Capt Obvious
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#Language nerd, #watercolor hobbyist, & #English prof. #WrexhamAFC fan. Lover of #scifi, #fantasy, & #ghoststories. Collector of #fountainpens, #books, & #marbles. #Coffee is the elixir of life. Everything else is subject to change without notice.
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Something cool posted to Mastodon. Just going to leave it here in case anyone might find it interesting restroom reading
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How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped?
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open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped?
Here's One Good Answer
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped?
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Brand new research shows U.S. health insurance premiums climbed 3x faster than worker earnings since 1999. And premiums are set to jump again in the new year. buff.ly/y4hKrZZ
December 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Brand new research shows U.S. health insurance premiums climbed 3x faster than worker earnings since 1999. And premiums are set to jump again in the new year. buff.ly/y4hKrZZ
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Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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"'They all were scared, crying... they were pointing with the guns not to move,' he said.
He said all four are U.S. citizens..."
www.kare11.com/article/news...
He said all four are U.S. citizens..."
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Ring camera captures Burnsville ICE raid that leaves 7-year-old without parents, according to family
ICE agents detained four people from a Burnsville home, according to family members, including a 7-year-old's parents and the husband of a pregnant woman.
www.kare11.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"'They all were scared, crying... they were pointing with the guns not to move,' he said.
He said all four are U.S. citizens..."
www.kare11.com/article/news...
He said all four are U.S. citizens..."
www.kare11.com/article/news...
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Filing: Paramount's outside partners for its WBD bid include Saudi Arabia's PIF, Abu Dhabi's L'imad, Qatar Investment Authority, and Jared Kushner's Affinity (Sara Fischer/Axios)
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December 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Filing: Paramount's outside partners for its WBD bid include Saudi Arabia's PIF, Abu Dhabi's L'imad, Qatar Investment Authority, and Jared Kushner's Affinity (Sara Fischer/Axios)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
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"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat.
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat.
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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The most transparent administration in history is now hiding both the complete Epstein files and the complete video of the Sept. 2 boat strike from the American people, only releasing the parts of each that they want you to see while concealing the rest.
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The most transparent administration in history is now hiding both the complete Epstein files and the complete video of the Sept. 2 boat strike from the American people, only releasing the parts of each that they want you to see while concealing the rest.
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This time it's a white blonde woman, an American citizen, dressed in medical scrubs for work & weighing all of 85 pounds.
She was cooperating in every way with the agents. They still manhandled her.
It can happen to any of us. I really want this one to go viral.
She was cooperating in every way with the agents. They still manhandled her.
It can happen to any of us. I really want this one to go viral.
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This time it's a white blonde woman, an American citizen, dressed in medical scrubs for work & weighing all of 85 pounds.
She was cooperating in every way with the agents. They still manhandled her.
It can happen to any of us. I really want this one to go viral.
She was cooperating in every way with the agents. They still manhandled her.
It can happen to any of us. I really want this one to go viral.
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Waymo doesn't care about your pets.
December 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Waymo doesn't care about your pets.
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BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
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Even Trump’s own voters are blaming him for the brutal cost-of-living crisis. When nearly half the country says these prices are the worst they’ve ever seen, the “everything’s great” spin doesn’t land. Trump’s gaslighting isn’t working!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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Devastating Poll Shows Even Trump Voters Blame Him for Painful Prices — The Daily Beast
Almost half of Americans believe the cost-of-living crisis is the worst they’ve ever seen.
apple.news
December 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Even Trump’s own voters are blaming him for the brutal cost-of-living crisis. When nearly half the country says these prices are the worst they’ve ever seen, the “everything’s great” spin doesn’t land. Trump’s gaslighting isn’t working!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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Americans are exposing Trump's "no inflation" lies with actual grocery receipts.
The receipts are BRUTAL.
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
The receipts are BRUTAL.
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Americans are exposing Trump's "no inflation" lies with actual grocery receipts.
The receipts are BRUTAL.
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
The receipts are BRUTAL.
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Clarksville! Canvass with Aftyn!
Sponsored by Afyn for Congress #TN07
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Need a ride? Email [email protected]
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Clarksville! Canvass With Team Aftyn! · Aftyn for Congress
Join Team Behn in person on the doors to help us connect directly with voters in Montgomery County! You’ll talk with neighbors about what’s at stake in this special election and why Aftyn is the fearl...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Clarksville! Canvass with Aftyn!
Sponsored by Afyn for Congress #TN07
Mon., Dec. 1st
10:00am CST
12:00pm CST
2:00 pm CST
Register Here: www.mobilize.us/aftynforcong...
For other volunteer events go to: tinyurl.com/TnVolunteerHub
Need a ride? Email [email protected]
Sponsored by Afyn for Congress #TN07
Mon., Dec. 1st
10:00am CST
12:00pm CST
2:00 pm CST
Register Here: www.mobilize.us/aftynforcong...
For other volunteer events go to: tinyurl.com/TnVolunteerHub
Need a ride? Email [email protected]
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I thought they were only going to arrest criminals. Lies, lies, and more lies.
#USDemocracy
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-det...
#USDemocracy
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The number of non-criminal detainees arrested by ICE has surged by 2,000% under Trump. These charts show who's in detention.
The number of immigration detainees without criminal records held in detention after getting arrested by ICE has increased by over 2,000% since the start of the second Trump administration.
www.cbsnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I thought they were only going to arrest criminals. Lies, lies, and more lies.
#USDemocracy
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-det...
#USDemocracy
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-det...
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As we’ve been saying for months, X’s new location feature is exposing what we’ve been warning about, many of the loudest MAGA accounts aren’t even in the USA. We’ve been tracking this behavior and helping people learn how to spot bot activity, and this update has made it easier than ever to see.
X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts
The function, which shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was create...
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
As we’ve been saying for months, X’s new location feature is exposing what we’ve been warning about, many of the loudest MAGA accounts aren’t even in the USA. We’ve been tracking this behavior and helping people learn how to spot bot activity, and this update has made it easier than ever to see.
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Paul Mullin - currently out on loan from #wxmafc - asking for donations, so it seemed appropriate to use the #askwxm
This is the link to donate to the Keep the Doors Open fund for the Your Space autism charity:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-the-d...
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This is the link to donate to the Keep the Doors Open fund for the Your Space autism charity:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-the-d...
www.facebook.com/reel/8706247...
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November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Paul Mullin - currently out on loan from #wxmafc - asking for donations, so it seemed appropriate to use the #askwxm
This is the link to donate to the Keep the Doors Open fund for the Your Space autism charity:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-the-d...
www.facebook.com/reel/8706247...
This is the link to donate to the Keep the Doors Open fund for the Your Space autism charity:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-the-d...
www.facebook.com/reel/8706247...
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Pass it on. They’ll try every trick.
There are flyers circulating and even mailers showing up in people’s mailboxes in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District that list the wrong date for the upcoming special election. Voters are being told to vote on the incorrect day.
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Pass it on. They’ll try every trick.
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They pretty much want to ethnically cleanse the United States of anyone who doesn’t descend from the Mayflower.
Don’t think for a minute they’re just talking about other people. They’re talking about you.
Don’t think for a minute they’re just talking about other people. They’re talking about you.
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
They pretty much want to ethnically cleanse the United States of anyone who doesn’t descend from the Mayflower.
Don’t think for a minute they’re just talking about other people. They’re talking about you.
Don’t think for a minute they’re just talking about other people. They’re talking about you.
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Drop your favorite local shops below—let’s boost the folks who actually show up for us. I’m skipping Target, Amazon, and Home Depot and putting my cash where community lives. Our dollars are leverage. Let’s use them like it. #WeAintBuyingIt
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Drop your favorite local shops below—let’s boost the folks who actually show up for us. I’m skipping Target, Amazon, and Home Depot and putting my cash where community lives. Our dollars are leverage. Let’s use them like it. #WeAintBuyingIt
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😷NASAL SPRAY RECALL😷
Why are we finding out about this from a publication from UK?
Why are we finding out about this from a publication from UK?
Over 41,000 bottles of #Walgreens Saline Nasal Spray with Xylitol have been recalled due to a possible bacterial contamination.
The recall applies to the following two product lots:
Lot #61409 – expires 2/28/2027
Lot #71861 – expires 8/31/2027
#NasalSpray
The recall applies to the following two product lots:
Lot #61409 – expires 2/28/2027
Lot #71861 – expires 8/31/2027
#NasalSpray
Nationwide recall of nasal spray due to bacterial contamination
The saline nasal spray recall affects two product lots sold at Walgreens stores nationwide
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
😷NASAL SPRAY RECALL😷
Why are we finding out about this from a publication from UK?
Why are we finding out about this from a publication from UK?
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Israeli soldiers appear to kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they surrender
Israeli soldiers appear to kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they surrender
The Israeli military said it was investigating the killings, which were captured in two videos shown on Arab TV stations.
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Israeli soldiers appear to kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they surrender
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November is National American Indian Heritage Month, so a reminder that modern medicine and public heath owes a huge debt to Native American and Indigenous innovation. 🌿🧠
forbes.com/sites/nicolefisher/2020/11/29/7-native-american-inventions-that-revolutionized-medicine-and-public-health
November is National American Indian Heritage Month, so a reminder that modern medicine and public heath owes a huge debt to Native American and Indigenous innovation. 🌿🧠
forbes.com/sites/nicolefisher/2020/11/29/7-native-american-inventions-that-revolutionized-medicine-and-public-health
7 Native American Inventions That Revolutionized Medicine And Public Health
November is a time of recognition for the substantial contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S. And the world’s health practices-from preventative measures to ...
forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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November is National American Indian Heritage Month, so a reminder that modern medicine and public heath owes a huge debt to Native American and Indigenous innovation. 🌿🧠
forbes.com/sites/nicolefisher/2020/11/29/7-native-american-inventions-that-revolutionized-medicine-and-public-health
November is National American Indian Heritage Month, so a reminder that modern medicine and public heath owes a huge debt to Native American and Indigenous innovation. 🌿🧠
forbes.com/sites/nicolefisher/2020/11/29/7-native-american-inventions-that-revolutionized-medicine-and-public-health