A.Badgerhausen
@abadgerhausen.bsky.social
Came here to say…whatever fancies me, I guess. 😉
Livin’ medium large on Lake Michigan. I will spare you the “hand map”.
Cat mama. Dog/cat grandmama.
But much more. Some days, anyway.
Narrator: update-the old place is a cesspool.
Livin’ medium large on Lake Michigan. I will spare you the “hand map”.
Cat mama. Dog/cat grandmama.
But much more. Some days, anyway.
Narrator: update-the old place is a cesspool.
Pinned
A.Badgerhausen
@abadgerhausen.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Free at last. From “that bad place” at least.
October 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Sitting here thinking that if Medicare and Medicaid get slashed, right to die should be enacted in 50 states.
May 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Sitting here thinking that if Medicare and Medicaid get slashed, right to die should be enacted in 50 states.
Things are just extremely f****d. Persevering, but damn.
May 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Things are just extremely f****d. Persevering, but damn.
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Cutting the Social Security phone service would make it a whole lot harder for millions of Americans, especially seniors, to access the benefits they've paid into their entire lives. The Trump Administration needs to stop this assault on essential services that Americans rely on.
Social Security, facing pressure from DOGE, weighs big cuts to phone service
Agency considers ending phone program that helps with claims processing and is used by millions of elderly and disabled Americans.
washingtonpost.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Cutting the Social Security phone service would make it a whole lot harder for millions of Americans, especially seniors, to access the benefits they've paid into their entire lives. The Trump Administration needs to stop this assault on essential services that Americans rely on.
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I am not a politician, but I'm surprised that more elected Democrats aren't trying to fill the role of public anti-Trump leadership that is now occupied almost solely by Bernie Sanders. Those big crowds should be telling them something, no?
Drawing huge crowds, Bernie Sanders steps into leadership of the anti-Trump resistance
At 83 years old, Bernie Sanders has emerged as an unlikely leader of the Democratic resistance to Donald Trump.
apnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I am not a politician, but I'm surprised that more elected Democrats aren't trying to fill the role of public anti-Trump leadership that is now occupied almost solely by Bernie Sanders. Those big crowds should be telling them something, no?
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Well isn't that interesting. No wonder cops are trying to make an example of Luigi Mangione.
"Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds" (particularly young adults under 30)
apnews.com/article/luig...
"Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds" (particularly young adults under 30)
apnews.com/article/luig...
Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds
Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger.
apnews.com
December 27, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Well isn't that interesting. No wonder cops are trying to make an example of Luigi Mangione.
"Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds" (particularly young adults under 30)
apnews.com/article/luig...
"Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds" (particularly young adults under 30)
apnews.com/article/luig...
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic.... A Canadian helping to keep Bluesky free from disinformation.
How one Canadian is trying to keep a fast-growing social media platform troll-free | CBC News
Canadian Aaron Rodericks is head of trust and safety for Bluesky Social. Can he keep the rapidly growing social media platform free of trolls and misinformation, and stop foreign actors from using Blu...
www.cbc.ca
December 27, 2024 at 2:11 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/politic.... A Canadian helping to keep Bluesky free from disinformation.
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Retiring Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) said, “I’m trying to set a better example. I think there are colleagues — and some of whom are still very successful and very productive — but others who just stay forever.”
Geriatric lawmakers on both sides need to retire and allow younger people to take over.
Geriatric lawmakers on both sides need to retire and allow younger people to take over.
thehill.com
December 26, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Retiring Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) said, “I’m trying to set a better example. I think there are colleagues — and some of whom are still very successful and very productive — but others who just stay forever.”
Geriatric lawmakers on both sides need to retire and allow younger people to take over.
Geriatric lawmakers on both sides need to retire and allow younger people to take over.
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Low-income voters who voted for Trump are now begging him to not cut their benefits.
After backing Trump, low-income voters hope he doesn’t slash their benefits
Voters in the struggling Pennsylvania city of New Castle backed Donald Trump hoping he’d curb inflation. But he’ll be under pressure to cut federal spending.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Low-income voters who voted for Trump are now begging him to not cut their benefits.
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Or worse, dad “dates” his own daughter. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
December 24, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Or worse, dad “dates” his own daughter. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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Why isn't Matt Gaetz being held accountable for having sex with minors?
Anyone else would have been locked up at first mention of such heinous acts.
www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
Anyone else would have been locked up at first mention of such heinous acts.
www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
Gaetz report renews debate about how he escaped federal charges
The Justice Department applies federal sex-trafficking laws narrowly.
www.politico.com
December 23, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Why isn't Matt Gaetz being held accountable for having sex with minors?
