@bailey99.bsky.social
Just a middle aged lesbian trying to stay informed without becoming depressed... animal & nature lover, neurodivergent, intersectional feminist, coffee lover
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This is sad.
Inbox: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board has voted to dissolve the organization following Congress pulling its federal funding
January 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This is sad.
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Here comes the profiteering. How much does Trump take for himself and his family and associates? www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Here comes the profiteering. How much does Trump take for himself and his family and associates? www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
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And what is that called again supplying young girls to the largest pedophile ring? Oh that’s right it’s called Sex Trafficking!! America’s President everyone FFS
January 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
And what is that called again supplying young girls to the largest pedophile ring? Oh that’s right it’s called Sex Trafficking!! America’s President everyone FFS
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#OTD in 2005, we lost Shirley Chisholm.
Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first Black woman elected to the US Congress--and represented NY's 12th congressional district for 7 terms from 1969 to 1983. #WomenInPolitics
Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first Black woman elected to the US Congress--and represented NY's 12th congressional district for 7 terms from 1969 to 1983. #WomenInPolitics
January 1, 2026 at 11:41 PM
#OTD in 2005, we lost Shirley Chisholm.
Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first Black woman elected to the US Congress--and represented NY's 12th congressional district for 7 terms from 1969 to 1983. #WomenInPolitics
Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first Black woman elected to the US Congress--and represented NY's 12th congressional district for 7 terms from 1969 to 1983. #WomenInPolitics
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Trumpsters claiming they voted for his economic policies remind me of when men would claim they read Playboy for the articles.
December 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Trumpsters claiming they voted for his economic policies remind me of when men would claim they read Playboy for the articles.
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Our broken child care system can learn a lot from New Mexico - the state that is leading the way in guaranteeing free child care for all.
There is no better rate of return than investing in our children.
The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.
There is no better rate of return than investing in our children.
The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.
December 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Our broken child care system can learn a lot from New Mexico - the state that is leading the way in guaranteeing free child care for all.
There is no better rate of return than investing in our children.
The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.
There is no better rate of return than investing in our children.
The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.
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We’re in the busiest time of the year for food pantries — and the combination of federal funding cuts and rising prices is making it difficult for many pantries to meet rising needs. Please consider supporting your local food pantry this holiday season.
Find Your Local Food Bank and Holiday Food Boxes | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and holiday food boxes in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
December 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
We’re in the busiest time of the year for food pantries — and the combination of federal funding cuts and rising prices is making it difficult for many pantries to meet rising needs. Please consider supporting your local food pantry this holiday season.
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Story: apnews.com/article/arti...
Texas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite how some courses discuss race and gender
A senior Texas A&M University System official testing a new artificial intelligence tool this fall asked it to find how many courses discuss feminism at one of its regional universities.
apnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Story: apnews.com/article/arti...
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Thank you to everyone who has shared this. The hearing is over for today. DHS has filed a motion to pretermit (end Guan's asylum application in the US) and have him sent to Uganda - where he'd be at risk of being sent to China. The hearing to decide that will be held 12 January.
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thank you to everyone who has shared this. The hearing is over for today. DHS has filed a motion to pretermit (end Guan's asylum application in the US) and have him sent to Uganda - where he'd be at risk of being sent to China. The hearing to decide that will be held 12 January.
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U.S. negotiators have told Ukraine that it must withdraw from the Donetsk region under any peace deal with Russia.
U.S. tells Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk region for peace deal: sources
Kyiv is under intense pressure from Trump to make concessions to Russia to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.
ebx.sh
December 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
U.S. negotiators have told Ukraine that it must withdraw from the Donetsk region under any peace deal with Russia.
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Because WMD is code for march into an illegal war with a bullshit basis?
NEW — Trump has signed an executive order "designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD)." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
Trump to declare 'illicit' fentanyl 'Weapon of Mass Destruction,' per draft EO
A copy of the draft was obtained and reviewed by The Handbasket.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Because WMD is code for march into an illegal war with a bullshit basis?
