Jacob Olsen-Yesh
@joy-xxiii.bsky.social
Metro Detroit, Michigan. Interested in too many things.
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Very disturbing and infuriating in both content and predictability. I don’t know how anyone could read this and think such a situation is okay.
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Very disturbing and infuriating in both content and predictability. I don’t know how anyone could read this and think such a situation is okay.
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Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue Perplexity AI for copyright and trademark infringement
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue AI search company Perplexity
Merriam-Webster defines plagiarize (verb) as “to steal and pass off (the ideas or words or another) as one’s own.”
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September 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue Perplexity AI for copyright and trademark infringement
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Republican politicians talk a lot about “family values,” but they don’t value families. I spoke with the founder of GoGrow about the fight for universal childcare and paid time off for new parents, because we deserve an economy that works for all of us.
July 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Republican politicians talk a lot about “family values,” but they don’t value families. I spoke with the founder of GoGrow about the fight for universal childcare and paid time off for new parents, because we deserve an economy that works for all of us.
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Cyclists are a growing nuisance in New York. But despite the moans, the city and state have so far failed to regulate them. Will criminal summonses help? https://econ.trib.al/jc5nCGI
Police are cracking down on cyclists in New York City
The lycra-clad are getting swept up in problems around e-bikes
econ.trib.al
June 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Trump moving to 'delete' people he doesn't like from govt data: analysis
Trump moving to 'delete' people he doesn't like from govt data: analysis
President Donald Trump has adopted a peculiar and dangerous pattern in his second term, wrote Amanda Shendruk and Catherine Rampell for The Washington Post in an analysis published on Friday: moving to "delete" entire categories of people he doesn't like or want to acknowledge from federal data when...
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June 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Trump moving to 'delete' people he doesn't like from govt data: analysis
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Elon Musk’s team of young techies plans to pool private information from millions of U.S. citizens to create a mega-web of highly sensitive data.
Read more: www.thedailybeast.com/doge-plan-co...
Read more: www.thedailybeast.com/doge-plan-co...
May 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Elon Musk’s team of young techies plans to pool private information from millions of U.S. citizens to create a mega-web of highly sensitive data.
Read more: www.thedailybeast.com/doge-plan-co...
Read more: www.thedailybeast.com/doge-plan-co...
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DTE files for $574 million rate hike, its second-largest request, months after its last increase planetdetroit.org/2025/04/dte-...
DTE files for $574 million rate hike, its second-largest request, months after its last increase
DTE Energy requests a $574 million rate hike, prompting criticism over affordability and reliability. The increase is intended for infrastructure upgrades and cleaner energy transition.
planetdetroit.org
April 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
DTE files for $574 million rate hike, its second-largest request, months after its last increase planetdetroit.org/2025/04/dte-...
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Former top forecasters in the National Weather Service are anxiously watching as the Trump administration cuts meteorological staff, with more impending budget and staff cuts on the way: cnn.it/4lgqwD9
4 ways forecasts are about to get worse | CNN
When a powerful thunderstorm spawns a tornado, people have what feels like only moments to gather their family and get to a safe place.
cnn.it
April 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Former top forecasters in the National Weather Service are anxiously watching as the Trump administration cuts meteorological staff, with more impending budget and staff cuts on the way: cnn.it/4lgqwD9
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The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help.
Trump's VA is ending a rescue program that's saved 17,000 military veterans' homes
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help.
www.npr.org
April 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help.
This is not going to end well.
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is not going to end well.
A few months ago when planning our trip to London that we depart for tonight, we had a choice between similar flights to Heathrow and Gatwick. We ended up choosing Gatwick because I wanted to experience the National Rail service. (And the price was slightly better). Boy did we make the right call.
March 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
A few months ago when planning our trip to London that we depart for tonight, we had a choice between similar flights to Heathrow and Gatwick. We ended up choosing Gatwick because I wanted to experience the National Rail service. (And the price was slightly better). Boy did we make the right call.
