Dana
@danars.bsky.social
In my past life I rescued humans-now I rescue cats! 19 and 1 little doggie! I’ve lived a lifetime in 59 years.
Democrat. Retired. Need I say more.
Democrat. Retired. Need I say more.
Pinned
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No biggie, just an American president suggesting the federal government would take over New York City if he doesn’t like who they choose as mayor.
Will of the people, be damned.
As @wkamaubell.bsky.social says,
“That is called FASCISM!”
Will of the people, be damned.
As @wkamaubell.bsky.social says,
“That is called FASCISM!”
August 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
No biggie, just an American president suggesting the federal government would take over New York City if he doesn’t like who they choose as mayor.
Will of the people, be damned.
As @wkamaubell.bsky.social says,
“That is called FASCISM!”
Will of the people, be damned.
As @wkamaubell.bsky.social says,
“That is called FASCISM!”
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If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
June 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
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I am convinced that the vast majority of people just want to live their lives.
And that a very tiny minority of people are hell bent on fucking that up.
And that a very tiny minority of people are hell bent on fucking that up.
June 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I am convinced that the vast majority of people just want to live their lives.
And that a very tiny minority of people are hell bent on fucking that up.
And that a very tiny minority of people are hell bent on fucking that up.
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This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
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All we want is healthcare.
June 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
All we want is healthcare.
Well,Well, Well. Would you look at that. Fox News, MAGA Karma would like a word.
Trump nearly falls flat on his face while struggling to walk up the steps to Air Force One today
June 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Well,Well, Well. Would you look at that. Fox News, MAGA Karma would like a word.
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Not all disabled people have family or friends who can take care of them.
Charities are woefully ill equipped to provide the level of care many of us need.
Being abandoned for being sick is common, and it’s not our fault.
Disability is not & has never been a moral failing.
Charities are woefully ill equipped to provide the level of care many of us need.
Being abandoned for being sick is common, and it’s not our fault.
Disability is not & has never been a moral failing.
June 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Not all disabled people have family or friends who can take care of them.
Charities are woefully ill equipped to provide the level of care many of us need.
Being abandoned for being sick is common, and it’s not our fault.
Disability is not & has never been a moral failing.
Charities are woefully ill equipped to provide the level of care many of us need.
Being abandoned for being sick is common, and it’s not our fault.
Disability is not & has never been a moral failing.
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22 years ago I pivoted from working on antibiotic resistance to pandemic viruses.
Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment.
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We were so goddamn close.
Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment.
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We were so goddamn close.
Trump administration cancels plans to develop a bird flu vaccine
The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.
www.npr.org
May 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
22 years ago I pivoted from working on antibiotic resistance to pandemic viruses.
Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment.
...
We were so goddamn close.
Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment.
...
We were so goddamn close.
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“It’s not the guns- it’s mental health”- Republicans said.
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
www.npr.org
May 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“It’s not the guns- it’s mental health”- Republicans said.
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RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM.
They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.
www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.
www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...
www.wired.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM.
They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.
www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.
www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
No rest for the weary.
⚡️Russian drone attack injures at least 27 in Kharkiv.
Russian drone strikes hit several locations across Kharkiv late on April 29, injuring at least 27 people, some seriously, local authorities reported.
Russian drone strikes hit several locations across Kharkiv late on April 29, injuring at least 27 people, some seriously, local authorities reported.
Russian drone attack injures at least 38 in Kharkiv
Russian drone attacks hit several locations across Kharkiv late on April 29, injuring at least 27 people, some seriously, local authorities reported.
kyivindependent.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
No rest for the weary.
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⚡️Russian drone attack injures at least 27 in Kharkiv.
Russian drone strikes hit several locations across Kharkiv late on April 29, injuring at least 27 people, some seriously, local authorities reported.
Russian drone strikes hit several locations across Kharkiv late on April 29, injuring at least 27 people, some seriously, local authorities reported.
Russian drone attack injures at least 38 in Kharkiv
Russian drone attacks hit several locations across Kharkiv late on April 29, injuring at least 27 people, some seriously, local authorities reported.
kyivindependent.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
⚡️Russian drone attack injures at least 27 in Kharkiv.
Russian drone strikes hit several locations across Kharkiv late on April 29, injuring at least 27 people, some seriously, local authorities reported.
Russian drone strikes hit several locations across Kharkiv late on April 29, injuring at least 27 people, some seriously, local authorities reported.
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Not all “Hands Off” events were in-person. I attended two virtual events centering chronically ill and disabled people for @motherjones.com, who are terrified about attacks to Medicaid, Section 504, research funding, education and more. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
For some disabled protestors, “Hands Off” went virtual
"We know we have to teach everyone how to include us."
www.motherjones.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Not all “Hands Off” events were in-person. I attended two virtual events centering chronically ill and disabled people for @motherjones.com, who are terrified about attacks to Medicaid, Section 504, research funding, education and more. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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SCOOP: DOGE is hosting a “hackathon” in DC next week with the goal of building one “mega API” for accessing all IRS data.
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
SCOOP: DOGE is hosting a “hackathon” in DC next week with the goal of building one “mega API” for accessing all IRS data.
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
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And yet- there are still the good folks out there that believe that “they”couldn’t have possibly hacked into our election system/process and scored a win for Trump in 2024.
DOGE is looting the national treasury and gaining full control of the personal and financial info on every American. It is the greatest heist in global history.
April 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
And yet- there are still the good folks out there that believe that “they”couldn’t have possibly hacked into our election system/process and scored a win for Trump in 2024.
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The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
April 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
This makes me sick.
If you don’t think this administration is so incompetent or callous as not to do this, you haven’t been paying attention.
March 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This makes me sick.
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U.S. military pilots are furious—lives were put at risk when Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon leaked flight plans for a live mission over Signal.
Pilots were in the air while targets and timing were being texted.
This wasn’t just a mistake. It was a failure of leadership.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
Pilots were in the air while targets and timing were being texted.
This wasn’t just a mistake. It was a failure of leadership.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
March 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
U.S. military pilots are furious—lives were put at risk when Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon leaked flight plans for a live mission over Signal.
Pilots were in the air while targets and timing were being texted.
This wasn’t just a mistake. It was a failure of leadership.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
Pilots were in the air while targets and timing were being texted.
This wasn’t just a mistake. It was a failure of leadership.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
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Buttigieg: What if this had, in fact, gone to somebody else? I mean, somebody who could plausibly be in some of these people's cell phones. I don't know, the Chinese ambassador or Russian negotiator.
And the other question on my mind is how many other times has something like this happened?
And the other question on my mind is how many other times has something like this happened?
March 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Buttigieg: What if this had, in fact, gone to somebody else? I mean, somebody who could plausibly be in some of these people's cell phones. I don't know, the Chinese ambassador or Russian negotiator.
And the other question on my mind is how many other times has something like this happened?
And the other question on my mind is how many other times has something like this happened?
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Michael Fanone live on CNN: "This is what I'd say to Stewart Rhodes: Go fuck yourself"
January 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Michael Fanone live on CNN: "This is what I'd say to Stewart Rhodes: Go fuck yourself"
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Burnout, shame, heartbreak: nurses are being crushed by our broken NHS | Sonia Sodha
Burnout, shame, heartbreak: nurses are being crushed by our broken NHS | Sonia Sodha
A shocking Royal College of Nursing report reveals the toll chronic underfunding has taken on staff, and rings alarm bells for the future
I’ve never read a report quite like it. Last week the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) published accounts from the…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Burnout, shame, heartbreak: nurses are being crushed by our broken NHS | Sonia Sodha