kips206
@kips206.bsky.social
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yarn 🧶 • movies 🎬 • art 🎨 • food 🥙 • coffee ☕️ • public transit 🚌 • pets 🐈🐾🐕 • distracted by shiny things
Tacoma, WA (sometimes Seattle, too)
https://linktr.ee/kips206
yarn 🧶 • movies 🎬 • art 🎨 • food 🥙 • coffee ☕️ • public transit 🚌 • pets 🐈🐾🐕 • distracted by shiny things
Tacoma, WA (sometimes Seattle, too)
https://linktr.ee/kips206
Sharing my @positivelyyarnie.bsky.social #WIPBingo card at the last chance for the month. Time flies!
November 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Sharing my @positivelyyarnie.bsky.social #WIPBingo card at the last chance for the month. Time flies!
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And so many of us knew this would happen, because we know where our supplies come from.
Knitters, crocheters and other yarn enthusiasts are feeling the ripple effects of President Trump’s repeal of a tax exemption for low-value imports.
Crafters face higher prices, delivery delays and supply issues.
Crafters face higher prices, delivery delays and supply issues.
Knitters snagged by tariffs, as yarn brands pause shipments to U.S.
At least a half dozen European brands suspended deliveries after the de minimis exemption ended, leaving crafters to contend with higher prices and supply issues.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
And so many of us knew this would happen, because we know where our supplies come from.
Transit riders- don’t try to talk to others wearing big over the ear headphones. WE CAN’T HEAR YOU AND DON’T WANT TO TALK TO YOU ANYWAY
July 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Transit riders- don’t try to talk to others wearing big over the ear headphones. WE CAN’T HEAR YOU AND DON’T WANT TO TALK TO YOU ANYWAY
Good news for transit users in downtown Tacoma- the bus stop on Pacific & 19th (right outside the history museum) has reopened! (No official announcement but I saw the sign moved back yesterday AM and the driver dropped me off there yesterday PM)
July 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Good news for transit users in downtown Tacoma- the bus stop on Pacific & 19th (right outside the history museum) has reopened! (No official announcement but I saw the sign moved back yesterday AM and the driver dropped me off there yesterday PM)
Oh, you’re trying to be a pedestrian in downtown Tacoma? Good luck with that. (All of this was blocked WHEN I WAS AT WORK TODAY.) 🤬
July 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Oh, you’re trying to be a pedestrian in downtown Tacoma? Good luck with that. (All of this was blocked WHEN I WAS AT WORK TODAY.) 🤬
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timeline cleanse, volume up
July 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
timeline cleanse, volume up
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Any shorter timeline must be approved by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. If there’s nothing to hide, why hide? DHS doesn’t make laws and it’s laughable they think they have that kind of power. These rules aren’t legally binding or enforceable. Congress needs to show up anyway.
June 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Any shorter timeline must be approved by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. If there’s nothing to hide, why hide? DHS doesn’t make laws and it’s laughable they think they have that kind of power. These rules aren’t legally binding or enforceable. Congress needs to show up anyway.
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As we’ve reported before, ICE facilities are rife with human rights violations. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is trying to hide them, formally requiring members of Congress and their staff to give seven days’ notice before visiting immigration detention centers.
June 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
As we’ve reported before, ICE facilities are rife with human rights violations. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is trying to hide them, formally requiring members of Congress and their staff to give seven days’ notice before visiting immigration detention centers.
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Our system was built on one simple demand: no taxation without representation. One man doesn’t get to decide who gets funding and who doesn’t.
June 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Our system was built on one simple demand: no taxation without representation. One man doesn’t get to decide who gets funding and who doesn’t.
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Blue states prop up the system and now they’re done being punished for it. The next question? Whether taxpayers in those states can also push back. We need clarity: can individuals withhold federal tax when the government fails to deliver on its end?
June 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Blue states prop up the system and now they’re done being punished for it. The next question? Whether taxpayers in those states can also push back. We need clarity: can individuals withhold federal tax when the government fails to deliver on its end?
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Red states are net recipients: Many red states receive more in federal aid than they contribute in taxes, essentially subsidized by blue states.
June 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Red states are net recipients: Many red states receive more in federal aid than they contribute in taxes, essentially subsidized by blue states.
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Blue states are net contributors: States like California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Illinois consistently send more in federal taxes than they get back in federal funding.
June 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Blue states are net contributors: States like California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Illinois consistently send more in federal taxes than they get back in federal funding.
