@barbaralovett.bsky.social
Cat lover, solid Blue, run a nonprofit dedicated to rescuing captive elephants from circuses and zoos. No DMs!
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Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…
April 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…
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April 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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We are now at the point where the AP can write this as if its a simple background fact and it sparks no outrage: "Trump has made no secret of his plans to use the power of the federal government to target domestic political adversaries."
April 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We are now at the point where the AP can write this as if its a simple background fact and it sparks no outrage: "Trump has made no secret of his plans to use the power of the federal government to target domestic political adversaries."
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We traded Europe for a guy that builds concentration camps for profit.
April 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We traded Europe for a guy that builds concentration camps for profit.
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I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Dear universities and law firms,
You can't "buy Trump off." If you do what he asks, he'll think he owns you and he'll demand more and more. You'll never be done with him. Appeasement is surrender. Resist.
Sincerely,
Mark
You can't "buy Trump off." If you do what he asks, he'll think he owns you and he'll demand more and more. You'll never be done with him. Appeasement is surrender. Resist.
Sincerely,
Mark
April 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Dear universities and law firms,
You can't "buy Trump off." If you do what he asks, he'll think he owns you and he'll demand more and more. You'll never be done with him. Appeasement is surrender. Resist.
Sincerely,
Mark
You can't "buy Trump off." If you do what he asks, he'll think he owns you and he'll demand more and more. You'll never be done with him. Appeasement is surrender. Resist.
Sincerely,
Mark
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Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
April 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
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Republicans are trying to steal an election in North Carolina. They have been laying the groundwork for five months, and unless the federal courts intervene, they just might succeed. If they do, it could usher in a new era of election subversion in future contests across the country.
Republicans Are Trying to Steal an Election
From Marc | For the sake of our democracy, let us hope the courts once again prevent that from happening.
www.democracydocket.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Republicans are trying to steal an election in North Carolina. They have been laying the groundwork for five months, and unless the federal courts intervene, they just might succeed. If they do, it could usher in a new era of election subversion in future contests across the country.
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This country is becoming unrecognizable. What we’re seeing is state-funded fear. We’ve warned people: keep filming, go live on social media so these moments are documented and shared. This wasn’t a case involving masked ICE agents—but that’s happening too.
April 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This country is becoming unrecognizable. What we’re seeing is state-funded fear. We’ve warned people: keep filming, go live on social media so these moments are documented and shared. This wasn’t a case involving masked ICE agents—but that’s happening too.
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This is Congressman John Larson during a DOGE hearing calling out corrupt billionaire Nazi Musk for trying to cut Social Security and privatize it for dark profits.
We need much more of this fight from our Democratic leaders.
We need much more of this fight from our Democratic leaders.
March 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is Congressman John Larson during a DOGE hearing calling out corrupt billionaire Nazi Musk for trying to cut Social Security and privatize it for dark profits.
We need much more of this fight from our Democratic leaders.
We need much more of this fight from our Democratic leaders.
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FACT: Medicaid covers nearly half of all childbirths in the country, and around two-thirds of nursing home stays.
FACT: Roughly 1/5 of America relies on Medicare or Medicaid to cover healthcare costs.
FACT: GOP members just passed a bill requiring DEEP cuts to these programs.
FACT: Roughly 1/5 of America relies on Medicare or Medicaid to cover healthcare costs.
FACT: GOP members just passed a bill requiring DEEP cuts to these programs.
March 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
FACT: Medicaid covers nearly half of all childbirths in the country, and around two-thirds of nursing home stays.
FACT: Roughly 1/5 of America relies on Medicare or Medicaid to cover healthcare costs.
FACT: GOP members just passed a bill requiring DEEP cuts to these programs.
FACT: Roughly 1/5 of America relies on Medicare or Medicaid to cover healthcare costs.
FACT: GOP members just passed a bill requiring DEEP cuts to these programs.
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Here’s the clip with audio
March 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Here’s the clip with audio
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#Asha #FreeAsha to sanctuary in TN. Illegally shipped from VA to FL to escape confiscation due to #animalcruelty allegations.
#elephants #Florida #usa #illegal
www.wuft.org/animals/2024...
#elephants #Florida #usa #illegal
www.wuft.org/animals/2024...
FWC dismisses group's complaint about captive Williston elephant and its missing tusk
In her 42 years of life, Asha has lived in three places: Africa, Virginia and Florida. Now, animal rights groups have requested that the African elephant move again.
www.wuft.org
November 12, 2024 at 4:12 PM
#Asha #FreeAsha to sanctuary in TN. Illegally shipped from VA to FL to escape confiscation due to #animalcruelty allegations.
#elephants #Florida #usa #illegal
www.wuft.org/animals/2024...
#elephants #Florida #usa #illegal
www.wuft.org/animals/2024...
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Thank you, @hcrichardson.bsky.social for this concise, easy to understand explanation of the current budget crisis in D.C.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
February 25, 2025
On Friday, February 21, former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg posted: “A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country.
open.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thank you, @hcrichardson.bsky.social for this concise, easy to understand explanation of the current budget crisis in D.C.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.
February 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.
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This is so upsetting. This child’s death was preventable. This outbreak was preventable. “A child in Texas has died from measles, officials said Wednesday, the first known death in the current large outbreak in West Texas and the first death from measles in the country since 2015.”
Texas measles outbreak marks first fatality as more cases reported
A child in Texas has died from measles, the AP reported, the first death from measles in the United States since 2015.
www.statnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is so upsetting. This child’s death was preventable. This outbreak was preventable. “A child in Texas has died from measles, officials said Wednesday, the first known death in the current large outbreak in West Texas and the first death from measles in the country since 2015.”
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Another plane incident in DC:
An American Airlines flight from Boston had to abort its landing at DCA airport this morning to avoid another plane that was taking off on the same runway, authorities said.
An American Airlines flight from Boston had to abort its landing at DCA airport this morning to avoid another plane that was taking off on the same runway, authorities said.
February 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Another plane incident in DC:
An American Airlines flight from Boston had to abort its landing at DCA airport this morning to avoid another plane that was taking off on the same runway, authorities said.
An American Airlines flight from Boston had to abort its landing at DCA airport this morning to avoid another plane that was taking off on the same runway, authorities said.
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Representative Brittany Pettersen, denied a remote vote by House Repugnants flew from CO to DC with her one month old son, Sam, to vote in person. 🙌
February 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Representative Brittany Pettersen, denied a remote vote by House Repugnants flew from CO to DC with her one month old son, Sam, to vote in person. 🙌
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As a measles outbreak is rapidly spreading in western Texas, public health concerns are growing just as rapidly. While GOP leaders appear oblivious to increasing threats of infectious diseases, Americans have come to fear top Republicans whose actions are endangering…
February 20, 2025 at 3:34 AM
As a measles outbreak is rapidly spreading in western Texas, public health concerns are growing just as rapidly. While GOP leaders appear oblivious to increasing threats of infectious diseases, Americans have come to fear top Republicans whose actions are endangering…
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Alzheimer’s has affected many of us. It strips away a person’s dignity & emotionally, physically, and financially overwhelms families. There’s been promises of better treatments, but now that is gone bc trump/musk have cut experts in this field which will have devastating effects on all of us.
Oops: Trump-Musk Cuts Just Wrecked an NIH Org Championed by GOPers
Republicans once lavished praise on an NIH center that deals with Alzheimer’s. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are hobbling it. What will those Republicans say now?
newrepublic.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Alzheimer’s has affected many of us. It strips away a person’s dignity & emotionally, physically, and financially overwhelms families. There’s been promises of better treatments, but now that is gone bc trump/musk have cut experts in this field which will have devastating effects on all of us.
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NPR's analysis found that, of its verifiable work completed so far, DOGE has cut just $2 billion in spending & NOT the $55 billion that Musk reported saving by ending federal contracts.
Musk cannot be trusted to tell the truth & therefore cannot be trusted w/ personal info or the programs we need.
Musk cannot be trusted to tell the truth & therefore cannot be trusted w/ personal info or the programs we need.
DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
NPR's analysis found that, of its verifiable work completed so far, DOGE has cut just $2 billion in spending & NOT the $55 billion that Musk reported saving by ending federal contracts.
Musk cannot be trusted to tell the truth & therefore cannot be trusted w/ personal info or the programs we need.
Musk cannot be trusted to tell the truth & therefore cannot be trusted w/ personal info or the programs we need.
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How do we even know that Elon's DOGE hackers aren't using their computer skills to peel money off of everyone's Social Security accounts?
WE DON'T KNOW.
There is no transparency.
All we know is Elon's goal was to *find* 2 trillion dollars without touching Social Security, and that's impossible.
WE DON'T KNOW.
There is no transparency.
All we know is Elon's goal was to *find* 2 trillion dollars without touching Social Security, and that's impossible.
February 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
How do we even know that Elon's DOGE hackers aren't using their computer skills to peel money off of everyone's Social Security accounts?
WE DON'T KNOW.
There is no transparency.
All we know is Elon's goal was to *find* 2 trillion dollars without touching Social Security, and that's impossible.
WE DON'T KNOW.
There is no transparency.
All we know is Elon's goal was to *find* 2 trillion dollars without touching Social Security, and that's impossible.
Resist, persist, and insist.
#ResistFascism
#ResistFascism
February 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Resist, persist, and insist.
#ResistFascism
#ResistFascism
Happy Caturday from Bailey and the catnip ball 🐈
February 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Happy Caturday from Bailey and the catnip ball 🐈