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@queersnakes.bsky.social
Queer 🌈 so like a proponent of quality education and Hater of All nazis and their lame supporters ☠️💯😜 Be kind Just Generally Yo
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US jobs figures just out show the worst year for jobs gains outside a recession since 2003. Only 50,000 jobs in December and just 584,000 jobs in all of 2025. Nearly 85% of the job gains happened by April. Little hiring the rest of the year.
Unemployment rate: 4.4% in Dec, up from 4% in January.
Unemployment rate: 4.4% in Dec, up from 4% in January.
January 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
US jobs figures just out show the worst year for jobs gains outside a recession since 2003. Only 50,000 jobs in December and just 584,000 jobs in all of 2025. Nearly 85% of the job gains happened by April. Little hiring the rest of the year.
Unemployment rate: 4.4% in Dec, up from 4% in January.
Unemployment rate: 4.4% in Dec, up from 4% in January.
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Unsurprisingly, Trump's immigration crackdown is not delivering labor market improvements for the US-born
Over the last year, native-born unemployment is up from 3.9% to 4.3% while native-born employment has decreased by a similar amount
Over the last year, native-born unemployment is up from 3.9% to 4.3% while native-born employment has decreased by a similar amount
January 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Unsurprisingly, Trump's immigration crackdown is not delivering labor market improvements for the US-born
Over the last year, native-born unemployment is up from 3.9% to 4.3% while native-born employment has decreased by a similar amount
Over the last year, native-born unemployment is up from 3.9% to 4.3% while native-born employment has decreased by a similar amount
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On the jobs report:
1. bond investors seem to be keying off the 4.375% unemployment rate.
2. It’s notable the S&P 500 underperformed the rest of the world by the largest margin since 2009 last year.
3. The US dollar weakened significantly after the IEEPA tariffs were applied in April
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1. bond investors seem to be keying off the 4.375% unemployment rate.
2. It’s notable the S&P 500 underperformed the rest of the world by the largest margin since 2009 last year.
3. The US dollar weakened significantly after the IEEPA tariffs were applied in April
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January 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
On the jobs report:
1. bond investors seem to be keying off the 4.375% unemployment rate.
2. It’s notable the S&P 500 underperformed the rest of the world by the largest margin since 2009 last year.
3. The US dollar weakened significantly after the IEEPA tariffs were applied in April
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1. bond investors seem to be keying off the 4.375% unemployment rate.
2. It’s notable the S&P 500 underperformed the rest of the world by the largest margin since 2009 last year.
3. The US dollar weakened significantly after the IEEPA tariffs were applied in April
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the bananas from my last grocery trip haven’t finished ripening
Last six days
- Venezuela strike, Maduro seized
- Trump warns Cuba, Colombia
- RFK Jr changes vaccine schedule
- Walz ends re-election bid
- Jan 6 anniversary
- Greenland threats spark diplomatic crisis
- Minnesota ICE shooting
- House passes ACA subsidy bill
- Iran protesters
- Venezuela strike, Maduro seized
- Trump warns Cuba, Colombia
- RFK Jr changes vaccine schedule
- Walz ends re-election bid
- Jan 6 anniversary
- Greenland threats spark diplomatic crisis
- Minnesota ICE shooting
- House passes ACA subsidy bill
- Iran protesters
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 AM
the bananas from my last grocery trip haven’t finished ripening
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"Can you confirm whether Minnesota investigators are being told that they can't access evidence because the FBI isn't willing to work jointly with them?"
Mayor Frey: "That is my understanding."
Mayor Frey: "That is my understanding."
January 9, 2026 at 5:57 AM
"Can you confirm whether Minnesota investigators are being told that they can't access evidence because the FBI isn't willing to work jointly with them?"
Mayor Frey: "That is my understanding."
Mayor Frey: "That is my understanding."
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Watch Senator Thom Tillis light into Stephen Miller www.tiktok.com/t/ZThNbAhxk/
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) sharply criticized White House senior adviser Stephen Miller on Wednesday after Mr. Miller suggested Greenland rightfully belongs to the U.S., calling the claim "absurd" and wa...
TikTok video by C-SPAN
www.tiktok.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Watch Senator Thom Tillis light into Stephen Miller www.tiktok.com/t/ZThNbAhxk/
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In Portland, Border Patrol agents shot a couple. The Feds claim they were under attack, witnesses say otherwise. AG is suing. This is from the front page of @oregonian.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:35 AM
In Portland, Border Patrol agents shot a couple. The Feds claim they were under attack, witnesses say otherwise. AG is suing. This is from the front page of @oregonian.com
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“Portland's mayor, Keith Wilson, said at a news conference. "We know what the federal government says happened here. There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Two people shot by US federal agents in Portland
Mayor urges ICE to pause operations as representative says victims alive but extent of injuries unknown
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:41 AM
“Portland's mayor, Keith Wilson, said at a news conference. "We know what the federal government says happened here. There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds
AI tool also used to undress image of the woman killed by a federal immigration agent in the US, says research
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Trump is planning even more insane renovations to the White House www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
The Next Phase of Trump’s Renovations: A New ‘Upper West Wing’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Trump is planning even more insane renovations to the White House www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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So a CBS Evening News reporter actually did a pretty solid breakdown of the ICE murder video, talking to a former agent who details all the ways Ross messed up. And yet: It didn’t air on the actual show tonight. CBS did post it to YouTube—and it has nearly 800k views already youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?...
Retired ICE agent breaks down deadly Minneapolis shooting
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 7:04 AM
So a CBS Evening News reporter actually did a pretty solid breakdown of the ICE murder video, talking to a former agent who details all the ways Ross messed up. And yet: It didn’t air on the actual show tonight. CBS did post it to YouTube—and it has nearly 800k views already youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?...
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They Couldn’t Access Mental Health Care When They Needed It. Now They’re Suing Their Insurer.
by @maxblau.bsky.social
by @maxblau.bsky.social
They Couldn’t Access Mental Health Care When They Needed It. Now They’re Suing Their Insurer.
A new lawsuit alleges that an insurer’s ghost network hindered New York City employees from accessing the mental health care they sought — and harmed the reputation of psychiatrists wrongly listed as ...
www.propublica.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
They Couldn’t Access Mental Health Care When They Needed It. Now They’re Suing Their Insurer.
by @maxblau.bsky.social
by @maxblau.bsky.social
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After Minneapolis, now the ICE shooting on Christmas Eve in Maryland is getting some scrutiny from local police: “…county police confirmed The Banner’s reporting that the second person injured in the encounter was already in ICE custody, in one of the agency’s vehicles, when he was hurt.”
Anne Arundel County Police dispute ICE’s account of Glen Burnie shooting
A deadly shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis on Wednesday renewed scrutiny of a violent Christmas Eve incident involving ICE agents in Glen Burnie, with Anne Arundel County ...
www.thebanner.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
After Minneapolis, now the ICE shooting on Christmas Eve in Maryland is getting some scrutiny from local police: “…county police confirmed The Banner’s reporting that the second person injured in the encounter was already in ICE custody, in one of the agency’s vehicles, when he was hurt.”
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In a trend that predates the pandemic, the path to care for severe mental illness almost exclusively runs through the criminal justice system. Patients awaiting trial for criminal charges or found not guilty by reason of insanity are overwhelming Ohio’s understaffed state psychiatric hospitals.
Three Things to Know About the Rise of Criminally Ill Patients in Ohio
Criminal defendants are overwhelming an understaffed state mental health system that, a few years ago, served thousands more patients.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
In a trend that predates the pandemic, the path to care for severe mental illness almost exclusively runs through the criminal justice system. Patients awaiting trial for criminal charges or found not guilty by reason of insanity are overwhelming Ohio’s understaffed state psychiatric hospitals.
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When President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term granted clemency to nearly 1,600 people convicted in connection with the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel set up a Google Alert to track these individuals and see if they’d end up back in the criminal justice system.
Five years after January 6, dozens of pardoned insurrectionists have been arrested again
At least 33 insurrectionists have been rearrested, charged or sentenced for other crimes since January 6, 2021.
19thnews.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
When President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term granted clemency to nearly 1,600 people convicted in connection with the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel set up a Google Alert to track these individuals and see if they’d end up back in the criminal justice system.
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“Food is a uniquely powerful tool, and Aramark is using it to exploit a captive consumer market of incarcerated people and their families to unlawfully profit off them,” Shennan Kavanagh, director of litigation at the National Consumer Law Center, said in a press release.
Aramark Cuts Free Prison Meals to Boost Profits, New Suit Claims
A lawsuit claims the prison food company is cutting institutional meals to force incarcerated people to purchase costly food from the same vendor.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“Food is a uniquely powerful tool, and Aramark is using it to exploit a captive consumer market of incarcerated people and their families to unlawfully profit off them,” Shennan Kavanagh, director of litigation at the National Consumer Law Center, said in a press release.
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Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to memory-hole Jan. 6, thousands of videos from the riot live on ProPublica’s website and other places.
Additionally, much of the deleted DOJ database can be found on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
(Published Jan. 2025)
Additionally, much of the deleted DOJ database can be found on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
(Published Jan. 2025)
Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
The Trump administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own governme...
www.propublica.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to memory-hole Jan. 6, thousands of videos from the riot live on ProPublica’s website and other places.
Additionally, much of the deleted DOJ database can be found on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
(Published Jan. 2025)
Additionally, much of the deleted DOJ database can be found on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
(Published Jan. 2025)
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Meanwhile, here's what's happening on the ground now in Venezuela:
-"state of external commotion” declared, restricting movement and assembly.
-More than a dozen journalists arrested.
-Unidentified armed men, grabbing people's phones and searching.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
-"state of external commotion” declared, restricting movement and assembly.
-More than a dozen journalists arrested.
