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· Mar 17
Science in America - Neil deGrasse Tyson
YouTube video by StarTalk
youtu.be
Neil deGrasse Tyson released a four-minute video titled “Science in America,”he emphasized that disregarding scientific evidence undermines informed decision-making and poses a threat to democracy. Forward, repost, text so the dumbing down of our country and democracy STOPS now.
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A timeline cleanse. Two hummingbirds taking shelter from the rain inside a rose.
Good night Bluesky.🥰
Good night Bluesky.🥰
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A timeline cleanse. Two hummingbirds taking shelter from the rain inside a rose.
Good night Bluesky.🥰
Good night Bluesky.🥰
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The full 28-minute Jimmy Kimmel monologue. Please share.
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The full 28-minute Jimmy Kimmel monologue. Please share.
😳
A DOGE staffer has assumed control over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an agency traditionally independent from direct White House authority. Adam Blake, now serving as the DOGE-appointed lead at the NRC, has been tasked with carrying out directives from Trump.
July 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” quickly phases out tax credits enjoyed by utility-scale solar and wind — as well as electric vehicle tax credits. This virtually guarantees that China will own the future of solar energy, wind power and electric cars and trucks, as well as autonomous vehicles. ~ NYT
July 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” quickly phases out tax credits enjoyed by utility-scale solar and wind — as well as electric vehicle tax credits. This virtually guarantees that China will own the future of solar energy, wind power and electric cars and trucks, as well as autonomous vehicles. ~ NYT
I received this email from the SSA this morning. I would be very interested to hear from experts on taxation the reality of the tax relief. As well as others on BlueSky who feel this kind of communication is borderline propaganda. At best highly misleading. 🤔
July 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I received this email from the SSA this morning. I would be very interested to hear from experts on taxation the reality of the tax relief. As well as others on BlueSky who feel this kind of communication is borderline propaganda. At best highly misleading. 🤔
“Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire,” he posted on social media, hours after Israeli jets struck dozens of targets.
Iranian Empire?! Maybe the stooge means the Persian Empire 2500 years ago? What an embarrassment 🙄
Iranian Empire?! Maybe the stooge means the Persian Empire 2500 years ago? What an embarrassment 🙄
June 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire,” he posted on social media, hours after Israeli jets struck dozens of targets.
Iranian Empire?! Maybe the stooge means the Persian Empire 2500 years ago? What an embarrassment 🙄
Iranian Empire?! Maybe the stooge means the Persian Empire 2500 years ago? What an embarrassment 🙄
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Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”
June 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”
In the next civil war, "the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition, and ignorance on the other." - Ulysses S. Grant, 1875 🥲
June 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
In the next civil war, "the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition, and ignorance on the other." - Ulysses S. Grant, 1875 🥲
We’re at a tipping point to “Dear Leader” declaring martial law. 😳
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We’re at a tipping point to “Dear Leader” declaring martial law. 😳
Federal Prosecutor Resigns Over DOJ's Handling Of Abrego Garcia Case: Report
A top federal prosecutor abruptly resigned over concerns that the Department of Justice was pursuing a criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia for political reasons, ABC News reported. 😡
A top federal prosecutor abruptly resigned over concerns that the Department of Justice was pursuing a criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia for political reasons, ABC News reported. 😡
June 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Federal Prosecutor Resigns Over DOJ's Handling Of Abrego Garcia Case: Report
A top federal prosecutor abruptly resigned over concerns that the Department of Justice was pursuing a criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia for political reasons, ABC News reported. 😡
A top federal prosecutor abruptly resigned over concerns that the Department of Justice was pursuing a criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia for political reasons, ABC News reported. 😡
If you think this is not dangerous, just keep in mind that the Trump Organization Inc. over the years filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for six different businesses. There was a reason for that: the operating style and values of its boss. 😡
Opinion | Trump’s Gilded Gut Instinct
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
If you think this is not dangerous, just keep in mind that the Trump Organization Inc. over the years filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for six different businesses. There was a reason for that: the operating style and values of its boss. 😡
"I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that yes, we are all going to perish from this Earth," she said. "So I apologize. And I’m really, really glad that I did not have to bring up the subject of the tooth fairy as well.
