Blusings
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Dog lover, Girl Mama, interested in supporting patients via alternative communication to particpate in medical conversations; My opinions are my own
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A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife, Casey DeSantis, gave $10 million to nonprofit political committees that helped the governor defeat a ballot measure.
Why Did a Charity Tied to Casey DeSantis Suddenly Get a $10 Million Boost?
The Hope Florida Foundation quietly gave the money to two nonprofit political committees that helped Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies defeat a ballot measure.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife, Casey DeSantis, gave $10 million to nonprofit political committees that helped the governor defeat a ballot measure.
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March 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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NEW: I just announced my Capital Budget investments in key infrastructure projects across Wisconsin that will:
✅ Generate $7 billion in economic activity,
✅ Support 37,000 jobs, and
✅ Invest in our veterans, UW System, modernizing corrections, and natural resources statewide.
✅ Generate $7 billion in economic activity,
✅ Support 37,000 jobs, and
✅ Invest in our veterans, UW System, modernizing corrections, and natural resources statewide.
March 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
NEW: I just announced my Capital Budget investments in key infrastructure projects across Wisconsin that will:
✅ Generate $7 billion in economic activity,
✅ Support 37,000 jobs, and
✅ Invest in our veterans, UW System, modernizing corrections, and natural resources statewide.
✅ Generate $7 billion in economic activity,
✅ Support 37,000 jobs, and
✅ Invest in our veterans, UW System, modernizing corrections, and natural resources statewide.
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Elon Musk is trying to buy another election.
Indivisibles are organizing to stop President Musk from purchasing a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The outcome of this race will impact the 2026 and 2028 elections, and you can help us get out the vote from anywhere: indivisible.org/scowis2025
Indivisibles are organizing to stop President Musk from purchasing a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The outcome of this race will impact the 2026 and 2028 elections, and you can help us get out the vote from anywhere: indivisible.org/scowis2025
Wisconsin Wednesdays
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March 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Elon Musk is trying to buy another election.
Indivisibles are organizing to stop President Musk from purchasing a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The outcome of this race will impact the 2026 and 2028 elections, and you can help us get out the vote from anywhere: indivisible.org/scowis2025
Indivisibles are organizing to stop President Musk from purchasing a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The outcome of this race will impact the 2026 and 2028 elections, and you can help us get out the vote from anywhere: indivisible.org/scowis2025
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Women Resisters!
March 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Women Resisters!
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This CDC "survey" getting sent to grantees is wild yall.
This is some serious "Kiss my Ring" level bullshit.
This is some serious "Kiss my Ring" level bullshit.
March 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This CDC "survey" getting sent to grantees is wild yall.
This is some serious "Kiss my Ring" level bullshit.
This is some serious "Kiss my Ring" level bullshit.
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An MMSD spokesman says staff numbers aren't yet final, but some principals have learned of cuts at their schools, including O’Keeffe Middle and East High.
Madison teachers wary as district notifies principals of staff cuts
An MMSD spokesman says staff numbers aren't yet final, but some principals have learned of cuts at their schools, including O’Keeffe Middle and East High.
captimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
An MMSD spokesman says staff numbers aren't yet final, but some principals have learned of cuts at their schools, including O’Keeffe Middle and East High.
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DOD Will No Longer Prohibit Contractors from Running Segregated Facilities talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dod-w...
DOD Will No Longer Prohibit Contractors from Running Segregated Facilities
Just found out that a new memorandum from the Office of the...
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March 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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5 things Trump did this week
1. Tanked the stock market
2. Falsely claimed Honda was building a new plant in Indiana
3. Flip flopped on tariffs again
4. Suggested the two stranded astronauts could fall in love
5. Flew to Florida to go golf
1. Tanked the stock market
2. Falsely claimed Honda was building a new plant in Indiana
3. Flip flopped on tariffs again
4. Suggested the two stranded astronauts could fall in love
5. Flew to Florida to go golf
March 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
5 things Trump did this week
1. Tanked the stock market
2. Falsely claimed Honda was building a new plant in Indiana
3. Flip flopped on tariffs again
4. Suggested the two stranded astronauts could fall in love
5. Flew to Florida to go golf
1. Tanked the stock market
2. Falsely claimed Honda was building a new plant in Indiana
3. Flip flopped on tariffs again
4. Suggested the two stranded astronauts could fall in love
5. Flew to Florida to go golf
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BREAKING: A judge blocked President Trump's executive order targeting access to gender-affirming care for trans people under 19 years old nationwide.
This is the second time this discriminatory executive order has been put on hold in our legal challenge against it.