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Two days after the House of Representatives voted to restore collective bargaining rights to federal employees, Trump moves to illegally end collective bargaining for TSA workers.
Trump may be the most anti-union president in American history.
Trump may be the most anti-union president in American history.
December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Two days after the House of Representatives voted to restore collective bargaining rights to federal employees, Trump moves to illegally end collective bargaining for TSA workers.
Trump may be the most anti-union president in American history.
Trump may be the most anti-union president in American history.
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Transcript of CounterSpin's interview with Alex Main on US interference in Honduras' election:
"Every little thing that the US does and says regarding Honduras really has huge effects in the country, effects that are very rarely noted here."
fair.org/home/hondura...
"Every little thing that the US does and says regarding Honduras really has huge effects in the country, effects that are very rarely noted here."
fair.org/home/hondura...
‘Honduras Is a Country Still Recovering From a Coup the US Helped Enable’: CounterSpin interview with Alex Main on Honduran election
"If you are a right-wing Latin American government that's aligned with the US, you get a free pass in the media."
fair.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Transcript of CounterSpin's interview with Alex Main on US interference in Honduras' election:
"Every little thing that the US does and says regarding Honduras really has huge effects in the country, effects that are very rarely noted here."
fair.org/home/hondura...
"Every little thing that the US does and says regarding Honduras really has huge effects in the country, effects that are very rarely noted here."
fair.org/home/hondura...
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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Brown: Autocrats don’t fear the disease or the babies dying from whooping cough — they fear the evidence of it, because evidence exposes their failures, demands accountability, and empowers the public.
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Brown: Autocrats don’t fear the disease or the babies dying from whooping cough — they fear the evidence of it, because evidence exposes their failures, demands accountability, and empowers the public.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Under Trump, the National Credit Union Association stopped sharing data on the income banks get from overdraft fees. Consumers paid billions in these fees in 2024.
As the Trump administration continues rolling back protections for consumers, I’m pushing for answers.
As the Trump administration continues rolling back protections for consumers, I’m pushing for answers.
Exclusive: Sen. Warren presses credit unions on late fees
Democratic lawmakers, led by Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., press 21 institutions for fee data after a federal agency halted disclosure requirements.
www.americanbanker.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Under Trump, the National Credit Union Association stopped sharing data on the income banks get from overdraft fees. Consumers paid billions in these fees in 2024.
As the Trump administration continues rolling back protections for consumers, I’m pushing for answers.
As the Trump administration continues rolling back protections for consumers, I’m pushing for answers.
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Trump's MRI raises new questions about Biden's health.
December 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump's MRI raises new questions about Biden's health.
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As a disabled IVF baby...I'm afraid of reporting on this.
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
As a disabled IVF baby...I'm afraid of reporting on this.
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Trump’s administration wants to ban states from regulating AI—a massive giveaway to Big Tech.
This could prevent basic safeguards like protecting children online, combating deepfakes, addressing data center impacts, safeguarding workers, and more.
This could prevent basic safeguards like protecting children online, combating deepfakes, addressing data center impacts, safeguarding workers, and more.
From Steve Bannon to Elizabeth Warren, bipartisan backlash erupts over push to block states from regulating AI
Sharp critiques of efforts to limit state AI laws have MAGA populists and progressive advocates joining forces in an unexpected coalition.
www.nbcnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Trump’s administration wants to ban states from regulating AI—a massive giveaway to Big Tech.
This could prevent basic safeguards like protecting children online, combating deepfakes, addressing data center impacts, safeguarding workers, and more.
This could prevent basic safeguards like protecting children online, combating deepfakes, addressing data center impacts, safeguarding workers, and more.
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In our review of more than 360 Chicago-area hospital guardianship petitions, the Tribune found that when patients have assets, one law firm and one private care management organization get nearly all the business.
When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price
When Chicago hospitals seek guardians for patients with assets, a law firm and a private care management organization get nearly all the business.
trib.al
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In our review of more than 360 Chicago-area hospital guardianship petitions, the Tribune found that when patients have assets, one law firm and one private care management organization get nearly all the business.
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