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BruceMirken

@BruceMirken@mas.to

Writer and media relations consultant for several organizations, but all ravings here are strictly mine. Known troublemaker, transplanted from California to Hilo, Hawaii. I often post pics of the cute #reptiles who hang out near my house. Escapee from #Xitter. Do NOT patronize any business owned by Elon Musk.
#RacialJustice
#LGBTQ
#EnvironmentalJustice
#BlackLivesMatter
#DrugPolicyReform
#ProtectTransKids
#ElectricVehicles
#EvacuateTwitter
#LongCovid
#CovidIsNotOver
#OctaviaButler
#MarkTwain

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BruceMirken, to random
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If you haven't read this letter, you need to. 🧵

https://social.coop/@raph/112449335116683360

BruceMirken, to random
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New data show that increase . I'm pretty sure that was the intention. Via @TheProgressive https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/new-data-shows-charter-schools-increased-segregation-burris-240514/?utm_source=THE+PROGRESSIVE+UPDATED+LIST&utm_campaign=9780b34057-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_06_08_55_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_194f0c7083-9780b34057-186669797&mc_cid=9780b34057&mc_eid=42caf3e016

KatM, to Canada
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Ugh. I can smell the smoke from and it's not even June yet. 😢

I'm sorry, Canada.

BruceMirken,
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@KatM @Pineywoozle @PandaChronicle @thepoliticalcat If you were married under the enormous banyan tree in front of the old courthouse, you should know that people are caring for it and it's going to live. Everything that turned the Lahaina fire from a minor blaze into a catastrophe stemmed from human stupidity, including but not limited to the effects of climate change.

BruceMirken, to random
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Sigh... #JoeBiden is still refusing to really stand up to #Netanyahu. I fear that in addition to being morally wrong, it will also turn out to be bad politics. https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-israel-aid-2668266725

br00t4c, (edited ) to random
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Orcas Just Sank Another Yacht

#orcas #yachts #pods #sinking

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/orcas-just-sank-another-yacht/

BruceMirken,
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@br00t4c I'm rooting for the orcas.

BruceMirken, to random
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What happens to bad cops? Many become private Security Guards. #police #PoliceViolence https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/05/11/police-private-guard-florida-chicago

BruceMirken,
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@msquebanh And mostly people who shouldn't be allowed anywhere near weapons, I imagine.

LALegault, to random
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BruceMirken,
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@LALegault It's astonishing how many schools -- including my alma mater, -- have handled student protests over just terribly.

KimPerales, to random
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Great ad campaign to target 2 swing states:

United for Democracy, a coalition of progressive groups & labor unions, is gearing up to launch a $10M persuasion & base activation campaign centered on “the MAGA SC.” The coalition will spend $1M on ads in AZ & PA +DC. The campaign will also involve canvassing & events. The coalition counts 140 member orgs., incl. major labor unions, reproductive rights advocates, ENVIR groups, & liberal think tanks.


https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/progressive-campaign-supreme-court-maga-1235019403/

BruceMirken,
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@KimPerales Why spend money on ads in Washington DC? DC always votes Democratic. Even Dukakis and Mondale won DC.

inquiline, to random
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Something terrible happened (saw a Cybertruck)

BruceMirken,
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@mybarkingdogs @inquiline Every one should start using the proper name for it: the Incel Camino 🤣 (you may have to be of a certain age to get the reference, lol)

BruceMirken, to random
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Wait... there are people who don't celebrate by watching "Mommie Dearest"???

BruceMirken, to climate
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I don't usually share paywalled links, but this Paul Krugman column nails the dangerous stupidity of the #Republican "Liberty in Laundry Act."
#EnergyEfficiency #climate https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/opinion/republicans-home-appliances.html

DemocracyMattersALot, to random
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May 12, 2020 – During a pandemic that had killed tens of thousands of Americans, Trump took the time to promote a conspiracy theory that suggested that Joe Scarborough of MSNBC committed murder. “When will they open a Cold Case on the Psycho Joe Scarborough matter in Florida,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Did he get away with murder? Some people think so.”

BruceMirken,
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@DemocracyMattersALot when Trump dies, the phrases "Some people think..." and "Many people are saying..." should be retired from the English language forever.

BruceMirken, to random
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Remember, kids, whatever issues you have with the Democrats -- and I have plenty -- when control things, everything decent turns to s**t. Today's example (h/t @knittingknots2) https://thehill.com/business/4658227-trump-appointed-judge-halts-biden-administration-credit-card-late-fee-cap/

BruceMirken, to random
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Sad but true lesson from : " presidents aren’t leaders anymore. They’re lackeys. They serve the corporations, billionaires, and government leaders on whom they depend. It’s no surprise that, when it comes to the encampments, most administrators have been dutiful subalterns. They don’t lead, they obey." https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/university-presidents-gaza-protests

GottaLaff, to France
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Even Lying Trump will have had enough of her lies.

Via Kyle Griffin:

's government is disputing a portion of 's book that describes a canceled meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

A representative from the Élysée Palace disputed Noem's account, saying there’s no record of a scheduled meeting, nor was there an invitation extended to her.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/french-official-disputes-kristi-noem-book-passage-emmanuel-macron-rcna151742

BruceMirken,
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@KatM @GottaLaff If ever retires from politics, what will Colbert and The Daily Show do for material?

BruceMirken,
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@GottaLaff @KatM Oh, right... THEM. 😱

flexghost, to random
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** IT’S HERE! FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC THREAD ON **

Tonight’s theme is:

🌊✩°🩵 YOU’RE MY BOY, BLUE! 🩵✩°🌊

—
🎵 Post songs with “blue” in the title or lyrics along with what you’re drinking. 🎶
—

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?

🍷 Electric Light Orchestra ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ + Mermaid Mule🍸

Post often • share • make some friends

ELO BITCH!

BruceMirken,
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@flexghost The immortal Roy Orbison, "California Blue" https://youtu.be/ogeuinHxlqw?si=NU_qHSZQHKZtYi5R

BruceMirken, to tesla
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"Leave it to CEO to add more chaos to a situation that he ostensibly created in the first place."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-backtracks-on-supercharger-network-halt-says-more-chargers-coming-170947263.html

BruceMirken, to climate
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Atmospheric takes another record jump. The time to get alarmed was years ago. https://www.commondreams.org/news/mauna-loa-co2-record

BruceMirken, to Israel
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Regardless of what one thinks of Zionism, it's time to stop pretending that the current far-right government of is normal or sane. https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-ambassador-un

BruceMirken, to climate
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“Given that we’ve seen an unprecedented jump in global warmth over the last 11 months, it is not surprising to see worsening extremes so early in the year,” said University of Michigan environment dean Jonathan Overpeck. “If this record pace of warming continues, 2024 will likely be a record year of climate disasters and human suffering.” https://apnews.com/article/bizarre-weather-climate-heat-flood-extreme-e13a4a5f2c4de870269b36d5de570aa5

GottaLaff, to random
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Pete McCloskey, a California congressman who raised a flag of rebellion against President Richard M. Nixon’s war policies in Vietnam with a spirited but futile race for the Republican presidential nomination in 1972, died on Wednesday at his home in Winters, Calif., west of Sacramento. He was 96.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/politics/pete-mccloskey-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

BruceMirken,
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@GottaLaff Oh damn. Pete McCloskey was one of the good guys. Sigh...

BruceMirken, to trans
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I should've known: Not only is an , he wants to torment youth by denying them gender-affirming care. https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4649915-rfk-jr-pivots-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-says-treatment-should-be-deferred-till-adulthood/

BruceMirken, to random
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This is the article to read if you don't understand what's going on with : "When people claim we are 'in a different place' because of 'the vaccines,' I know they have not engaged with the science around COVID since 2021. that were initially thought to prevent infection and confer long-term immunity were found to be capable of neither."
https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/does-the-public-understand-that-variant

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