Liz
@liziebe78.bsky.social
Proud Latina, Love fact based science, nature and baby goats
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At 11am it was 49° in Arvin CA. "Raul" shares, "We're leveling out the soil & clearing the bed tops before we begin planting for the lettuce harvest. It's back breaking shovel work that keeps the rows even, so water runs right and the crop doesn’t fail." #WeFeedYou
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
At 11am it was 49° in Arvin CA. "Raul" shares, "We're leveling out the soil & clearing the bed tops before we begin planting for the lettuce harvest. It's back breaking shovel work that keeps the rows even, so water runs right and the crop doesn’t fail." #WeFeedYou
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Kash lied to congress.
December 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Kash lied to congress.
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Why does flying suck so much these days? Here are five things that ruined air travel (and the rest of our economy). https://youtu.be/eTzaMXXelew?si=3rHJ7gqtgthx2LI1
Why Does Flying Suck so Much? | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
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December 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Why does flying suck so much these days? Here are five things that ruined air travel (and the rest of our economy). https://youtu.be/eTzaMXXelew?si=3rHJ7gqtgthx2LI1
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Supreme Court rules against Trump deploying National Guard troops in 6-3 decision.
December 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Supreme Court rules against Trump deploying National Guard troops in 6-3 decision.
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"Camilo" is harvesting pomegranates in Firebaugh, CA. "We earn minimum wage. It's very tiring work. We climb up and down ladders with a heavy sack of fruit. We then rush to empty the sack into the bin. Today was a good day as the ground wasn't wet from the rain." #WeFeedYou
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Camilo" is harvesting pomegranates in Firebaugh, CA. "We earn minimum wage. It's very tiring work. We climb up and down ladders with a heavy sack of fruit. We then rush to empty the sack into the bin. Today was a good day as the ground wasn't wet from the rain." #WeFeedYou
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If you are young and beautiful I want to talk to you about something. Gimme just a minute.
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you are young and beautiful I want to talk to you about something. Gimme just a minute.
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There isn’t much for our Supreme Court to hear, the Constitution is already clear. And just to be absolutely clear: the Supreme Court does not have the power to overrule or rewrite our Constitution.
December 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
There isn’t much for our Supreme Court to hear, the Constitution is already clear. And just to be absolutely clear: the Supreme Court does not have the power to overrule or rewrite our Constitution.
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Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏
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I think that's exactly what's happening most of the time. AND, when he's not asleep all he cares about is grifting -- not leading.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I think that's exactly what's happening most of the time. AND, when he's not asleep all he cares about is grifting -- not leading.
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The Justice Department has waged an unprecedented campaign to intimidate states into handing over voters’ private information.
The goal, as @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & @ariberman.bsky.social report, could result in the unprecedented harassment of individual citizens like you and me.
The goal, as @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & @ariberman.bsky.social report, could result in the unprecedented harassment of individual citizens like you and me.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Justice Department has waged an unprecedented campaign to intimidate states into handing over voters’ private information.
The goal, as @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & @ariberman.bsky.social report, could result in the unprecedented harassment of individual citizens like you and me.
The goal, as @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & @ariberman.bsky.social report, could result in the unprecedented harassment of individual citizens like you and me.
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“Able-bodied” may sound like a medical determination, but, as disability activist
@imanibarbarin.bsky.social says, it’s really just a vague way “to signal this idea that disability can be seen.”
@imanibarbarin.bsky.social says, it’s really just a vague way “to signal this idea that disability can be seen.”
The deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purge
How the idea of “able-bodied” is abused
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“Able-bodied” may sound like a medical determination, but, as disability activist
@imanibarbarin.bsky.social says, it’s really just a vague way “to signal this idea that disability can be seen.”
@imanibarbarin.bsky.social says, it’s really just a vague way “to signal this idea that disability can be seen.”
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-Bust up monopolies
-Boost unions
-$20/hr fed minimum wage
-Ban Wall Street from buying homes
-Pass M4A
-Universal childcare
-Get rid of Trump’s tariffs
-Enact UBI
-Tax the rich
These are crucial steps to making America affordable again. Every Democrat must fight for this.
-Boost unions
-$20/hr fed minimum wage
-Ban Wall Street from buying homes
-Pass M4A
-Universal childcare
-Get rid of Trump’s tariffs
-Enact UBI
-Tax the rich
These are crucial steps to making America affordable again. Every Democrat must fight for this.
