@jessbardess.bsky.social
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A crypto company part-owned by the Trump family stands to earn millions of dollars from a business deal involving a state-backed investment fund from the UAE. The arrangement amounts to “foreign policy for sale,” critics claim. www.wired.com/story/as-tru...
As Trump’s Family Crypto Business Gains Steam, Ethical Concerns Mount
A crypto company part-owned by the Trump family stands to earn millions of dollars from a business deal involving a state-backed investment fund from the UAE. The arrangement amounts to “foreign policy...
www.wired.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A crypto company part-owned by the Trump family stands to earn millions of dollars from a business deal involving a state-backed investment fund from the UAE. The arrangement amounts to “foreign policy for sale,” critics claim. www.wired.com/story/as-tru...
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Under Trump, they’re allowed to start resegregating schools in Louisiana. This must be stopped.
May 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Under Trump, they’re allowed to start resegregating schools in Louisiana. This must be stopped.
Hi everyone! I'm currently in an advanced market research course and would love to get as many thoughts on local journalism as possible. The anonymous survey can be taken from anywhere and should take less than 5 minutes: survey.sogolytics.com/r/0ldgk9
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April 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hi everyone! I'm currently in an advanced market research course and would love to get as many thoughts on local journalism as possible. The anonymous survey can be taken from anywhere and should take less than 5 minutes: survey.sogolytics.com/r/0ldgk9
#journalism #MBAProgram #Politics
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I'm attending SEE Alliance's event, “4/22 Brevard School Board Rally + Strategy Session” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/seealliance/...
4/22 Brevard School Board Rally + Strategy Session · SEE Alliance
Join us outside the Brevard County School Board building for a powerful strategy session and rally led by students, organizers, and community allies. This is not just a protest — it’s a coordinated ac...
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April 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I'm attending SEE Alliance's event, “4/22 Brevard School Board Rally + Strategy Session” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/seealliance/...
Enjoying time remember my father-in-law. Wish I had more time to get to know him, but happy to hear the stories from everyone who had the pleasure to experience his charisma and sense of humor.
April 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Enjoying time remember my father-in-law. Wish I had more time to get to know him, but happy to hear the stories from everyone who had the pleasure to experience his charisma and sense of humor.
Great TED talk.
youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtu.be
April 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Great TED talk.
youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
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April 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Today's #handsoffprotest in Cocoa, FL. I have some videos that I'll be editing in a bit.
#fdt #peacefulprotest #50501
#fdt #peacefulprotest #50501
April 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Today's #handsoffprotest in Cocoa, FL. I have some videos that I'll be editing in a bit.
#fdt #peacefulprotest #50501
#fdt #peacefulprotest #50501
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This is the Dem leadership we need at this moment! Thank you @corybooker.com and @chrismurphyct.bsky.social 🫶🏼
Let's see more @senatedemocrats.bsky.social join, please!
Let's see more @senatedemocrats.bsky.social join, please!
Chris Murphy has confirmed he’s joining Cory Booker in solidarity on the Senate floor all night to protest Trump’s lawlessness and corruption.
April 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This is the Dem leadership we need at this moment! Thank you @corybooker.com and @chrismurphyct.bsky.social 🫶🏼
Let's see more @senatedemocrats.bsky.social join, please!
Let's see more @senatedemocrats.bsky.social join, please!
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NEW: DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.
Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems
DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.
www.wired.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
NEW: DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.
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Wisconsin’s election is really about good versus evil! What is America turned into? We are buying our votes turning our backs on everything America stands for. I’m certainly hoping this is not the trend and the winner is the person that’s gonna stand up for Wisconcin! Susan Crawford! holding breath
March 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wisconsin’s election is really about good versus evil! What is America turned into? We are buying our votes turning our backs on everything America stands for. I’m certainly hoping this is not the trend and the winner is the person that’s gonna stand up for Wisconcin! Susan Crawford! holding breath
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*gazes wistfully out a window*
Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Banned From Next Elections
Judges convicted the far-right leader of misusing EU funds and barred her from running in the 2027 French presidential elections.
www.wsj.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
*gazes wistfully out a window*
We fact-checked Rick Scott’s April 22 email—from space missions to water permits. Some claims check out. Others need a closer look. Full breakdown on Donkey in a Bathtub.
bio.donkeyinabathtub.com/RS322
#FloridaPolitics #FactCheck #Substack #DonkeyInABathtub
bio.donkeyinabathtub.com/RS322
#FloridaPolitics #FactCheck #Substack #DonkeyInABathtub
Rick Scott’s Weekly Email Breakdown
From astronauts to inflation, we fact-checked Florida’s loudest Senator
open.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We fact-checked Rick Scott’s April 22 email—from space missions to water permits. Some claims check out. Others need a closer look. Full breakdown on Donkey in a Bathtub.
bio.donkeyinabathtub.com/RS322
#FloridaPolitics #FactCheck #Substack #DonkeyInABathtub
bio.donkeyinabathtub.com/RS322
#FloridaPolitics #FactCheck #Substack #DonkeyInABathtub
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with
@freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
@freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
wrd.cm
March 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with
@freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
@freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Cartoon by Dave Whamond
March 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Cartoon by Dave Whamond
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I support Rep McBride, her response & continued decorum. No small measure of courage here! Self was called out by Rep Keating. Self is a weak bully. He CANNOT handle being called out, particularly when it comes from someone other than the targeted victim.
Silence=complicity.
Call them out!
Silence=complicity.
Call them out!
March 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I support Rep McBride, her response & continued decorum. No small measure of courage here! Self was called out by Rep Keating. Self is a weak bully. He CANNOT handle being called out, particularly when it comes from someone other than the targeted victim.
Silence=complicity.
Call them out!
Silence=complicity.
Call them out!
Hope there are no significant weather events in the USA this year...
Trump is slashing another 1,000 jobs at NOAA.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say
Multiple sources tell The Associated Press that the Trump Administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency.
apnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hope there are no significant weather events in the USA this year...
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#Wisconsin and #Florida Voters Abroad! Do you need help with your #OverseasBallotRequest for the upcoming elections? Join us for live, 1-to-1 voter assistance. ☎️ : www.votefromabroad.org/voter-support
March 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
#Wisconsin and #Florida Voters Abroad! Do you need help with your #OverseasBallotRequest for the upcoming elections? Join us for live, 1-to-1 voter assistance. ☎️ : www.votefromabroad.org/voter-support
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Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
Congressman Al Green on X: "Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl" / X
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl
x.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
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The wealthiest man in the world could buy his own island state and do whatever he wanted to. Why is he so bent on destroying the country I love? Sure it has problems, but this is corrupt AF.
EXCLUSIVE: Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
www.wired.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The wealthiest man in the world could buy his own island state and do whatever he wanted to. Why is he so bent on destroying the country I love? Sure it has problems, but this is corrupt AF.
Free market in action, baby!
Tesla stock has now erased all of the gains that it has made since the election.
Couldn't have happened to a better guy.
Couldn't have happened to a better guy.
March 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Free market in action, baby!