Tara
@catmonkey.bsky.social
Accept your share of responsibility for the planet and its inhabitants. Keep fighting for equal rights & voting rights.
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All tariffs kill jobs, but the tariffs that especially kill A LOT of jobs are tariffs on manufacturing inputs, like steel, aluminum, minerals, or oil.
Because way, way more jobs depend on the use of inputs than depend on the production of inputs.
Because way, way more jobs depend on the use of inputs than depend on the production of inputs.
Last time Trump levied similar steel tariffs, it led to an increase of~ 1,000 jobs in steel production -- but 75,000 *fewer* manufacturing jobs in downstream firms where steel or aluminum are an input into production.
econofact.org/steel-tariff...
econofact.org/steel-tariff...
BREAKING: President Donald Trump said he will announce 25% tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum on Monday.
February 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
All tariffs kill jobs, but the tariffs that especially kill A LOT of jobs are tariffs on manufacturing inputs, like steel, aluminum, minerals, or oil.
Because way, way more jobs depend on the use of inputs than depend on the production of inputs.
Because way, way more jobs depend on the use of inputs than depend on the production of inputs.
Expert flags curious timing of Trump purge as 'crypto scheme' investors lose billions
www.rawstory.com/trump-crypto...
www.rawstory.com/trump-crypto...
Expert flags curious timing of Trump purge as 'crypto scheme' investors lose billions
President Donald Trump's dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is almost certainly illegal under the separation of powers — but, wrote former Labor Secretary Robert Reich in a length...
www.rawstory.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Expert flags curious timing of Trump purge as 'crypto scheme' investors lose billions
www.rawstory.com/trump-crypto...
www.rawstory.com/trump-crypto...
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And yes, if the WHCA boycotts these briefings, the White House is more than welcome to fill the seats with third-rate trash MAGA bloggers instead. And lose all their exposure among normal people in the process. Absolutely no one but a hardcore red hatter is going to tune into a briefing like that.
February 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
And yes, if the WHCA boycotts these briefings, the White House is more than welcome to fill the seats with third-rate trash MAGA bloggers instead. And lose all their exposure among normal people in the process. Absolutely no one but a hardcore red hatter is going to tune into a briefing like that.
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The public needs to be sent a message that barring a press outlet for not engaging in the administration's newspeak is not normal. And the White House itself needs to be told they won't get a free forum for their talking points among mainstream outlets if that situation continues.
February 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The public needs to be sent a message that barring a press outlet for not engaging in the administration's newspeak is not normal. And the White House itself needs to be told they won't get a free forum for their talking points among mainstream outlets if that situation continues.
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This is beyond screwed up and even a hint of this idea being put into practice would result in HHS being sued into oblivion.
RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. wants to send people addicted to antidepressants to government "wellness farms"
The farms will "reparent" them.
www.motherjones.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is beyond screwed up and even a hint of this idea being put into practice would result in HHS being sued into oblivion.
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And the lead prosecutor in the Adams case who then ALSO resigned and told Emil Bove anyone who would follow his order to drop the case would be a fool, was another conservative Republican who served as a law clerk to John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh.
February 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
And the lead prosecutor in the Adams case who then ALSO resigned and told Emil Bove anyone who would follow his order to drop the case would be a fool, was another conservative Republican who served as a law clerk to John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh.
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Reminder: the acting U.S. Attorney who resigned rather than drop the charges against Eric Adams was a conservative Republican, Federalist Society member, hand-picked by Trump, who just a few weeks ago wrote an op-ed about how Biden was a threat to the rule of law.
February 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Reminder: the acting U.S. Attorney who resigned rather than drop the charges against Eric Adams was a conservative Republican, Federalist Society member, hand-picked by Trump, who just a few weeks ago wrote an op-ed about how Biden was a threat to the rule of law.
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This is pretty silly, even for Greg Abbott. Private schools can refuse acceptance based on disability, grades, and even religious beliefs.
Stop misrepresenting the facts, Governor. #txlege
Stop misrepresenting the facts, Governor. #txlege
February 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This is pretty silly, even for Greg Abbott. Private schools can refuse acceptance based on disability, grades, and even religious beliefs.
Stop misrepresenting the facts, Governor. #txlege
Stop misrepresenting the facts, Governor. #txlege
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Need to catch up with some science news?
Last Friday, Maggie Koerth joined guest host Arielle Duhaime-Ross to talk about a canister with asteroid samples, chimpanzees catching human colds, advances toward a cure for autoimmune disorders, and honeybee crimes.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/nas...
Last Friday, Maggie Koerth joined guest host Arielle Duhaime-Ross to talk about a canister with asteroid samples, chimpanzees catching human colds, advances toward a cure for autoimmune disorders, and honeybee crimes.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/nas...
NASA Finally Opens Canister Containing Asteroid Sample
Engineers had to design bespoke tools to open the OSIRIS-REx capsule nearly four months after it arrived back on Earth.
www.sciencefriday.com
January 29, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Need to catch up with some science news?
