Katie Hettinga
@khetti.bsky.social
she/her | 🌈 | from Idaho, now in DC! | uidaho ‘23
currently @rethinktrade.bsky.social
recommend me books or teach me a new card game 🃏
currently @rethinktrade.bsky.social
recommend me books or teach me a new card game 🃏
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
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So instead of Democrats pointing out that Trump gutted the FAA and tried to mass-fire them the day before the crash, we have Trump flooding the airwaves with the idea that it's DEI's fault. Dems are simply not cut out for this media environment. Too slow, too cautious, too boring, too staid.
January 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
So instead of Democrats pointing out that Trump gutted the FAA and tried to mass-fire them the day before the crash, we have Trump flooding the airwaves with the idea that it's DEI's fault. Dems are simply not cut out for this media environment. Too slow, too cautious, too boring, too staid.
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Trump issues a sweeping executive order purporting to (a) defund medical institutions that provide gender-affirming care to patients under 19 and (b) revoke coverage for such care under federal insurance plans. This is illegal and will be challenged. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump issues a sweeping executive order purporting to (a) defund medical institutions that provide gender-affirming care to patients under 19 and (b) revoke coverage for such care under federal insurance plans. This is illegal and will be challenged. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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is it uncharitable to say, i hope the new york times leadership gets not one moment of peace after this
Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy
www.whitehouse.gov
January 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
is it uncharitable to say, i hope the new york times leadership gets not one moment of peace after this
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NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
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Wild. Top is the NBC upload, bottom is the one aired as the live feed
January 21, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Wild. Top is the NBC upload, bottom is the one aired as the live feed
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That’s it. No more Mr. Nice tech oligarch
January 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
That’s it. No more Mr. Nice tech oligarch
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Other news contained in this document: Via an official "Slur Update," Meta has decided "'Tranny' is no longer a designated slur and is now non-violating." I have never seen the company (or any other platform) delist a slur before.
January 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Other news contained in this document: Via an official "Slur Update," Meta has decided "'Tranny' is no longer a designated slur and is now non-violating." I have never seen the company (or any other platform) delist a slur before.
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NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit”
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
theintercept.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit”
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
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Health insurers are limiting coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their necessity.
New reporting finds that fewer than half of people with limb loss have been prescribed a prosthesis because plans are denying coverage.
About 2.3 million people in the US has lost a limb.
New reporting finds that fewer than half of people with limb loss have been prescribed a prosthesis because plans are denying coverage.
About 2.3 million people in the US has lost a limb.
Health Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity - KFF Health News
Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for “insurance fairness” on the grounds that people who have joints surgically replaced typically don’t face the same kinds of coverage challenges.
kffhealthnews.org
January 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Health insurers are limiting coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their necessity.
New reporting finds that fewer than half of people with limb loss have been prescribed a prosthesis because plans are denying coverage.
About 2.3 million people in the US has lost a limb.
New reporting finds that fewer than half of people with limb loss have been prescribed a prosthesis because plans are denying coverage.
About 2.3 million people in the US has lost a limb.
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an actually useful feature for Apple Intelligence would be to identify these incredibly obvious scams from the half-dozen obvious tells it's a scam and then alert the user in the summary "hey this is a scam" so obviously it doesn't do that
January 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
an actually useful feature for Apple Intelligence would be to identify these incredibly obvious scams from the half-dozen obvious tells it's a scam and then alert the user in the summary "hey this is a scam" so obviously it doesn't do that
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Here's the truth: Elon Musk doesn't want any restrictions on his investments in China, and that's why we're on the brink of a government shutdown.
This is the first scandal of Trump's second term, and it'll look like a lot of the others: putting personal financial interests above the country's.
This is the first scandal of Trump's second term, and it'll look like a lot of the others: putting personal financial interests above the country's.
The Government Is Shutting Down Because Elon Musk Has Factories in China
There’s a mundane reason for the late-term chaos, and it’s called a conflict of interest.
prospect.org
December 20, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Here's the truth: Elon Musk doesn't want any restrictions on his investments in China, and that's why we're on the brink of a government shutdown.
This is the first scandal of Trump's second term, and it'll look like a lot of the others: putting personal financial interests above the country's.
This is the first scandal of Trump's second term, and it'll look like a lot of the others: putting personal financial interests above the country's.
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Chris Murphy: "Why is Donald Trump engaged in this relentless campaign to try to silence journalists, media companies, and his political opposition? It's because he's trying to steal from you."
December 18, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Chris Murphy: "Why is Donald Trump engaged in this relentless campaign to try to silence journalists, media companies, and his political opposition? It's because he's trying to steal from you."
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major report from the NYT: drug companies paid pharmacy benefit managers to not restrict the flow of opioid prescriptions www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/b...
Drugmakers Paid PBMs Not to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions
Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation found.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:23 PM
major report from the NYT: drug companies paid pharmacy benefit managers to not restrict the flow of opioid prescriptions www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/b...
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BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time.
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
How Amazon Ruined Christmas
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:05 PM
BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time.
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
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Newly elected Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar is already cooking
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
December 7, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Newly elected Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar is already cooking
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Which way progressives
December 6, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Which way progressives
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This story is uh, insane www.cbsnews.com/news/police-...
December 5, 2024 at 12:52 PM
This story is uh, insane www.cbsnews.com/news/police-...
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Alan Beattie is right: import tariffs are not a panacea, especially bilateral import tariffs, which are almost useless. Tariffs are simply a form (one of many) of industrial policy that works through income transfers.
@alanbeattie.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/c5b4...
Alan Beattie is right: import tariffs are not a panacea, especially bilateral import tariffs, which are almost useless. Tariffs are simply a form (one of many) of industrial policy that works through income transfers.
@alanbeattie.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/c5b4...
Tariff Man’s superpowers are weaker than he thinks
Donald Trump’s obsession with import taxes belies their limited effects
www.ft.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:10 AM
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Alan Beattie is right: import tariffs are not a panacea, especially bilateral import tariffs, which are almost useless. Tariffs are simply a form (one of many) of industrial policy that works through income transfers.
@alanbeattie.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/c5b4...
Alan Beattie is right: import tariffs are not a panacea, especially bilateral import tariffs, which are almost useless. Tariffs are simply a form (one of many) of industrial policy that works through income transfers.
@alanbeattie.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/c5b4...
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another example of people who say they're willing to pay more for American but do not, in fact, pay for made-in-USA goods.
December 2, 2024 at 4:28 PM
another example of people who say they're willing to pay more for American but do not, in fact, pay for made-in-USA goods.
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Why do people listen to this trust fund baby who doesn’t know anything?
November 29, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Why do people listen to this trust fund baby who doesn’t know anything?
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These companies would rather fail than give users control over their timelines
November 29, 2024 at 12:11 AM
These companies would rather fail than give users control over their timelines