Aunt Scilly
@auntscilly.bsky.social
Retired old feminist lefty: geek, Arisia Corp., aunt, cats, organic urban gardener, ADHD, bisexual, she/they. Friend to trans folx. Independent progressive. Left the Dem Party in 2016.
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The world-famous Italian film actress, an iconic star of European cinema in the 1960s, has died aged 87.
Claudia Cardinale, star of '8½' and 'The Leopard,' dies aged 87
The world-famous Italian film actress, an iconic star of European cinema in the 1960s, has died aged 87.
l.euronews.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The world-famous Italian film actress, an iconic star of European cinema in the 1960s, has died aged 87.
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...
Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and stop caving to authoritarian censorship!
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they ...
sign.moveon.org
September 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...
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"It undermines transparency," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said of Trump's proposal. "That is the whole point here."
Elizabeth Warren says there's a hidden reason why Trump wants to end companies' quarterly earnings requirement
"It undermines transparency," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said of Trump's proposal. "That is the whole point here."
www.businessinsider.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"It undermines transparency," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said of Trump's proposal. "That is the whole point here."
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Dr. Debra Houry, former chief medical officer for the CDC, testified Wednesday that the United States “is on track to see drastic increases in preventable diseases and declines in health” as a result of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions.
https://to.pbs.org/46v1h9z
https://to.pbs.org/46v1h9z
WATCH: Former CDC doctor says U.S. is on track to see uptick in preventable diseases under Kennedy
Houry pointed to multiple examples, including Kennedy's decisions to halt a flu vaccine campaign and to replace public health experts with vaccine skeptics on the CDC's advisory group on immunization ...
www.pbs.org
September 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Dr. Debra Houry, former chief medical officer for the CDC, testified Wednesday that the United States “is on track to see drastic increases in preventable diseases and declines in health” as a result of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions.
https://to.pbs.org/46v1h9z
https://to.pbs.org/46v1h9z
I just donated to his campaign. He’s one of the good ones!
Folks, keep your eyes on Lone Star State:
James Talarico has entered the Texas Senate race!
“The country is looking for a reset in the Democratic Party, and I think we’ve got to put forward people who are offering something different and something new.”
www.texastribune.org/2025/09/09/j...
James Talarico has entered the Texas Senate race!
“The country is looking for a reset in the Democratic Party, and I think we’ve got to put forward people who are offering something different and something new.”
www.texastribune.org/2025/09/09/j...
In U.S. Senate bid, Rep. James Talarico promises to take on GOP billionaires and bridge political divides
A former public school teacher, Talarico has emerged as one of Texas Democrats’ strongest communicators. He joins Colin Allred and Terry Virts in the primary.
www.texastribune.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I just donated to his campaign. He’s one of the good ones!
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Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico is becoming the first state in the U.S. to offer free early childhood education to every family in the state. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a universal ch…
www.krqe.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
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www.nokings.org
Good Morning Everyone
All Over our Country
The PEOPLE will rise up
On October 18th, millions of us are rising again to show the world America has no KINGS, and the power belongs to the people
Please share this !!
Let's Go
Good Morning Everyone
All Over our Country
The PEOPLE will rise up
On October 18th, millions of us are rising again to show the world America has no KINGS, and the power belongs to the people
Please share this !!
Let's Go
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
September 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
www.nokings.org
Good Morning Everyone
All Over our Country
The PEOPLE will rise up
On October 18th, millions of us are rising again to show the world America has no KINGS, and the power belongs to the people
Please share this !!
Let's Go
Good Morning Everyone
All Over our Country
The PEOPLE will rise up
On October 18th, millions of us are rising again to show the world America has no KINGS, and the power belongs to the people
Please share this !!
Let's Go
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All Republican voting women are no longer Karen’s.
They are henceforth known as Giselle’s.
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
They are henceforth known as Giselle’s.
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
September 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
All Republican voting women are no longer Karen’s.
They are henceforth known as Giselle’s.
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
They are henceforth known as Giselle’s.
