mariagavasquez.bsky.social
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Bernie agrees it’s highly likely Trump and his billionaire buddies bought stocks based on insider info before the market spiked - after his tariffs surrender
April 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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This is what the GOP's SAVE Act would do at the federal level. Adding layers of complexity to voter ID requirements that would strategically disenfranchise women and others who've changed their names.
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:

“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.

www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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If you’re in the US, you can watch PBS for free using the app. There’s a series of documentaries called American Experience that’s really good—each is about a different event in history.

Go watch The one about the Gilded Age in season 30.

It feels so familiar, it’s genuinely eerie.
March 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Let's just be clear about this--Reagan was not in any way a good president. And without him, we wouldn't be in this whole mess right now. 🧵1/
March 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Bill banning mRNA vaccines in Iowa passes subcommittee iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/03/03/b...

It’s really getting hard to keep up with the stupidity Olympics in this country
Bill banning mRNA vaccines in Iowa passes subcommittee • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Health care providers could face a misdemeanor charge and fines of $500 for administering mRNA vaccines under the bill.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Me: I can’t believe UK voters chose to torch their economy with Brexit. That can never be topped.

American voters:
a man is covering his eyes with his hands in front of a group of men .
ALT: a man is covering his eyes with his hands in front of a group of men .
media.tenor.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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I was just an Education Department guy under Reagan and the most junior WH senior staffer under G.H.W. Bush, so what do I know? But if I were an ex-president, and the current president were executing the most disastrous turn in American foreign policy in 80 years, I think I might say something?
February 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Everyone has things in their career of which they're ashamed.

Nothing...and I mean nothing...in my career in politics makes me more ashamed and regretful than supporting and promoting Marco Rubio.

He is the most craven betrayer of his stated ideals of any human I've ever met.
February 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Gregg Abott using the wheel chair access infrastructure, built because of inclusivity policies, to get to his office and sign a bill dismantling DEI is peak brain rot.
February 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Another year of robust economic growth is in the books, underscoring how the Biden administration handed President Donald Trump what many consider a solid economy
The US economy just had another robust year | CNN Business
Another year of robust economic growth is in the books, underscoring how the Biden administration handed President Donald Trump what many consider a solid economy.
cnn.it
January 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Just like he said he would in project 2025. He has seized the US government by taking over the government agencies and halted funding. This is exactly what he said he was going to do. This was planned. This is fascism. YOU STUPID MAGAS!
January 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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"Te meten en un cuarto sin oxígeno hasta que no puedas respirar": las celdas de castigo en Venezuela que denuncian los detenidos por "terrorismo" tras las elecciones www.bbc.com/mundo/articl...
Venezuela | "Te meten en un cuarto sin oxígeno hasta que no puedas respirar": las celdas de castigo que denuncian los detenidos por terrorismo tras las elecciones - BBC News Mundo
Un joven acusado de terrorismo en Venezuela por las protestas que sacudieron al país tras la elección presidencial le cuenta a BBC Mundo lo que vivió en prisión.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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Terrific piece summarizing a recent report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns

www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...
Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns
Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:05 PM