Lisa Varella

Lisa Varella

@lisavarella.bsky.social

Preoccupied with injustice. Depressed about the state of my country. Worried about AI, nuclear war, and climate change. Traumatized. Neurotic. Yeah, that about sums it up.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
@whitehouse.senate.gov

Top Ten Fun Facts about what climate change is doing to Florida’s home insurance market: Fact #1 is that it’s already the most expensive in the country, and predicted to double or triple in years ahead. 🧡

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DCπŸ•ŠπŸŒπŸ”₯🌱
@dcminx.bsky.social

The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiationsβ€”Including More Than $700 Million in Transfers Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East examines how bank accounts linked the president’s son-in-lawβ€”and former senior adviserβ€”to Israel, UAE & Saudi Arabia. No Paywall πŸ‘‡

unwall.appThe Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed More Than $700 Million in TransfersAn exclusive excerpt from β€˜Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ examines how bank accounts linked the president’s son-in-lawβ€”and former sen...
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social

This is one of the most holy sh*t stories I’ve ever read in my life. www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...

vanityfair.comThe Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed More Than $700 Million in TransfersAn exclusive excerpt from β€˜Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ examines how bank accounts linked the president’s son-in-lawβ€”and former sen...

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Ron Filipkowski
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Allowing one unelected man to have control over crucial aspects of the US military, allied militaries, the US space program, and so many other aspects of human life is absolutely insane. We were stupid to allow this to happen and it must be fixed ASAP.

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Alt CDC (they/them)
@altcdc.altgov.info

(1/2) A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on an Utah mink farm for two months. Experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. www.propublica.org/article/bird...

propublica.orgBird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that experts called β€œirresponsible” and β€œastounding.”

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SupremeWitchZara
@supremewitchzara.bsky.social

DIRTY MOTHER FUCKER JUST LIKE HIS JAIL BIRD DADDY.

Hoodlum πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Jared Kushner’s hacked iPhone revealed he promised MBS and MBZ he would push their agenda with Trump if they participated in a secret fund, with the two royals initially discussing over $10B before ultimately placing at least $2B into his accounts. Paywalled, use archive. archive.ph/FHGAt

Lisa Varella
@lisavarella.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/o... "I began to suspect that the chatbot was not designed to solve my problem. It seemed to be designed to test how much friction customers would tolerate β€” how much information we would provide to train future models β€” before giving up." Yep!!! Been there!!!

nytimes.comOpinion | Mamdani’s Next Target: The Increasingly A.I.-Powered, Customer Service Doom Loop (Gift Article)An effort to fix a hotel bill illustrates why New York City is now trying to crack down on A.I. chatbot-powered customer service.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Meta gave $1M to Trump's inauguration fund β€” and Mark Zuckerberg himsef has helped bankroll Trump's ballroom. Now Trump's DOJ has halted a years-long criminal investigation into allegedly enabling and profiting from illegal drug sales on its platforms. Funny how that works, huh?

commondreams.org'What Meta's Money Is Buying': DOJ Halts Probe of Facebook Owner That Has Given Trump Millions | Common DreamsBillionaire Mark Zuckerberg's company was facing a criminal investigation for allegedly enabling and profiting from the

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Jon Cooper
@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Trump sycophant Bari Weiss Exposed for Pushing CBS to Smear Democratic Candidates CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has been pushing reporters to use incendiary language and go on goose chases in attempt to attack Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico.

newrepublic.comBari Weiss Exposed for Pushing CBS to Smear Democratic CandidatesCBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss has been pushing reporters to use incendiary language and go on goose chases in attempt to attack Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico.

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Jennifer Shin - WTAF
@jennifershin.bsky.social

He was a special needs student who had attended that school. What the fuck was his mother thinking, gifting a gun to him for his birthday? She's absolutely complicit and should be charged with murder.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

😳 Trump loses it and SNAPS at a string of reporters, says Ilhan Omar might "go to jail," calls Somalia "a shit house," and boasts that thanks to a new program he announced today Americans "will make millions of dollars by turning others in" during absolutely deranged Oval Office event Supercut:

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Ukraine was winning the war, so Trump kneecapped Ukraine to help Russia. I wish it weren’t that simple, but it is. Our president is in bed with our enemies.

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ACLU
@aclu.org

The Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act would end the Trump administration's abuse of mandatory detention, stop the detention of children and families, and phase out private prisons profiting off human suffering. Tell your members of Congress to pass it now.

action.aclu.orgEnd Mandatory Detention in ICE CustodyThe Trump administration's new policy allows people in ICE custody to be detained for months or years with no chance to ask a judge for release. The ACLU is already challenging this cruel policy at the Supreme Court, but Congress can act now. Tell your members to pass the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to end this abuse of mandatory detention.