Last Friday, Maggie Koerth joined guest host Arielle Duhaime-Ross to talk about a canister with asteroid samples, chimpanzees catching human colds, advances toward a cure for autoimmune disorders, and honeybee crimes.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/nas...
Last Friday, Maggie Koerth joined guest host Arielle Duhaime-Ross to talk about a canister with asteroid samples, chimpanzees catching human colds, advances toward a cure for autoimmune disorders, and honeybee crimes.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/nas...
It's a great day for UP!
January 30, 2024 at 3:54 AM
It's a great day for UP!
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January 18, 2024 at 10:32 PM
It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.
I sell pins, stickers, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, sports bras, compression leggings & more!
Store details below!
I sell pins, stickers, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, sports bras, compression leggings & more!
Store details below!
And I'm off! This morning I begin a 4,000 mile round-trip driving from TX to Alabama then to New Mexico to take my grandson to see the Ring of Fire eclipse in the path of annularity.
Yes, I know I could see it in Texas, but weather is unpredictable & a zillion people are coming to see it in TX.
Yes, I know I could see it in Texas, but weather is unpredictable & a zillion people are coming to see it in TX.
October 12, 2023 at 8:52 AM
And I'm off! This morning I begin a 4,000 mile round-trip driving from TX to Alabama then to New Mexico to take my grandson to see the Ring of Fire eclipse in the path of annularity.
Yes, I know I could see it in Texas, but weather is unpredictable & a zillion people are coming to see it in TX.
Yes, I know I could see it in Texas, but weather is unpredictable & a zillion people are coming to see it in TX.
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Election denial by the numbers:
23 election deniers in 17 states are currently serving as either governor, attorney general, or secretary of state.
That's roughly 1/3 of the country.
Worried about our democracy yet?
23 election deniers in 17 states are currently serving as either governor, attorney general, or secretary of state.
That's roughly 1/3 of the country.
Worried about our democracy yet?
New report: One-third of states have an election denier overseeing elections
The movement to subvert American democracy is far from dead.
www.motherjones.com
September 29, 2023 at 5:01 PM
Election denial by the numbers:
23 election deniers in 17 states are currently serving as either governor, attorney general, or secretary of state.
That's roughly 1/3 of the country.
Worried about our democracy yet?
23 election deniers in 17 states are currently serving as either governor, attorney general, or secretary of state.
That's roughly 1/3 of the country.
Worried about our democracy yet?
September 30, 2023 at 1:39 AM
My birthday wish did not come true again. 10 years of wishing Ted Cruz would leave politics and the state of Texas, and he's *still* here.
Maybe next year...
Register Democrat voters and help save my 53rd birthday wish in 2024!
Maybe next year...
Register Democrat voters and help save my 53rd birthday wish in 2024!
September 22, 2023 at 7:56 PM
My birthday wish did not come true again. 10 years of wishing Ted Cruz would leave politics and the state of Texas, and he's *still* here.
Maybe next year...
Register Democrat voters and help save my 53rd birthday wish in 2024!
Maybe next year...
Register Democrat voters and help save my 53rd birthday wish in 2024!
Why do recordings tell me to press 1 to hangup? I'm just going to press "end call."
September 19, 2023 at 10:21 PM
Why do recordings tell me to press 1 to hangup? I'm just going to press "end call."
Artificial scarcity. Texas.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-15/texas-monitor-says-new-grid-rules-raised-costs-by-8-billion
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-15/texas-monitor-says-new-grid-rules-raised-costs-by-8-billion
September 17, 2023 at 2:24 PM
Artificial scarcity. Texas.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-15/texas-monitor-says-new-grid-rules-raised-costs-by-8-billion
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-15/texas-monitor-says-new-grid-rules-raised-costs-by-8-billion
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Let’s talk about how we use invite trees to track spam bots on Bluesky 🧵:
September 15, 2023 at 4:33 PM
Let’s talk about how we use invite trees to track spam bots on Bluesky 🧵:
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Literally, thunder started cracking in the sky here the second Ken Paxton got acquitted, LOL.
September 16, 2023 at 5:43 PM
Literally, thunder started cracking in the sky here the second Ken Paxton got acquitted, LOL.
The social media app formerly known as Twitter is in my rearview mirror!
August 30, 2023 at 11:11 AM
The social media app formerly known as Twitter is in my rearview mirror!
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The Daily Tar Heel is the independent student newspaper for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
their front page for 8/30 is texts sent and received by students during the active shooter lockdown. absolutely stunning.
their front page for 8/30 is texts sent and received by students during the active shooter lockdown. absolutely stunning.
August 30, 2023 at 3:26 AM
The Daily Tar Heel is the independent student newspaper for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
their front page for 8/30 is texts sent and received by students during the active shooter lockdown. absolutely stunning.
their front page for 8/30 is texts sent and received by students during the active shooter lockdown. absolutely stunning.
Thank you @kentparkskeet.bsky.social for the invite!
August 18, 2023 at 5:20 AM
Thank you @kentparkskeet.bsky.social for the invite!