Mia
@miazz.bsky.social
Retired Senior Systems Librarian. Proust fan. A bit of a nerd. Ex-pat living in Canada. Eclectic tastes. No DMs.
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Jim Beam halting some bourbon production as exports fall amid U.S. tariffs globalnews.ca/news/1158815... #cdnpoli
Jim Beam halting some bourbon production as exports fall amid U.S. tariffs - National | Globalnews.ca
Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration.
globalnews.ca
December 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Jim Beam halting some bourbon production as exports fall amid U.S. tariffs globalnews.ca/news/1158815... #cdnpoli
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Trump wants to pretend like he’s not crippling the economy, but job growth in 2025 has dropped by more than half.
Only 499,000 jobs were created between February and November 2025, according to new data from BLS, down from 1.57 million during the same period last year. trib.al/aBVIdpl
Only 499,000 jobs were created between February and November 2025, according to new data from BLS, down from 1.57 million during the same period last year. trib.al/aBVIdpl
December 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Trump wants to pretend like he’s not crippling the economy, but job growth in 2025 has dropped by more than half.
Only 499,000 jobs were created between February and November 2025, according to new data from BLS, down from 1.57 million during the same period last year. trib.al/aBVIdpl
Only 499,000 jobs were created between February and November 2025, according to new data from BLS, down from 1.57 million during the same period last year. trib.al/aBVIdpl
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Former special counsel Jack Smith tells a congressional committee that his team found "proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that President Trump engaged in a “criminal scheme” to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by NBC News.
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
nbcnews.to
December 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Former special counsel Jack Smith tells a congressional committee that his team found "proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that President Trump engaged in a “criminal scheme” to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by NBC News.
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Major fail. Trump never should have been able to run for public office—any public office—ever again.
Former special counsel Jack Smith tells a congressional committee that his team found "proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that President Trump engaged in a “criminal scheme” to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by NBC News.
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
nbcnews.to
December 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Major fail. Trump never should have been able to run for public office—any public office—ever again.
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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All Republicans in Congress are faced with a choice. They either stand with Trump, Vance and Putin, or they stand with Ukraine, Europe, most Americans, and the civilized world. Of course, there is also a 3rd option which most of them usually choose - cowardly silence.
December 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
All Republicans in Congress are faced with a choice. They either stand with Trump, Vance and Putin, or they stand with Ukraine, Europe, most Americans, and the civilized world. Of course, there is also a 3rd option which most of them usually choose - cowardly silence.
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Tyson is shutting down its Lexington, Nebraska plant in January 2026. That’s 3,200 workers gone in one shot, the largest plant shutdown in company history.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
December 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tyson is shutting down its Lexington, Nebraska plant in January 2026. That’s 3,200 workers gone in one shot, the largest plant shutdown in company history.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
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“Trump’s doctrine also has language that mirrors White Nationalist parties.
Canada has its own version of Trump supporters in “Maple MAGA” and Wilczynski says it’s possible that the U.S. government could help fund the movement and amplify its views.”
#cdnpoli
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Canada has its own version of Trump supporters in “Maple MAGA” and Wilczynski says it’s possible that the U.S. government could help fund the movement and amplify its views.”
#cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Canada’s defence minister responds to Trump’s new National Security Strategy
The weaponization of trade to 'strengthen American power and pre-eminence' is entrenched in the new U.S. National Security Strategy recently released by the White House.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“Trump’s doctrine also has language that mirrors White Nationalist parties.
Canada has its own version of Trump supporters in “Maple MAGA” and Wilczynski says it’s possible that the U.S. government could help fund the movement and amplify its views.”
#cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Canada has its own version of Trump supporters in “Maple MAGA” and Wilczynski says it’s possible that the U.S. government could help fund the movement and amplify its views.”
#cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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The Environmental Protection Agency has altered and removed information from its web site that connected climate change to the burning of fossil fuels.
https://cnn.it/3YofNw4
https://cnn.it/3YofNw4
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency has altered and removed information from its web site that connected climate change to the burning of fossil fuels.
https://cnn.it/3YofNw4
https://cnn.it/3YofNw4
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Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
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BREAKING: Judge Paula Xinis has ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia: "since Abrego Garcia's wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority."
December 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
BREAKING: Judge Paula Xinis has ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia: "since Abrego Garcia's wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority."
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CPS reports 2% increase in measles vaccination rate
CPS reports 2% increase in measles vaccination rate
Chicago Public Schools district has surpassed the recommended threshold for measles vaccinations, with 96% of its student population now immunized.
trib.al
December 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
CPS reports 2% increase in measles vaccination rate
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Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
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@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
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The Pentagon reporters who have been kicked out of the building continue to break huge stories every day while the right-wing New Media continue to post selfies of themselves hanging out in the Pentagon.
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Pentagon reporters who have been kicked out of the building continue to break huge stories every day while the right-wing New Media continue to post selfies of themselves hanging out in the Pentagon.
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Now that Karoline Leavitt just confirmed that Frank Bradley gave the order for the second strike that killed two people clinging to boat wreckage (per @atrupar.com) this seems doubly relevant:
News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Trump Boat Bombings Suddenly on Shakier Ground as Damning Info Emerges
Will Republicans give us a real investigation into Trump’s bombings, now that we just learned horrific new details about them? Or are they seriously going to fall on their swords for Pete Hegseth?
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Now that Karoline Leavitt just confirmed that Frank Bradley gave the order for the second strike that killed two people clinging to boat wreckage (per @atrupar.com) this seems doubly relevant:
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
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November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
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@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
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The U.K., which controls some territories in the Caribbean, operates an intelligence network in the area. In a major break between longtime allies, it has stopped sharing this intelligence with the U.S. government. trib.al/zRXFsxa
November 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The U.K., which controls some territories in the Caribbean, operates an intelligence network in the area. In a major break between longtime allies, it has stopped sharing this intelligence with the U.S. government. trib.al/zRXFsxa
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WSJ: “.. Trump is making a last-ditch push to dissuade House Republicans from supporting a measure this week to release files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in what is shaping up as a major test of GOP loyalty to the president.”
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November 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
WSJ: “.. Trump is making a last-ditch push to dissuade House Republicans from supporting a measure this week to release files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in what is shaping up as a major test of GOP loyalty to the president.”
@wsj.com #LameDuckWatch 🦆
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@wsj.com #LameDuckWatch 🦆
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