This is the second time this discriminatory executive order has been put on hold in our legal challenge against it.
March 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
BREAKING: A judge blocked President Trump's executive order targeting access to gender-affirming care for trans people under 19 years old nationwide.
This is the second time this discriminatory executive order has been put on hold in our legal challenge against it.
This is the second time this discriminatory executive order has been put on hold in our legal challenge against it.
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We need to keep the Wisconsin Supreme Court out of MAGA hands. Indivisibles across the state are organizing to protect the liberal majority on their highest court — and they could use your help. Chip in to support this GOTV work to elect Susan Crawford on April 1:
secure.actblue.com/donate/scowi...
secure.actblue.com/donate/scowi...
March 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
We need to keep the Wisconsin Supreme Court out of MAGA hands. Indivisibles across the state are organizing to protect the liberal majority on their highest court — and they could use your help. Chip in to support this GOTV work to elect Susan Crawford on April 1:
secure.actblue.com/donate/scowi...
secure.actblue.com/donate/scowi...
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Slava Ukraini
a blue and yellow flag with a white s1 on it
ALT: a blue and yellow flag with a white s1 on it
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February 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Slava Ukraini
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Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
21 DOGE staffers resign, saying they won't help 'dismantle' public services
Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
www.npr.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
I'm guessing most are monitoring this, but it is truly frightening
www.project2025.observer
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Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
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February 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I'm guessing most are monitoring this, but it is truly frightening
www.project2025.observer
www.project2025.observer
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When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.
February 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.
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I have a NYT essay out this morning. There is very little that Americans can agree on these days. Not religion, not sports, and certainly not politics. But there is one thing nearly everyone agrees on: Vaccines are good. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/o...
Opinion | Kennedy’s Anti-Vaccine Views Don’t Represent America (Gift Article)
Threatening vaccine access is not only bad science, it’s bad politics.
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I have a NYT essay out this morning. There is very little that Americans can agree on these days. Not religion, not sports, and certainly not politics. But there is one thing nearly everyone agrees on: Vaccines are good. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/o...
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Republicans want to: "significantly disrupt vital research activity and delay lifesaving discoveries and cures related to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and much more."
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UW–Madison responds to NIH announcement about indirect cost cap
The following statement is in response to the federal directive issued on February 7, 2025 to change the Facilities and Administration (F&A) rate for all existing and ongoing new National Institutes o...
news.wisc.edu
February 10, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Republicans want to: "significantly disrupt vital research activity and delay lifesaving discoveries and cures related to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and much more."
news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-r...
news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-r...
@warren.senate.gov Thank you for addressing the RFK Jr. hearing with intact rhetoric and data!!
January 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@warren.senate.gov Thank you for addressing the RFK Jr. hearing with intact rhetoric and data!!
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If confirmed by the Senate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr would have the power to limit or even cut off contracts with the makers of vaccines for a program that protects nearly 38 million low-income and working-class children from diseases like polio, measles, whooping cough and chickenpox.
The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund Kennedy Would Oversee
If confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have vast powers over immunization policies for children and adults.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
If confirmed by the Senate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr would have the power to limit or even cut off contracts with the makers of vaccines for a program that protects nearly 38 million low-income and working-class children from diseases like polio, measles, whooping cough and chickenpox.
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Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin are preparing for yet another election that will determine control of the state’s top court — and with it the fate of abortion rights, labor rights and two congressional districts.
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race: A Pivotal Battle Over Abortion
A contest for control of Wisconsin’s top court may be even nastier and more expensive than its bitter 2023 predecessor, with the fate of an 1849 abortion ban and other policies at stake.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin are preparing for yet another election that will determine control of the state’s top court — and with it the fate of abortion rights, labor rights and two congressional districts.
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"Vice President Harris never called a little girl cute or commented on her outfit; instead, she'd say, 'You look like the smartest person in your class.' The vice president would say, 'Let me hear you say, 'I am a leader,'' and even the youngest girls would say it back." slate.com/news-and-pol...
I Was Kamala Harris’ Videographer. I Wish I Could Show You What I’ve Seen.
She completely changed me.
slate.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"Vice President Harris never called a little girl cute or commented on her outfit; instead, she'd say, 'You look like the smartest person in your class.' The vice president would say, 'Let me hear you say, 'I am a leader,'' and even the youngest girls would say it back." slate.com/news-and-pol...
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The Inspectors General refuse to leave until the action is taken legally, which they do not believe it was, and neither do senators like Chuck Grassley. This is what not backing down looks like.
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January 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Inspectors General refuse to leave until the action is taken legally, which they do not believe it was, and neither do senators like Chuck Grassley. This is what not backing down looks like.
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