Lee
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🔥 @repdeliaramirez to @KristiNoem: “Bottom Line: You lie with impunity. You reject checks & balances. You ignore Congress & the courts… you can either resign, Trump will fire you, or you’ll be impeached.
You’re going to be held accountable. I’m going to make sure of that.”
You’re going to be held accountable. I’m going to make sure of that.”
December 12, 2025 at 4:50 AM
🔥 @repdeliaramirez to @KristiNoem: “Bottom Line: You lie with impunity. You reject checks & balances. You ignore Congress & the courts… you can either resign, Trump will fire you, or you’ll be impeached.
You’re going to be held accountable. I’m going to make sure of that.”
You’re going to be held accountable. I’m going to make sure of that.”
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December 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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S kagit County (WA): Residents near Sterling Rd must evacuate immediately. Rising waters have crossed north of Hwy 20. Leave now. Safest route: Use Collins Rd or Gardner Rd, then proceed to I-5. Do not delay, conditions are worsening. Follow official instructions and avoid flooded areas. Your […]
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m.ai6yr.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
S kagit County (WA): Residents near Sterling Rd must evacuate immediately. Rising waters have crossed north of Hwy 20. Leave now. Safest route: Use Collins Rd or Gardner Rd, then proceed to I-5. Do not delay, conditions are worsening. Follow official instructions and avoid flooded areas. Your […]
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They were working on an mRNA application for glioblastoma when Elon/RFK laid wreck to everything.
[My father died of glioblastoma.]
[My father died of glioblastoma.]
This hit me like a gut punch, because I lost a good friend to glioblastoma. I wish Jason Collins a speedy & full recovery, knowing that Stage 4 Glioblastoma has always been terminal.
Hoping for a cure.
Fuck cancer!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
Hoping for a cure.
Fuck cancer!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
Former NBA player Jason Collins announces he has Stage 4 brain cancer
Collins started experiencing symptoms while trying to pack for a US Open trip.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
They were working on an mRNA application for glioblastoma when Elon/RFK laid wreck to everything.
[My father died of glioblastoma.]
[My father died of glioblastoma.]
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Wooo it's up! New paper alert! I will write a summary thread about this paper tomorrow morning when I'm not quite as mentally exhausted!
"An Orbital House of Cards: Frequent Megaconstellation Close Conjunctions" by Thiele, Heiland, Boley, & Lawler https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09643
Not […]
"An Orbital House of Cards: Frequent Megaconstellation Close Conjunctions" by Thiele, Heiland, Boley, & Lawler https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09643
Not […]
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mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Wooo it's up! New paper alert! I will write a summary thread about this paper tomorrow morning when I'm not quite as mentally exhausted!
"An Orbital House of Cards: Frequent Megaconstellation Close Conjunctions" by Thiele, Heiland, Boley, & Lawler https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09643
Not […]
"An Orbital House of Cards: Frequent Megaconstellation Close Conjunctions" by Thiele, Heiland, Boley, & Lawler https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09643
Not […]
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If at first you don’t commit misconduct, try try again
BREAKING: For a second time in a week, a grand jury in Virginia has REFUSED to INDICT NY AG Letitia James .
99.6% of all cases presented to a federal grand jury result in an indictment.
The chances of the same case being brought to a grand jury and failing twice are about 1:40,000
99.6% of all cases presented to a federal grand jury result in an indictment.
The chances of the same case being brought to a grand jury and failing twice are about 1:40,000
December 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If at first you don’t commit misconduct, try try again
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I think this is right. It’s like when a family has decided to tolerate an abusive drunk. They know what he’s like and they’ve priced it into their decisions and they don’t want to hear you talk about it.
Yes, Fox makes people dumber, but I think many of you underestimate how many Trump supporters go to Fox because they already know he’s terrible and they don’t want to hear about it
For my own edification, I started watching Fox News. Their audience has no clue about any of Trump's failings. Any thing negative will not be reported, or if it is, it'll be cast as a false accusation made by evil Dems.
I know several Ivy League graduates who fell for the narrative. It's nuts.
I know several Ivy League graduates who fell for the narrative. It's nuts.
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I think this is right. It’s like when a family has decided to tolerate an abusive drunk. They know what he’s like and they’ve priced it into their decisions and they don’t want to hear you talk about it.
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There’s no need to treat these people as anything but the sordid rabble of crooks and grifters and subnormal bigots that they are.
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
There’s no need to treat these people as anything but the sordid rabble of crooks and grifters and subnormal bigots that they are.
