Jeff Holmes
@jholmescincy.bsky.social
Musician, avid reader, working in senior living care.
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The GOP budget bill would devastate rural America to fund tax cuts for the rich.
Over 12 million rural residents rely on Medicaid, and more than 6 million on SNAP. Local hospitals on the brink could close, and small businesses that rely on SNAP purchases could struggle to pay workers.
Over 12 million rural residents rely on Medicaid, and more than 6 million on SNAP. Local hospitals on the brink could close, and small businesses that rely on SNAP purchases could struggle to pay workers.
June 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The GOP budget bill would devastate rural America to fund tax cuts for the rich.
Over 12 million rural residents rely on Medicaid, and more than 6 million on SNAP. Local hospitals on the brink could close, and small businesses that rely on SNAP purchases could struggle to pay workers.
Over 12 million rural residents rely on Medicaid, and more than 6 million on SNAP. Local hospitals on the brink could close, and small businesses that rely on SNAP purchases could struggle to pay workers.
Long article that I didn't finish, but I love the idea of finding new ways to reinvigorate interest in learning, especially communally!
June 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Long article that I didn't finish, but I love the idea of finding new ways to reinvigorate interest in learning, especially communally!
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'Owing to Mr Trump’s “declaration of economic independence”, Americans will be liberated from a noticeable percentage of their equity wealth.' www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Financial markets flail in the face of America’s tariffs
Asia is hit hardest, but nowhere looks good
www.economist.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
'Owing to Mr Trump’s “declaration of economic independence”, Americans will be liberated from a noticeable percentage of their equity wealth.' www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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30 years ago a professor explained tariffs to me as “economic sanctions a country puts on itself” and that stuck with me.
April 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
30 years ago a professor explained tariffs to me as “economic sanctions a country puts on itself” and that stuck with me.
As the Trump administration has essentially crippled America's ability to help the world, it's up to those of goodwill to step up.
Please consider supporting an organization at any level either just once or monthly. $10 a month from thousands of people would make a huge difference.
Please consider supporting an organization at any level either just once or monthly. $10 a month from thousands of people would make a huge difference.
April 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
As the Trump administration has essentially crippled America's ability to help the world, it's up to those of goodwill to step up.
Please consider supporting an organization at any level either just once or monthly. $10 a month from thousands of people would make a huge difference.
Please consider supporting an organization at any level either just once or monthly. $10 a month from thousands of people would make a huge difference.
UNICEF has a 4 star rating from Charity Navigator. Please consider becoming a monthly donor to this or another organization providing relief and development.
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www.unicefusa.org?form=donate&...
Children Need Us Now | UNICEF USA
Find information on UNICEF’s humanitarian aid efforts for children in crisis. Learn more about how you can help keep children safe today!
www.unicefusa.org
March 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
UNICEF has a 4 star rating from Charity Navigator. Please consider becoming a monthly donor to this or another organization providing relief and development.
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www.unicefusa.org?form=donate&...
World Vision has a 4 star rating from Charity Navigator. Please consider becoming a monthly donor to this or another organization providing relief and development.
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World Vision Fund
When you give to the World Vision Fund, you’ll be meeting critical needs both today and tomorrow, helping people rebuild in the wake of disasters and empowering entire communities to lift themselves o...
donate.worldvision.org
March 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
World Vision has a 4 star rating from Charity Navigator. Please consider becoming a monthly donor to this or another organization providing relief and development.
donate.worldvision.org/give/world-v...
donate.worldvision.org/give/world-v...
If you can afford to go out right now and buy a beer or burger just because you feel like it, you (like me) have disposable income. The poorest of the world live on less than $1 a day. There are millions in dire poverty facing starvation.
March 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
If you can afford to go out right now and buy a beer or burger just because you feel like it, you (like me) have disposable income. The poorest of the world live on less than $1 a day. There are millions in dire poverty facing starvation.
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"When you hear about patients surviving stage 4 cancer because of immunotherapy, that was based on NIH research over many decades. When you hear about sickle cell disease being cured because of CRISPR gene editing, that was built on years of research supported by NIH"
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
Renowned geneticist Francis Collins retires from NIH, urging 'respect' for embattled workers
Dr. Francis Collins, a renowned geneticist, and former longtime director of the National Institutes of Health, is retiring from the government agency and urging “respect” for its embattled workers.
apnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"When you hear about patients surviving stage 4 cancer because of immunotherapy, that was based on NIH research over many decades. When you hear about sickle cell disease being cured because of CRISPR gene editing, that was built on years of research supported by NIH"
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
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Remember: Musk is a coward at heart. A weak man, not a strong one. A fragile ego just like the guy he shares an office with.
March 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Remember: Musk is a coward at heart. A weak man, not a strong one. A fragile ego just like the guy he shares an office with.
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This is where we are, America.
March 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is where we are, America.
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McGovern: There has been a lot of outrage in this chamber about an interruption last night. Well, you know what, I agree that there was a violation of dignity and decorum of this chamber. And it came from the podium where Donald Trump was standing.
