Kat
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Kat
@kat503.bsky.social
I like when I put the perfect amount of cream in my coffee and hanging out with my kid.
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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
February 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau makes sure you don't get scammed by digital payment companies and car lenders.

Elon Musk’s role as CEO of X Money and Tesla makes DOGE’s takeover of the CFPB a clear conflict of interest.

@schiff.senate.gov and I are pressing for answers.
DOGE Staffers at CFPB Raise Ethics Concerns, Warren Says
A pair of Senate Democrats demanded Department of Government Efficiency staffers associated with Elon Musk vacate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying their presence undermines an agency r...
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Happy BLACK History Month. I read Black books every month but I got two stacks for y'all.

First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.

#booksky
February 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."

www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
Doctors Whose Licenses Were Revoked, Suspended Named In Pro-RFK Jr. Letter To Senate
The letter was meant to lend credibility to Kennedy’s nomination, which has faced strenuous opposition from experts due to his decades of anti-vaccine activism.
www.huffpost.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance explained:
February 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Donold says he’s standing up for persecuted Christians…unless they’re Catholic bishops pleading for mercy, then they’re ‘radical leftists.’
February 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Danes launch a cheeky bid to “buy California” & rebrand Disney World as Hans Christian Andersenland in response to Trump’s Greenland aspirations. With promises of free healthcare, a bike-friendly culture, and overall societal improvements, it’s hard to see that as a threat—sounds like an upgrade!
Danes launch bid to 'buy California' after Trump's Greenland threats
The 'Denmarkification' campaign says it seeks to crowdfund $1trillion to purchase the US state, after which it plans to instill it with Danish values and make the most of its sunny weather and resourc...
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Elon Musk claims it’s a crime to publish the names of the young engineers who work for him who have access to government systems that they shouldn’t. Here they are:

Akash Bobba
Edward Coristine
Luke Farritor
Gautier Cole Killian
Gavin Kliger
Ethan Shaotran
February 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Well done, more of this!!
People Rally Outside USAID Building to Confront Elon Musk
What Elon is doing is illegal.
www.thegodpodcast.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Outside of USAID headquarters, Senator Brian Schatz:

"If you want to change an agency, introduce a bill and pass a law. You cannot wave away an agency that you don't like or that you disagree with by executive order, or by literally storming into the building and taking over the servers."

BOOM!
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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CONFIRMED:

Trump’s tariffs—10% on China, 25% on Mexico and Canada—start Saturday. U.S. consumers will pay more for imported goods and products made here using them.

Top imports:

📌 China: Electronics, clothing, appliances

📌 Mexico: Vehicles, machinery, agriculture

📌 Canada: Oil, machinery, wood
January 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Let’s keep spreading the truth.
February 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
What the actual hell!?
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
February 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Donald Trump is scrubbing critical health information from government websites.

This is staggeringly stupid, anti-science, and will have real consequences.

www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-std...
CDC purges STD and vaccine recommendations after Trump gender order
Health experts say the website purge could result in deaths.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I have zero idea what prompted the sudden sadness over his missing baby teeth. My boy feels deep, y'all
January 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Being a mom is a trip. My kid is currently sobbing because he misses his two baby teeth that came out and his grown up teeth have grown in. A spontaneous sob.
January 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Twitter boycott & bans on Reddit are working. Keep going. Elon Musk email to X staff: ‘we’re barely breaking even’ / The Wall Street Journal reports banks are close to selling some of the $13 billion in debt they took on while helping Musk buy Twitter in 2022. www.theverge.com/2025/1/24/24...
Elon Musk email to X staff: ‘we’re barely breaking even’
User growth is ‘stagnant’ on the platform formerly known as Twitter.
www.theverge.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Thank you to the three Republicans who voted NO on Hagseth. Both Oregon and Washington senators voted No. Check here I'd you wanna see how yours voted and email them to tell them how you feel www.senate.gov/legislative/...
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
www.senate.gov
January 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I'm so disappointed in our officials for confirming Hagseth. He is not qualified, and his history should have disqualified him. I'm sure more disappointments are ahead with additional confirmations coming.
January 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM