Ericka Clou
@eralon.bsky.social
Nebraska mom, addicted to reading, obsessed with politics and science.
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Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office.
August 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office.
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Sounds like this survivor of Epstein and Maxwell is saying she'd take Trump pardoning Maxwell as an admission of guilt, which sounds like a smart message.
August 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Sounds like this survivor of Epstein and Maxwell is saying she'd take Trump pardoning Maxwell as an admission of guilt, which sounds like a smart message.
Nebraskan Republicans are doing this too.
GOP lawmakers overturned a voter-approved expansion of paid sick leave benefits for Missouri workers.
It’s not the first time the GOP-dominated legislature overturned voter-approved laws. But this time, the backlash could have long-lasting consequences.
missouriindependent.com/2025/07/28/k...
It’s not the first time the GOP-dominated legislature overturned voter-approved laws. But this time, the backlash could have long-lasting consequences.
missouriindependent.com/2025/07/28/k...
‘Kicked a hornet’s nest’: Missouri GOP repeal of voter-approved laws inspires backlash • Missouri Independent
After years of Missouri GOP lawmakers repealing voter-approved laws, a coalition is pushing an initiative to make it nearly impossible.
missouriindependent.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Nebraskan Republicans are doing this too.
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Reports from the Montana Healthcare Foundation show that 64% of Montana's rural hospitals have already sustained losses in services, and 25% are at risk of closing or converting within two years, according to Montana State University.
June 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Reports from the Montana Healthcare Foundation show that 64% of Montana's rural hospitals have already sustained losses in services, and 25% are at risk of closing or converting within two years, according to Montana State University.
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I cannot stop watching this clip of a uniformed officer raising a weapon and firing directly towards reporter Lauren Tomasi and crew live on the air. I don’t give a shit if it’s a non-lethal projectile or not; JOURNALISTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS IN SAFETY.
June 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I cannot stop watching this clip of a uniformed officer raising a weapon and firing directly towards reporter Lauren Tomasi and crew live on the air. I don’t give a shit if it’s a non-lethal projectile or not; JOURNALISTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS IN SAFETY.
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Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
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Did you know that when your local rural hospital shuts down because of the Medicaid cuts, the 75-mile drive to the nearest one that isn't shut down is still 75 miles no matter how good your insurance is?
May 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Did you know that when your local rural hospital shuts down because of the Medicaid cuts, the 75-mile drive to the nearest one that isn't shut down is still 75 miles no matter how good your insurance is?
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The average Republican in Congress is a millionaire, funded by billionaires.
25% of American households have a net worth less than $27k.
Just in case you were surprised that their budget attacks the working class to give more handouts to rich people like them.
25% of American households have a net worth less than $27k.
Just in case you were surprised that their budget attacks the working class to give more handouts to rich people like them.
The ugly truth about Trump's "big, beautiful bill"
On the campaign trail in 2024, Trump pledged to improve the economic conditions of the working class.
popular.info
May 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The average Republican in Congress is a millionaire, funded by billionaires.
25% of American households have a net worth less than $27k.
Just in case you were surprised that their budget attacks the working class to give more handouts to rich people like them.
25% of American households have a net worth less than $27k.
Just in case you were surprised that their budget attacks the working class to give more handouts to rich people like them.
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NEW: Trump has said he loves veterans & will “take care of them.”
His cuts to the VA have led to widespread chaos and some vets have been thrown off cancer trials.
@ericumansky.bsky.social & @vernalcoleman.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
His cuts to the VA have led to widespread chaos and some vets have been thrown off cancer trials.
@ericumansky.bsky.social & @vernalcoleman.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
May 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
NEW: Trump has said he loves veterans & will “take care of them.”
His cuts to the VA have led to widespread chaos and some vets have been thrown off cancer trials.
@ericumansky.bsky.social & @vernalcoleman.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
His cuts to the VA have led to widespread chaos and some vets have been thrown off cancer trials.
@ericumansky.bsky.social & @vernalcoleman.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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North Dakota reports first measles case since 2011
Currently North Dakota has an 81% vaccination rate among toddlers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Currently North Dakota has an 81% vaccination rate among toddlers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
May 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
North Dakota reports first measles case since 2011
Currently North Dakota has an 81% vaccination rate among toddlers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Currently North Dakota has an 81% vaccination rate among toddlers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
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“The sheer breadth of the cuts is staggering: The layoffs affected agencies that exist to fight deadly pathogens, to protect the nation’s drug supply, to finance and carry out cutting-edge research—along with countless other offices that touch everything from rural health to early childhood care.”
‘People Will Die’—RFK Jr. Guts America’s Health Bureaucracy
Stunned experts fear major damage to U.S. health, science, and expertise.
www.thebulwark.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“The sheer breadth of the cuts is staggering: The layoffs affected agencies that exist to fight deadly pathogens, to protect the nation’s drug supply, to finance and carry out cutting-edge research—along with countless other offices that touch everything from rural health to early childhood care.”
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folks let me tell you: a normal administration is "veep shit." this signal stuff is not veep shit, it's "the entire national security team of the Trump admin is complicit in behavior that ensures that every hostile government has a direct line of sight into American-decisionmaking" shit
March 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
folks let me tell you: a normal administration is "veep shit." this signal stuff is not veep shit, it's "the entire national security team of the Trump admin is complicit in behavior that ensures that every hostile government has a direct line of sight into American-decisionmaking" shit
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China suffering its own China shock, as labor intensive manufacturing shifts South.
Gordon Hanson asks whether Guangdong will go way of Martinsville, Virginia - with manufacturing replaced by poverty - but expects a more disruption cushioning response.
www.ft.com/content/7640...
Gordon Hanson asks whether Guangdong will go way of Martinsville, Virginia - with manufacturing replaced by poverty - but expects a more disruption cushioning response.
www.ft.com/content/7640...
China is suffering its own ‘China shock’
Labour-intensive manufacturing is vanishing and millions of jobs could be lost, with repercussions for stability and growth
www.ft.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
China suffering its own China shock, as labor intensive manufacturing shifts South.
Gordon Hanson asks whether Guangdong will go way of Martinsville, Virginia - with manufacturing replaced by poverty - but expects a more disruption cushioning response.
www.ft.com/content/7640...
Gordon Hanson asks whether Guangdong will go way of Martinsville, Virginia - with manufacturing replaced by poverty - but expects a more disruption cushioning response.
www.ft.com/content/7640...
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In addition to her 11 hour testimony on Benghazi, 3 committees held hearings on Hillary Clinton’s email servers. I wonder how many hearings will address the latest breach of war plans?
March 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
In addition to her 11 hour testimony on Benghazi, 3 committees held hearings on Hillary Clinton’s email servers. I wonder how many hearings will address the latest breach of war plans?
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A complete list of Republicans condemning texting classified war plans to journalists. 👇
March 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A complete list of Republicans condemning texting classified war plans to journalists. 👇
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“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
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Let’s not forget about this brave man. 💙💙
March 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Let’s not forget about this brave man. 💙💙