Donna Bailey
@deebers.bsky.social
Don't call me a Boomer and we'll get along just fine #genjones
lawyer, genealogist, historian
lawyer, genealogist, historian
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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JUST IN: A federal judge in New York (appointed by Trump) has ordered the Trump administation resume a deferred action program for young undocumented immigrants who faced abuse/neglect in their home country. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge in New York (appointed by Trump) has ordered the Trump administation resume a deferred action program for young undocumented immigrants who faced abuse/neglect in their home country. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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On Tuesday, Americans sent Democrats a resounding message.
“Fight for us”
“Fight for working class Americans”
“Fight against Trump’s corruption, criminality and cruelty”
5 days later, Democrat Senators sent Americans a resounding message.
“Nah”
“Fight for us”
“Fight for working class Americans”
“Fight against Trump’s corruption, criminality and cruelty”
5 days later, Democrat Senators sent Americans a resounding message.
“Nah”
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
On Tuesday, Americans sent Democrats a resounding message.
“Fight for us”
“Fight for working class Americans”
“Fight against Trump’s corruption, criminality and cruelty”
5 days later, Democrat Senators sent Americans a resounding message.
“Nah”
“Fight for us”
“Fight for working class Americans”
“Fight against Trump’s corruption, criminality and cruelty”
5 days later, Democrat Senators sent Americans a resounding message.
“Nah”
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This might shock you, but not all health care news was totally sucky in 2025. Like new state regulations for insurers and debt collectors. Our first episode in a series about this year’s little wins:
Some things that didn’t suck in 2025 (really) • An Arm And a Leg
In states like Nebraska and Virginia, new laws could help a ton of people. In states like Nebraska and Virginia, new laws could help a ton of people.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This might shock you, but not all health care news was totally sucky in 2025. Like new state regulations for insurers and debt collectors. Our first episode in a series about this year’s little wins:
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"Talking" about health care later isn't going to do anything for people whose premiums are doubling or even quadrupling.
Prices are getting locked in. "Talking" about this LATER is TOO LATE.
Prices are getting locked in. "Talking" about this LATER is TOO LATE.
October 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"Talking" about health care later isn't going to do anything for people whose premiums are doubling or even quadrupling.
Prices are getting locked in. "Talking" about this LATER is TOO LATE.
Prices are getting locked in. "Talking" about this LATER is TOO LATE.
New Yorker cartoon sums up where we are at.
October 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
New Yorker cartoon sums up where we are at.
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Covid vaccines may help people fighting cancer. Will they still be available after Kennedy trashes the U.S. vaccine programs?
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/h...
COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors | CNN
The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors.
www.cnn.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Covid vaccines may help people fighting cancer. Will they still be available after Kennedy trashes the U.S. vaccine programs?
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/h...
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
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NEW: Matt Dunlap is in! State Auditor and former Maine Secretary of State running against Jared Golden in the Democratic primary for Maine's second congressional district. #MEpolitics
We Can Do Better Than Bad and Worse | Dunlap For Congress
YouTube video by Matt
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October 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
NEW: Matt Dunlap is in! State Auditor and former Maine Secretary of State running against Jared Golden in the Democratic primary for Maine's second congressional district. #MEpolitics
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It’s Banned Books Week. Flex your 1st Amendment right and read a banned book. Or, donate a banned book to your local library. Or, do both.
October 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It’s Banned Books Week. Flex your 1st Amendment right and read a banned book. Or, donate a banned book to your local library. Or, do both.
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Hey @scottwiener.bsky.social, please make this one of your next causes.
Solar panels that can be assembled as easily as an Ikea bookcase and plugged into a regular residential outlet could be coming soon to New Hampshire and Vermont.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
Plug-in solar bills are in the works in New Hampshire and Vermont
DIY "balcony" solar kits, which can save residents money and give them more independence, are piquing interest from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
www.canarymedia.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hey @scottwiener.bsky.social, please make this one of your next causes.
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Happy National Tradesperson Day!
America’s unions celebrate the incredible skilled trades workers who build and maintain our communities. Thank you for your expertise and hard work that powers our country and makes us strong!
America’s unions celebrate the incredible skilled trades workers who build and maintain our communities. Thank you for your expertise and hard work that powers our country and makes us strong!
September 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Happy National Tradesperson Day!
America’s unions celebrate the incredible skilled trades workers who build and maintain our communities. Thank you for your expertise and hard work that powers our country and makes us strong!