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"Senate fails to advance a GOP measure" that would do nothing to help people in need of health care.
BREAKING: The Senate fails to advance a GOP measure aimed at addressing rising health care costs.
Senate to vote on dueling health care bills with price hikes on the horizon
The Senate is set to vote Thursday on competing measures to lower health care costs, but both parties' bills are expected to fail. Follow live updates here.
cbsn.ws
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"Senate fails to advance a GOP measure" that would do nothing to help people in need of health care.
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With this memo, Bondi has LITERALLY reduced to a footnote the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. Free Speech is no longer a bedrock principle of American democracy; it’s now tucked away the fine print.
December 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
With this memo, Bondi has LITERALLY reduced to a footnote the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. Free Speech is no longer a bedrock principle of American democracy; it’s now tucked away the fine print.
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the thing is there really is a epochal tech revolution happening, it’s called renewables and green industry
Really refuse to let the worst people have ownership of techno-optimism
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
the thing is there really is a epochal tech revolution happening, it’s called renewables and green industry
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President Trump's economic approval rating is at the lowest mark registered in an AP-NORC poll in his first or second term. apnorc.org/projects/trumps-ap...
December 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
President Trump's economic approval rating is at the lowest mark registered in an AP-NORC poll in his first or second term. apnorc.org/projects/trumps-ap...
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Russia has taken around a million casualties trying (and failing) to get through these defenses, and the Trump “peace” plan is for Ukraine to let Russia have it while claiming it’s not a big deal and Ukraine is wrong to say no and that the US won’t provide real security guarantees if they say yes.
Ukraine’s ‘fortress belt’ that Donald Trump wants to trade for peace
Known as the Donbas, the region has become the fulcrum of fraught US-led diplomacy to end Russia’s full-scale invasion.
A bit of history, the recent past & present in my
@financialtimes.com piece today
www.ft.com/content/ec49...
Known as the Donbas, the region has become the fulcrum of fraught US-led diplomacy to end Russia’s full-scale invasion.
A bit of history, the recent past & present in my
@financialtimes.com piece today
www.ft.com/content/ec49...
Ukraine’s ‘fortress belt’ that Donald Trump wants to trade for peace
Known as the Donbas, the region has become the fulcrum of fraught US-led diplomacy to end Russia’s full-scale invasion
www.ft.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Russia has taken around a million casualties trying (and failing) to get through these defenses, and the Trump “peace” plan is for Ukraine to let Russia have it while claiming it’s not a big deal and Ukraine is wrong to say no and that the US won’t provide real security guarantees if they say yes.
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Holy hell Skagit County
If you are on the 100 YEAR floodplain, you should evacuate IMMEDIATELY.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/wa-flood-warning-continues-as-skagit-other-rivers-swell-toward-record/#update-19138090
If you see this […]
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If you are on the 100 YEAR floodplain, you should evacuate IMMEDIATELY.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/wa-flood-warning-continues-as-skagit-other-rivers-swell-toward-record/#update-19138090
If you see this […]
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![Seattle Times * KEY UPDATE 10:33 pm
Skagit County residents told to evacuate immediately
[IMAGE: NOAA, NWS Flood Inundation Mapping (Graphic by Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times)]
All Skagit County residents living within the 100-year floodplain should evacuate immediately, county officials advised Wednesday night.
That's everything in yellow in the map above.
The 100-year floodplain includes areas along the Skagit River and most areas in the western part of the county, including parts of Mount Vernon and much of Burlington and Sedro-Woolley.
“LEVEL 3 — GO! ALL RESIDENTS LIVING WITHIN THE 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN SHOULD EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT WAIT,” read the alert from Skagit County officials.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xemnevgroksy7id26mcrzddy/bafkreibhjjjfk7rtwcjp4qiy46j6awquxxfa54cytrhiohbhxtpucdorza@jpeg)
December 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Holy hell Skagit County
If you are on the 100 YEAR floodplain, you should evacuate IMMEDIATELY.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/wa-flood-warning-continues-as-skagit-other-rivers-swell-toward-record/#update-19138090
If you see this […]
[Original post on mastodon.murkworks.net]
If you are on the 100 YEAR floodplain, you should evacuate IMMEDIATELY.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/wa-flood-warning-continues-as-skagit-other-rivers-swell-toward-record/#update-19138090
If you see this […]
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#JWST Detects Record-Breaking Supernova That Erupted Right at The Cosmic Dawn. Via @sciencealert #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️
JWST Detects Record-Breaking Supernova That Erupted Right at The Cosmic Dawn
A faint, tiny flash of red light glimpsed at the Cosmic Dawn more than 13 billion years ago has smashed the record for the earliest supernova ever observed.
www.sciencealert.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
#JWST Detects Record-Breaking Supernova That Erupted Right at The Cosmic Dawn. Via @sciencealert #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️
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What NYT said about the NDAA versus what WaPo did, just in case you wanted to measure the extent to which NYT makes Trump the hero in every story.
