Harper Hazelmare
@hazelmare.bsky.social
Author. Artist. Apothecary.
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People don't summon ghosts by candlelight in ominous Victorian mansions anymore, and honestly I think that’s a shame.
July 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
People don't summon ghosts by candlelight in ominous Victorian mansions anymore, and honestly I think that’s a shame.
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This article has more links to other studies and The Conversation is a bit more trustworthy:
theconversation.com/working-from...
theconversation.com/working-from...
Working from home can make us healthier and happier. Employers benefit too. Here’s the evidence if you need any convincing
The Fair Work Commission is considering basic rights to work from home. Here’s what the evidence says about the impacts of working from home on physical health and mental wellbeing.
theconversation.com
June 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This article has more links to other studies and The Conversation is a bit more trustworthy:
theconversation.com/working-from...
theconversation.com/working-from...
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Not only can working from home make you happier, for many disabled people it allows them to remain in the workforce
It gives them autonomy & independence. Flexibility to attend doctors appointments and care for their health
It’s a crucial accommodation, and removing it will harm disabled lives
It gives them autonomy & independence. Flexibility to attend doctors appointments and care for their health
It’s a crucial accommodation, and removing it will harm disabled lives
Scientists have studied remote work for 4 years and have reached a clear conclusion: working from home makes us happier - Caring Minds United
Scientists have spent four years diving deep into the world of remote work and stumbled upon a powerful truth: working from home genuinely makes us
www.cmu.fr
June 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Not only can working from home make you happier, for many disabled people it allows them to remain in the workforce
It gives them autonomy & independence. Flexibility to attend doctors appointments and care for their health
It’s a crucial accommodation, and removing it will harm disabled lives
It gives them autonomy & independence. Flexibility to attend doctors appointments and care for their health
It’s a crucial accommodation, and removing it will harm disabled lives
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President Trump said that he wanted federal law enforcement agencies to work on restoring Alcatraz, now a museum, to a functioning maximum-security prison.
Trump Says He Wants Alcatraz Restored as a Prison
The project would be extraordinarily expensive at a time when the administration already plans to cut billions of dollars from the Justice Department’s budget.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
President Trump said that he wanted federal law enforcement agencies to work on restoring Alcatraz, now a museum, to a functioning maximum-security prison.
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Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison
President Trump says the famous island prison off San Francisco is to be reopened to house "ruthless and violent" offenders.
www.bbc.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked the Trump administration from further dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services!
May 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked the Trump administration from further dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services!
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DHS is threatening to revoke Harvard’s ability to host international students and the IRS is looking at revoking their tax exemption.
The “stop the weaponization of government” crowd sure is quiet as fuck on this one.
The “stop the weaponization of government” crowd sure is quiet as fuck on this one.
April 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
DHS is threatening to revoke Harvard’s ability to host international students and the IRS is looking at revoking their tax exemption.
The “stop the weaponization of government” crowd sure is quiet as fuck on this one.
The “stop the weaponization of government” crowd sure is quiet as fuck on this one.
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Political appointees within the Department of the Navy's leadership picked a list of books on antiracism, sexuality and gender to ban from the U.S. Naval Academy's library while keeping many favorites of white supremacists, like Mein Kampf and The Camp of the Saints www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Political appointees within the Department of the Navy's leadership picked a list of books on antiracism, sexuality and gender to ban from the U.S. Naval Academy's library while keeping many favorites of white supremacists, like Mein Kampf and The Camp of the Saints www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
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When Is A Loss A Tax Loss? As Markets Tumble, Here’s What To Know About Capital Gains And Losses
When Is A Loss A Tax Loss? As Markets Tumble, Here’s What To Know About Capital Gains And Losses
The rules for determining a capital gain or capital loss depend on how much you paid for an asset and how long you held onto it before you sold it.
on.forbes.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
When Is A Loss A Tax Loss? As Markets Tumble, Here’s What To Know About Capital Gains And Losses
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The Trump administration has canceled funding for dozens of studies seeking new vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 and other pathogens that may cause future pandemics.
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H.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future Pandemics (Gift Article)
Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other pathogens.
nyti.ms
March 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The Trump administration has canceled funding for dozens of studies seeking new vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 and other pathogens that may cause future pandemics.
nyti.ms/43Xz77q
nyti.ms/43Xz77q
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Yay America…we have been added to the global human rights watchlist over declining civil liberties….joining Serbia, Italy, Pakistan and the DRC….so is America great yet? time.com/7266334/us-h...
