Janis
@bobrinja.bsky.social
Runner, political/environmental work, dog lover, U of MI, retired from a long career as elected public official responsible for water resource policy, protection and mmt.
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that's $2.2 trillion in tax cuts for the rich, more half it it paid for by cuts to Medicaid and student loan forgiveness
I read Trump + Senate Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill" so you don't have to.
It came out at *midnight* & we're still getting numbers in from Congress's bookkeepers.
Early returns:
Nearly $1 TRILLION in Medicaid cuts.
Happy Saturday. Follow for more.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
It came out at *midnight* & we're still getting numbers in from Congress's bookkeepers.
Early returns:
Nearly $1 TRILLION in Medicaid cuts.
Happy Saturday. Follow for more.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
June 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
that's $2.2 trillion in tax cuts for the rich, more half it it paid for by cuts to Medicaid and student loan forgiveness
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I don't know how many times this needs to be said: there is no winning with these people. If you're willing to sell your soul to try and appease them, then I'm sorry but you deserve whatever they do to you.
June 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I don't know how many times this needs to be said: there is no winning with these people. If you're willing to sell your soul to try and appease them, then I'm sorry but you deserve whatever they do to you.
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Another dumb gross irony here is Harvey Milk served in the Navy and Donald Trump's Navy secretary didn't www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to take the rare step of renaming a ship, one that bears the name of a gay rights icon, documents and sources show.
www.military.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Another dumb gross irony here is Harvey Milk served in the Navy and Donald Trump's Navy secretary didn't www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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Raskin: This is a gangster state. This is not basically a legitimate government that is sometimes doing corrupt things. This is an essentially corrupt enterprise. It's like watching The Sopranos. Every day, they get up and they try to figure out how to plunder and pillage the people
May 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Raskin: This is a gangster state. This is not basically a legitimate government that is sometimes doing corrupt things. This is an essentially corrupt enterprise. It's like watching The Sopranos. Every day, they get up and they try to figure out how to plunder and pillage the people
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The “fluoride removal” bit is a solution in search of a problem.
Fluoride levels in Florida are completely safe, help prevent cavities, and keep kids in school.
Where’s the evidence it’s been remotely harmful? There isn’t any.
No ethics, no morals, all smoke and mirrors.
Fluoride levels in Florida are completely safe, help prevent cavities, and keep kids in school.
Where’s the evidence it’s been remotely harmful? There isn’t any.
No ethics, no morals, all smoke and mirrors.
May 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The “fluoride removal” bit is a solution in search of a problem.
Fluoride levels in Florida are completely safe, help prevent cavities, and keep kids in school.
Where’s the evidence it’s been remotely harmful? There isn’t any.
No ethics, no morals, all smoke and mirrors.
Fluoride levels in Florida are completely safe, help prevent cavities, and keep kids in school.
Where’s the evidence it’s been remotely harmful? There isn’t any.
No ethics, no morals, all smoke and mirrors.
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Who needs 20 dolls when one is enough?
May 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Who needs 20 dolls when one is enough?
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Wow. Microsoft drops a law firm because it settled with Trump.
From another firm: "The partner, who was not authorized to discuss client matters publicly, said prospective clients had indicated that they had lost confidence in settling firms for not standing up to an attack on the rule of law."
From another firm: "The partner, who was not authorized to discuss client matters publicly, said prospective clients had indicated that they had lost confidence in settling firms for not standing up to an attack on the rule of law."
May 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Wow. Microsoft drops a law firm because it settled with Trump.
From another firm: "The partner, who was not authorized to discuss client matters publicly, said prospective clients had indicated that they had lost confidence in settling firms for not standing up to an attack on the rule of law."
From another firm: "The partner, who was not authorized to discuss client matters publicly, said prospective clients had indicated that they had lost confidence in settling firms for not standing up to an attack on the rule of law."
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crazy that an influx of dense infill housing can lower prices and make homeownership more attainable
"In 2020, [Portland, OR] approved building [middle housing] on lots zoned for single family homes... A new report from the City says, it's working. 1,400 new units built in just a few years and each one is $300,000 less expensive than a typical single family home." @nbcnews.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
crazy that an influx of dense infill housing can lower prices and make homeownership more attainable
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What a line from Warren Buffett this morning:
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
May 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
What a line from Warren Buffett this morning:
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
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AOC: We saw Majorie Taylor Greene buy that dip. How much did you make? How much did you make off of people’s despair? How much did you make off of that panic? How much did you make off of that suffering? No more. We can’t accept it
April 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
AOC: We saw Majorie Taylor Greene buy that dip. How much did you make? How much did you make off of people’s despair? How much did you make off of that panic? How much did you make off of that suffering? No more. We can’t accept it
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yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
Kind of beyond belief. You may want to verify
HEY: who is going to let the seniors and disabled know that they need to create an X account and who is going to walk them through the how AND who is going to help them upload their most private information to give to ELON so they can prove their identity?!
wtf. Seriously, WTAF!?
wtf. Seriously, WTAF!?
April 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Kind of beyond belief. You may want to verify
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Update: The House just passed the Republican voter suppression measure that threatens voting access for millions of Americans, including 69 million women whose married names don't match their birth certificates.
Make sure your senators know you expect them to stand against it.
Make sure your senators know you expect them to stand against it.
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Update: The House just passed the Republican voter suppression measure that threatens voting access for millions of Americans, including 69 million women whose married names don't match their birth certificates.
Make sure your senators know you expect them to stand against it.
Make sure your senators know you expect them to stand against it.
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75%
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
75%
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This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
April 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
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Looks like America is mad as hell at the brazen attempt to kill democracy.
America the Beautiful.
They are now estimating 2.3 million across the country. Keep it going folks.
#handsoff #50501protests
#handsoff #50501protests
April 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Looks like America is mad as hell at the brazen attempt to kill democracy.
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Tariffs will be lifted on penguins who agree to be completely white.
by Stephen Miller
by Stephen Miller
April 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Tariffs will be lifted on penguins who agree to be completely white.
by Stephen Miller
by Stephen Miller
Please share. People need to know.
Tonight, Democrats forced a vote on a simple amendment.
To remove new tariffs that are increasing the cost of groceries, gas and housing.
Republicans rejected it.
To remove new tariffs that are increasing the cost of groceries, gas and housing.
Republicans rejected it.
April 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Please share. People need to know.
Trapper and Baylee responding to the most recent Doge cuts
April 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Trapper and Baylee responding to the most recent Doge cuts
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It’s despicable for Garber to give Harvard’s seal of approval to a definition of antisemitism imposed by white supremacists and literal Nazis—one that makes protesting the actions of the current Israeli government a crime.
April 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It’s despicable for Garber to give Harvard’s seal of approval to a definition of antisemitism imposed by white supremacists and literal Nazis—one that makes protesting the actions of the current Israeli government a crime.
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March 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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