Arub M, MBA
@arubamas.bsky.social
Lover of travel, history, academia, etc. My opinions are my own and can be abrasive, especially when discussing the current hellscape that is American politics.
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Dorothy Vaughan | NASA mathematician, programmer & manager died #OTD in 2008
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Dorothy Vaughan | NASA mathematician, programmer & manager died #OTD in 2008
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
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Dr. Florence Sabin | Immunologist and educator, born #OTD in 1871.
The first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (where she graduated from in 1900) and the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences. #WomenInSTEM
The first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (where she graduated from in 1900) and the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences. #WomenInSTEM
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Dr. Florence Sabin | Immunologist and educator, born #OTD in 1871.
The first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (where she graduated from in 1900) and the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences. #WomenInSTEM
The first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (where she graduated from in 1900) and the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences. #WomenInSTEM
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Translation: he has no idea how insurance works
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Translation: he has no idea how insurance works
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Every time you capitulate to a bully, they'll come back at you twice as brutally.
If you didn't learn this life lesson in third grade, GTFO of the US Senate.
If you didn't learn this life lesson in third grade, GTFO of the US Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Every time you capitulate to a bully, they'll come back at you twice as brutally.
If you didn't learn this life lesson in third grade, GTFO of the US Senate.
If you didn't learn this life lesson in third grade, GTFO of the US Senate.
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And it looks 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 likely that ABC News, @australia.theguardian.com and many other Western media outlets circulated the exact same memo to their staff as the @nytimes.com . #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust #GenocideDenial
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
And it looks 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 likely that ABC News, @australia.theguardian.com and many other Western media outlets circulated the exact same memo to their staff as the @nytimes.com . #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust #GenocideDenial
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Republicans are going to laugh at Democrats and do nothing on healthcare. They will continue helping Trump fulfill Project 2025.
Dems learn nothing.
Dems learn nothing.
a black and white drawing of charlie brown and lucy brown from the peanuts comic strip
ALT: a black and white drawing of charlie brown and lucy brown from the peanuts comic strip
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November 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Republicans are going to laugh at Democrats and do nothing on healthcare. They will continue helping Trump fulfill Project 2025.
Dems learn nothing.
Dems learn nothing.
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Elon Musk swears his robots will end poverty while he cashes a trillion-dollar check. The crowd cheers as he sells them a future where machines own the work and humans play pretend at purpose. He calls it progress. It looks a lot like slavery with better branding. 🤖💰
Elon Musk says Optimus will 'eliminate poverty' in speech after his $1 trillion pay package was approved
Elon Musk has spent the last few weeks outlining a future with Optimus — one that will "eliminate" poverty, work, and require a universal income.
www.businessinsider.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Elon Musk swears his robots will end poverty while he cashes a trillion-dollar check. The crowd cheers as he sells them a future where machines own the work and humans play pretend at purpose. He calls it progress. It looks a lot like slavery with better branding. 🤖💰
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Of course it is. White Christian nationalism wouldn’t be what it is if it supported Africa, women issues and girls’ education, now would it? Rubio cementing his legacy. 🤮
Leaked memo reveals plan for huge State Department overhaul: Africa, climate and women’s issues all primed for the chop
Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims the document is a ‘hoax’
www.yahoo.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Of course it is. White Christian nationalism wouldn’t be what it is if it supported Africa, women issues and girls’ education, now would it? Rubio cementing his legacy. 🤮
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From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
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Who benefits from 50 year mortgages: banks, developers, realtors, estate lawyers.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Who benefits from 50 year mortgages: banks, developers, realtors, estate lawyers.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
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Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
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The 8 Kent offenders sent to jail for more than 100 years.
These are the most common types of faces of sex offenders.
White British.
These are the most common types of faces of sex offenders.
White British.
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The 8 Kent offenders sent to jail for more than 100 years.
These are the most common types of faces of sex offenders.
White British.
These are the most common types of faces of sex offenders.
White British.
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It’s a good day to look up Rosalind Franklin.
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It’s a good day to look up Rosalind Franklin.
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Say it isn’t so! We’re not welcome in states with the lowest ranks in education and life expectancy. And the highest ranks in maternal mortality and crime. So unfair!
November 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Say it isn’t so! We’re not welcome in states with the lowest ranks in education and life expectancy. And the highest ranks in maternal mortality and crime. So unfair!
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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People complaining about Socialism always use Capitalism as the example.
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
People complaining about Socialism always use Capitalism as the example.
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It's not organ theft, it's murder to steal their organs.
Because you can't take usable organs from dead bodies, they HAVE to be alive when the organs are taken.
Because you can't take usable organs from dead bodies, they HAVE to be alive when the organs are taken.
Israeli Military Accused of Palestinian Organ Theft Again | Novara Media
New allegations of organ theft by the Israeli military around the 10 October ceasefire deal follow a long history of Israel withholding the bodies of Palestinians from their families and harvesting or...
novaramedia.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It's not organ theft, it's murder to steal their organs.
Because you can't take usable organs from dead bodies, they HAVE to be alive when the organs are taken.
Because you can't take usable organs from dead bodies, they HAVE to be alive when the organs are taken.
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The hostage was filmed being RAPED by IOF terrorists.
His intestines exploded. His rectum was ruptured. Ministers, MPs and religious leaders praised the rapists. TV stations hosted the rapists. The public overwhelmingly supported the rapists.
ABC News: "an alleged abuse"
#auspol #GazaGenocide
His intestines exploded. His rectum was ruptured. Ministers, MPs and religious leaders praised the rapists. TV stations hosted the rapists. The public overwhelmingly supported the rapists.
ABC News: "an alleged abuse"
#auspol #GazaGenocide
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The hostage was filmed being RAPED by IOF terrorists.
His intestines exploded. His rectum was ruptured. Ministers, MPs and religious leaders praised the rapists. TV stations hosted the rapists. The public overwhelmingly supported the rapists.
ABC News: "an alleged abuse"
#auspol #GazaGenocide
His intestines exploded. His rectum was ruptured. Ministers, MPs and religious leaders praised the rapists. TV stations hosted the rapists. The public overwhelmingly supported the rapists.
ABC News: "an alleged abuse"
#auspol #GazaGenocide
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bomb threats to dem leaning polling locations on election day have somehow become normalized
Breaking from NJ AG Platkin:
"Early this morning, law enforcement responded to threats that were received by email involving certain polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties. Law enforcement … have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations."
"Early this morning, law enforcement responded to threats that were received by email involving certain polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties. Law enforcement … have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations."
November 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
bomb threats to dem leaning polling locations on election day have somehow become normalized
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I fail to see the problem here.
Mike Johnson: "Imagine a scenario where they were in charge and they didn't have the filibuster. We would have nationalized elections, they would infringe on our 2A rights, they'd pack the Supreme Court, and they'd make Puerto Rico and DC states."
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I fail to see the problem here.
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How often do you read a positive article about private equity firms?
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Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them
For residents who can’t afford to move, rising lot rents can mean losing everything.
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
How often do you read a positive article about private equity firms?
theconversation.com/private-equi...
theconversation.com/private-equi...
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.