Laura
@marinitelady.bsky.social
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"Maddie" should be able to get out for a walk early Saturday, before showers start moving in during the afternoon. Looks like she has a good plan to deal with the wet weather as well — just some quality time with her favorite stuffie!
November 15, 2025 at 4:59 AM
"Maddie" should be able to get out for a walk early Saturday, before showers start moving in during the afternoon. Looks like she has a good plan to deal with the wet weather as well — just some quality time with her favorite stuffie!
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120 light years from Earth, there's a planet that may be covered in a living ocean. Here's my story on a tantalizing hint of life beyond the Solar System. Gift link: nyti.ms/3GbrEaZ 🧪
Astronomers Detect a Signature of Life on a Distant Planet (Gift Article)
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.
nyti.ms
April 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
120 light years from Earth, there's a planet that may be covered in a living ocean. Here's my story on a tantalizing hint of life beyond the Solar System. Gift link: nyti.ms/3GbrEaZ 🧪
Maybe this will curb fast fashion. 🤷🏼♀️
TikTok & Reddit are filled with people worrying about the new tariffs on Shein and Temu packages set to go into effect on May 2 — and price hikes on April 25. the alarm reflects the deep inroads the apps have made into American shopping habits in recent years: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/b...
Shein and Temu Will be Hit by Trump’s China Tariffs. Americans Are Worried.
The Trump administration’s plan to add steep fees to packages from China will deal a blow to Temu, Shein and some TikTok Shop sellers, worrying American consumers.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Maybe this will curb fast fashion. 🤷🏼♀️
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Trump has done the impossible: he has made Americans like Harvard
April 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Trump has done the impossible: he has made Americans like Harvard
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Basic Netflix—$100/year
Spotify Premium—$150/year
Xbox Game Pass—$180/year
NOAA—$21/year for the average US taxpayer
Spotify Premium—$150/year
Xbox Game Pass—$180/year
NOAA—$21/year for the average US taxpayer
Last one for Tax Day – NOAA 🌊
The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $21/year to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
💡 NOAA turns science into safety — for coasts, communities, & the climate. It helps safeguard lives, property, and ecosystems from rising seas and extreme weather.
The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $21/year to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
💡 NOAA turns science into safety — for coasts, communities, & the climate. It helps safeguard lives, property, and ecosystems from rising seas and extreme weather.
April 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Basic Netflix—$100/year
Spotify Premium—$150/year
Xbox Game Pass—$180/year
NOAA—$21/year for the average US taxpayer
Spotify Premium—$150/year
Xbox Game Pass—$180/year
NOAA—$21/year for the average US taxpayer
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no criminal record
no gang ties
no tattoos
active pending asylum case
**19 years old**
sent by trump to prison (forever?) in el salvador
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
no gang ties
no tattoos
active pending asylum case
**19 years old**
sent by trump to prison (forever?) in el salvador
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice deports Venezuelan teen despite reportedly knowing he was not a target
Merwil Gutiérrez sent from New York to El Salvador prison although family says he has no criminal history or gang ties
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
no criminal record
no gang ties
no tattoos
active pending asylum case
**19 years old**
sent by trump to prison (forever?) in el salvador
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
no gang ties
no tattoos
active pending asylum case
**19 years old**
sent by trump to prison (forever?) in el salvador
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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A great night for Democrats:
1. Susan Crawford beats Schimel/Musk/Trump is Wisconsin and appears to be on track for a landslide.
2. Cory Booker delivers historic motivation.
3. +17 swing toward Dems in FL-01 from November
4. +19 swing toward Dems in FL-06 from November
Damn good night for Dems.
1. Susan Crawford beats Schimel/Musk/Trump is Wisconsin and appears to be on track for a landslide.
2. Cory Booker delivers historic motivation.
3. +17 swing toward Dems in FL-01 from November
4. +19 swing toward Dems in FL-06 from November
Damn good night for Dems.
April 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A great night for Democrats:
1. Susan Crawford beats Schimel/Musk/Trump is Wisconsin and appears to be on track for a landslide.
2. Cory Booker delivers historic motivation.
3. +17 swing toward Dems in FL-01 from November
4. +19 swing toward Dems in FL-06 from November
Damn good night for Dems.
1. Susan Crawford beats Schimel/Musk/Trump is Wisconsin and appears to be on track for a landslide.
2. Cory Booker delivers historic motivation.
3. +17 swing toward Dems in FL-01 from November
4. +19 swing toward Dems in FL-06 from November
Damn good night for Dems.