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The strategy? If D.C. refuses to pay what it owes, states like Connecticut, Maryland, New York, and Wisconsin could withhold federal payments in return.
June 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The strategy? If D.C. refuses to pay what it owes, states like Connecticut, Maryland, New York, and Wisconsin could withhold federal payments in return.
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This is amazing, let’s go! Blue states are fighting back against Trump’s threats to withhold funding by introducing bills that give the federal government a taste of its own medicine.
June 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This is amazing, let’s go! Blue states are fighting back against Trump’s threats to withhold funding by introducing bills that give the federal government a taste of its own medicine.
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If you think ICE is bad now, just wait till they hire 10,000 more agents and open more concentration camps.
June 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
If you think ICE is bad now, just wait till they hire 10,000 more agents and open more concentration camps.
Um why is there a random sidewalk closed/detour sign in front of Tacoma Art Museum? The sidewalk isn’t blocked until after Washington State History Museum. @cityoftacoma.bsky.social @downtownonthego.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Um why is there a random sidewalk closed/detour sign in front of Tacoma Art Museum? The sidewalk isn’t blocked until after Washington State History Museum. @cityoftacoma.bsky.social @downtownonthego.bsky.social
Misleading- the first @sound-transit.bsky.social T Line to St Joe’s left at 9:40 am
June 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Misleading- the first @sound-transit.bsky.social T Line to St Joe’s left at 9:40 am
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This bill isn’t about savings. It’s about stripping healthcare, ballooning the deficit, and blaming immigrants for it.
June 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This bill isn’t about savings. It’s about stripping healthcare, ballooning the deficit, and blaming immigrants for it.
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Undocumented immigrants aren’t eligible for Medicaid (except for emergencies). The bill punishes states that use their own funds to cover kids or pregnant women regardless of status. The real impact? 7.6 million people left uninsured.
June 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Undocumented immigrants aren’t eligible for Medicaid (except for emergencies). The bill punishes states that use their own funds to cover kids or pregnant women regardless of status. The real impact? 7.6 million people left uninsured.
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Speaker Mike Johnson on CNN said, “We are not cutting Medicaid… 1.4 million illegal aliens are on Medicaid.” False.
June 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson on CNN said, “We are not cutting Medicaid… 1.4 million illegal aliens are on Medicaid.” False.
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Every independent analysis shows the opposite.
- CBO: Increases the deficit by $3.8 trillion
- CRFB: $3.1 trillion
- Penn Wharton: $2.8 trillion
- Tax Foundation (even factoring growth): $1.7 trillion
- CBO: Increases the deficit by $3.8 trillion
- CRFB: $3.1 trillion
- Penn Wharton: $2.8 trillion
- Tax Foundation (even factoring growth): $1.7 trillion
June 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Every independent analysis shows the opposite.
- CBO: Increases the deficit by $3.8 trillion
- CRFB: $3.1 trillion
- Penn Wharton: $2.8 trillion
- Tax Foundation (even factoring growth): $1.7 trillion
- CBO: Increases the deficit by $3.8 trillion
- CRFB: $3.1 trillion
- Penn Wharton: $2.8 trillion
- Tax Foundation (even factoring growth): $1.7 trillion
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Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary said, “The bill carries out the largest deficit reduction in nearly 30 years.” False.
June 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary said, “The bill carries out the largest deficit reduction in nearly 30 years.” False.
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The House bill slashes $600 billion from Medicaid and kicks 10.3 million people off coverage. According to the Congressional Budget Office, most of the cuts have nothing to do with waste, fraud, or abuse.
June 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The House bill slashes $600 billion from Medicaid and kicks 10.3 million people off coverage. According to the Congressional Budget Office, most of the cuts have nothing to do with waste, fraud, or abuse.
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Trump is trying to sell his domestic policy bill with lies. Let’s break them down.
Trump said, “We’re not doing any cutting of anything meaningful. The only thing we’re cutting is waste, fraud and abuse.” False.
Trump said, “We’re not doing any cutting of anything meaningful. The only thing we’re cutting is waste, fraud and abuse.” False.
June 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump is trying to sell his domestic policy bill with lies. Let’s break them down.
Trump said, “We’re not doing any cutting of anything meaningful. The only thing we’re cutting is waste, fraud and abuse.” False.
Trump said, “We’re not doing any cutting of anything meaningful. The only thing we’re cutting is waste, fraud and abuse.” False.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.
Trump administration cancels plans to develop a bird flu vaccine
The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.
n.pr
June 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.