Mostly Hopeful
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Late-DXed #Autistic educator who is obsessed with her Pomeranians, learning, and fiber arts!
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Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
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Corruption in politics isn’t just a moral lapse – it’s a response to a system that rewards access, loyalty and survival over the public good, writes David Higginbottom.
#AustralianPolitics #Corruption #Democracy #Transparency #Power
#AustralianPolitics #Corruption #Democracy #Transparency #Power
Corruption isn’t just a moral failure – it’s built into our political system
Corruption in politics is not an accident or an exception. It is a predictable outcome of a system that rewards loyalty, access and survival over accountability, transparency and the public interest.
johnmenadue.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Corruption in politics isn’t just a moral lapse – it’s a response to a system that rewards access, loyalty and survival over the public good, writes David Higginbottom.
#AustralianPolitics #Corruption #Democracy #Transparency #Power
#AustralianPolitics #Corruption #Democracy #Transparency #Power
First wireless charging road in U. S. Unveiled in Detroit
www.fox2detroit.com/news/first-w...
Looks like it has been there in Detroit since 2023.
#energy
#electricvehicle
#battery
#batterylife
#environment
#Technology
#ActOnEnvironment
#EnergyIndependence
#GreenPlanet
#SaveEarth
#GasIndependence
www.fox2detroit.com/news/first-w...
Looks like it has been there in Detroit since 2023.
#energy
#electricvehicle
#battery
#batterylife
#environment
#Technology
#ActOnEnvironment
#EnergyIndependence
#GreenPlanet
#SaveEarth
#GasIndependence
First wireless charging road in U.S. unveiled in Detroit
The quarter-stretch of roadway will be open near Michigan Central Station, where Detroit's mobility district is gathering steam.
www.fox2detroit.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
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We cannot let this be normal. A sitting United States President has called for ‘death’ to sitting Members of Congress.
Those who he targets — veterans, intelligence community, federal workers — must stand up and fight.
Those who he targets — veterans, intelligence community, federal workers — must stand up and fight.
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We cannot let this be normal. A sitting United States President has called for ‘death’ to sitting Members of Congress.
Those who he targets — veterans, intelligence community, federal workers — must stand up and fight.
Those who he targets — veterans, intelligence community, federal workers — must stand up and fight.
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They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
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Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
Is it too early to call it, “Sleepy Don Biden”?
So yes, this pic (and the enlargement) was taken today.
Yikes!
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Yikes!
🧟♂️
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Is it too early to call it, “Sleepy Don Biden”?
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US labor leadership spent the better half of the 20th century prioritizing anticommunist action at home and abroad with the belief that capitalism was best for US workers and now union density in the private sector is like 5 percent and the minimum wage hasn't changed in 20 years
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
US labor leadership spent the better half of the 20th century prioritizing anticommunist action at home and abroad with the belief that capitalism was best for US workers and now union density in the private sector is like 5 percent and the minimum wage hasn't changed in 20 years
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In case you were wondering how stupid and evil you’d have to be to marry Stephen Miller, just watch this
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In case you were wondering how stupid and evil you’d have to be to marry Stephen Miller, just watch this
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
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Impeach and remove. Indict and convict.
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Impeach and remove. Indict and convict.
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Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Just to understand the concept of a trillion.
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Just to understand the concept of a trillion.
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
The truth shall set ye free
November 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The truth shall set ye free
And it is a distraction from the felon in the White House’s “antics”.
Or, more accurately, abuses.
Or, more accurately, abuses.
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
And it is a distraction from the felon in the White House’s “antics”.
Or, more accurately, abuses.
Or, more accurately, abuses.
Preach it
My only reaction is once again to suggest people support independent, pro-democracy media. If you are inclined, you can start with Democracy Docket. Subscribing is free. Premium membership is $10mo. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
To be clear Lizza’s story is that Nuzzi sat on important matters of national significance for personal benefit and he’s sat on these details until he could personally benefit.
All of DC media needs to be thrown into the sea. Anyone who defends these people is a goddamn clown.
All of DC media needs to be thrown into the sea. Anyone who defends these people is a goddamn clown.
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Preach it
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Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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By the way, Ken Burns’ next documentary series is apparently in the can — LBJ & The Great Society
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
LBJ & the Great Society - Ken Burns
This three-part, six-hour series will chronicle the life and times of Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the most capable, colorful, and controversial men ever to occupy the White House. A figure of extraordin...
kenburns.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
By the way, Ken Burns’ next documentary series is apparently in the can — LBJ & The Great Society
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
Almost perfect - just 1 note: wish the names of the idiot author(s) were posted so I’d know who to immediately dismiss as cuckoo-pants crazytown.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Almost perfect - just 1 note: wish the names of the idiot author(s) were posted so I’d know who to immediately dismiss as cuckoo-pants crazytown.
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We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago beings in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering.
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history
snyder.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago beings in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering.
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
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The @oecd-ocde.bsky.social has published the #Education for #Human #Flourishing report. A must read for all concerned about the purposes of education and schooling in our complex world.
@uofgheadship.bsky.social @seraethics.bsky.social @centcs.bsky.social
www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
@uofgheadship.bsky.social @seraethics.bsky.social @centcs.bsky.social
www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
www.oecd.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The @oecd-ocde.bsky.social has published the #Education for #Human #Flourishing report. A must read for all concerned about the purposes of education and schooling in our complex world.
@uofgheadship.bsky.social @seraethics.bsky.social @centcs.bsky.social
www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
@uofgheadship.bsky.social @seraethics.bsky.social @centcs.bsky.social
www.oecd.org/content/dam/...