@lorendia.bsky.social
AccuWeather is somehow better at calling out the GOP than the dems 🤦♀️
A Texas official said “there wasn’t a lot of time” to alert camps of the flood risk. But AccuWeather’s chief meteorologist said warnings gave “plenty of time to evacuate people to higher ground.”
“The question is, Why did that not happen?” he said.
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
“The question is, Why did that not happen?” he said.
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
Some Texas Officials Didn’t Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene
Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.
www.propublica.org
July 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
AccuWeather is somehow better at calling out the GOP than the dems 🤦♀️
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This is from 2017, but unfortunately, it still holds up.
I’m a Busy Mom and I Have One Simple Question for All Americans on This Fourth of July
On this day, a holiday to wave the American flag, I ask one simple question: When did America become overrun with cultural ignorance, intentional d...
buff.ly
July 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is from 2017, but unfortunately, it still holds up.
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grow food. generate power. recycle working batteries from scrapped battery packs and build portable power supplies for homeless folks to charge phones, ebikes. guerilla gardening. sharing and making maps of resources. free fridges. food not bombs. making zines and posters. mutual defense. education.
July 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
grow food. generate power. recycle working batteries from scrapped battery packs and build portable power supplies for homeless folks to charge phones, ebikes. guerilla gardening. sharing and making maps of resources. free fridges. food not bombs. making zines and posters. mutual defense. education.
I’m amazed by this and can’t wait to start listening.
One man recorded over 17,000 traditional folk songs to preserve the true sound of America
Thanks to Alan Lomax, we can hear the original sounds of traditional American music: from blues out of the Mississippi Delta, to jazz and mountain ballads, and everything in between.
www.guinnessworldrecords.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I’m amazed by this and can’t wait to start listening.
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Modern Mythologies by Kent Monkman.
May 15, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Modern Mythologies by Kent Monkman.
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This year we’re not doing Rainbow Capitalism. This year we buy small and queer. Here’s a list of 10 of my favorites you can buy from, with links, plus myself, as I, too, am small and queer!
Queer folks, feel free to add your shop in the comments and share widely!
Queer folks, feel free to add your shop in the comments and share widely!
June 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This year we’re not doing Rainbow Capitalism. This year we buy small and queer. Here’s a list of 10 of my favorites you can buy from, with links, plus myself, as I, too, am small and queer!
Queer folks, feel free to add your shop in the comments and share widely!
Queer folks, feel free to add your shop in the comments and share widely!
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
All.The.Time. 🙄🙄🙄
"Hello, this is your kid’s school calling. So, your kid said her daddy dropped her off today. I could still see him if I stepped outside, but I know it’s much more convenient for you to take this call."
This Is Your Kid’s School and Even Though the Emergency Contact Form Lists Your Husband, We Need You, the Mom
Hello, this is your kid’s school calling. So, your kid said her daddy dropped her off today. I could still see him if I stepped outside, but I know...
buff.ly
May 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
All.The.Time. 🙄🙄🙄
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We are fucked. Source: www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
May 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We are fucked. Source: www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
Lots of people are talking about what messaging the dems should use to fight Trump. Teen Vogue already knows.
When older adults lose access to vital services, the ripple effects are vast. The Trump admin is trying to do just that.
Here's why young people should care: www.teenvogue.com/story/trump-...
Here's why young people should care: www.teenvogue.com/story/trump-...
The Trump Administration Is Going After Your Grandma
When older adults lose access to vital services, their entire families face the consequences.
www.teenvogue.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Lots of people are talking about what messaging the dems should use to fight Trump. Teen Vogue already knows.
Best time ever to get rid of TABOR.
Caught between state and federal budget cuts, Colorado local governments fear for future of vital programs
Caught between state and federal budget cuts, Colorado local governments fear for future of vital programs
State budget cuts alone will cost local governments nearly $140 million, according to Kevin Bommer, the executive director of the Colorado Municipal League
coloradosun.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Best time ever to get rid of TABOR.
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HHS Eliminated Programs - Updated
Here is an updated list of all programs eliminated in the 2026 HHS Budget. Reach out if you have information or clarity on the cuts.
These cuts will impact Every Single American.
Email altcdc1@pm.me for PDF and xlsx.