Heartless bitch! 😡
Heartless bitch! 😡
Joni Ernst posts sarcastic apology video following comments that 'we all are going to die'
Ernst, a Republican, posted a video to her Instagram story on Saturday, May 31, where she spoke directly to camera about the incident.
www.usatoday.com
June 1, 2025 at 7:29 AM
"I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that yes, we are all going to perish from this Earth," she said. "So I apologize. And I’m really, really glad that I did not have to bring up the subject of the tooth fairy as well.
Heartless bitch! 😡
Heartless bitch! 😡
“ Trumpism can be seen as a giant attempt to amputate the highest aspirations of the human spirit and to reduce us to our most primitive, atavistic tendencies.” ~ David Brooks
Opinion | I’m Normally a Mild Guy. Here’s What’s Pushed Me Over the Edge.
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
“ Trumpism can be seen as a giant attempt to amputate the highest aspirations of the human spirit and to reduce us to our most primitive, atavistic tendencies.” ~ David Brooks
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Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
May 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
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Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.
May 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.
The Supreme Court directed a federal appeals court to examine migrants’ claims that they could not be legally deported under the Alien Enemies Act. Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Clarence Thomas dissented.
OF COURSE THEY DID! 😡
OF COURSE THEY DID! 😡
May 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The Supreme Court directed a federal appeals court to examine migrants’ claims that they could not be legally deported under the Alien Enemies Act. Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Clarence Thomas dissented.
OF COURSE THEY DID! 😡
OF COURSE THEY DID! 😡
Moody’s downgrade comes as Republicans pushing a giant tax-and-spending bill that would extend expiring tax cuts, add some new tax cuts, reduce spending on Medicaid and nutrition assistance. It’s expected to increase budget deficits by about $3 trillion over the next decade. 😡
U.S. Loses Last Triple-A Credit Rating — The Wall Street Journal
Moody’s downgrades the U.S. government, citing large fiscal deficits and rising interest costs
stocks.apple.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Moody’s downgrade comes as Republicans pushing a giant tax-and-spending bill that would extend expiring tax cuts, add some new tax cuts, reduce spending on Medicaid and nutrition assistance. It’s expected to increase budget deficits by about $3 trillion over the next decade. 😡
Outstanding & simple enough for a 10 year old to understand. Thank you Robert Reich! Everyone should pass it on so we can educate the country!
“We can have a democratic society or we can have great concentrated wealth in the hands of a few. We cannot have both.” - “attributed to Louis D. Brandeis”
“We can have a democratic society or we can have great concentrated wealth in the hands of a few. We cannot have both.” - “attributed to Louis D. Brandeis”
The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
April 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Outstanding & simple enough for a 10 year old to understand. Thank you Robert Reich! Everyone should pass it on so we can educate the country!
“We can have a democratic society or we can have great concentrated wealth in the hands of a few. We cannot have both.” - “attributed to Louis D. Brandeis”
“We can have a democratic society or we can have great concentrated wealth in the hands of a few. We cannot have both.” - “attributed to Louis D. Brandeis”
The Trump rout is taking on historic dimensions.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed almost 1,000 points Monday and is headed for its worst April performance since 1932. The S&P 500’s performance since Inauguration Day is now the worst for any president up to this point in data going back to 1928.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed almost 1,000 points Monday and is headed for its worst April performance since 1932. The S&P 500’s performance since Inauguration Day is now the worst for any president up to this point in data going back to 1928.
April 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The Trump rout is taking on historic dimensions.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed almost 1,000 points Monday and is headed for its worst April performance since 1932. The S&P 500’s performance since Inauguration Day is now the worst for any president up to this point in data going back to 1928.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed almost 1,000 points Monday and is headed for its worst April performance since 1932. The S&P 500’s performance since Inauguration Day is now the worst for any president up to this point in data going back to 1928.
The hypocrisy of the remnants of the GOP now MAGA knows no bottom!
April 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The hypocrisy of the remnants of the GOP now MAGA knows no bottom!
Thank you Senator Schiff! For helping the other 50% of this country to understand just how stupid they really are. 🙃
Tariffs like these raise prices and don't work.
But if you skipped class the day we all learned that – here's a refresher:
But if you skipped class the day we all learned that – here's a refresher:
April 3, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Thank you Senator Schiff! For helping the other 50% of this country to understand just how stupid they really are. 🙃