Kurt Duerksen

Frequently pedaling along on a bike. Photographing nature keeps me sane. Also likely to be found with a cat warming my lap.

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

Elon Musk Dragged After His Own Chatbot Admits He's A 'Significant Spreader' Of Misinformation https://t.co/5Iic38MXwa

[Dr. Cole @1drcole]

Do you agree? Yes or no?

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Trump just said this as the press was being led out of the House Republican Conference meeting:

"I suspect I won't be running again, unless you say, 'he's so good, we've got to figure something else.'"

[Robert Barron, III @_RCB3]

The reason most ppl are cynical about politics in this country is this.

He was the CEO of a company that defrauded Medicare, Medicaid, and other fed. programs. His company got 14 felony convictions. Fined over $2 billion.

No arrests.

[Suzanne Gamboa @SuzGamboa]

Given the election results and renewed focus on Trump's mass deportations, I am reposting this analysis on the number of people/families with undocumented family members: https://t.co/7N2wATHkT6

[Minnesota Reformer @MNReformer]

Minnesota Republican legislative candidates got a leg up from Harris voters who split their tickets, especially in critical battleground districts https://t.co/QwhaZdxjIr

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Trump wants to extend his tax cuts for rich individuals, which would add $4.6T to the deficit.

But he wants to go even further, cutting the corporate tax rate to 15%.

It's yet another absolutely shameless giveaway.

[Ars Technica @arstechnica]

For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce https://t.co/4jMsXBAENl

[NASA Science @NASAScience_]

Five kinds of seeds were returned to the Choctaw Nation after spending six months aboard @Space_Station. Next spring, students will track the seeds’ post-spaceflight growth on Earth, braiding Western with Indigenous knowledge. More: https://t.co/pb7LFx8dWR

#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

[The New Republic @newrepublic]

The phrase “Your body, my choice. Forever.” originating with Nick Fuentes has seemingly spilled from the digital ecosphere into daily life with parents reporting that young boys were caught leveraging the violent language against girls in school.

https://t.co/2sDAXhv9pF

[Ben Goggin @BenjaminGoggin]

Elon Musk worries free speech advocates with calls to prosecute researchers and critics https://t.co/eWI4OLTl9t

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law.

I would know because I wrote the law.

Incoming presidents are required to prevent conflicts of interest and sign an ethics agreement.

This is what illegal corruption looks like. https://t.co/JJjJ59DgB5

[Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli]

A reminder that when Trump supporters were given Harris policy proposals blindly they supported them. Also, those who had incorrect facts about the major issues - economy, inflation, crime, border - they overwhelmingly went Trump. Those with facts went Harris.

Meaning, many of these Trump voters have no idea what's actually about to happen to them. Example: Trump tariffs and increased costs.

[POLITICO @politico]

Trump transition figure warns DOJ lawyers: Get on board or get out https://t.co/zUj8UbVdjq

[Republican Accountability @AccountableGOP]

In a now-deleted statement, Elise Stefanik called for Trump’s supporters who stormed the Capitol to “be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Stefanik now refers to the rioters as “hostages” and Trump has nominated her to be the U.S. Ambassador to the UN.

[Keith Ellison @keithellison]

“Trump’s list of enemies is not theoretical. It already exists….In 2022, Trump announced a “day one” executive order instructing “the DOJ to investigate all parties involved in the new online censorship regime … and to aggressively prosecute” | Cadwallar https://t.co/uOugT4CZss

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

What used to be known as the Republican party is long gone, having been replaced by the "Ultra MAGA" party, as confirmed by Trump's pick for United Nations Ambassador Elise Stefanik:

“I am ultra MAGA, and I'm proud of it."

[Richard Stengel @stengel]

This is what an oligarchy looks like, not a constitutional democracy. When you jeopardize the security of all Americans to benefit one particularly well-heeled supporter, then you become a Russia look-alike and betray the people. https://t.co/Q3eYKe8h6f

[Scott Santens @scottsantens]

"These studies reveal an interesting fault line. While most women get their news from TikTok, most young men get their news from YouTube, X, and Reddit."

Also, if you read a newspaper, odds are 3-to-1 you voted Harris. If you don't consume news, odds are 2-to-1 you voted Trump.

[Crocodile Cam⚡️🇨🇻 @CrocodileCam]

Everyone loves tigers but no one realizes that we could see them go extinct in the next 20 years. There were nine subspecies of tiger and 3 are extinct. Every other subspecies is either endangered or critically endangered. Thread ����