Rachel Schoonmaker
@rschoonmaker1.bsky.social
Loves haunting music, nature, the stars, and buttery popcorn. Kitty snuggler. Lifelong volunteer. Wants the world to be a better place.
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This was….five months ago
April 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This was….five months ago
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Trump Boys Get Tongues Stuck To Frozen White House
Trump Boys Get Tongues Stuck To Frozen White House
WASHINGTON—Flailing their arms and crying out in anguish, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. were reportedly panicking Thursday after getting their tongues stuck to a frozen column near the West Wing of ...
theonion.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump Boys Get Tongues Stuck To Frozen White House
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This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
February 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Love this! I try to follow CA and EU warnings.
California’s right-to-know law, which requires companies to warn people about harmful chemicals in their products, has swayed many companies to stop using those chemicals altogether, a new study found.
California’s Scary Product Warning Labels Might Be Working, Study Says
Products must state if they contain chemicals tied to cancer or other risks. As a result, manufacturers have pulled back from using the chemicals, researchers found.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Love this! I try to follow CA and EU warnings.
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"In everything, do to others in a gratuitously cruel manner that would have you screaming 'PERSECUTION!'" Matthew 7:12
February 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"In everything, do to others in a gratuitously cruel manner that would have you screaming 'PERSECUTION!'" Matthew 7:12
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Donald Trump and the Republicans have learned nothing.
February 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Donald Trump and the Republicans have learned nothing.
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Leaders of far-right parties in Europe came to Madrid for what, on the surface at least, amounted to a rally for a new Trump era. They set aside any trepidation they might have about his threats, and instead focused on a common enemy — the EU.
Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’
At a gathering in Madrid, members of Europe’s far-right parties set aside any trepidation they might have about President Trump’s threats, and instead focused on a common enemy — the European Union.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Leaders of far-right parties in Europe came to Madrid for what, on the surface at least, amounted to a rally for a new Trump era. They set aside any trepidation they might have about his threats, and instead focused on a common enemy — the EU.
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Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished.
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished.
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Do you know anyne working for DOGE? Here are a handful of the people working with Elon Musk to cut federal agencies @propublica.org projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
February 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Do you know anyne working for DOGE? Here are a handful of the people working with Elon Musk to cut federal agencies @propublica.org projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
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Here’s what Elon is saying about the WSJ reporter that revealed he had a blatant racist heading up his DOGE efforts👇🏽
He isn’t thanking her, he is calling her disgusting and cruel and wanting her fired.
He isn’t thanking her, he is calling her disgusting and cruel and wanting her fired.
February 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Here’s what Elon is saying about the WSJ reporter that revealed he had a blatant racist heading up his DOGE efforts👇🏽
He isn’t thanking her, he is calling her disgusting and cruel and wanting her fired.
He isn’t thanking her, he is calling her disgusting and cruel and wanting her fired.
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How the fuck are you supposed to find a missing trans kid without using the name they would be using for themselves?
New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
February 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
How the fuck are you supposed to find a missing trans kid without using the name they would be using for themselves?
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Sweden will tighten its already strict gun laws, the government said on Friday, days after a lone gunman killed at least 10 people in an attack the prime minister has called the worst mass shooting in the country’s history.
Sweden Plans Tighter Gun Laws After Orebro Mass Shooting
The changes would make it harder to access semiautomatic weapons, and enhance police and medical checks in license applications.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Sweden will tighten its already strict gun laws, the government said on Friday, days after a lone gunman killed at least 10 people in an attack the prime minister has called the worst mass shooting in the country’s history.
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Here’s a story with some numbers. The proposed cuts are unfathomable: a 60% reduction to NSF would be the end of American science as we know it.
February 7, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here’s a story with some numbers. The proposed cuts are unfathomable: a 60% reduction to NSF would be the end of American science as we know it.
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Those bonehead Republicans managed to convince their base that trans women in sports was a huge issue—without showing a damn shred of data.
They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…
Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…
Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
February 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Those bonehead Republicans managed to convince their base that trans women in sports was a huge issue—without showing a damn shred of data.
They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…
Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…
Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
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Free speech absolutist Elon Musk calls for the firing of a journalist who revealed that one of the people Musk hired for DOGE bragged about being racist on social media
February 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Free speech absolutist Elon Musk calls for the firing of a journalist who revealed that one of the people Musk hired for DOGE bragged about being racist on social media
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The new cover of TIME.
February 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The new cover of TIME.
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The US spends 2x more per capita on health care than any other nation. Yet 85 million are uninsured or underinsured, 68,000 die because they can’t afford a doctor & we pay the highest prices in the world for Rx drugs.
Health care is a human right. We must pass Medicare for All.
Health care is a human right. We must pass Medicare for All.
February 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The US spends 2x more per capita on health care than any other nation. Yet 85 million are uninsured or underinsured, 68,000 die because they can’t afford a doctor & we pay the highest prices in the world for Rx drugs.
Health care is a human right. We must pass Medicare for All.
Health care is a human right. We must pass Medicare for All.
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BREAKING: 88 FBI agents who worked on Trump cases were just physically escorted out of the Washington Field office per a source.
January 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
BREAKING: 88 FBI agents who worked on Trump cases were just physically escorted out of the Washington Field office per a source.
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Elon Musk is locking government employees out of government systems and demanding access to the government's entire payment network. This is not legal, of course.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Elon Musk is locking government employees out of government systems and demanding access to the government's entire payment network. This is not legal, of course.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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This is a hostile takeover of the U.S. Government.
January 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This is a hostile takeover of the U.S. Government.
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The Pentagon is making changes to the resident Press Corps (outlets with physical workspaces in the building):
OUT: New York Times, NBC News, NPR, Politico
IN: New York Post, OANN, Breitbart, HuffPost
OUT: New York Times, NBC News, NPR, Politico
IN: New York Post, OANN, Breitbart, HuffPost
February 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The Pentagon is making changes to the resident Press Corps (outlets with physical workspaces in the building):
OUT: New York Times, NBC News, NPR, Politico
IN: New York Post, OANN, Breitbart, HuffPost
OUT: New York Times, NBC News, NPR, Politico
IN: New York Post, OANN, Breitbart, HuffPost
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Just a little "consideration for services provided" between the billionaire president's corporation and the man he handpicked to occupy J Edgar Hoover's old office www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Trump Media gifts Patel, McMahon thousands of shares
Trump Media called the gifts in the filings "consideration for services provided" in 2024.
www.politico.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Just a little "consideration for services provided" between the billionaire president's corporation and the man he handpicked to occupy J Edgar Hoover's old office www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Is the tally for re-arrests five now? (Including the guy shot in IN)
A woman who was pardoned by President Trump for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for driving drunk and killing a passenger in another car, nearly a year after the riot.
Woman Pardoned in Jan. 6 Case Gets 10-Year Sentence in Drunken-Driving Death
Prosecutors said the woman was intoxicated when she crashed into another car in Missouri, killing a passenger, on Jan. 5, 2022, a year after she joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Is the tally for re-arrests five now? (Including the guy shot in IN)
Ditto
I’m really liking the Pitt.
And it’s not just because I have a 30 year old crush on Noah Wyle.
I also have a current one. 😋
And it’s not just because I have a 30 year old crush on Noah Wyle.
I also have a current one. 😋
January 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Ditto