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
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I have some bad news for the orange man. The only thing we’re praying for is an end to this madness and for him to get the hell out of our lives.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump exhorts Americans to pray for U.S. ahead of 250th anniversary
Trump suggests Americans gather in groups of 10 for weekly prayers ahead of the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, a blurring of church-state lines.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I have some bad news for the orange man. The only thing we’re praying for is an end to this madness and for him to get the hell out of our lives.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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📸 Spotted! 🐘
A baby elephant in the Elephant Species and Habitat Conservation Reserve in Da Nang, Vietnam. The second elephant born to the herd since 2020.🧪
Habitat conservation = conservation of countless species 🌍
A baby elephant in the Elephant Species and Habitat Conservation Reserve in Da Nang, Vietnam. The second elephant born to the herd since 2020.🧪
Habitat conservation = conservation of countless species 🌍
Baby elephant discovered in Elephant Species and Habitat Conservation Area
DNO - The Elephant Species and Habitat Conservation Area under the Da Nang Special-use Forest Management Board has recently recorded the appearance of another baby elephant through a camera trap system installed in the managed forest area.
bit.ly
September 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📸 Spotted! 🐘
A baby elephant in the Elephant Species and Habitat Conservation Reserve in Da Nang, Vietnam. The second elephant born to the herd since 2020.🧪
Habitat conservation = conservation of countless species 🌍
A baby elephant in the Elephant Species and Habitat Conservation Reserve in Da Nang, Vietnam. The second elephant born to the herd since 2020.🧪
Habitat conservation = conservation of countless species 🌍
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Some incredible images in the SCUBA Diving Magazine 2025 photo contest!
www.scubadiving.com/2025-photo-c... 🦑🧪🌎
www.scubadiving.com/2025-photo-c... 🦑🧪🌎
Announcing Scuba Diving's 2025 Underwater Photo Contest Winners
<p>Scuba Diving magazine announces the winning images from this year's contest. Prepare to be wowed. </p>
www.scubadiving.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Some incredible images in the SCUBA Diving Magazine 2025 photo contest!
www.scubadiving.com/2025-photo-c... 🦑🧪🌎
www.scubadiving.com/2025-photo-c... 🦑🧪🌎
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RFK Jr. is reshaping U.S. vaccine policy with misinformation. He spread more misinformation during his testimony before the Senate today.
A vaccine expert explains why abandoning mRNA tech would set public health back decades: buff.ly/Y1tnd2l
🩺🧪 #episky
A vaccine expert explains why abandoning mRNA tech would set public health back decades: buff.ly/Y1tnd2l
🩺🧪 #episky
How RFK Jr.’s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy − a vaccine expert examines the false claims
Chaos at the CDC and the sharp move away from mRNA vaccines has public health experts alarmed.
buff.ly
September 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
RFK Jr. is reshaping U.S. vaccine policy with misinformation. He spread more misinformation during his testimony before the Senate today.
A vaccine expert explains why abandoning mRNA tech would set public health back decades: buff.ly/Y1tnd2l
🩺🧪 #episky
A vaccine expert explains why abandoning mRNA tech would set public health back decades: buff.ly/Y1tnd2l
🩺🧪 #episky
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NM U.S. Rep. Stansbury: "I did not have it on my bingo card that members of Congress would be using the tools of Congress to shield pedophiles from accountability."
Democrats share alleged Trump birthday note to Epstein • Source New Mexico
U.S. House Democrats reveal lewd image and inscription alleged birthday note from Trump to Jeffrey Epstein in birthday book
buff.ly
September 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NM U.S. Rep. Stansbury: "I did not have it on my bingo card that members of Congress would be using the tools of Congress to shield pedophiles from accountability."
Well, why did they allow Hamas to set up their headquarters there?
Qatar condemned what it referred to as a “cowardly Israeli attack” on Hamas’ political headquarters in Doha. Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari called it a “flagrant violation of all international laws and norms.” https://to.pbs.org/4nrPRdM
Israel says it targets Hamas leadership in Qatar's capital as blast heard in Doha
It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was hurt in the attack.
to.pbs.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Well, why did they allow Hamas to set up their headquarters there?
Wall Street runs on the sexual abuse of young girls?
A new investigation from journalist @davidenrich.bsky.social
reveals how JPMorgan Chase, the country's largest bank, enabled and profited from Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation.
reveals how JPMorgan Chase, the country's largest bank, enabled and profited from Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation.
September 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Wall Street runs on the sexual abuse of young girls?
Dan Brown is still churning them out?
