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David Allen Batchelor

@davidabatchelor.bsky.social
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Astrophysicist, published science fiction writer

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David Allen Batchelor @davidabatchelor.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Must-see: @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social
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David Allen Batchelor @davidabatchelor.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Must-see-video: medical conclusion that Trump is mentally unfit and must be legally removed from office. On the Dean Obeidallah Show, with expert guest Dr. Henry David Abraham, MD, on Sirius XM Radio. Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1ni... @chrislhayes.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social
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David Allen Batchelor @davidabatchelor.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1ni... is the link
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Nobel Peace Prize-winning psychiatrist Dr: Trump is mentally unfit and must be removed from office
YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show
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David Allen Batchelor @davidabatchelor.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Medical conclusion that Trump is mentally unfit and must be legally removed from office. On the Dean Obeidallah Show, with expert guest Dr. Henry David Abraham, MD, on Sirius XM Radio. http:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1ni9f6EFNk @msnowreports.bsky.social
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/05/2026
Remember when they told everyone taxpayers wouldn’t pay a penny?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/05/2026
the optics of this Oval Office event are absolutely insane. get a load of this. crazytown.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
**blinks in minneapolis**
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
So... the Justice Dept just walked back a public statement from Todd Blanche about the Southern Poverty Law Center The SPLC alleged Blanche made "false statement" about lack of evidence the SPLC shared info w/ law enforcment Here's the clean-up statement.. just filed in court
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Dear mainstream media, When you don't prominently report that the president of the United States is mentally unhinged, that means you: A) Don't know obvious, important facts. or B) Are trying to hide obvious, important facts from the public. Either one is unconscionable. Do better or close down.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
“It’s understandable if there are days when you wonder whether we are inescapably ‘rushing to ruin,’ as Kundera put it. But it helps to know our predicament is not a new one, but rather a condition that many humans before us have faced—& ultimately overcame.” www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-o...
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Snapshot: On the Survival of Nations and People
Useful insights from the great Czech writer, Milan Kundera
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
CEO pay rose 20 times faster than worker pay in 2025, per Oxfam. Overall, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025 — while CEO pay rose 54% during the same time. Trickle-down economics was always a sham. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay
Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels
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David Allen Batchelor @davidabatchelor.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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CharChar @char50.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The supreme court betrayed Black voters, they betrayed America, and they betrayed our democracy.” - Barack Obama
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I’m shocked that Trump would so callously and recklessly expose people to toxic substances.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/05/2026
Codifying Roe, passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and holding members of this administration criminally accountable are important goals, but none of it sticks without Supreme Court reform.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 05/05/2026
Less than a year ago, the FIFA president promised an economic boon equal to “104 Super Bowls”—but that “was not true when it was said and it’s not going to come true now.”
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U.S. Hotels Say World Cup Is ‘Non-Event’ So Far
Less than a year ago, the FIFA president promised an economic boon equal to “104 Super Bowls”—but that “was not true when it was said and it’s not going to come true now.”
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Moon-Watcher @bobsmyusername.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Dudes even 30% of the country thinking he’s doing a good job is way tf too many
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This is evergreen content.
Screenshot of a tweet from Alex Cole noting that on May the 4th it is fitting to recall when actor Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, replied to an Ivanka Trump post saying "The Force is strong in my family" by quipping "You misspelled 'Fraud'" with the hashtag #GoForceYourself. Includes the original Ivanka Trump tweet with a photo of her and Jared Kushner posing with a Stormtrooper.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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David Allen Batchelor @davidabatchelor.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
North Korea is infiltrating tech companies on a massive scale, posing as employees with stolen identities www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...
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He was a perfect hire — until a U.S. company exposed him as a likely North Korean operative
He was a perfect hire — until a U.S. company exposed him as a likely North Korean operative.
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
We need to hold the Epstein class accountable in America. This is a defining issue to restore trust in our democracy. www.ipsos.com/en-us/americ...
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Americans say Epstein files lowered their trust in U.S. political and business leaders
Majority also feel Epstein files show that powerful people in the U.S. are rarely held accountable for their actions
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Pretty amazing that comms person at FBI called my @ms.now colleague @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social a liar and demand a correction only for Kash to post a photo from the locker room
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/02/2026
Katyal: "We didn't specifically ask for refunds bc our legal time saw as a matter of course, if we win the case we do think refunds will come back. We are today launching a task force to fight for those refunds. We will fight tooth and nail for them if the federal govt tries to hold that money back"
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court
String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’
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David Allen Batchelor @davidabatchelor.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
@latenightseth.bsky.social The Gutsy Winds make winter really harsh! #TheWeatherChannel
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David Allen Batchelor @davidabatchelor.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Those "Gutsy winds" really make winter harsh!
