Deb Stanley
@debstanley.bsky.social
Meliorist. Teacher 🔄 Student. 🔵
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I know all of us who understand what is happening are experiencing mental health challenges because of that.
The only message of comfort I can offer to this community of readers is this: you are correct.
What you think is happening is really happening, and is just as concerning as you think it is.
The only message of comfort I can offer to this community of readers is this: you are correct.
What you think is happening is really happening, and is just as concerning as you think it is.
February 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I know all of us who understand what is happening are experiencing mental health challenges because of that.
The only message of comfort I can offer to this community of readers is this: you are correct.
What you think is happening is really happening, and is just as concerning as you think it is.
The only message of comfort I can offer to this community of readers is this: you are correct.
What you think is happening is really happening, and is just as concerning as you think it is.
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If we’re going to have a South African as president why can’t it be Trevor Noah
February 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
If we’re going to have a South African as president why can’t it be Trevor Noah
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Please share: We’ve received word that Elon Musk’s staffers are using space characters to identify information leakers. Before sharing any information, please use a checker to detect and remove these.
February 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Please share: We’ve received word that Elon Musk’s staffers are using space characters to identify information leakers. Before sharing any information, please use a checker to detect and remove these.
Language matters. We must catch the deceptive word choices that the media fails to call out. Presidents do not “appoint” ambassadors. They nominate, and each nominee then undergoes the Senate confirmation process. None of these personnel “appointments” is a done deal yet. Don’t forfeit.
December 11, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Language matters. We must catch the deceptive word choices that the media fails to call out. Presidents do not “appoint” ambassadors. They nominate, and each nominee then undergoes the Senate confirmation process. None of these personnel “appointments” is a done deal yet. Don’t forfeit.
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The AI tool for appealing insurance claims seems appropriate since insurance companies use AI to deny your claims. Let the robots fight it out, then speak to someone at your state's insurance oversight department. They're employees who have health insurance, too.
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
December 8, 2024 at 6:49 PM
The AI tool for appealing insurance claims seems appropriate since insurance companies use AI to deny your claims. Let the robots fight it out, then speak to someone at your state's insurance oversight department. They're employees who have health insurance, too.
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Here’s hoping we also have “a military that is unwilling to kill its own citizens”
something that is especially clear if you have studied colonialism a bit: a load bearing aspect of maintaining even a semblance of democracy (or defending a sitting autocracy from democracy) is having a military that is unwilling to kill its own citizens
South Korean soldiers attempting to enter the National Assembly repelled by a fire extinguisher and camera flashes.
December 3, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Here’s hoping we also have “a military that is unwilling to kill its own citizens”
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In a major backtrack, Trump’s transition team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Justice Department, paving the way for the team to seek FBI background checks on the Trump’s appointees.
Trump transition signs agreement with Justice Department, paving the way for FBI background checks on Trump picks | CNN Politics
Donald Trump’s transition team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Justice Department, paving the way for the team to seek FBI background checks on the president-elect’s appointees.
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:53 PM
In a major backtrack, Trump’s transition team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Justice Department, paving the way for the team to seek FBI background checks on the Trump’s appointees.
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Lately that starfish story keeps crossing my mind. The one where someone remarks that tossing stranded starfish back into the sea doesn't make a difference because you can't help them all, to which the kid tosses another and utters the mic drop, "It made a difference to that one." 🧵 1/9
December 2, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Lately that starfish story keeps crossing my mind. The one where someone remarks that tossing stranded starfish back into the sea doesn't make a difference because you can't help them all, to which the kid tosses another and utters the mic drop, "It made a difference to that one." 🧵 1/9
I know some people are afraid to have empathy because they don't know how to close that door once they've opened it. They're afraid of giving more than they can afford or being taken advantage of. But without empathy we can’t address humanity's obscene imbalances. www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
December 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM
I know some people are afraid to have empathy because they don't know how to close that door once they've opened it. They're afraid of giving more than they can afford or being taken advantage of. But without empathy we can’t address humanity's obscene imbalances. www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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And @hcrichardson.bsky.social has me reflecting on power for regular people this morning. Do we want to protect it, as did Lincoln, TR, FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, and Biden, or do we give up the people’s power the way Reagan, Bush, Trump, and Musk want? open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 30, 2024
Cas Mudde, a political scientist who specializes in extremism and democracy, observed yesterday on Bluesky that “the fight against the far right is secondary to the fight to strengthen liberal democra...
open.substack.com
December 1, 2024 at 4:09 PM
And @hcrichardson.bsky.social has me reflecting on power for regular people this morning. Do we want to protect it, as did Lincoln, TR, FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, and Biden, or do we give up the people’s power the way Reagan, Bush, Trump, and Musk want? open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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The safe way to leave Twitter. lifehacker.com/dont-delete-...
