Froggywendy
@froggywendy.bsky.social
A Potter in love with spreadsheets; a Quaker, geek & mom trying to find balance in an unbalanced world.
I’m thinking Trump is hoping to get a war going so he can stay in office another term… thoughts?
Trump confirms that he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela
Trump confirms that he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela
Move by US marks sharp escalation in efforts to pressure Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro’s regime
Donald Trump confirmed reports on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in US efforts to pressure President Nicolás Maduro’s regime.
The New York Times first reported the classified directive, citing US officials familiar with the decision. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I’m thinking Trump is hoping to get a war going so he can stay in office another term… thoughts?
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Somewhere in Iceland.
September 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Somewhere in Iceland.
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Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening media death toll
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Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening the death toll for the media
Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network journalist and other people, all of whom were sheltering outside the Gaza City Hospital co...
www.npr.org
August 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening media death toll
www.npr.org/2025/08/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/11/n...
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Jon Stewart Goes On Unhinged F-Bomb Laced Rant About Colbert Cancellation
Jon Stewart Goes On Unhinged F-Bomb Laced Rant About Colbert Cancellation
'I understand the corporate fear'
dlvr.it
July 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Jon Stewart Goes On Unhinged F-Bomb Laced Rant About Colbert Cancellation
Good lord…
Records obtained by ProPublica show the Trump administration is preparing to shut down seven major investigations of alleged housing discrimination and segregation, including some where HUD already found civil rights violations had occurred.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Trump Administration Prepares to Drop Seven Major Housing Discrimination Cases
Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted facilities in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods. Now, under…
www.propublica.org
July 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Good lord…
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Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man's arrival on the moon with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin
Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
bit.ly
July 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man's arrival on the moon with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
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Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.
Trump administration ends 988 Lifeline's special service for LGBTQ+ young people
Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.
n.pr
July 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.
We at #altCDC have been working on our vision for the future of public health and we’re excited to share it with all of you.
Together, we can demand better, push for change, and lay the foundation for a public health future that serves us all.
#futurevision #publichealthsaveslives
Together, we can demand better, push for change, and lay the foundation for a public health future that serves us all.
#futurevision #publichealthsaveslives
July 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Oh goodie, here we are hamstringing science again so we can avoid uncomfortable truths…
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/c...
After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Oh goodie, here we are hamstringing science again so we can avoid uncomfortable truths…
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/c...
abc7.com/post/us-citi... US citizen released on bond after being detained by ICE in downtown LA | abc7.com
US citizen released on bond after being detained by ICE in downtown LA
A U.S. citizen was released on bond after being detained by masked federal immigration agents in downtown Los Angeles.
abc7.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
abc7.com/post/us-citi... US citizen released on bond after being detained by ICE in downtown LA | abc7.com
Beautiful, we are the many!
Compilation of massive 'NO KINGS!' protests today ✊
#NoKings
#NoKings
June 15, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Beautiful, we are the many!
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“COVID’s not done with us,” says Professor @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social, director of the @pandemiccenter.bsky.social. “We have to keep using the tools that we have." www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-...
Can You Still Get a COVID Vaccine This Fall? Here’s What to Know
In recent years COVID shots joined flu shots as an annual offering at most neighborhood pharmacies. But the current administration has thrown that into uncertainty
www.scientificamerican.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
“COVID’s not done with us,” says Professor @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social, director of the @pandemiccenter.bsky.social. “We have to keep using the tools that we have." www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-...
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All 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside panel of vaccine experts will be retired and replaced, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said reut.rs/43NiGJb
US health secretary Kennedy to remove all CDC outside experts on vaccines
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is getting rid of all members sitting on a key U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts and reconstituting the committee, he said on Monday.
reut.rs
June 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
All 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside panel of vaccine experts will be retired and replaced, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said reut.rs/43NiGJb
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No joke: if we don’t get Trump out, we are looking at the end of American medical research and all the health benefits it has brought.
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Breaking: HHS is canceling a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics, including the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus.
May 29, 2025 at 2:41 AM
No joke: if we don’t get Trump out, we are looking at the end of American medical research and all the health benefits it has brought.
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3/ In Kenya, embassy officials said that news of funding cuts to refugee camps’ food programs led to violent demonstrations.
Refugees have died at food distribution centers, including a pregnant woman who was killed under a stampede.
Refugees have died at food distribution centers, including a pregnant woman who was killed under a stampede.
May 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
3/ In Kenya, embassy officials said that news of funding cuts to refugee camps’ food programs led to violent demonstrations.
Refugees have died at food distribution centers, including a pregnant woman who was killed under a stampede.
Refugees have died at food distribution centers, including a pregnant woman who was killed under a stampede.
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THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck.
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck.
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
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Washington Post has discovered that Rubio lied about Venezuela not being willing to accept so-called "gang members." It only stopped accepting deportees AFTER Trump's illegal Alien Enemies Act proclamation asserted that the US was at war with Venezuela and could seize its assets
May 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Washington Post has discovered that Rubio lied about Venezuela not being willing to accept so-called "gang members." It only stopped accepting deportees AFTER Trump's illegal Alien Enemies Act proclamation asserted that the US was at war with Venezuela and could seize its assets
Hundreds of healthcare workers demand action from state leaders as cuts are planned for Medicaid
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Hundreds of healthcare workers demand action from state leaders as cuts are planned for Medicaid
"We deserve a bold change," said Jesse Martin, Executive Vice President of SEIU 1199 NE. "Today is the beginning of what I call a health care worker's revolution in the State of Rhode Island."
open.substack.com
May 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Hundreds of healthcare workers demand action from state leaders as cuts are planned for Medicaid
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Our healthcare system is under attack. Medicaid, Medicare & Social Security are on the federal chopping block. If Trump’s cuts go through, each of us will pay the price. If you're in Rhode Island join us on 5/3 at noon to fight for your healthcare. @indivisibleri.bsky.social @seiu1199nw.bsky.social
Care Not Cuts State Budget Rally
Our healthcare system is under attack as never before. Medicaid, Medicaid and Social Security is on the federal chopping block and if Trump’s Medicaid cuts go through, each and every one of us will pa...
actionnetwork.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Our healthcare system is under attack. Medicaid, Medicare & Social Security are on the federal chopping block. If Trump’s cuts go through, each of us will pay the price. If you're in Rhode Island join us on 5/3 at noon to fight for your healthcare. @indivisibleri.bsky.social @seiu1199nw.bsky.social
All my RI peeps: mobilize.us/s/evejJ2
RIWFP May Day(-ish) Solidarity Rally: 1199 Strong for SEIU Care Workers · May Day Strong
**Join RI Working Families Party in supporting RI care workers on May 3rd!**
🧑⚕️ [To learn more, and to RSVP directly, click here.](https://www.mobilize.us/riwfp/event/780917/)
This is a solidarity...
mobilize.us
May 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
All my RI peeps: mobilize.us/s/evejJ2
