Mina Weidner
@mindyjw.bsky.social
Humanist and retired cybersecurity expert who's not surprised we live in Idiocracy.
Interested and involved in game design, political commentary, educational reform and comedy.
Interested and involved in game design, political commentary, educational reform and comedy.
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The NYT story on the Colbert firing doesn't even mention the fact that CBS is now owned by the right wing billionaire Ellison family, a very close political ally to Trump.
Kind of relevant, yeah?
Kind of relevant, yeah?
CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The NYT story on the Colbert firing doesn't even mention the fact that CBS is now owned by the right wing billionaire Ellison family, a very close political ally to Trump.
Kind of relevant, yeah?
Kind of relevant, yeah?
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Writers Guild of America stands by Stephen Colbert and stands up for free speech
Alt text included!
July 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Writers Guild of America stands by Stephen Colbert and stands up for free speech
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Rosie O’Donnell on Colbert and Donald Trump: “How long do all of the voices against this horrific administration have in terms of their careers and ability to make money? Because this madman, this mentally incapacitated, physically ill, mentally ill man is spiraling out of control. He’s horrible.”
July 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Rosie O’Donnell on Colbert and Donald Trump: “How long do all of the voices against this horrific administration have in terms of their careers and ability to make money? Because this madman, this mentally incapacitated, physically ill, mentally ill man is spiraling out of control. He’s horrible.”
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Trump celebrating Stephen Colbert being cancelled and calling for Jimmy Kimmel to be next is NOT what a US President says. It's what a petty tyrant/scumbag says.
July 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Trump celebrating Stephen Colbert being cancelled and calling for Jimmy Kimmel to be next is NOT what a US President says. It's what a petty tyrant/scumbag says.
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Continually fascinated by the stories that get almost no TV or YouTube coverage that portend massive crises like...
Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin
The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk
Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin
The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk
Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin
The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk — even as they promise no benefit reductions.
wapo.st
April 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Continually fascinated by the stories that get almost no TV or YouTube coverage that portend massive crises like...
Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin
The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk
Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin
The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk
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Spend some time with this piece from @baynardwoods.bsky.social baltimorebeat.com/a-mass-movem...
A Mass Movement: A History of the Baltimore Uprising, From the Ground Up
On the morning of April 12, 2015, at about 8:48 a.m., a 25-year-old Black man named Freddie Carlos Gray Jr. allegedly made eye contact with a police officer at the corner of North and Mount, where he ...
baltimorebeat.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Spend some time with this piece from @baynardwoods.bsky.social baltimorebeat.com/a-mass-movem...
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Hard to count all the way Trump and Musk are trying to kill seniors
Federal cuts threaten free meal delivery program for older Washtenaw County adults
Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels provides daily meals, wellness checks and social connection for homebound older adults.
www.mlive.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Hard to count all the way Trump and Musk are trying to kill seniors
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"My sense is that over time, those numbers will need to triple or quadruple, and be coupled with more marches and a demand for very specific concessions."
Is "Stop killing seniors" specific enough?
Is "Stop killing seniors" specific enough?
April 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"My sense is that over time, those numbers will need to triple or quadruple, and be coupled with more marches and a demand for very specific concessions."
Is "Stop killing seniors" specific enough?
Is "Stop killing seniors" specific enough?
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Listen, it's the one thing we have in common with Elon Musk.
“Whatever Elon Musk is selling, America just isn’t buying. And neither is the world. Musk’s personal ratings are a drag. Musk’s polling in Europe is even worse. If anything unites people in these polarised times, it’s that they do not like Elon Musk.” www.theneweuropean.co.uk/james-ball-e...
Everyone hates Elon
The petulant far right billionaire rips up jobs, risks lives, makes Nazi salutes and taunts anyone who disagrees – then complains
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Listen, it's the one thing we have in common with Elon Musk.
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“administration’s purported war against campus antisemitism is in fact a crusade against the rights of free expression, academic freedom and due process for everyone involved in higher education…” please read Michael Brenner’s essay @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Jewish Studies Can’t Be a Pawn in Trump’s Attacks (opinion)
Israel and Jewish studies programs cannot be pawns in Trump’s political attacks on higher education, Michael Brenner writes.
www.insidehighered.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“administration’s purported war against campus antisemitism is in fact a crusade against the rights of free expression, academic freedom and due process for everyone involved in higher education…” please read Michael Brenner’s essay @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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A thing of beauty in the midst of so much ugliness has been seeing the trans youth of Britain develop their voices in the face of such oppression through things like Trans Kids Deserve Better. The bigots don't deserve a moment's peace while they wage war against innocents
transkidsdeservebetter.org
transkidsdeservebetter.org
April 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A thing of beauty in the midst of so much ugliness has been seeing the trans youth of Britain develop their voices in the face of such oppression through things like Trans Kids Deserve Better. The bigots don't deserve a moment's peace while they wage war against innocents
transkidsdeservebetter.org
transkidsdeservebetter.org
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In 5 years, will you want to be known as a company that bribed the president to avoid being treated like every other American, or one that resisted? (cc law firms)
It's probably useful for corporate America to remember that it is illegal to bribe a public official *even if* the public official asks for a bribe. And, in turn, that President Trump will not be the president forever
Trump Says He Will Consider Exempting Some U.S. Companies From Tariffs
President Trump said Wednesday that he’s considering granting some U.S. companies an exemption from his tariff program. “There are some that have been hard,” Trump told reporters when asked about comp...
www.wsj.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In 5 years, will you want to be known as a company that bribed the president to avoid being treated like every other American, or one that resisted? (cc law firms)
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The Trump Administration is trying to get rid of an entire set of people and institutions. This is more than an attack on individual agencies. All autocracies do this. And the effects of this purge will be profound and long lasting. My latest for the Nation. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Trump and RFK Jr. Are Destroying a Generation of Knowledge
The gutting of the administrative state, of the universities, and of expertise is like something out of the Cultural Revolution.
www.thenation.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The Trump Administration is trying to get rid of an entire set of people and institutions. This is more than an attack on individual agencies. All autocracies do this. And the effects of this purge will be profound and long lasting. My latest for the Nation. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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That will end up in a lawsuit REAL quick. Exempting certain goods is one thing, exempting certain companies is another.
April 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
That will end up in a lawsuit REAL quick. Exempting certain goods is one thing, exempting certain companies is another.
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A 6 time bankrupt clown who managed to put a casino ( The house always wins ) into the toilet, SHOULD shift a CEOs perspective on this ass wipe!
April 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A 6 time bankrupt clown who managed to put a casino ( The house always wins ) into the toilet, SHOULD shift a CEOs perspective on this ass wipe!
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I know everyone is allergic to thinking there's any plan, but by Trump showing he can and might destroy the economy, he now creates a ton of leverage over CEOs who very much don't want that.
April 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I know everyone is allergic to thinking there's any plan, but by Trump showing he can and might destroy the economy, he now creates a ton of leverage over CEOs who very much don't want that.
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Oh this is bad
Expected but bad
Expected but bad
BREAKING — DOGE will descend upon Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) buildings tomorrow, an agency source tells me.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
April 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Oh this is bad
Expected but bad
Expected but bad
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For today's prayer, let us praise the #TeslaTakedown heroes we need
April 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
For today's prayer, let us praise the #TeslaTakedown heroes we need
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Excellent video about USAID and the ethnic cleansing by frivolous cuts Trump and Musk have engaged us all in.
Why Gutting USAID Will Hurt America | On The Grid | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
www.youtube.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Excellent video about USAID and the ethnic cleansing by frivolous cuts Trump and Musk have engaged us all in.
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Just so you know what's going on in the House. Hardliners there want to cut $4,000,000,000,000 from the poorest while shoveling trillions to the richest and Senate Republicans just want to cut $1,500,000,000,000 from the poorest while shoveling trillions to the richest.
4/10/25 ☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Reality strikes House Republicans. Here’s what they will do now Lawmakers sweat Trump’s impact on ‘safe haven’ Treasuries
punchbowl.news
April 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Just so you know what's going on in the House. Hardliners there want to cut $4,000,000,000,000 from the poorest while shoveling trillions to the richest and Senate Republicans just want to cut $1,500,000,000,000 from the poorest while shoveling trillions to the richest.
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& for all things Perkins, check out @theotherrbg.bsky.social's excellent book:
www.kensingtonbooks.com/978080654317...
www.kensingtonbooks.com/978080654317...
Dear Miss Perkins
A fascinating portrait of the progressive female trailblazer and US Secretary for Labor who navigated the foreboding rise of Nazism in her battle to make Ame...
www.kensingtonbooks.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
& for all things Perkins, check out @theotherrbg.bsky.social's excellent book:
www.kensingtonbooks.com/978080654317...
www.kensingtonbooks.com/978080654317...
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Or as Republicans call him, "a centrist."
Andrew Tate told woman ‘I’m debating whether to rape you’, court papers allege
Andrew Tate told woman ‘I’m debating whether to rape you’, court papers allege
Claims by four women are filed at high court, including of rape, coercive control and assault and battery
Andrew Tate told a woman he was “debating whether to rape you or not” before he strangled and forced himself upon her, according to one of four women suing the self-proclaimed misogynistic influencer.
He is also accused of whispering “good girl” as he raped a woman he employed at his webcam business whom he had separately threatened with a gun, and strangling another so often that she developed spots from burst capillaries around her eyes. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Or as Republicans call him, "a centrist."
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Yesterday the Oval Office.
April 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Yesterday the Oval Office.
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two years ago, silicon valley bank collapsed, threatening to wipe out large swathes of the fortunes of peter thiel and his cronies. so joe biden stepped in to cover their losses through the fdic. they were made whole. then they bankrolled trump. and now no one else will ever be made whole again.
BREAKING — DOGE will descend upon Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) buildings tomorrow, an agency source tells me.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
April 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
two years ago, silicon valley bank collapsed, threatening to wipe out large swathes of the fortunes of peter thiel and his cronies. so joe biden stepped in to cover their losses through the fdic. they were made whole. then they bankrolled trump. and now no one else will ever be made whole again.