Claire Lane
@claireclane.bsky.social
Transplanted Midwesterner in the Pacific NW; queer bookworm, hunger fighter & cat lover. Views are mine alone.
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this was for a colorado measure guaranteeing universal free lunch for kids. funny how a short two-column table can say so much in so little space.
This is how it looked on the ballot.
Clear and easy to understand.
Clear and easy to understand.
November 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
this was for a colorado measure guaranteeing universal free lunch for kids. funny how a short two-column table can say so much in so little space.
Great news for hungry kids and for families & schools in Colorado!
#HealthySchoolMeals4All
#FreeSchoolMealsForAll
#TaxTheRich
#HealthySchoolMeals4All
#FreeSchoolMealsForAll
#TaxTheRich
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
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Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Great news for hungry kids and for families & schools in Colorado!
#HealthySchoolMeals4All
#FreeSchoolMealsForAll
#TaxTheRich
#HealthySchoolMeals4All
#FreeSchoolMealsForAll
#TaxTheRich
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Sen. Michael Bennet: "Did you know that the president's Middle East adviser was in Moscow on this thread while you were, as director of the CIA, participating in this thread, were you aware of that? Are you? Are you aware of that today?"
Ratcliffe: "I'm not aware of that."
Ratcliffe: "I'm not aware of that."
March 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Sen. Michael Bennet: "Did you know that the president's Middle East adviser was in Moscow on this thread while you were, as director of the CIA, participating in this thread, were you aware of that? Are you? Are you aware of that today?"
Ratcliffe: "I'm not aware of that."
Ratcliffe: "I'm not aware of that."
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This is really the whole ball game right now, *particularly* among the institutions that make up civil society.
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
March 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is really the whole ball game right now, *particularly* among the institutions that make up civil society.
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
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People are losing their jobs. Prices keep climbing. Measles continues to spread. Bird flu is raging. Veterans are getting fired. The stock market is a roller coaster. Our alliances are being shattered. Ukrainian civilians are getting bombed by Russia.
Donald Trump is golfing.
Donald Trump is golfing.
March 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
People are losing their jobs. Prices keep climbing. Measles continues to spread. Bird flu is raging. Veterans are getting fired. The stock market is a roller coaster. Our alliances are being shattered. Ukrainian civilians are getting bombed by Russia.
Donald Trump is golfing.
Donald Trump is golfing.
Proud Chicagoan, which celebrates Pulaski Day as a city holiday - because my hometown doesn’t put up with tyrants.
Its Casimir Pulaski Day. Let's celebrate the intersex immigrant who overthrew a Russian puppet King/tyrant in Poland and then helped found this country.
March 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Proud Chicagoan, which celebrates Pulaski Day as a city holiday - because my hometown doesn’t put up with tyrants.
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Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.
March 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.
Get the facts!
Gavin Newsom launched a website to combat the wildfire disinformation spreading about Los Angeles, because people can’t be bothered to do a simple Google search before sharing nonsense. And because people suck!
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
californiafirefacts.com
January 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Get the facts!
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Judge Merchan notes Trump’s filings “accuse… this Court of engaging in ‘unlawful’ and ‘unconstitutional’ conduct,” adding such terms are synonymous w/ “criminally punishable…. Attempts to intimidate judges for their rulings in cases are inappropriate and should be vigorously opposed”
One Possible Explanation for Justice Merchan’s Last-Second Decision to Sentence Trump
If Trump seeks an emergency stay blocking the sentencing, we expect he will succeed.
slate.com
January 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Judge Merchan notes Trump’s filings “accuse… this Court of engaging in ‘unlawful’ and ‘unconstitutional’ conduct,” adding such terms are synonymous w/ “criminally punishable…. Attempts to intimidate judges for their rulings in cases are inappropriate and should be vigorously opposed”
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Jimmy refused to put one toe in 2025. Can you blame him?
December 29, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Jimmy refused to put one toe in 2025. Can you blame him?
