SLFerguson

SLFerguson

@slferguson.bsky.social

Always curious. Filmmaker/educator/writer/fresh water and mental health advocate/seer of systems/seeker of truth and crunchy salty snacks. Incorrigible slasher. Traitors are traiting. Clean water. Clean air, indoors and out. Music & beauty, always.

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Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it TRANSFORM the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better. The car traffic got BETTER.

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As a former teacher, I never scrubbed in for a gender reassignment surgery, but I did instruct the kids on how to get the window screens off in case of an active shooter…

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Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Meanwhile, pro-democracy, pro-Europe protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia, are tonight nearing their 700th consecutive day of protest against the pro-Russian government. They haven't missed a single day in the last 23 months.

Not a crime of opportunity. Targeted. 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺, 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘗𝘚 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴.

You don't say.

ProPublica@propublica.org

NEW: A Florida cybersecurity company promised to help clients recover data from ransomware attackers. In a 2019 story, we found the company was making secret payments to hackers and pocketing hefty fees from clients. The CEO was just indicted for fraud.

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."

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BREAKING: 174 bipartisan former judges are calling on the 8th Circuit to toss DOJ’s misconduct complaint against the Minnesota judges DOJ wants them investigated & some barred from DHS cases, all for saying ICE violated 210 court orders @democracydefendersfund.org is proud to stand w/ them👇 -TN

Today is the 310th day since the deadline to share documents set by the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

House Judiciary Democrats have just released a 50-page report that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein.

Now who is traiting? (It's The Guy with the Deus Tattoo)

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

From Zelenskyy. Patriot interceptors that could save innocent lives are sitting in European countries for weeks, which they paid for, unable to be transferred to Ukraine because Hegseth refuses to sign off.

“𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴,” 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭.” (from the petition)

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Peggy Flanagan: "In Minnesota, fraudsters are getting prosecuted and going to prison. In Donald Trump's Washington, they are getting pardoned. We are not the same."

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ICE said Antonio Moreida jumped onto the hood of their vehicle. Now a local police investigation concludes that an ICE agent struck him with his SUV. The routine lying by ICE is the result of the example set by leadership of the Department of Homeland Security.

sacbee.comPolice dispute ICE’s account of Woodland collision: ‘Inconsistent’ with videoWoodland police said video evidence contradicted ICE’s claims that man jumped onto an agent’s SUV.

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🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Mary Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Elias Law Group has filed to fight DOJ's lawsuit to rig the Alaska Senate election. We will win this case, Mary will win this election, she will be certified and seated.

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ProPublica@propublica.org

The Trump administration has signed an oil deal with a Venezuelan energy baron who has faced money-laundering investigations in three countries. ProPublica reviewed a copy of the 18-page agreement.

Mayor Mamdani announcing another access for New Yorkers. You'll have to go to Manhattan, but still. Free. The weather's still nice, so you can enjoy one of those lighted fields after.

Once Upon a Time in Harlem is a film that every New Yorker should see — and this weekend you can, at no cost. We partnered with the filmmakers to offer free screenings this Saturday and Sunday at the Lincoln Center, Film Forum, and Magic AMC in Harlem. Go to on.nyc.gov/seeharlem to reserve a seat.

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Important research for these times. Infants typically do not receive measles vax until 1 year. This study shows that any protection they have from their mother wanes by 6 months, leaving them vulnerable. With measles cases surging–this year already has double the cases of last–this is a nightmare.

propublica.orgHow Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood PlaguesThe health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back...
Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS@dimitridrekonja.bsky.social

Measles study in infants at #IDweek; maternal measles antibodies found in newborns, but wanes below neutralizing levels (ie, protection) by 6 months. Since kids get 1st MMR at 1 year, highly vulnerable from 6-12 months. Not a huge deal if measles rare. Terrifying if measles rampant (like now) 😳

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US garment workers helped pioneer multi-ethnic labor unions, which united people across racial, religious, gender, linguistic, and cultural divides. Also native-born citizens and immigrants. I think about that sometimes when I see people suggest such divides are unbridgeable.

That loyalty pledge involved certain duties.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”

HELLo. "Public money is going to the first family's financial interests. [...] It is the duty of the federal government to stand in solidarity with state governments in the event of a natural disaster. The administration should cease its threats to cut disaster funding."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: There's a report that FEMA is telling states to prepare to handle disasters on their own. Any reaction? OSSOFF: So the Trump administration is telling folks across the country to prepare to fend for themselves while taxpayer dollars are sent to back Don Jr & Eric's mining interest in Kazakhstan?

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The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Talarico: "We just found out that [Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement...Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas."

What's up, traitor cat?

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING WaPo: The Trump admin has not approved the transfer of interceptor missiles to Ukraine that are needed to protect the country from Russian missile and drone attacks — a delay that comes as Trump embraces Russia and slams Ukraine.

Hypothesis: Graham's "we" didn't mean the American people. It referred to the craven opportunists who were willing to float Trump for votes. Starting perhaps with RNC weasel Reince Preibus, who went chasing after Trump to come back to the candidate fold in 2015.

What's up, traitor cat?

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING WaPo: The Trump admin has not approved the transfer of interceptor missiles to Ukraine that are needed to protect the country from Russian missile and drone attacks — a delay that comes as Trump embraces Russia and slams Ukraine.

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"A hearing about the fate of the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington turned into an icy standoff on Monday as a federal judge went to extraordinary lengths to learn who has been responsible for decisions about the property and whether plans to overhaul it have been kept from the court."

𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 (𝘔𝘔𝘙) 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 [...] 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳-𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴...

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Revisit Biden-era policies? Happy to. The one where Biden's administration used tax dollars to protect American people during a global pandemic, for example.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

WELKER: What do you say to voters who say they're struggling & want change? BESSENT: Well, why don't we revisit the Biden-era policies W: Trump has been in office for 636 days, & inflation was at 3% when he took office, it's 3.7% now. At what point does the administration take responsibility?

Marco offering up "we've been asking the Israelis to crack down on that stuff" as if that's the end of the range the US can do about it.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

Translation: they will do absolutely nothing about an American journalist getting brutally attacked. They don’t care. They probably enjoyed it. @marcorubio is a bad joke.

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Elon Musk has spent at least $366 million since July to boost Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms. That’s just 0.0385% of his total net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.

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Zelenskyy: "If the United States supports Putin, it's unbelievable, it's a tragedy. It's a historic mistake. If United States officially takes the side of Russia, of course we will not prevail and we will not be able to stand."

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Just saw an exchange every politician should note. Someone said their dad was considering Ashley Moody because of negative ads about Angie Nixon. Angie showed up in the replies, addressed his concerns & made it personal. People want to feel heard, not talked at & Angie’s response is perfection 🔥