Leslie
@leslie2959.bsky.social
Very blue in a blood red state. Dog lover, art lover, craft lover who also loves gardening, good food and dragonflies. 🐶🎨🧵🪴🧆🐝
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I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
August 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
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U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TX) accuses Rep. Al Green (D-TX) of using a fake cane, calls him "boy":
“Gosh dang it, boy. He does not need that cane. That cane is a prop. I swear it’s not real ... one of my colleagues said unscrew the gold part off of it and see if there's a gun in there."
“Gosh dang it, boy. He does not need that cane. That cane is a prop. I swear it’s not real ... one of my colleagues said unscrew the gold part off of it and see if there's a gun in there."
April 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TX) accuses Rep. Al Green (D-TX) of using a fake cane, calls him "boy":
“Gosh dang it, boy. He does not need that cane. That cane is a prop. I swear it’s not real ... one of my colleagues said unscrew the gold part off of it and see if there's a gun in there."
“Gosh dang it, boy. He does not need that cane. That cane is a prop. I swear it’s not real ... one of my colleagues said unscrew the gold part off of it and see if there's a gun in there."
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Five public health facts RFK Jr doesn't want you to know:
1. Vaccines work and are safe.
2. Solid fats aren't health foods.
3. Random dead animals you find lying around are not safe to touch (or eat).
4. Methylene blue is a dye, not a miracle cure.
5. Measles is bad for you.
1. Vaccines work and are safe.
2. Solid fats aren't health foods.
3. Random dead animals you find lying around are not safe to touch (or eat).
4. Methylene blue is a dye, not a miracle cure.
5. Measles is bad for you.
March 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Five public health facts RFK Jr doesn't want you to know:
1. Vaccines work and are safe.
2. Solid fats aren't health foods.
3. Random dead animals you find lying around are not safe to touch (or eat).
4. Methylene blue is a dye, not a miracle cure.
5. Measles is bad for you.
1. Vaccines work and are safe.
2. Solid fats aren't health foods.
3. Random dead animals you find lying around are not safe to touch (or eat).
4. Methylene blue is a dye, not a miracle cure.
5. Measles is bad for you.
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March 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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This is not normal.
March 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This is not normal.
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Thanks to Donald Trump – it's a great day to be a billionaire in America.
For the rest of us? Not so much.
For the rest of us? Not so much.
February 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Thanks to Donald Trump – it's a great day to be a billionaire in America.
For the rest of us? Not so much.
For the rest of us? Not so much.
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Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.
February 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.
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Here’s what we did today
February 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Here’s what we did today
Each day I watch and read what’s happening around our country. Every day is more astonishing than the last. The most difficult thing is accepting the news… but I can’t. What do we do? Voting didn’t work. Talking to my state’s representatives is worthless as they support that nasty toxic Cheeto. So?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed or edited references to transgender people, gender identity and equity from its website Friday, racing to meet a late-afternoon deadline imposed by the federal Office of Personnel Management.
CDC removes gender, equity references in public health material
Large sets of data are being scrubbed of references to transgender and LGBTQ people, among others, which could compromise their use in research
wapo.st
February 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Each day I watch and read what’s happening around our country. Every day is more astonishing than the last. The most difficult thing is accepting the news… but I can’t. What do we do? Voting didn’t work. Talking to my state’s representatives is worthless as they support that nasty toxic Cheeto. So?
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3/ Aid groups and government officials say they’ve never faced a catastrophe this sudden and extensive.
Here's a stark example from a group of malnutrition clinics in Sudan.
Here's a stark example from a group of malnutrition clinics in Sudan.
February 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
3/ Aid groups and government officials say they’ve never faced a catastrophe this sudden and extensive.
Here's a stark example from a group of malnutrition clinics in Sudan.
Here's a stark example from a group of malnutrition clinics in Sudan.
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2/ @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy took stock of dire consequences unfolding around the world:
• Emergency care for displaced Palestinians and Yemenis
• Heat and electricity for Ukrainian refugees
• HIV treatment and mpox surveillance in Africa
All have had to stop.
• Emergency care for displaced Palestinians and Yemenis
• Heat and electricity for Ukrainian refugees
• HIV treatment and mpox surveillance in Africa
All have had to stop.
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that sca...
propub.li
February 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
2/ @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy took stock of dire consequences unfolding around the world:
• Emergency care for displaced Palestinians and Yemenis
• Heat and electricity for Ukrainian refugees
• HIV treatment and mpox surveillance in Africa
All have had to stop.
• Emergency care for displaced Palestinians and Yemenis
• Heat and electricity for Ukrainian refugees
• HIV treatment and mpox surveillance in Africa
All have had to stop.
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Kash Patel raised money for January 6 insurrectionists who attacked law enforcement.
I asked him to look those officers in the eye and tell them he was proud of what he did.
He couldn't.
I asked him to look those officers in the eye and tell them he was proud of what he did.
He couldn't.
January 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Kash Patel raised money for January 6 insurrectionists who attacked law enforcement.
I asked him to look those officers in the eye and tell them he was proud of what he did.
He couldn't.
I asked him to look those officers in the eye and tell them he was proud of what he did.
He couldn't.
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RIP Jimmy Carter.
December 29, 2024 at 10:04 PM
RIP Jimmy Carter.
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Mike Luckovich is incredible as always.
December 30, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Mike Luckovich is incredible as always.
Is anyone else really concerned about the treatment of Democrats after trump takes office? Is it just me?
December 30, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Is anyone else really concerned about the treatment of Democrats after trump takes office? Is it just me?
Keeping this going
www.newsweek.com/costco-board...
LET'S ALL SUPPORT COSTCO...
LET'S ALL SALUTE THEM...
Costco WILL KEEP it's DEI policy
Statement from Costco
"DEI efforts help retain a wide range of employees.
Also members want to interact with a diverse employee base.."
LET'S ALL SUPPORT COSTCO...
LET'S ALL SALUTE THEM...
Costco WILL KEEP it's DEI policy
Statement from Costco
"DEI efforts help retain a wide range of employees.
Also members want to interact with a diverse employee base.."
Costco denies shareholder demand to back down from DEI hiring
The Costco Board pushed back against its shareholders who requested a proposal over diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices.
www.newsweek.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Keeping this going
Well how about that
December 26, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Well how about that
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Happy 84th birthday to Anthony Fauci
December 25, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Happy 84th birthday to Anthony Fauci
This is truly sickening.
December 25, 2024 at 6:14 AM
This is truly sickening.
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You'll never ever see Musk or his assistant, Trump, connect with a human being at this level.
December 21, 2024 at 1:30 AM
You'll never ever see Musk or his assistant, Trump, connect with a human being at this level.
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New virulent strain out in the wild. Caution advised. #moronavirus
December 21, 2024 at 11:07 PM
New virulent strain out in the wild. Caution advised. #moronavirus