CDMcCarty
@cdmccarty.bsky.social
American Independent thinker trying real hard to stay positive. LGBTQ+ ally.
July 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the Department of Education. Republicans have advocated off and on for abolishing the department since its inception.
Here's what dismantling the agency could do.
Here's what dismantling the agency could do.
Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. What would that mean?
Closing the department would require congressional approval, and it’s unlikely Trump would have sufficient support.
wapo.st
July 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the Department of Education. Republicans have advocated off and on for abolishing the department since its inception.
Here's what dismantling the agency could do.
Here's what dismantling the agency could do.
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No Kings, No Caesar: Trump, Deploying the Military to Suppress Dissent, Crosses the Rubicon
No Kings, No Caesar: Trump, Deploying the Military to Suppress Dissent, Crosses the Rubicon
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan As the summer heats up and with US democracy increasingly at risk, two fundamental truths must remain front and center: people have a First Amendment right to protest,…
www.democracynow.org
June 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
No Kings, No Caesar: Trump, Deploying the Military to Suppress Dissent, Crosses the Rubicon
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Deep brain stimulation has been used on 100 patients at the Cleveland Clinic — including Rand Laycock, whose livelihood was threatened by a tremor
‘It’s a miracle’: surgery saves career of conductor with Parkinson’s
Deep brain stimulation has been used on 100 patients at the Cleveland Clinic — including Rand Laycock, whose livelihood was threatened by a tremor
www.thetimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Deep brain stimulation has been used on 100 patients at the Cleveland Clinic — including Rand Laycock, whose livelihood was threatened by a tremor
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Government attacking citizens: "chaos", "clash", "squared off", "unrest."
Fascism.
Chaos in L.A. County as Protesters Clash With Immigration Agents Again www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...
Fascism.
Chaos in L.A. County as Protesters Clash With Immigration Agents Again www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...
Chaos in L.A. County as Protesters Clash With Immigration Agents Again
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Government attacking citizens: "chaos", "clash", "squared off", "unrest."
Fascism.
Chaos in L.A. County as Protesters Clash With Immigration Agents Again www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...
Fascism.
Chaos in L.A. County as Protesters Clash With Immigration Agents Again www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...
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BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
'How Does This Help Working People?' Fury Over Trump Mass Firing of Health Workforce www.commondreams.org/news/healthc...
'How Does This Help Working People?' Fury Over Trump Mass Firing of Health Workforce | Common Dreams
President Trump's administration has prioritized mass firings at federal health agencies over reducing grocery prices, impacting nutrition, medical device safety, and maternal health. The firings come...
www.commondreams.org
February 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
'How Does This Help Working People?' Fury Over Trump Mass Firing of Health Workforce www.commondreams.org/news/healthc...
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This is like a bank robber getting to fire the cops and disable the alarms just before he strolls into the bank lobby.
February 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is like a bank robber getting to fire the cops and disable the alarms just before he strolls into the bank lobby.
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Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we *instantly* recognize in other contexts.
EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.
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U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test
Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
wapo.st
February 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we *instantly* recognize in other contexts.
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Update: The small medical plane that crashed near a shopping center in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday night was carrying six people, the authorities said.
Medical Plane With 6 Aboard Crashes Near Philadelphia Mall
A Learjet crashed around 6:30 p.m. near Roosevelt Mall, officials said. The owner of the plane said it could not confirm anyone survived.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Update: The small medical plane that crashed near a shopping center in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday night was carrying six people, the authorities said.
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I've absolutely loved these new SNL docs on Peacock. I'm a sucker for long explorations of the creative process and if you're the same, these are a delight.
January 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I've absolutely loved these new SNL docs on Peacock. I'm a sucker for long explorations of the creative process and if you're the same, these are a delight.
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Gee what should we all call it when a president gets rid of an Executive Order that *de*segregated federal contracting?
January 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Gee what should we all call it when a president gets rid of an Executive Order that *de*segregated federal contracting?
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My staff told me all the cool Senators are on Bluesky now.
January 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My staff told me all the cool Senators are on Bluesky now.
"The future of egg prices is, for now, uncertain."
https://www.newsweek.com/when-will-us-egg-crisis-end-2016005
https://www.newsweek.com/when-will-us-egg-crisis-end-2016005
January 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"The future of egg prices is, for now, uncertain."
https://www.newsweek.com/when-will-us-egg-crisis-end-2016005
https://www.newsweek.com/when-will-us-egg-crisis-end-2016005
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January 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Assad’s brutal war against the Syrian people was infamously one of the bloodiest campaigns of mass slaughter in recent memory. And yet.
November 21, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Assad’s brutal war against the Syrian people was infamously one of the bloodiest campaigns of mass slaughter in recent memory. And yet.
I'm slowly evolving this skill.
I forgot how peaceful it was not to give a shit.
November 19, 2024 at 5:20 PM
I'm slowly evolving this skill.
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"At one time in the world there were woods that no one owned."
Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy
November 17, 2024 at 12:32 AM
"At one time in the world there were woods that no one owned."
Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy