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Slightly feral tree hugger who is seriously starting to believe that menopausal women should take over the world.
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elizfinn.bsky.social
jill sobule song make america great again - worth the listen
May 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Happy Sunday. What will you do next?

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April 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
elizfinn.bsky.social
Edgar Friendly (Demolition Man): You see, according to Cocteau's plan I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think; I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech and freedom of choice….I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is?a 47 y.o..drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiener".
March 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
elizfinn.bsky.social
I wish that instead of hitting a heart to indicate that you acknowledge a post wasn’t the only option. Is there another that I’m not aware of?
March 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Myra Solano Garcia, who has Alzheimer's, says the drug Kisunla may be one reason she can still drive, cook, and sing.
Alzheimer's was taking her memory, so she started taking a new drug
Myra Solano Garcia, who has Alzheimer's, says the drug Kisunla may be one reason she can still drive, cook, and sing.
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February 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
elizfinn.bsky.social
www.wbur.org/news/2025/02...
7 Boston EPA staffers placed on leave for work on environmental justice and DEI
The Boston staffers are part of a nationwide sweep of EPA offices that put 168 workers on administrative leave this week. It follows President Trump’s executive actions calling for an end to equity, d...
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February 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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misterwells.bsky.social
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temptingcate.bsky.social Cat, of The Bag 🐈💨 @temptingcate.bsky.social · Feb 24
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February 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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youtu.be/K8QLgLfqh6s
Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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February 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Don’t get distracted—that’s exactly what they want. Stay focused.
February 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Concerns arose when it was suggested that employees’ personal data be aggregated in ways that would violate privacy laws without consent. When an employee raised this issue, the response was that they would “try to get consent,” but that it shouldn’t stop them from moving forward with the project.
February 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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While Trump has been distracting America with everything else, Elon Musk’s staffers are quietly taking over NOAA and the Department of Labor. They are also using AI to help rewrite a significant portion of the federal government’s computer systems.
February 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
elizfinn.bsky.social
Not surprised. Folks are already quieter.
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Feb 5
Under the Trump administration, privacy experts say there’s a new urgency to making sure people understand the risks of their digital communication and take the proper precautions. This is especially true for anyone who works with the government.
Federal workers: Here’s how to lock down your communications
Under the new administration there’s an increased need for digital security. Here’s how everyone, even you, can communicate and post safely, from using Signal to thinking twice about what you post on ...
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February 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
elizfinn.bsky.social
This is me, screaming inside when I read things coming from the orange one and his minions.
Liar! Liar! Liaaaar!!!
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February 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
A tweet by Michael McFaul (@McFaul) that reads: "In 2012, when I was the US ambassador to Russia, Putin shut down USAID inside Russia. Why? Because their work supported free markets, democracy, human rights — ie causes that threatened Putin's dictatorship. Shutting down USAID is exactly what autocrats all over the world want."
February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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misterwells.bsky.social
Oh look, if it isn’t another key Project 2025 talking point being enacted in real time. Whaddya know. 😕
(News item: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all scientific/medical journals, requiring the elimination of certain banned words and phrases. Link in comments.)
a circular design with the header "Project 2025 Targeted:" and the footer "These Words" the following words and phrases appear around the circle, each in their own individual crosshaired circle Gender Sensitive Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Abortion Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Reproductive Rights Reproductive Health Gender Equity Gender Awareness Gender a bright purple oval and a florescent green target crosshairs design, with a grumpy Heritage Foundation Liberty Bell to the side. Main text is a quote from Project 2025: "The next conservative President must make the Institutions of civil society hard targets for woke culture warriors. This starts with deleting the terms sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI, diversity, equity, and inclusion ('DEI'), gender, gender equality, gender equity, gender awareness, gender-sensitive, abortion, reproductive health, reproductive rights, and any other term used to deprive Americans of their First Amendment rights out of every federal rule, agency regulation, and piece of legislation that exists." Cartoon grumpy computer mouse / bug critter mascot, asking the following questions. (Obviously this was written back in August. August me had no idea about how this would all fall out. Now we know better.) Banning words from laws? Could this be done? Legally, I mean? How would you even...? Unlike other project 2025 proposals, this one doesn't mention any specific policies, programs, or methods, so who knows...? BUT This passage tells us a LOT about the people who wrote it. cartoon mouse mascot again: SO, CLASS. WHAT DO YOU THINK? IN PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL EXAM THIS NOVEMBER, PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING QUIZ. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. following questions are overlaid on a photo of a composition book: 1. Looking at the forbidden words from our text, what groups of people are the writers afraid of? How afraid are they? 2. Who do they want YOU to be afraid of? Why? 3. Are any of these people in your community? 4. If you answered "no" to the last question, are you sure? 5. Have you ever worked for a boss who felt personally threatened by a group of their own employees? What was that experience like? 6. Historically, which leaders have urged their citizens to despise other citizens? 7. Which leaders have decreed the outright banning of words or concepts? 8. And how did that all turn out? "WILL THIS BE GRADED?" WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT? OF COURSE IT WILL BE GRADED! THIS IS A PIVOTAL MOMENT! DO YOU THINK HISTORY DOESN'T CARE WHAT YOU DECIDE?? NOW STOP COMPLAINING AND GET TO WORK!
February 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
elizfinn.bsky.social
So I wonder what would happen if we all went back to mail in paper tax forms? Part of me also wants to say “Fuck you” to filing taxes in the first place if all our tax money is just going to the oligarchs. We know where that will get us… every time I look at the news I just feel sick.
briantylercohen.bsky.social Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Feb 3
Apparently, allowing Americans to file their tax returns for free is a bad thing. A big gift to the Big Tax lobby and a big middle finger to Americans.
February 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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doclb2.bsky.social
"I do not weep at the world - I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife" ~ Zora Neale Hurston

