Laurie
@seattleishgrandma.bsky.social
Never watching/reading US corporate media again. Love books — especially well-written mysteries — plus Sounders, USWNT, decent people, funny videos, and my perfect grandkids.
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Ducklings learning to chase bugs. You’re welcome.
June 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Ducklings learning to chase bugs. You’re welcome.
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Our cover this week.
April 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Our cover this week.
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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Two headlines in the New York Times today.
April 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Two headlines in the New York Times today.
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How it started // how it's going
April 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
How it started // how it's going
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If the White House is insisting that there was no classified or secret information in the Signal chat, does that mean Jeffrey Goldberg can publish it all?
March 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If the White House is insisting that there was no classified or secret information in the Signal chat, does that mean Jeffrey Goldberg can publish it all?
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I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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Imagine if Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, Canada or some other popular resettlement destinations (Costa Rica, The Cayman Islands, The Bahamas) started "deporting" United States ex-pats into foreign prisons. What would the blowback be for that?
March 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Imagine if Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, Canada or some other popular resettlement destinations (Costa Rica, The Cayman Islands, The Bahamas) started "deporting" United States ex-pats into foreign prisons. What would the blowback be for that?
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"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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When there is uncertainty, lenders get persnickety about lending money.
And yes that’s an #econsky official term
And yes that’s an #econsky official term
Via Barnhart @barchart.com 42% of mortgage refinance applications are being rejected, the highest rate in AT LEAST the last 12 years #EconSky
March 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
When there is uncertainty, lenders get persnickety about lending money.
And yes that’s an #econsky official term
And yes that’s an #econsky official term
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When you erase the history of the code talkers, you are erasing the history of the Second World War.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When you erase the history of the code talkers, you are erasing the history of the Second World War.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
Homan: "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming."
March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court takes up a case challenging Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors, after having previously turned down many other similar challenges.
The law, which protects against efforts to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity, was upheld below.
The law, which protects against efforts to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity, was upheld below.
March 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court takes up a case challenging Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors, after having previously turned down many other similar challenges.
The law, which protects against efforts to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity, was upheld below.
The law, which protects against efforts to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity, was upheld below.
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you actually get a free cop with every purchase
Chicago police department out in force protecting a Tesla dealership.
March 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
you actually get a free cop with every purchase
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This is what I personally fear most from the Trump administration. I'm self-employed & a "pre-retiree" in my early 60s. Without the ACA subsidy, my premium will go from $600/month for me + spouse to $2800.😬
Who Might Lose Eligibility for Affordable Care Act Marketplace Subsidies if Enhanced Tax Credits Are Not Extended? | KFF
This analysis looks at the individual market enrollees who make at least four times the federal poverty level who would no longer be eligible for any tax credits if the current ACA Marketplace enhance...
www.kff.org
March 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is what I personally fear most from the Trump administration. I'm self-employed & a "pre-retiree" in my early 60s. Without the ACA subsidy, my premium will go from $600/month for me + spouse to $2800.😬
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Erik Prince - Trump’s proxy to open a backchannel to Putin in 2016 and wanted to guard the nuclear reactors Trump was gonna give to the Saudis - wants to build concentration camps.
February 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Erik Prince - Trump’s proxy to open a backchannel to Putin in 2016 and wanted to guard the nuclear reactors Trump was gonna give to the Saudis - wants to build concentration camps.
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Not seeing a ton of concerned op-eds about canceled events, the harbinger of woke totalitarianism www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Art Museum of Americas cancels shows of Black, LGBTQ artists following Trump orders
Participants said the museum, run by the Organization of American States, shut down two upcoming shows to comply with Trump’s orders targeting “DEI.”
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Not seeing a ton of concerned op-eds about canceled events, the harbinger of woke totalitarianism www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Musk says DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials say that’s not true.
USAID’s initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Just heard from a friend who is a true hero veteran. His company was destroyed in 30 days by the VA when they canceled 5 contracts without notice. 23 Americans mostly veterans out of work and a veteran owned small business destroyed. For nothing. They're dismantling the VA not "reforming" it.
February 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Just heard from a friend who is a true hero veteran. His company was destroyed in 30 days by the VA when they canceled 5 contracts without notice. 23 Americans mostly veterans out of work and a veteran owned small business destroyed. For nothing. They're dismantling the VA not "reforming" it.
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Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut.
February 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut.
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This is evil. Pure evil.
February 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This is evil. Pure evil.
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MSNBC left casual racism behind and went competitive.
February 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
MSNBC left casual racism behind and went competitive.
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