Amy A
@fedup25.bsky.social
Minnesotan. Physical Therapist. Nature, Books, Science, Rights for All, Hoping Democracy survives!! Instead of stepping on someone, help them up. Married to The Best Guy. No DM’s.
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Dear Prime Minister: in light of Trump’s disgraceful bullying of Zelensky today, can you please, please, please cancel the State Visit? A boor like Trump does NOT deserve to be honored by the British state.
Dear Prime Minister, during your visit to the US today, please, please, please, please do NOT invite DJT for yet another State Visit to the UK, or try to woo him with honorary Knighthood.
February 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Dear Prime Minister: in light of Trump’s disgraceful bullying of Zelensky today, can you please, please, please cancel the State Visit? A boor like Trump does NOT deserve to be honored by the British state.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with both Trump and President Zelenskyy Friday night, and he retains "unwavering support for Ukraine.”
Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky after White House row
A statement from No 10 confirms he spoke with both and "retains unwavering support for Ukraine".
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March 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with both Trump and President Zelenskyy Friday night, and he retains "unwavering support for Ukraine.”
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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our university just sent us a statement reaffirming its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, community, integrity, learning, and excellence as core values and doubled down on our anti-discrimination, academic freedom, and freedom of political expression policies and ngl, I cried a little
February 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
our university just sent us a statement reaffirming its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, community, integrity, learning, and excellence as core values and doubled down on our anti-discrimination, academic freedom, and freedom of political expression policies and ngl, I cried a little
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I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.
CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel
It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.
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They’re letting a megalomaniac billionaire desperate for validation play President – if you’re surprised people are pissed, you need to get out of your DC bubble.
Nothing more American than hating a bad boss, especially an illegitimate one like Musk.
Republicans just don’t like being called on it.
Nothing more American than hating a bad boss, especially an illegitimate one like Musk.
Republicans just don’t like being called on it.
February 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
They’re letting a megalomaniac billionaire desperate for validation play President – if you’re surprised people are pissed, you need to get out of your DC bubble.
Nothing more American than hating a bad boss, especially an illegitimate one like Musk.
Republicans just don’t like being called on it.
Nothing more American than hating a bad boss, especially an illegitimate one like Musk.
Republicans just don’t like being called on it.
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In the USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials.
“People came to us because they needed community, needed connection. We were trying to keep each other safe. Now, we’re all just this big target.”
“People came to us because they needed community, needed connection. We were trying to keep each other safe. Now, we’re all just this big target.”
LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge
"They’re not asking people ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In the USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials.
“People came to us because they needed community, needed connection. We were trying to keep each other safe. Now, we’re all just this big target.”
“People came to us because they needed community, needed connection. We were trying to keep each other safe. Now, we’re all just this big target.”
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Our former European allies are now in Ukraine, united in their support for the valiant democracy
We have long stood with our allies for what is right.
Now, disgraceful pro Putin criminal occupying our WH is aligned with murderous dictator Putin while attempting to extort 50% of Ukraines wealth
We have long stood with our allies for what is right.
Now, disgraceful pro Putin criminal occupying our WH is aligned with murderous dictator Putin while attempting to extort 50% of Ukraines wealth
February 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Our former European allies are now in Ukraine, united in their support for the valiant democracy
We have long stood with our allies for what is right.
Now, disgraceful pro Putin criminal occupying our WH is aligned with murderous dictator Putin while attempting to extort 50% of Ukraines wealth
We have long stood with our allies for what is right.
Now, disgraceful pro Putin criminal occupying our WH is aligned with murderous dictator Putin while attempting to extort 50% of Ukraines wealth
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The rumors are true: The proposed SAVE Act, now considered a priority for Republicans in the House, will make it harder, if not practically impossible, for millions of women to vote.
The Christian Nationalist Plot to Disenfranchise Women Voters
The SAVE Act, which purports to fend off the phantasmal threat of voter fraud, would throw millions of women off the voting rolls.
newrepublic.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The rumors are true: The proposed SAVE Act, now considered a priority for Republicans in the House, will make it harder, if not practically impossible, for millions of women to vote.
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Trump and Musk claim they’re saving billions through DOGE’s mass purge of federal bureaucracy. Instead, the administration has spent $710 billion in its first month, nearly a billion more than Joe Biden.
Turns Out, Trump and DOGE Haven’t Actually Saved Any Money
Government spending has continued.
newrepublic.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Trump and Musk claim they’re saving billions through DOGE’s mass purge of federal bureaucracy. Instead, the administration has spent $710 billion in its first month, nearly a billion more than Joe Biden.
