Kristin VA
@kristinva.bsky.social
My dogs run my life and I'm ok with that.
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The same prick who gives me a headache every day now wants to outlaw Tylenol.
September 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The same prick who gives me a headache every day now wants to outlaw Tylenol.
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I also want to reiterate that it took every single Democratic Senator to agree to this deal. A single Democratic Senator could have denied unanimous consent, pushed this into Monday, allowed more time for the discontent to fester. Every Senate Democrat is complicit.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Senate moves ahead on shutdown votes
Democrats agreed to speed up consideration of the bill to allow a vote on Friday in exchange for votes on four amendments.
www.politico.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I also want to reiterate that it took every single Democratic Senator to agree to this deal. A single Democratic Senator could have denied unanimous consent, pushed this into Monday, allowed more time for the discontent to fester. Every Senate Democrat is complicit.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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They're going to fucking wreck the university with one of the best hospital systems in the goddam world
The Trump administration has terminated $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University, spurring the nation’s top spender on research and development to plan layoffs and cancel health projects
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.
www.wsj.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
They're going to fucking wreck the university with one of the best hospital systems in the goddam world
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People assume Andrew Cuomo is tough and A Fighter because he always looks angry and acts weird. Mistaking a total lack of emotional self-regulation and wild, self-destructive spite for Masculine Strength is one of the defining political errors to me. No one even tries to keep it together anymore.
March 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
People assume Andrew Cuomo is tough and A Fighter because he always looks angry and acts weird. Mistaking a total lack of emotional self-regulation and wild, self-destructive spite for Masculine Strength is one of the defining political errors to me. No one even tries to keep it together anymore.
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Looting of our tax dollars right before our eyes
new this morning from @andrewperez.bsky.social and me www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding for Elon Musk's Starlink
After Trump and Musk gutted the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency directed staff to locate tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal.
www.rollingstone.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Looting of our tax dollars right before our eyes
my condo board is a clown show.
February 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
my condo board is a clown show.
BLACK WOMEN ARE WOMEN fuck this guy
February 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
BLACK WOMEN ARE WOMEN fuck this guy
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If you want a solid synopsis of the unfolding crisis — call it a hostile takeover, or a coup, or a putsch — @marisakabas.bsky.social has it covered.
February 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If you want a solid synopsis of the unfolding crisis — call it a hostile takeover, or a coup, or a putsch — @marisakabas.bsky.social has it covered.
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NEW: US government websites are disappearing in real time, including sites for the US Agency for International Development, foreign assistance, neglected diseases, and children in adversity. We analyzed more than 1000 .gov websites to track what's been taken down—and what's next. wrd.cm/4aFMs5A
US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
wrd.cm
February 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
NEW: US government websites are disappearing in real time, including sites for the US Agency for International Development, foreign assistance, neglected diseases, and children in adversity. We analyzed more than 1000 .gov websites to track what's been taken down—and what's next. wrd.cm/4aFMs5A
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Can't believe the guy who led us to plotting murder against neighbors for toilet paper last time is fucking up again.
January 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Can't believe the guy who led us to plotting murder against neighbors for toilet paper last time is fucking up again.
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January 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
American Primeval is spectacular. And gory. But also spectacular.
January 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
American Primeval is spectacular. And gory. But also spectacular.
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This is a remarkable moment. Trump and Vance sit there in silence, as a bishop pleas with them to lean on their better angels and not follow through with their depraved campaign promises that target the LGBTQ+ community and immigrants.
Never seen anything like this.
Never seen anything like this.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This is a remarkable moment. Trump and Vance sit there in silence, as a bishop pleas with them to lean on their better angels and not follow through with their depraved campaign promises that target the LGBTQ+ community and immigrants.
Never seen anything like this.
Never seen anything like this.
come on, it was absolutely a Nazi salute.
January 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
come on, it was absolutely a Nazi salute.
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Trump has repealed a Biden executive order mandating ethical behavior from administration employees.
The order told federal workers to:
-Not accept gifts from lobbyists
-Not take other bribes
-Not lobby for two years after government work
-And more
Now those rules are gone.