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#BREAKING UPDATE Troy Police confirm there was a shooting at Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital in an "isolated incident" but the suspect is not in custody. Here's what we know.
Police confirm shooting at Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital, suspect not in custody
Troy police say there has been a shooting at Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital and that a suspect is not in custody.
www.wxyz.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
#BREAKING UPDATE Troy Police confirm there was a shooting at Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital in an "isolated incident" but the suspect is not in custody. Here's what we know.
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We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation
The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
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Trump is set to sign the order on Thursday.
Trump poised to sign order axing major department on Thursday: report
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order directing his education secretary to follow through on his campaign promise and abolish the Department of Education, according to a report...
www.rawstory.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Trump is set to sign the order on Thursday.
Neville Chamberlain, says he will be in Munich on Friday. 🤢
Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, said he would vote for a Republican-written bill to keep federal funding flowing past a midnight Friday deadline, making a forceful case for why Democrats could not allow a shutdown that many of them have demanded. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
March 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Neville Chamberlain, says he will be in Munich on Friday. 🤢
As much as everything thus far has been terrifying and may take decades or longer to repair (if repairable at all), I fear we have only scratched the surface on how far the damage will go and that by the end of this, if there is an end of this, the damage to this country may be irreparable.
Elon Musk suggests that the U.S. government should privatize "as much as possible," including Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service, according to a source.
Musk was speaking in a virtual appearance at a Morgan Stanley technology conference.
Musk was speaking in a virtual appearance at a Morgan Stanley technology conference.
Elon Musk suggests the U.S. should privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak
During a remote appearance at a technology conference in San Francisco, Musk told attendees the U.S. should privatize "as much as possible."
www.nbcnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
As much as everything thus far has been terrifying and may take decades or longer to repair (if repairable at all), I fear we have only scratched the surface on how far the damage will go and that by the end of this, if there is an end of this, the damage to this country may be irreparable.
This includes the Rosa Parks Federal Building on Michigan Ave in Detroit. This building houses the General Services Administration, IRS, and (interestingly) Customs and Border Protection, and ICE.
March 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This includes the Rosa Parks Federal Building on Michigan Ave in Detroit. This building houses the General Services Administration, IRS, and (interestingly) Customs and Border Protection, and ICE.
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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan - January 30, 2021
Goldfinch
[Canon EOS 6D Mark II; TAMRON SP 150-600mm]
#Photography #Art #Birds
Goldfinch
[Canon EOS 6D Mark II; TAMRON SP 150-600mm]
#Photography #Art #Birds
March 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan - January 30, 2021
Goldfinch
[Canon EOS 6D Mark II; TAMRON SP 150-600mm]
#Photography #Art #Birds
Goldfinch
[Canon EOS 6D Mark II; TAMRON SP 150-600mm]
#Photography #Art #Birds
They "mistake" uniformity for unity. Try putting together a puzzle where you only engage with just the pieces that are the same color and about the same shape.
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Trump Signs Order to Designate English as Official Language of the U.S.
The order was a victory for America’s English-only movement, which has long had ties to efforts to reduce immigration and restrict bilingual education.
ino.to
March 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
They "mistake" uniformity for unity. Try putting together a puzzle where you only engage with just the pieces that are the same color and about the same shape.
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Death Valley National Park - December 1, 2021
Captured right after sunset.
[Canon EOS 6D Mark II; 14mm F1.8 DG HSM | Art 017]
#Photography #Art
Captured right after sunset.
[Canon EOS 6D Mark II; 14mm F1.8 DG HSM | Art 017]
#Photography #Art
March 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Death Valley National Park - December 1, 2021
Captured right after sunset.
[Canon EOS 6D Mark II; 14mm F1.8 DG HSM | Art 017]
#Photography #Art
Captured right after sunset.
[Canon EOS 6D Mark II; 14mm F1.8 DG HSM | Art 017]
#Photography #Art
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March 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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April 1st, 2023 - In flight from Denver to Detroit. #Photography #Art
March 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
April 1st, 2023 - In flight from Denver to Detroit. #Photography #Art