@vaindc.bsky.social
Still marching for the same shit 40 years later. Corporate refugee. Pursuing certification in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) because the world needs it right now. Super fan of DC and Baltimore sports teams. 3 rescue cats & a few foster dogs. NO DMs
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Here are my top 10 summer dogs of all time!
June 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Here are my top 10 summer dogs of all time!
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The fall of an empire is supposed to be a dramatic thing. But the reality is far less exciting.
It happens in the text of legislation nobody bothered reading, in local elections nobody followed, in a thousand tiny disasters that amounted to a thousand little cuts on the body politic.
It happens in the text of legislation nobody bothered reading, in local elections nobody followed, in a thousand tiny disasters that amounted to a thousand little cuts on the body politic.
I'm a historian, and I studied the fall of Rome. Here's what life is like in a dying empire.
It's the little things.
www.motherjones.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The fall of an empire is supposed to be a dramatic thing. But the reality is far less exciting.
It happens in the text of legislation nobody bothered reading, in local elections nobody followed, in a thousand tiny disasters that amounted to a thousand little cuts on the body politic.
It happens in the text of legislation nobody bothered reading, in local elections nobody followed, in a thousand tiny disasters that amounted to a thousand little cuts on the body politic.
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Students in Mississippi, South Dakota, Arkansas, Montana and Alaska could be affected the most if rules or oversight changes for how states spend education funds.
During the 2021-2022 school year, these states relied on federal aid for at least 20% of school funding.
Read more: buff.ly/emChbDx
During the 2021-2022 school year, these states relied on federal aid for at least 20% of school funding.
Read more: buff.ly/emChbDx
March 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Students in Mississippi, South Dakota, Arkansas, Montana and Alaska could be affected the most if rules or oversight changes for how states spend education funds.
During the 2021-2022 school year, these states relied on federal aid for at least 20% of school funding.
Read more: buff.ly/emChbDx
During the 2021-2022 school year, these states relied on federal aid for at least 20% of school funding.
Read more: buff.ly/emChbDx
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"But you’re doing better than most average Americans," the former Trump campaign adviser was pressed, to which he replied, "Oh, please."
'A bunch of bed-wetters': Trump 2024 campaign manager blows off US economy mayhem
In an interview with Politico, one of Donald Trump's co-campaign managers from his 2024 presidential bid had little sympathy for either Americans watching their 401k's value plummet or Wall Street inv...
www.rawstory.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"But you’re doing better than most average Americans," the former Trump campaign adviser was pressed, to which he replied, "Oh, please."
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Opposition to Musk is leading to boycotts of Tesla in both the U.S. and Europe.
'Down nearly 40 percent': Musk’s far-right MAGA politics are sinking Tesla
Billionaire Elon Musk, head of Tesla, SpaceX and X.com and leader of the Department of Government Accountability (DOGE), has become a very polarizing figure on both the left and the right.Liberals and...
www.rawstory.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Opposition to Musk is leading to boycotts of Tesla in both the U.S. and Europe.
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Draft dodger say what?
March 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Draft dodger say what?
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Gulf of SpaceX debris
March 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Gulf of SpaceX debris
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$38 billion for his shit to blow up and halt air traffic in Florida. If only there were a government agency devoted to eliminating wasteful spending…
March 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
$38 billion for his shit to blow up and halt air traffic in Florida. If only there were a government agency devoted to eliminating wasteful spending…
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The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.
February 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Nice to see Donald getting some sleep while President Musk tells his cabinet what to do.
February 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Nice to see Donald getting some sleep while President Musk tells his cabinet what to do.
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Republicans are too chickenshit to hold town halls. Shocker.
Here’s an idea: Democrats, hold town halls in Republican districts.
Here’s an idea: Democrats, hold town halls in Republican districts.
February 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Republicans are too chickenshit to hold town halls. Shocker.
Here’s an idea: Democrats, hold town halls in Republican districts.
Here’s an idea: Democrats, hold town halls in Republican districts.
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So he was drunk or lying.
Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine.
This you?
This you?
February 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
So he was drunk or lying.
@mcuban.bsky.social We need the modern day equivalent of Midnight Basketball for adolescent males so they don’t grow up to be like these twits. Thoughts? (And how can I help even though I’m a middle-aged female?)
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Adolescent Style in American Politics
The version of manhood placed on display by Trump and his aides is the one imagined by teenage boys.
www.theatlantic.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
@mcuban.bsky.social We need the modern day equivalent of Midnight Basketball for adolescent males so they don’t grow up to be like these twits. Thoughts? (And how can I help even though I’m a middle-aged female?)
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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MAGA child murderers. First unvaccinated child dies during measles outbreak in Texas!
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say (Gift Article)
At least 124 cases of measles have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are either unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown, officials say.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
MAGA child murderers. First unvaccinated child dies during measles outbreak in Texas!
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
Completely agree. A strategic pause. 👍🏻 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
Opinion | James Carville: The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment (Gift Article)
There’s nothing Democrats can legitimately do to stop Trump, so we need a tactical pause in our fight to plan for the future.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Completely agree. A strategic pause. 👍🏻 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
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I don’t usually RT myself, but why encourage increasing the nonviolent civil - passive - resistance discussed in this Ted talk.
youtu.be/YJSehRlU34w?...
youtu.be/YJSehRlU34w?...
February 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I don’t usually RT myself, but why encourage increasing the nonviolent civil - passive - resistance discussed in this Ted talk.
youtu.be/YJSehRlU34w?...
youtu.be/YJSehRlU34w?...
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I escaped poverty because I am a scientist.
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
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And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
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February 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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