December 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
What NYT said about the NDAA versus what WaPo did, just in case you wanted to measure the extent to which NYT makes Trump the hero in every story.
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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Stuff with the US and Venezuela is bad and likely to get worse, but this seized tanker is reportedly owned by a Russian oligarch, and was sanctioned by the US Treasury in 2022 due to suspected involvement in illegal oil smuggling with Iran. Plus breaking maritime law re: flags.
Not piracy. Not war.
Not piracy. Not war.
December 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Stuff with the US and Venezuela is bad and likely to get worse, but this seized tanker is reportedly owned by a Russian oligarch, and was sanctioned by the US Treasury in 2022 due to suspected involvement in illegal oil smuggling with Iran. Plus breaking maritime law re: flags.
Not piracy. Not war.
Not piracy. Not war.
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ARKANSAS FARMER🧑🌾 : “Trump’s $12 billion bailout is a far cry from what we need. Just the loss in corn this year was over $16 billion. The loss in soybeans around $11 billion. Cotton & rice even bigger losses. $12 billion won’t make up for this 1 year.”
(H/T @factpostnews.bsky.social )
(H/T @factpostnews.bsky.social )
December 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
ARKANSAS FARMER🧑🌾 : “Trump’s $12 billion bailout is a far cry from what we need. Just the loss in corn this year was over $16 billion. The loss in soybeans around $11 billion. Cotton & rice even bigger losses. $12 billion won’t make up for this 1 year.”
(H/T @factpostnews.bsky.social )
(H/T @factpostnews.bsky.social )
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In the last few minutes of class, I asked whether there were big narratives circulating today that might require the kind of critical pushback that Lyotard described and advocated in 1979.
It took a few minutes of awkward silence before anyone would bite.
2/x
It took a few minutes of awkward silence before anyone would bite.
2/x
December 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
In the last few minutes of class, I asked whether there were big narratives circulating today that might require the kind of critical pushback that Lyotard described and advocated in 1979.
It took a few minutes of awkward silence before anyone would bite.
2/x
It took a few minutes of awkward silence before anyone would bite.
2/x
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Translation: I share my lust for murder with Whiskey Pete.
I share my lust for abusing brown people with Kristi PuppyKiller
I share my lust for abusing brown people with Kristi PuppyKiller
Trump: "I read a story that I was unhappy with Pete because he was attacking drug dealers. I said that's not exactly right, I would say very much the opposite. Pete Hegseth has been phenomenal. I read a story that I'm unhappy with Kristi. I'm so happy with her."
December 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Translation: I share my lust for murder with Whiskey Pete.
I share my lust for abusing brown people with Kristi PuppyKiller
I share my lust for abusing brown people with Kristi PuppyKiller
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"He's gonna be next."
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"He's gonna be next."
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“The Swiss army…was even interested in the purchase of Palantir software last year. An internal report shows that the fear that Palantir will pass on confidential data of the Swiss army to the American intelligence services CIA & NSA prevented the army staff from continuing the project.” 12/8/25…1/
Überwachungstechnologie: Wie hartnäckig Palantir die Schweiz umwarb
Das umstrittene Tech-Unternehmen blitzte wieder und wieder ab. Teil 1 unserer Recherche.
www.republik.ch
December 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“The Swiss army…was even interested in the purchase of Palantir software last year. An internal report shows that the fear that Palantir will pass on confidential data of the Swiss army to the American intelligence services CIA & NSA prevented the army staff from continuing the project.” 12/8/25…1/
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Like murdering boaters?
Kicking out immigrants?
Arresting Americans?
Cutting health care?
Raising the cost of living?
Kicking out immigrants?
Arresting Americans?
Cutting health care?
Raising the cost of living?
Trump says the Gold Card proceeds will go "an account where we can do things positive for the country. Many billions of dollars"
December 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Like murdering boaters?
Kicking out immigrants?
Arresting Americans?
Cutting health care?
Raising the cost of living?
Kicking out immigrants?
Arresting Americans?
Cutting health care?
Raising the cost of living?
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What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy