Cheryl
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Cheryl
@cherlperl.bsky.social
· May 23
Hi! My Facebook page was permanently deleted and I've lost most of my friends. I will be using this platform as well as Threads and IG. Hopeful that I'll return to Facebook soon. I've had an account there since 2009.
President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with cultural institutions, formally asking Congress to take back the $1.1 billion it has set aside for all public broadcasters for the next two years.
Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.
alaskapublic.org
June 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with cultural institutions, formally asking Congress to take back the $1.1 billion it has set aside for all public broadcasters for the next two years.
Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.
alaskapublic.org
June 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with cultural institutions, formally asking Congress to take back the $1.1 billion it has set aside for all public broadcasters for the next two years.
Lawmakers left spring session without funding $770 million needed to cover budget gaps in regional transit agencies. CTA officials said they would soon begin planning cuts for the 2026 budget.
As CTA plots budget cuts, riders brace for slashes in service, pricey transport options
Lawmakers depart Springfield without funding $770 million needed to cover holes in regional transit agencies' budgets. CTA officials said Monday they would soon begin planning cuts for their 2026…
buff.ly
June 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Many in Virginia's Culpeper County are unhappy with the president's pardon of a sheriff convicted of bribery. Trump called him a victim "persecuted by the Radical left monsters and left for dead."
The fallout in a Virginia county after Trump pardoned a former sheriff
Many in Virginia's Culpeper County are unhappy with the president's pardon of a sheriff convicted of bribery. Trump called him a victim "persecuted by the Radical left monsters and left for dead."
n.pr
June 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Many in Virginia's Culpeper County are unhappy with the president's pardon of a sheriff convicted of bribery. Trump called him a victim "persecuted by the Radical left monsters and left for dead."
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The election comes nearly two months after president Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office following his impeachment for declaring martial law in the country.
South Korea's liberal party leader poised to win presidency after martial law crisis
The election comes nearly two months after president Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office following his impeachment for declaring martial law in the country.
www.npr.org
June 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The election comes nearly two months after president Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office following his impeachment for declaring martial law in the country.
"A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform." - Diane Mariechild
June 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform." - Diane Mariechild
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Patricia Krenwinkel was 21 when she participated in the August 1969 murders. Her parole recommendation would need to be approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who rejected the last one in 2022.
A Manson Family member was recommended for parole again. But she's not free just yet
Patricia Krenwinkel was 21 when she participated in the August 1969 murders. Her parole recommendation would need to be approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who rejected the last one in 2022.
n.pr
June 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Patricia Krenwinkel was 21 when she participated in the August 1969 murders. Her parole recommendation would need to be approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who rejected the last one in 2022.
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Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw
May 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw
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Trump Shares Own Experiences As Victim Of White Genocide
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Trump Shares Own Experiences As Victim Of White Genocide
WASHINGTON—Saying the plight of white South African farmers affected him on a deeply personal level, President Donald Trump issued a statement Thursday in which he shared his own experiences as a victim of white genocide. “I’ve kept quiet about my past out of a fear that I could still be persecuted, but I too know […]
theonion.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump Shares Own Experiences As Victim Of White Genocide
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The "Big, Beautiful Bill" is anything but. This bill includes devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP causing children to lose access to both health care and healthy food.
Please reach out to your Senators and ask them to demand changes to this legislation.
#PedSky #MedSky
Please reach out to your Senators and ask them to demand changes to this legislation.
#PedSky #MedSky
AAP Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1
The legislation passed in the U.S. House of Representatives early this morning, H.R. 1, includes sweeping policies that would harm the health of children and families. To invest in our country’s futur...
www.aap.org
May 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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The commencement speech that the cadets at West Point deserved to hear.
Instead of the lunacy spoken by a demented orange sociopath.
youtu.be/NhuIU_kXJDE?...
Instead of the lunacy spoken by a demented orange sociopath.
youtu.be/NhuIU_kXJDE?...
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's commencement speech at Northwestern University - 2023
YouTube video by To The Moon And Back Again Productions
youtu.be
May 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The commencement speech that the cadets at West Point deserved to hear.
Instead of the lunacy spoken by a demented orange sociopath.
youtu.be/NhuIU_kXJDE?...
Instead of the lunacy spoken by a demented orange sociopath.
youtu.be/NhuIU_kXJDE?...
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What does Trump have against Harvard?
May 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
What does Trump have against Harvard?
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The orange felon lied to the entire graduating class at West Point when he said no one wanted to join the military under President Biden when that same graduating class joined under President Biden. MAGA is the dumbest cult on earth and led by a pathological lying trashy idiot.
May 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The orange felon lied to the entire graduating class at West Point when he said no one wanted to join the military under President Biden when that same graduating class joined under President Biden. MAGA is the dumbest cult on earth and led by a pathological lying trashy idiot.
Good morning
This is only my 2nd Bluesky post. I'm trying to get used to the format.
This is only my 2nd Bluesky post. I'm trying to get used to the format.
May 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good morning
This is only my 2nd Bluesky post. I'm trying to get used to the format.
This is only my 2nd Bluesky post. I'm trying to get used to the format.