@iheartscv
banner
stacyfortner.bsky.social
@iheartscv
@stacyfortner.bsky.social
Science is REAL. JUST BE FUCKING NICE. Mom, Wife, Big Sister, Favorite Aunt, Tree Hugger, Water Wonk, Animal Rescuer, Disney Brat, BLM, CADEM EBoard Member, AD40 Assembly District Chair, DPSFV Officer, DNC Delegate, Enviro Caucus Officer, & Jesus Lover.
March 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Celebrate the wonderful career of @AndreaMitchell today! You've been an inspiration to so many women in journalism. Thank you, Andrea!
February 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
Right-wing media is melting down today over the erroneous idea that Politico is secretly funded by USAID. Here's the backstory:
February 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
NEW — DOGE now has full access to HHS Payment Management System, I’ve learned.

The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.
February 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
And let's be clear that Medicare 'fraud' is largely done by health insurance companies (e.g. Medicare Advantage plans) and health care executives (e.g. Rick Scott). www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/u...
February 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
Again, I don’t think the average person realizes the degree of which these people have gone insane. You can state, just as a matter of fact, that Elon publicly believes we live in a “Truman Show” constructed by USAID. But you’re the one who sounds nuts if you say that!
"Do online conspiracy theories have any impact? Do disinformation campaigns work?"
February 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
Boundlessly incompetent. Boundlessly cruel.
Breaking News: The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force, in a move that former officials say risked the list leaking to adversaries.
C.I.A. Sends White House an Unclassified Email With Names of Some Employees
The list of partial names was provided in an effort to comply with an executive order to trim the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
"Since 1980, Congress has mandated that the agency seek to broaden participation of underrepresented groups, including women and other minorities, within [STEM]. 'The orders are illegal,' says an NSF employee. 'The statutory framework of NSF is being violated.'”
Exclusive: how NSF is scouring research grants for violations of Trump’s orders
The US National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing turmoil.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
The CEO of Cloudflare -- the company that keeps so much of the Internet running -- is looking at the idea of blocking all AI crawlers, like they were malicious traffic.

If it happens, it'd be a massive, massive deal for tech and media.

fortune.com/2025/02/04/m...
Can this tech billionaire save the media from an AI apocalypse?
He thinks the entire internet could be at risk if he doesn't act fast.
fortune.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
Remember when our Social Security numbers were safe, We had access to CDC, NIH, and trusted the news? I’m old enough to remember gas prices were $0.90! I remember when could you buy a brand new car for $13,000! I remember when my I had never heard of MAGA.
February 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
The laugh i just laughed was a childlike yet hideous laugh
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
Exclusive: Federal workers have filed an emergency motion requesting a restraining order to disconnect the DOGE server that's being used to conduct Trump's "deferred resignation program." The workers had previously accused DOGE of illegally bypassing a mandated privacy audit.

By me at @wired.com:
Federal Workers Sue to Disconnect DOGE Server
Two federal workers, citing reports that Elon Musk’s associates are operating an illegally connected email server at OPM, seek a restraining order.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A 50 cent surcharge PER EGG at Waffle House...

How's the price of eggs argument working out for you?
Waffle House is placing a surcharge on every egg it sells | CNN Business
The soaring price of eggs has forced Waffle House to add a temporary surcharge on customers’ orders.
www.cnn.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"For decades, oil and gas companies have been allowed to mislead the public and profit from their products while sticking others with the bill for climate change. That must end."
Opinion | This Is Who Should Foot the Bill for the Los Angeles Fires
It’s time to require oil and gas companies to compensate communities, homeowners, businesses and even insurers for the losses.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
Reporting for duty, Illinois.

It was an honor to join all of you in participating in our democratic process as a potential juror this morning.
January 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
I don't support John Bolton or his policies. But what Trump did cancelling his security detail after constant threats from Iran is simply Un American. It's not much different than Trump refusing to protect VP Mike Pence because he didn't bow down to his demands.

This is just starting folks.
January 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.
January 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
Where’s the media outrage? Is Don Jr. qualified to sit on this board? Would he have landed this gig if his dad weren’t president?

Funny how these were exactly the questions reporters couldn’t stop asking about Hunter Biden. So… cat got their tongues now? Or is selective curiosity the new standard?
December 4, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
December 4, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Reposted by @iheartscv
Trump: I’m going to pardon the Jan 6th inmates I sent to beat our police officers and hang my VP because I refused to leave office peacefully.

Biden: Before I leave office peacefully, I’m going to pardon my only living son.

The press: Biden just handed Trump a playbook for abusing the pardon!!!
December 3, 2024 at 11:58 PM
I think 9 years later, we have "the read" on the guy. He's a mango Maniac, & president bawbag. Thanks, but no thanks, Joe. I stopped watching your show 5 years ago and I remember why every time you open your dickhead mouth.
Joe Scarborough just blasted his remaining viewers this morning in the most condescending way for criticizing him & Mika for going to Mar-a-Lago to talk to Trump ‘on background’.
(1 of 2)
December 5, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Trump considering DeSantis to replace Hegseth for defense secretary post, reports say
Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon has run into trouble on Capitol Hill over allegations about his personal and professional life.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump considering DeSantis to replace Hegseth for defense secretary post, reports say
Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon has run into trouble on Capitol Hill over allegations about his personal and professional life.
www.usatoday.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:55 AM
Reposted by @iheartscv
We flipped #CA13. Just to reiterate, CA Dems held every blue seat and flipped three red ones (CA13, CA27, and CA45). Hopefully in 2026 we’ll finally flip CA22 and CA41.
And it’s a wrap folks, Adam Gray won! They just dropped the final batch and he beat John Duarte. LFG!
December 4, 2024 at 2:07 AM