Kitty Vallance
@kittyvallance.bsky.social
14th Colony Nepo-grandbaby (5thGen)
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The Trump administration is cutting nearly $2 billion in funding to more than 2,000 mental health and addiction programs.
Trump Cuts $2 Billion in Federal Funding for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Notices went out late Tuesday to more than 2,000 programs nationwide that will be affected by budget slashing at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
nyti.ms
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The Trump administration is cutting nearly $2 billion in funding to more than 2,000 mental health and addiction programs.
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Janet Yellen tells @nytimes.com that the investigation against Powell is the most significant attack ever on Fed independence.
"If you can bring charges for no reason whatsoever against your enemies, we're no longer living in a society governed by the rule of law."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
"If you can bring charges for no reason whatsoever against your enemies, we're no longer living in a society governed by the rule of law."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Janet Yellen tells @nytimes.com that the investigation against Powell is the most significant attack ever on Fed independence.
"If you can bring charges for no reason whatsoever against your enemies, we're no longer living in a society governed by the rule of law."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
"If you can bring charges for no reason whatsoever against your enemies, we're no longer living in a society governed by the rule of law."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
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In my fifty years in politics, I don’t think I’ve seen anything like this before.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
January 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM
In my fifty years in politics, I don’t think I’ve seen anything like this before.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
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In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Is it a good idea to host a major event like the FIFA World Cup in a country whose secret state police hunt down innocent people, lock them in cages, or execute them in the street?
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Is it a good idea to host a major event like the FIFA World Cup in a country whose secret state police hunt down innocent people, lock them in cages, or execute them in the street?
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These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deporta
theintercept.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Just yesterday I had the same thought: why are governments and businesses still using X????
Misogyny has been built into tech forever because it replicates the way we live, and it's a money maker. We need cultural change and the time to start was yesterday. Or twenty years ago. And the time for Canadian officials to get off X is now
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Elizabeth Renzetti: Big tech is misogynyst. How else to account for fake nudes attracting $20 billion? Here’s how we fight back
Canada needs to change the culture of digital design. Criminalizing deep fakes isn’t enough
www.thestar.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Just yesterday I had the same thought: why are governments and businesses still using X????
Brilliant piece from @lizrenzetti.bsky.social
Must read and share!
Must read and share!
Misogyny has been built into tech forever because it replicates the way we live, and it's a money maker. We need cultural change and the time to start was yesterday. Or twenty years ago. And the time for Canadian officials to get off X is now
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Elizabeth Renzetti: Big tech is misogynyst. How else to account for fake nudes attracting $20 billion? Here’s how we fight back
Canada needs to change the culture of digital design. Criminalizing deep fakes isn’t enough
www.thestar.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Brilliant piece from @lizrenzetti.bsky.social
Must read and share!
Must read and share!
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“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
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Here's our attempt to break down what the Trump administration's changes to the childhood vaccine schedule mean for access. The American Academy of Pediatrics still recommends all the vaccines that the CDC cut from the routine schedule. Gift link, from me, Dani Blum and @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social:
What to Know About the New Childhood Vaccine Schedule
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Here's our attempt to break down what the Trump administration's changes to the childhood vaccine schedule mean for access. The American Academy of Pediatrics still recommends all the vaccines that the CDC cut from the routine schedule. Gift link, from me, Dani Blum and @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social:
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COOPER: Do you believe the Trump administration is still lying?
CHRIS MURPHY: Donald Trump lies every single day, so of course you can't take anything he says as the truth
CHRIS MURPHY: Donald Trump lies every single day, so of course you can't take anything he says as the truth
January 6, 2026 at 1:55 AM
COOPER: Do you believe the Trump administration is still lying?
CHRIS MURPHY: Donald Trump lies every single day, so of course you can't take anything he says as the truth
CHRIS MURPHY: Donald Trump lies every single day, so of course you can't take anything he says as the truth
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
Executives debated whether to allow the corporation to lie dormant after federal funding ended last year, but decided against it.
nyti.ms
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.
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Republicans ban books for fear a fifteen-year-old might read The Bluest Eye.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies."
www.reuters.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Republicans ban books for fear a fifteen-year-old might read The Bluest Eye.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
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When oil and tech CEOs are in the loop about his plans to invade a sovereign nation and Congress isn’t, that’s all you need to know about the legitimacy of his actions.
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
When oil and tech CEOs are in the loop about his plans to invade a sovereign nation and Congress isn’t, that’s all you need to know about the legitimacy of his actions.
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This new war in Venezuela is deeply corrupt.
I will never vote to send someone’s son or daughter to war to make oil executives richer.
I will never vote to send someone’s son or daughter to war to make oil executives richer.
January 5, 2026 at 2:37 AM
This new war in Venezuela is deeply corrupt.
I will never vote to send someone’s son or daughter to war to make oil executives richer.
I will never vote to send someone’s son or daughter to war to make oil executives richer.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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Not to get too political but it would be nice if everything would stop getting worse.
January 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Not to get too political but it would be nice if everything would stop getting worse.
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Run another country? Donald Trump couldn’t run a casino
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Run another country? Donald Trump couldn’t run a casino
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January 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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For over two thousand years Christians have been warning us about the antichrist.
When he finally shows up, they vote him into office.
Twice.
🤦🏻♂️
When he finally shows up, they vote him into office.
Twice.
🤦🏻♂️
January 2, 2026 at 8:47 AM
For over two thousand years Christians have been warning us about the antichrist.
When he finally shows up, they vote him into office.
Twice.
🤦🏻♂️
When he finally shows up, they vote him into office.
Twice.
🤦🏻♂️
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We need a new generation of leaders who are the voices of democracy, freedom, social justice, & the rule of law.
A new generation that renews the “we” in “we the people.”
Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as part of its future.
A new generation that renews the “we” in “we the people.”
Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as part of its future.
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
We need a new generation of leaders who are the voices of democracy, freedom, social justice, & the rule of law.
A new generation that renews the “we” in “we the people.”
Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as part of its future.
A new generation that renews the “we” in “we the people.”
Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as part of its future.
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They really cut $1 Trillion from Medicaid then put $50 billion back and think we’re all too dumb to notice
December 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
They really cut $1 Trillion from Medicaid then put $50 billion back and think we’re all too dumb to notice
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 MILLION in taxpayer dollars to defeat two ballot initiatives last year.
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
🚨Desantis CAUGHT FUNNELING $35 MILLION away from Floridians?!?
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 MILLION in taxpayer dollars to defeat two ballot initiatives last year.
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...