@dpubuff.bsky.social
In our daily grind, swimming in the moments between distractions of engineered outrages, are moments in which we can meditate on humanity's brilliance. I hope the #art which fills these moments for me might trigger them for you. Also End Citizens United.
April 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Republicans weigh selling public lands to pay for Trump agenda bill
The plans are still fuzzy, and some Republicans say they fiercely oppose the idea.
The plans are still fuzzy, and some Republicans say they fiercely oppose the idea.
Republicans weigh selling public lands to pay for Trump agenda bill
The plans are still fuzzy, and some Republicans say they fiercely oppose the idea.
www.politico.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Republicans weigh selling public lands to pay for Trump agenda bill
The plans are still fuzzy, and some Republicans say they fiercely oppose the idea.
The plans are still fuzzy, and some Republicans say they fiercely oppose the idea.
Moochers. We're done getting ripped off. Wait. Keeping mooching, moochers.
www.reuters.com/world/us-off...
www.reuters.com/world/us-off...
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit U.S. manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Moochers. We're done getting ripped off. Wait. Keeping mooching, moochers.
www.reuters.com/world/us-off...
www.reuters.com/world/us-off...
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Voters are fed up with gimmicks and out-of-touch leadership in the Senate - and Mallory McMorrow gets it.
Our democracy is under threat, and this moment demands urgency and courage to save it.
That’s why Mallory is stepping up.
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apnews.com/article/mall...
Our democracy is under threat, and this moment demands urgency and courage to save it.
That’s why Mallory is stepping up.
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apnews.com/article/mall...
Michigan lawmaker Mallory McMorrow announces Democratic bid for US Senate
State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a rising star of the Democratic Party, has officially announced her bid for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat.
apnews.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Voters are fed up with gimmicks and out-of-touch leadership in the Senate - and Mallory McMorrow gets it.
Our democracy is under threat, and this moment demands urgency and courage to save it.
That’s why Mallory is stepping up.
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apnews.com/article/mall...
Our democracy is under threat, and this moment demands urgency and courage to save it.
That’s why Mallory is stepping up.
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apnews.com/article/mall...
Imagine a country that values #billionaires and the #oligarchy more than the #education and #health of children…
Fuck, even #russia and #china invest more in their kids.
#america doesn’t give a fuck about #americans.
Fuck, even #russia and #china invest more in their kids.
#america doesn’t give a fuck about #americans.
March 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Imagine a country that values #billionaires and the #oligarchy more than the #education and #health of children…
Fuck, even #russia and #china invest more in their kids.
#america doesn’t give a fuck about #americans.
Fuck, even #russia and #china invest more in their kids.
#america doesn’t give a fuck about #americans.
Just a reminder #america and all #americans are where we are because of these two, dork to ghoul, mother fuckers... #thiel #CurtisYarvin. Their sexual insecurity and their inflated belief in their own intellect are driving the end of the American Experiment and #democracy across the world.
March 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Just a reminder #america and all #americans are where we are because of these two, dork to ghoul, mother fuckers... #thiel #CurtisYarvin. Their sexual insecurity and their inflated belief in their own intellect are driving the end of the American Experiment and #democracy across the world.
Perhaps #medicalcare is so expensive because investors and administrators exploit Patients and Providers ...
391:1 pay difference between #HCA #CEO and those providing the life-saving/changing #healthcare.
This is not the answer, #america
391:1 pay difference between #HCA #CEO and those providing the life-saving/changing #healthcare.
This is not the answer, #america
March 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Perhaps #medicalcare is so expensive because investors and administrators exploit Patients and Providers ...
391:1 pay difference between #HCA #CEO and those providing the life-saving/changing #healthcare.
This is not the answer, #america
391:1 pay difference between #HCA #CEO and those providing the life-saving/changing #healthcare.
This is not the answer, #america
Amazing how all the warnings about #trump and #project2025 were ignored... Also, who would vote for Trump with an #immigrant wife after everything he has said and done...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
This Wisconsin man voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.
ICE's deportation actions signal that anyone who isn't a US citizen is 'at risk – period,' immigration attorney says.
www.jsonline.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Amazing how all the warnings about #trump and #project2025 were ignored... Also, who would vote for Trump with an #immigrant wife after everything he has said and done...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
Seems like a pretty big fucking deal. #ukraine #russia
Evidently, #maga you are okay with #humatrafficking
Evidently, #maga you are okay with #humatrafficking
Yale just confirmed to me that the State Department did indeed cancel this contract for one of its research labs, which was tracking Ukrainian kids kidnapped by Russia:
SCOOP --> Trump's State Department quietly terminated a contract that was in the process of transferring evidence of Russian abductions of Ukrainian kids to European law enforcement, two sources familiar with the situation tell me.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
March 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Seems like a pretty big fucking deal. #ukraine #russia
Evidently, #maga you are okay with #humatrafficking
Evidently, #maga you are okay with #humatrafficking
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Vote no on the shit show.
