SmilingChaos
@smilingchaos.bsky.social
Red hair, grey eyes, the rest changes without notice.
Misogynoir is not tolerated and will be an immediate block as you will never contribute anything of value to my life or the discourse.
Misogynoir is not tolerated and will be an immediate block as you will never contribute anything of value to my life or the discourse.
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President Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land" but there's still another step -- and a legal fight -- ahead.
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. What happens next is unclear
To come into effect, the constitutional amendment would need to be formally published or certified by the National Archivist who has declined to do so in the past. What happens now is unclear.
www.npr.org
January 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
President Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land" but there's still another step -- and a legal fight -- ahead.
Like honestly the definition of positive masculinity is Bobby on 911. He always gives his wife played by Angela Bassett her flowers. He is NEVER threatened by her excellence. He just knows she’s always the hero.
I mean I guess TY Ryan Murphy, you’re wild but you gave us Athena
I mean I guess TY Ryan Murphy, you’re wild but you gave us Athena
January 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Like honestly the definition of positive masculinity is Bobby on 911. He always gives his wife played by Angela Bassett her flowers. He is NEVER threatened by her excellence. He just knows she’s always the hero.
I mean I guess TY Ryan Murphy, you’re wild but you gave us Athena
I mean I guess TY Ryan Murphy, you’re wild but you gave us Athena
Angela Basset serves an Oscar worthy performance every episode of 911. They need to pay her more because no one could make these situations believable but her
January 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Angela Basset serves an Oscar worthy performance every episode of 911. They need to pay her more because no one could make these situations believable but her
Every Day, All Day
January 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Every Day, All Day
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Anyone who says there wasn’t enough water in the reservoirs to fight the California wildfires NEEDS to watch this & help stop misinformation. Can we please get back to uniting as a country when there are catastrophic disasters? Lying only disrupts efforts to help people in need.
youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I
youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I
L.A. Fires: Why Did the Fire Hydrants Run Dry? What We Know | WSJ
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
youtu.be
January 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Anyone who says there wasn’t enough water in the reservoirs to fight the California wildfires NEEDS to watch this & help stop misinformation. Can we please get back to uniting as a country when there are catastrophic disasters? Lying only disrupts efforts to help people in need.
youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I
youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I
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If the premium support was working the amount of medical debt for those under 400pct FPL would be declining rapidly
January 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
If the premium support was working the amount of medical debt for those under 400pct FPL would be declining rapidly
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2. Even with Silver CSR/94 plans with full premium tax credit , the rates for the ER is going to $500+.
How is that supposed to work when half the country doesn’t have $500
How is that supposed to work when half the country doesn’t have $500
January 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
2. Even with Silver CSR/94 plans with full premium tax credit , the rates for the ER is going to $500+.
How is that supposed to work when half the country doesn’t have $500
How is that supposed to work when half the country doesn’t have $500
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1. The Insurance industry has learned how to game the ACA to its financial benefit
They game the Medical Loss Ratios. They contract networks and use Denials to reduce costs
They set co-insurance at levels that they know patients can’t pay
They game the Medical Loss Ratios. They contract networks and use Denials to reduce costs
They set co-insurance at levels that they know patients can’t pay
January 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
1. The Insurance industry has learned how to game the ACA to its financial benefit
They game the Medical Loss Ratios. They contract networks and use Denials to reduce costs
They set co-insurance at levels that they know patients can’t pay
They game the Medical Loss Ratios. They contract networks and use Denials to reduce costs
They set co-insurance at levels that they know patients can’t pay
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There are currently 195 active voting and election cases pending in 41 states. These are a fraction of the nearly 1000 cases in Democracy Docket's comprehensive cases database. www.democracydocket.com/cases/
Court Cases
Learn about the lawsuits that Democracy Docket is keeping an eye on.
www.democracydocket.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
There are currently 195 active voting and election cases pending in 41 states. These are a fraction of the nearly 1000 cases in Democracy Docket's comprehensive cases database. www.democracydocket.com/cases/
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Charles Person, who was the youngest of the Freedom Riders in 1961, has passed away at age 82.