The order told federal workers to:
-Not accept gifts from lobbyists
-Not take other bribes
-Not lobby for two years after government work
-And more
Now those rules are gone.
January 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Trump has repealed a Biden executive order mandating ethical behavior from administration employees.
The order told federal workers to:
-Not accept gifts from lobbyists
-Not take other bribes
-Not lobby for two years after government work
-And more
Now those rules are gone.
The order told federal workers to:
-Not accept gifts from lobbyists
-Not take other bribes
-Not lobby for two years after government work
-And more
Now those rules are gone.
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it's just so incredibly dangerous that 95% of journalism right now is either legacy newspapers that have already indicated they plan to collaborate with Trump, or freelance journalists who are subsidizing white nationalists and anti-trans advocacy by publishing on substack.
January 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
it's just so incredibly dangerous that 95% of journalism right now is either legacy newspapers that have already indicated they plan to collaborate with Trump, or freelance journalists who are subsidizing white nationalists and anti-trans advocacy by publishing on substack.
it's possible to love tiktok AND believe it's a national security threat.
January 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
it's possible to love tiktok AND believe it's a national security threat.
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The price of eggs have increased since Trump took office, in some places by as much as $2. Trump also scrapped an executive order that lowered the prices of medication obtained through Medicare and Medicaid.
January 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The price of eggs have increased since Trump took office, in some places by as much as $2. Trump also scrapped an executive order that lowered the prices of medication obtained through Medicare and Medicaid.
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The TikTok ban, the Musk Twitter takeover, the Facebook moderation policy changes, the Republicans’ rapidly intensifying crackdowns on speech... let these be the proof you needed to move anything you care about online to a space you control.
Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.
Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.
January 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The TikTok ban, the Musk Twitter takeover, the Facebook moderation policy changes, the Republicans’ rapidly intensifying crackdowns on speech... let these be the proof you needed to move anything you care about online to a space you control.
Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.
Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.
don't lose sight of this: you're the target AND the commodity, and the upside for you is marginal (at best) while others rake in the cash. decommoditization may be my theme for 2025, how sexy is that.
January 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
don't lose sight of this: you're the target AND the commodity, and the upside for you is marginal (at best) while others rake in the cash. decommoditization may be my theme for 2025, how sexy is that.
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The Contrarian masthead already the strongest pro-democracy group in the country, probably stronger than all of legacy media combined. Check it out (and it’s already growing beyond this):
Contributors include: Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Andrew Weissmann, Andy Borowitz, Asha Rangappa, Barb McQuade,
Contributors include: Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Andrew Weissmann, Andy Borowitz, Asha Rangappa, Barb McQuade,
January 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Contrarian masthead already the strongest pro-democracy group in the country, probably stronger than all of legacy media combined. Check it out (and it’s already growing beyond this):
Contributors include: Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Andrew Weissmann, Andy Borowitz, Asha Rangappa, Barb McQuade,
Contributors include: Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Andrew Weissmann, Andy Borowitz, Asha Rangappa, Barb McQuade,
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Our profile of Watch Duty, which has become the essential app for tracking the LA fires:
A nonprofit supported by volunteers
Has had 100% uptime (& no mistaken evac notices vs the local gov sending THREE accidentally)
1m+ downloads this week
www.theverge.com/2025/1/11/24...
A nonprofit supported by volunteers
Has had 100% uptime (& no mistaken evac notices vs the local gov sending THREE accidentally)
1m+ downloads this week
www.theverge.com/2025/1/11/24...
How Watch Duty’s wildfire tracking app became a crucial lifeline for LA
“We view what we are doing as a public service,” says the app’s cofounder.
www.theverge.com
January 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Our profile of Watch Duty, which has become the essential app for tracking the LA fires:
A nonprofit supported by volunteers
Has had 100% uptime (& no mistaken evac notices vs the local gov sending THREE accidentally)
1m+ downloads this week
www.theverge.com/2025/1/11/24...
A nonprofit supported by volunteers
Has had 100% uptime (& no mistaken evac notices vs the local gov sending THREE accidentally)
1m+ downloads this week
www.theverge.com/2025/1/11/24...
z-pak, take me away.
January 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
z-pak, take me away.