Jenna Balestrini
@msjenna.bsky.social
Scientist, activist, plant enthusiast, mixologist, and lover of ephemera and recipes from your grandma.
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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
www.commondreams.org
February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
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Proof that wokeness has run amok: Nearly 7% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Proof that wokeness has run amok: Nearly 7% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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January 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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January 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Folks, all of these executive orders have cost the tax payers *so much money*. Clinical trials tanked because they were stopped. Jobs rescinded after $$ spent for a candidate selection. Conference unattended but paid for @aoc.bsky.social can't we create a real-time waste tracker?
January 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Folks, all of these executive orders have cost the tax payers *so much money*. Clinical trials tanked because they were stopped. Jobs rescinded after $$ spent for a candidate selection. Conference unattended but paid for @aoc.bsky.social can't we create a real-time waste tracker?
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You guys need to see this and take it in…
Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.
Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.
January 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
You guys need to see this and take it in…
Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.
Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.
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This is the advice I needed right now.
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This is the advice I needed right now.
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i said a few times here and there before the election that we’ll see what the mass deportation plan looks like when it’s ICE agents dragging grandmothers out of churches and, well, here we are
Minutes ago, the Trump admin revoked the sensitive locations policy that prevented ICE from carrying out enforcement arrests inside churches, hospitals, and schools.
January 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
i said a few times here and there before the election that we’ll see what the mass deportation plan looks like when it’s ICE agents dragging grandmothers out of churches and, well, here we are
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Even after being threatened by Trump and racially harassed by the MAGA movement, Mexico has sent humanitarian aid and firefighters who are risking their lives to save U.S. civilians and homes during the LA fires.
"We are a country of generosity and solidarity," Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum.
"We are a country of generosity and solidarity," Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum.
January 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Even after being threatened by Trump and racially harassed by the MAGA movement, Mexico has sent humanitarian aid and firefighters who are risking their lives to save U.S. civilians and homes during the LA fires.
"We are a country of generosity and solidarity," Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum.
"We are a country of generosity and solidarity," Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum.
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SoCal friends:
Many animal shelters are overwhelmed from people dropping off beloved pets they can't take with them as they flee. Please consider donating and fostering. Pasadena Humane is one such org. Contact your local animal orgs to see if they need help.
pasadenahumane.org/eaton-canyon...
Many animal shelters are overwhelmed from people dropping off beloved pets they can't take with them as they flee. Please consider donating and fostering. Pasadena Humane is one such org. Contact your local animal orgs to see if they need help.
pasadenahumane.org/eaton-canyon...
pasadenahumane.org
January 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
SoCal friends:
Many animal shelters are overwhelmed from people dropping off beloved pets they can't take with them as they flee. Please consider donating and fostering. Pasadena Humane is one such org. Contact your local animal orgs to see if they need help.
pasadenahumane.org/eaton-canyon...
Many animal shelters are overwhelmed from people dropping off beloved pets they can't take with them as they flee. Please consider donating and fostering. Pasadena Humane is one such org. Contact your local animal orgs to see if they need help.
pasadenahumane.org/eaton-canyon...
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Massachusetts last year made phone calls from prison and jails free.
It also wiped charges for other forms of communication between incarcerated folks & their loved ones.
You can see how hugely important it is for people in this piece. 1/2
boltsmag.org/massachusett...
It also wiped charges for other forms of communication between incarcerated folks & their loved ones.
You can see how hugely important it is for people in this piece. 1/2
boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts Is Making Communications Free for Incarcerated People
The reform would eliminate the exorbitant charges people face to keep in touch with loved ones in jail and prison, removing a heavy financial burden for thousands.
boltsmag.org
December 6, 2024 at 5:20 AM
Massachusetts last year made phone calls from prison and jails free.
It also wiped charges for other forms of communication between incarcerated folks & their loved ones.
You can see how hugely important it is for people in this piece. 1/2
boltsmag.org/massachusett...
It also wiped charges for other forms of communication between incarcerated folks & their loved ones.
You can see how hugely important it is for people in this piece. 1/2
boltsmag.org/massachusett...
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pete hegseth doesn't want women to serve in combat roles yet he has his mother out here fighting his battles....
December 5, 2024 at 1:23 AM
pete hegseth doesn't want women to serve in combat roles yet he has his mother out here fighting his battles....
This is amazing. Dems, take note.
We need this kind of energy
We need this kind of energy
Lee Jae-myung, Leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, live-streamed himself scaling the walls of the National Assembly to bypass military barricades so that he could vote to overturn the President's martial law.
December 4, 2024 at 4:53 AM
This is amazing. Dems, take note.
