Salty Mom
@thesaltyinkslinger.bsky.social
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Don’t wait for 2026; there are elections in 2025 🗳️
#SaveSection504
You can’t make anything better by destroying it — “Sisi”
Postcards to Voters and beachy things:
https://thesaltyinkslinger.etsy.com
Don’t wait for 2026; there are elections in 2025 🗳️
#SaveSection504
You can’t make anything better by destroying it — “Sisi”
Postcards to Voters and beachy things:
https://thesaltyinkslinger.etsy.com
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Salty Mom
@thesaltyinkslinger.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Don't spread germs (1948)
YouTube video by Wellcome Library
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HOOOOLY COW, can we please revive this in the USA!?!
I was looking for a different commercial, but Americans need this reminder:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=o5F6...
I was looking for a different commercial, but Americans need this reminder:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=o5F6...
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All checks at the crossing point between Gibraltar & Spain will be scrapped for estimated 15,000 people who across in both directions every day.
It also removes all physical barriers, checks & controls on goods between Spain & Gibraltar meaning Gibraltar, becomes part of the EU’s single market
It also removes all physical barriers, checks & controls on goods between Spain & Gibraltar meaning Gibraltar, becomes part of the EU’s single market
Gibraltar to regain freedom of movement within days, in post-Brexit legal tidy-up
The EU Commission has tabled the law on Gibraltar's legal status, giving the Rock's citizens free movement.
euobserver.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:41 AM
All checks at the crossing point between Gibraltar & Spain will be scrapped for estimated 15,000 people who across in both directions every day.
It also removes all physical barriers, checks & controls on goods between Spain & Gibraltar meaning Gibraltar, becomes part of the EU’s single market
It also removes all physical barriers, checks & controls on goods between Spain & Gibraltar meaning Gibraltar, becomes part of the EU’s single market
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They raided the jailed children to steal their letters.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
They raided the jailed children to steal their letters.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
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Extensively drug-resistant Salmonella outbreak linked to moringa powder. MAHA and FOX News, among others, have promoted moringa as a "natural" medicine.
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USF...
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USF...
FDA MedWatch - Outbreak Investigation of Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella: Moringa Powder (February 2026)
content.govdelivery.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Extensively drug-resistant Salmonella outbreak linked to moringa powder. MAHA and FOX News, among others, have promoted moringa as a "natural" medicine.
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USF...
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USF...
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I suppose this is a good time to remind people to download any videos from YouTube that they love and wouldn't want to live without. (Bookmarking is also useful.)
February 18, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I suppose this is a good time to remind people to download any videos from YouTube that they love and wouldn't want to live without. (Bookmarking is also useful.)
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this was likely very much on purpose, propaganda created by the democratic establishment for the explicit purpose of getting people to think less and simply obey. I don't *know*, just wouldn't be surprised.
but either way, intentional or not, "vote blue" has only ever served to keep us slumbering.
but either way, intentional or not, "vote blue" has only ever served to keep us slumbering.
February 18, 2026 at 12:20 AM
this was likely very much on purpose, propaganda created by the democratic establishment for the explicit purpose of getting people to think less and simply obey. I don't *know*, just wouldn't be surprised.
but either way, intentional or not, "vote blue" has only ever served to keep us slumbering.
but either way, intentional or not, "vote blue" has only ever served to keep us slumbering.
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"vote blue no matter who" has never made any sense to me, I don't understand how anyone can possibly not just see right thru it immediately?
all it has ever done is encourage people to prematurely throw their support behind candidates without looking up their past or current policies
all it has ever done is encourage people to prematurely throw their support behind candidates without looking up their past or current policies
February 18, 2026 at 12:20 AM
"vote blue no matter who" has never made any sense to me, I don't understand how anyone can possibly not just see right thru it immediately?
all it has ever done is encourage people to prematurely throw their support behind candidates without looking up their past or current policies
all it has ever done is encourage people to prematurely throw their support behind candidates without looking up their past or current policies
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Wonderful op-ed by a mother who explains how NIH-funded research at U of U Health saved her daughter's life.