-Unidentified armed men, grabbing people's phones and searching.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Fear grips Caracas as a new wave of repression is unleashed in Venezuela
Venezuela’s government launched a far-reaching crackdown after Maduro’s ouster, detaining journalists and civilians and sending armed gangs to the streets.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Meanwhile, here's what's happening on the ground now in Venezuela:
-"state of external commotion” declared, restricting movement and assembly.
-More than a dozen journalists arrested.
-Unidentified armed men, grabbing people's phones and searching.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
-"state of external commotion” declared, restricting movement and assembly.
-More than a dozen journalists arrested.
-Unidentified armed men, grabbing people's phones and searching.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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🍊 What does an orange emoji have to do with a fraud allegation?
According to Dr. Kirk Moore, patients who wanted a fake COVID-19 vaccine card were told to bring an orange to his office and include the emoji on a Venmo donation to an advocacy group.
(Published Dec. 2025 w/ @sltrib.com)
According to Dr. Kirk Moore, patients who wanted a fake COVID-19 vaccine card were told to bring an orange to his office and include the emoji on a Venmo donation to an advocacy group.
(Published Dec. 2025 w/ @sltrib.com)
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that prot...
www.propublica.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
🍊 What does an orange emoji have to do with a fraud allegation?
According to Dr. Kirk Moore, patients who wanted a fake COVID-19 vaccine card were told to bring an orange to his office and include the emoji on a Venmo donation to an advocacy group.
(Published Dec. 2025 w/ @sltrib.com)
According to Dr. Kirk Moore, patients who wanted a fake COVID-19 vaccine card were told to bring an orange to his office and include the emoji on a Venmo donation to an advocacy group.
(Published Dec. 2025 w/ @sltrib.com)
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COMMENTARY: It seems an increasing number of Americans, including elected leaders and journalists, are afraid to tell the truth about what happened on January 6. That's dangerous.
January 7, 2026 at 2:51 AM
COMMENTARY: It seems an increasing number of Americans, including elected leaders and journalists, are afraid to tell the truth about what happened on January 6. That's dangerous.
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I built a better way to browse the released Epstein files (Now with most-viewed, tagging, and faster images!)
www.epsteinlibrary.org?mode=views
www.epsteinlibrary.org?mode=views
Epstein Library — DOJ Document Index
A browseable index of publicly released Epstein-related photos from justice.gov.
www.epsteinlibrary.org
January 5, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I built a better way to browse the released Epstein files (Now with most-viewed, tagging, and faster images!)
www.epsteinlibrary.org?mode=views
www.epsteinlibrary.org?mode=views
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To be clear: No I don't think this is the only reason! There's probably not *one* reason, but this was almost certainly a driver. As is the Trump admin's concern over China's influence in Latin America. And Trump's desire to distract from the Epstein & Jack Smith stories. And to relive the 1980s.
Something I see a lot of folks missing in discussions about what's happening Venezuela, particularly around oil, is the role U.S. oil majors' interest in Guyana—and the threat Venezuela posed to it—has in all of it. Explainer here: drilled.media/news/guyana-...
The U.S.-Venezuela-Guyana Oil Triangle
The U.S. interest in Venezuela isn’t just about the oil there, but also about the oil next door in Guyana, and the U.S. oil companies that have staked their future on it.
drilled.media
January 5, 2026 at 10:21 PM
To be clear: No I don't think this is the only reason! There's probably not *one* reason, but this was almost certainly a driver. As is the Trump admin's concern over China's influence in Latin America. And Trump's desire to distract from the Epstein & Jack Smith stories. And to relive the 1980s.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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We The People are laser-focused on the #Epstein files and the crimes of the rapist-in-chief. We will not rest until there is justice which certainty will include life imprisonment if not hanging.
NOTHING can distract us.
#nurembergonthepotomac
THIS.
youtu.be/3s3-gYAsS8w?...
NOTHING can distract us.
#nurembergonthepotomac
THIS.
youtu.be/3s3-gYAsS8w?...
They kept little girls in STABLES in an underground crawlspace. Where are all the PIZZA GATE people?
YouTube video by SHEILA ZOLNOOR
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
We The People are laser-focused on the #Epstein files and the crimes of the rapist-in-chief. We will not rest until there is justice which certainty will include life imprisonment if not hanging.
NOTHING can distract us.
#nurembergonthepotomac
THIS.
youtu.be/3s3-gYAsS8w?...
NOTHING can distract us.
#nurembergonthepotomac
THIS.
youtu.be/3s3-gYAsS8w?...
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It's laughable to continue to call US politicians 'lawmakers'. They made a law about the Epstein material, and the administration took no notice. Mostly it takes no notice. Most of the Yank rich and powerful now take no notice.
January 6, 2026 at 12:04 AM
It's laughable to continue to call US politicians 'lawmakers'. They made a law about the Epstein material, and the administration took no notice. Mostly it takes no notice. Most of the Yank rich and powerful now take no notice.