New books this week include Secret of Secrets — the sixth installment of The Da Vinci Code saga, plus a tech memoir from Tim Berners-Lee and a career-spanning anthology from Terry McMillan.
New books out today: A Dan Brown thriller, John Prine bio, and World Wide Web memoir
New books this week include Secret of Secrets — the sixth installment of The Da Vinci Code saga, plus a tech memoir from Tim Berners-Lee and a career-spanning anthology from Terry McMillan.
n.pr
September 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Dan Brown is still churning them out?
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Israeli media is reporting that President Trump gave Israel his approval for the attack on Hamas leadership in Qatar
Doha live: explosions heard as Israel targets Hamas leaders
www.thetimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Israeli media is reporting that President Trump gave Israel his approval for the attack on Hamas leadership in Qatar
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Maxwell’s former lawyer just admitted what we all suspected: The sexual abuser and Epstein accomplice was transferred to a nicer, minimum-security prison so that she could give the Trump administration something in exchange.
Like a favorable testimony. newrepublic.com/post/200178/...
Like a favorable testimony. newrepublic.com/post/200178/...
September 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Maxwell’s former lawyer just admitted what we all suspected: The sexual abuser and Epstein accomplice was transferred to a nicer, minimum-security prison so that she could give the Trump administration something in exchange.
Like a favorable testimony. newrepublic.com/post/200178/...
Like a favorable testimony. newrepublic.com/post/200178/...
Who’s Trump going to fire for letting this information out?
The US added 911,000 fewer nonfarm jobs in the year through March than previously reported, based on a new preliminary estimate.
The US added 911,000 fewer jobs last year than we originally thought. Here are the industries that were most affected.
The US added 911,000 fewer nonfarm jobs in the year through March than previously reported, based on a new preliminary estimate.
www.businessinsider.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Who’s Trump going to fire for letting this information out?
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Yet another GOP lawmaker was blasted by his own constituents for supporting President Trump’s agenda. This time, it was Barry Moore of Alabama, a U.S. representative and Senate candidate.
He slipped out the back door as the audience chanted, “Shame!” trib.al/2GYcUpl
He slipped out the back door as the audience chanted, “Shame!” trib.al/2GYcUpl
September 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Yet another GOP lawmaker was blasted by his own constituents for supporting President Trump’s agenda. This time, it was Barry Moore of Alabama, a U.S. representative and Senate candidate.
He slipped out the back door as the audience chanted, “Shame!” trib.al/2GYcUpl
He slipped out the back door as the audience chanted, “Shame!” trib.al/2GYcUpl
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Said elsewhere and not by me:
‘So we have Secretary of State for War and RFK is the Secretary of State for Pestilence…
When are Death and Famine going to show up?’
‘So we have Secretary of State for War and RFK is the Secretary of State for Pestilence…
When are Death and Famine going to show up?’
September 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Said elsewhere and not by me:
‘So we have Secretary of State for War and RFK is the Secretary of State for Pestilence…
When are Death and Famine going to show up?’
‘So we have Secretary of State for War and RFK is the Secretary of State for Pestilence…
When are Death and Famine going to show up?’
No paywall. Long article. The NYTimes is breaking this story.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
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How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
No paywall. Long article. The NYTimes is breaking this story.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
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A member of the U.S. rail regulatory board said he discovered that he had been fired by the Trump administration after returning home from an Amtrak event unveiling new high-speed Acela trains.
Trump railroad regulator was fired by White House after Amtrak Acela unveiling
"I was just as surprised as anyone," the former board member, Robert Primus, said in an interview with CNBC's Eamon Javers.
cnb.cx
August 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A member of the U.S. rail regulatory board said he discovered that he had been fired by the Trump administration after returning home from an Amtrak event unveiling new high-speed Acela trains.
Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Suit Against Federal Bench in Maryland www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Suit Against Federal Bench in Maryland
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Suit Against Federal Bench in Maryland www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
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Every Monday at 4 p.m., protesters greet the Nazis as they leave the office at the Heritage Foundation.
The authors of Project 2025 have their headquarters at 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE.
The authors of Project 2025 have their headquarters at 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE.
July 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Every Monday at 4 p.m., protesters greet the Nazis as they leave the office at the Heritage Foundation.
The authors of Project 2025 have their headquarters at 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE.
The authors of Project 2025 have their headquarters at 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE.