a post about changes he was […]

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Marva #Andor: "That's what a reckoning sounds like."

#StarWars #election2025

Europe is putting in more high speed rail by 2040. Here is how it will affect travel times. Why can’t we have nice things in the US? #transit #highspeedrail #infrastructure

https://www.threads.com/@aaron.rupar/post/DQqWgZ6Cdie