Merpsundae 🍧
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Roe was overturned, Trump was elected again and i took that personally.
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do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs
A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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AOC: "I want folks at home to look at what members of Congress are invested in private prisons companies, and look at the votes on this bill. It is atrocious that people are lining their pockets with private prison profits in the name of a horrific tragedy."
January 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
AOC: "I want folks at home to look at what members of Congress are invested in private prisons companies, and look at the votes on this bill. It is atrocious that people are lining their pockets with private prison profits in the name of a horrific tragedy."
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The ruling bars U.S. agencies from implementing the order to end birthright citizenship for children born to migrants in the U.S. temporarily or without legal status while the case is under review.
U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
The ruling bars U.S. agencies from implementing the order to end birthright citizenship for children born to migrants in the U.S. temporarily or without legal status while the case is under review.
www.npr.org
January 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The ruling bars U.S. agencies from implementing the order to end birthright citizenship for children born to migrants in the U.S. temporarily or without legal status while the case is under review.
More from the #Trump administration, considering defunding #FEMA www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump claims FEMA is getting ‘in the way’ and pitches abolishing it
Trump wants to shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency and let states handle their own disaster needs. ‘I don’t think we should give California anything,’ he said
www.independent.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
More from the #Trump administration, considering defunding #FEMA www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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If it talks like a ____, if it salute's like a ____, then it's a ____
January 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
If it talks like a ____, if it salute's like a ____, then it's a ____
This is not flipping you off 🖕, its a #RomanPoint.
January 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This is not flipping you off 🖕, its a #RomanPoint.
#HRes7 by rep #andybiggs🙄 www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... it should be noted that life-affirming means "pro life" - and not the woman's life. While non-binding, these are symbolic statements that help build support for future legislation that would have the force of law.
www.congress.gov
January 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
#HRes7 by rep #andybiggs🙄 www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... it should be noted that life-affirming means "pro life" - and not the woman's life. While non-binding, these are symbolic statements that help build support for future legislation that would have the force of law.
Are they trying to criminalize abortions? If not, then why is senator #AndyBiggs of #Arizona sponsoring #HR78 to amend the US penal code #title18 to prohibit abortions federally? www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
January 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Are they trying to criminalize abortions? If not, then why is senator #AndyBiggs of #Arizona sponsoring #HR78 to amend the US penal code #title18 to prohibit abortions federally? www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Heads up #Florida! Governer #RonDesantis is making moves to end how Floridians get issues on the ballot making it much more difficult for our voice to be heard www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
DeSantis' proposals for Florida’s ballot initiative process could effectively end it
The governor’s proposals include eliminating signature gathering as it exists now.
www.tampabay.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Heads up #Florida! Governer #RonDesantis is making moves to end how Floridians get issues on the ballot making it much more difficult for our voice to be heard www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
When #RoevWade was overturned by #SCOTUS, some said "its not a big deal, its just going to the states." Well, these are the kinds of things that come up when #abortion isnt a federal right. #RepRobHarris wants to subject women to the #deathpenalty. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
S.C. Republicans propose bill that could subject women who have abortions to the death penalty
Those convicted of murder in South Carolina can face the death penalty or a minimum of 30 years in prison.
www.nbcnews.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
When #RoevWade was overturned by #SCOTUS, some said "its not a big deal, its just going to the states." Well, these are the kinds of things that come up when #abortion isnt a federal right. #RepRobHarris wants to subject women to the #deathpenalty. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Busted! Don Jr’s Greenland MAGA ‘supporters’ included unhoused people who were offered free lunch, Danish press reports www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... original article from Danish media: www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
Don Jr’s ‘supporters’ on Greenland trip were unhoused people given MAGA hats: report
Trump Jr. visited Greenland after the president-elect called for the US to purchase the island
www.independent.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Busted! Don Jr’s Greenland MAGA ‘supporters’ included unhoused people who were offered free lunch, Danish press reports www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... original article from Danish media: www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
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For Booksky 📚
✅ Bookshop.org: every purchase supports local independent bookstores.
❌ Kindle: owned by Amazon.
✅ Public Libraries: (cannot recommend this enough!!) free audiobooks, apps, media (like NYT), books, ebooks, and more.
✅ Bookshop.org: every purchase supports local independent bookstores.
❌ Kindle: owned by Amazon.
✅ Public Libraries: (cannot recommend this enough!!) free audiobooks, apps, media (like NYT), books, ebooks, and more.
January 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
For Booksky 📚
✅ Bookshop.org: every purchase supports local independent bookstores.
❌ Kindle: owned by Amazon.
✅ Public Libraries: (cannot recommend this enough!!) free audiobooks, apps, media (like NYT), books, ebooks, and more.
✅ Bookshop.org: every purchase supports local independent bookstores.
❌ Kindle: owned by Amazon.
✅ Public Libraries: (cannot recommend this enough!!) free audiobooks, apps, media (like NYT), books, ebooks, and more.
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Tiktok is working again, but i wondered why. I found this article explaining that service providers needed a definitive statement from the current administration that they would not face penalties techcrunch.com/2025/01/19/t... still pretty sus tho..
TikTok is restoring service in the US | TechCrunch
Barely more than 12 hours after TikTok went dark in the United States, the video-sharing app is coming back online. “In agreement with our service
techcrunch.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Tiktok is working again, but i wondered why. I found this article explaining that service providers needed a definitive statement from the current administration that they would not face penalties techcrunch.com/2025/01/19/t... still pretty sus tho..
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Don't let Donald Trump extending the TikTok ban distract you from the fact that his Administration is about to conduct mass deportations across America in a matter of days.
January 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Don't let Donald Trump extending the TikTok ban distract you from the fact that his Administration is about to conduct mass deportations across America in a matter of days.
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I feel some of you need this as much as I did.
Remember it takes heat and tempering to make a great steel.
Remember it takes heat and tempering to make a great steel.
January 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I feel some of you need this as much as I did.
Remember it takes heat and tempering to make a great steel.
Remember it takes heat and tempering to make a great steel.
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TikTok's algorithm makes it a really valuable resource for connecting with communities you haven't even figured out you want to connect with yet. It can be life-changing, and people dismissing it as a dancing-teenager app are showing their ignorance.
TikTok had a massive community of #ActuallyAustistic people, likely the largest autistic community in the world ever. It included all ages and speakers and non-speakers.
It also had a large chronically ill community.
The potential loss of community for many otherwise isolated folks is significant.
It also had a large chronically ill community.
The potential loss of community for many otherwise isolated folks is significant.
January 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
TikTok's algorithm makes it a really valuable resource for connecting with communities you haven't even figured out you want to connect with yet. It can be life-changing, and people dismissing it as a dancing-teenager app are showing their ignorance.
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I hope we have learned to demand better from our government; to not grow complacent with our comforts, and to find within us that invincible summer that moves us to push back - not just against this, but against any issue that is fundamental to our health, success, and growth. #tiktokban #tiktok
January 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I hope we have learned to demand better from our government; to not grow complacent with our comforts, and to find within us that invincible summer that moves us to push back - not just against this, but against any issue that is fundamental to our health, success, and growth. #tiktokban #tiktok