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
-Bust up monopolies
-Boost unions
-$20/hr fed minimum wage
-Ban Wall Street from buying homes
-Pass M4A
-Universal childcare
-Get rid of Trump’s tariffs
-Enact UBI
-Tax the rich
These are crucial steps to making America affordable again. Every Democrat must fight for this.
-Boost unions
-$20/hr fed minimum wage
-Ban Wall Street from buying homes
-Pass M4A
-Universal childcare
-Get rid of Trump’s tariffs
-Enact UBI
-Tax the rich
These are crucial steps to making America affordable again. Every Democrat must fight for this.
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An American president is pressuring politicians of his own party on social media by name, even after some of them have received threats and been swatted in the wake of prior Trump postings. This is what experts on political violence call "stochastic terrorism." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump puts screws on Indiana Senators to greenlight a GOP-friendly voting map
The Supreme Court seems unlikely to halt a tsunami of partisan gerrymanders.
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
An American president is pressuring politicians of his own party on social media by name, even after some of them have received threats and been swatted in the wake of prior Trump postings. This is what experts on political violence call "stochastic terrorism." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The plan to gerrymander Missouri’s congressional districts is the GOP’s latest attack on voting rights.
This power grab shows just how far they will go to try to suppress votes.
When I’m back in Congress, we’ll hold MAGA Republicans accountable for trying to silence the voices of the people.
This power grab shows just how far they will go to try to suppress votes.
When I’m back in Congress, we’ll hold MAGA Republicans accountable for trying to silence the voices of the people.
December 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The plan to gerrymander Missouri’s congressional districts is the GOP’s latest attack on voting rights.
This power grab shows just how far they will go to try to suppress votes.
When I’m back in Congress, we’ll hold MAGA Republicans accountable for trying to silence the voices of the people.
This power grab shows just how far they will go to try to suppress votes.
When I’m back in Congress, we’ll hold MAGA Republicans accountable for trying to silence the voices of the people.
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Looks like a repeat of the clown show they recently conducted in Chicago before ICE Barbie film crews.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Looks like a repeat of the clown show they recently conducted in Chicago before ICE Barbie film crews.
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A landmark study on the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the controversial herbicide Roundup, has been formally retracted by its publisher, raising new concerns about the chemical’s potential dangers.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
Science journal retracts widely cited study that claimed Roundup is safe
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A landmark study on the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the controversial herbicide Roundup, has been formally retracted by its publisher, raising new concerns about the chemical’s potential dangers.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
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As lawmakers stall on extending tax credits for people who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, Andrew Volk, a bar owner in Portland, Maine, is already seeing ripple effects for his small business. Watch:
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
As lawmakers stall on extending tax credits for people who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, Andrew Volk, a bar owner in Portland, Maine, is already seeing ripple effects for his small business. Watch:
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We need to remember what’s important in life: Friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn’t matter, but work is third.
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We need to remember what’s important in life: Friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn’t matter, but work is third.
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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The long-anticipated series ‘The American Revolution’ premiers today, Nov. 16 on PBS. A powerful story about how this country was founded and its war for independence.
This 6-part series directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt
More at pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-revolution
This 6-part series directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt
More at pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-revolution
The American Revolution | Premieres Nov. 16 | PBS
The American Revolution, a landmark documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, premieres Nov. 16, 2025.
pbs.org
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The long-anticipated series ‘The American Revolution’ premiers today, Nov. 16 on PBS. A powerful story about how this country was founded and its war for independence.
This 6-part series directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt
More at pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-revolution
This 6-part series directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt
More at pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-revolution
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
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Trump went on Truth Social to slam Indiana Republicans for refusing to advance a redistricting plan that would eliminate several Democratic-leaning seats. He warned that if GOP leaders in the state Senate don’t reverse course, he’s prepared to back primary challengers against them.
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Trump went on Truth Social to slam Indiana Republicans for refusing to advance a redistricting plan that would eliminate several Democratic-leaning seats. He warned that if GOP leaders in the state Senate don’t reverse course, he’s prepared to back primary challengers against them.
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The irony of the American economy being dictated by the whims of Donald Trump is that he'll have no one else to blame when it all crumbles.
This will be his undoing.
This will be his undoing.
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The irony of the American economy being dictated by the whims of Donald Trump is that he'll have no one else to blame when it all crumbles.
This will be his undoing.
This will be his undoing.
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A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.