#BlackHistoryMonth
February 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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February 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
elizfinn.bsky.social
Is it weird that all I want to do these days is sit and knit?
January 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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"Post it on your social media." Thank you, Mr. Acosta.
jimacosta.bsky.social Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · Jan 28
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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misterwells.bsky.social
More info that I compiled last summer about now head of OMB Russell Vought, specifically focusing on Christian Nationalism, its influence on P2025 and America at large, and Vought's ties to in in particular.

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#Project2025 #YepItsOn
Header reads "a Project 2025 (not so) cool magic trick! A cartoony stick figure drawing of Russell Vought in a 1800s magician getuup is saying a real quote of his - "I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SAY, 'WE'RE A CHRISTIAN NATION.' AND MY VIEWPOINT IS MOSTLY THAT I WOULD PROBABLY BE CHRISTIAN NATIONISM.' THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM BECAUSE I ALSO BELIEVE IN NATIONALISM." (all caps are a copy and pasted artifact of the font, which is an old timey large cap / small cap copperplate) Vought again, with the following summary of Christian Nationalism (a grumpy bald eagle clutching a Bible in its talons to the UR) I'M ON TAPE AS WANTING TO "REHABILITATE CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM" SO WHAT'S THAT ABOUT? SOME KEY BELIEFS: Nol, Bible - AMERICAN IS DEFINED BY CHRISTIANITY FROM ITS FOUNDING - THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD KEEP IT THAT WAY - OUR VERSION OF CHRISTIANITY IS UNDER THREAT - PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE WITH US ARE GODLESS AND UN-AMERICAN - WE ARE ENTITLED TO REVENGE FOR OUR MISTREATMENT Plus some more quotes by other Maga types: "It [the US government] is not just majority rule, it's a Constitutional republic. And the founders set that up because they followed the biblical admonition on what a civil society is supposed to look like." "God created government. And the fact that we have let it go into the possession of others, it's heartbreaking for those of us who understand. And we know it is for Him," Tom Parker Justice, Alabama Supreme Court Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene @RepMTG I am being attacked by the godless left because I said I'm a proud Christian Nationalist. These evil people are even calling me a Nazi because I proudly love my country and my God. The left has shown us exactly who they are. They hate America, they hate God, and they hate us. :05 PM • Jul 25, 2022 "The separation of church and state is a misnomer. People misunderstand it. Of course, it comes from a phrase that was in a letter that Jefferson wrote. It's not in the constitution." ‹Upon taking office, I will create a new federal task force on fighting anti-Christian bias to be led by a fully reformed Department of Mike Johnson (R/Louisiana) Speaker of the House "God created government. And the fact that we have let it go into the possession of others, it's heartbreaking for those of us who understand. And we know it is for Him," Tom Parker Justice, Alabama Supreme Court And a tweet from MTG, plus oh yeah, Trump Christian Nationalism Going LIVE a summary of Xtian nationalists initiatives that had already happened. Ten Commandments in Schools, Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that embryos are unborn children, etc AND THAT'S JUST A START! HOW DO WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET EVEN MORE THINGS DONE? WHY MONEY, OF COURSE! PROJECT 2025 ALONE HAS A $22 MILLION BUDGET. AND THERE ARE MORE THAN 100 OTHER CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS LISTED AS PARTNER GROUPS! More connections, featuring logos for the Center For Renewing America, Turning Point USA, and many other Xtian Nationalist groups that had contributed to P2025
January 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM