Catherine Phillips
@catherinerp.bsky.social
Life long learner. Compulsive reader. Worried about the world.
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Make democracy work for the people:
✅ Ban stock trading for Members of Congress
✅ Ironclad ethics laws for the Supreme Court
✅ Stronger enforcement and penalties for breaking anti corruption laws
✅ Get dark money out of elections
✅ Protect access to voting
✅ End the gerrymandering wars
✅ Ban stock trading for Members of Congress
✅ Ironclad ethics laws for the Supreme Court
✅ Stronger enforcement and penalties for breaking anti corruption laws
✅ Get dark money out of elections
✅ Protect access to voting
✅ End the gerrymandering wars
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Make democracy work for the people:
✅ Ban stock trading for Members of Congress
✅ Ironclad ethics laws for the Supreme Court
✅ Stronger enforcement and penalties for breaking anti corruption laws
✅ Get dark money out of elections
✅ Protect access to voting
✅ End the gerrymandering wars
✅ Ban stock trading for Members of Congress
✅ Ironclad ethics laws for the Supreme Court
✅ Stronger enforcement and penalties for breaking anti corruption laws
✅ Get dark money out of elections
✅ Protect access to voting
✅ End the gerrymandering wars
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A message from President Obama 💙
November 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
A message from President Obama 💙
Even with private health insurance a simple surgical procedure can cost in excess of $1500.
Specialist doctor fees are far too high. Australia’s next national health funding deal is a chance to change that | Peter Breadon
Specialist doctor fees are far too high. Australia’s next national health funding deal is a chance to change that | Peter Breadon
With initial consults now costing hundreds of dollars, we must embrace a national plan to boost targeted training, cover gaps and curb excessive charges
A referral to a specialist doctor can be scary; you might be worried about getting a new diagnosis or hearing that your condition has gotten worse. But many Australians have an additional worry: whether they can afford the fee.
Fees have surged, and they’re not slowing down. They’ve risen by 78% since 2010 on top of inflation. An initial consultation now often costs hundreds of dollars. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Even with private health insurance a simple surgical procedure can cost in excess of $1500.
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I will never ever desensitize myself to this
I can’t even imagine the pain this man is going through
If I didn’t know where the person I loved was, I would destroy me !!!!
Rounding up people who were doing it legally how is this still being allowed to happen?????
I can’t even imagine the pain this man is going through
If I didn’t know where the person I loved was, I would destroy me !!!!
Rounding up people who were doing it legally how is this still being allowed to happen?????
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I will never ever desensitize myself to this
I can’t even imagine the pain this man is going through
If I didn’t know where the person I loved was, I would destroy me !!!!
Rounding up people who were doing it legally how is this still being allowed to happen?????
I can’t even imagine the pain this man is going through
If I didn’t know where the person I loved was, I would destroy me !!!!
Rounding up people who were doing it legally how is this still being allowed to happen?????
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Holy shit — look at this food bank line happening while Trump tees off on the back nine!
November 9, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Holy shit — look at this food bank line happening while Trump tees off on the back nine!
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#GVerse Um. WTF???
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
#GVerse Um. WTF???
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.
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Finnish president condemns Israel and Russia
YouTube video by PalPulse
youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
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This, exactly this is what will get their attention.
Hit them where it hurts, their (originally yours) money.
Hit them where it hurts, their (originally yours) money.
October 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This, exactly this is what will get their attention.
Hit them where it hurts, their (originally yours) money.
Hit them where it hurts, their (originally yours) money.
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Stunning. SOUND ON. Must listen.
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Stunning. SOUND ON. Must listen.
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Believe women! Release the files.
October 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Believe women! Release the files.
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Agree. Agree. Agree.
It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.
October 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Agree. Agree. Agree.
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September 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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And This Means You Chumpster....
September 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
And This Means You Chumpster....
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Israel killed every single child in this photo in Gaza in just the past few days.
This is a deliberate genocide targeting children above all else.
This is a deliberate genocide targeting children above all else.
September 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Israel killed every single child in this photo in Gaza in just the past few days.
This is a deliberate genocide targeting children above all else.
This is a deliberate genocide targeting children above all else.
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Newsom: "People ask, 'Are you being hyperbolic?' Bullshit we're being hyperbolic. If you're Black or brown, it's here in this country. And so I'm deeply proud that I had the privilege of signing the nation's first bill to address masking ... these are authoritarian actions by an authoritarian govt"
September 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Newsom: "People ask, 'Are you being hyperbolic?' Bullshit we're being hyperbolic. If you're Black or brown, it's here in this country. And so I'm deeply proud that I had the privilege of signing the nation's first bill to address masking ... these are authoritarian actions by an authoritarian govt"
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Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
September 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
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Trump’s UN speech makes it clear: the world can no longer look to the US for strong leadership #Ukraine
Trump’s UN speech makes it clear: the world can no longer look to the US for strong leadership
US president’s speech made a mockery of UN values and highlights the need for strong anti-Trumpian alliances
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Trump’s UN speech makes it clear: the world can no longer look to the US for strong leadership #Ukraine