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David Allen Batchelor @davidabatchelor.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Those "Gutsy Winds" really make winter harsh! "TheWeatherChannel #TheTonightShow
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/12/2025
New York City has bought more than 125,000 acres of land to provide a buffer around water reservoirs. It’s much cheaper than spending billions on filtration systems, officials say.
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How New York Keeps Its Unfiltered Water Safe: Spending Millions on Land
The city has bought more than 125,000 acres of land to provide a buffer around water reservoirs. It’s much cheaper than spending billions on filtration systems, officials say.
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 21/12/2025
🪡 This year we delivered the margins Democrats needed to win. In VA, NJ, CA, and NYC, our chapters worked day in and day out to break turnout records. It worked.
Voters of Tomorrow’s Virginia Campus hosts a voter registration event with Donuts + DemocracyVoters of Tomorrow members in Pennsylvania Voters of Tomorrow members host a voter registration drive in New York City.Voters of Tomorrow members host an event with Donuts + Democracy in UCLA
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
“.. Last year, the percentage of H-1B-sponsored doctors in rural counties was nearly twice the share in urban ones ..” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
"Now that I've hit everyone with ruinous taxes, I'll dole some of it back out to my political supporters as welfare payments."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The president is increasingly erratic, forgetting promises he made just days ago and lashing out angrily at reporters for asking routine questions. Seems like the news should talk more about this
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Kristin Reid @kristinmreid.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
@hillaryclinton.bsky.social just showed everyone how to weigh information and criticize Israel without being antisemitic. Brava, Madam Secretary. 👏👏👏👏👏 #StillWithHer
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 08/12/2025
Jared Kushner's involvement was "not mentioned in Paramount's press release on Monday morning about its $108 billion bid, nor were participating sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar." fancy that
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Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
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Eric Rosen @erosen1.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Trump only sees the world through quid pro quo. www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
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Trump Explodes Over Democratic Congressman's Refusal To Switch Parties After Pardon
Trump blasted Henry Cuellar for “Such a lack of LOYALTY,” suggesting the president may have expected the clemency to bolster the GOP's narrow House majority.
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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Wrong. He cut child poverty in half. Republicans refused to extend Biden's policies and most of those went back into poverty. Blaming BIDEN for that, but not the GOP, is a choice. You're just wrong, and just lying, you dishonest troll.
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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Arkansas soybean farmer on bailouts: "I want trade, not aid. I need a place to sell this stuff. I can work hard enough and make a product. They've painted us in a corner with this China deal and China not buying soybeans. They've tore a market in half."
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
So when the #AmericanGestapo says their arrests involve people committing crimes, they are technically correct. But the criminals are in ICE, not Home Depot parking lots or street taco stands.
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
There’s no ambiguity anymore. Independent investigators revealed Hegseth endangered servicemembers’ lives. How is this man still in a job he’s dangerously bad at?
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orlandovonvegas.bsky.social @orlandovonvegas.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
"If the jobs report, or the GDP report, or the inflation report were good, Trump would have released them," Representative Ted Lieu posted. He is 100% correct. www.rawstory.com/trump-267438...
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'Terrible': Trump admin dragged as key jobs report yanked
Political analysts and observers warned on Monday that President Donald Trump's latest move shows that "something is very wrong" with his economy, despite his claims that he has resurrected America's ...
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David Allen Batchelor @davidabatchelor.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Sad news
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
"My family has been farming this land for 3 generations and I don't wanna mess it up, so I'm gonna load all my daddy's historical notes into ChatGPT and ask it for advice" Is a completely unhinged commercial
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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Trump's Unqualified New Jersey US Attorney, Alina Habba, RESIGNS! youtu.be/GWCtDgX_098?...
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Trump's Unqualified New Jersey US Attorney, Alina Habba, RESIGNS!
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
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Jim Alwine @jimalwine.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
It gets worse every day. RFKJr’s deepening threat the health of all Americans. An OpEd by @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and me. progressive.org/latest/rfk-j...
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RFK Jr.’s Deepening Threat to Public Health
The current HHS Secretary is the most dangerous in U.S. history.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Oops www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
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Dana Drugmand @danad1012.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Trump admin loses once again in court A Massachusetts federal court has struck down Trump's Day 1 executive order halting all leasing & permitting of wind energy projects, finding the order to be arbitrary & capricious, and clearly unlawful
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Zonker Harris @zonkerharris.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
MAGA now entering the "Find Out" stage.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Trump has published his National Security Strategy and has declared Europe as the biggest threat to The United States and pledged positive relations with Russia and other autocratic regimes around the world. Russia is celebrating Trump's betrayal of global democracy. youtu.be/pvdkNgrReVo
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Russia Controls The United States - Europe Must Prepare for War
YouTube video by Jake Broe
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