She came skimming through rays of violet
She can wade in a drop of dew
Winter Solstice / Grateful Dead
2024
She can wade in a drop of dew
Winter Solstice / Grateful Dead
2024
December 23, 2024 at 8:01 AM
She came skimming through rays of violet
She can wade in a drop of dew
Winter Solstice / Grateful Dead
2024
She can wade in a drop of dew
Winter Solstice / Grateful Dead
2024
December 22, 2024 at 8:10 AM
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Paul Krugman’s retirement from The NY Times at this moment feels like another blow for a vision of justice and fairness and expert opinions that account for the lives of everyday people. I had counted on him to help get us all through the coming months and years…
Paul Krugman’s retirement from The NY Times at this moment feels like another blow for a vision of justice and fairness and expert opinions that account for the lives of everyday people. I had counted on him to help get us all through the coming months and years…
Opinion | My Last Column: Finding Hope in an Age of Resentment
Where have all the good vibes gone?
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:57 PM
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Paul Krugman’s retirement from The NY Times at this moment feels like another blow for a vision of justice and fairness and expert opinions that account for the lives of everyday people. I had counted on him to help get us all through the coming months and years…
Paul Krugman’s retirement from The NY Times at this moment feels like another blow for a vision of justice and fairness and expert opinions that account for the lives of everyday people. I had counted on him to help get us all through the coming months and years…
Trump killed hundreds of thousands of people with Covid because of his people’s idiocy - appointing Kennedy could do even worse with avian flu.
Not to mention all the other things this idiot believes…
Not to mention all the other things this idiot believes…
Yum yum.
"The raw milk producer at the center of several bird-flu recalls says RFK Jr. has encouraged him to apply for a position at the FDA.
"The recalls were the result of positive tests for H5N1 bird flu among his cows. His farms have since been quarantined...”
www.latimes.com/environment/...
"The raw milk producer at the center of several bird-flu recalls says RFK Jr. has encouraged him to apply for a position at the FDA.
"The recalls were the result of positive tests for H5N1 bird flu among his cows. His farms have since been quarantined...”
www.latimes.com/environment/...
California raw milk producer says RFK Jr. has encouraged him to apply for FDA position
The California raw milk producer who has issued several product recalls for bird flu has has applied for an advisory role at the Food and Drug Administration.
www.latimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:06 AM
Trump killed hundreds of thousands of people with Covid because of his people’s idiocy - appointing Kennedy could do even worse with avian flu.
Not to mention all the other things this idiot believes…
Not to mention all the other things this idiot believes…
@dansavage.bsky.social actually had the order right: they weren’t gonna stop at gay & trans people - they went after abortion (and birth control is next).
We queer people are the canaries in the coal mine.
We queer people are the canaries in the coal mine.
Tried to warn them they weren’t gonna stop at abortion
December 3, 2024 at 6:34 AM
@dansavage.bsky.social actually had the order right: they weren’t gonna stop at gay & trans people - they went after abortion (and birth control is next).
We queer people are the canaries in the coal mine.
We queer people are the canaries in the coal mine.
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Well they say a picture is worth a thousand words, this is spot on. Do not obey in advance!
November 29, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Well they say a picture is worth a thousand words, this is spot on. Do not obey in advance!
I want my democracy to be by the people and for the people - the truest American dream.
A government run by billionaires will never be for the people.
November 23, 2024 at 11:01 PM
I want my democracy to be by the people and for the people - the truest American dream.
Let’s just start with the increasingly casual use of the word “camps” for *people* who have been *rounded up*.
#FightBackFightHard
#FightBackFightHard
They will build the first camps in Texas. Sound familiar?
November 21, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Let’s just start with the increasingly casual use of the word “camps” for *people* who have been *rounded up*.
#FightBackFightHard
#FightBackFightHard
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Republicans want to cut $30 billion from SNAP, because nothing says “save the children” like starving them.
November 18, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Republicans want to cut $30 billion from SNAP, because nothing says “save the children” like starving them.