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Karoline Leavitt says Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum to federalize the National Guard and deploy 2,000 soliders in California
June 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Karoline Leavitt says Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum to federalize the National Guard and deploy 2,000 soliders in California
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JD Vance now wants to use the chaos ICE is causing in Los Angeles as pretext to pressure politicians to pass the Republican budget bill that will saddle Americans with trillions of dollars of debt, skyrocket the deficit, take away people’s healthcare, and give massive tax breaks to the wealthy.
June 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
JD Vance now wants to use the chaos ICE is causing in Los Angeles as pretext to pressure politicians to pass the Republican budget bill that will saddle Americans with trillions of dollars of debt, skyrocket the deficit, take away people’s healthcare, and give massive tax breaks to the wealthy.
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Pete Hegseth is now threatening to send the Marines into Los Angeles.
Make no mistake: this is a declaration of war against the United States.
Make no mistake: this is a declaration of war against the United States.
June 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Pete Hegseth is now threatening to send the Marines into Los Angeles.
Make no mistake: this is a declaration of war against the United States.
Make no mistake: this is a declaration of war against the United States.
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"I always said I’m a teacher who writes or an editor who writes. But I never said the real thing until after I’d written a third book. It’s the sort of thing that women frequently do. They sort of need permission to tell themselves that this is the work they do.” ~ Toni Morrison
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April 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"I always said I’m a teacher who writes or an editor who writes. But I never said the real thing until after I’d written a third book. It’s the sort of thing that women frequently do. They sort of need permission to tell themselves that this is the work they do.” ~ Toni Morrison
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This is so freaking cool!
For @scifri.bsky.social, I wrote about how an opera singer and 9 death metal artists are upending what researchers know about vocal health: www.sciencefriday.com/articles/dea...
Meet The Death Metal Singers Changing Vocal Health Research
With cameras down their throats, metal singers show how they produce growls, screams, and squeals without damaging their vocal tissues.
www.sciencefriday.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This is so freaking cool!
American Gothic: Voice Professor Edition
April 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
American Gothic: Voice Professor Edition
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If your vote threatens someone's right to exist, then yeah I judge you based on your vote.
April 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
If your vote threatens someone's right to exist, then yeah I judge you based on your vote.
Motivation Monday:
April 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Motivation Monday:
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We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
April 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
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“As the tariffs were announced, Gary Friedman, the chief executive of the furniture retailer RH, was on an earnings call with investors. He was heard cursing, after checking RH’s share price. RH gets many of its products from Asia, Mr. Friedman explained.”
Stocks Tumble as Investors Balk at Tariff Plan
Stocks hadn’t fallen this far this fast since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. A 9.1 percent drop in the S&P 500 is the steepest weekly decline since March 2020.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
“As the tariffs were announced, Gary Friedman, the chief executive of the furniture retailer RH, was on an earnings call with investors. He was heard cursing, after checking RH’s share price. RH gets many of its products from Asia, Mr. Friedman explained.”
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
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Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
February 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
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What if history just didn't repeat itself, for once?
February 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What if history just didn't repeat itself, for once?
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“As soon as the question-and-answer portion of the event began, the Pentagon cut the video feed.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Hegseth Uses His First Town Hall to Attack Diversity (Gift Article)
The defense secretary, speaking to the Pentagon work force, defended his “unconventional approaches” to an audience that included women and people of color.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“As soon as the question-and-answer portion of the event began, the Pentagon cut the video feed.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
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Here's a thread about how trans people can approach remaining informed of the news in a way that prioritizes pragmatism, self-care, and building resistance.
It's based on what I'm doing personally. So, fyi, I'm more anxious than usual, but holding up substantially.
It's based on what I'm doing personally. So, fyi, I'm more anxious than usual, but holding up substantially.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Here's a thread about how trans people can approach remaining informed of the news in a way that prioritizes pragmatism, self-care, and building resistance.
It's based on what I'm doing personally. So, fyi, I'm more anxious than usual, but holding up substantially.
It's based on what I'm doing personally. So, fyi, I'm more anxious than usual, but holding up substantially.
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We @propublica.org are tracking who is working with Elon Musk and what they are doing.
We have 20+ names so far including some that haven't yet been reported.
Help us investigate and send us tips 🔎: www.propublica.org/tips/federal...
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
We have 20+ names so far including some that haven't yet been reported.
Help us investigate and send us tips 🔎: www.propublica.org/tips/federal...
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
February 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We @propublica.org are tracking who is working with Elon Musk and what they are doing.
We have 20+ names so far including some that haven't yet been reported.
Help us investigate and send us tips 🔎: www.propublica.org/tips/federal...
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
We have 20+ names so far including some that haven't yet been reported.
Help us investigate and send us tips 🔎: www.propublica.org/tips/federal...
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
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The MAGA strategy is (literally) to rob every family in town knowing that there is no way that the police can respond to every crime.
February 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The MAGA strategy is (literally) to rob every family in town knowing that there is no way that the police can respond to every crime.
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Jesus fucking christ NOAA????? Been nice knowing the weather folks
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Incredible to see how easy it is to destroy the US government.
No foreign powers needed.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
No foreign powers needed.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Jesus fucking christ NOAA????? Been nice knowing the weather folks
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.
February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.