With his passing, Hank Thomas is the last remaining of the original Freedom Riders.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
With his passing, Hank Thomas is the last remaining of the original Freedom Riders.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Charles Person, youngest of the Freedom Riders, dies at 82
Bruised and bloodied while traveling through the South in 1961, he challenged segregation on interstate buses and in terminal waiting rooms.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Charles Person, who was the youngest of the Freedom Riders in 1961, has passed away at age 82.
With his passing, Hank Thomas is the last remaining of the original Freedom Riders.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
With his passing, Hank Thomas is the last remaining of the original Freedom Riders.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
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I love with the ACA has done for people with pre-existing conditions. But.
Let's face reality, ACA 2013 was a different world. Since then Insurance Companies have learned how to game the system.
For the subsidized silver/94 and /87 plans, around ~15 % of taxpayer $ stays with ins comps!
Let's face reality, ACA 2013 was a different world. Since then Insurance Companies have learned how to game the system.
For the subsidized silver/94 and /87 plans, around ~15 % of taxpayer $ stays with ins comps!
January 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I love with the ACA has done for people with pre-existing conditions. But.
Let's face reality, ACA 2013 was a different world. Since then Insurance Companies have learned how to game the system.
For the subsidized silver/94 and /87 plans, around ~15 % of taxpayer $ stays with ins comps!
Let's face reality, ACA 2013 was a different world. Since then Insurance Companies have learned how to game the system.
For the subsidized silver/94 and /87 plans, around ~15 % of taxpayer $ stays with ins comps!
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"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."
January 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."
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Laken Riley Act has just passed the house. We know why this was put into place, but my question is this...
Where is the Tamir Rice Act, The Ahmaud Arbery Act, The George Floyd Act...
I could list more, but I would need at least a 5 Million character limit increase.
search.app/9Gu7oMPpZDSb...
Where is the Tamir Rice Act, The Ahmaud Arbery Act, The George Floyd Act...
I could list more, but I would need at least a 5 Million character limit increase.
search.app/9Gu7oMPpZDSb...
Congress.gov
January 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Laken Riley Act has just passed the house. We know why this was put into place, but my question is this...
Where is the Tamir Rice Act, The Ahmaud Arbery Act, The George Floyd Act...
I could list more, but I would need at least a 5 Million character limit increase.
search.app/9Gu7oMPpZDSb...
Where is the Tamir Rice Act, The Ahmaud Arbery Act, The George Floyd Act...
I could list more, but I would need at least a 5 Million character limit increase.
search.app/9Gu7oMPpZDSb...
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Just added @mskellymhayes.bsky.social great resource for fire-related mutual aid efforts to support here: medium.com/@LeslieMac/t...
January 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Just added @mskellymhayes.bsky.social great resource for fire-related mutual aid efforts to support here: medium.com/@LeslieMac/t...
Follow my incredibly talented and knowledgeable friend @heatherfspeaks.bsky.social
She is an Equity in Education warrior who has been fighting terrible education bills from our Republican Supermajority in Missouri.
She is an Equity in Education warrior who has been fighting terrible education bills from our Republican Supermajority in Missouri.
First post here!
With FB, IG, and Threads going the way of Twitter and removing fact-checking, I feel it's necessary to build my audience on an alternative platform.
So, what's happening in this neck of the woods, good people?
With FB, IG, and Threads going the way of Twitter and removing fact-checking, I feel it's necessary to build my audience on an alternative platform.
So, what's happening in this neck of the woods, good people?
January 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Follow my incredibly talented and knowledgeable friend @heatherfspeaks.bsky.social
She is an Equity in Education warrior who has been fighting terrible education bills from our Republican Supermajority in Missouri.
She is an Equity in Education warrior who has been fighting terrible education bills from our Republican Supermajority in Missouri.
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Jimmy Carter in 2015 on the role of money in American politics.
Spot on.
Spot on.
January 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Jimmy Carter in 2015 on the role of money in American politics.
Spot on.
Spot on.
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Activists????
Surprisingly bad framing from Pro Publica.
Surprisingly bad framing from Pro Publica.
January 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Activists????
Surprisingly bad framing from Pro Publica.
Surprisingly bad framing from Pro Publica.