Anyone else would have been locked up at first mention of such heinous acts.
www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
Anyone else would have been locked up at first mention of such heinous acts.
www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
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Stephen Feinberg, co-founder and CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, has an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion. His firm owned DynCorp, a military contractor that settled multiple government fraud lawsuits, raising concerns about his potential conflicts of interest.
Trump picks billionaire Stephen Feinberg to be deputy defense secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he would nominate billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg to serve as deputy secretary of defense.
www.reuters.com
December 23, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Stephen Feinberg, co-founder and CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, has an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion. His firm owned DynCorp, a military contractor that settled multiple government fraud lawsuits, raising concerns about his potential conflicts of interest.
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I have a lot of respect for what he has accomplished. But I feel has been a bit absent in the national conversation. Even if he has to release prerecorded messages he needs to be speaking to America about the sht show we are watching with the GOP. Speak out Mr President!!!
December 21, 2024 at 1:31 AM
I have a lot of respect for what he has accomplished. But I feel has been a bit absent in the national conversation. Even if he has to release prerecorded messages he needs to be speaking to America about the sht show we are watching with the GOP. Speak out Mr President!!!
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This is FUBAR level wild. And will let people get sick, hospitalized and die.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
www.npr.org
December 22, 2024 at 6:37 PM
This is FUBAR level wild. And will let people get sick, hospitalized and die.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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🧵Still thinking about NYT expose of "male ally" Justin Baldoni's reputational destruction of Blake Lively after she rebuked his sexual harassment:
1. Tell me again how "metoo has gone too far" or "even a whisper ruins MEN'S careers"
2. PR gargoyle Nathan: "people really want to hate on women"
1. Tell me again how "metoo has gone too far" or "even a whisper ruins MEN'S careers"
2. PR gargoyle Nathan: "people really want to hate on women"
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2024 at 4:07 PM
🧵Still thinking about NYT expose of "male ally" Justin Baldoni's reputational destruction of Blake Lively after she rebuked his sexual harassment:
1. Tell me again how "metoo has gone too far" or "even a whisper ruins MEN'S careers"
2. PR gargoyle Nathan: "people really want to hate on women"
1. Tell me again how "metoo has gone too far" or "even a whisper ruins MEN'S careers"
2. PR gargoyle Nathan: "people really want to hate on women"
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We all need to amplify Biden’s strong economy A LOT. We can’t let Trump take credit for the economic health he will inherit and coast on for the next year. www.reuters.com/markets/us/u...
US economy eyes strong finish ahead of heightened policy uncertainty in 2025
The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell more than expected last week, almost reversing the prior two weeks' increases and suggesting that a gradual labor market slowdown remained in place.
www.reuters.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:58 PM
We all need to amplify Biden’s strong economy A LOT. We can’t let Trump take credit for the economic health he will inherit and coast on for the next year. www.reuters.com/markets/us/u...
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If you haven’t had the chance, make sure to thank your Michigan State Senators.After hundreds of Senator’s bills died on the House floor, they took a stance to finish the good work for the people of Michigan, staying in session for well over 26 hours to pass MI House bills.
Thank you Senators 👏👏
Thank you Senators 👏👏
December 20, 2024 at 9:41 PM
If you haven’t had the chance, make sure to thank your Michigan State Senators.After hundreds of Senator’s bills died on the House floor, they took a stance to finish the good work for the people of Michigan, staying in session for well over 26 hours to pass MI House bills.
Thank you Senators 👏👏
Thank you Senators 👏👏
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The House just delivered President Musk and his VP Trump a stinging political loss.
Live updates: House passes deal to avert a government shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson will bring a new bill to temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid to the House floor. President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase were punted into...
apnews.com
December 20, 2024 at 11:11 PM
The House just delivered President Musk and his VP Trump a stinging political loss.
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So the unelected president of the United States is now endorsing neo-Nazism overseas.
Cool cool.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Cool cool.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Elon Musk gives nod to German far-right party as election looms
U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, set to join President-elect Donald Trump's administration, waded into Germany's election campaign on Friday, calling the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the country's saviour.
www.reuters.com
December 20, 2024 at 2:54 PM
So the unelected president of the United States is now endorsing neo-Nazism overseas.
Cool cool.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Cool cool.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Yet another Tesla recall, this time almost 700,000 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring system issue abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
Tesla recalling almost 700,000 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring system issue
Tesla is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tire pressure monitoring system
abcnews.go.com
December 20, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Yet another Tesla recall, this time almost 700,000 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring system issue abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...