calista
@calistajuliet.bsky.social
just a woman on the verge of a nervous breakTHROUGH
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Everything is extremely chaotic but the best info we have so far suggests that Trump’s “stop funding” EO would cover:
Medicaid
ESSA funds
IDEA
Snap
School meals
WIC
Head start grants
Child care block grants
Pell grants
Student loans
Higher Ed grants
Housing vouchers
CTE
Devastating beyond words.
Medicaid
ESSA funds
IDEA
Snap
School meals
WIC
Head start grants
Child care block grants
Pell grants
Student loans
Higher Ed grants
Housing vouchers
CTE
Devastating beyond words.
January 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Everything is extremely chaotic but the best info we have so far suggests that Trump’s “stop funding” EO would cover:
Medicaid
ESSA funds
IDEA
Snap
School meals
WIC
Head start grants
Child care block grants
Pell grants
Student loans
Higher Ed grants
Housing vouchers
CTE
Devastating beyond words.
Medicaid
ESSA funds
IDEA
Snap
School meals
WIC
Head start grants
Child care block grants
Pell grants
Student loans
Higher Ed grants
Housing vouchers
CTE
Devastating beyond words.
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The Senate has taken 20 votes so far.
Most votes AGAINST Trump: Hirono, Sanders, and Warren (18)
Most votes WITH Trump: Slotkin (14), Shaheen (14), Hassan (13), Peters (13), Fetterman (12), Gallego (12), Warner (11)
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Most votes AGAINST Trump: Hirono, Sanders, and Warren (18)
Most votes WITH Trump: Slotkin (14), Shaheen (14), Hassan (13), Peters (13), Fetterman (12), Gallego (12), Warner (11)
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Tracking Senate Votes 2025
docs.google.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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they’ve been out for 6 days they can’t help themselves
January 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
they’ve been out for 6 days they can’t help themselves
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A U.S. CDC official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await further guidance.”
CDC memo orders public health officials to stop working with WHO immediately
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must…
buff.ly
January 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A U.S. CDC official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await further guidance.”
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The fact that Deepseek R1 was released three days /before/ Stargate means these guys stood in front of Trump and said they needed half a trillion dollars while they knew R1 was open source and trained for $5M.
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
January 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The fact that Deepseek R1 was released three days /before/ Stargate means these guys stood in front of Trump and said they needed half a trillion dollars while they knew R1 was open source and trained for $5M.
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
BOOOOOOOOO
Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come under attack from conservative activists and, as of this week, the White House.
Target says it is ending its DEI goals and programs, citing an 'evolving external landscape'
Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come…
buff.ly
January 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
BOOOOOOOOO
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At least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather, the United Nations Children’s Fund said in a new report Friday.
UNICEF says nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather
UNICEF says it amounted to one in seven school-going children across the world being kept out of class at some point in 2024 because of climate crises.
buff.ly
January 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
At least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather, the United Nations Children’s Fund said in a new report Friday.
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•sarcasm on•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
January 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
•sarcasm on•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
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You know all those neighborhood little library boxes? I check them regularly and remove the religious books and toss them in the garbage.
Doing my part.
Doing my part.
January 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
You know all those neighborhood little library boxes? I check them regularly and remove the religious books and toss them in the garbage.
Doing my part.
Doing my part.
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"Things might be tough but it's great for artists! They'll create more!" You might not believe me but going through a lifetime's worth of stress Every Single Week for years and years- is actually not the optimal set of circumstances that inspires artists to create
January 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
"Things might be tough but it's great for artists! They'll create more!" You might not believe me but going through a lifetime's worth of stress Every Single Week for years and years- is actually not the optimal set of circumstances that inspires artists to create
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Both only want money.
January 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Both only want money.
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ACLU has a Rapid Response Network in Central and Southern CA to report ICE activity. Please save these numbers to your phone if you live in these areas and want to help fight FOTUS’s illegal deportation actions #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy 📌
www.aclusocal.org/en/socal-rap...
www.aclusocal.org/en/socal-rap...
Southern California Rapid Response Network
Boyle Heights: (323)922-5644 Central Valley: (559) 206-0151 Humboldt County: (707) 282-5226 Long Beach: (562) 269-1083 Kern County: (661) 301-1398 Koreatown: (323) 894-1504 Los Angeles: (888)
www.aclusocal.org
January 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
ACLU has a Rapid Response Network in Central and Southern CA to report ICE activity. Please save these numbers to your phone if you live in these areas and want to help fight FOTUS’s illegal deportation actions #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy 📌
www.aclusocal.org/en/socal-rap...
www.aclusocal.org/en/socal-rap...
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me: maybe this week is when quitting smoking actually sticks
the implosion of democracy and global stability: i don’t think so tim
the implosion of democracy and global stability: i don’t think so tim
January 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
me: maybe this week is when quitting smoking actually sticks
the implosion of democracy and global stability: i don’t think so tim
the implosion of democracy and global stability: i don’t think so tim
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Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
Bishop Urges Trump To 'Have Mercy' In Powerful Plea During Inauguration Prayer Service
Love this ❤️ And his reaction!
www.comicsands.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
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VICTORY! After over a decade, a federal court has declared that warrantless backdoor searches of US person’s communications collected under Section 702 of FISA is unconstitutional.
VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data Unconstitutional
Better late than never: last night a federal district court held that backdoor searches of databases full of Americans’ private communications collected under Section 702 ordinarily require a warrant....
www.eff.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
VICTORY! After over a decade, a federal court has declared that warrantless backdoor searches of US person’s communications collected under Section 702 of FISA is unconstitutional.
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What do the girls do over here on miss blue sky hunny
November 20, 2024 at 10:14 PM
What do the girls do over here on miss blue sky hunny