Slknla
@slknla.bsky.social
Dyed in wool progressive who loves the courage of truth tellers and the steadfastness of the compassionate. Also cocktails
How to say I have no idea how people get healthcare or how much it costs
Trump to House Republicans: "You can own healthcare. Figure it out. Let the money go directly to the people. No money for the insurance companies."
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
How to say I have no idea how people get healthcare or how much it costs
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Trump to House Republicans: "You can own healthcare. Figure it out. Let the money go directly to the people. No money for the insurance companies."
January 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Trump to House Republicans: "You can own healthcare. Figure it out. Let the money go directly to the people. No money for the insurance companies."
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"The attack on the Capitol — and the response to it — left Trump’s violent authoritarian movement emboldened and able to continue onward." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-mom...
The Moment We Lost The Plot
It has never been easy for me to write about January 6. ...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"The attack on the Capitol — and the response to it — left Trump’s violent authoritarian movement emboldened and able to continue onward." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-mom...
Nobel should rescind her prize if she continues to kiss up to war criminal and convicted felon just to be in power
Machado says she 'certainly' wants to give Nobel to Trump
thehill.com
Machado says she ‘certainly’ wants to give Nobel to Trump
twp.ai
January 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Nobel should rescind her prize if she continues to kiss up to war criminal and convicted felon just to be in power
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Trump is incoherently ranting and raving during this speech to House Republicans, who are sitting in silence as his brain flits around wildly
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Trump is incoherently ranting and raving during this speech to House Republicans, who are sitting in silence as his brain flits around wildly
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The West Coast Health Alliance continues to recommend vaccination in alignment with the @AmerAcadPeds Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedule. This schedule is based on strong evidence of vaccine safety and effectiveness.
Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA... 1/5
Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA... 1/5
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The West Coast Health Alliance continues to recommend vaccination in alignment with the @AmerAcadPeds Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedule. This schedule is based on strong evidence of vaccine safety and effectiveness.
Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA... 1/5
Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA... 1/5
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US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals
Federal law required majority of documents to be released by 19 December, but only 125,575 pages have been published
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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New York’s private healthcare CEOs pocket millions in salaries while our nurses on the frontlines are overworked and underpaid.
Our communities and nurses deserve better.
I'm proud to stand with @nynurses.bsky.social as they fight for fair contracts and the dignity they deserve.
Our communities and nurses deserve better.
I'm proud to stand with @nynurses.bsky.social as they fight for fair contracts and the dignity they deserve.
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
New York’s private healthcare CEOs pocket millions in salaries while our nurses on the frontlines are overworked and underpaid.
Our communities and nurses deserve better.
I'm proud to stand with @nynurses.bsky.social as they fight for fair contracts and the dignity they deserve.
Our communities and nurses deserve better.
I'm proud to stand with @nynurses.bsky.social as they fight for fair contracts and the dignity they deserve.
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WATCH: Woman Arrested Mid-Interview After Protesting Against Trump’s Venezuela Strike Mediaite
www.mediaite.com
WATCH: Woman Arrested Mid-Interview After Protesting Against Trump’s Venezuela Strike
twp.ai
January 6, 2026 at 11:40 AM
WATCH: Woman Arrested Mid-Interview After Protesting Against Trump’s Venezuela Strike Mediaite
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Violent crime in New Orleans declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, police officials announced Monday as National Guard troops begin patrolling the city on President Donald Trump's orders. https://to.pbs.org/4prs8Lc
Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans. That's before National Guard troops began patrolling
The crime figures were released less than a week after armed troops arrived in New Orleans, becoming the latest city where President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard members on crime-fighting ...
to.pbs.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Violent crime in New Orleans declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, police officials announced Monday as National Guard troops begin patrolling the city on President Donald Trump's orders. https://to.pbs.org/4prs8Lc
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BREAKING: The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Tuesday two bans passed by state lawmakers are unconstitutional. The decision represents a major victory for abortions rights advocates in one of the nation's reddest states.
Abortion remains legal in Wyoming after state high court strikes down bans - WyoFile
Wyoming Supreme Court rules two bans passed by state lawmakers are unconstitutional.
wyofile.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
BREAKING: The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Tuesday two bans passed by state lawmakers are unconstitutional. The decision represents a major victory for abortions rights advocates in one of the nation's reddest states.
Sick shite. Planet be damned
Stellantis is resurrecting a gas-powered Ram pickup truck with a V-8 engine called the TRX as it faces fewer federal emissions regulations.
The 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX will be available in late 2026 for around $100,000.
The 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX will be available in late 2026 for around $100,000.
Stellantis resurrects $100,000 Ram TRX V-8 pickup truck amid industry deregulation
The 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX will be available late next year after a roughly three-year hiatus for around $100,000.
cnb.cx
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Sick shite. Planet be damned
Where will
That end. Lots of failed states lots of drug trafficking lots of autocrats and plenty of resources to steal
That end. Lots of failed states lots of drug trafficking lots of autocrats and plenty of resources to steal
President Trump suggested Sunday that the U.S. could take military action against Colombia's government.
"Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long," Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
"Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long," Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
January 6, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Where will
That end. Lots of failed states lots of drug trafficking lots of autocrats and plenty of resources to steal
That end. Lots of failed states lots of drug trafficking lots of autocrats and plenty of resources to steal
Trump epic fail
US factory sector contracts for 10th straight month in December reut.rs/3Ysq8Hx
US factory sector contracts for 10th straight month in December
U.S. manufacturing activity slumped to a 14-month low in December, with new orders contracting further and input costs grinding higher as the sector continued to bear the imprint of President Donald Trump's import tariffs.
reut.rs
January 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Trump epic fail
Make children sicker again
BREAKING: The U.S. drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child in an unprecedented overhaul of childhood health protections.
US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without clear guidance.
bit.ly
January 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Make children sicker again
He’s a bloated entitled egomaniac with no guiding morality. He wants whatever offers him things money power applause. Anyone thinking there is more there is deluded or a fool
"The fact that the US is even attempting a kind of regime change by protection racket, one that began with the brazen abduction of a foreign leader, is proof that Vance and the many, many, many others who insisted that Trump is some kind of dove have been taken for a ride."
Donald Trump was never a dove
How critics of American interventionism fell for a myth.
www.vox.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
He’s a bloated entitled egomaniac with no guiding morality. He wants whatever offers him things money power applause. Anyone thinking there is more there is deluded or a fool
And there you have it. Follow the money w this amoral monster. It’s never about principles
January 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
And there you have it. Follow the money w this amoral monster. It’s never about principles
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I think the single highest positive-effect-to-effort action the next president (or some decently resourced foreign intelligence service) could take would be to knock over Vichy Twitter nymag.com/intelligence...
How Elon Musk’s X Shapes the AI Boom
Like it or not, the artificial-intelligence race is playing out on X. That fact has some big implications.
nymag.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I think the single highest positive-effect-to-effort action the next president (or some decently resourced foreign intelligence service) could take would be to knock over Vichy Twitter nymag.com/intelligence...
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So will the regime attempt to punish/fire the judges just appointed too?
"In recent weeks, the judges’ conclusions have become increasingly urgent, describing shocking mistreatment and inhumanity as thousands of people — the majority not charged with any crime..."
🧾 www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
"In recent weeks, the judges’ conclusions have become increasingly urgent, describing shocking mistreatment and inhumanity as thousands of people — the majority not charged with any crime..."
🧾 www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
So will the regime attempt to punish/fire the judges just appointed too?
"In recent weeks, the judges’ conclusions have become increasingly urgent, describing shocking mistreatment and inhumanity as thousands of people — the majority not charged with any crime..."
🧾 www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
"In recent weeks, the judges’ conclusions have become increasingly urgent, describing shocking mistreatment and inhumanity as thousands of people — the majority not charged with any crime..."
🧾 www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Neo-fascist movement turns to aggressive war based on half-baked notions of racial superiority for profit and plunder. If only there were some precedent in history we could learn from here...
It's important to recognize this for what it is and to call it out.
It's important to recognize this for what it is and to call it out.
Prominent MAGA figures are making it 100% explicit that MAGA is a neo-imperialist movement that's all about pillage and plunder justified by assumed racial superiority:
January 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Neo-fascist movement turns to aggressive war based on half-baked notions of racial superiority for profit and plunder. If only there were some precedent in history we could learn from here...
It's important to recognize this for what it is and to call it out.
It's important to recognize this for what it is and to call it out.
Duly Elected but he won’t let her be his puppet? Maybe maduro second is more pliable
According to this reporting, Trump will keep the popular Venezuelan resistance leader Maria Machado from power in Venezuela because she not he won the Nobel Prize.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. plan to ‘run’ Venezuela clouded in confusion
In Washington and Caracas, the vision for administering Venezuela in the weeks and months ahead appears uncertain and stubbornly complex.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Duly Elected but he won’t let her be his puppet? Maybe maduro second is more pliable
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"At least 80 people in Venezuela, including civilians, were killed in the U.S. strikes on Friday night. I bet they would have liked to know that they were coming. Are U.S. troops more important than them? If so, why?" @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social
The Public Good, Not Patriotism
Journalists don't work for the United States of America.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"At least 80 people in Venezuela, including civilians, were killed in the U.S. strikes on Friday night. I bet they would have liked to know that they were coming. Are U.S. troops more important than them? If so, why?" @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social
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Reasonable to ask whether Americans just got played by Cubans and Venezuelans who will now stay in power in Caracas and who understood that after 24 or so hours of gringo euphoria this will be a disaster for the US.
macspaunday.substack.com/p/the-dog-th...
macspaunday.substack.com/p/the-dog-th...
The Dog That Didn't Bark in the Maduro Op
Cuban intelligence runs Venezuela's security apparatus. Where was it when the U.S. snatched the Venezuelan strongman?
macspaunday.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Reasonable to ask whether Americans just got played by Cubans and Venezuelans who will now stay in power in Caracas and who understood that after 24 or so hours of gringo euphoria this will be a disaster for the US.
macspaunday.substack.com/p/the-dog-th...
macspaunday.substack.com/p/the-dog-th...
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Trump’s pride and vanity isn't just a silly joke. It now carries serious and devastating international consequences.
January 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Trump’s pride and vanity isn't just a silly joke. It now carries serious and devastating international consequences.