Monica
@monicalynn18.bsky.social
Quirky nerd, writer, plant and animal lover, flower artist
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This aged badly
March 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This aged badly
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Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
March 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
"Rural hospital leaders in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas who spoke to The Washington Post warned that the enormous cuts congressional Republicans are weighing could further destroy limited health-care access in rural America..."
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Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals, maternity care
Potential Medicaid cuts could devastate America’s teetering rural health-care system and jeopardize Republicans’ political power among rural voters.
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March 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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"Rural hospital leaders in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas who spoke to The Washington Post warned that the enormous cuts congressional Republicans are weighing could further destroy limited health-care access in rural America..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals, maternity care
Potential Medicaid cuts could devastate America’s teetering rural health-care system and jeopardize Republicans’ political power among rural voters.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"Rural hospital leaders in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas who spoke to The Washington Post warned that the enormous cuts congressional Republicans are weighing could further destroy limited health-care access in rural America..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Almost every House GOP member voted to slash Medicaid. Make them defend that choice to your face.
March 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Almost every House GOP member voted to slash Medicaid. Make them defend that choice to your face.
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Nothing screams HYPOCRITE quite like Trump complaining about & gutting school loan forgiveness for grads dedicated to service & bettering our communities while he’s had HUNDREDS of MILLIONS in debt forgiven due bankruptcy 6 times.
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Report: Trump Had Over $280 Million In Debt Forgiven And Avoided Paying Taxes On Most Of It
The debt largely came from his Chicago tower.
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March 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Nothing screams HYPOCRITE quite like Trump complaining about & gutting school loan forgiveness for grads dedicated to service & bettering our communities while he’s had HUNDREDS of MILLIONS in debt forgiven due bankruptcy 6 times.
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I know people who cheer for cutting social programs—not to save money, but because they believe some lives just aren’t worth saving. Social Darwinism with a eugenics twist isn’t rare. That warning bell rang before, but when cruelty gets the green light, it spreads fast.
March 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I know people who cheer for cutting social programs—not to save money, but because they believe some lives just aren’t worth saving. Social Darwinism with a eugenics twist isn’t rare. That warning bell rang before, but when cruelty gets the green light, it spreads fast.
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Childhood in the centuries before vaccination was marked by illness, but also by grief and loss in a way that we tend to forget now that disease outbreaks are more of a rarity. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/WmCVmk
What was childhood like before vaccines?
The anti-vax movement has gone mainstream, but before these shots, grief and loss marked the lives of children.
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March 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Childhood in the centuries before vaccination was marked by illness, but also by grief and loss in a way that we tend to forget now that disease outbreaks are more of a rarity. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/WmCVmk
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"This is the lowest job approval rating of any New York City mayor in the nearly 30 years since Quinnipiac University began polling New York City registered voters."
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Mayor Adams' Job Approval Rating Drops To All-Time Low Of 20%,
Quinnipiac University New York City Poll Finds;
56% Of Voters Say Adams Should Resign From Office | Quinnipiac University Poll
"Unpopular even before an indictment on federal corruption charges, voters' confidence in Mayor Adams sinks to a new low now that his legal case has become a national controversy," said Quinnipiac Uni...
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March 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"This is the lowest job approval rating of any New York City mayor in the nearly 30 years since Quinnipiac University began polling New York City registered voters."
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Yep, it’s hard to disagree with this.
March 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Yep, it’s hard to disagree with this.
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Give you one guess
March 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Give you one guess
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
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US suspends aid to South Africa after Trump order
US suspends aid to South Africa after Trump order
President’s decree claims white South Africans being unjustly discriminated against and orders end to foreign aid
The state department has ordered an immediate pause on most US foreign assistance to South Africa, according to a cable seen by the…
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
US suspends aid to South Africa after Trump order
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“This is private, confidential data including Social Security numbers and earnings of virtually all people in the country...”
"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."
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"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."
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DOGE targets child support database full of income data
The U.S. DOGE Service’s attempt to access a federal database with sensitive information has provoked yet another internal disagreement.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“This is private, confidential data including Social Security numbers and earnings of virtually all people in the country...”
"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."
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"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."
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“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, but only if they pay me 5 million dollars for my instant-citizenship Gold Card.💰” -Comrade Krasnov
#GrifterInChief
#GrifterInChief
March 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, but only if they pay me 5 million dollars for my instant-citizenship Gold Card.💰” -Comrade Krasnov
#GrifterInChief
#GrifterInChief
Finland proving that this is possible
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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March 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Finland proving that this is possible
"The free speech crisis hiding in plain sight isn’t about whether individuals can ever criticize powerful figures — it’s about whether institutions can withstand the pressure to self-censor in the face of legal and political intimidation..."
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Opinion | The new free speech crisis hiding in plain sight
Through litigation and retaliation, the rich and powerful are waging a censorship campaign.
www.msnbc.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Pops plants and flower art!
February 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Pops plants and flower art!
Trump Muses About a Third Term, Over and Over Again www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u....
Saw this coming a mile away
Saw this coming a mile away
Trump Muses About a Third Term, Over and Over Again
The president’s suggestion that he would seek to stay in office beyond the constitutional limit comes as he has pushed to expand executive authority.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Trump Muses About a Third Term, Over and Over Again www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u....
Saw this coming a mile away
Saw this coming a mile away
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"The free speech crisis hiding in plain sight isn’t about whether individuals can ever criticize powerful figures — it’s about whether institutions can withstand the pressure to self-censor in the face of legal and political intimidation..."
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | The new free speech crisis hiding in plain sight
Through litigation and retaliation, the rich and powerful are waging a censorship campaign.
www.msnbc.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"The free speech crisis hiding in plain sight isn’t about whether individuals can ever criticize powerful figures — it’s about whether institutions can withstand the pressure to self-censor in the face of legal and political intimidation..."
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...