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Author, librarian, farmer. Retired public school teacher. Board member at Build The Era. Roundabout fan. Climate. Democracy. Farm dogs. Predator coexistence. Sheep, chickens & 🐝 JanDohner.com

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Skywarn

If people do want to be helpful they should attend the training and become a Skywarn spotter. Very valuable and you learn exactly how to report something.

www.weather.gov/dtx/skywarn

14.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The worst cabinet in American history And it's not even close.

New in PN: The worst cabinet in history

"Even having one or two cabinet members as disastrous as Noem, Hegseth, Kennedy, or Bondi would be a stain on any administration; putting them all in one govt has created a kind of Bizarro World 1927 Yankees, an all-star team of incompetence and malevolence."

10.03.2026 11:23 πŸ‘ 3917 πŸ” 1178 πŸ’¬ 202 πŸ“Œ 107

No management experience either

07.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Despite Promises, Veterans Affairs Department Cut Thousands of Roles for Doctors and Nurses

Got it. There's plenty of funding to send troops into harm’s way, but not to take care of their health afterwards. This is shameful.

04.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 5434 πŸ” 1987 πŸ’¬ 193 πŸ“Œ 88

The President has launched our nation and our great military into a war of choice, risking American lives and resources, ignoring American law, and endangering our allies and partners. It does nothing to help with the urgent problems here at home that Americans face every day.

28.02.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 24199 πŸ” 7254 πŸ’¬ 1319 πŸ“Œ 345
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

26.02.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 38966 πŸ” 16526 πŸ’¬ 1829 πŸ“Œ 1082
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Plan for ICE detention center in Merrimack has been scrapped, governor says After two months of speculation, protests and public debate, the Department of Homeland Security is moving on from plans for an immigrant detention facility in Merrimack, WMUR was first to report on T...

We don't always have to wait for an election to see results.

Last week I met Granite Staters raising their voice against this proposed ICE detention facility.

Today, they won: the Trump administration gave up. Never underestimate your own power in moments like these.

24.02.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 2456 πŸ” 487 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 16
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The US President, which does not offer free healthcare to his own people, wants his own people to offer free healthcare… to Greenland… which already has free healthcare.

Maybe it is time for another brain scan for the US president.

22.02.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 4630 πŸ” 1548 πŸ’¬ 397 πŸ“Œ 126
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This kind of mad king behavior is exactly why the Constitution put Congress in charge of declaring war

21.02.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 989 πŸ” 264 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 12
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I believe in giving credit where it’s due. Hang the entire Gorsuch concurrence in the Louvre.

Master class in telling your colleagues they’ve lost their fucking minds.

21.02.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 4442 πŸ” 1106 πŸ’¬ 143 πŸ“Œ 35

Terrific idea.

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More of this, please. The folks in this grassroots group are heroes.

Haven Watch lives by the promise, β€œNo One Walks Alone.” Day or night, they show up. When people are released from ICE detention, volunteers meet them in the cold, disoriented, and exhausted.

Beautiful and devastating all at once.

19.02.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 17773 πŸ” 6757 πŸ’¬ 514 πŸ“Œ 533

β€œEvery time” is literally in the Constitution

17.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.”
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"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.” 9:12 AM Feb 12, 2026 604.8K Views

In terms of what cures are being lost:

- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

13.02.2026 05:44 πŸ‘ 12539 πŸ” 6207 πŸ’¬ 443 πŸ“Œ 783
CNN headline that says Trump delivers a deadly blow to EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution

CNN headline that says Trump delivers a deadly blow to EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution

The president is overruling science to eliminate measures that protect us from pollution and environmental damage, mainly to benefit multinational corporations that have thrown money at his campaign, ballroom, and family.

It's simple corruption, and it will cost American lives and livelihoods.

12.02.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 4740 πŸ” 1569 πŸ’¬ 275 πŸ“Œ 81

A federal court has blocked Trump’s shutdown of America's biggest critical infrastructure project - which makes sense, since he's violating legal commitments the federal government made in good faith on my watch.

07.02.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 4578 πŸ” 820 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 9

i refuse to cede the em dash to ai. absolutely not you can pry that long thin line from my cold dead hands

05.02.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13)
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I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.
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Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) 

But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil β€” pen ink freezes β€” by headlamp.

Pinned lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn Β· Aug 19, 2021 Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13) 0:02 / 0:10 lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn Β· 47m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn Β· Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil β€” pen ink freezes β€” by headlamp.

A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world

04.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 22049 πŸ” 6927 πŸ’¬ 540 πŸ“Œ 413
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The Situation: A View From Kyiv That ridiculous feeling of coming from a society that is endeavoring to destroy itself to visit a society that is working to preserve itself.

