Kathy Louise
@klmet.bsky.social
travel is a passion.. compassion is my political vibe. 💙
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of Chief of Naval Operations, and would be looking for her replacement.
Pete Hegseth Fires Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Navy’s Top Officer
Adm. Lisa Franchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of Chief of Naval Operations, and would be looking for her replacement.
I am a lover of Japanese food... so, yes, this is heaven! 🇯🇵
February 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I am a lover of Japanese food... so, yes, this is heaven! 🇯🇵
cutting funding for medical research.. absolutely crazy.
Massachusetts has joined a multi-state lawsuit to block a Trump administration effort to cut funding to health researchers at universities and other institutions across the country.
Mass. and 21 other states sue over Trump administration's cap on NIH funding
Massachusetts has joined a multi-state lawsuit to block a Trump administration effort to cut funding to health researchers at universities and other institutions across the country.
www.wbur.org
February 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
cutting funding for medical research.. absolutely crazy.
🤦🏼♀️🙄
During President Donald Trump’s first term, the Education Department held DEI training.
Now, in the opening days of Trump’s second term, dozens of employees who attended that diversity program have been placed on leave because of it.
Now, in the opening days of Trump’s second term, dozens of employees who attended that diversity program have been placed on leave because of it.
They trained on diversity under Trump. Now he’s punishing them for it.
During President Donald Trump’s first term, the Education Department held diversity trainings. Many who participated were put on administrative leave under new rules.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🤦🏼♀️🙄
so many better options anyway.. bankrupt the company! signed, a disgusted American!! 🇺🇸😠
Tesla's sales are sliding across Europe, plunging 59% in Germany in January.
Tesla’s European Sales Drop in January After Elon Musk Disrupts Politics
The U.S. electric car company’s sales are sliding across Europe, amid what many see as interference in local affairs by Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
so many better options anyway.. bankrupt the company! signed, a disgusted American!! 🇺🇸😠
amen.
A federal judge has barred the US Treasury from handing data from its payments system to outsiders, in an early legal blow to Elon Musk’s crusade to slash government spending. www.ft.com/content/097b...
February 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
amen.
Good grief, I am going to be buying my groceries on layovers!! dumb ass tariffs! 😳
February 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Good grief, I am going to be buying my groceries on layovers!! dumb ass tariffs! 😳
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Ken Martin, a longtime Democratic Party insider who leads the party in Minnesota, was elected Saturday to take over as chair of the Democratic National Committee after the party suffered devastating defeats in the November election.
Democrats elect Ken Martin, head of Minnesota party, as next chair
The new leader for Democrats will be in charge of regrouping and unifying the party during a second Trump administration determined to reshape government.
wapo.st
February 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Ken Martin, a longtime Democratic Party insider who leads the party in Minnesota, was elected Saturday to take over as chair of the Democratic National Committee after the party suffered devastating defeats in the November election.
what a putz.. 🙄
President Trump suggested that efforts to diversify the ranks of the FAA were to blame for the plane crash on Wednesday that killed 67 people, even as he acknowledged that he had no evidence, and was instead relying on "common sense."
Here’s a fact check of his remarks.
Here’s a fact check of his remarks.
Fact-Checking Trump’s D.C. Plane Crash News Conference and Remarks on D.E.I.
There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration’s hiring policies.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
what a putz.. 🙄
When in Paris... pear soufflé with warm chocolate sauce!! 🥰
January 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
When in Paris... pear soufflé with warm chocolate sauce!! 🥰
great picture! 🔺
Moon meets jet: An Airbus A319 (reg N366NB) passing in front of the Moon over the Space Coast of Florida.
Delta Air Lines flt 2576 was flying from Washington (DCA) to Miami (MIA) at 32k ft & 455 kts.
(📷: me, Jan 5, 2025, flight data by @flightradar24.com)
#AvGeek #Photography #planespotting
Delta Air Lines flt 2576 was flying from Washington (DCA) to Miami (MIA) at 32k ft & 455 kts.
(📷: me, Jan 5, 2025, flight data by @flightradar24.com)
#AvGeek #Photography #planespotting
January 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
great picture! 🔺
well, of course he will 🙄 no conflict of interest there... 😑
RFK Jr. plans to keep collecting referral fees in lawsuits against the drug company Merck even if confirmed as HHS secretary, according to new filings with the Office of Government Ethics.
RFK Jr. plans to keep a financial stake in lawsuits against the drugmaker Merck
RFK Jr. plans to keep collecting referral fees in lawsuits against the drug company Merck even if confirmed as HHS secretary, according to new filings with the Office of Government Ethics.
www.npr.org
January 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
well, of course he will 🙄 no conflict of interest there... 😑
good morning! trying to get up to bluesky 🦋 speed.. I like it!
January 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
good morning! trying to get up to bluesky 🦋 speed.. I like it!
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The Oscar nominations are tomorrow morning, and honestly, the opportunity to spend a couple of hours diving into a pool of utterly consequence-free arcana in which I am expert has never felt more welcome.
January 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The Oscar nominations are tomorrow morning, and honestly, the opportunity to spend a couple of hours diving into a pool of utterly consequence-free arcana in which I am expert has never felt more welcome.
Reposted by Kathy Louise
New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Dozens of big subreddits have already banned all Twitter links, and posts about potential bans are some of the most popular on the site.
www.404media.co
January 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...