Tired Mama
@tiredmama.bsky.social
Diversity is America’s greatest asset. Reposting people with helpful info + my thoughts. Fascists and Nahtzees are bad. NO DM’s.
#vivelarésistance
Georgia, GenX, mural artist
Mom to 4 kids and lots of pets.
#vivelarésistance
Georgia, GenX, mural artist
Mom to 4 kids and lots of pets.
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All I want in life is to persuade everyone, when encountering politics & culture, to ask, "why are we talking about this?" I mean that very literally: anything you encounter on your screens reflects a choice. Someone covered that, talked about that, rather than the many other things out there. Why?
October 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
All I want in life is to persuade everyone, when encountering politics & culture, to ask, "why are we talking about this?" I mean that very literally: anything you encounter on your screens reflects a choice. Someone covered that, talked about that, rather than the many other things out there. Why?
Can someone ask this guy if he also thinks we should stop vaccinating our dogs? Everyone good with their neighbor’s dog getting rabies? Wondering how many people would care about community health then?
Florida Surgeon General Ladapo: "This whole 'Oh, Florida hasn't done any analysis,' that's nonsense."
Tapper: "You said you hadn't done any projections?"
Florida Surgeon General Ladapo: "We don't need to do a projection."
Tapper: "You said you hadn't done any projections?"
Florida Surgeon General Ladapo: "We don't need to do a projection."
September 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Can someone ask this guy if he also thinks we should stop vaccinating our dogs? Everyone good with their neighbor’s dog getting rabies? Wondering how many people would care about community health then?
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USTA to Broadcasters: DO NOT show Trump getting booed.
Streisand effect:
Streisand effect:
September 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
USTA to Broadcasters: DO NOT show Trump getting booed.
Streisand effect:
Streisand effect:
Exactly how I’ve felt in the 🇺🇸 as well. It’s horrifying.
I thought I was growing up in a racially tolerant Britain. I now realise I was wrong | Rohan Sathyamoorthy
I thought I was growing up in a racially tolerant Britain. I now realise I was wrong | Rohan Sathyamoorthy
I’ve experienced more racism in the past year than the rest of my life put together – the only answer is for young people to stand up to the far right, says writer Rohan Sathyamoorthy
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Exactly how I’ve felt in the 🇺🇸 as well. It’s horrifying.
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What can you learn from teaching pre-kindergarteners self-defense about how our media is adapting to fascism?
Andrea Pitzer on why kids (and some adults) have such a hard time spotting the con.
Andrea Pitzer on why kids (and some adults) have such a hard time spotting the con.
Spot the Con: Why Journalists Ignore Reality
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What can you learn from teaching pre-kindergarteners self-defense about how our media is adapting to fascism?
Andrea Pitzer on why kids (and some adults) have such a hard time spotting the con.
Andrea Pitzer on why kids (and some adults) have such a hard time spotting the con.
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Excellent column by Ezra Klein, and you should read all of it. He gets it.
Stop Acting Like This Is Normal www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Stop Acting Like This Is Normal www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Excellent column by Ezra Klein, and you should read all of it. He gets it.
Stop Acting Like This Is Normal www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Stop Acting Like This Is Normal www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
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Fear is the point. Our government wants to threaten us.
Loss of commerce is the result. People who are afraid to leave their homes do not spend $ in their communities.
Loss of commerce is the result. People who are afraid to leave their homes do not spend $ in their communities.
Mexican festivals in Chicago canceled amid Trump plans to deploy troops
City and suburbs pull local events tied to Mexican Independence Day on 16 September
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Fear is the point. Our government wants to threaten us.
Loss of commerce is the result. People who are afraid to leave their homes do not spend $ in their communities.
Loss of commerce is the result. People who are afraid to leave their homes do not spend $ in their communities.
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BREAKING: South Korea says it has reached a deal with the U.S. on the release of South Korean workers detained at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.
