sweetbay chicadee
@1987traveler.bsky.social
Lived many places and decades. Still love art, truth, nature, good food, people. End Plastic, End Citizens United! Support Ukraine🇺🇦 Unmask ICE! We’re in a coup. Act accordingly. We're the Superheroes. VOTE VOTE VOTE!
🚫No MAGA, DMs, AI, Crypto, porn!
🚫No MAGA, DMs, AI, Crypto, porn!
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important truth
😢Didn’t have to be this way.
‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research theconversation.com/forever-chem...
‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research
The sex and age of an animal turn out to be stronger predictors than habitat for higher PFAS levels, suggesting they accumulate over a lifetime.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
😢Didn’t have to be this way.
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Today is the final day of early voting. If you can't make it to the polls today, make a plan to vote on Tues., Dec. 2. Bring a few friends and family members. Let's win this!
Find your polling place here:
sos.tn.gov/elections/se...
Find your polling place here:
sos.tn.gov/elections/se...
Special Election Information | Tennessee Secretary of State
sos.tn.gov
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Today is the final day of early voting. If you can't make it to the polls today, make a plan to vote on Tues., Dec. 2. Bring a few friends and family members. Let's win this!
Find your polling place here:
sos.tn.gov/elections/se...
Find your polling place here:
sos.tn.gov/elections/se...
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NEW: The Department of Justice and Texas software-maker RealPage announced this week that they have reached a settlement in a case involving price-fixing allegations in some of the nation’s largest rental markets.
DOJ and RealPage Agree to Settle Rental Price-Fixing Case
The settlement is the latest development following a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed RealPage was helping landlords set rents in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like beh...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
NEW: The Department of Justice and Texas software-maker RealPage announced this week that they have reached a settlement in a case involving price-fixing allegations in some of the nation’s largest rental markets.
🇺🇸Those of our U.S. House and Senate need to speak up clearly and loudly for Ukraine 🇺🇦.
This is both heartbreaking and heartwarming sight: a Kyivan pouring a water from a bucket to put out fire after Russia bombed apartment building in Kyiv previous night
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🇺🇸Those of our U.S. House and Senate need to speak up clearly and loudly for Ukraine 🇺🇦.
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Nevada regulators have accused Elon Musk’s Boring Co. of nearly 800 environmental violations in the last two years as it digs a sprawling tunnel network beneath Las Vegas for its Tesla-powered “people mover.”
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and Dayvid Figler
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and Dayvid Figler
Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project
Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Nevada regulators have accused Elon Musk’s Boring Co. of nearly 800 environmental violations in the last two years as it digs a sprawling tunnel network beneath Las Vegas for its Tesla-powered “people mover.”
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and Dayvid Figler
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and Dayvid Figler
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Russia's bombardment of Ukrainian cities is relentless as Vladimir Putin tries to plunge civilians into a winter of cold and darkness. cbsn.ws/48BMIST
Scene after Russian strike on Ukrainian bus was all "mud, dust, blood, crying and bodies," prosecutor says
Ukrainians live in fear of Russian attacks. In one of the war's deadliest attacks, a missile destroyed a city bus in Sumy traveling between a university, the mall and the airport.
cbsn.ws
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Russia's bombardment of Ukrainian cities is relentless as Vladimir Putin tries to plunge civilians into a winter of cold and darkness. cbsn.ws/48BMIST
The truth.
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The truth.
🧍Stand with Senator Mark Kelly and the other five Senators that reminded service personnel to NOT follow UNLAWFUL Orders.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🧍Stand with Senator Mark Kelly and the other five Senators that reminded service personnel to NOT follow UNLAWFUL Orders.
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Trump suspended the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) entirely-the leading force in combatting global corruption.
Whistleblowers whose work involves international business & organizations have been completely betrayed.
And there's only ONE REASON to do something like this.
To hide corruption.
Whistleblowers whose work involves international business & organizations have been completely betrayed.
And there's only ONE REASON to do something like this.
To hide corruption.
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Trump suspended the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) entirely-the leading force in combatting global corruption.
Whistleblowers whose work involves international business & organizations have been completely betrayed.
And there's only ONE REASON to do something like this.
To hide corruption.
Whistleblowers whose work involves international business & organizations have been completely betrayed.
And there's only ONE REASON to do something like this.
To hide corruption.
👀❗
“Artificial intelligence, meet artificial accounting.” The guy who first pointed out Enron’s sketchy accounting is now scrutinizing AI accounting and it’s the same nonsense: www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
Favorable treatment off the balance sheet hinges on some convenient assumptions.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
👀❗
The people need to know👇
Al could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and spike
unemployment to 10% to 20% in the next one to five years, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has said.
I personally believe the number will be significantly higher.
unemployment to 10% to 20% in the next one to five years, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has said.
I personally believe the number will be significantly higher.
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The people need to know👇
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1/ This is a devastatingly good article on RFK Jr by @michaelscherer.bsky.social. Even if you’re someone, like me, who has followed this arc and his devastating impact on public health, it’s a must read. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
1/ This is a devastatingly good article on RFK Jr by @michaelscherer.bsky.social. Even if you’re someone, like me, who has followed this arc and his devastating impact on public health, it’s a must read. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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😒seems when there is a ‘peace plan’ on the table putin fires missiles targeting citizens
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
😒seems when there is a ‘peace plan’ on the table putin fires missiles targeting citizens
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They’re counting on exhaustion to win.
We’re betting on discipline. #Holdfast
The coup doesn’t need victory. It just needs us to quit.
We don’t. #Holdfast
America doesn’t fall because villains rise.
It falls when defenders stop holding the line. #Holdfast👇👇👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
We’re betting on discipline. #Holdfast
The coup doesn’t need victory. It just needs us to quit.
We don’t. #Holdfast
America doesn’t fall because villains rise.
It falls when defenders stop holding the line. #Holdfast👇👇👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
They’re counting on exhaustion to win.
We’re betting on discipline. #Holdfast
The coup doesn’t need victory. It just needs us to quit.
We don’t. #Holdfast
America doesn’t fall because villains rise.
It falls when defenders stop holding the line. #Holdfast👇👇👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
We’re betting on discipline. #Holdfast
The coup doesn’t need victory. It just needs us to quit.
We don’t. #Holdfast
America doesn’t fall because villains rise.
It falls when defenders stop holding the line. #Holdfast👇👇👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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In which the brilliant @mollymckew.bsky.social dismantles the "peace plan" proposed by Trump's overmatched emissary, which, go figure, is nothing more than capitulation to the Kremlin.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
28 Points Later
A definitive guide to the Russian zombie diplomacy of Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine — aka what happens when you let the Russians eat your brains
www.greatpower.us
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In which the brilliant @mollymckew.bsky.social dismantles the "peace plan" proposed by Trump's overmatched emissary, which, go figure, is nothing more than capitulation to the Kremlin.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
We can waste their money by millions of citizens voting.
Vote. Vote. Vote.
Vote. Vote. Vote.
Includes Pritzkers, Ryans, Uihleins and Ken Griffin… but not Bezos
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The top 20 billionaires influencing American politics
The group has spent nearly $5 billion on elections since 2015.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We can waste their money by millions of citizens voting.
Vote. Vote. Vote.
Vote. Vote. Vote.
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
Math is beautiful
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Math is beautiful
agree. the time is now to pick a side. not later. now.
“If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side,” Sen. Chris Murphy said.
Democratic Senator Drops F-Bomb In Fiery Response To Trump’s ‘HANG THEM’ Attack
“If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side,” Sen. Chris Murphy said.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
agree. the time is now to pick a side. not later. now.
🇺🇸We the People need to stand up, speak out with the rest of our NATO friends for freedom, democracy and peace.
POTUS is plotting a future without Ukraine President or our NATO allies.
We saw 🇺🇦Ukraine attacked and invaded by Russia. They need to leave UKRAINE.
POTUS is plotting a future without Ukraine President or our NATO allies.
We saw 🇺🇦Ukraine attacked and invaded by Russia. They need to leave UKRAINE.
⚡️ as if blowing up railway tracks in Poland was not enough for Russia: Polish ambassador was attacked in St Petersburg, Russia by a group chanting anti-Polish and anti-Ukrainian slogans, Wyborza shares . According to the source, only intervention of security saved ambassador from being beaten.
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🇺🇸We the People need to stand up, speak out with the rest of our NATO friends for freedom, democracy and peace.
POTUS is plotting a future without Ukraine President or our NATO allies.
We saw 🇺🇦Ukraine attacked and invaded by Russia. They need to leave UKRAINE.
POTUS is plotting a future without Ukraine President or our NATO allies.
We saw 🇺🇦Ukraine attacked and invaded by Russia. They need to leave UKRAINE.
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NEW: ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, weaken or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines.
Experts say the changes will cost lives.
Experts say the changes will cost lives.
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Experts say the changes will cost lives.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, weaken or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines.
Experts say the changes will cost lives.
Experts say the changes will cost lives.
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Trump and his best friend, the dead pedophile.
gregolear.substack.com/p/cast-him-o...
gregolear.substack.com/p/cast-him-o...
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Trump and his best friend, the dead pedophile.
gregolear.substack.com/p/cast-him-o...
gregolear.substack.com/p/cast-him-o...
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Tennessee probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case, over a year.
Six mothers died during this gap, @wpln.bsky.social & ProPublica found.
➡️ Full story: https://propub.li/47ZA0N4
Six mothers died during this gap, @wpln.bsky.social & ProPublica found.
➡️ Full story: https://propub.li/47ZA0N4
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tennessee probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case, over a year.
Six mothers died during this gap, @wpln.bsky.social & ProPublica found.
➡️ Full story: https://propub.li/47ZA0N4
Six mothers died during this gap, @wpln.bsky.social & ProPublica found.
➡️ Full story: https://propub.li/47ZA0N4