March 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Yay America…we have been added to the global human rights watchlist over declining civil liberties….joining Serbia, Italy, Pakistan and the DRC….so is America great yet? time.com/7266334/us-h...
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A new podcast from the Latchkey Insurgency.
March 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A new podcast from the Latchkey Insurgency.
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What Trump’s New Student Loan Forgiveness Order Means For 3 Million Borrowers http://on.forbes.com/633210Hiz1
March 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
What Trump’s New Student Loan Forgiveness Order Means For 3 Million Borrowers http://on.forbes.com/633210Hiz1
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The reality is that things are only going to get more expensive—and that could be the end of sweet treats and other small indulgences.
Why Your Budget Soon Won’t Be Able to Include So Many Little Splurges
The only thing holding this country together is the promise of a little treat, and these tariffs may just take them away.
slate.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The reality is that things are only going to get more expensive—and that could be the end of sweet treats and other small indulgences.
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re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
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‘Daylight saving time’ is also sometimes called ‘daylight saving,’ ‘daylight savings,’ ‘daylight savings time,’ or ‘daylight time.’
So, listen to your heart.
So, listen to your heart.
March 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
‘Daylight saving time’ is also sometimes called ‘daylight saving,’ ‘daylight savings,’ ‘daylight savings time,’ or ‘daylight time.’
So, listen to your heart.
So, listen to your heart.
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Trump is reportedly on the verge of issuing an executive order to dissolve the independent leadership of USPS.
Unionized Postal Workers Brace for Trump Administration’s Assault
Trump is reportedly on the verge of issuing an executive order to dissolve the independent leadership of USPS.
buff.ly
March 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Trump is reportedly on the verge of issuing an executive order to dissolve the independent leadership of USPS.
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Breaking: DOGE got access to the child-support database
Sensitive system includes data on virtually all U.S. workers
The career civil servant who objected to DOGE earlier this week is no longer at HHS
Scoop with @jeffstein.bsky.social
Sensitive system includes data on virtually all U.S. workers
The career civil servant who objected to DOGE earlier this week is no longer at HHS
Scoop with @jeffstein.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Breaking: DOGE got access to the child-support database
Sensitive system includes data on virtually all U.S. workers
The career civil servant who objected to DOGE earlier this week is no longer at HHS
Scoop with @jeffstein.bsky.social
Sensitive system includes data on virtually all U.S. workers
The career civil servant who objected to DOGE earlier this week is no longer at HHS
Scoop with @jeffstein.bsky.social
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Wow. No one should have to work under these conditions. I hope they sue. This is straight-up authoritarian.
NEW: DHS is now forcing employees to take polygraph tests to hunt down leakers.
NEW: DHS is now forcing employees to take polygraph tests to hunt down leakers.
March 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Wow. No one should have to work under these conditions. I hope they sue. This is straight-up authoritarian.
NEW: DHS is now forcing employees to take polygraph tests to hunt down leakers.
NEW: DHS is now forcing employees to take polygraph tests to hunt down leakers.
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US halts intelligence sharing with Ukraine
US halts intelligence sharing with Ukraine
The Trump administration said it wants to pressure Kyiv to get to the bargaining table.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
US halts intelligence sharing with Ukraine
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The White House is not-so-privately dropping Russia from its list of threats to U.S. cybersecurity: “Putin is on the inside now.”
Shock as U.S. Caves to Russia in Cybersecurity Fight
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has reportedly received a new list of directives which exclude Russia as a threat.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The White House is not-so-privately dropping Russia from its list of threats to U.S. cybersecurity: “Putin is on the inside now.”
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A fun fact about vitamin A supplementation is it can kill you
In the CDC’s first public statement on the measles outbreak, it suggested vitamin A as a type of supportive care.
Here's what to know:
Here's what to know:
What to know about vitamin A and the measles
In the CDC’s first public statement on the measles outbreak, it suggested vitamin A as a type of supportive care.
www.nbcnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
A fun fact about vitamin A supplementation is it can kill you
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While the hearing took place, protesters filled the halls of the Iowa State Capitol, holding signs warning that the bill “will kill” and chanting that the public “will never be divided.”
Iowa Legislature Votes to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections
Iowa is poised to become the first state in US history to remove a protected class from its civil rights act.
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
While the hearing took place, protesters filled the halls of the Iowa State Capitol, holding signs warning that the bill “will kill” and chanting that the public “will never be divided.”