HPB
@elliott-girl.bsky.social
Metastatic breast cancer thriver who loves black labs, piano, books, doodling, sewing, calligraphy, and singing along to the radio. Fierce LGBTQIA+ ally.
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The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
September 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
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Newly developed WashU Medicine technology is powering sensors that can detect airborne flu and COVID-19. "It’s going to change everything we do when we think about how to diagnose and treat patients with infectious diseases,” said John Cirrito, PhD. www.stltoday.com/news/local/b...
Company using WashU tech to detect airborne germs moves to St. Louis from New York
Governor, mayor hail move as a solid win for the region's biotech ecosystem.
www.stltoday.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Newly developed WashU Medicine technology is powering sensors that can detect airborne flu and COVID-19. "It’s going to change everything we do when we think about how to diagnose and treat patients with infectious diseases,” said John Cirrito, PhD. www.stltoday.com/news/local/b...
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Tulsi Gabbard is using a White House press briefing to accuse Hillary Clinton of using tranquilizers. Dystopian stuff.
July 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Tulsi Gabbard is using a White House press briefing to accuse Hillary Clinton of using tranquilizers. Dystopian stuff.
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My reaction to that completely batshit press briefing by Tulsi Gabbard in which she accused Obama of “treasonous conspiracy” is that whatever is in the Epstein files about Trump must be really really bad
July 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My reaction to that completely batshit press briefing by Tulsi Gabbard in which she accused Obama of “treasonous conspiracy” is that whatever is in the Epstein files about Trump must be really really bad
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Here's Bessent laying "sophisticated" on Rep. Terry Sewell (D-Ala.) around a month ago:
SEWELL: The last question that I was asked to ask you is when will hit the debt ceiling?
BESSENT: I want to congratulate you. You have a very sophisticated constituency to ask questions like this
SEWELL: With all due respect, just because you're poor doesn't mean you're ignorant
BESSENT: I want to congratulate you. You have a very sophisticated constituency to ask questions like this
SEWELL: With all due respect, just because you're poor doesn't mean you're ignorant
July 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Here's Bessent laying "sophisticated" on Rep. Terry Sewell (D-Ala.) around a month ago:
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🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website!
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
July 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website!
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
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How did Epstein originally escape justice? As explained here, those upright GOP lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, notably the late Ken Starr, cooked up a crooked plea deal with their former partner Alex Acosta -- later a Trump cabinet member. Many questions for Congress to probe.
How Did Jeffrey Epstein Escape Justice?
The case of super-rich sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is so disturbing, not only because dozens of women say he victimized them as young girls, and not only because he went almost unpunished, but becaus...
www.nationalmemo.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
How did Epstein originally escape justice? As explained here, those upright GOP lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, notably the late Ken Starr, cooked up a crooked plea deal with their former partner Alex Acosta -- later a Trump cabinet member. Many questions for Congress to probe.
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That’s a lot of words to say “stop asking me about Epstein.”
July 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
That’s a lot of words to say “stop asking me about Epstein.”
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By 2029 the GOP may have entrenched their coup by "legal" methods
Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges
Changes in citizenship laws and deportations
Quashing dissent by jailing protesters
And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution
We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces
Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges
Changes in citizenship laws and deportations
Quashing dissent by jailing protesters
And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution
We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces
"Unlike January 2021 — when the Big Lie scheme failed — by 2029 Trump and his cohorts will have new tools to carry out a coup, including a massive federal police force with a proven willingness to engage in systemic illegality at Trump's behest."
The emerging coup
Lawless authoritarian regimes don't give up power willingly.
www.publicnotice.co
July 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
By 2029 the GOP may have entrenched their coup by "legal" methods
Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges
Changes in citizenship laws and deportations
Quashing dissent by jailing protesters
And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution
We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces
Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges
Changes in citizenship laws and deportations
Quashing dissent by jailing protesters
And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution
We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a blistering dissent to an "emergency" decision that illegally enables Trump to plow ahead with laying off nearly 1,400 employees at the Department of Education while a case challenging the plan plays out.
#ResistTrump
#ResistTrump
July 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a blistering dissent to an "emergency" decision that illegally enables Trump to plow ahead with laying off nearly 1,400 employees at the Department of Education while a case challenging the plan plays out.
#ResistTrump
#ResistTrump
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So by this twisted logic, a child who dies of cancer does not have “obvious purpose” and that child’s life would not someday bear the “fruits of divine providence”. What a flawed view of Christianity & the world. These people will twist themselves into pretzels to overlook what this monster is doing
Mike Johnson: "God miraculously saved the president's life -- I think it's undeniable -- and he did it for an obvious purpose. His presidency and his life are the fruits of divine providence. He points that out all the time and he's right to do so."
