Desert Flower
@crystal159.bsky.social
I worked for a corp. for almost 40 years as an employee and manager: I am an entrepreneur, an empath, an organizer, an optimist, a coach, a life explorer, dogmatic, disciplined, and a free-minded thinker. Politically I align with democratic values.
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"After months of increasing grocery prices, Donald Trump is finally admitting he was wrong," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said after the president ended tariffs on key imports including beef, coffee, and tropical fruit.
With US 'Paying the Price for Trump's Mistakes,' He Ends Tariffs for Bananas, Beef, Coffee, and More
The administration is "now acknowledging what economists and business leaders have told us from the beginning: that tariffs are driving up prices," said one journalist.
www.commondreams.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"After months of increasing grocery prices, Donald Trump is finally admitting he was wrong," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said after the president ended tariffs on key imports including beef, coffee, and tropical fruit.
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Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible. But the Trump cuts to the program could change it all.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
What Trump's Medicaid cuts mean for two podcasters with Down syndrome
Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible. But the Trump cuts to the program could change it all.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
Miran has argued in myriad speeches, appearances and interviews during the last eight weeks that inflation is on a downward trajectory.
He has pointed to 2 key components contributing to the pattern: declining rental prices and Trump-era immigration insurance policies. Not all economists agree.
He has pointed to 2 key components contributing to the pattern: declining rental prices and Trump-era immigration insurance policies. Not all economists agree.
November 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Miran has argued in myriad speeches, appearances and interviews during the last eight weeks that inflation is on a downward trajectory.
He has pointed to 2 key components contributing to the pattern: declining rental prices and Trump-era immigration insurance policies. Not all economists agree.
He has pointed to 2 key components contributing to the pattern: declining rental prices and Trump-era immigration insurance policies. Not all economists agree.
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Oh, those colors 🌲🍂🍃🍁❤️
#photography #nature #landscape #scape #landscapephotography #ardennes #EastCoastKin #ourthe #hérou
#photography #nature #landscape #scape #landscapephotography #ardennes #EastCoastKin #ourthe #hérou
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Oh, those colors 🌲🍂🍃🍁❤️
#photography #nature #landscape #scape #landscapephotography #ardennes #EastCoastKin #ourthe #hérou
#photography #nature #landscape #scape #landscapephotography #ardennes #EastCoastKin #ourthe #hérou
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Defunding social programs are aligned with Agenda 47, Project2025 & right-wing think tanks AFPI & the Heritage Foundation.
Former President/CEO of AFPI-Brook ROLLINS, & former AFPI associates MCMAHON BONDI RATCLIFFE PATEL WHITAKER ZELDIN HASSET COLLINS TURNER HASSETT support the OBBB Act goals.
Former President/CEO of AFPI-Brook ROLLINS, & former AFPI associates MCMAHON BONDI RATCLIFFE PATEL WHITAKER ZELDIN HASSET COLLINS TURNER HASSETT support the OBBB Act goals.
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Defunding social programs are aligned with Agenda 47, Project2025 & right-wing think tanks AFPI & the Heritage Foundation.
Former President/CEO of AFPI-Brook ROLLINS, & former AFPI associates MCMAHON BONDI RATCLIFFE PATEL WHITAKER ZELDIN HASSET COLLINS TURNER HASSETT support the OBBB Act goals.
Former President/CEO of AFPI-Brook ROLLINS, & former AFPI associates MCMAHON BONDI RATCLIFFE PATEL WHITAKER ZELDIN HASSET COLLINS TURNER HASSETT support the OBBB Act goals.
Project 2025 & AFPI framing dismiss opponents of SNAP cuts as expanding “welfare and dependency.”
-OBBB expansion of work requirements to adults aged 55-64 strikes directly at these communities.
-Native communities, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families face erasure
-Children lose more than SNAP
-OBBB expansion of work requirements to adults aged 55-64 strikes directly at these communities.
-Native communities, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families face erasure
-Children lose more than SNAP
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Project 2025 & AFPI framing dismiss opponents of SNAP cuts as expanding “welfare and dependency.”
-OBBB expansion of work requirements to adults aged 55-64 strikes directly at these communities.
-Native communities, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families face erasure
-Children lose more than SNAP
-OBBB expansion of work requirements to adults aged 55-64 strikes directly at these communities.
-Native communities, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families face erasure
-Children lose more than SNAP
Crime in Charlotte NC at large has been a consistent focus since a man fatally stabbed #UkrainianRefugee Iryna Zarutska on the city’s public transit in August.
Reps. Pat Harrigan, Mark Harris, Chuck Edwards all signed the letter asking Gov. Josh Stein to deploy the states guard.
#ICE #CBP #NG
Reps. Pat Harrigan, Mark Harris, Chuck Edwards all signed the letter asking Gov. Josh Stein to deploy the states guard.
#ICE #CBP #NG
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Crime in Charlotte NC at large has been a consistent focus since a man fatally stabbed #UkrainianRefugee Iryna Zarutska on the city’s public transit in August.
Reps. Pat Harrigan, Mark Harris, Chuck Edwards all signed the letter asking Gov. Josh Stein to deploy the states guard.
#ICE #CBP #NG
Reps. Pat Harrigan, Mark Harris, Chuck Edwards all signed the letter asking Gov. Josh Stein to deploy the states guard.