March 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
McGovern: There has been a lot of outrage in this chamber about an interruption last night. Well, you know what, I agree that there was a violation of dignity and decorum of this chamber. And it came from the podium where Donald Trump was standing.
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NEW: More than 5,000 fired USDA employees just got their jobs back, at least for now, in another legal defeat for Trump www.huffpost.com/entry/usda-e...
More Than 5,000 Fired USDA Employees Just Got Their Jobs Back
The Merit Systems Protection Board significantly broadened a previous decision to restore six federal workers' jobs after Trump illegally terminated them.
www.huffpost.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
NEW: More than 5,000 fired USDA employees just got their jobs back, at least for now, in another legal defeat for Trump www.huffpost.com/entry/usda-e...
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The SAVE Act is specifically designed to disenfranchise a ton of American women.
Let us recall how many of the techbros now infiltrating the American government, like Peter Thiel, believe that women shouldn’t be allowed to vote.
Let us recall how many of the techbros now infiltrating the American government, like Peter Thiel, believe that women shouldn’t be allowed to vote.
By design!
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens
The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.
www.americanprogress.org
February 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The SAVE Act is specifically designed to disenfranchise a ton of American women.
Let us recall how many of the techbros now infiltrating the American government, like Peter Thiel, believe that women shouldn’t be allowed to vote.
Let us recall how many of the techbros now infiltrating the American government, like Peter Thiel, believe that women shouldn’t be allowed to vote.
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Shorter: I voted for him because I wanted him to hurt other people. Just not me or my people. The others. The others, only.
"'I voted for Trump. But this is not what I was expecting. We didn’t think they were going to take a chainsaw to a silk rug.'
The man’s wife said they also believed his 13 years of military service in the Navy and USAF Reserves, would have offered him more protection."
wtop.com/virginia/202...
The man’s wife said they also believed his 13 years of military service in the Navy and USAF Reserves, would have offered him more protection."
wtop.com/virginia/202...
This FEMA civil servant and disabled military veteran voted for Trump. Now he’s out of a job - WTOP News
A couple is hashing out next steps after the husband, a disabled military veteran and IT technician with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was fired amid DOGE cuts.
wtop.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Shorter: I voted for him because I wanted him to hurt other people. Just not me or my people. The others. The others, only.
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Great infographic. Pass it on.
February 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Great infographic. Pass it on.
GOP: "We have to cut spending and cut the deficit and debt!! So much waste!"
Also the GOP in the Senate: "let's pass this bill that adds $300 BILLION to the deficit just on border and military spending."
Also the GOP in the Senate: "let's pass this bill that adds $300 BILLION to the deficit just on border and military spending."
February 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
GOP: "We have to cut spending and cut the deficit and debt!! So much waste!"
Also the GOP in the Senate: "let's pass this bill that adds $300 BILLION to the deficit just on border and military spending."
Also the GOP in the Senate: "let's pass this bill that adds $300 BILLION to the deficit just on border and military spending."
There are many ways to help feed your hungry neighbors. Of course it's great to do so directly and form a relationship. But giving to local orgs that have a wider reach and access to help the hungry is good too!
Donate to Freestore Foodbank
Donate to Freestore Foodbank today!
https://giving.classy.org/campaign/618797/donate
give.freestorefoodbank.org
February 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There are many ways to help feed your hungry neighbors. Of course it's great to do so directly and form a relationship. But giving to local orgs that have a wider reach and access to help the hungry is good too!
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How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
February 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
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This is terrible.
Breaking news: Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially throwing the mail provider and trillions of dollars of ecommerce transactions into turmoil.
Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in ecommerce business and the 250 year-old Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is terrible.
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) makes recommendations that determine access to vaccines in the US.
The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed.
This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed.
This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
A CDC vaccine committee meeting, the first of Kennedy's tenure at HHS, gets postponed
An HHS spokesperson didn’t say when the meeting would be rescheduled.
www.nbcnews.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) makes recommendations that determine access to vaccines in the US.
The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed.
This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed.
This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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February 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"The rich must live more simply that the poor may simply live."
- Dr. Charles Birch.
You got a job? A car? A house? Do you eat whenever you want? Buy medicine when you need it? Subscribe to a streaming platform?
We're rich. Sure, we're not the ultra wealthy. But we all can make a difference.
- Dr. Charles Birch.
You got a job? A car? A house? Do you eat whenever you want? Buy medicine when you need it? Subscribe to a streaming platform?
We're rich. Sure, we're not the ultra wealthy. But we all can make a difference.
February 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
"The rich must live more simply that the poor may simply live."
- Dr. Charles Birch.
You got a job? A car? A house? Do you eat whenever you want? Buy medicine when you need it? Subscribe to a streaming platform?
We're rich. Sure, we're not the ultra wealthy. But we all can make a difference.
- Dr. Charles Birch.
You got a job? A car? A house? Do you eat whenever you want? Buy medicine when you need it? Subscribe to a streaming platform?
We're rich. Sure, we're not the ultra wealthy. But we all can make a difference.