Odessa D
mama4odie.bsky.social
Odessa D
@mama4odie.bsky.social
Just trying to make sense of this crazy world.
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History has its eyes on you.
June 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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"When conservatives destroy these public goods, it doesn’t necessarily lead to a Democratic backlash at the ballot box, and they see this as a long-term investment in a more ignorant population reliant on sources of information they can control — a docile population that can be easily manipulated."
Adam Serwer on America's "new dark age"
"They see this as a long-term investment in a more ignorant population reliant on sources of information they can control."
www.publicnotice.co
June 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.

Don't give them one.

Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
June 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Was just discussing Channel 1 with my kids and how much it meant to me, how i wish kids today had it in classrooms to get at least a snippet of news. tedium.co/2019/07/25/c...
Channel One History: The Most Controversial Advertising Block, Ever
For nearly 30 years, many schools aired a daily news show in exchange for free AV equipment. Channel One was a hit—but the ads drove seemingly everyone crazy.
tedium.co
June 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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🏈 TONIGHT IN BLACKSBURG 🏈
Lane Stadium

This one’s been a long time coming, and we guarantee you can probably predict at least one song in tonight’s setlist. 😉 A warm welcome to Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies, who will take the field first.

#M72VirginiaTech is tonight’s tag.

#M72 #MetOnTour
May 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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We're about 35 days away from the start of hurricane season, and Donald Trump is gutting the National Weather Service and the NOAA researchers it depends on.

What could go wrong?
NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.

By @abrahm.bsky.social
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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What’s on the chopping block under Trump’s FDA?

-Quality control testing for milk & dairy products
-Routine testing for deadly bacteria in grocery items
-Monitoring food packaging for "forever chemicals"

Making America Healthy Again, one foodborne illness at a time. 

Hello?
April 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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When the open letter from univ prez against Trump over-reach was released on Tues morning, it had 180 signers. By Tues evening, over 270.

Through the day Wed (yesterday) it went into mid-300s.

This morning, Thurs, starts at more than 400.

This is significant. (Point of my post.)
April 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Sorry to post this just before lunch… 🥪😵‍💫

🚨 ICYMI: The FDA has suspended its milk quality-control testing program b/c of staffing cuts.

Honestly, it feels silly to even explain why that's bad, but let’s break it down anyway!

Time for a quick history lesson: 🧑‍💻🧵
FDA suspends milk quality-control testing program after Trump layoffs
Effective Monday, the agency suspends its proficiency testing program for grade ‘A’ raw milk and finished products
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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“[The SAVE Act] would seriously impede the convenience that people have come to count on and the operative concept that registration should be easy for voters,” @justinlevitt.bsky.social , Loyola Marymount University law professor, explains.
‘The most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American history’: How the SAVE Act upends over a century and a half of protecting voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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A propos of nothing, we'll leave this here...
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With the SAVE act passing through the house I would like to remind everyone that it took the Taliban only 3 years to ban women from speaking #waronwomen #SAVEact
April 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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BREAKING: In a 220-208 vote, with four Democrats voting in favor, the House passes the SAVE Act, a bill that could strip voting rights from millions of Americans.

From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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April 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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NBC News: The Espionage Act contains a provision making it crime to disclose national defense secrets "through gross negligence."
 
The law does not require info be classified, because it was written before the classification system existed. The law refers simply to "national defense information."
Negligently disclosing national defense information is illegal — and it doesn't have to be classified
The Espionage Act, the law that often has been used in criminal cases involving leaks or mishandling of classified information, contains a provision making it
www.nbcnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I mean, their lies are astounding. youtu.be/TuMsGPtGBBE
🚨The FOUNDER of SIGNAL Just BRUTALLY Exposed TRUMP
YouTube video by Occupy Democrats
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I know what im driving to find!!! What i really want is the record too go with! www.rollingstone.com/product-reco...
The Grateful Dead x Dogfish Head Drop New Beer -- And a Vinyl Album to Go With It
Dogfish Head brewery just released a Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale and a vinyl compilation album — here's where to find both.
www.rollingstone.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The trees have suddenly exploded into the scene with buds bursting in colors. Just overnight the weeping willows went from dull twigs to bright lime green hairdo leaves! Willows remind me of a green version of The Muppets’ Animal. Makes me think of both Tolkien & Henson!
March 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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THIS ‼️
March 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM