Cindy Collins
@cindycollins.bsky.social
Radio professional. Dog lover.
Don't buy @hexclad.bsky.social Hexclad cookware! It's the pan Gordon Ramsay endorses. I bought a set .. super expensive btw .. had an immediate issue and CANNOT get them to honor the warranty. #hexclad #gordonramsay
February 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Don't buy @hexclad.bsky.social Hexclad cookware! It's the pan Gordon Ramsay endorses. I bought a set .. super expensive btw .. had an immediate issue and CANNOT get them to honor the warranty. #hexclad #gordonramsay
What is REALLY going on here?
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/p...
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/p...
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show | CNN Politics
Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting secretary, a career civil servant, to immediately shut off all USAID payments using...
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February 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What is REALLY going on here?
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/p...
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/p...
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The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
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Reposted by Cindy Collins
NEW: We uncovered more deleted tweets from Darren Beattie, the White House aide fired in 2018 for speaking at a conference alongside white nationalists who Trump just appointed to a top level State Department job.
In purged tweets, Beattie cheered on Jan 6th riot.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
In purged tweets, Beattie cheered on Jan 6th riot.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
Trump appoints speechwriter fired for attending conference with White nationalists to top State Department role | CNN Politics
Darren Beattie, a former Donald Trump speechwriter who was fired in 2018 after CNN revealed he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, has been elevated to a top job at the State Departm...
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February 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
NEW: We uncovered more deleted tweets from Darren Beattie, the White House aide fired in 2018 for speaking at a conference alongside white nationalists who Trump just appointed to a top level State Department job.
In purged tweets, Beattie cheered on Jan 6th riot.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
In purged tweets, Beattie cheered on Jan 6th riot.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
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EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...
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February 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.
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Exclusive: Federal workers have filed an emergency motion requesting a restraining order to disconnect the DOGE server that's being used to conduct Trump's "deferred resignation program." The workers had previously accused DOGE of illegally bypassing a mandated privacy audit.
By me at @wired.com:
By me at @wired.com:
Federal Workers Sue to Disconnect DOGE Server
Two federal workers, citing reports that Elon Musk’s associates are operating an illegally connected email server at OPM, seek a restraining order.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Exclusive: Federal workers have filed an emergency motion requesting a restraining order to disconnect the DOGE server that's being used to conduct Trump's "deferred resignation program." The workers had previously accused DOGE of illegally bypassing a mandated privacy audit.
By me at @wired.com:
By me at @wired.com:
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NYT: The U.S. economy has outperformed most of its rivals in terms of productive might and innovation. But this success has not led to rapidly rising living standards for most Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/b...
The U.S. Economy Is Racing Ahead. Almost Everything Else Is Falling Behind. (Gift Article)
The gap between Americans’ prosperity and quality of life has grown since the 1990s.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NYT: The U.S. economy has outperformed most of its rivals in terms of productive might and innovation. But this success has not led to rapidly rising living standards for most Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/b...
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@nowthisimpact U.S. Marine Carl Spurlin Dekle, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, broke down while reflecting on the state of America. Dekle passed away shortly after this interview originally aired in August 2022.
I’m glad he isn’t here to see where we are now. 😔
I’m glad he isn’t here to see where we are now. 😔
January 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
@nowthisimpact U.S. Marine Carl Spurlin Dekle, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, broke down while reflecting on the state of America. Dekle passed away shortly after this interview originally aired in August 2022.
I’m glad he isn’t here to see where we are now. 😔
I’m glad he isn’t here to see where we are now. 😔
I love the freezer pattern on the lake. Very "wintery."
January 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I love the freezer pattern on the lake. Very "wintery."
We are on a weather Roller coaster, but that's nothing new. The recorded temperature range in STL is 138 degrees ... from a record high of 115 to the record low of of -23!
#stl #stlouis #saintlouis #Stlhistory #stlouishistory #stlweather #stlouisweather #weather
#stl #stlouis #saintlouis #Stlhistory #stlouishistory #stlweather #stlouisweather #weather
January 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We are on a weather Roller coaster, but that's nothing new. The recorded temperature range in STL is 138 degrees ... from a record high of 115 to the record low of of -23!
#stl #stlouis #saintlouis #Stlhistory #stlouishistory #stlweather #stlouisweather #weather
#stl #stlouis #saintlouis #Stlhistory #stlouishistory #stlweather #stlouisweather #weather
Wow!
INBOX: I-255 in Cahokia Heights and Sauget will be shut down for six months starting Feb. 1 for construction, per IDOT. The full closure will cut the project down from two years to six months and save about $10 million in taxpayer money.
January 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Wow!
January 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Jimmy Carter, a visionary on ending fossil fuels, put solar panels on the White House. Big Oil-backed Ronald Reagan ousted Carter in 1980 and ripped them out
Tonight, as Carter lies in in state in the Capitol, a climate-fueled wildfire is destroying Reagan's former hometown of Pacific Palisades
Tonight, as Carter lies in in state in the Capitol, a climate-fueled wildfire is destroying Reagan's former hometown of Pacific Palisades
January 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Jimmy Carter, a visionary on ending fossil fuels, put solar panels on the White House. Big Oil-backed Ronald Reagan ousted Carter in 1980 and ripped them out
Tonight, as Carter lies in in state in the Capitol, a climate-fueled wildfire is destroying Reagan's former hometown of Pacific Palisades
Tonight, as Carter lies in in state in the Capitol, a climate-fueled wildfire is destroying Reagan's former hometown of Pacific Palisades
January 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Hmmmm ... what'll it be today?
January 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hmmmm ... what'll it be today?
Someone asked me what I wanted to leave behind in the new year. My first response was 'grudges.' I think I'll give it a try.
January 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Someone asked me what I wanted to leave behind in the new year. My first response was 'grudges.' I think I'll give it a try.
Just WOW
Goldman Sachs analysts : The money men saying the quiet part out loud
Curing patients may not be a sufficiently profitable enterprise for biotech companies.
Chronic disease is a far more beneficial business model
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
Curing patients may not be a sufficiently profitable enterprise for biotech companies.
Chronic disease is a far more beneficial business model
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?'
Goldman Sachs warns sales from the most successful disease treatments are difficult to maintain.
www.cnbc.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Just WOW
I forgot the photo on my last post! Lol. Just my boy, Fang, chilling in my lap.
#dogsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky
December 18, 2024 at 5:56 PM
I forgot the photo on my last post! Lol. Just my boy, Fang, chilling in my lap.
#dogsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky
December 18, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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We have a childcare crisis so bad that we are planning on giving Rams money to the issue, only to discover the building inspector(s?) had a systemic way of shutting down daycares who didn’t make “donations” to their pet causes.
In case you missed it last night, click here to watch a St. Louis building inspector on undercover video appearing to pressure day care owners for contributions to a charity event he was involved in.
Mayor Jones asks FBI to investigate:
www.ksdk.com/article/news...
Mayor Jones asks FBI to investigate:
www.ksdk.com/article/news...
St. Louis building inspector under scrutiny for soliciting donations during inspections
One inspector is accused of pressuring day cares into charity contributions, sparking a citywide investigation.
www.ksdk.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:53 PM
We have a childcare crisis so bad that we are planning on giving Rams money to the issue, only to discover the building inspector(s?) had a systemic way of shutting down daycares who didn’t make “donations” to their pet causes.
Young girls asking for gift cards for Christmas to buy skin care. Read this before you buy!!
#girlgifts #skincare #tweets #tiktokskincare #giftgiving
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#girlgifts #skincare #tweets #tiktokskincare #giftgiving
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Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep
More than the physical harm, parents and child psychologists worry about the trend’s effects on girls’ mental health.
apnews.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Young girls asking for gift cards for Christmas to buy skin care. Read this before you buy!!
#girlgifts #skincare #tweets #tiktokskincare #giftgiving
apnews.com/article/infl...
#girlgifts #skincare #tweets #tiktokskincare #giftgiving
apnews.com/article/infl...
Early days, but another exciting application of vaccine technology.
And a tough one for antivaxx crowd.
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer medicine.washu.edu/news/vaccine....
And a tough one for antivaxx crowd.
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer medicine.washu.edu/news/vaccine....
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer | WashU Medicine
Clinical trial targeted recurrence of hard-to-treat triple-negative breast cancer
medicine.washu.edu
December 6, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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ELSAH, Ill. — A mastodon found on Principia College's campus likely was killed by lightning 27,000 years ago.
“It's kind of a dramatic way to go. We're still developing that. You're piecing together parts of the story from the bits that you find in the ground.”
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“It's kind of a dramatic way to go. We're still developing that. You're piecing together parts of the story from the bits that you find in the ground.”
www.stlpr.org/health-scien...
'Dramatic way to go': Lightning likely killed mastodon found on Principia College campus
Students and faculty at the Elsah, Illinois, college concluded the excavation of the mastodon’s skull on Thursday. A college staff member found the ancient creature’s remains in 2022 by accident.
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December 6, 2024 at 3:47 PM
ELSAH, Ill. — A mastodon found on Principia College's campus likely was killed by lightning 27,000 years ago.
“It's kind of a dramatic way to go. We're still developing that. You're piecing together parts of the story from the bits that you find in the ground.”
www.stlpr.org/health-scien...
“It's kind of a dramatic way to go. We're still developing that. You're piecing together parts of the story from the bits that you find in the ground.”
www.stlpr.org/health-scien...