Jaypay
@jaypay.bsky.social
MinPin & human mom, humanist, native plant lover
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The slow waters snaking through East Texas to the Gulf have been called the soul of Houston. Its story touches on much of what makes the Bayou City unique. bit.ly/48KBhcJ
December 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The slow waters snaking through East Texas to the Gulf have been called the soul of Houston. Its story touches on much of what makes the Bayou City unique. bit.ly/48KBhcJ
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This is Comet. She had an unsatisfactory walk experience today. Decided to file a complaint with management. 13/10 (IG: peachycomet22)
December 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is Comet. She had an unsatisfactory walk experience today. Decided to file a complaint with management. 13/10 (IG: peachycomet22)
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Sarah McBride rarely centers her identity as a trans woman. Republicans do that for her. So when she steps to the microphone and talks about "21 years of unwavering homesickness," it means something. @mcbride.house.gov www.readtpa.com/p/watch-rep-...
Watch Rep. Sarah McBride's Powerful Statement on Republicans' Anti-Trans Obsession
The first openly trans member of Congress made a rare, personal appeal as the GOP wages an all-out assault on trans youth.
www.readtpa.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Sarah McBride rarely centers her identity as a trans woman. Republicans do that for her. So when she steps to the microphone and talks about "21 years of unwavering homesickness," it means something. @mcbride.house.gov www.readtpa.com/p/watch-rep-...
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Thrilled to announce launch of “Confronting White Christian Nationalism” — a monthly segment with @joyannreid.bsky.social, which airs third Wednesday of each month in the 7pm hour on Subtack and YouTube. First episode below.
Plus—a 25% holiday subscription offer.
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Plus—a 25% holiday subscription offer.
open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...
Announcing: Launch of "Confronting White Christian Nationalism" Partnership with Joy Reid
Plus and a 25% holiday discount through the end of the year.
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Thrilled to announce launch of “Confronting White Christian Nationalism” — a monthly segment with @joyannreid.bsky.social, which airs third Wednesday of each month in the 7pm hour on Subtack and YouTube. First episode below.
Plus—a 25% holiday subscription offer.
open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...
Plus—a 25% holiday subscription offer.
open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...
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Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...
theonion.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
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President Trump says that checks for $1,776 each are going out to nearly 1.5 million servicemembers. I have questions.
+ When did Congress approve such a plan?
+ Where is the money coming from?
+ How is it non-taxable? Did Congress vote to do that?
I'm sure there must be specific bill text.
+ When did Congress approve such a plan?
+ Where is the money coming from?
+ How is it non-taxable? Did Congress vote to do that?
I'm sure there must be specific bill text.
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
President Trump says that checks for $1,776 each are going out to nearly 1.5 million servicemembers. I have questions.
+ When did Congress approve such a plan?
+ Where is the money coming from?
+ How is it non-taxable? Did Congress vote to do that?
I'm sure there must be specific bill text.
+ When did Congress approve such a plan?
+ Where is the money coming from?
+ How is it non-taxable? Did Congress vote to do that?
I'm sure there must be specific bill text.
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I just want to say for the record that when the history books are written centuries from now, I believe the election of Donald Trump in a free and fair election in 2024 will go down as one of the most senseless and self-destructive own goals in human history
January 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I just want to say for the record that when the history books are written centuries from now, I believe the election of Donald Trump in a free and fair election in 2024 will go down as one of the most senseless and self-destructive own goals in human history
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Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?
December 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?
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He honestly thinks it’s his house.
December 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
He honestly thinks it’s his house.
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More than 2,900 attorneys quit the Justice Department or were fired during the first 10 months of this year -- about triple the number who depart in a typical year. personnel records obtained by Reuters show.
December 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
More than 2,900 attorneys quit the Justice Department or were fired during the first 10 months of this year -- about triple the number who depart in a typical year. personnel records obtained by Reuters show.
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I hear they're going to call them JeffreyBucks
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters’ Views of the Economy
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I hear they're going to call them JeffreyBucks
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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As James says, this isn't even about climate.
It's about all the tools, platforms, models, datasets we use to study and forecast weather and understand how it impacts people, too.
It's about all the tools, platforms, models, datasets we use to study and forecast weather and understand how it impacts people, too.
These people are nuts. NCAR developed the GPS dropsonde, which revolutionized the understanding of TC structure, improved forecasts, and validated remote sensing platforms, as documented in over 400 peer-reviewed publications in the last 25 years. And that’s just one of NCAR’s countless advances.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
As James says, this isn't even about climate.
It's about all the tools, platforms, models, datasets we use to study and forecast weather and understand how it impacts people, too.
It's about all the tools, platforms, models, datasets we use to study and forecast weather and understand how it impacts people, too.
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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Priceless.
December 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Priceless.
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If you give multiple interviews to Vanity Fair and don’t know whether or not you are on or off the record - then you are not qualified to be a chief of staff.
Speaking as a chief of staff.
Speaking as a chief of staff.
December 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If you give multiple interviews to Vanity Fair and don’t know whether or not you are on or off the record - then you are not qualified to be a chief of staff.
Speaking as a chief of staff.
Speaking as a chief of staff.
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James Talarico: There are 2 billionaires in Texas, Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks, who basically run our state government.
Most Texans don't even know their names, but every GOP member of the state Senate has taken their money.
They use that influence to shift our state into a far-right direction.
Most Texans don't even know their names, but every GOP member of the state Senate has taken their money.
They use that influence to shift our state into a far-right direction.
December 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
James Talarico: There are 2 billionaires in Texas, Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks, who basically run our state government.
Most Texans don't even know their names, but every GOP member of the state Senate has taken their money.
They use that influence to shift our state into a far-right direction.
Most Texans don't even know their names, but every GOP member of the state Senate has taken their money.
They use that influence to shift our state into a far-right direction.
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For years, rumors have swirled about the sources of Jeffrey Epstein's fortune. A New York Times investigation reveals the truth of how the college dropout clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society. Here are the six biggest takeaways. nyti.ms/4pEkiyy
How Jeffrey Epstein Made His Money: Six Takeaways From The Times’ Investigation
The sources of Epstein’s fortune have long been a source of speculation. Here are six takeaways from a Times investigation that found that he built it through scams, theft and lies.
nyti.ms
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
For years, rumors have swirled about the sources of Jeffrey Epstein's fortune. A New York Times investigation reveals the truth of how the college dropout clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society. Here are the six biggest takeaways. nyti.ms/4pEkiyy
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Saving it for the 16th as a straightforward "f–– you" to people whose deadline to renew their policies, if they could afford to, was yesterday. What a lovely man Mr. Johnson is.
BREAKING: Mike Johnson just said he won't call a vote this year to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
December 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Saving it for the 16th as a straightforward "f–– you" to people whose deadline to renew their policies, if they could afford to, was yesterday. What a lovely man Mr. Johnson is.
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The most disturbing revelations involved confinement, including “the box," which is a “2×2 foot cage‑like structure people are put in as punishment, sometimes for hours at a time exposed to the elements with hardly any water, with their hands and feet attached to restraints on the ground.”
Deep Dive: At Alligator Alcatraz, 'Torture' and 'Disappearances'
A new Amnesty International report concludes, 'What we are seeing in Florida should alarm the entire region.'
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December 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The most disturbing revelations involved confinement, including “the box," which is a “2×2 foot cage‑like structure people are put in as punishment, sometimes for hours at a time exposed to the elements with hardly any water, with their hands and feet attached to restraints on the ground.”
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Dr. Leila Denmark co-developed the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine.
World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM
World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM
December 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Dr. Leila Denmark co-developed the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine.
World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM
World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM
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Tufted Titmice are perfection with their big dark eyes and sassy tuft.
December 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Tufted Titmice are perfection with their big dark eyes and sassy tuft.
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1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
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Rob Reiner — who was found dead along with his wife, Michele — cofounded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which led the fight against California's Prop. 8.
From @theadvocatebr.bsky.social:
From @theadvocatebr.bsky.social:
Rob Reiner was a fierce advocate for marriage equality
The esteemed filmmaker — who was found dead along with his wife, Michele — cofounded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which led the fight against California's Prop. 8.
19thnews.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Rob Reiner — who was found dead along with his wife, Michele — cofounded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which led the fight against California's Prop. 8.
From @theadvocatebr.bsky.social:
From @theadvocatebr.bsky.social:
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"When we look back on 2025, this Rob Reiner tweet won’t make the top hundred worst things he did or said." Which is why we are an unserious country.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4936Eye
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4936Eye
December 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"When we look back on 2025, this Rob Reiner tweet won’t make the top hundred worst things he did or said." Which is why we are an unserious country.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4936Eye
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4936Eye
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Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.
December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.