Garden Grump
@gardens-and-cats.bsky.social
Cynical and Liberal GenX Gardener in Western NY. Happily married to my husband, together for several decades. We have 7 indoor cats and care for resident neighborhood feral cats. 🌈🐈⬛
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Boat derangement syndrome
April 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Boat derangement syndrome
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Under the House GOP’s budget plan, the lowest-income taxpayers would see a LOSS of $1,125.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
March 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Under the House GOP’s budget plan, the lowest-income taxpayers would see a LOSS of $1,125.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
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Notice to flat-Earthers all around the globe: Please alert the authorities if tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse looks like this:
March 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Notice to flat-Earthers all around the globe: Please alert the authorities if tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse looks like this:
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One of these things is not like the others
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One of these things is not like the others
There is no low to the hate! I’m shaking with rage!
Yes, Trump posted link that included Nazi symbol for gay men in concentration camps
Social media users shared screenshots of a post from the president's Truth Social account in March 2025.
www.snopes.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
There is no low to the hate! I’m shaking with rage!
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The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, halting more than $1 billion in federal spending. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.
www.politico.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, halting more than $1 billion in federal spending. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
The idiot blew up the economy in less than two months. He doesn’t understand the most basic of economic concepts. So unnecessary and ignorant
March 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The idiot blew up the economy in less than two months. He doesn’t understand the most basic of economic concepts. So unnecessary and ignorant
I remember that less than 20 years ago that “mainstream” democrats blamed gay marriage support for election losses. It was bs then and throwing trans people under the bus now is bs. Supporting repression of a minority to “win” elections is actually a losing move for alleged progressives.
March 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I remember that less than 20 years ago that “mainstream” democrats blamed gay marriage support for election losses. It was bs then and throwing trans people under the bus now is bs. Supporting repression of a minority to “win” elections is actually a losing move for alleged progressives.
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Having a hard time understanding why Elon Musk thinks its a good odea to degrade NOAA’s ability to give us lifesaving early warnings for Hurricanes & Tornadoes. www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...
DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases at critical forecasting centers
NOAA's nerve center of national weather forecasting is on a lease cancellation list.
www.axios.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Having a hard time understanding why Elon Musk thinks its a good odea to degrade NOAA’s ability to give us lifesaving early warnings for Hurricanes & Tornadoes. www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...
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If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting.
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
March 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting.
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
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Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
February 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
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Quite an exchange here between Judge Reyes and DOJ attorney on how "pronoun usage" affects military readiness.
February 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Quite an exchange here between Judge Reyes and DOJ attorney on how "pronoun usage" affects military readiness.
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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
February 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
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“Under what authority are you directing us to do this?”
"EO [?]" (sic)
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
"EO [?]" (sic)
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
February 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
“Under what authority are you directing us to do this?”
"EO [?]" (sic)
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
"EO [?]" (sic)
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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At some point very soon, republicans in Congress will have to choose between pleasing Trump to avoid being primaried, and helping their constituents to avoid being primaried.
February 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
At some point very soon, republicans in Congress will have to choose between pleasing Trump to avoid being primaried, and helping their constituents to avoid being primaried.
Every day forward I will dropping a pin in the GULF OF MEXICO labeled GULF OF MEXICO on my google maps until the GULF OF MEXICO is filled with pins labeled GULF OF MEXICO
February 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Every day forward I will dropping a pin in the GULF OF MEXICO labeled GULF OF MEXICO on my google maps until the GULF OF MEXICO is filled with pins labeled GULF OF MEXICO
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The Guardian view on Trump’s trade betrayal: rhetoric hides trickle-down economics on steroids
The US president’s tariffs pose as worker protection, but they’re a smokescreen – his bluster trades US credibility for a $4.6tn tax-cutting giveaway to the rich
The US president’s tariffs pose as worker protection, but they’re a smokescreen – his bluster trades US credibility for a $4.6tn tax-cutting giveaway to the rich
Opinion | The Guardian view on Trump’s trade betrayal: rhetoric hides trickle-down economics on steroids — Guardian US
Editorial: The US president’s tariffs pose as worker protection, but they’re a smokescreen – his bluster trades US credibility for a $4.6tn tax-cutting giveaway to the rich
apple.news
February 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The Guardian view on Trump’s trade betrayal: rhetoric hides trickle-down economics on steroids
The US president’s tariffs pose as worker protection, but they’re a smokescreen – his bluster trades US credibility for a $4.6tn tax-cutting giveaway to the rich
The US president’s tariffs pose as worker protection, but they’re a smokescreen – his bluster trades US credibility for a $4.6tn tax-cutting giveaway to the rich
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Stiffing workers is the game.
Trump’s “deal” to millions of fed workers to take a payout or be terminated has a CLAUSE waiving the right to sue the gov if it fails to honor the “deal.”
Trump has no authority to grant pay.
apnews.com/article/buyo...
Trump’s “deal” to millions of fed workers to take a payout or be terminated has a CLAUSE waiving the right to sue the gov if it fails to honor the “deal.”
Trump has no authority to grant pay.
apnews.com/article/buyo...
Is it real or is it a trick? Federal workers debate legitimacy of buyout offer as deadline nears
The deadline for federal workers to receive financial incentives to quit is approaching. More than 2 million employees have until Thursday at 11:59 p.m.
apnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Stiffing workers is the game.
Trump’s “deal” to millions of fed workers to take a payout or be terminated has a CLAUSE waiving the right to sue the gov if it fails to honor the “deal.”
Trump has no authority to grant pay.
apnews.com/article/buyo...
Trump’s “deal” to millions of fed workers to take a payout or be terminated has a CLAUSE waiving the right to sue the gov if it fails to honor the “deal.”
Trump has no authority to grant pay.
apnews.com/article/buyo...
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Those bonehead Republicans managed to convince their base that trans women in sports was a huge issue—without showing a damn shred of data.
They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…
Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…
Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
February 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Those bonehead Republicans managed to convince their base that trans women in sports was a huge issue—without showing a damn shred of data.
They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…
Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…
Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
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Think firing the entire federal workforce will save America money?
Federal civilian employees account for just 4% of the federal budget. Even if someone like Musk—or any president—fired all of us, it wouldn’t make much of a dent in government spending. Don’t fall for it.
Federal civilian employees account for just 4% of the federal budget. Even if someone like Musk—or any president—fired all of us, it wouldn’t make much of a dent in government spending. Don’t fall for it.
February 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Think firing the entire federal workforce will save America money?
Federal civilian employees account for just 4% of the federal budget. Even if someone like Musk—or any president—fired all of us, it wouldn’t make much of a dent in government spending. Don’t fall for it.
Federal civilian employees account for just 4% of the federal budget. Even if someone like Musk—or any president—fired all of us, it wouldn’t make much of a dent in government spending. Don’t fall for it.
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OPM is planning to fire all employees on probation (less than one year of employment). Agencies have until noon on Wednesday to submit a list of probationary employees to the OPM and indicate whether they wish to retain them—though it has been stated that this will not make a difference.
February 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
OPM is planning to fire all employees on probation (less than one year of employment). Agencies have until noon on Wednesday to submit a list of probationary employees to the OPM and indicate whether they wish to retain them—though it has been stated that this will not make a difference.