Ben Harding

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

What is living on is the effect of Reagan’s mass firing of controllers.

‘They’re not wolves – they’re sheep’: the psychiatrist who spent decades meeting and studying lone-actor mass killers Paul E Mullen has had a front-row seat to the men behind some of the worst public massacres. He says it’s possible to ‘disrupt the script’ for future violence

So many fit the profile.

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Afghan immigrant who helped U.S. military fight Taliban arrested by ICE The father of four, who had settled in Colorado and gotten his commercial driver’s license, was driving a truck through Indiana when he was taken by masked ICE agents in October

🤮😤🖕

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‘Everyone said it was impossible’: disabled hikers find freedom through off-road wheelchairs Using an all-terrain vehicle that’s essentially the Jeep of wheelchairs, a New York tour group helps disabled people get on the trail

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November 7, 2025 The repercussions from Tuesday’s vote, in which Democratic candidates were victorious across the country, continue to echo.

I wish the Republicans _would_ dump the filibuster. It makes the undemocratic Senate even more so. While she doesn’t advocate for it, @hcrichardson.bsky.social presents a strong argument for why the filibuster should be done away with.

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Sean, the prime directive is maintaining separation. Maintaining flow is secondary. Controllers are likely working to rule+ in order to have a larger factor of safety to manage their stress

P.S. What precipitated the staffing shortage for ATC was the Reagan firings

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@djinnandtonic.bsky.social with the bangers:

Yep. ❤️

Please, God. Please.

Virginia school teacher shot by six-year-old student awarded $10m in damages Abigail Zwerner alleged assistant principal ignored reports that a firearm was on school property

Courage.

“Zwerner, who evacuated students from her classroom even after she was shot, has had five hand operations and still has a bullet lodged in her chest.”

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Man who threw sandwich at US federal agent found not guilty of assault Former justice department employee’s lawyers argued it was a ‘harmless gesture’ during an act of protest

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At the 1924 British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, Canada produced a life-size statue of the Prince of Wales made of butter.

@katharinehayhoe.com, take note.

Anyone want to guess what airports these might be?

Trump Is Right: Ditch the Filibuster The tactic is a deformed anachronism. Its demise would benefit the whole country, and Democrats especially.

I’m with @jonathanbchait.bsky.social.

The filibuster is anti-deomocratic and Dems should take this opportunity to rid us of it. As Chait points out, it works in favor of Republicans. If 2026 is a wave, Dems will be glad it’s gone.

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Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school

…and maybe worry a little bit about getting their now-weakened Republican districts flipped.

Maybe we need more pilots. 😁

This warning.

The ADL has decided to treat fascists as allies and progressives as enemies. For a group that is tasked with protecting American Jews, that is a world historic fuck up.

I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.

Yes. This could backfire spectacularly. 🤞🤞🤞

Lived in Kensington til I was 6. Fayette Rd.

#projection

Funny. It took me a beat or two, but I just realized what had happened: I had already blocked that troublemaker.

Pennsylvania artist sorry for including Nazi camp arch on school parade float ‘I made a mistake,’ says artist who included cloned archway on Halloween float for a Catholic school

It’s hard to to believe that someone could be so unaware.

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Democrat Abigail Spanberger elected governor of Virginia Former congresswoman beats Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to become Virginia’s first female governor

How long before Winsome Earle-Sears goes under the bus?

I’ll put my mark on tomorrow.

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a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐

This appears to be gaining steam. I hope it happens. Money and our work are some of the only leverages we have right now to stop the steady creep of fascism in our country.

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