July 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
So by this twisted logic, a child who dies of cancer does not have “obvious purpose” and that child’s life would not someday bear the “fruits of divine providence”. What a flawed view of Christianity & the world. These people will twist themselves into pretzels to overlook what this monster is doing
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Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more cops than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries. Once the bill is fully implemented, nowhere in America will be safe from Trump's secret police state.
July 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more cops than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries. Once the bill is fully implemented, nowhere in America will be safe from Trump's secret police state.
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He sold vaccine cards and injected kids with saline so they thought they were vaccinated. There are no rules anymore
July 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
He sold vaccine cards and injected kids with saline so they thought they were vaccinated. There are no rules anymore
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Republicans filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block a state law that allows certain U.S. citizens living abroad to vote in Arizona elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
RNC Sues Arizona To Block Voting Access for Overseas U.S. Citizens
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Republicans filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block a state law that allows certain U.S. citizens living abroad to vote in Arizona elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail
Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, acc...
www.nbcwashington.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
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Want to be anywhere else but here? Pick up a book.
& then read it, of course.
& then read it, of course.
July 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Want to be anywhere else but here? Pick up a book.
& then read it, of course.
& then read it, of course.
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People who get cancer say their friends often disappear when they hear the bad news. Don't be that person! Here's advice for what to do and say — and what not to say — when a loved one faces cancer.
The best support for a friend with cancer? Presence, listening and space to vent
People who get cancer say their friends often disappear when they hear the bad news. Don't be that person! Here's advice for what to do and say — and what not to say — when a loved one faces cancer.
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July 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
People who get cancer say their friends often disappear when they hear the bad news. Don't be that person! Here's advice for what to do and say — and what not to say — when a loved one faces cancer.
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Time to pick a side, America. Is this the future you want for us?
June 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Time to pick a side, America. Is this the future you want for us?
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Trump doesn't know what the fuck he's doing. He's old, weak, and out of his depth.
June 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Trump doesn't know what the fuck he's doing. He's old, weak, and out of his depth.
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Birth control is healthcare. Period.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe 3 years ago, reproductive rights have been under attack. Pharmacies have refused to fill birth control prescriptions and denied purchases.
I introduced the Access to Birth Control Act to protect people’s healthcare.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe 3 years ago, reproductive rights have been under attack. Pharmacies have refused to fill birth control prescriptions and denied purchases.
I introduced the Access to Birth Control Act to protect people’s healthcare.
June 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Birth control is healthcare. Period.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe 3 years ago, reproductive rights have been under attack. Pharmacies have refused to fill birth control prescriptions and denied purchases.
I introduced the Access to Birth Control Act to protect people’s healthcare.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe 3 years ago, reproductive rights have been under attack. Pharmacies have refused to fill birth control prescriptions and denied purchases.
I introduced the Access to Birth Control Act to protect people’s healthcare.
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No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.
June 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.
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Host: Are you saying the US did not see intelligence that the Supreme Leader had ordered weaponization?
Rubio: That’s irrelevant
Host: No, that's a key point
Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
Rubio: That’s irrelevant
Host: No, that's a key point
Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
June 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Host: Are you saying the US did not see intelligence that the Supreme Leader had ordered weaponization?
Rubio: That’s irrelevant
Host: No, that's a key point
Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
Rubio: That’s irrelevant
Host: No, that's a key point
Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
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A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Full emails below
Full emails below
June 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Full emails below
Full emails below
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“You exploited the murder of a lifetime public servant and her husband to post some sick burns about Democrats. Did you see this as an excellent opportunity to get likes and retweet? Have you absolutely no conscience? No decency?
I pray to God that none of you ever go through anything like this.”
I pray to God that none of you ever go through anything like this.”
A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Via Sam Stein on twitter
Via Sam Stein on twitter
June 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
“You exploited the murder of a lifetime public servant and her husband to post some sick burns about Democrats. Did you see this as an excellent opportunity to get likes and retweet? Have you absolutely no conscience? No decency?
I pray to God that none of you ever go through anything like this.”
I pray to God that none of you ever go through anything like this.”
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Mike Lee was "surprised" Tina Smith confronted him about his idiotic tweets—because these Republicans are used to Democrats not showing up ready to fight.
If you stand tall and call them on their bullshit, they fold like paper tigers. They're weak men who pretend to be strong.
If you stand tall and call them on their bullshit, they fold like paper tigers. They're weak men who pretend to be strong.
June 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Mike Lee was "surprised" Tina Smith confronted him about his idiotic tweets—because these Republicans are used to Democrats not showing up ready to fight.
If you stand tall and call them on their bullshit, they fold like paper tigers. They're weak men who pretend to be strong.
If you stand tall and call them on their bullshit, they fold like paper tigers. They're weak men who pretend to be strong.