Don't Delete Your X Account (Do This Instead)
It's temping to delete your X account now that things have gotten so bad. However, it's not the best move for your security.
lifehacker.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:33 AM
The safe way to leave Twitter. lifehacker.com/dont-delete-...
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Yikes. No surprise. Still, yikes!
Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
"...two-thirds of content creators fail to check the accuracy of their material, making them and their followers vulnerable to misinformation."
#ScienceUpFirst
Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
"...two-thirds of content creators fail to check the accuracy of their material, making them and their followers vulnerable to misinformation."
#ScienceUpFirst
Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco
Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it
theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Yikes. No surprise. Still, yikes!
Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
"...two-thirds of content creators fail to check the accuracy of their material, making them and their followers vulnerable to misinformation."
#ScienceUpFirst
Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
"...two-thirds of content creators fail to check the accuracy of their material, making them and their followers vulnerable to misinformation."
#ScienceUpFirst
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I’m saying it now with hopes that it sinks in: Donald Trump cannot take any oath of office until he is granted amnesty for breaking the last one he swore. That’s just straight up in the Constitution. 2/3 of each House. That’s the bar.
November 21, 2024 at 3:10 PM
I’m saying it now with hopes that it sinks in: Donald Trump cannot take any oath of office until he is granted amnesty for breaking the last one he swore. That’s just straight up in the Constitution. 2/3 of each House. That’s the bar.
Looking forward to seeing them here 🦋🏖️🌅
They will halt on January 20, 2025 when Trump takes office, noting the “threat to democracy and freedom of expression posed by the cooperation between the president of the most powerful country in the world, Donald J. Trump, and the richest man in the world, Elon Musk…”
December 1, 2024 at 5:19 AM
Looking forward to seeing them here 🦋🏖️🌅
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The meme I didn't know I needed
November 29, 2024 at 1:06 AM
The meme I didn't know I needed
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This will always be true.
November 29, 2024 at 2:35 PM
This will always be true.
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This must be condemned by everyone.
November 29, 2024 at 6:29 PM
This must be condemned by everyone.
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The Economist ran this story this week. Yes...they are coming for veterans benefits. No one voted to destroy the VA or the benefits that our 15 million living veterans receive. Just 6% of Americans have served and these fuckers are coming for our hard earned benefits.
November 29, 2024 at 11:39 PM
The Economist ran this story this week. Yes...they are coming for veterans benefits. No one voted to destroy the VA or the benefits that our 15 million living veterans receive. Just 6% of Americans have served and these fuckers are coming for our hard earned benefits.
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Genesis 18 did not inspire the Bill of Rights
YouTube video by Dan McClellan
youtu.be
November 24, 2024 at 4:45 PM
![[Me & Hubs, walking the dogs the other night]
Him: “I just do not understand how these a**h**** don’t give a f*** about all the people they’re gonna hurt!”
Me: “See that field over there? When you ran the dogs through it just now, did you think about all the insects you trampled?”
Him: 😳
Me: “Yeah babe. We’re the bugs. That’s how.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:522ec7s5eppxm6ofydrmpfy2/bafkreigs2kazr5w5tqvlfrtusey2pe72xkand3dcratg4u6gfznpg2r5pq@jpeg)
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When we were children, we were taught that no matter how you reached, no matter much wealth and power you accumulated, you were not above the law.
We can no longer teach our children that.
And that's really fucking tragic.
We can no longer teach our children that.
And that's really fucking tragic.
November 23, 2024 at 9:24 PM
When we were children, we were taught that no matter how you reached, no matter much wealth and power you accumulated, you were not above the law.
We can no longer teach our children that.
And that's really fucking tragic.
We can no longer teach our children that.
And that's really fucking tragic.