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My own opinion is that it's good to signal (through words and/or actions) the virtues that you value; that's one of the most important parts of maintaining a healthy community.
January 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My own opinion is that it's good to signal (through words and/or actions) the virtues that you value; that's one of the most important parts of maintaining a healthy community.
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The Missouri jury that convicted Watkins in 2016 was never informed that the white officer, whose testimony was the only evidence at trial, had a history of racist social media posts. missouriindependent.com/2025/01/09/k...
Kurtis Watkins asks federal court to free him from prison, citing revelations about St. Louis cop • Missouri Independent
A St. Louis man sentenced to 25 years in prison based on the testimony of a police officer is asking a federal court to vacate his conviction.
missouriindependent.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Missouri jury that convicted Watkins in 2016 was never informed that the white officer, whose testimony was the only evidence at trial, had a history of racist social media posts. missouriindependent.com/2025/01/09/k...
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i’m kind of amazed at how this is just the crudest, most obvious n****rbaiting you can imagine. “the people you don’t like, yeah, they are responsible for everything bad.” and it works!
January 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
i’m kind of amazed at how this is just the crudest, most obvious n****rbaiting you can imagine. “the people you don’t like, yeah, they are responsible for everything bad.” and it works!
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An incredible opportunity for the right person:
The Santa Fe Institute is seeking applications for full-time resident faculty positions at all academic levels
For me, this has been the best possible job ever.
More info here: santafe.edu/about/jobs/r...
The Santa Fe Institute is seeking applications for full-time resident faculty positions at all academic levels
For me, this has been the best possible job ever.
More info here: santafe.edu/about/jobs/r...
sfiscience
SFI seeks applications for full-time, 12-month resident faculty positions at all academic levels.
santafe.edu
January 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
An incredible opportunity for the right person:
The Santa Fe Institute is seeking applications for full-time resident faculty positions at all academic levels
For me, this has been the best possible job ever.
More info here: santafe.edu/about/jobs/r...
The Santa Fe Institute is seeking applications for full-time resident faculty positions at all academic levels
For me, this has been the best possible job ever.
More info here: santafe.edu/about/jobs/r...
Obligatory pic of my dogs not causing chaos for a few moments
January 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Obligatory pic of my dogs not causing chaos for a few moments
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Sharing here a long thread I just shared on Threads about Zuckerberg. Yes, I encouraged folks to come to Bluesky. Anyway, pull up a chair.
a red chair sits in front of a wall that has a sign that says new amsterdam on it
ALT: a red chair sits in front of a wall that has a sign that says new amsterdam on it
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Sharing here a long thread I just shared on Threads about Zuckerberg. Yes, I encouraged folks to come to Bluesky. Anyway, pull up a chair.
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The GOP is mounting the largest, most brazen post-election disenfranchisement effort since Trump's frivolous litigation in 2020. This time, however, they may get away with it and the legacy media is largely asleep.
Follow @democracydocket.com to stay up to date.
Follow @democracydocket.com to stay up to date.
🚨BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court BLOCKS certification of the 2024 state Supreme Court election results while GOP litigation to disenfranchise 60,000 voters and flip the results continues.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...
www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...
🚨 Griffin v. North Carolina Board of Elections
Learn more
www.democracydocket.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The GOP is mounting the largest, most brazen post-election disenfranchisement effort since Trump's frivolous litigation in 2020. This time, however, they may get away with it and the legacy media is largely asleep.
Follow @democracydocket.com to stay up to date.
Follow @democracydocket.com to stay up to date.
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Also - please spend time deciding how you are going to engage with the content this administration and the complicit media are going to be putting out from here on out.
Our nervous systems are precious resources and keeping them in a hyper-reactive state is BAD-real bad. We need to be intentional.
Our nervous systems are precious resources and keeping them in a hyper-reactive state is BAD-real bad. We need to be intentional.
January 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Also - please spend time deciding how you are going to engage with the content this administration and the complicit media are going to be putting out from here on out.
Our nervous systems are precious resources and keeping them in a hyper-reactive state is BAD-real bad. We need to be intentional.
Our nervous systems are precious resources and keeping them in a hyper-reactive state is BAD-real bad. We need to be intentional.