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Tesla investor calls on Musk to quit DOGE or Tesla. Tells Sky News this is first time he has said it but it needs to be said .
news.sky.com/story/its-a-...
news.sky.com/story/its-a-...
Tesla investor calls for Elon Musk to step down as boss
Wealth manager Ross Gerber tells Sky News that Elon Musk's time has become too stretched and his work alongside President Trump too divisive.
news.sky.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Tesla investor calls on Musk to quit DOGE or Tesla. Tells Sky News this is first time he has said it but it needs to be said .
news.sky.com/story/its-a-...
news.sky.com/story/its-a-...
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A case of rubella was recently reported in Texas. What is rubella?
open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...
open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...
What is Rubella (German Measles)?
There was a bit of confusion recently regarding a possible case of measles in the San Antonio area.
open.substack.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:07 AM
A case of rubella was recently reported in Texas. What is rubella?
open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...
open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...
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Never forget this day, February 28, 2025, when an American president abused and betrayed a democratic ally in the midst of a barbaric war with Russia. This grotesque stain will never wash away.
February 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Never forget this day, February 28, 2025, when an American president abused and betrayed a democratic ally in the midst of a barbaric war with Russia. This grotesque stain will never wash away.
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With the next FDA vaccine meeting cancelled, concerns are rising about whether flu vaccine will be ready on time for next year. w/ @sherylnyt.bsky.social
The stakes are high: 86 kids and 19,000 adults died so far this flu season.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
The stakes are high: 86 kids and 19,000 adults died so far this flu season.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots (Gift Article)
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
With the next FDA vaccine meeting cancelled, concerns are rising about whether flu vaccine will be ready on time for next year. w/ @sherylnyt.bsky.social
The stakes are high: 86 kids and 19,000 adults died so far this flu season.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
The stakes are high: 86 kids and 19,000 adults died so far this flu season.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
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🚨 Today's top stories:
📉 Trump’s approval is dropping—57% say he’s exceeded his power, 62% say he’s not honest
💰 GOP budget slashes $888B from Medicaid
🇺🇦 Trump spreads Putin’ lies about Ukraine
🚀 Musk calls to defund the ISS
Get ALL the news ⬇️
📉 Trump’s approval is dropping—57% say he’s exceeded his power, 62% say he’s not honest
💰 GOP budget slashes $888B from Medicaid
🇺🇦 Trump spreads Putin’ lies about Ukraine
🚀 Musk calls to defund the ISS
Get ALL the news ⬇️
Today in Politics, Bulletin 75. 2/20/25.
… Trump’s approval ratings are dropping steadily across multiple polls.
www.meidasplus.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
🚨 Today's top stories:
📉 Trump’s approval is dropping—57% say he’s exceeded his power, 62% say he’s not honest
💰 GOP budget slashes $888B from Medicaid
🇺🇦 Trump spreads Putin’ lies about Ukraine
🚀 Musk calls to defund the ISS
Get ALL the news ⬇️
📉 Trump’s approval is dropping—57% say he’s exceeded his power, 62% say he’s not honest
💰 GOP budget slashes $888B from Medicaid
🇺🇦 Trump spreads Putin’ lies about Ukraine
🚀 Musk calls to defund the ISS
Get ALL the news ⬇️
FAFO
Laid-off IRS employee said he had voted for Trump: "I thought that someone with his business acumen would have come in with a fine-tooth comb and actually found it instead of coming in with a wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason."
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
February 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
FAFO
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looking back everything went to shit when Schoolhouse Rock stopped airing
February 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
looking back everything went to shit when Schoolhouse Rock stopped airing
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@AubyPiper
February 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
@AubyPiper
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I love to joke about OSHA (and NIOSH) but every single OSHA regulation was written with someone’s blood
1. OSHA has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an email obtained by Popular Information.
The email says the publications have been removed from the web and tells staff that physical copies should be "disposed of or recycled"
The email says the publications have been removed from the web and tells staff that physical copies should be "disposed of or recycled"
In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an internal February 7 email ob...
popular.info
February 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I love to joke about OSHA (and NIOSH) but every single OSHA regulation was written with someone’s blood
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This feels so relevant right now.
February 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This feels so relevant right now.
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February 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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That’s more like it.
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
That’s more like it.
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i feel like it's an open question whether or not the flu vaccine will even be available next season
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
i feel like it's an open question whether or not the flu vaccine will even be available next season