Bonita ⚖️🏳️🌈
@bkj741.bsky.social
Horrible typist on my phone. Sorry in advance.
Social Justice is important
- Act Justly
- Love Mercy
- Walk Humbly
Kindness Matters
Critical Thinking & Logic Matter
Facts Matter
Pets & Grandkids make life grand.
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Social Justice is important
- Act Justly
- Love Mercy
- Walk Humbly
Kindness Matters
Critical Thinking & Logic Matter
Facts Matter
Pets & Grandkids make life grand.
Retired Attorney • Photography 💕
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Monsanto scientists ghostwrote this paper claiming the company’s proprietary glyphosate & roundup herbicides had no risk to human health.
25 years & 1300 citations later, it has finally been retracted — 8 years after the collusion was exposed.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
25 years & 1300 citations later, it has finally been retracted — 8 years after the collusion was exposed.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Monsanto scientists ghostwrote this paper claiming the company’s proprietary glyphosate & roundup herbicides had no risk to human health.
25 years & 1300 citations later, it has finally been retracted — 8 years after the collusion was exposed.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
25 years & 1300 citations later, it has finally been retracted — 8 years after the collusion was exposed.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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One way to think of the Trump Admin is as having SHIFTED the $$ we used to spend on curing cancer (and providing care to Veterans and protecting nature and etc) to snatching brown people off the streets.
Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments. n.pr/4a4N3zD
After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left
Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments.
n.pr
December 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
One way to think of the Trump Admin is as having SHIFTED the $$ we used to spend on curing cancer (and providing care to Veterans and protecting nature and etc) to snatching brown people off the streets.
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If I had to bet, I'd bet no Republican health care bill gets voted on. They've nearly all voted or not voted to uninsure 15 million.
They don't want ads explaining how they backed a bill that can never pass the Senate, which would raise insurance costs for at least 20 million more Americans.
They don't want ads explaining how they backed a bill that can never pass the Senate, which would raise insurance costs for at least 20 million more Americans.
Republicans push high deductible plans and health savings accounts
A Republican call to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies revives an old idea that has left millions with medical debt.
www.npr.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
If I had to bet, I'd bet no Republican health care bill gets voted on. They've nearly all voted or not voted to uninsure 15 million.
They don't want ads explaining how they backed a bill that can never pass the Senate, which would raise insurance costs for at least 20 million more Americans.
They don't want ads explaining how they backed a bill that can never pass the Senate, which would raise insurance costs for at least 20 million more Americans.
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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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The Supreme Court majority has decided that they are the fact-finders, and the facts are what they want them to be, and quite frankly if District Courts disagree, they can pound sand because they're not the ones in charge.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Supreme Court majority has decided that they are the fact-finders, and the facts are what they want them to be, and quite frankly if District Courts disagree, they can pound sand because they're not the ones in charge.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
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Just before Thanksgiving, Yuanxin Zheng and his father went to a check in with ICE, and were both arrested
Yuanxin is only 6 years old
He was promptly separated from his father and handed to the Office of Refugee Resettlement
We are treating this child as if he were a criminal
Yuanxin is only 6 years old
He was promptly separated from his father and handed to the Office of Refugee Resettlement
We are treating this child as if he were a criminal
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Just before Thanksgiving, Yuanxin Zheng and his father went to a check in with ICE, and were both arrested
Yuanxin is only 6 years old
He was promptly separated from his father and handed to the Office of Refugee Resettlement
We are treating this child as if he were a criminal
Yuanxin is only 6 years old
He was promptly separated from his father and handed to the Office of Refugee Resettlement
We are treating this child as if he were a criminal
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At 88 years old he is trying to re-establish himself… this will break your heart… but it’s what mean-spirited conservative policies do to real people…
We are the wealthiest country in the world and yet this is how we treat our seniors and veterans. If you support Trump and Republicans ripping away SNAP, Medicaid, and Obamacare subsidies to give tax cuts to billionaires — GO FUCK YOURSELF. 😳👇
December 4, 2025 at 6:23 AM
At 88 years old he is trying to re-establish himself… this will break your heart… but it’s what mean-spirited conservative policies do to real people…
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As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/26/a...
As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste • Nevada Current
The U.S. government has caused massive food waste during President Donald Trump’s second term. Policies such as immigration raids, tariff changes and temporary and permanent cuts to food assistance pr...
nevadacurrent.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/26/a...
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How US corporations are deliberately poisoning human consumers & other species with PFAS. time.com/7336883/epa-... #environment
EPA Is Embracing PFAS Pesticides. These Are The Health Risks
The dangerous 'forever chemicals' could be causing still more contamination of crops.
time.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
How US corporations are deliberately poisoning human consumers & other species with PFAS. time.com/7336883/epa-... #environment
And so it begins… the effects of Trumps BBB
We received notice that our property taxes will increase by 16% in 2026. The county was quick to explain why since many were vocally unhappy…
Much of tax increase due to Trump’s BBB. County has immediate $1.5 million cost increase for SNAP.
We received notice that our property taxes will increase by 16% in 2026. The county was quick to explain why since many were vocally unhappy…
Much of tax increase due to Trump’s BBB. County has immediate $1.5 million cost increase for SNAP.
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
And so it begins… the effects of Trumps BBB
We received notice that our property taxes will increase by 16% in 2026. The county was quick to explain why since many were vocally unhappy…
Much of tax increase due to Trump’s BBB. County has immediate $1.5 million cost increase for SNAP.
We received notice that our property taxes will increase by 16% in 2026. The county was quick to explain why since many were vocally unhappy…
Much of tax increase due to Trump’s BBB. County has immediate $1.5 million cost increase for SNAP.
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To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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The Trump administration inherited an economy that the Economist called "the envy of the world" in a cover story a week before the election and easily could've coasted on that success (again) but instead they set it on fire.
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Trump administration inherited an economy that the Economist called "the envy of the world" in a cover story a week before the election and easily could've coasted on that success (again) but instead they set it on fire.
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Every once in a while I go back and rewatch this performance, and every time I'm glad I did youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y
Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, more - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | 2004 Induction
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Every once in a while I go back and rewatch this performance, and every time I'm glad I did youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y
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PFAS have been linked to several kinds of cancer, birth defects, damage to the liver and immune system, and other health problems. The EPA plans to relax rules requiring companies to report PFAS products and weaken drinking water standards for the chemicals.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/22/n...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/22/n...
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food - The Boston Globe
The agency approved two new pesticides that will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli, and potatoes.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
PFAS have been linked to several kinds of cancer, birth defects, damage to the liver and immune system, and other health problems. The EPA plans to relax rules requiring companies to report PFAS products and weaken drinking water standards for the chemicals.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/22/n...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/22/n...
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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I'm. With. Him.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I'm. With. Him.
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“A measles outbreak in Arizona and Utah shows no sign of slowing, putting the United States dangerously close to losing its elimination status for the vaccine-preventable disease.” www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... - @nbcnews.com
#Arizona #Measles #MeaslesOutbreak #Utah
#Arizona #Measles #MeaslesOutbreak #Utah
Measles outbreak in Arizona and Utah could spell the end for U.S. elimination status
With holiday travel and gatherings approaching, doctors worry that transmission could escalate further.
www.nbcnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“A measles outbreak in Arizona and Utah shows no sign of slowing, putting the United States dangerously close to losing its elimination status for the vaccine-preventable disease.” www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... - @nbcnews.com
#Arizona #Measles #MeaslesOutbreak #Utah
#Arizona #Measles #MeaslesOutbreak #Utah
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Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
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Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself www.snopes.com/fact-check/g...
Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself
The bill prohibited the FDA from enforcing regulations aimed at increasing traceability of the supply chain, among other rules.
www.snopes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself www.snopes.com/fact-check/g...
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This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
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Women have had it. 2 out of 5 said they'd like to permanently move to another country.
That's four times as high as in 2014.
21 points higher than among young men.
Only 19% of men expressed a similar desire.
No other wealthy country has numbers like these
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
That's four times as high as in 2014.
21 points higher than among young men.
Only 19% of men expressed a similar desire.
No other wealthy country has numbers like these
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
Record share of women want to leave U.S. for good — more than double that of men
That's four times as high as in 2014.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Women have had it. 2 out of 5 said they'd like to permanently move to another country.
That's four times as high as in 2014.
21 points higher than among young men.
Only 19% of men expressed a similar desire.
No other wealthy country has numbers like these
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
That's four times as high as in 2014.
21 points higher than among young men.
Only 19% of men expressed a similar desire.
No other wealthy country has numbers like these
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...