Joy M
@joyc3m.bsky.social
Chicagoan. Likes adorable thunderstorm animals 🐱☀️
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i’d push back on this a little — from the start, the MAHA pitch ended with buying the wellness scams and supplements its leaders directly sold (or profited from via affiliate marketing). they haven’t really hidden it
The MAHA pitch was supposed to be that Americans don’t really need insurance, vaccines, or other “establishment” medical care — they just need better nutrition and less exposure to environmental toxins.
And yet: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
And yet: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
F.D.A. Withdraws Rule to Require Testing Cosmetics Made With Talc for Asbestos
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
i’d push back on this a little — from the start, the MAHA pitch ended with buying the wellness scams and supplements its leaders directly sold (or profited from via affiliate marketing). they haven’t really hidden it
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November 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The most helpful student loan payoff advice is on……Reddit?
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The most helpful student loan payoff advice is on……Reddit?
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Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
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And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.
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(sigh) It wasn't a lot of fun to put together this year, but here it is: My official 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment Period Tip Guide.
Twelve important tips to keep in mind before you #GetCovered (some of which are even more important this year)
acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...
Twelve important tips to keep in mind before you #GetCovered (some of which are even more important this year)
acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...
Slouching towards Enrollment: My 2026 ACA OEP Guide
Almost exactly a year ago I began my 2025 ACA Open Enrollment Period guide with the following words: This is the best OEP ever for the ACA for several reasons: The expanded/enhanced premium subsidies ...
acasignups.net
October 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
(sigh) It wasn't a lot of fun to put together this year, but here it is: My official 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment Period Tip Guide.
Twelve important tips to keep in mind before you #GetCovered (some of which are even more important this year)
acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...
Twelve important tips to keep in mind before you #GetCovered (some of which are even more important this year)
acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...
Anyone over age 34 who has made the realization that the g-forces of rollercoasters feel a bit TOO shakey for your C1-2 vertebrae and surrounding ligaments? You question your choices bc your head keeps aching, & body feels like it’s in a whipping compressor blender, but you can’t stop doing the fun?
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Anyone over age 34 who has made the realization that the g-forces of rollercoasters feel a bit TOO shakey for your C1-2 vertebrae and surrounding ligaments? You question your choices bc your head keeps aching, & body feels like it’s in a whipping compressor blender, but you can’t stop doing the fun?
Is there a TV show/movie kind of like Chair Company, but it’s framed around an Apartment Company conspiracy? If not, I have an idea for one!
October 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Is there a TV show/movie kind of like Chair Company, but it’s framed around an Apartment Company conspiracy? If not, I have an idea for one!
Are there any TV shows or movies where dismantling bot farms come up?
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Are there any TV shows or movies where dismantling bot farms come up?
Not every re-post I do is for the sheer tenacity & truth in the post’s comment replies, but this one is 😏
October 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Not every re-post I do is for the sheer tenacity & truth in the post’s comment replies, but this one is 😏
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SNAP is probably the most effective federal dollar we spend in terms of long term domestic economic outcomes.
that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.
but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.
but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
SNAP is probably the most effective federal dollar we spend in terms of long term domestic economic outcomes.
that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.
but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.
but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
If living in a solid house near a data center is uncomfortable, I can’t imagine how people who live in manufactured houses or RVs next airports or data centers must feel. Has anyone been checking in to ask them?
October 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
If living in a solid house near a data center is uncomfortable, I can’t imagine how people who live in manufactured houses or RVs next airports or data centers must feel. Has anyone been checking in to ask them?
I can’t afford this very smol house in Madison, WI, let alone barely afford a studio apt at the rising Chicago rates.
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
Are the only towns with affordable small houses smaller and scarier?
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
Are the only towns with affordable small houses smaller and scarier?
www.zillow.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I can’t afford this very smol house in Madison, WI, let alone barely afford a studio apt at the rising Chicago rates.
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
Are the only towns with affordable small houses smaller and scarier?
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
Are the only towns with affordable small houses smaller and scarier?
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The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.
Mood for most of the day = mac’s head
October 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Mood for most of the day = mac’s head
Stickers won’t post small, only posting big.
October 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Stickers won’t post small, only posting big.
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HUD laid off so many fair housing investigators on Friday that it shuttered the regional offices that oversee discrimination cases in 9 states: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
HUD Issues Layoff Notices, Targeting Fair Housing Staff With Deep Cuts
Fair housing staffers who investigate claims of housing discrimination at field offices nationwide were among the hundreds of HUD staffers who received layoff notices.
www.bloomberg.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
HUD laid off so many fair housing investigators on Friday that it shuttered the regional offices that oversee discrimination cases in 9 states: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Absolutely. Same.
describe your bluesky account with a single image
October 9, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Absolutely. Same.
Pityriasis Rosea leaves you with a fungal-looking rash, barely distinguishable from ringworm for… <6-8+ weeks>?!!
What do I do? I had PLANS for Six Flags next weekend, not being all scratchy and sensitive from some mysterious rash that’s ornamenting all over my neck, chest, back and… wtf.
Srsly.
What do I do? I had PLANS for Six Flags next weekend, not being all scratchy and sensitive from some mysterious rash that’s ornamenting all over my neck, chest, back and… wtf.
Srsly.
October 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Pityriasis Rosea leaves you with a fungal-looking rash, barely distinguishable from ringworm for… <6-8+ weeks>?!!
What do I do? I had PLANS for Six Flags next weekend, not being all scratchy and sensitive from some mysterious rash that’s ornamenting all over my neck, chest, back and… wtf.
Srsly.
What do I do? I had PLANS for Six Flags next weekend, not being all scratchy and sensitive from some mysterious rash that’s ornamenting all over my neck, chest, back and… wtf.
Srsly.
Reduced kidney function in women who drink 2+ cans of diet soda per day? Needs more research.
#creatinine #creatininelevels
www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/cla...
#creatinine #creatininelevels
www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/cla...
www.cs.ucdavis.edu
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Reduced kidney function in women who drink 2+ cans of diet soda per day? Needs more research.
#creatinine #creatininelevels
www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/cla...
#creatinine #creatininelevels
www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/cla...
Ai: Drinking 6 cans of diet soda per day is pretty safe, and not even half the max daily limit of aspartame.
What if a president said it’s safe to drink up to 13 cans of diet soda every single day? And when will he speak up about young children drinking lead vs. what happens after 14 cans of soda?
What if a president said it’s safe to drink up to 13 cans of diet soda every single day? And when will he speak up about young children drinking lead vs. what happens after 14 cans of soda?
October 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Ai: Drinking 6 cans of diet soda per day is pretty safe, and not even half the max daily limit of aspartame.
What if a president said it’s safe to drink up to 13 cans of diet soda every single day? And when will he speak up about young children drinking lead vs. what happens after 14 cans of soda?
What if a president said it’s safe to drink up to 13 cans of diet soda every single day? And when will he speak up about young children drinking lead vs. what happens after 14 cans of soda?