We need this kind of energy
We need this kind of energy
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The real-time reporting of South Korea today was far easier to follow along on Bluesky than X. It’s these moments that define these platforms. Bluesky really does have the juice.
December 3, 2024 at 9:06 PM
The real-time reporting of South Korea today was far easier to follow along on Bluesky than X. It’s these moments that define these platforms. Bluesky really does have the juice.
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Evidence has demonstrated this effect in numerous cities now.
I understand why it sounds weird to say, 'building a bunch of fancy new townhouses and skyscrapers will make housing more affordable!' but it simply appears to be true.
I understand why it sounds weird to say, 'building a bunch of fancy new townhouses and skyscrapers will make housing more affordable!' but it simply appears to be true.
So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.
December 3, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Evidence has demonstrated this effect in numerous cities now.
I understand why it sounds weird to say, 'building a bunch of fancy new townhouses and skyscrapers will make housing more affordable!' but it simply appears to be true.
I understand why it sounds weird to say, 'building a bunch of fancy new townhouses and skyscrapers will make housing more affordable!' but it simply appears to be true.
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the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment
December 3, 2024 at 1:41 PM
the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment
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"Why don't all of the Republican House members who are afraid to use the restroom just poop in the hallway like their supporters did."
- Paula Poundstone
- Paula Poundstone
November 23, 2024 at 8:29 PM
"Why don't all of the Republican House members who are afraid to use the restroom just poop in the hallway like their supporters did."
- Paula Poundstone
- Paula Poundstone
Who needs the FDA when you can just start seeing rampant outbreaks of e.coli instead? For those who would blame the FDA for this and say, baby formula contamination, do you also blame firefighters for fires?
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/w...
1 Dead and Dozens Ill in E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Organic Carrots
The outbreak, which has sickened nearly 40 people, has been tied to multiple brands of recalled organic carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, officials said.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Who needs the FDA when you can just start seeing rampant outbreaks of e.coli instead? For those who would blame the FDA for this and say, baby formula contamination, do you also blame firefighters for fires?
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/w...
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In the end, they are so poor, all they have is money. Luckily, there are still others who know the difference, even if most will compromise themselves extravagantly. www.threads.net/@yannlecun/p...
Yann LeCun (@yannlecun) on Threads
Musk: "we are for unfettered free speech, including freedom to disinform. But purveyors of actual information we don't like will be prosecuted to oblivion."
www.threads.net
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 AM
In the end, they are so poor, all they have is money. Luckily, there are still others who know the difference, even if most will compromise themselves extravagantly. www.threads.net/@yannlecun/p...
When I met the secretary of the Navy, I asked him what is the most important thing we citizens could do, and he said “protect the free press”. He had grown up in Cuba, and knew the aftermath of that loss. Here we are facing this threat directly.
www.cjr.org/the_trump_re...
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Trump Threatens New York Times, Penguin Random House over Critical Coverage
Legal letter follows complaints aimed at CBS News, the Washington Post, and the Daily Beast.
www.cjr.org
November 17, 2024 at 6:10 PM
When I met the secretary of the Navy, I asked him what is the most important thing we citizens could do, and he said “protect the free press”. He had grown up in Cuba, and knew the aftermath of that loss. Here we are facing this threat directly.
www.cjr.org/the_trump_re...
www.cjr.org/the_trump_re...
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Well, this gets it exactly right, doesn’t it?
November 16, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Well, this gets it exactly right, doesn’t it?
If you, like me, want to understand your emotions or numbness post election on a more biological level then this may help. I always find comfort in that understanding.
www.self.com/story/post-e...
www.self.com/story/post-e...
What It Means if You’re Wholly Numb Right Now—And How to Cope
It’s a normal way of processing a range of big emotions at once, according to experts.
www.self.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:04 PM
If you, like me, want to understand your emotions or numbness post election on a more biological level then this may help. I always find comfort in that understanding.
www.self.com/story/post-e...
www.self.com/story/post-e...
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the thing to note about the Elon “Department of Government Efficiency” thing is that the Government Accountability Office already exists and serves this basic function. the problem is that it’s largely serious and nonpartisan. they’re trying to build their own hyper-ideological version of it.
November 13, 2024 at 4:23 PM
the thing to note about the Elon “Department of Government Efficiency” thing is that the Government Accountability Office already exists and serves this basic function. the problem is that it’s largely serious and nonpartisan. they’re trying to build their own hyper-ideological version of it.
Bright spot today: apnews.com/article/onio...
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing
A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has ordered a hearing into how the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, after Jones and his lawyers ra...
apnews.com
November 15, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Bright spot today: apnews.com/article/onio...