Ian F
@sascfcian.bsky.social
A better world is possible: dsausa.org; marxistunity.com
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1/ For six months, I've been traveling the world on Pulitzer Ctr & Fund For Investigative Journalism grants investigating Trump's effect on HIV & LGBTQ health. On World AIDS Day, @theintercept.com is publishing an overview essay of Afeef Nessouli & my findings. theintercept.com/2025/12/01/w...
Trump Gutted AIDS Health Care at the Worst Possible Time
By the first World AIDS Day of his second term, Trump gutted LGBTQ+ employment globally and put humanity at greater risk of AIDS.
theintercept.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
1/ For six months, I've been traveling the world on Pulitzer Ctr & Fund For Investigative Journalism grants investigating Trump's effect on HIV & LGBTQ health. On World AIDS Day, @theintercept.com is publishing an overview essay of Afeef Nessouli & my findings. theintercept.com/2025/12/01/w...
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‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
WASHINGTON—Responding to recent revelations suggesting the prominent economist was a close associate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a devastated nation reportedly joined together to...
theonion.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
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Extremely funny that INFOWARS has agreed not to publish anything without the explicit consent of the US government
The far-right conspiracy site Infowars says it has signed the Pentagon press agreement and says Breanna Morello will be joining the 'new media' press corps covering the Defense Department.
"I won't be moving to D.C. of course—thank god," she caveats. x.com/infowars/sta...
"I won't be moving to D.C. of course—thank god," she caveats. x.com/infowars/sta...
INFOWARS on X: "🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Breanna Morello will be covering news at the Pentagon as a part of the Pentagon Press Corps! The new Pentagon Press Corps consists of over 60 journalists that will combat the fake news stranglehold of legacy media. This is great news for truth and https://t.co/id0VtguTIW" / X
🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Breanna Morello will be covering news at the Pentagon as a part of the Pentagon Press Corps! The new Pentagon Press Corps consists of over 60 journalists that will combat the fake news stranglehold of legacy media. This is great news for truth and https://t.co/id0VtguTIW
x.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Extremely funny that INFOWARS has agreed not to publish anything without the explicit consent of the US government
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I support everyone giving vast sums of money to Andrew Cuomo. It’s the “lighting a million quid on fire” art piece but this time performed by the worst people in the world.
October 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I support everyone giving vast sums of money to Andrew Cuomo. It’s the “lighting a million quid on fire” art piece but this time performed by the worst people in the world.
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tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working
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The Department of Energy hired five academics to raise doubts about climate change. 85+ climate experts (organized by @andrewdessler.com) reviewed their report. Our conclusion, detailed in 450 pages of analysis: it is biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policy making.
DOEresponseSite
On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report from its Climate Working Group (CWG). This report features prominently in the EPA's reconsideration of its 2009 Endangerment Finding...
sites.google.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Department of Energy hired five academics to raise doubts about climate change. 85+ climate experts (organized by @andrewdessler.com) reviewed their report. Our conclusion, detailed in 450 pages of analysis: it is biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policy making.
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As someone who was quite involved in the early days of email fundraising in Democratic politics, this is sickening to read.
Spam PACs Raise Money by Deceiving Seniors
One 89-year-old woman made 7,532 donations totaling $68,666
open.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As someone who was quite involved in the early days of email fundraising in Democratic politics, this is sickening to read.
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A report published today by the Center for Biological Diversity exposes how the Trump administration’s plans for new border wall in southeast Arizona's San Rafael Valley would block the most important remaining jaguar corridor connecting the U.S. and Mexico.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Report: Trump’s Arizona Border Wall Construction Would Block Critical Jaguar Migration Corridor
TUCSON, Ariz.— A report published today by the Center for Biological Diversity exposes how the Trump administration’s plans for new border wall construction in southeast Arizona pose dire and immediat...
biologicaldiversity.org
July 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A report published today by the Center for Biological Diversity exposes how the Trump administration’s plans for new border wall in southeast Arizona's San Rafael Valley would block the most important remaining jaguar corridor connecting the U.S. and Mexico.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
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I’m a hardworking, taxpaying, churchgoing, grandkid-raising American citizen. And if I work all day long and want to go home, smoke a joint & just stare at the fireplace for 3 hours…that’s my civil liberty.
@sarapayan.bsky.social reports on my mission to end America's prohibition on marijuana:
@sarapayan.bsky.social reports on my mission to end America's prohibition on marijuana:
Rick Steves Talks Travel, Cannabis and Freedom
The celebrated PBS television host’s plant advocacy is legendary as is his take on the current state of international cannabis.
cannabisnow.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I’m a hardworking, taxpaying, churchgoing, grandkid-raising American citizen. And if I work all day long and want to go home, smoke a joint & just stare at the fireplace for 3 hours…that’s my civil liberty.
@sarapayan.bsky.social reports on my mission to end America's prohibition on marijuana:
@sarapayan.bsky.social reports on my mission to end America's prohibition on marijuana:
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My statement on the Trump administration's illegal military actions and the wars that must end.
June 22, 2025 at 4:02 AM
My statement on the Trump administration's illegal military actions and the wars that must end.
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It is actually nuts that even when the NYC political establishment was presented with a broad field of talented candidates w/ many ideas, in a time of generational change & anti-corruption, they STILL chose to line up behind scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo.
It’s cowardice.
It’s cowardice.
June 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It is actually nuts that even when the NYC political establishment was presented with a broad field of talented candidates w/ many ideas, in a time of generational change & anti-corruption, they STILL chose to line up behind scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo.
It’s cowardice.
It’s cowardice.
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The right wing hates California, and especially Los Angeles, because here they tried it all: violence, exclusion acts, alien land law homeownership bans, segregation, bulldozing neighborhoods, downzoning, mass incarceration, deportations - and hardworking Americans made it our own anyway.
#CAStrong
#CAStrong
June 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The right wing hates California, and especially Los Angeles, because here they tried it all: violence, exclusion acts, alien land law homeownership bans, segregation, bulldozing neighborhoods, downzoning, mass incarceration, deportations - and hardworking Americans made it our own anyway.
#CAStrong
#CAStrong
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Wow — New poll shows Andrew Cuomo's 1-on-1 lead against Zohran Mamdani has shrunk to *just 2 points*
51-49.
And this poll was conducted *before* AOC endorsed Mamdani.
+ Cuomo's lead against Mamdani in the first round of ranked choice voting is now only 7 points.
51-49.
And this poll was conducted *before* AOC endorsed Mamdani.
+ Cuomo's lead against Mamdani in the first round of ranked choice voting is now only 7 points.
June 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Wow — New poll shows Andrew Cuomo's 1-on-1 lead against Zohran Mamdani has shrunk to *just 2 points*
51-49.
And this poll was conducted *before* AOC endorsed Mamdani.
+ Cuomo's lead against Mamdani in the first round of ranked choice voting is now only 7 points.
51-49.
And this poll was conducted *before* AOC endorsed Mamdani.
+ Cuomo's lead against Mamdani in the first round of ranked choice voting is now only 7 points.
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Suspicion: cuomo is in on the trump doj investigation of him. Gives Cuomo martyr image to low info Dem voters (his base) in exchange for doing political favors for Trump (which he’s happy to do, as evidenced by his dealings with fake dems while governor)
May 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Suspicion: cuomo is in on the trump doj investigation of him. Gives Cuomo martyr image to low info Dem voters (his base) in exchange for doing political favors for Trump (which he’s happy to do, as evidenced by his dealings with fake dems while governor)
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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In December we reported that the major news organization OCCRP was getting roughly half its funding from the US government and that the money had strings attached.
They threatened to sue us.
They threatened to sue us.
April 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In December we reported that the major news organization OCCRP was getting roughly half its funding from the US government and that the money had strings attached.
They threatened to sue us.
They threatened to sue us.
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So basically, there was a Signal chat with tech folks and some Harpers Letter writers, and the Harpers folk were chased out when Andreessen realized they would not go along with censorship. But the tech guys stuck with Chris Rufo. www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
April 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
So basically, there was a Signal chat with tech folks and some Harpers Letter writers, and the Harpers folk were chased out when Andreessen realized they would not go along with censorship. But the tech guys stuck with Chris Rufo. www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
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Since our administration would not fight the Trump administration in court, the faculty had to assume the responsibility of doing so to protect academic freedom.
www.reuters.com/world/us/col...
www.reuters.com/world/us/col...
March 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Since our administration would not fight the Trump administration in court, the faculty had to assume the responsibility of doing so to protect academic freedom.
www.reuters.com/world/us/col...
www.reuters.com/world/us/col...
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If you're eating grass-fed cows instead of industrial cows, you're not helping the climate.
The carbon intensity of grass-fed beef is not less than that of industrial beef, and it's 3 to 40 times more than most plant and animal alternatives. 🧪
The carbon intensity of grass-fed beef is not less than that of industrial beef, and it's 3 to 40 times more than most plant and animal alternatives. 🧪
US grass-fed beef is as carbon intensive as industrial beef and ≈10-fold more intensive than common protein-dense alternatives | PNAS
The high resource intensity of industrial beef in high-income economies has prompted
growing interest in alternative, potentially lower environment...
www.pnas.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If you're eating grass-fed cows instead of industrial cows, you're not helping the climate.
The carbon intensity of grass-fed beef is not less than that of industrial beef, and it's 3 to 40 times more than most plant and animal alternatives. 🧪
The carbon intensity of grass-fed beef is not less than that of industrial beef, and it's 3 to 40 times more than most plant and animal alternatives. 🧪
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If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
March 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.