@jazyblu.bsky.social
Celiac mom to 2 Gingers navigating life with the help of my pup, books, baking, gardening, and figure skating. And plenty of dark chocolate!
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Study; USAID programs have saved over 90 million livesover the past 2 decades. Researchers estimate that if current cuts continue through 2030, 14 million people who might have otherwise lived are likely to die.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Study: 14 million lives could be lost due to Trump aid cuts
A new study looks at lives saved by USAID in the past and what the future without the agency will look like.
www.npr.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Study; USAID programs have saved over 90 million livesover the past 2 decades. Researchers estimate that if current cuts continue through 2030, 14 million people who might have otherwise lived are likely to die.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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Friend: Who are you rooting for?
Me: I am a Dave Roberts fan.
Friend: Wait, you're a Dodgers fan??
Me: No, I am a fan of The Steal.*
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* The single greatest moment in all of baseball, forever and ever. #2004WS
Me: I am a Dave Roberts fan.
Friend: Wait, you're a Dodgers fan??
Me: No, I am a fan of The Steal.*
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* The single greatest moment in all of baseball, forever and ever. #2004WS
November 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Friend: Who are you rooting for?
Me: I am a Dave Roberts fan.
Friend: Wait, you're a Dodgers fan??
Me: No, I am a fan of The Steal.*
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* The single greatest moment in all of baseball, forever and ever. #2004WS
Me: I am a Dave Roberts fan.
Friend: Wait, you're a Dodgers fan??
Me: No, I am a fan of The Steal.*
.
* The single greatest moment in all of baseball, forever and ever. #2004WS
This #immigration raid has the makings of a landmark case
YouTube video by Ohh that's RICH
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October 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Reminiscin’ this’n that and havin’ such a good time. Oo-De-Lally, Oo-De-Lally golly what a day.
October 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Reminiscin’ this’n that and havin’ such a good time. Oo-De-Lally, Oo-De-Lally golly what a day.
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currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter
September 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter
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David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.
September 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.
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If only our national leaders would reject the gun lobby money and make some changes..it wouldn't save everyone but it would preserve a few more lives.
Horrible violence in Utah. Political violence, if that is the motive, is an aggressive cancer that kills us all.
September 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
If only our national leaders would reject the gun lobby money and make some changes..it wouldn't save everyone but it would preserve a few more lives.
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Yes, please stop.
September 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Yes, please stop.
This isn't a surprise.
- Reproductive autonomy gone
- No maternity leave
- No childcare support
- Cuts to Obamacare
- Cuts to Medicaid
- Inflation from tariffs
Just to name a few problems...
tcf.org/content/comm...
- Reproductive autonomy gone
- No maternity leave
- No childcare support
- Cuts to Obamacare
- Cuts to Medicaid
- Inflation from tariffs
Just to name a few problems...
tcf.org/content/comm...
Trump’s Economy Is Bad for Women
Trump’s economy is bad for women’s economic well-being. The Century Foundation, in partnership with Morning Consult, recently conducted a poll about
tcf.org
August 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This isn't a surprise.
- Reproductive autonomy gone
- No maternity leave
- No childcare support
- Cuts to Obamacare
- Cuts to Medicaid
- Inflation from tariffs
Just to name a few problems...
tcf.org/content/comm...
- Reproductive autonomy gone
- No maternity leave
- No childcare support
- Cuts to Obamacare
- Cuts to Medicaid
- Inflation from tariffs
Just to name a few problems...
tcf.org/content/comm...
First furry felluh and our newest love. #InternationalDogDay
August 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
First furry felluh and our newest love. #InternationalDogDay
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Want to do some back to school shopping without going to Target or Walmart?
Here’s some brands you should look for!!
Shopping is political too. Spend your money wisely. 💙🥰
Here’s some brands you should look for!!
Shopping is political too. Spend your money wisely. 💙🥰
August 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Want to do some back to school shopping without going to Target or Walmart?
Here’s some brands you should look for!!
Shopping is political too. Spend your money wisely. 💙🥰
Here’s some brands you should look for!!
Shopping is political too. Spend your money wisely. 💙🥰
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'Make America Healthy Again' means eating French fries fried in beef tallow and drinking water that gives you cancer, apparently
August 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
'Make America Healthy Again' means eating French fries fried in beef tallow and drinking water that gives you cancer, apparently
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This @propublica.org piece from April, about Trump's attack on all the measurements that matter, feels particularly relevant today.
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose con...
www.propublica.org
August 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This @propublica.org piece from April, about Trump's attack on all the measurements that matter, feels particularly relevant today.
Will the media ever ask about the orange felon's mental capacity? Where the hell is Jake Tapper on these ludicrous statements about ending 6 wars??
August 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Will the media ever ask about the orange felon's mental capacity? Where the hell is Jake Tapper on these ludicrous statements about ending 6 wars??
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
Huh. Something to counter China's rise in technology, scientific research and education??
While we gut USAID, Voice of America, State Dept., NIH & NSF scientific research, and withholding higher education opportunities by restricting visas for international students and professors.
While we gut USAID, Voice of America, State Dept., NIH & NSF scientific research, and withholding higher education opportunities by restricting visas for international students and professors.
July 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Huh. Something to counter China's rise in technology, scientific research and education??
While we gut USAID, Voice of America, State Dept., NIH & NSF scientific research, and withholding higher education opportunities by restricting visas for international students and professors.
While we gut USAID, Voice of America, State Dept., NIH & NSF scientific research, and withholding higher education opportunities by restricting visas for international students and professors.
This captures why so many people believe govt is broken.
And think why bother voting?
And think why bother voting?
I’ve been thinking a lot about Murkowski’s vote. It contains, in one action, so much that defines our pathetic political moment:
Selfishness: I’m taking care of me and mine, the rest of you can pound sand;
Lack of accountability: I know the bill is bad, hopefully someone else will fix it;
Selfishness: I’m taking care of me and mine, the rest of you can pound sand;
Lack of accountability: I know the bill is bad, hopefully someone else will fix it;
July 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This captures why so many people believe govt is broken.
And think why bother voting?
And think why bother voting?
Lucky Alaskans. You're worth more than those in need in AR or TN or KY.
The Alaska Gold Rush url:https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-28-alaska-gold-rush/
The Alaska Gold Rush url:https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-28-alaska-gold-rush/
June 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Lucky Alaskans. You're worth more than those in need in AR or TN or KY.
The Alaska Gold Rush url:https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-28-alaska-gold-rush/
The Alaska Gold Rush url:https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-28-alaska-gold-rush/
Different rules for Rs every time. Started with Moscow Mitch when Garland nomination. Until that changes Dems will always be caught flat footted.
Such a good point on SCOTUS hypocrisy when it comes to Trump vs Biden:
They let a nationwide injunction kill Biden’s student loan relief when they had a chance to rule on it.
5 months into Trump’s presidency, suddenly nationwide injunctions are a grave threat to executive power and they must rule.
They let a nationwide injunction kill Biden’s student loan relief when they had a chance to rule on it.
5 months into Trump’s presidency, suddenly nationwide injunctions are a grave threat to executive power and they must rule.
June 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Different rules for Rs every time. Started with Moscow Mitch when Garland nomination. Until that changes Dems will always be caught flat footted.
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Congress didn’t just lose its power it gave it away. On war, trade, and policy, lawmakers have willingly let the executive branch rule unchecked.
June 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Congress didn’t just lose its power it gave it away. On war, trade, and policy, lawmakers have willingly let the executive branch rule unchecked.
No surprise if you're paying attention.
#NoKings coverage was better by smaller outlets while editors of influential news outlets like NYTimes / WSJ / WaPo continue downplay & dampen coverage of the pro-democracy movement and demonstrations like #NoKings.
See our analysis: mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/no-kings-c...
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See our analysis: mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/no-kings-c...
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June 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
No surprise if you're paying attention.
They told us they would do this in Project 25. "No one writes a playbook and not use it" - T Walz
Trump appointees at the State Department are illegally blocking nearly 200 Fulbright scholarships, awards meant to send American professors and researchers abroad for educational exchange.
June 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
They told us they would do this in Project 25. "No one writes a playbook and not use it" - T Walz
@aoc.bsky.social ask the Health Secy about this during the hearing!
RFK Jr. just announced some of the replacements for the CDC vaccine advisory panel. It’s really, really bad. I see at least two notorious anti-vaxxers who became semi-famous during covid.
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June 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@aoc.bsky.social ask the Health Secy about this during the hearing!