Ama La Vida Ari 🌸
@aripiphany.bsky.social
✨Afro-Antillana 🇻🇮🇵🇦 living in NYC and finding freedom in all the Black diasporas. I also find the time to be your neighborhood Tree-hugging Engineer bc I believe environmental and community wellbeing is a human right👷🏾♀️🌳🌍
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Michelle Obama right now www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
January 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Michelle Obama right now www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Xavier Becerra, who has led the Department of Health and Human Services, says federal agencies are outmatched in a world of “instantaneous information and disinformation.”
‘I can’t go toe to toe with social media.’ Top U.S. health official reflects, regrets.
Xavier Becerra, who has led the Department of Health and Human Services, says federal agencies are outmatched in a world of “instantaneous information and disinformation.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Xavier Becerra, who has led the Department of Health and Human Services, says federal agencies are outmatched in a world of “instantaneous information and disinformation.”
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🎯🎯🎯 It's beautiful that we're looking out for each other, but individuals frantically crowdfunding simply cannot achieve the impact associated with scale. That's why our government should provide a true safety net for the people. But alas.
I don't want to sift through gofundme appeals. I want to pay progressive taxes and fund a safety net for everyone.
January 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
🎯🎯🎯 It's beautiful that we're looking out for each other, but individuals frantically crowdfunding simply cannot achieve the impact associated with scale. That's why our government should provide a true safety net for the people. But alas.
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There was less gridlock and fewer drivers traveling into the core of Manhattan, new data from the first week of New York City’s new congestion pricing program showed.
Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week
Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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5 million, folks.
The U.S. Education Department announced on Monday that it had canceled student loans for more than 150,000 borrowers, bringing the tally of Americans whose loans were forgiven under President Biden to over five million.
Biden’s Push to Cancel Student Debt Surpasses 5 Million Borrowers
With Monday’s authorization and 27 previous ones, the Biden administration has forgiven over $180 billion in student loans, even as its larger policy vision never took root.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
5 million, folks.
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This is a big deal. The court's decision to allow the Hawaii case to proceed sustains the nearly 40 other climate liability cases in state courts. 🤞
The Supreme Court has ruled against the oil industry, refusing to block lawsuits from California and other states that seek billions of dollars in damages for the impacts of climate change. www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Supreme Court denies oil industry plea to block climate lawsuits filed by California, other blue states
Supreme Court will not block California's suit against big oil companies for damage from climate change.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This is a big deal. The court's decision to allow the Hawaii case to proceed sustains the nearly 40 other climate liability cases in state courts. 🤞
This is another example why the media must stop being complicit and deferring to police accounts in their first write ups after police shoot someone.
A police officer fired two shots at a 32-year-old man who the police say was carrying a knife in a brightly lit hallway of a South Bronx building on Sunday, striking him in the torso. The man was in stable condition and was expected to survive.
NYPD Officer Shoots Man Who Reported a Burglary in 5-Second Encounter
The victim, the police said, was carrying a knife. The shooting, which occurred after a five-second encounter, was under investigation.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This is another example why the media must stop being complicit and deferring to police accounts in their first write ups after police shoot someone.
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Martin Luther King wasn’t asking people to do community service. He was asking folks to liberate oppressed peoples.
January 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Martin Luther King wasn’t asking people to do community service. He was asking folks to liberate oppressed peoples.
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Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, will unveil his signature campaign issue on Monday: trying to end homelessness on the streets and subways for people with severe mental illness.
Lander Vows to End Street Homelessness for Mentally Ill People as Mayor
Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, will announce a major plan to address homelessness after a series of violent attacks on the subway.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, will unveil his signature campaign issue on Monday: trying to end homelessness on the streets and subways for people with severe mental illness.
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"One reason many federal employees are thinking of leaving government — often after decades of serving our country, under Republican and Democratic presidents — is that we’re afraid." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
Opinion | I’m a Federal Employee. This Is What We Need Most in the Trump Era. (Gift Article)
Practical support matters more than encouragement.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"One reason many federal employees are thinking of leaving government — often after decades of serving our country, under Republican and Democratic presidents — is that we’re afraid." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
Okay I’m doing this. Hi Bluesky for real this time 🦋
January 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Okay I’m doing this. Hi Bluesky for real this time 🦋
Hi hola Bonjour Bluesky… I am gonna only have the emotional and mental capacity to stick with one of these social medias… a ver… 😅
November 11, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Hi hola Bonjour Bluesky… I am gonna only have the emotional and mental capacity to stick with one of these social medias… a ver… 😅