March 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Vote no on the shit show.
March 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
He can fuck straight off with this shit. Losing #wine and #scotch and my #401k and my kids #publiceducation as well as my parents #medicare #medicaid and #socialsecurity in one week seems like a bit much. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tariff
The European Commission is calling on President Donald Trump to revoke tariffs now that he's threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if Europe goes forward with a planned tari...
apnews.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
He can fuck straight off with this shit. Losing #wine and #scotch and my #401k and my kids #publiceducation as well as my parents #medicare #medicaid and #socialsecurity in one week seems like a bit much. apnews.com/article/trum...
More of this, please –
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ICYMI-this is a must see: Representative John Larson (D) calling out Elon Musk and not holding back…
Well done! THANK YOU.
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ICYMI-this is a must see: Representative John Larson (D) calling out Elon Musk and not holding back…
Well done! THANK YOU.
March 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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The richest man in the world is willing to reach into YOUR pockets and steal YOUR earned benefits to further enrich himself.
Elon Musk’s greed will cost us.
Elon Musk’s greed will cost us.
March 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The richest man in the world is willing to reach into YOUR pockets and steal YOUR earned benefits to further enrich himself.
Elon Musk’s greed will cost us.
Elon Musk’s greed will cost us.
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This should be our album cover.
from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
March 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This should be our album cover.
$100,000,000 political donation for a single infomercial at the #whitehouse. We are now a banana #republic. #elon #musk controls #trump and all #america will export will be products produced by Elon's companies #tesla, #starlink, and #x www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Musk rumored to donate $100m to MAGA super PAC after Trump’s Tesla purchase
Trump says that the world’s richest man is being treated ‘very unfairly’ amid Tesla’s sales and share price slump
www.independent.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
$100,000,000 political donation for a single infomercial at the #whitehouse. We are now a banana #republic. #elon #musk controls #trump and all #america will export will be products produced by Elon's companies #tesla, #starlink, and #x www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Every #american has benefited from #publiceducation - even if you went to private school.
"An ignorant people cannot form a wise government."
-Whitman
The ramifications of the #maga / #repubclican war on #education will be felt for generations around the world.
"An ignorant people cannot form a wise government."
-Whitman
The ramifications of the #maga / #repubclican war on #education will be felt for generations around the world.
It starts.
All Department of Education offices will be closed Tuesday evening and Wednesday for unspecified “security reasons,” according to a memo sent to all employees
March 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Every #american has benefited from #publiceducation - even if you went to private school.
"An ignorant people cannot form a wise government."
-Whitman
The ramifications of the #maga / #repubclican war on #education will be felt for generations around the world.
"An ignorant people cannot form a wise government."
-Whitman
The ramifications of the #maga / #repubclican war on #education will be felt for generations around the world.
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With #medicaid cuts looming, it is worth noting 748 hospitals are already at risk of closure in #america, including over half of hospitals in #alabama, #arkansas, #kansas, #mississippi, #Oklahoma, and #texas. #healthcare.
Why? Private #insurance - the same that leaves #americans #broke #bankrupt
Why? Private #insurance - the same that leaves #americans #broke #bankrupt
March 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
With #medicaid cuts looming, it is worth noting 748 hospitals are already at risk of closure in #america, including over half of hospitals in #alabama, #arkansas, #kansas, #mississippi, #Oklahoma, and #texas. #healthcare.
Why? Private #insurance - the same that leaves #americans #broke #bankrupt
Why? Private #insurance - the same that leaves #americans #broke #bankrupt
#HCA for profit #healthcare #corporation, reached all-time highs (by cutting costs - like nursing staff and performing money-making surgeries - back surgeries) #ceo Sam Hazen made $23,799,137. Revenues were $70.6 billion, with income of $8.5 billion.
While we go broke from medical bills.
While we go broke from medical bills.
HCA's highest-earning executives in 2024
HCA Healthcare's CEO sees $2 million increase in compensation in 2024. Here are the for-profit health system's highest earning executives.
www.beckershospitalreview.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#HCA for profit #healthcare #corporation, reached all-time highs (by cutting costs - like nursing staff and performing money-making surgeries - back surgeries) #ceo Sam Hazen made $23,799,137. Revenues were $70.6 billion, with income of $8.5 billion.
While we go broke from medical bills.
While we go broke from medical bills.
This is how it needs to be done at every agency!
JUST IN: The head of the US African Development Foundation is suing Peter Marocco and DOGE — and he is describing in detail the standoff in which he blocked DOGE from entering the agency's offices.
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storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is how it needs to be done at every agency!