"One feels ridiculous, coming from a society that is busily, proudly endeavoring to destroy itself, spending time in a society that is working under the toughest of circumstances to preserve itself."

@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org reflects on the Situation from Kyiv.

28.01.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 97505 πŸ” 40875 πŸ’¬ 4303 πŸ“Œ 5361
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I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

27.01.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 17314 πŸ” 6910 πŸ’¬ 503 πŸ“Œ 329
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This is Literally the Job Political journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do.

"They told us what they were going to do. They published it. They put it on a website. And when it happened, the press was surprised."

Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.

27.01.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 1739 πŸ” 654 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 62

Good enough does not equal safety.

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Photos of Alex Pretti with Sara’s caption:

On August 16th at approximately 10:00 pm
I received a call from the ICU at the VA saying my Dad had sepsis and needed to be intubated to stay alive so Josh and I headed in. We were greeted by the kindest, most calming and warm soul who helped us understand what was happening and showed deep care for us and my Dad. He continued to show utmost patience and kindness over the next few days as my Dad remained in the ICU and we were there continually. It was Alex Pretti, the man shot today by ICE. If you see this video and don't think it's murder, I don't understand your thinking and ask you to question your heart. He was out there trying to help and protect and from the little we knew of him, it doesn't surprise me he was not afraid to be on the front lines of this horrible scene in our Minneapolis. Weeping for his family and all those at the VA who no longer get to work with him or receive his care.

Photos of Alex Pretti with Sara’s caption: On August 16th at approximately 10:00 pm I received a call from the ICU at the VA saying my Dad had sepsis and needed to be intubated to stay alive so Josh and I headed in. We were greeted by the kindest, most calming and warm soul who helped us understand what was happening and showed deep care for us and my Dad. He continued to show utmost patience and kindness over the next few days as my Dad remained in the ICU and we were there continually. It was Alex Pretti, the man shot today by ICE. If you see this video and don't think it's murder, I don't understand your thinking and ask you to question your heart. He was out there trying to help and protect and from the little we knew of him, it doesn't surprise me he was not afraid to be on the front lines of this horrible scene in our Minneapolis. Weeping for his family and all those at the VA who no longer get to work with him or receive his care.

My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti

Absolutely heartbreaking

25.01.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 9434 πŸ” 3185 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 71
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

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Morrison: "Congress cannot be complicit in facilitating these lethal operations & occupation of our cities. We're standing here as a united front today, pleading for our Republican colleagues who control the Congress & who took the same oath to defend the Constitution we did to stand up & stop this"

24.01.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 2513 πŸ” 690 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 32
Post from Pete Buttigieg that reads: If there was ever a moment for libertarians and conservatives to step up and join the rest of us, we’re in it. 

Americans have to unite and stop this descent from a freedom-loving nation into the kind of place where masked, militarized government agents are sent to politically noncompliant areas to roam the streets, terrorize civilians, and deploy violence with impunity.

Post from Pete Buttigieg that reads: If there was ever a moment for libertarians and conservatives to step up and join the rest of us, we’re in it. Americans have to unite and stop this descent from a freedom-loving nation into the kind of place where masked, militarized government agents are sent to politically noncompliant areas to roam the streets, terrorize civilians, and deploy violence with impunity.

24.01.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 7806 πŸ” 1838 πŸ’¬ 277 πŸ“Œ 87
Alex Pretti, wearing a green sweater with his VA badge on.

Alex Pretti, wearing a green sweater with his VA badge on.

This is Alex Pretti.

This morning he was murdered by ICE. Six ICE agents held him down and shot him at point blank range. Alex was a nurse and researcher at the VA.

Our thoughts are with his loved ones and we stand united in action calling for the abolishment of ICE.

#ScientistsAgainstICE

24.01.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 1651 πŸ” 773 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 35
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Managers who once staffed projects with 10 junior coders now achieve the same productivity with a pair of senior developers and an Al assistant.
You don't necessarily have 10 junior coders on a project because they're super productive, but because otherwise in a few years you won't have any new senior developers, and there will be a massive bidding war for the ones that are left.
But because no one wants to train or take care of employees any more, pregress in five years is sacrificed in favor of job cuts and "efficiency today.
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Konukaame 8h Managers who once staffed projects with 10 junior coders now achieve the same productivity with a pair of senior developers and an Al assistant. You don't necessarily have 10 junior coders on a project because they're super productive, but because otherwise in a few years you won't have any new senior developers, and there will be a massive bidding war for the ones that are left. But because no one wants to train or take care of employees any more, pregress in five years is sacrificed in favor of job cuts and "efficiency today. S Reply 2 8816 ganner 8h They're eating the seed corn, not because of famine but gluttony : 12 + 8353

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