Here is an updated list of all programs eliminated in the 2026 HHS Budget. Reach out if you have information or clarity on the cuts.
These cuts will impact Every Single American.
Email altcdc1@pm.me for PDF and xlsx.
April 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
HHS Eliminated Programs - Updated
Here is an updated list of all programs eliminated in the 2026 HHS Budget. Reach out if you have information or clarity on the cuts.
These cuts will impact Every Single American.
Email altcdc1@pm.me for PDF and xlsx.
Here is an updated list of all programs eliminated in the 2026 HHS Budget. Reach out if you have information or clarity on the cuts.
These cuts will impact Every Single American.
Email altcdc1@pm.me for PDF and xlsx.
Today we hosted another training for Spanish-speaking, immigrant cuidadores de los niños. It was a beautiful example of people creating community and providing mutual aid. These women are nurturing the next generation, and they will absolutely do better than America is right now.
April 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Today we hosted another training for Spanish-speaking, immigrant cuidadores de los niños. It was a beautiful example of people creating community and providing mutual aid. These women are nurturing the next generation, and they will absolutely do better than America is right now.
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Happening now: Denver Colorado is hitting the street strong 🔥
#50501movement #handsoff #denver #nokings #apirl19
#50501movement #handsoff #denver #nokings #apirl19
April 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Happening now: Denver Colorado is hitting the street strong 🔥
#50501movement #handsoff #denver #nokings #apirl19
#50501movement #handsoff #denver #nokings #apirl19
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"There’s an innovative American automotive manufacturer being run by a total bigot."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/192...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/192...
1925 or 2025?
1. There’s an innovative American automotive manufacturer being run by a total bigot. 2. In large swaths of the country, a marginalized community i...
www.mcsweeneys.net
April 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"There’s an innovative American automotive manufacturer being run by a total bigot."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/192...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/192...
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Replace ‘Harvard’ with ‘churches’ and he’s onto something…
April 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Replace ‘Harvard’ with ‘churches’ and he’s onto something…
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Alexa, play “ENERGY” by Beyonce.
April 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Alexa, play “ENERGY” by Beyonce.
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Target suffers 10th consecutive week of decline in traffic due to boycotts over DEI…
Let’s. Do. This. 😎✨
Let’s. Do. This. 😎✨
April 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Target suffers 10th consecutive week of decline in traffic due to boycotts over DEI…
Let’s. Do. This. 😎✨
Let’s. Do. This. 😎✨
Deeply relieved. There is a line. Somewhere. (And it’s absolutely the bare minimum)
They did the absolute minimum and I'm still surprised and relieved
April 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Deeply relieved. There is a line. Somewhere. (And it’s absolutely the bare minimum)
Love to see it!
We automated the CEOs of Southwest, Starbucks, and Nike
In some ways, our AI CEOs acted more humane than human CEOs
thehustle.co
April 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Love to see it!
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Thousands show up across Colorado to say “Hands Off!” to Trump administration
Thousands show up across Colorado to say “Hands Off!” to Trump administration
People in towns and cities, large and small, spoke up on Saturday afternoon, airing a list of grievances as diverse as the state itself
coloradosun.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Thousands show up across Colorado to say “Hands Off!” to Trump administration
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Water: “Water is H20. Ice might parade around pretending to be something different, but we all know that it’s also H20 and therefore also water. It’s chemistry.”
If People Talked About Other Things the Way They Talked About Gender Identity
Fiction: “It’s either a short story or a novel. There’s no such thing as a novella.” Subatomic particles: “Now they’re saying they discovered ‘tetr...
buff.ly
April 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Water: “Water is H20. Ice might parade around pretending to be something different, but we all know that it’s also H20 and therefore also water. It’s chemistry.”
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Really really great article on tools minority members of Congress have. Guys, you can do more than write letters! www.justsecurity.org/109454/congr...
Congress Spotlight: The Minority’s Toolbox and a Possible Way Forward
The minority’s powers are limited—they cannot call hearings or issue subpoenas. But they do have a wide menu of options.
www.justsecurity.org
April 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Really really great article on tools minority members of Congress have. Guys, you can do more than write letters! www.justsecurity.org/109454/congr...