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J Shields

@jesstl.bsky.social

Stained glass, 🏳️‍🌈, low key Episcopalian, exhaustedly trying to be optimistic about the future through small and large actions.

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J Shields

@jesstl.bsky.social

Real question: Does #rfk believe in sunscreen? That is some jerky level skin.

January 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM

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Jack Jenkins

@jackjenkins.me

1. A quick thread about what you're seeing here from Charlie Kirk and Vice President Vance (note: multiple falsehoods in these screenshots): Conservative ire directed at religious orgs that aid migrants and resettle refugees has been years in the making, and can trace its origins to the far-right.

Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
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Allow me to explain how the government sanctioned so-called refugee resettlement "non-profits" really work. These are large companies that make more money from taxpayers the more "refugees" the government lets in. It's another cog in the mass migration racket. They build in margins for each refugee they resettle, so when we stop admitting people, so does their financing. This represents an existential crisis for them.
So they misrepresent the scriptures, and they emotionally blackmail Americans on Sunday shows and in op-eds to gin up controversy and sob stories to game the refugee programs against our national interests.
It's a financial racket that Trump just slammed shut. We will not be manipulated anymore.

MARGARET BRENNAN: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops this week condemned some of the executive orders signed by President Trump, specifically those allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enter churches and to enter schools. Do you personally support the idea of conducting a raid or enforcement action in a church service, at a school?
VICE PRESIDENT VANCE: Well, let me, let me address this. Of course, if you have a person who is convicted of a violent crime, whether they're an illegal immigrant or a non-illegal immigrant, you have to go and get that person to protect the public safety. That's not unique to immigration. But let me just address the- this particular issue, Margaret. Because as a practicing Catholic, I was actually heartbroken by that statement. And I think that the US Conference of Catholic Bishops needs to actually look in the mirror a little bit and recognize that when they receive over $100 million to help resettle illegal immigrants, are they worried about humanitarian concerns? Or are they actually worried about their bottom line? We're going to enforce immigration law. We're going to protect the American people.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah.
VICE PRESIDENT VANCE: Donald Trump promised to do that. And I believe the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, if they're worried about the humanitarian costs of immigration enforcement, let them talk about the children who have been sex trafficked because of the wide open border of Joe Biden--

January 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM

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Ilan Schwartz

@germhuntermd.bsky.social

Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible

Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46

For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B

Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)

An image of NIH campus. Text says : With annual budget of more than $47 billion, NIH is the largest single public funder of biomedical and behavioural research in the world. In fiscal year 2023, NIH funding generated an estimated $92.89 billion in economic activity

Every state and almost every congressional district received a share of NIH investment
Each year, NIH awards over 60,000 grants that directly support more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 different institutions
In fiscal year 2023, every $1 of NIH funding generated approximately $2.46 of economic activity

January 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM

J Shields

@jesstl.bsky.social

100%
God give us courage

January 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM

J Shields

@jesstl.bsky.social

I mean… Normal people apologize when they accidentally make an “awkward gesture” that represents evil. But we won’t see an apology. So, no, it was not an “awkward gesture.” #musk