@lenorelk.bsky.social
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Immigrants didn’t just build America, they are the backbone and their labor still helps it run and to continue on. They aren’t the threat, the far right fascist neo-Nazis who were given full power to destroy it all on the basis of racism, hate and greed are the real threat.
December 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Immigrants didn’t just build America, they are the backbone and their labor still helps it run and to continue on. They aren’t the threat, the far right fascist neo-Nazis who were given full power to destroy it all on the basis of racism, hate and greed are the real threat.
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Remember: Privatizing never works out well for anyone except maybe the CEO's and top stockholders.
December 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Remember: Privatizing never works out well for anyone except maybe the CEO's and top stockholders.
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Fields like nursing and education are critically important to society, and policymakers should be making it easier and more affordable for students to advance in these essential professions, not putting up barriers. protectborrowers.org/what-is-all-...
What is All the Buzz About Nursing No Longer Being Designated as a Professional Program? - Protect Borrowers
Here is what students and borrowers need to know about the U.S. Department of Education’s new proposed definition of professional degrees and what YOU could do to push back.
protectborrowers.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Fields like nursing and education are critically important to society, and policymakers should be making it easier and more affordable for students to advance in these essential professions, not putting up barriers. protectborrowers.org/what-is-all-...
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Trump's updated security strategy axes America's role as freedom's guardian, opting to bleed vulnerable nations dry for corporate gain while cozying up to despots for their dough. #Trump
December 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Trump's updated security strategy axes America's role as freedom's guardian, opting to bleed vulnerable nations dry for corporate gain while cozying up to despots for their dough. #Trump
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Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
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Does he even own a suit?
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Does he even own a suit?
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The common good is a set of shared commitments.
To the rule of law. To democracy. To tolerance. To equal opportunity. To upholding the truth.
We cannot have a functioning society without these shared commitments.
To the rule of law. To democracy. To tolerance. To equal opportunity. To upholding the truth.
We cannot have a functioning society without these shared commitments.
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The common good is a set of shared commitments.
To the rule of law. To democracy. To tolerance. To equal opportunity. To upholding the truth.
We cannot have a functioning society without these shared commitments.
To the rule of law. To democracy. To tolerance. To equal opportunity. To upholding the truth.
We cannot have a functioning society without these shared commitments.
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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The welfare state is about dignity, equality, and making people not poor, but as @itsafronomics.bsky.social says/cites here, it’s often also an investment that more than pays for itself
Why should you 🫵🏿 care about SNAP? SNAP recipients saw:
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
November 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The welfare state is about dignity, equality, and making people not poor, but as @itsafronomics.bsky.social says/cites here, it’s often also an investment that more than pays for itself
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SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
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Remember the first few months of this year, when all we talked about was DOGE and spending cuts and waste, and this administration gutted USAID?
And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina.
Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.
And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina.
Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.
October 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Remember the first few months of this year, when all we talked about was DOGE and spending cuts and waste, and this administration gutted USAID?
And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina.
Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.
And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina.
Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.
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Jared Kushner is going to the Middle East to negotiate a deal on behalf of the U.S. government days after Kushner announced a $55 billion deal between his private equity fund and the Saudi government
One of the most brazen conflicts in history.
One of the most brazen conflicts in history.
October 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Jared Kushner is going to the Middle East to negotiate a deal on behalf of the U.S. government days after Kushner announced a $55 billion deal between his private equity fund and the Saudi government
One of the most brazen conflicts in history.
One of the most brazen conflicts in history.
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It's increasingly clear that the president lives in a constructed bubble of unreality designed by aides who are manipulating him in order to take control of US policy. Seems like an important story - wish media would cover it.
October 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It's increasingly clear that the president lives in a constructed bubble of unreality designed by aides who are manipulating him in order to take control of US policy. Seems like an important story - wish media would cover it.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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"When the rich rob the poor, the rich call it 'business'. When the poor fight back, the rich call it 'violence'."
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
September 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"When the rich rob the poor, the rich call it 'business'. When the poor fight back, the rich call it 'violence'."
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
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The common good is a set of shared commitments.
To the rule of law. To democracy. To tolerance. To equal opportunity. To upholding the truth.
We cannot have a functioning society without these shared commitments.
To the rule of law. To democracy. To tolerance. To equal opportunity. To upholding the truth.
We cannot have a functioning society without these shared commitments.
September 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The common good is a set of shared commitments.
To the rule of law. To democracy. To tolerance. To equal opportunity. To upholding the truth.
We cannot have a functioning society without these shared commitments.
To the rule of law. To democracy. To tolerance. To equal opportunity. To upholding the truth.
We cannot have a functioning society without these shared commitments.
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For those who dont follow right wing media, they have January 6th'd the Charlie Kirk murder.
They all believe it was transgender or radical leftist etc and refuse to talk about Groypers.
It's a cult. Lost.
Concentrate on informing and organizing the majority.
They all believe it was transgender or radical leftist etc and refuse to talk about Groypers.
It's a cult. Lost.
Concentrate on informing and organizing the majority.
September 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
For those who dont follow right wing media, they have January 6th'd the Charlie Kirk murder.
They all believe it was transgender or radical leftist etc and refuse to talk about Groypers.
It's a cult. Lost.
Concentrate on informing and organizing the majority.
They all believe it was transgender or radical leftist etc and refuse to talk about Groypers.
It's a cult. Lost.
Concentrate on informing and organizing the majority.
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Having a family member murdered is awful beyond words – but it does not give you license to incite stochastic terrorism.
September 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Having a family member murdered is awful beyond words – but it does not give you license to incite stochastic terrorism.
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I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.
September 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.
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I have no words for this.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I have no words for this.
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