Stacey Kratz
@slcstac.bsky.social
Writer, reader, daughter/wife/mom/sister/aunt and neighbor trying to do the next right thing.
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Trump just halted a nearly completed wind project that was set to power 350K homes at a stable rate for 20 years.
Over 1,000 jobs—gone.
Electric bills—up.
All to protect Big Oil.
This isn’t "national security." It’s political sabotage.
They'd rather destroy our future than build a better one.
Over 1,000 jobs—gone.
Electric bills—up.
All to protect Big Oil.
This isn’t "national security." It’s political sabotage.
They'd rather destroy our future than build a better one.
Canceled wind project puts thousands of jobs at risk | CNN Business
The future of thousands of jobs are in jeopardy after Ørsted, a Danish clean energy company with a large portfolio of offshore wind projects, received an order from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme...
www.cnn.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Trump just halted a nearly completed wind project that was set to power 350K homes at a stable rate for 20 years.
Over 1,000 jobs—gone.
Electric bills—up.
All to protect Big Oil.
This isn’t "national security." It’s political sabotage.
They'd rather destroy our future than build a better one.
Over 1,000 jobs—gone.
Electric bills—up.
All to protect Big Oil.
This isn’t "national security." It’s political sabotage.
They'd rather destroy our future than build a better one.
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When the worm ate too much of your brain.
RFK Jr claims that windmills are "wiping out the whale population" in the Atlantic
August 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
When the worm ate too much of your brain.
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As Billy Martian said when he got fired for the fifth time by Steinbrenner … Not again.
July 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
As Billy Martian said when he got fired for the fifth time by Steinbrenner … Not again.
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After more than 24 hours of negotiations, the Senate has passed the bill. The overhaul of taxation and spending could spell trouble for America https://econ.trib.al/QCXDq7W
Ten charts to explain Trump’s big, beautiful bill
The overhaul of taxation and spending would spell trouble for America
econ.trib.al
July 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
After more than 24 hours of negotiations, the Senate has passed the bill. The overhaul of taxation and spending could spell trouble for America https://econ.trib.al/QCXDq7W
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Eartha Kitt as Catwoman.
June 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Eartha Kitt as Catwoman.
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"To describe references to nonexistent scientific research, in an official federal document related to public health policy, as 'some formatting issues' is like saying the Titanic confronted 'some evening issues.'”
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As more fake citations emerge in the ‘MAHA’ report, White House struggles with a defense
To describe references to nonexistent scientific research as “some formatting issues” is like saying the Titanic confronted “some evening issues.”
www.msnbc.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"To describe references to nonexistent scientific research, in an official federal document related to public health policy, as 'some formatting issues' is like saying the Titanic confronted 'some evening issues.'”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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It’s finally infrastructure week, now that Biden and the Democrats did the infrastructure bill!
May 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s finally infrastructure week, now that Biden and the Democrats did the infrastructure bill!
Go CDC! Keep fighting the good fight!
Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.
Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps recommending covid vaccine for kids
While RFK Jr. said coronavirus vaccines would be removed from the CDC schedule for healthy children, it’s still recommended in consultation with doctors.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Go CDC! Keep fighting the good fight!
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BREAKING: ProPublica wins the Pulitzer for Public Service for reports on deaths of pregnant women in abortion-restricted states. See more of this year's winners.
New York Times wins 4 Pulitzers, New Yorker 3; Washington Post wins for coverage of Trump shooting
The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and The New Yorker three for journalism in 2024. Prizes were awarded on Monday for reporting, photography and commentary that touched on issues including the war in Gaza, the fentanyl crisis and last summer’s assassination attempt on President Donald Trump
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May 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BREAKING: ProPublica wins the Pulitzer for Public Service for reports on deaths of pregnant women in abortion-restricted states. See more of this year's winners.
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This is what happens when you gut public health infrastructure and flood the country with vaccine misinformation. Flu shot rates in kids have plummeted, and pediatric deaths are at a 15-year high. This administration’s reckless disregard for science and public health has deadly consequences.
Child flu death rate soars as experts sound alarm over RFK Jr’s vaccine policy
US child death flu rates reached a 15-year high with at least 216 deaths this season as experts warn that RFK Jr's vaccine policy could worsen the situation
www.the-express.com
May 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is what happens when you gut public health infrastructure and flood the country with vaccine misinformation. Flu shot rates in kids have plummeted, and pediatric deaths are at a 15-year high. This administration’s reckless disregard for science and public health has deadly consequences.
Just, like, OFTEN. I feel like that should be the rule for everyone, rather than “hmmm, maybe not.” When in doubt, just wash your dang hands.
Americans still don’t know how and when to wash their hands
1 in 5 adults forget or choose not to wash their hands | CNN
A new survey details the handwashing habits of nearly 3,600 adults in the United States.
www.cnn.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Just, like, OFTEN. I feel like that should be the rule for everyone, rather than “hmmm, maybe not.” When in doubt, just wash your dang hands.
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Proof this guy is full of SITH.
In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.
May 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Proof this guy is full of SITH.
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"As Frodo prepared to follow him, he laid his hand upon the tree... never before had he been so keenly aware...of the life within it. He felt a delight in wood and the touch of it, neither as forester nor as carpenter; it was the delight of the living tree itself."
- #LOTR
- #LOTR
May 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
"As Frodo prepared to follow him, he laid his hand upon the tree... never before had he been so keenly aware...of the life within it. He felt a delight in wood and the touch of it, neither as forester nor as carpenter; it was the delight of the living tree itself."
- #LOTR
- #LOTR
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“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
May 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
@governorwalz.mn.gov is a SAVAGE. 🤣
Mike Waltz has left the chat.
May 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov is a SAVAGE. 🤣
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Portland ❤️🔥
It’s time to take our power back! 163.5 million workers in this nation, show up May first and show them who really holds the power! One week :)
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April 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Portland ❤️🔥
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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
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It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books.
It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.
www.chron.com/politics/art...
It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.
www.chron.com/politics/art...
Texas bill could punish bookstores for 'obscene' books
A new bill in the Texas Legislature, authored by Rep. Nate Schatzline, would allow businesses to be held liable if a minor reports damages from "obscene" books.
www.chron.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books.
It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.
www.chron.com/politics/art...
It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.
www.chron.com/politics/art...
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New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has kicked off what is expected to be a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration, saying that he will keep going “as long as I am physically able.”
Democrat kicks off marathon Senate floor speech to protest Trump administration actions | CNN Politics
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has kicked off what is expected to be a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration, saying that he will keep go...
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April 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has kicked off what is expected to be a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration, saying that he will keep going “as long as I am physically able.”
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We could have been part of that.
March 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We could have been part of that.
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I hate this era of willful stupidity we’ve put ourselves in.
March 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I hate this era of willful stupidity we’ve put ourselves in.
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Maybe corny but it was helpful for me to hear Henry Rollins saying "this is not time to be dismayed, this is punk rock time, this is what Joe Strummer trained you for... You can be thunderous in your own life, to the eight people around you. That rubs off... Goodness is viral"
February 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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