Scott Shaeffer 🐸
@sshaeff.bsky.social
We need to get big money out of politics and reform our electoral system.
If you are surprised by the current state of affairs, may I suggest rereading US history from an Indigenous or Black perspective?
Born in Philadelphia. 🔔 🇺🇸
If you are surprised by the current state of affairs, may I suggest rereading US history from an Indigenous or Black perspective?
Born in Philadelphia. 🔔 🇺🇸
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Scott Shaeffer 🐸
@sshaeff.bsky.social
· Mar 18
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
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It’s not your grandmother’s Jeopardy.
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It’s not your grandmother’s Jeopardy.
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There is virtually no fed criminal law for wealthy people in America right now. Doesn’t exist. Trump’s DOJ either drops their charges or he pardons them. Anyone can buy their way out of prison for the right price on any charge, with crime victims left shattered with no justice.
December 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
There is virtually no fed criminal law for wealthy people in America right now. Doesn’t exist. Trump’s DOJ either drops their charges or he pardons them. Anyone can buy their way out of prison for the right price on any charge, with crime victims left shattered with no justice.
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I'm no expert on the Nobel Peace Prize, but...
I'm guessing the people in Oslo don't give it to authoritarians who take food and healthcare from their own citizens, invade their cities with the military, kidnap people off the streets, and murder people in small boats in international waters.
I'm guessing the people in Oslo don't give it to authoritarians who take food and healthcare from their own citizens, invade their cities with the military, kidnap people off the streets, and murder people in small boats in international waters.
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'm no expert on the Nobel Peace Prize, but...
I'm guessing the people in Oslo don't give it to authoritarians who take food and healthcare from their own citizens, invade their cities with the military, kidnap people off the streets, and murder people in small boats in international waters.
I'm guessing the people in Oslo don't give it to authoritarians who take food and healthcare from their own citizens, invade their cities with the military, kidnap people off the streets, and murder people in small boats in international waters.
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On this day in 1970, Cesar Chavez was sentenced to an indefinite jail term for his work boycotting lettuce produced by farms that had used coercive tactics against the United Farm Workers.
Dec. 3, 1970 | Cesar Chavez Jailed for Leading Boycott Against Coercive Farmers
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On this day in 1970, Cesar Chavez was sentenced to an indefinite jail term for his work boycotting lettuce produced by farms that had used coercive tactics against the United Farm Workers.
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"Fractures have emerged in the Maga coalition," writes Guardian columnist Moira Donegan. "Republicans are beginning to imagine what the country – and more importantly, their own careers – will look like without him."
Cracks have emerged in the Maga coalition | Moira Donegan
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December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Fractures have emerged in the Maga coalition," writes Guardian columnist Moira Donegan. "Republicans are beginning to imagine what the country – and more importantly, their own careers – will look like without him."
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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.” -George Will www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.” -George Will www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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"A sickening moral slum of an administration."
The perfect epitaph for this monstrous aberration of a government.
The perfect epitaph for this monstrous aberration of a government.
December 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"A sickening moral slum of an administration."
The perfect epitaph for this monstrous aberration of a government.
The perfect epitaph for this monstrous aberration of a government.
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There's a new Gallup poll out today, and wow, Americans have really soured on Donald Trump.
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
There's a new Gallup poll out today, and wow, Americans have really soured on Donald Trump.
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This World AIDS Day, we remember the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers lost to HIV and AIDS, and those living with HIV today. We must remind ourselves and each other that the fight isn’t over until the epidemic is over for everyone.
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This World AIDS Day, we remember the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers lost to HIV and AIDS, and those living with HIV today. We must remind ourselves and each other that the fight isn’t over until the epidemic is over for everyone.
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On this day in 1955, police in Montgomery, Alabama, arrested seamstress and activist Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated city bus.
Dec. 1, 1955 | Police Arrest Rosa Parks for Violating Bus Segregation Laws in Alabama
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December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1955, police in Montgomery, Alabama, arrested seamstress and activist Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated city bus.
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Bison at 35 below zero. Yellowstone National Park, USA.
📸: Tom Murphy
📸: Tom Murphy
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Bison at 35 below zero. Yellowstone National Park, USA.
📸: Tom Murphy
📸: Tom Murphy
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“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
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“To the company’s disappointment, “people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness and social comparison,” internal documents said.”
No surprise they suppressed the research!!
No surprise they suppressed the research!!
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
m.economictimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“To the company’s disappointment, “people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness and social comparison,” internal documents said.”
No surprise they suppressed the research!!
No surprise they suppressed the research!!
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Just like Tobacco companies did.
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Just like Tobacco companies did.
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The richest men on Earth aren't just billionaires, but also media barons
Musk, Ellison, Bezos, Arnault, Brin, Page, Zuckerberg.
They own the feeds, papers, platforms and narratives that shape our reality
Musk, Ellison, Bezos, Arnault, Brin, Page, Zuckerberg.
They own the feeds, papers, platforms and narratives that shape our reality
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The richest men on Earth aren't just billionaires, but also media barons
Musk, Ellison, Bezos, Arnault, Brin, Page, Zuckerberg.
They own the feeds, papers, platforms and narratives that shape our reality
Musk, Ellison, Bezos, Arnault, Brin, Page, Zuckerberg.
They own the feeds, papers, platforms and narratives that shape our reality
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Holiday carolers protest Home Depot's relationship with Trump's ICE
November 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Holiday carolers protest Home Depot's relationship with Trump's ICE
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Talentless frauds close to the White House are making billions by crashing the American economy and selling out America’s allies. Here’s why democratic socialism is unthinkable.
November 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Talentless frauds close to the White House are making billions by crashing the American economy and selling out America’s allies. Here’s why democratic socialism is unthinkable.
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Two boys in Madagascar scratch the back of a habituated lemur
November 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Two boys in Madagascar scratch the back of a habituated lemur
Worth reading, if you need an uplift. 👍
November 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Worth reading, if you need an uplift. 👍
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"... the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from using public resources for partisan purposes."
The list of such violations this year (in broad daylight!) is a scandal all its own.
The list of such violations this year (in broad daylight!) is a scandal all its own.
November 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
"... the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from using public resources for partisan purposes."
The list of such violations this year (in broad daylight!) is a scandal all its own.
The list of such violations this year (in broad daylight!) is a scandal all its own.
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This is, by far, one of the most spectacular things I've ever seen. So magnificent!!🐳
I pray the world keeps saving the whales.🙏
I pray the world keeps saving the whales.🙏
November 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This is, by far, one of the most spectacular things I've ever seen. So magnificent!!🐳
I pray the world keeps saving the whales.🙏
I pray the world keeps saving the whales.🙏
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Taylor Greene has broken cover!
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Marsh Family
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Marsh Family
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Taylor Greene has broken cover!
🕺🏿🕺🏿🎶🎶🎼🎼
Marsh Family
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Marsh Family
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Also turns out that the Constitution doesn’t seem to be worth the paper it is written on when a crooked leader is in power. The Founding Fathers apparently didn’t have that option factored in.
November 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Also turns out that the Constitution doesn’t seem to be worth the paper it is written on when a crooked leader is in power. The Founding Fathers apparently didn’t have that option factored in.