Belinda Ballard
@lynieb.bsky.social
RESIST AGAIN! Liberal Democrat 💙 Feminist! INFJ-A
Lover of all animals, not so much of all humans.
We must protect what we can.
We fight or we lose it all.
Anti-Fascist!
Pinned
Belinda Ballard
@lynieb.bsky.social
· Nov 17
My sweet Sadie has passed at 15 years old. I am broken.
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Camp Mystic staffers prioritized saving equipment over evacuating children in deadly floods, lawsuit claims
Camp Mystic sued for negligence after deadly flood that killed 27, mostly children
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Camp Mystic staffers prioritized saving equipment over evacuating children in deadly floods, lawsuit claims
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A State Department cable instructs officials to deny visas to applicants unable to cover costs of long-term medical care.
Is Trump Refusing US Visas to Overweight People? What We Know
www.newsweek.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A State Department cable instructs officials to deny visas to applicants unable to cover costs of long-term medical care.
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It’s up to the Supreme Court and Congress to decide when full payments will resume under the SNAP food aid program that helps 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries, as some wonder how they will feed their families without government assistance.
The Supreme Court is expected to say whether full SNAP food payments can resume
It’s up to the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress to decide when full payments will resume under the SNAP food aid program that helps 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries, as some wonder how they will feed …
trib.al
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It’s up to the Supreme Court and Congress to decide when full payments will resume under the SNAP food aid program that helps 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries, as some wonder how they will feed their families without government assistance.
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Via Nada Hassanein and Stateline: In their competition for rural health care dollars from a new federal fund, states are seeking money to bolster emergency services, address chronic diseases, and recruit and train more doctors and nurses. https://ow.ly/k9X850Xq1tj
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Via Nada Hassanein and Stateline: In their competition for rural health care dollars from a new federal fund, states are seeking money to bolster emergency services, address chronic diseases, and recruit and train more doctors and nurses. https://ow.ly/k9X850Xq1tj
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Whooping cough spread for months in Louisiana before health officials spoke up. Two infants died as vaccine outreach was halted. The silence proved costly. From @wwno.org , @npr.org , and @kffhealthnews.org
Louisiana Took Months To Sound Alarm Amid Whooping Cough Outbreak
State health officials appear to have deviated from the usual response during an outbreak after it killed two infants.
f.mtr.cool
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Whooping cough spread for months in Louisiana before health officials spoke up. Two infants died as vaccine outreach was halted. The silence proved costly. From @wwno.org , @npr.org , and @kffhealthnews.org
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John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet said they couldn’t support the agreement because it doesn’t address rising health care costs.
US Senate advances bill to end shutdown as small group of Democrats strike deal; Colorado's senators are a "no"
John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet said they couldn't support the agreement because it doesn't address rising health care costs
coloradosun.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet said they couldn’t support the agreement because it doesn’t address rising health care costs.
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You may think this article is relevant only for those who write about science. Given how many organizations are adopting generative AI tools, I think it's relevant to anyone who reads about anything.
Worth your time. 🧪
www.lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/10/a...
Worth your time. 🧪
www.lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/10/a...
The Last Word On Nothing | AI is Full of Bullshit. Now It’s Faking Science
www.lastwordonnothing.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
You may think this article is relevant only for those who write about science. Given how many organizations are adopting generative AI tools, I think it's relevant to anyone who reads about anything.
Worth your time. 🧪
www.lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/10/a...
Worth your time. 🧪
www.lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/10/a...
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As RFK Jr's HHS demonizes scientists, China moves to attract good scientists to drive innovation there.
The visa will help the country boost its competitiveness in areas that it deems important for its future, such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics & new materials.
🧪 archive.li/cWZHd
The visa will help the country boost its competitiveness in areas that it deems important for its future, such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics & new materials.
🧪 archive.li/cWZHd
China’s new scientist visa is a ‘serious bid’ for the world’s top talent
The country is easing migration for young researchers to boost its competitiveness in artificial intelligence, robotics and new materials.
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
As RFK Jr's HHS demonizes scientists, China moves to attract good scientists to drive innovation there.
The visa will help the country boost its competitiveness in areas that it deems important for its future, such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics & new materials.
🧪 archive.li/cWZHd
The visa will help the country boost its competitiveness in areas that it deems important for its future, such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics & new materials.
🧪 archive.li/cWZHd
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More on 2024 PIT Count results on Veterans experiencing homelessness
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www.huduser.gov/portal/sites...
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
More on 2024 PIT Count results on Veterans experiencing homelessness
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www.huduser.gov/portal/sites...
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www.huduser.gov/portal/sites...
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There’s a lot of talk about vaccines and autism, but what does the science say?
This week @pennngg.bsky.social student Nita Rome unpacks the history behind these concerns and how modern studies have debunked this misconception.
pennneuroknow.com/2025/11/11/v...
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦🧪
This week @pennngg.bsky.social student Nita Rome unpacks the history behind these concerns and how modern studies have debunked this misconception.
pennneuroknow.com/2025/11/11/v...
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦🧪
Vaccines and autism: Let’s talk about it
The conversation around autism and vaccines has become an increasingly hot topic of late (to put it mildly), but did you know that this debate began over 25 years ago? Here is a brief overview of t…
pennneuroknow.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
There’s a lot of talk about vaccines and autism, but what does the science say?
This week @pennngg.bsky.social student Nita Rome unpacks the history behind these concerns and how modern studies have debunked this misconception.
pennneuroknow.com/2025/11/11/v...
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦🧪
This week @pennngg.bsky.social student Nita Rome unpacks the history behind these concerns and how modern studies have debunked this misconception.
pennneuroknow.com/2025/11/11/v...
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦🧪
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I’m thrilled to join my friend John Fugelsang live on Nov. 12 at 8 pm, at Union Stage in D.C.
I’ll be on stage with John after his set for a deep-dive Q & A about his New York Times best-selling book "Separation of Church & Hate" as well as other subjects.
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
I’ll be on stage with John after his set for a deep-dive Q & A about his New York Times best-selling book "Separation of Church & Hate" as well as other subjects.
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
John Fugelsang (@johnfugelsang.bsky.social)
My book, SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE, is on sale now: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separation-of-Church-and-Hate/John-Fugelsang/9781668066898.
johnfugelsang.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I’m thrilled to join my friend John Fugelsang live on Nov. 12 at 8 pm, at Union Stage in D.C.
I’ll be on stage with John after his set for a deep-dive Q & A about his New York Times best-selling book "Separation of Church & Hate" as well as other subjects.
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
I’ll be on stage with John after his set for a deep-dive Q & A about his New York Times best-selling book "Separation of Church & Hate" as well as other subjects.
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
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Khanna: And then it’s awfully convenient that those eight senators happen to be the ones who aren’t up in 2026—and they’re all consulting Schumer. People are sick of this. That’s why I called on Schumer to step down.
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Khanna: And then it’s awfully convenient that those eight senators happen to be the ones who aren’t up in 2026—and they’re all consulting Schumer. People are sick of this. That’s why I called on Schumer to step down.
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Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
medium.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
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Nothing makes me more nauseated than watching a bloated, treasonous, 5x draft dodging coward who called our fallen soldiers suckers and losers, giving a speech to our veterans.
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Nothing makes me more nauseated than watching a bloated, treasonous, 5x draft dodging coward who called our fallen soldiers suckers and losers, giving a speech to our veterans.
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Hiding the data - a sure sign that things are going great
November 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Hiding the data - a sure sign that things are going great
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"I am tired of losing and worse, I am tired of expecting to lose. We need Democrats who will use their positions of power not to constantly capitulate, compromise, and cave, but to fight-- not to say the word ‘fight’ because it’s the popular thing to do, but to actually do it and mean it."
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Senate Democrats have validated our worst fears about a party unwilling to meet the moment
plus.briantylercohen.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"I am tired of losing and worse, I am tired of expecting to lose. We need Democrats who will use their positions of power not to constantly capitulate, compromise, and cave, but to fight-- not to say the word ‘fight’ because it’s the popular thing to do, but to actually do it and mean it."
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⁉️ Zelenskyy's former business partner Mindich influenced former energy and defence ministers
Zelenskyy's former business partner Mindich influenced former energy and defence ministers
During the hearing of a National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) detective's motion to detain Ihor Myroniuk, a suspect in the corruption investigation involving the state-owned nuclear energy company En...
www.pravda.com.ua
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
⁉️ Zelenskyy's former business partner Mindich influenced former energy and defence ministers
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The plight of Dreamers used to be emblematic of the obvious failures of our immigration system.
Now, they’ve become targets— "betrayed by the only country [they have] ever called home.”
Now, they’ve become targets— "betrayed by the only country [they have] ever called home.”
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The plight of Dreamers used to be emblematic of the obvious failures of our immigration system.
Now, they’ve become targets— "betrayed by the only country [they have] ever called home.”
Now, they’ve become targets— "betrayed by the only country [they have] ever called home.”
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A Utah judge on Monday rejected a new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers, adopting an alternate proposal creating a Democratic-leaning district ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. https://to.pbs.org/3JxfQlI
Utah judge rejects Republican-drawn congressional map, adopts alternative creating Democratic-leaning district
The newly approved map gives Democrats a much stronger chance to flip a seat in a state that has not had a Democrat in Congress since early 2021.
to.pbs.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A Utah judge on Monday rejected a new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers, adopting an alternate proposal creating a Democratic-leaning district ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. https://to.pbs.org/3JxfQlI
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Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups of Italians alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s.
More than 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by constant shelling and sniper fire between 1992 and 1996 in what was the longest siege in modern history, after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
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On Monday, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the Georgia Republican “has lost her way.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene responds to Trump criticism
www.newsweek.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
On Monday, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the Georgia Republican “has lost her way.”
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In Unscripted, the actress skirts around her husband’s multiple rumored infidelities and neglects to mention his late wife. Does she really expect us to believe it?
Cheryl Hines’s memoir about life with RFK Jr is a fantasy novel
www.thetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In Unscripted, the actress skirts around her husband’s multiple rumored infidelities and neglects to mention his late wife. Does she really expect us to believe it?