America’s unions celebrate the incredible skilled trades workers who build and maintain our communities. Thank you for your expertise and hard work that powers our country and makes us strong!
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Good morning.
September 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Good morning.
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2022 — a confession:
September 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
2022 — a confession:
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Kash Patel’s FBI puts two pounds of methamphetamine in the incinerator at an animal shelter, sending 14 people to the hospital, and exposing some 75 cats and dogs to the narcotic. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Animal shelter evacuated after FBI incinerates meth at facility
Fourteen staff were hospitalised and 75 cats and dogs evacuated.
www.bbc.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Kash Patel’s FBI puts two pounds of methamphetamine in the incinerator at an animal shelter, sending 14 people to the hospital, and exposing some 75 cats and dogs to the narcotic. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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At least ten cities in states whose Republican governors are deploying National Guard troops to Washington, DC, had higher rates of violent crime or homicide than DC last year, according to a CNN review of FBI data. https://cnn.it/4mZjjHQ
August 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
At least ten cities in states whose Republican governors are deploying National Guard troops to Washington, DC, had higher rates of violent crime or homicide than DC last year, according to a CNN review of FBI data. https://cnn.it/4mZjjHQ
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More electric bill increases are coming. When you suppress wind and solar, you force the grid to call up expensive fossil fuel plants that set rates higher, and the higher costs land in your utility bills.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump tariffs and green energy rollbacks push household electricity bills up 10%
US energy secretary said energy prices could hurt GOP in midterms, but blamed Democrats for price increases
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
More electric bill increases are coming. When you suppress wind and solar, you force the grid to call up expensive fossil fuel plants that set rates higher, and the higher costs land in your utility bills.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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America's drug dealers, child sex traffickers and serial killers have a special message for Donald Trump:
August 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
America's drug dealers, child sex traffickers and serial killers have a special message for Donald Trump:
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New #AltCitizen assignment just dropped y’all, have fun!!!!
Today’s good trouble from @dailybeanspod.com
“Texas Republicans have now set up a TIP LINE to rat out the Texas Democrats. So PLEASE, for the sake of the public, DO NOT FLOOD THIS NUMBER with tips on Bigfoot sightings, UFO sightings, or asking why Trump is on "the list" 1-866-786-5972”
“Texas Republicans have now set up a TIP LINE to rat out the Texas Democrats. So PLEASE, for the sake of the public, DO NOT FLOOD THIS NUMBER with tips on Bigfoot sightings, UFO sightings, or asking why Trump is on "the list" 1-866-786-5972”
Texas House speaker creates 'tip line' to narc on missing Democrats
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) revealed that he had established a "tip line" to report Democrats who broke quorum and prevented Republicans from wiping out five U.S. House seats held by the mi...
www.rawstory.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New #AltCitizen assignment just dropped y’all, have fun!!!!
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New work rules could deny food stamps to thousands of veterans | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/13/n...
New work rules could deny food stamps to thousands of veterans • Maine Morning Star
NEW YORK — After a year in the U.S. Navy, Loceny Kamara said he was discharged in 2023, because while on base he had developed mental health issues, including severe anxiety and nightmares, and had…
mainemorningstar.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
New work rules could deny food stamps to thousands of veterans | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/13/n...
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“A .. CNN review of Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein—backed by records, photos, videos, interviews & messages—shows a long, close relationship until at least the mid-2000s .. with Epstein saying Trump was his ‘closest friend for 10 years’ in 2019.”
@kfile.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/08/12/p...
@kfile.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/08/12/p...
Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship: A definitive timeline | CNN Politics
A timeline of Trump’s interactions with Epstein and Maxwell reveals a long pattern of social proximity and one that stands in sharp contrast to Trump’s public downplaying of their friendship.
www.cnn.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“A .. CNN review of Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein—backed by records, photos, videos, interviews & messages—shows a long, close relationship until at least the mid-2000s .. with Epstein saying Trump was his ‘closest friend for 10 years’ in 2019.”
@kfile.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/08/12/p...
@kfile.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/08/12/p...
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Summer is coming to an end. If your child received SUN Bucks grocery benefits, make sure to use them before they expire. If your child is eligible and you have not received benefits, apply at mymaineconnection.gov before August 15th.
For more information: vist.ly/32yau
For more information: vist.ly/32yau
August 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Summer is coming to an end. If your child received SUN Bucks grocery benefits, make sure to use them before they expire. If your child is eligible and you have not received benefits, apply at mymaineconnection.gov before August 15th.
For more information: vist.ly/32yau
For more information: vist.ly/32yau