@xanaorn.bsky.social
Mom to 3 humans, 3 felines, 4 hens and occasional foster turtles in Gifu. Teacher/language learning advisor. 🇺🇸 in 🇯🇵.
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The other day, I was telling friends and family how a housewife originated these Tokyo Metro transfer and exit guides, and they thought I was kidding. It used to be a well-known story. If you don't know it, here's a quick summary.
July 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The other day, I was telling friends and family how a housewife originated these Tokyo Metro transfer and exit guides, and they thought I was kidding. It used to be a well-known story. If you don't know it, here's a quick summary.
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STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
July 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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In 80 seconds, AOC has completely dismantled the #BigUglyBill.
Dems should turn this into a prime time campaign ad NOW.
“This Bill is a deal with the devil”💥
@aoc.bsky.social
Dems should turn this into a prime time campaign ad NOW.
“This Bill is a deal with the devil”💥
@aoc.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In 80 seconds, AOC has completely dismantled the #BigUglyBill.
Dems should turn this into a prime time campaign ad NOW.
“This Bill is a deal with the devil”💥
@aoc.bsky.social
Dems should turn this into a prime time campaign ad NOW.
“This Bill is a deal with the devil”💥
@aoc.bsky.social
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NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.
www.propublica.org
July 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
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BREAKING: Republicans just blocked my amendment to ensure Veterans, foster kids and the homeless aren’t denied SNAP benefits.
There is no one Republicans won’t betray to ram through tax cuts for their billionaire buddies.
There is no one Republicans won’t betray to ram through tax cuts for their billionaire buddies.
July 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
BREAKING: Republicans just blocked my amendment to ensure Veterans, foster kids and the homeless aren’t denied SNAP benefits.
There is no one Republicans won’t betray to ram through tax cuts for their billionaire buddies.
There is no one Republicans won’t betray to ram through tax cuts for their billionaire buddies.
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New data show that ICE is pulling record numbers of people off the streets who have no criminal convictions of any kind. This is not just a change from the Biden admin. This is a radical tactical shift compared to Trump 1.0. These arrests are up over 1,000% from 2017.
www.cato.org/blog/ice-arr...
www.cato.org/blog/ice-arr...
June 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
New data show that ICE is pulling record numbers of people off the streets who have no criminal convictions of any kind. This is not just a change from the Biden admin. This is a radical tactical shift compared to Trump 1.0. These arrests are up over 1,000% from 2017.
www.cato.org/blog/ice-arr...
www.cato.org/blog/ice-arr...
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Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while…
www.propublica.org
June 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
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If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
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No Kings Day was one of the largest days of protest in US history. From deep red small towns to our largest cities, millions of people turned out to make it clear that the American people will not bow to fascism. #NoKings
June 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
No Kings Day was one of the largest days of protest in US history. From deep red small towns to our largest cities, millions of people turned out to make it clear that the American people will not bow to fascism. #NoKings
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Happy Obama Appreciation Day
June 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Happy Obama Appreciation Day
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Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.
June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.
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Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs.
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
June 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs.
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
My hoomans are crazy!
May 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
My hoomans are crazy!
Our new babies! I think their big brother will be very excited to meet them! 🐱🐱🐱
May 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Our new babies! I think their big brother will be very excited to meet them! 🐱🐱🐱
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Medicaid work requirements are all for show. A good GOP talking point but they don’t do much except make it harder for people who qualify to keep up with reporting and verification requirements where failure to do so results in losing coverage or coverage/care gaps.
5 Key Facts About Medicaid Work Requirements | KFF
Work requirements in Medicaid have resurfaced as part of a broader legislative package of potential changes to Medicaid designed to significantly reduce federal Medicaid spending. This brief highlight...
www.kff.org
May 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Medicaid work requirements are all for show. A good GOP talking point but they don’t do much except make it harder for people who qualify to keep up with reporting and verification requirements where failure to do so results in losing coverage or coverage/care gaps.
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1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
May 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
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Hers worse: He got snared by a “dumb intelligence” search, and presto deportation!
Turns out:
“Onda, a Japanese national and father of five, was cited for exceeding the fish limit during a church-organized outing, although he did not catch any fish himself. The charge was dismissed.”
Turns out:
“Onda, a Japanese national and father of five, was cited for exceeding the fish limit during a church-organized outing, although he did not catch any fish himself. The charge was dismissed.”
Japanese PhD Student Faces US Deportation Over Minor Infractions
Japanese national Suguru Onda has had his student visa revoked in the US due to two speeding tickets and fishing violation.
www.tokyoweekender.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Hers worse: He got snared by a “dumb intelligence” search, and presto deportation!
Turns out:
“Onda, a Japanese national and father of five, was cited for exceeding the fish limit during a church-organized outing, although he did not catch any fish himself. The charge was dismissed.”
Turns out:
“Onda, a Japanese national and father of five, was cited for exceeding the fish limit during a church-organized outing, although he did not catch any fish himself. The charge was dismissed.”
"Terminating legal representation for these children means that toddlers will now face a courtroom and judge with no adult to advocate on their behalf," Ossoff and Murkowski wrote. "Children will be asked to make decisions about their legal rights well beyond their comprehension…”
The letter obtained by NPR marks a rare bipartisan critique from Capitol Hill of the administration's immigration policy.
Bipartisan senators rebuke White House move to end legal aid for unaccompanied minors
The letter obtained by NPR marks a rare bipartisan critique from Capitol Hill of the administration's immigration policy.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
"Terminating legal representation for these children means that toddlers will now face a courtroom and judge with no adult to advocate on their behalf," Ossoff and Murkowski wrote. "Children will be asked to make decisions about their legal rights well beyond their comprehension…”
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Let's go! It only takes 3.5% ... www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
www.bbc.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Let's go! It only takes 3.5% ... www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Nearly half of CDC's developmental disabilities and birth defects center is now off the job
Secy Kennedy's layoffs included entire team working on sickle cell disease
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cut...
Secy Kennedy's layoffs included entire team working on sickle cell disease
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cut...
CDC faces backlash for cutting sickle cell, adult disability programs
Nearly half of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities was laid off.
www.cbsnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Nearly half of CDC's developmental disabilities and birth defects center is now off the job
Secy Kennedy's layoffs included entire team working on sickle cell disease
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cut...
Secy Kennedy's layoffs included entire team working on sickle cell disease
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cut...
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Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said reut.rs/3E9kB27
South Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity says
Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after U.S. aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Wednesday.
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April 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said reut.rs/3E9kB27