South Korea says it has reached a deal with the US for the release of workers in a Georgia plant
South Korea says it has reached a deal with the U.S. for the release of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.
bit.ly
September 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
BREAKING: South Korea says it has reached a deal with the U.S. on the release of South Korean workers detained at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Sept. 7, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
September 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Sept. 7, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Wondering how much of this is an indictment on Kemp. First all the jobs lost at CDC and now this. #georgiapol
More information on the immigration raid at the Hyundai factory in Georgia. Starting with, nearly 500 people were arrested after a multi-month investigation. Gift link 🎁https://wapo.st/3JMAAFK
September 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Wondering how much of this is an indictment on Kemp. First all the jobs lost at CDC and now this. #georgiapol
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In 2021, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely said the COVID-19 vaccine was the “deadliest vaccine ever made.”
In the Sept. 4 hearing, Kennedy said that Operation Warp Speed was “genius.” (via @politifact.bsky.social) to.pbs.org/46bV6Hv
In the Sept. 4 hearing, Kennedy said that Operation Warp Speed was “genius.” (via @politifact.bsky.social) to.pbs.org/46bV6Hv
4 fact-checks from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate testimony over COVID-19 vaccines, CDC
PolitiFact fact-checked some of the most notable back-and-forth moments.
to.pbs.org
September 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In 2021, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely said the COVID-19 vaccine was the “deadliest vaccine ever made.”
In the Sept. 4 hearing, Kennedy said that Operation Warp Speed was “genius.” (via @politifact.bsky.social) to.pbs.org/46bV6Hv
In the Sept. 4 hearing, Kennedy said that Operation Warp Speed was “genius.” (via @politifact.bsky.social) to.pbs.org/46bV6Hv
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Former President Joe Biden underwent surgery recently to remove skin cancer lesions. Biden’s skin cancer procedure comes three months after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Biden Has Surgery to Remove Skin Cancer
Three months earlier, former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had a diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
nyti.ms
September 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Former President Joe Biden underwent surgery recently to remove skin cancer lesions. Biden’s skin cancer procedure comes three months after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
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The US State Department has imposed sanctions on three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the International Criminal Court to investigate and arrest Israeli leaders over accusations of war crimes in Gaza. https://cnn.it/4mNRuSV
September 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The US State Department has imposed sanctions on three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the International Criminal Court to investigate and arrest Israeli leaders over accusations of war crimes in Gaza. https://cnn.it/4mNRuSV
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President Trump hosted the elite of Big Tech at a White House dinner this evening, and each took turns to lavish praise on him.
Zuckerberg, Gates and Altman lavish praise on Trump at dinner
Former Trump adviser Elon Musk was missing from the dinner.
www.axios.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
President Trump hosted the elite of Big Tech at a White House dinner this evening, and each took turns to lavish praise on him.
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⚡️ Update: Foreign troops in Ukraine would be 'legitimate targets for destruction by Russia, Putin warns.
"If any troops appear there, especially now, during the fighting, we assume that they will be legitimate targets for destruction," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"If any troops appear there, especially now, during the fighting, we assume that they will be legitimate targets for destruction," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Foreign troops in Ukraine would be 'legitimate targets for destruction' by Russia, Putin warns
"If any troops appear there, especially now, during the fighting, we assume that they will be legitimate targets for destruction," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
kyivindependent.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
⚡️ Update: Foreign troops in Ukraine would be 'legitimate targets for destruction by Russia, Putin warns.
"If any troops appear there, especially now, during the fighting, we assume that they will be legitimate targets for destruction," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"If any troops appear there, especially now, during the fighting, we assume that they will be legitimate targets for destruction," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
This needs more attention.
Shelby County, where Musk’s xAI facility sits, has Tennessee’s highest rate of ER visits for asthma.
For the majority-Black residents of the area, emissions from the company’s methane gas turbines exacerbate longstanding public health concerns.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social, @mlk50.com
For the majority-Black residents of the area, emissions from the company’s methane gas turbines exacerbate longstanding public health concerns.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social, @mlk50.com
Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce’s Push for Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center
In the face of intense public opposition, the city’s Chamber of Commerce has gone to unusual lengths to promote Musk’s xAI facility: sending out a mailer, for the first time in recent memory, that inc...
www.propublica.org
September 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
This needs more attention.
