Allison S.
@theskydontfall.bsky.social
Scientist, book lover, angry woman.
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Today, 4 hedge fund managers on Wall St. earn more in a year than every kindergarten teacher in America combined.
Teachers: join us for a town hall tomorrow w/ leaders from the AFT & NEA to discuss the enormously important issue of raising teacher pay & saving public education.
Teachers: join us for a town hall tomorrow w/ leaders from the AFT & NEA to discuss the enormously important issue of raising teacher pay & saving public education.
July 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Today, 4 hedge fund managers on Wall St. earn more in a year than every kindergarten teacher in America combined.
Teachers: join us for a town hall tomorrow w/ leaders from the AFT & NEA to discuss the enormously important issue of raising teacher pay & saving public education.
Teachers: join us for a town hall tomorrow w/ leaders from the AFT & NEA to discuss the enormously important issue of raising teacher pay & saving public education.
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Some detainees claim guards are doling out discipline for questioning rules — including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods. Officials deny the charge. (reporting via WLRN)
'They chained me to the ground': Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz allege harsh punishment by guards
While the new Everglades migrant detention center fends off complaints about its living conditions, some detainees claim guards are also doling out discipline for questioning rules — including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods. Officials deny the charge.
n.pr
July 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Some detainees claim guards are doling out discipline for questioning rules — including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods. Officials deny the charge. (reporting via WLRN)
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The Supreme Court has allowed President Trump to terminate, without cause, former President Biden's appointees to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The court's three liberals dissented.
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire 3 Democrats on consumer safety panel
The decision further limits a 90-year-old high-court precedent that was aimed at protecting the independence of certain regulatory agencies.
n.pr
July 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The Supreme Court has allowed President Trump to terminate, without cause, former President Biden's appointees to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The court's three liberals dissented.
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After Texas made performing abortions a felony, miscarriage became more dangerous. The number of blood transfusions in ED visits for first-trimester pregnancy loss shot up by 54%. My latest:
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
July 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
After Texas made performing abortions a felony, miscarriage became more dangerous. The number of blood transfusions in ED visits for first-trimester pregnancy loss shot up by 54%. My latest:
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Just awful.
'Hunger Games'-Style Immigrant Reality Show Pitched To Homeland Security Sparks Outrage
Their cruelty knows no bounds.
www.comicsands.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Just awful.
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They really think their mass firings had nothing to do with the problems we’re now seeing.
May 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
They really think their mass firings had nothing to do with the problems we’re now seeing.
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The mayor of Newark was arrested today while protesting at a federal immigration detention center operated by GEO Group — a private prison company and major Trump donor.
Kudos to Ras Baraka for standing up to this authoritarian regime.
Kudos to Ras Baraka for standing up to this authoritarian regime.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey mayor is arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting its opening, acting US attorney says.
May 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The mayor of Newark was arrested today while protesting at a federal immigration detention center operated by GEO Group — a private prison company and major Trump donor.
Kudos to Ras Baraka for standing up to this authoritarian regime.
Kudos to Ras Baraka for standing up to this authoritarian regime.
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@tennesseelookout.com and @propublica.org are continuing to report on flex loans in Tennessee, where 110,000 borrowers have been sued by Advance Financial alone.
Have you been sued by a flex loan lender?
Call or text reporter @friedmanadam5.bsky.social at 615-249-8509 to share your experience.
Have you been sued by a flex loan lender?
Call or text reporter @friedmanadam5.bsky.social at 615-249-8509 to share your experience.
I took out a loan from Advance Financial in 2016 to pay unexpected medical bills. I felt ashamed but shouldn't have: hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans do the same annually. I was lucky and paid mine off. 110,000 Tennesseans get trapped in exorbitant interest rates and have been sued by Advance.
Commentary: The buck stops here - Accountability reporting on payday lenders in Tennessee. "What good is a loan, held out as a means to get by, if it doubles or triples in cost? How does it benefit a desperate borrower in the short term if the long-term consequences follow them for years?"
May 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
@tennesseelookout.com and @propublica.org are continuing to report on flex loans in Tennessee, where 110,000 borrowers have been sued by Advance Financial alone.
Have you been sued by a flex loan lender?
Call or text reporter @friedmanadam5.bsky.social at 615-249-8509 to share your experience.
Have you been sued by a flex loan lender?
Call or text reporter @friedmanadam5.bsky.social at 615-249-8509 to share your experience.
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Most of these appeared in one form or another on Bluesky yesterday but it's nice to have them all compiled in one place
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/chi...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/chi...
Chicago Pope’s First Changes
Deep-dish Eucharist wafers
Oprah added to Sistine Chapel ceiling
Sunday mass followed by improv set
Brian Urlacher’s hair growth declared a miracle...
www.mcsweeneys.net
May 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Most of these appeared in one form or another on Bluesky yesterday but it's nice to have them all compiled in one place
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/chi...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/chi...
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The new bill states that a life-threatening medical emergency doesn’t need to be “imminent” and says doctors can terminate ectopic pregnancies. It also clarifies that medical providers can discuss abortion with patients without violating the law.
By @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social & Lizzie Presser
By @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social & Lizzie Presser
Texas Senate Approves Legislation to Clarify Exceptions to Abortion Ban
Following ProPublica’s reporting, Republicans acknowledged women were denied care because medical providers were unsure what Texas’ abortion ban allowed. But the new legislation doesn’t remove what…
www.propublica.org
May 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The new bill states that a life-threatening medical emergency doesn’t need to be “imminent” and says doctors can terminate ectopic pregnancies. It also clarifies that medical providers can discuss abortion with patients without violating the law.
By @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social & Lizzie Presser
By @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social & Lizzie Presser
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Bigoted Asshole Makes The Best Barbecue
theonion.com/bigoted...
theonion.com/bigoted...
May 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Bigoted Asshole Makes The Best Barbecue
theonion.com/bigoted...
theonion.com/bigoted...
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Business figures pay tribute to Warren Buffett after retirement announcement
Business figures pay tribute to Warren Buffett after retirement announcement
JP Morgan boss says Buffett represents ‘everything good about American capitalism and America itself’
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Business figures pay tribute to Warren Buffett after retirement announcement
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Sometimes I listen to 20 minutes of a VC Tech Bro podcast just to wonder what I would be like if I had that much irrational certainty (and ketamine.)
May 3, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Sometimes I listen to 20 minutes of a VC Tech Bro podcast just to wonder what I would be like if I had that much irrational certainty (and ketamine.)
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When even Rand Paul is like, “Yeah, that’s too extreme.”
April 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
When even Rand Paul is like, “Yeah, that’s too extreme.”
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Your lawn mower doesn't know.
April 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Your lawn mower doesn't know.
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Marco Rubio saying the 2-year-old went w/ her mother ignores the fact that ICE and DOJ officials knew about and ignored the fact that the father and a guardian, as well as their lawyers, were trying to assert their rights. ICE nonetheless deported them w/in 3 days. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-depo...
April 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Marco Rubio saying the 2-year-old went w/ her mother ignores the fact that ICE and DOJ officials knew about and ignored the fact that the father and a guardian, as well as their lawyers, were trying to assert their rights. ICE nonetheless deported them w/in 3 days. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-depo...
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While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak concentrated in the small, dusty towns of West Texas, cases of pertussis have skyrocketed by more than 1,500% nationwide since hitting a recent low in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline
While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s ...
www.propublica.org
April 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak concentrated in the small, dusty towns of West Texas, cases of pertussis have skyrocketed by more than 1,500% nationwide since hitting a recent low in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A couple days before I came home there was extensive flooding in our area, including an overflow from a neighboring pond streaming into our yard, thus, our lawn is currently occupied with a large number of yard fish.
April 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A couple days before I came home there was extensive flooding in our area, including an overflow from a neighboring pond streaming into our yard, thus, our lawn is currently occupied with a large number of yard fish.
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Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economists
Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economists
‘Willing sycophants’ came up with simplistic formula that has thrown global economy into disarray
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economists
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The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them.
Trump's tariffs are so far-reaching they include several remote, uninhabited islands
The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them.
www.npr.org
April 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them.
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If trump's tariffs were a picture
April 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If trump's tariffs were a picture
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10,000 Health and Human Services employees are being laid off.
These are the people who track diseases, conduct research, make sure our food and medicine is safe, and administer health insurance for nearly half the country.
Tell me how this will "make America healthy again."
These are the people who track diseases, conduct research, make sure our food and medicine is safe, and administer health insurance for nearly half the country.
Tell me how this will "make America healthy again."
Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agencies
Employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
apnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
10,000 Health and Human Services employees are being laid off.
These are the people who track diseases, conduct research, make sure our food and medicine is safe, and administer health insurance for nearly half the country.
Tell me how this will "make America healthy again."
These are the people who track diseases, conduct research, make sure our food and medicine is safe, and administer health insurance for nearly half the country.
Tell me how this will "make America healthy again."
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Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
March 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
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A Delta passenger plane and an Air Force jet flew narrowly close to one another outside Washington, D.C., on Friday, prompting a collision warning and "corrective instructions" from air traffic controllers.
Delta plane and Air Force jet ordered to maneuver to avoid collision near DCA airport
A Delta passenger plane and an Air Force jet flew narrowly close to one another outside Washington, D.C., on Friday, prompting a collision warning and "corrective instructions" from air traffic contro...
www.npr.org
March 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A Delta passenger plane and an Air Force jet flew narrowly close to one another outside Washington, D.C., on Friday, prompting a collision warning and "corrective instructions" from air traffic controllers.
March 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM