Yacygirl
@yacygirl.bsky.social
South Florida 🌴 | Gen❌| Wife & Mom | Golden Retriever lover 🦮| Lifelong Democrat | #resist #prochoice 💙🦋💙
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Miller: Fed funding will go to schools that teach patriotism
May 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Miller: Fed funding will go to schools that teach patriotism
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Cal-Maine, the biggest egg producer, has been accused of using bird flu as cover to jack up prices and triple its profits from a year ago.
It also received $22M in federal aid.
While you're getting gouged at the grocery store, your tax dollars are subsidizing corporate greed.
It also received $22M in federal aid.
While you're getting gouged at the grocery store, your tax dollars are subsidizing corporate greed.
May 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Cal-Maine, the biggest egg producer, has been accused of using bird flu as cover to jack up prices and triple its profits from a year ago.
It also received $22M in federal aid.
While you're getting gouged at the grocery store, your tax dollars are subsidizing corporate greed.
It also received $22M in federal aid.
While you're getting gouged at the grocery store, your tax dollars are subsidizing corporate greed.
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"Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging
An emergency order removes protections covering over half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as the president aims to boost timber production.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Americans seeking retirement or survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to apply over the phone, starting next week.
New Social Security rules will create hurdles for millions of seniors, report finds
A new report from a left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that upcoming changes to Social Security will amount to a "45-mile trip for some 6 million seniors."
www.npr.org
April 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Americans seeking retirement or survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to apply over the phone, starting next week.
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“Trump claimed that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent travelled to Kyiv by train but that "Zelensky was sleeping" and could not meet him.
“In reality, Zelensky met with Bessent at Mariinskyi Palace. Multiple photographs were taken and published of their meeting.”
“In reality, Zelensky met with Bessent at Mariinskyi Palace. Multiple photographs were taken and published of their meeting.”
February 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
“Trump claimed that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent travelled to Kyiv by train but that "Zelensky was sleeping" and could not meet him.
“In reality, Zelensky met with Bessent at Mariinskyi Palace. Multiple photographs were taken and published of their meeting.”
“In reality, Zelensky met with Bessent at Mariinskyi Palace. Multiple photographs were taken and published of their meeting.”
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Trump is literally fighting to let banks charge you higher overdraft fees.
Democrats put a $5 cap on overdraft fees last year. Republicans, at Trump’s request, just introduced legislation to overturn that cap. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Democrats put a $5 cap on overdraft fees last year. Republicans, at Trump’s request, just introduced legislation to overturn that cap. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Administration Wants to Let Banks Jack Up Overdraft Fees
The Trump administration is looking to overturn a Biden-era policy that curtailed banks' ability to punish consumers with overdraft fees.
www.rollingstone.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Trump is literally fighting to let banks charge you higher overdraft fees.
Democrats put a $5 cap on overdraft fees last year. Republicans, at Trump’s request, just introduced legislation to overturn that cap. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Democrats put a $5 cap on overdraft fees last year. Republicans, at Trump’s request, just introduced legislation to overturn that cap. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Pete Buttigieg: “Even the greatest country, if it loses the rule of law, will not have much left.”
REPOST if you stand with Pete Buttigieg!
REPOST if you stand with Pete Buttigieg!
February 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Pete Buttigieg: “Even the greatest country, if it loses the rule of law, will not have much left.”
REPOST if you stand with Pete Buttigieg!
REPOST if you stand with Pete Buttigieg!
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As the Trump administration and Elon Musk work to dismantle USAID, the government’s lead agency for delivering humanitarian aid for generations, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work, promoting unfounded claims and conspiratorial thinking. nyti.ms/4htWHN0
February 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
As the Trump administration and Elon Musk work to dismantle USAID, the government’s lead agency for delivering humanitarian aid for generations, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work, promoting unfounded claims and conspiratorial thinking. nyti.ms/4htWHN0
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A state panel has decided to issue a written reprimand against Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony over a license controversy.
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony reprimanded by state panel over omission of suspended license - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) — A state panel has decided to issue a written reprimand against Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony over a licenseRead More
wsvn.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A state panel has decided to issue a written reprimand against Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony over a license controversy.
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The first interview #Anonymous has done regarding the OPM data breach.
"OPM email servers were compromised. Not to mention the frightening possibility that outsiders installed a box to upload opm.gov servers to the cloud for outsider access."
www.muellershewrote.com/p/a-fork-in-...
"OPM email servers were compromised. Not to mention the frightening possibility that outsiders installed a box to upload opm.gov servers to the cloud for outsider access."
www.muellershewrote.com/p/a-fork-in-...
February 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The first interview #Anonymous has done regarding the OPM data breach.
"OPM email servers were compromised. Not to mention the frightening possibility that outsiders installed a box to upload opm.gov servers to the cloud for outsider access."
www.muellershewrote.com/p/a-fork-in-...
"OPM email servers were compromised. Not to mention the frightening possibility that outsiders installed a box to upload opm.gov servers to the cloud for outsider access."
www.muellershewrote.com/p/a-fork-in-...
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Here's the WIRED piece from 1AM, reporting that -- contrary to White House claims -- a 25-year-old Musk lackey has obtained direct access to Treasury Department systems responsible for nearly all payments made by the US government:
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
EMERGENCY PIECE: Previous reports that Musk's DOGE programmers only have "read only" access is inaccurate. I can confirm what @wired.com first reported at 1 AM today that they have Read & WRITE access with a source in BFS referring to this as "apocalyptic"
www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-...
www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-...
Day Five of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025: Not “Read Only” access anymore
If you are a current or former career Bureau of the Fiscal Service Employee, especially if you’re a legacy IT programmer with years of experience and especially if you are a COBOL programmer currently...
www.crisesnotes.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Here's the WIRED piece from 1AM, reporting that -- contrary to White House claims -- a 25-year-old Musk lackey has obtained direct access to Treasury Department systems responsible for nearly all payments made by the US government:
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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From @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. "If you’re always consumed by the next outrage, you can’t look closely at the last one. The impression of Trump’s power remains; the fact that he keeps stepping on rakes is missed. The projection of strength obscures the reality of weakness. Don’t believe him."
Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
From @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. "If you’re always consumed by the next outrage, you can’t look closely at the last one. The impression of Trump’s power remains; the fact that he keeps stepping on rakes is missed. The projection of strength obscures the reality of weakness. Don’t believe him."
Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.
Do something
Do something
February 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, property insurance rates are 5 times the national average, leaving many Floridians & unable to afford coverage & driving up the cost of housing for everyone. We need solutions to this crisis, not more giveaways to insurance corporations raising our rates. #florida #flapol
December 6, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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The popular agency has cracked down on bank “junk fees” and worked to get medical debt off of credit reports.
Trump Is Poised to Dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The popular agency has cracked down on bank “junk fees” and worked to get medical debt off of credit reports.
truthout.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:10 PM
The popular agency has cracked down on bank “junk fees” and worked to get medical debt off of credit reports.
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Just another crook
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
The Trump Foundation-Pam Bondi scandal - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
In March 2016, CREW discovered that the Trump Foundation had broken the law by giving an illegal $25,000 contribution to a political group supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. This would set...
www.citizensforethics.org
November 21, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Just another crook
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
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It’s really something to watch the Party whose supporters poop on the floor in the Capitol and wipe their feces on the wall tell us which bathrooms to use.
November 20, 2024 at 6:31 PM
It’s really something to watch the Party whose supporters poop on the floor in the Capitol and wipe their feces on the wall tell us which bathrooms to use.
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PROPHESY: When AI perfects deep-fakes of people, places, & things, no news will be trusted. Even those who previously believed fake news will think their fake news is faked. At that moment a tear in the spacetime continuum will open and swallow all social media from the internet.
February 28, 2024 at 4:18 PM
PROPHESY: When AI perfects deep-fakes of people, places, & things, no news will be trusted. Even those who previously believed fake news will think their fake news is faked. At that moment a tear in the spacetime continuum will open and swallow all social media from the internet.
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Florida’s state-run insurer paid homeowners’ claims less often than any other insurer in the state last year, with over half of claimants receiving nothing, according to an analysis by a Palm Beach Gardens-based ratings agency.
State-run Citizens insurance had worst rate of paying Floridians’ claims
Florida’s state-run insurer paid homeowners’ claims less often than any other insurer in the state last year, with over half of claimants receiving nothing, according to an analysis by a Palm Beach…
www.sun-sentinel.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Florida’s state-run insurer paid homeowners’ claims less often than any other insurer in the state last year, with over half of claimants receiving nothing, according to an analysis by a Palm Beach Gardens-based ratings agency.
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The forceful tariffs promoted by President-elect Donald Trump would likely lead to higher prices for consumers, according to a top executive at Walmart, the U.S.’ largest company by revenue, a notable warning on the potential inflationary effects of Trump’s favored trade policy tool.
Trump’s Tariffs Will ‘Probably’ Cause Walmart Price Hikes, CFO Says
The Walmart executive’s comments hint at the trickle-down impact of tariffs, as companies pay the import tax upfront and often pass on the higher input costs associated with these fees to consumers.
www.forbes.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:52 PM
The forceful tariffs promoted by President-elect Donald Trump would likely lead to higher prices for consumers, according to a top executive at Walmart, the U.S.’ largest company by revenue, a notable warning on the potential inflationary effects of Trump’s favored trade policy tool.