Julie in Plain Air, She/Her
@julieplain.bsky.social
Writer & artist with a rich inner-life. Brave enough to look in the mirror. I like being a woman, dusting off life's nuances, ironing out differences with others & having fun.
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Reposting news of a generous billionaire wanting to do good.
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.
More than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women's health from Melinda French Gates
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reposting news of a generous billionaire wanting to do good.
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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Bringing Guns to Gun Fights: Making Sense of the National Gerrymandering Battle talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bring...
Bringing Guns to Gun Fights: Making Sense of the National Gerrymandering Battle
TPM’s Khaya Himmelman has a report here on the state of the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Bringing Guns to Gun Fights: Making Sense of the National Gerrymandering Battle talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bring...
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The 2 Republicans who opposed the bill were Reps. Thomas Massie and Greg Steube.
The 6 Democrats who voted yes: Reps. Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, Marie Glusenkamp Perez, Jared Golden (who's not seeking re-election next year), Adam Gray, and Tom Suozzi.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The 6 Democrats who voted yes: Reps. Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, Marie Glusenkamp Perez, Jared Golden (who's not seeking re-election next year), Adam Gray, and Tom Suozzi.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Trump signs funding bill into law, ending record-long government shutdown
Congress this week passed legislation that will keep the government open through Jan. 30, with some programs like SNAP food benefits funded through September.
www.nbcnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The 2 Republicans who opposed the bill were Reps. Thomas Massie and Greg Steube.
The 6 Democrats who voted yes: Reps. Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, Marie Glusenkamp Perez, Jared Golden (who's not seeking re-election next year), Adam Gray, and Tom Suozzi.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The 6 Democrats who voted yes: Reps. Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, Marie Glusenkamp Perez, Jared Golden (who's not seeking re-election next year), Adam Gray, and Tom Suozzi.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Seems possible that this is about even more than underage women.
Perhaps money changing hands— corruptly and internationally, and intertwined with underaged women?
Man, oh man.
Perhaps money changing hands— corruptly and internationally, and intertwined with underaged women?
Man, oh man.
The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
November 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Seems possible that this is about even more than underage women.
Perhaps money changing hands— corruptly and internationally, and intertwined with underaged women?
Man, oh man.
Perhaps money changing hands— corruptly and internationally, and intertwined with underaged women?
Man, oh man.
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@frost.house.gov joins Jen to unpack what we’ve learned from Epstein’s emails—and what’s yet to be revealed—about how the Epstein files implicate Trump and his administration. His full interview is up now.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/new-epstein-emails-air-traffic-jams
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/new-epstein-emails-air-traffic-jams
New Epstein Emails, Air Traffic Jams, & ACA Premiums: Rep. Maxwell Frost Gives Us the Latest
"We have an incompetent administration and an idiot in Sean Duffy who just does not know what he's doing."
contrarian.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
@frost.house.gov joins Jen to unpack what we’ve learned from Epstein’s emails—and what’s yet to be revealed—about how the Epstein files implicate Trump and his administration. His full interview is up now.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/new-epstein-emails-air-traffic-jams
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/new-epstein-emails-air-traffic-jams
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These guys sure were prolific emailers.
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
These guys sure were prolific emailers.
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This.
Knowing that they were going to do this, they should have addressed the public on the decision. Made USE of the moment.
Knowing that they were going to do this, they should have addressed the public on the decision. Made USE of the moment.
This is actually good spin, or would have been. But the fact that the Democratic cave happened without even a coordinated, agreed-upon message like this indicates the depth of the leadership void.
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This.
Knowing that they were going to do this, they should have addressed the public on the decision. Made USE of the moment.
Knowing that they were going to do this, they should have addressed the public on the decision. Made USE of the moment.
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Tochi Onyebuchi's amazing essay collection, out now on my imprint, is NPR's book of the day!!!! www.npr.org/2025/11/11/n...
Tochi Onyebuchi’s 'Racebook' is a 'personal history' of a less serious time online : NPR's Book of the Day
Tochi Onyebuchi remembers when the internet was fun. The science fiction and fantasy author says he initially existed online as a “skinless, raceless entity” until he experienced a shift around 2012. ...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Tochi Onyebuchi's amazing essay collection, out now on my imprint, is NPR's book of the day!!!! www.npr.org/2025/11/11/n...
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Senate Republicans made a “promise,” and Democrats fell for it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Senate Republicans made a “promise,” and Democrats fell for it.
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Time for @chrismurphyct.bsky.social to replace @schumer.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Time for @chrismurphyct.bsky.social to replace @schumer.senate.gov
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If a leader cannot unify his own caucus, why is he still a leader?
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If a leader cannot unify his own caucus, why is he still a leader?
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The longest shutdown in history looks to be ending with no tangible plan for affordable healthcare—and Senate Dems who caved are the cause of it. @repritchie.bsky.social blasts their disappointing decision.
His full interview.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/eight-senate-democrats-just-betrayed
His full interview.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/eight-senate-democrats-just-betrayed
Eight Senate Democrats Just Betrayed the Country: Rep. Ritchie Torres on the Shutdown 'Deal'
"This is not mission accomplished — this is mission failure."
contrarian.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The longest shutdown in history looks to be ending with no tangible plan for affordable healthcare—and Senate Dems who caved are the cause of it. @repritchie.bsky.social blasts their disappointing decision.
His full interview.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/eight-senate-democrats-just-betrayed
His full interview.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/eight-senate-democrats-just-betrayed
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Since the start of the Trump administration, the Justice Department has lost thousands of experienced attorneys and filled only a fraction of the vacancies amid hiring freezes, delays, and a shortage of qualified candidates.
Justice Department struggles as thousands exit — and few are replaced
The Justice Department has lost thousands of experienced attorneys and backfilled a fraction of the open jobs, in part because of a lack of qualified candidates.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Since the start of the Trump administration, the Justice Department has lost thousands of experienced attorneys and filled only a fraction of the vacancies amid hiring freezes, delays, and a shortage of qualified candidates.
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A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
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So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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“This was a very very bad vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“This was a very very bad vote”
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If I were @schumer.senate.gov, I would not agree to help Republicans fund this regime on the "promise" of an ACA vote at a later date. It didn't work the last time when they promised to fund DC. It won't work this time either. The House won't touch it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If I were @schumer.senate.gov, I would not agree to help Republicans fund this regime on the "promise" of an ACA vote at a later date. It didn't work the last time when they promised to fund DC. It won't work this time either. The House won't touch it.
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Sherrill: I always felt pretty confident in exactly what we were doing, and that’s largely because I was speaking to thousands of people on the ground...
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Sherrill: I always felt pretty confident in exactly what we were doing, and that’s largely because I was speaking to thousands of people on the ground...
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accusing him of weaponizing the legal system, using it to pursue political enemies while shielding allies and major donors from investigation or accountability. Read what he wrote here: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
accusing him of weaponizing the legal system, using it to pursue political enemies while shielding allies and major donors from investigation or accountability. Read what he wrote here: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Sandwich Guy: An Interview with Sean Dunn
YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly
youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM