Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
@anastasiahf11.bsky.social
Daring demoiselle of the Driftless, reporting in from the burdock patch. Writer, volunteer, gardener, mama, wife, runner, Aussie dog person. Paying attention.
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
That’s exactly what this is about.
Distraction. For all of this and that lame duck, low energy spectacle
Distraction. For all of this and that lame duck, low energy spectacle
June 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
That’s exactly what this is about.
Distraction. For all of this and that lame duck, low energy spectacle
Distraction. For all of this and that lame duck, low energy spectacle
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
Listen, Republicans aren't just passing some tax cuts, and they're not just destroying Medicaid to do it.
They're cramming through a laundry list of partisan goals that will upend all parts of the government and harm families and communities in all sorts of ways.
It's one big, bullshit bill... 🧵
They're cramming through a laundry list of partisan goals that will upend all parts of the government and harm families and communities in all sorts of ways.
It's one big, bullshit bill... 🧵
May 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Listen, Republicans aren't just passing some tax cuts, and they're not just destroying Medicaid to do it.
They're cramming through a laundry list of partisan goals that will upend all parts of the government and harm families and communities in all sorts of ways.
It's one big, bullshit bill... 🧵
They're cramming through a laundry list of partisan goals that will upend all parts of the government and harm families and communities in all sorts of ways.
It's one big, bullshit bill... 🧵
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?
May 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
“I never thought the leopards would eat MY judiciary.”
May 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“I never thought the leopards would eat MY judiciary.”
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
“This is taxpayer-funded, state-sponsored religious indoctrination. You’ve just got to call it what it is.”
The Supreme Court is about to let religion ruin public education
Two recent cases suggest that the era of secular schools is coming to an end.
www.motherjones.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“This is taxpayer-funded, state-sponsored religious indoctrination. You’ve just got to call it what it is.”
Wow…and microplastics?
A set of chemicals found in food packaging, plastics, and lotions and shampoos has been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths from heart disease, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal eBioMedicine.
Common chemicals in plastic linked to over 350,000 deaths from heart disease
Researchers estimate that exposure to phthalates contributes to 13 percent of all heart disease deaths in people between 55 and 64 years old each year.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Wow…and microplastics?
Exactly…the world is a diverse place; this is the right thing to do as well as good business.
Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.”
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
April 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Exactly…the world is a diverse place; this is the right thing to do as well as good business.
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
NEW: Mahmoud Khalil's wife gave birth to their child without him after ICE denied their request to let him be present.
“This was a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer,” Dr. Abdalla said. “My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud."
“This was a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer,” Dr. Abdalla said. “My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud."
Mahmoud Khalil’s Son Arrives After ICE Refuses to Let Him Attend Birth (Gift Article)
Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in less than an hour.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
NEW: Mahmoud Khalil's wife gave birth to their child without him after ICE denied their request to let him be present.
“This was a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer,” Dr. Abdalla said. “My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud."
“This was a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer,” Dr. Abdalla said. “My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud."
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
I feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.
The Department of Homeland Security denied Mahmoud Khalil permission to attend the birth of his first child, who was delivered at a New York hospital on Monday, according to emails reviewed by The New York Times.
Mahmoud Khalil’s Son Arrives After ICE Refuses to Let Him Attend Birth
Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in less than an hour.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.
Instead of cutting health care, education, environmental protections, and public services like child care, they should be funding them. And reducing if not eliminating the extreme separation of wealth in the US. Support and a bright future are what make most people want to be parents, not a medal.
Trump administration has shown signs of enthusiasm for a pronatalist agenda. DOGE head Elon Musk, a father of 14, posts regularly on social media about the need for Americans to have more babies; he has also promoted NatalCon on X.
Trump may soon offer a motherhood medal, an idea popularized in Nazi Germany
He wants to be known as the 'fertilization president.'
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Instead of cutting health care, education, environmental protections, and public services like child care, they should be funding them. And reducing if not eliminating the extreme separation of wealth in the US. Support and a bright future are what make most people want to be parents, not a medal.
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.
April 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.
Noted, dissenters.
April 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Noted, dissenters.
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
The Librarians is a must-see documentary about the recent history of book banning in the US
April 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The Librarians is a must-see documentary about the recent history of book banning in the US
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
strange women lying in ponds distributing swords starting to look like a reasonable basis for a system of government
April 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
strange women lying in ponds distributing swords starting to look like a reasonable basis for a system of government
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
Today House Republicans, cheered on by the richest person on Earth, passed a budget framework that will cut support for the poorest people in our country.
All while cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and massively increasing the deficit.
All while cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and massively increasing the deficit.
April 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Today House Republicans, cheered on by the richest person on Earth, passed a budget framework that will cut support for the poorest people in our country.
All while cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and massively increasing the deficit.
All while cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and massively increasing the deficit.
The drama is the point:
So basically he moved the deck chairs around a little.
Very informative chart from Washington Post
April 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The drama is the point:
Well, that answers that question:
They’re going to keep pushing until something stops them.
Deeply concerning: US citizen lawyer getting detained and his phone searched on reentering the U.S. at Customs. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
April 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Well, that answers that question:
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
How many train wrecks do we have to survive before we pull our heads out of our collective asses and let women run this country?
They called it from day one.
They called it from day one.
April 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
How many train wrecks do we have to survive before we pull our heads out of our collective asses and let women run this country?
They called it from day one.
They called it from day one.
Yep:
April 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Yep:
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
There are no tariffs being put on Russia. Hmmm
April 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
There are no tariffs being put on Russia. Hmmm
Reposted by Anastasia Hopkins Folpe
Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one
April 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one