Kirsten Brunner McDonald
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Mainframes and ceramics, music and people
Mainframes and ceramics, music and people
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It’s bad that Trump thinks he got elected Boss of America and the whole government is just his staff, but it’s much worse that a majority of the Supreme Court and the leaders of both chambers of Congress agree
June 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It’s bad that Trump thinks he got elected Boss of America and the whole government is just his staff, but it’s much worse that a majority of the Supreme Court and the leaders of both chambers of Congress agree
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Minnesota lawmakers were butchered in their homes and Donald Trump doesn't have the f*ckin' decency to call Governor Tim Walz, because Donald Trump is a traitorous sociopath who has no desire to lead or care for this nation and its people.
June 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Minnesota lawmakers were butchered in their homes and Donald Trump doesn't have the f*ckin' decency to call Governor Tim Walz, because Donald Trump is a traitorous sociopath who has no desire to lead or care for this nation and its people.
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We won’t amplify it, but the president posting that Dems are “sick of mind” and “hate our country” immediately after 2 Dem lawmakers and their spouses were shot in their homes is the opposite of leadership. Gas on the fire.
June 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We won’t amplify it, but the president posting that Dems are “sick of mind” and “hate our country” immediately after 2 Dem lawmakers and their spouses were shot in their homes is the opposite of leadership. Gas on the fire.
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Right-wing anti-abortion zealot Vance Boelter who assassinated Minnesota Democratic Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, killed her husband and shot Democratic senator John Hoffman and his wife 17 times has been caught.
Alive. Why is it that right-wing murderers always manage to get caught alive?
Alive. Why is it that right-wing murderers always manage to get caught alive?
Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers caught, AP sources says
The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, killing one of them, has been taken into custody, two law enforcement officials said.
apnews.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Right-wing anti-abortion zealot Vance Boelter who assassinated Minnesota Democratic Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, killed her husband and shot Democratic senator John Hoffman and his wife 17 times has been caught.
Alive. Why is it that right-wing murderers always manage to get caught alive?
Alive. Why is it that right-wing murderers always manage to get caught alive?
No Kings today—join us!
June 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
No Kings today—join us!
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NEW: CBP has broad authority to search your devices at the US border. Here’s some steps you can take to protect yourself and your digital life. @lhn.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social report www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US Border
Customs and Border Protection has broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border.
www.wired.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
NEW: CBP has broad authority to search your devices at the US border. Here’s some steps you can take to protect yourself and your digital life. @lhn.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social report www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
wrd.cm
April 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
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I’ve taught 20 yrs of students Constitutional rights like due process & equal protection. Now, I’d be lying to them to say these laws, literally written into our Constitution, are followed. These basic rights prohibit shipping people off with no due process. All Americans should be outraged.
April 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I’ve taught 20 yrs of students Constitutional rights like due process & equal protection. Now, I’d be lying to them to say these laws, literally written into our Constitution, are followed. These basic rights prohibit shipping people off with no due process. All Americans should be outraged.
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Our Secretary of Defense almost certainly has more threatening/extremist tattoos and has more credibly been accused of sexual assault than almost all of the people being sent to El Salvador. No exaggeration.
March 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Our Secretary of Defense almost certainly has more threatening/extremist tattoos and has more credibly been accused of sexual assault than almost all of the people being sent to El Salvador. No exaggeration.
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Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut.
February 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut.
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Cutting $880 billion from Medicaid is going to have a lot of devastating consequences for a lot of people
February 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Cutting $880 billion from Medicaid is going to have a lot of devastating consequences for a lot of people
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Birds are, however, not easily scared of spikes. The Kansas Barbed Wire Museum (yes that exists! 😅) even displays a nest made out of barbered wire. 💪
February 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Birds are, however, not easily scared of spikes. The Kansas Barbed Wire Museum (yes that exists! 😅) even displays a nest made out of barbered wire. 💪
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Bird nests made from anti-bird spikes?! 🤯
Hi, I'm a nest researcher 👋 and new here on BlueSky, sharing the craziest #bird nests I've ever found. 👀 Today, I’m sharing my discovery of rebellious birds that build nests out of anti-bird spikes. And honestly, it's like telling a joke...
A thread. 🧵
Hi, I'm a nest researcher 👋 and new here on BlueSky, sharing the craziest #bird nests I've ever found. 👀 Today, I’m sharing my discovery of rebellious birds that build nests out of anti-bird spikes. And honestly, it's like telling a joke...
A thread. 🧵
February 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Bird nests made from anti-bird spikes?! 🤯
Hi, I'm a nest researcher 👋 and new here on BlueSky, sharing the craziest #bird nests I've ever found. 👀 Today, I’m sharing my discovery of rebellious birds that build nests out of anti-bird spikes. And honestly, it's like telling a joke...
A thread. 🧵
Hi, I'm a nest researcher 👋 and new here on BlueSky, sharing the craziest #bird nests I've ever found. 👀 Today, I’m sharing my discovery of rebellious birds that build nests out of anti-bird spikes. And honestly, it's like telling a joke...
A thread. 🧵
The juicers are plotting…devising a plan.
February 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The juicers are plotting…devising a plan.
Favorite piece from the kiln — envelope vase with legs
January 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Favorite piece from the kiln — envelope vase with legs
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Donold is blaming a plane crash that killed 67 people on “DEI” with zero evidence.
He is attempting to use racism to deflect from the fact it is HIS fault. He had just removed 100 FAA senior officials.
It’s been 11 days and there are 67 bodies in the Potomac in Washington DC because of him.
He is attempting to use racism to deflect from the fact it is HIS fault. He had just removed 100 FAA senior officials.
It’s been 11 days and there are 67 bodies in the Potomac in Washington DC because of him.
January 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Donold is blaming a plane crash that killed 67 people on “DEI” with zero evidence.
He is attempting to use racism to deflect from the fact it is HIS fault. He had just removed 100 FAA senior officials.
It’s been 11 days and there are 67 bodies in the Potomac in Washington DC because of him.
He is attempting to use racism to deflect from the fact it is HIS fault. He had just removed 100 FAA senior officials.
It’s been 11 days and there are 67 bodies in the Potomac in Washington DC because of him.
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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If the FAA director got fired over a business beef AND there was an air traffic controller hiring freeze despite huge shortages AND a chaotic blitz to hollow out federal bureaucracy, and then within a week the first American airliner crashes in 16 years, you would be insane not to talk about it all.
January 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If the FAA director got fired over a business beef AND there was an air traffic controller hiring freeze despite huge shortages AND a chaotic blitz to hollow out federal bureaucracy, and then within a week the first American airliner crashes in 16 years, you would be insane not to talk about it all.
Rinse out patrol
January 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Rinse out patrol
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Yes please
To every Senate Dem: Shut it the fuck down. Trump’s unconstitutional chaos will kill people.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all Cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
It's time to fight.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all Cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
It's time to fight.
Asked how organizations that rely on federal funding should make payroll, Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says they should call Russ Vought and make a case
January 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Yes please
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Has the White House clarified whether they mean the university or the clothing line?
January 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Has the White House clarified whether they mean the university or the clothing line?