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News Analysis: By ordering the U.S. military to summarily kill a group of people aboard what he said was a drug-smuggling boat, President Trump used the military in a way that had no clear legal precedent or basis, according to specialists in the laws of war and executive power.
Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers
The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated an administration pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks at home and abroad.
nyti.ms
September 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
News Analysis: By ordering the U.S. military to summarily kill a group of people aboard what he said was a drug-smuggling boat, President Trump used the military in a way that had no clear legal precedent or basis, according to specialists in the laws of war and executive power.
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In an effort to ensure more New Yorkers can get the latest Covid vaccines, Gov. Kathy Hochul is planning to sign an executive order that would authorize pharmacists to provide the shot to almost anyone who wants it, the governor’s office said Thursday.
Hochul to Sign Order to Get Around U.S. Limits on Covid Vaccine
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York plans to authorize pharmacists to provide the vaccine to almost anyone who wants it without a prescription.
nyti.ms
September 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
In an effort to ensure more New Yorkers can get the latest Covid vaccines, Gov. Kathy Hochul is planning to sign an executive order that would authorize pharmacists to provide the shot to almost anyone who wants it, the governor’s office said Thursday.
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ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
How Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich
Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes.
www.propublica.org
September 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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The Justice Department's acting deputy chief was caught on a hidden camera saying that the government will "redact every Republican" from an Epstein client list and "leave all the liberal, Democratic people."
DOJ deputy chief: government will "redact every Republican" from Epstein client list
The deputy chief later said his comments were not based on what he's learned from his role at the DOJ.
www.axios.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Justice Department's acting deputy chief was caught on a hidden camera saying that the government will "redact every Republican" from an Epstein client list and "leave all the liberal, Democratic people."
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Medical groups call on US Health Secretary Kennedy to step down reut.rs/4neBOrN
Medical groups call on US Health Secretary Kennedy to step down
Multiple health groups and medical associations called on U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to step down in a joint statement on Wednesday, saying he was disregarding decades of lifesaving science and reversing medical progress.
reut.rs
September 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Medical groups call on US Health Secretary Kennedy to step down reut.rs/4neBOrN
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Aspirin is commonly prescribed to patients with coronary artery disease to prevent heart attacks and strokes, but a new analysis has found that another drug, clopidogrel, is more effective and just as safe. www.wired.com/story/antico...
This Blood Thinner Is More Effective Than Aspirin at Preventing Heart Attacks
Aspirin is commonly prescribed to patients with coronary artery disease to prevent heart attacks and strokes, but a new analysis has found that another drug, clopidogrel, is more effective and just as...
www.wired.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Aspirin is commonly prescribed to patients with coronary artery disease to prevent heart attacks and strokes, but a new analysis has found that another drug, clopidogrel, is more effective and just as safe. www.wired.com/story/antico...
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⚡️ 'Coalition of the Willing' convenes in Paris as 39 countries discuss Ukraine security guarantees, call with Trump planned.
'Coalition of the Willing' convenes in Paris as 39 countries discuss Ukraine security guarantees, call with Trump planned
Later in the day, European leaders also plan to talk with U.S. President Donald Trump.
kyivindependent.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
⚡️ 'Coalition of the Willing' convenes in Paris as 39 countries discuss Ukraine security guarantees, call with Trump planned.
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“If this was done by another country, we absolutely would call this corruption,” said Kristofer Harrison, who served as a high-level State Department official in the George W. Bush administration. “Because it is corruption.”
(Published May)
(Published May)
The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.
The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet company in five developing nations. In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers a...
www.propublica.org
September 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“If this was done by another country, we absolutely would call this corruption,” said Kristofer Harrison, who served as a high-level State Department official in the George W. Bush administration. “Because it is corruption.”
(Published May)
(Published May)
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Steps away from the Capitol, victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender, on Wednesday demanded that all people who received sexual favors through Epstein be identified. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
September 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Steps away from the Capitol, victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender, on Wednesday demanded that all people who received sexual favors through Epstein be identified. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...