"That research — and Briar’s life — demonstrate just how critical federal support is to scientists, doctors and, especially, the patients they help."
www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
"That research — and Briar’s life — demonstrate just how critical federal support is to scientists, doctors and, especially, the patients they help."
www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
Voices: Medical research saved my daughter’s life. We must protect the funding that makes that research possible.
“Scientists are seeking new treatments and cures for many diseases, common and rare,” writes Lateishia Curtis in an op-ed. “Talk to friends, neighbors and policymakers about medical research. The next...
www.sltrib.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Wonderful op-ed by a mother who explains how NIH-funded research at U of U Health saved her daughter's life.
"That research — and Briar’s life — demonstrate just how critical federal support is to scientists, doctors and, especially, the patients they help."
www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
"That research — and Briar’s life — demonstrate just how critical federal support is to scientists, doctors and, especially, the patients they help."
www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
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An exceptional accounting of WEXMAC TITUS and the contracting gears moving the machine of ICE's push to build a $38.3 billion deportation processing network. Great work, @marisakabas.bsky.social!
Mandatory read for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of how WEXMAC works.
Mandatory read for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of how WEXMAC works.
For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this Dept. of War program
WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process
www.thehandbasket.co
February 18, 2026 at 12:06 AM
An exceptional accounting of WEXMAC TITUS and the contracting gears moving the machine of ICE's push to build a $38.3 billion deportation processing network. Great work, @marisakabas.bsky.social!
Mandatory read for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of how WEXMAC works.
Mandatory read for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of how WEXMAC works.
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IRL friend made this amazing documentary to try to stop history from repeating: www.thecatsofmirikitani.com
The Cats of Mirikitani – The Award-Winning Documentary About Japanese American Artist Jimmy Mirikitani.
www.thecatsofmirikitani.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
IRL friend made this amazing documentary to try to stop history from repeating: www.thecatsofmirikitani.com
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History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.
February 17, 2026 at 5:51 PM
History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.
I was afraid this would happen. I’m also afraid they got punished in other ways as well :(
They raided the jailed children to steal their letters.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I was afraid this would happen. I’m also afraid they got punished in other ways as well :(
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it was an abdication of moral and societal responsibility. It was letting monsters set the house on fire out of the misguided assumption someone else could put it out. People took stability and the status quo for granted and they will not like what the absence of it looks like as this worsens.
February 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
it was an abdication of moral and societal responsibility. It was letting monsters set the house on fire out of the misguided assumption someone else could put it out. People took stability and the status quo for granted and they will not like what the absence of it looks like as this worsens.
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I'm just disgusted at how much people took for granted in 2024 and how dramatically American society has deteriorated since.
February 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I'm just disgusted at how much people took for granted in 2024 and how dramatically American society has deteriorated since.
See who they gave money to in 2024 here:
February 17, 2026 at 10:55 PM
See who they gave money to in 2024 here:
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The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.
February 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.
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State lawmakers are looking to fix the fallout of a billing mistake by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) that triggered significant cuts to services for low-income individuals with HIV.
Lawmakers look to fill the gaps of VDH's 'self-inflicted' funding cuts to HIV services
State lawmakers are looking to fix the fallout of a billing mistake by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) that triggered significant cuts to services for low-income individuals with HIV.
www.wtvr.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:51 PM
State lawmakers are looking to fix the fallout of a billing mistake by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) that triggered significant cuts to services for low-income individuals with HIV.
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Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
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Ah, government spending. I’m old enough to remember when Republicans describing themselves as conservative meant financially, not religiously. Now they dgaf about budgets.
pepperidge farm remembers is written on the screen of a tv
ALT: pepperidge farm remembers is written on the screen of a tv
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Ah, government spending. I’m old enough to remember when Republicans describing themselves as conservative meant financially, not religiously. Now they dgaf about budgets.
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BREAKING: I read the new version of the “Save America Act” (S. 1383) so u don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHS’s faulty “SAVE” voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/
February 17, 2026 at 9:47 PM
BREAKING: I read the new version of the “Save America Act” (S. 1383) so u don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHS’s faulty “SAVE” voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/
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BREAKING: We secured another court order blocking the Trump-Vance admin’s unlawful immigration raids at houses of worship.
This ruling restores essential safeguards to religious freedom, and protects people of faith from ICE intrusion.
This ruling restores essential safeguards to religious freedom, and protects people of faith from ICE intrusion.
February 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
BREAKING: We secured another court order blocking the Trump-Vance admin’s unlawful immigration raids at houses of worship.
This ruling restores essential safeguards to religious freedom, and protects people of faith from ICE intrusion.
This ruling restores essential safeguards to religious freedom, and protects people of faith from ICE intrusion.
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NEW YORK CITY! Join your local March 7th rally to take back our science! Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7
#rally
#March7
#ImpeachRFKJr
#science
#standupforscience
#rally
#March7
#ImpeachRFKJr
#science
#standupforscience
February 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
NEW YORK CITY! Join your local March 7th rally to take back our science! Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7
#rally
#March7
#ImpeachRFKJr
#science
#standupforscience
#rally
#March7
#ImpeachRFKJr
#science
#standupforscience
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They fell for the lies, willingly. Left and right. NONE of what's happening, including Gaza being sold off to the highest bidders with Trump's cut, of course, would be happening under Harris, but they fell for the okie doke that she would be worse or their purity would help others.
February 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
They fell for the lies, willingly. Left and right. NONE of what's happening, including Gaza being sold off to the highest bidders with Trump's cut, of course, would be happening under Harris, but they fell for the okie doke that she would be worse or their purity would help others.
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The Democrats running for Cook County Board president offer two different visions for the future for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ➡️
Brendan Reilly: “Trump’s ICE needs to be abolished."
Toni Preckwinkle: ICE should be “completely abolished.” @wttw.bsky.social
Brendan Reilly: “Trump’s ICE needs to be abolished."
Toni Preckwinkle: ICE should be “completely abolished.” @wttw.bsky.social
The debate over how to respond to President Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to carry out the largest mass deportation effort in U.S. history is the newest flashpoint in the race for Cook County Board president.
https://to.wttw.com/4qFRcyM
https://to.wttw.com/4qFRcyM
Debate Over Future of ICE, Response to Immigration Raids Roils Race for Cook County Board President
The debate over how to respond to President Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to carry out the largest mass deportation effort in U.S. history is the newest flashpoint in the race for Cook County Boar...
to.wttw.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The Democrats running for Cook County Board president offer two different visions for the future for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ➡️
Brendan Reilly: “Trump’s ICE needs to be abolished."
Toni Preckwinkle: ICE should be “completely abolished.” @wttw.bsky.social
Brendan Reilly: “Trump’s ICE needs to be abolished."
Toni Preckwinkle: ICE should be “completely abolished.” @wttw.bsky.social
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LAST CALL: Please join me tomorrow for a meet-and-greet in Washington DC, 4:30-6:00pm! RSVP via ActBlue (link below).
February 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
LAST CALL: Please join me tomorrow for a meet-and-greet in Washington DC, 4:30-6:00pm! RSVP via ActBlue (link below).
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“All children held in immigration detention should be immediately released, and these facilities should be permanently shuttered.”
A group of pediatricians wrote an op-ed detailing the traumatic, lasting effects kids in detention centers will endure:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're pediatricians. We see how ICE is harming children. | Opinion
Liam Ramos is one of more than 1,700 children to have been put in family detention centers since 2025. We call for these centers to close.
www.usatoday.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
“All children held in immigration detention should be immediately released, and these facilities should be permanently shuttered.”