#ICE #CBP #NG
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The FDA just removed a black box warning from hormone replacement therapy for menopause after decades on the market. A pharmacologist explains what these warnings are, why they matter, and when they change.
What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients
The drug information sheets that the FDA requires companies to produce are living documents that get updated with new information.
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The FDA just removed a black box warning from hormone replacement therapy for menopause after decades on the market. A pharmacologist explains what these warnings are, why they matter, and when they change.
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Epstein files vote is forced. MAGA Mike's stunt collapsed. Survivors demand transparency. Trump melts down, GOP infighting spills out, Noem’s shady ads exposed, and polls swing BLUE. Today's bulletin is absolutely jam-packed. Catch up now:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 250. 11/14/25
… Mike Johnson and Rep.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Epstein files vote is forced. MAGA Mike's stunt collapsed. Survivors demand transparency. Trump melts down, GOP infighting spills out, Noem’s shady ads exposed, and polls swing BLUE. Today's bulletin is absolutely jam-packed. Catch up now:
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This is fine. If they want to keep this up then we need to keep organizing around this
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is fine. If they want to keep this up then we need to keep organizing around this
The conservative framing dismisses opponents of SNAP cuts as expanding “welfare and dependency.”
-OBBB expansion of work requirements to adults aged 55-64 strikes directly at these communities.
-Native communities, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families face erasure
-Children lose more than SNAP
-OBBB expansion of work requirements to adults aged 55-64 strikes directly at these communities.
-Native communities, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families face erasure
-Children lose more than SNAP
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The conservative framing dismisses opponents of SNAP cuts as expanding “welfare and dependency.”
-OBBB expansion of work requirements to adults aged 55-64 strikes directly at these communities.
-Native communities, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families face erasure
-Children lose more than SNAP
-OBBB expansion of work requirements to adults aged 55-64 strikes directly at these communities.
-Native communities, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families face erasure
-Children lose more than SNAP
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission "should not favor industry propaganda asserting that some radiation is safe over science-based protection of the public."
Groups Warn Trump Executive Orders Would Spike Cancers Caused by Exposure to Nuclear Radiation
Trump's nuclear power executive orders prioritize profit over people's lives, risking cancer and birth defects for generations to come. Are we willing to sacrifice our health for the sake of industry greed?
www.commondreams.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission "should not favor industry propaganda asserting that some radiation is safe over science-based protection of the public."
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BREAKING: Trump drops tariffs on dozens of food items
Trump drops tariffs on dozens of food items
The growing affordability crisis has become a political liability for the administration.
trib.al
November 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
BREAKING: Trump drops tariffs on dozens of food items
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When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, who invented the scale, tells New Scientist about his 50-year career in planetary defence
Is a deadly asteroid about to hit Earth? Meet the man who can tell you
www.newscientist.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, who invented the scale, tells New Scientist about his 50-year career in planetary defence
In January, Trump announced his intent to re-open and expand the use of the detention center in #Guantánamo Bay for immigration enforcement. The first round of transfers in February drew widespread condemnation after detainees reported harsh conditions and limited access to lawyers.
What Records Tell Us About How ICE Is Using Guantánamo - American Oversight
Documents we obtained show ICE was not prepared and that detainees — many of whom were not considered a public safety risk — protested bleak conditions.
americanoversight.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
In January, Trump announced his intent to re-open and expand the use of the detention center in #Guantánamo Bay for immigration enforcement. The first round of transfers in February drew widespread condemnation after detainees reported harsh conditions and limited access to lawyers.
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ICE abducted a 57 year old US Citizen and Veteran along with 11 others, outside of the Portland ICE Detention Center.
11/11/25
11/11/25
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
ICE abducted a 57 year old US Citizen and Veteran along with 11 others, outside of the Portland ICE Detention Center.
11/11/25
11/11/25
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November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"While R-FL Sen Rick Scott was CEO of Columbia/HCA Hospital, he oversaw the biggest Medicare fraud in US history & was fined $1.7 billion, which was the largest healthcare fraud fine ever levied by the DOJ," said Brian T Cohen.
(While accumulating personal wealth he defrauded the American public.)
(While accumulating personal wealth he defrauded the American public.)
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"While R-FL Sen Rick Scott was CEO of Columbia/HCA Hospital, he oversaw the biggest Medicare fraud in US history & was fined $1.7 billion, which was the largest healthcare fraud fine ever levied by the DOJ," said Brian T Cohen.
(While accumulating personal wealth he defrauded the American public.)
(While accumulating personal wealth he defrauded the American public.)
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Thank you everybody! We’ve been backing several efforts to halt data center developments in different communities, and it turns out you’re making a huge impact. A new analysis shows that, in just a three-month period earlier this year, the
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Thank you everybody! We’ve been backing several efforts to halt data center developments in different communities, and it turns out you’re making a huge impact. A new analysis shows that, in just a three-month period earlier this year, the
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For the newsletter, I wrote about how many fossil fuel reps have been at COPs in recent years, and what that might mean.
It's a lot. And probably a lot.
It's a lot. And probably a lot.
What Good Are UN Climate Talks Knee-Deep in Oil?
Some new analysis from activists sheds some light on just how deep into the international climate negotiations process Big Oil has managed to burrow.
www.gravityisgone.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
For the newsletter, I wrote about how many fossil fuel reps have been at COPs in recent years, and what that might mean.
It's a lot. And probably a lot.
It's a lot. And probably a lot.
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BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...