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It is important that people understand and accept as fact that our government is compromised. I don't mean compromised in some cloak-and-dagger sense, I simply mean that this government no longer accepts core democratic principles and is angling toward an autocracy that's part of a New Axis of Evil.
Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats
Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
It is important that people understand and accept as fact that our government is compromised. I don't mean compromised in some cloak-and-dagger sense, I simply mean that this government no longer accepts core democratic principles and is angling toward an autocracy that's part of a New Axis of Evil.
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📌NOTE: Immediately after the vile attack on Zelensky by Putin's puppets Friday, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries should have called a joint press conference and explained to the American public the significance, heinousness and danger of that sickening surrender.
📌They should STILL be talking now.
📌They should STILL be talking now.
March 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
📌NOTE: Immediately after the vile attack on Zelensky by Putin's puppets Friday, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries should have called a joint press conference and explained to the American public the significance, heinousness and danger of that sickening surrender.
📌They should STILL be talking now.
📌They should STILL be talking now.
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Times Square, NYC
March 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Times Square, NYC
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“European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said: ‘Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.’”
‘Free world needs a new leader’: Europe defends Zelenskyy after Trump attack
France, Germany and Poland all make prompt declarations of support as Europe fears Trump’s alignment with Putin.
www.politico.eu
February 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said: ‘Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.’”
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KYIV INDEPENDENT: “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.” kyivindependent.com/editorial-a-...
March 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
KYIV INDEPENDENT: “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.” kyivindependent.com/editorial-a-...
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Strong words from Bret Stephens: “Roosevelt and Reagan must be spinning in their graves, as are Churchill and Thatcher. It’s up to the rest of us to reclaim America’s honor from the gangsters who besmirched it in the White House.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Opinion | A Day of American Infamy (Gift Article)
A dreadful moment for Ukraine, for the free world, for the legacy of an America that once stood for the principles of the Atlantic Charter.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Strong words from Bret Stephens: “Roosevelt and Reagan must be spinning in their graves, as are Churchill and Thatcher. It’s up to the rest of us to reclaim America’s honor from the gangsters who besmirched it in the White House.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
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"NOAA scientists are public servants who help manage natural resources on behalf of the American people, and...we are less safe and less sustainable without them on the job"
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I've been reporting on the environment for 40 years and I've never used the term "wreak havoc," because I thought it should be reserved for something truly apocalyptic. This may be the time.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2802202...
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Experts Say Attempted Mass Firing of NOAA Workers May be Illegal and Threatens Public Safety - Inside Climate News
Weather forecasters, climate modelers, glacier scientists and crew members on research ships received termination emails, while a federal judge simultaneously ordered the Trump administration to resci...
insideclimatenews.org
March 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"NOAA scientists are public servants who help manage natural resources on behalf of the American people, and...we are less safe and less sustainable without them on the job"
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U.S. Terminates Fundind Around the World www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h... "People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Compare and contrast, FDR/Churchill vs. DJT/Zelenskyy.
Putin must be chortling.
Putin must be chortling.
Trump and Vance attack Zelenskyy in remarkable Oval Office exchange
The president and vice president each had harsh words for the Ukrainian president.
www.politico.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Compare and contrast, FDR/Churchill vs. DJT/Zelenskyy.
Putin must be chortling.
Putin must be chortling.
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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
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Ashamed of Trump? Do something. Support Ukraine independently by donating to www.razomforukraine.org recommended by Dr. Timothy Snyder (On Tyranny)
Razom – Together we are Ukraine
www.razomforukraine.org
March 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Ashamed of Trump? Do something. Support Ukraine independently by donating to www.razomforukraine.org recommended by Dr. Timothy Snyder (On Tyranny)
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This should be big news but this slipped under the radar bc Trump is running a shit show.
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EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.
On @therecordmedia.bsky.social
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Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.
therecord.media
March 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This should be big news but this slipped under the radar bc Trump is running a shit show.
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I hope he is greeted with the hatred he deserves in Vermont this weekend. Vermonters take note- show support for Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I hope he is greeted with the hatred he deserves in Vermont this weekend. Vermonters take note- show support for Ukraine.
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Thanks, Michael!
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Thanks, Michael!
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March 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Wow, this is a useful tool for researching companies to see what their political leanings are.
Lots of granular information to help you make more informed decisions on where to spend your 💰 on businesses like hardware stores, sporting good stores, grocery stores, etc.
Thanks, Michael!
Lots of granular information to help you make more informed decisions on where to spend your 💰 on businesses like hardware stores, sporting good stores, grocery stores, etc.
Thanks, Michael!