Mere
@merejones.bsky.social
Mom of two, graphics wizard, historian, author, educator, SCUBA diver, potter, bonsai practitioner
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Rebellions are built on hope.
March 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Rebellions are built on hope.
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Russia and China, have ramped up recruitment efforts targeting US federal employees—particularly those recently fired or at risk of termination. These efforts are unfolding aggressively on LinkedIn, where adversaries are reaching out under the guise of job opportunities, networking, and consulting.
March 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Russia and China, have ramped up recruitment efforts targeting US federal employees—particularly those recently fired or at risk of termination. These efforts are unfolding aggressively on LinkedIn, where adversaries are reaching out under the guise of job opportunities, networking, and consulting.
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Elon Musk has shut down a team of tech-savvy civil servants responsible for developing the IRS’s free tax-filing service and improving government websites. As a result, 90 employees were immediately locked out of their devices and informed that their jobs were deemed non-essential.
March 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Elon Musk has shut down a team of tech-savvy civil servants responsible for developing the IRS’s free tax-filing service and improving government websites. As a result, 90 employees were immediately locked out of their devices and informed that their jobs were deemed non-essential.
#bonsai #repotting day! The primary one took longer than expected so I only got three done…
March 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
#bonsai #repotting day! The primary one took longer than expected so I only got three done…
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Trump is weaponizing his power to pardon, dividing Americans and rewarding those who follow his commands. This is what dictatorship looks like. Catch the latest episode of the LP Pod with @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfU8...
February 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump is weaponizing his power to pardon, dividing Americans and rewarding those who follow his commands. This is what dictatorship looks like. Catch the latest episode of the LP Pod with @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfU8...
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BREAKING: President Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from the United Nations Human Rights Council.
This move will erode efforts to protect universal human rights and undermine the work of international bodies that hold all governments accountable.
This move will erode efforts to protect universal human rights and undermine the work of international bodies that hold all governments accountable.
February 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: President Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from the United Nations Human Rights Council.
This move will erode efforts to protect universal human rights and undermine the work of international bodies that hold all governments accountable.
This move will erode efforts to protect universal human rights and undermine the work of international bodies that hold all governments accountable.
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You should print out your Social Security Statement. Elon and who knows how many countless others now have access to your private information, so it'd be wise to have a record of it.
February 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You should print out your Social Security Statement. Elon and who knows how many countless others now have access to your private information, so it'd be wise to have a record of it.
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THREAD: Democracy demands that elected leaders do not cave into threats - or fears - of violence. If you're in Congress afraid for your safety, you must tell the Capitol Police to get protection. Or its time to quit the institution and let someone else do the job.
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'Afraid': Morning Joe reveals threats he claims are forcing GOP senators to cave to Trump
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough shared an alarming reason he said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and other Republican senators are dropping their objections to some of Donald Trump's "unqualified" nominees for Cab...
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February 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
THREAD: Democracy demands that elected leaders do not cave into threats - or fears - of violence. If you're in Congress afraid for your safety, you must tell the Capitol Police to get protection. Or its time to quit the institution and let someone else do the job.
www.rawstory.com/morning-joe-...
www.rawstory.com/morning-joe-...
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Not too long ago, Elon was doxing government employees on X. Where was the outcry of “You’re breaking the law” then? These employees feared for their families’ safety.
February 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Not too long ago, Elon was doxing government employees on X. Where was the outcry of “You’re breaking the law” then? These employees feared for their families’ safety.
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Interesting. They don’t want us to have their private information but they have ours.
The self-described free speech champion is not pleased that the public has learned the identities of his young henchmen
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Musk, Trump Prosecutor Targeting People Who Divulge Identities of DOGE Staff
Elon Musk and U.S. attorney for D.C. Ed Martin are warning of criminal consequences for people who share the identities of DOGE employees.
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February 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Interesting. They don’t want us to have their private information but they have ours.
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The Alien Enemies Act was last invoked during World War II to justify the internment of thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry.
Resurrecting this 18th century law to carry out the president's mass deportation agenda would be unlawful.
Resurrecting this 18th century law to carry out the president's mass deportation agenda would be unlawful.
Trump plans to invoke obscure 18th century wartime law in bid for mass deportations
Trump is set to test the limits of his immigration crackdown by invoking a wartime law to deport immigrants alleged to be gang members without court hearings.
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The Alien Enemies Act was last invoked during World War II to justify the internment of thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry.
Resurrecting this 18th century law to carry out the president's mass deportation agenda would be unlawful.
Resurrecting this 18th century law to carry out the president's mass deportation agenda would be unlawful.
except…my foot slipped…a wheel spinning at full tilt will fling everything on it off of it…so now it’s got a distressed texture 😂🤣😭 #bonsaipot #rescue 2/2
February 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
except…my foot slipped…a wheel spinning at full tilt will fling everything on it off of it…so now it’s got a distressed texture 😂🤣😭 #bonsaipot #rescue 2/2
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The risk of a global trade war could hurt U.S. corporate profits and pressure inflation, potentially upending U.S. interest-ratecut expectations and further weakening currencies such as the Canadian dollar and China's yuan reut.rs/40WkEXC
Tariff hikes unnerve Wall Street, markets prepare for fresh jolt
Analysts expect a selloff in stocks and other high-risk assets.
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February 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The risk of a global trade war could hurt U.S. corporate profits and pressure inflation, potentially upending U.S. interest-ratecut expectations and further weakening currencies such as the Canadian dollar and China's yuan reut.rs/40WkEXC
0 Days Without Nonsense
January 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
0 Days Without Nonsense