JodiP
@jopug.bsky.social
Retired Eng teacher, hoping the world doesn’t go to shit. Staying optimistic.
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Facing the possibility of losing control of the US House next year, Republicans are weighing aggressively redrawing congressional districts in two states in hopes of ousting several longtime Democratic lawmakers: cnn.it/4liEUdp
Republicans might redraw House districts in Ohio and Texas to push out Democrats in next year’s midterms | CNN Politics
Facing the possibility of losing control of the U.S. House next year, national Republicans are pushing two GOP-led states are weighing aggressively redrawing their congressional districts and pushing ...
cnn.it
June 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Facing the possibility of losing control of the US House next year, Republicans are weighing aggressively redrawing congressional districts in two states in hopes of ousting several longtime Democratic lawmakers: cnn.it/4liEUdp
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#Odesa is on fire.The city's historic center is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
"High-culture" Russians are barbarians in reality.What they can't steal,they destroy
The attention of the world is on the Middle East these days.Russia continues going unpunished, will continue destroying #Ukraine
"High-culture" Russians are barbarians in reality.What they can't steal,they destroy
The attention of the world is on the Middle East these days.Russia continues going unpunished, will continue destroying #Ukraine
June 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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In public, Elon Musk was rising to political power as one of President Trump’s key allies. In private, Musk was taking drugs and facing an increasingly turbulent family life amid overlapping romantic relationships and legal battles over his children.
Read more: nyti.ms/4mDTEVr
Read more: nyti.ms/4mDTEVr
May 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
In public, Elon Musk was rising to political power as one of President Trump’s key allies. In private, Musk was taking drugs and facing an increasingly turbulent family life amid overlapping romantic relationships and legal battles over his children.
Read more: nyti.ms/4mDTEVr
Read more: nyti.ms/4mDTEVr
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👀 “In Missouri, overturning the will of voters has almost become the legislature’s main business.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social / @propublica.org
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social / @propublica.org
Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.
In the wake of ballot measures that increased abortion access and improved sick leave for workers, a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power t...
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
👀 “In Missouri, overturning the will of voters has almost become the legislature’s main business.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social / @propublica.org
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social / @propublica.org
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Another record drone attack by Russia: Ukrainian air defence neutralised 288 UAVs and destroyed 9 cruise missiles
Another record drone attack by Russia: Ukrainian air defence neutralised 288 UAVs and destroyed 9 cruise missiles
Russia carried out another combined strike on Ukraine on the night of 25-26 May for the third night in a row. This time, Russian forces launched 364 air attack weapons; Ukrainian air defence shot down...
www.pravda.com.ua
May 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Another record drone attack by Russia: Ukrainian air defence neutralised 288 UAVs and destroyed 9 cruise missiles
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The recommended reading list contained some works of fiction. It also contained some works that were, in fact, actually fictional. The content distributor King Features says it has fired a writer who used AI to produce a story on summer reading suggestions that contained books that didn’t exist.
Fictional fiction: A newspaper's summer book list recommends nonexistent books. Blame AI
There's another artificial intelligence blunder impacting news organizations. The content distributor King Features said it was firing a writer who produced a recommended summer reading list that contains non-existent books.
bit.ly
May 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The recommended reading list contained some works of fiction. It also contained some works that were, in fact, actually fictional. The content distributor King Features says it has fired a writer who used AI to produce a story on summer reading suggestions that contained books that didn’t exist.
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Voting rights groups are suing Louisiana over a new law that forces every would-be voter to provide documentary proof of citizenship, a requirement they say goes far beyond what federal law allows.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Louisiana Sued Over Vague Proof-of-Citizenship Voting Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Voting rights groups are suing Louisiana over a new law that forces every would-be voter to provide documentary proof of citizenship, a requirement they say goes far beyond what federal law allows.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The letter P in CFPB stands for protection, not predation, you clown
Russell Vought, acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell Americans’ most sensitive data, credit history, and Social Security numbers.
CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers
Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.
wrd.cm
May 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The letter P in CFPB stands for protection, not predation, you clown
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NEW: Attorney General Ken Paxton’s crusade against alleged voter fraud has led to the criminal prosecution of six Democratic officials, all Latino, in Frio County, Texas. Civil rights groups say the charges are politically motivated and aim to suppress Latino civic participation.
Texas Targets Latino Officials in Voting Crackdown, Setting up a Climate of Intimidation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
NEW: Attorney General Ken Paxton’s crusade against alleged voter fraud has led to the criminal prosecution of six Democratic officials, all Latino, in Frio County, Texas. Civil rights groups say the charges are politically motivated and aim to suppress Latino civic participation.
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Trump meme coin dinner attendees expected to be mostly non-Americans… — by MacKenzie Sigalos @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/05/18/t... (what does “foreign influence peddling” even mean any more?)
Trump meme coin dinner likely to include mostly non-Americans based on top $TRUMP holders
The top 220 $TRUMP holders are supposedly being invited to a private dinner with President Donald Trump at his golf club outside of Washington, D.C
www.cnbc.com
May 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Trump meme coin dinner attendees expected to be mostly non-Americans… — by MacKenzie Sigalos @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/05/18/t... (what does “foreign influence peddling” even mean any more?)
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Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked…
www.propublica.org
May 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
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I suppose the New York Times will run daily stories on this until he resigns, unless Secretary of Defense is a less newsworthy job than a college administrator?
“A review of Hegseth’s thesis by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three experts on plagiarism, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying.”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ’03 ‘plagiarized’ small portions of his senior thesis, experts say. But how serious is it?
A review of the senior thesis of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three plagiarism experts, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphr...
www.dailyprincetonian.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I suppose the New York Times will run daily stories on this until he resigns, unless Secretary of Defense is a less newsworthy job than a college administrator?
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Remember all that discussion about the emoluments clause?
Quaint seems to be the appropriate word
Quaint seems to be the appropriate word
New in PN: Trump is making his first term grifting seem quaint
"If Tether is making $13 billion and controlling more than half of the stablecoin market as of today, then Trump doesn't even need to necessarily take a huge percentage of it to start making a lot of money."
"If Tether is making $13 billion and controlling more than half of the stablecoin market as of today, then Trump doesn't even need to necessarily take a huge percentage of it to start making a lot of money."
Trump is making his first term grifting seem quaint
"Whether it’s the memecoin or stablecoin, there are a bunch of levers people can pull to directly enrich the president."
www.publicnotice.co
May 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Remember all that discussion about the emoluments clause?
Quaint seems to be the appropriate word
Quaint seems to be the appropriate word
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Trump's move to block funds from the Digital Equity Act, designed to expand internet access in underserved communities, may harm red states that have submitted proposals to benefit their rural areas, veterans, and low-income households.
Angry Trump Kills “Woke” Program—and Accidentally Screws MAGA Voters
It’s called the Digital Equity Act. That word—“equity”—caught the White House’s attention. So now Trump is moving to nix funding—but it could cut off millions destined for red America.
newrepublic.com
May 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Trump's move to block funds from the Digital Equity Act, designed to expand internet access in underserved communities, may harm red states that have submitted proposals to benefit their rural areas, veterans, and low-income households.
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This is such an excellent point and media should be reporting it this way. (This is in reference to Miller’s preposterous but still dangerous claim earlier today about the executive branch considering suspending the writ)
The headline is deeply misleading. You can’t suspend habeas corpus just “for migrants.” As we’ve seen, ICE will pick *anyone* up. If you have legal status but no right to habeas corpus, you’ll have no ability to challenge your detention or deportation. Suspension for some is suspension for all.
May 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This is such an excellent point and media should be reporting it this way. (This is in reference to Miller’s preposterous but still dangerous claim earlier today about the executive branch considering suspending the writ)
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The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in the Trump administration’s budget blueprint.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/h...
Local Officials Brace for Loss of Disaster Preparedness Funding
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in the Trump administration’s budget blueprint.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/h...
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What is the price of cancer remission?
Basically, the cost of a Nissan Versa every single month.
Such a powerful read by @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
Basically, the cost of a Nissan Versa every single month.
Such a powerful read by @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
What is the price of cancer remission?
Basically, the cost of a Nissan Versa every single month.
Such a powerful read by @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
Basically, the cost of a Nissan Versa every single month.
Such a powerful read by @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
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According to RFK Jr., over the past few years “HHS became a collaborator in child trafficking for sex and for slavery” and was a “vector” for 300K missing children.
Read @annamerlan.bsky.social on the sorry details of Trump’s brain rot cabinet www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Read @annamerlan.bsky.social on the sorry details of Trump’s brain rot cabinet www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's brain rot cabinet
How right-wing Internet conspiracies are an integral part of his second administration.
www.motherjones.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
According to RFK Jr., over the past few years “HHS became a collaborator in child trafficking for sex and for slavery” and was a “vector” for 300K missing children.
Read @annamerlan.bsky.social on the sorry details of Trump’s brain rot cabinet www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Read @annamerlan.bsky.social on the sorry details of Trump’s brain rot cabinet www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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US pushes financial regulators to backtrack on climate risk project
https://www.ft.com/content/c6dca292-ebc0-40a9-93d5-477e3b05e8b3
https://www.ft.com/content/c6dca292-ebc0-40a9-93d5-477e3b05e8b3
US pushes financial regulators to backtrack on climate risk project
Effort to weaken Basel committee task force comes as Trump administration steps back from environmental issues
www.ft.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:11 AM
US pushes financial regulators to backtrack on climate risk project
https://www.ft.com/content/c6dca292-ebc0-40a9-93d5-477e3b05e8b3
https://www.ft.com/content/c6dca292-ebc0-40a9-93d5-477e3b05e8b3
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natural consequences, folks
May 9, 2025 at 4:03 AM
natural consequences, folks
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NOAA announced that will stop tracking "billion dollar disasters," which have been increasing since its record began in 1980.
Without the database, researchers, insurers and government agencies will be "flying blind." And it's not easy to replace.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...
Without the database, researchers, insurers and government agencies will be "flying blind." And it's not easy to replace.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...
U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
NOAA announced that will stop tracking "billion dollar disasters," which have been increasing since its record began in 1980.
Without the database, researchers, insurers and government agencies will be "flying blind." And it's not easy to replace.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...
Without the database, researchers, insurers and government agencies will be "flying blind." And it's not easy to replace.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...
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This new Texas law copies anti-Jewish legislation in pre-war Nazi Germany. That legislation consisted of a series of restrictive laws passed in 1933, then the Nuremberg Laws of 1935.
This is not an exaggeration.
This is not an exaggeration.
New law empowers Texas Governor to seize property from legal immigrants.
Republicans Just Made It Legal to Take Homes from Legal Immigrants in Texas
New law empowers Texas Governor to seize property from legal immigrants.
www.lonestarleft.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This new Texas law copies anti-Jewish legislation in pre-war Nazi Germany. That legislation consisted of a series of restrictive laws passed in 1933, then the Nuremberg Laws of 1935.
This is not an exaggeration.
This is not an exaggeration.
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THIS IS NOT NORMAL
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
#immigration
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
#immigration
‘Harrowing': Video shows Worcester police hold girl's face on ground during ICE operation
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl’s face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
www.nbcboston.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
THIS IS NOT NORMAL
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
#immigration
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
#immigration
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Posted this earlier, but it is one of the most horrific things yet of Trump era
A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...
They don't need a warrant
A federal kidnapping in Worcester
www.welcometohellworld.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Posted this earlier, but it is one of the most horrific things yet of Trump era