J. A. Curtis
@aloomaster.bsky.social
She/her
Farm emo 🐮 Egg punk 🐣 Medical SLP 😷 Child Free 🆓 Scotch 🥃 Cat lady 🐈⬛ Over-sharer 😳 Reader 📚 Knitter 🧶 Californian 🌁 Baltimorean 🐀 Progressive
“If you know me, you know that I am sleepy, and I do not remember what you just told me.” - Maria Bamford
Farm emo 🐮 Egg punk 🐣 Medical SLP 😷 Child Free 🆓 Scotch 🥃 Cat lady 🐈⬛ Over-sharer 😳 Reader 📚 Knitter 🧶 Californian 🌁 Baltimorean 🐀 Progressive
“If you know me, you know that I am sleepy, and I do not remember what you just told me.” - Maria Bamford
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J. A. Curtis
@aloomaster.bsky.social
· Jan 25
"...in even a fraction of a second, we have the opportunity to choose, and to turn the course of our action either toward the attainment of truth or away from it. Each instant is utterly critical to the whole world." A Tale for the Time Being, Ruth Ozeki, 2013
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The government reopened, but Congress failed to protect affordable health care. Families across the Deep South now face doubled premiums and rising costs. The SPLC will continue to fight for access to quality care for every community. #HealthCareAccess
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November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The government reopened, but Congress failed to protect affordable health care. Families across the Deep South now face doubled premiums and rising costs. The SPLC will continue to fight for access to quality care for every community. #HealthCareAccess
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"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
March 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
“She was on probationary status only because she was promoted. So she was doing everything right.” “It’s important for President Trump and members of Congress to see people like Katie, who aren’t just faceless individuals.”
Dream promotion ends with a DOGE layoff for Baltimore federal worker
Democrats are inviting laid-off federal workers like Katie Stahl to the Capitol on Tuesday to call attention to what they say have been indiscriminate job cuts.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“She was on probationary status only because she was promoted. So she was doing everything right.” “It’s important for President Trump and members of Congress to see people like Katie, who aren’t just faceless individuals.”
I find it very hard to empathize or sympathize with this woman. You voted based on your own desire for free IVF, in a country where there are nearly 400,000 children in foster care. And despite knowing the man for whom you voted is a vile misogynist.
She hoped Trump’s victory would change her life, but not like this
Ryleigh Cooper is normally more focused on motherhood than politics. Then came DOGE.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I find it very hard to empathize or sympathize with this woman. You voted based on your own desire for free IVF, in a country where there are nearly 400,000 children in foster care. And despite knowing the man for whom you voted is a vile misogynist.
I feel such genuine fear for our futures.
February 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I feel such genuine fear for our futures.
@dinkypod.bsky.social
Oh, barf. Also, having reasonable policies for people who choose to have children shouldn’t be called “pro-natalist.” That’s just basic human decency and respect for living beings.
Oh, barf. Also, having reasonable policies for people who choose to have children shouldn’t be called “pro-natalist.” That’s just basic human decency and respect for living beings.
Why the Left Should Embrace Pronatalism
If concerns about population decline are sometimes overstated, the effects of an aging society are genuinely troubling from a prosocial point of view.
www.theatlantic.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
@dinkypod.bsky.social
Oh, barf. Also, having reasonable policies for people who choose to have children shouldn’t be called “pro-natalist.” That’s just basic human decency and respect for living beings.
Oh, barf. Also, having reasonable policies for people who choose to have children shouldn’t be called “pro-natalist.” That’s just basic human decency and respect for living beings.
“The new levies[…]will disproportionately damage employment opportunities in counties which voted for Trump, according to Brookings Institution research, with around two-thirds of all jobs in industries affected by the tariffs in Trump-voting areas of states like Indiana, Michigan and Texas.”
Chinese tariffs to take effect, ratcheting up trade war with U.S.
Chinese tariffs on U.S. products including LNG, coal and agricultural equipment are set to be imposed Monday, in response to Trump’s 10 percent blanket levy.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“The new levies[…]will disproportionately damage employment opportunities in counties which voted for Trump, according to Brookings Institution research, with around two-thirds of all jobs in industries affected by the tariffs in Trump-voting areas of states like Indiana, Michigan and Texas.”
In Maryland—
NIH AWARDS FUNDING:
$2.74 B
JOBS SUPPORTED:
23,225
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$5.7 B
NIH AWARDS FUNDING:
$2.74 B
JOBS SUPPORTED:
23,225
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$5.7 B
In South Carolina —
NIH FUNDING:
$256M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
3,818
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$706M
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH FUNDING:
$256M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
3,818
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$706M
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
February 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In Maryland—
NIH AWARDS FUNDING:
$2.74 B
JOBS SUPPORTED:
23,225
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$5.7 B
NIH AWARDS FUNDING:
$2.74 B
JOBS SUPPORTED:
23,225
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$5.7 B
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Donald Trump’s "contempt for government employees is not driven by some sort of noble, reformist instinct: He distrusts public service because he does not understand it," Tom Nichols writes.
Trump and Musk Are Destroying the Basics of a Healthy Democracy
An apolitical bureaucracy run by public servants who respect the law is one of the greatest achievements a society can attain—and these two men have no respect for it.
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Donald Trump’s "contempt for government employees is not driven by some sort of noble, reformist instinct: He distrusts public service because he does not understand it," Tom Nichols writes.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7/20
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Day 7/20
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February 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Day 7/20
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Day 7/20
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“The end game for Musk seems to be just as it was with Twitter: seize a polarized, inefficient institution; fuse his identity with it; and then use it to punish his enemies and reward his friends. DOGE is a moon-shot program to turn the government into Musk’s personal political weapon.”
The ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’ of the United States Government
Elon Musk’s bureaucratic coup is under way.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“The end game for Musk seems to be just as it was with Twitter: seize a polarized, inefficient institution; fuse his identity with it; and then use it to punish his enemies and reward his friends. DOGE is a moon-shot program to turn the government into Musk’s personal political weapon.”
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 6/20
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Day 6/20
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February 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Day 6/20
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Day 6/20
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“What’s destroyed in a flash of ideological fervor, at the behest of a president who abhors dissent, can’t be so easily replaced, if at all.”
Trump’s Campaign to Dismantle the Government
The president is pursuing the long-standing conservative goal of neutralizing the federal bureaucracy.
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“What’s destroyed in a flash of ideological fervor, at the behest of a president who abhors dissent, can’t be so easily replaced, if at all.”
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5/20
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Day 5/20
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February 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Day 5/20
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Day 5/20
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Day 4/20
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February 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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New best friend, Shadow the farm cat.
February 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
New best friend, Shadow the farm cat.
Delightful company @ Slate Farm Brewery.
February 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Delightful company @ Slate Farm Brewery.
God I hope I look like Kim Gordon at 71 when I am 71, or even 41. #fireaid #kimgordon
February 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
God I hope I look like Kim Gordon at 71 when I am 71, or even 41. #fireaid #kimgordon
There is no equity here. It’s breaking me of all hope.
January 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
There is no equity here. It’s breaking me of all hope.
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Day 3/20
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Day 3/20
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January 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Day 3/20
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Day 3/20
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 2/20
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Day 2/20
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January 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Day 2/20
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Day 2/20
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January 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Palate cleanser in a world of 💩
Column | Jordan Poole might be the NBA’s biggest cat guy. Fur real.
In the hidden world of NBA cat lovers, the Wizards’ Jordan Poole stands apart.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Palate cleanser in a world of 💩