Natalie W
@nat43.bsky.social
Twitter escapee. Kamala stan. WBB fan. Planet saver. I miss my dog.
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Not a single day goes by that I don’t think to myself it’s unlikely I will live to see the end of this era of fascism.
That’s not doomerism. It’s a recognition of how long it historically takes for these things to play out.
THIS IS NOT THE WORLD I WANTED TO LEAVE MY DAUGHTER.
And I am furious.
That’s not doomerism. It’s a recognition of how long it historically takes for these things to play out.
THIS IS NOT THE WORLD I WANTED TO LEAVE MY DAUGHTER.
And I am furious.
October 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Not a single day goes by that I don’t think to myself it’s unlikely I will live to see the end of this era of fascism.
That’s not doomerism. It’s a recognition of how long it historically takes for these things to play out.
THIS IS NOT THE WORLD I WANTED TO LEAVE MY DAUGHTER.
And I am furious.
That’s not doomerism. It’s a recognition of how long it historically takes for these things to play out.
THIS IS NOT THE WORLD I WANTED TO LEAVE MY DAUGHTER.
And I am furious.
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The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday.
🔗 www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
No one should be surprised.
🔗 www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
No one should be surprised.
October 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday.
🔗 www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
No one should be surprised.
🔗 www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
No one should be surprised.
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Major staffing reductions announced just now by US Dept of Veterans Affairs
July 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Major staffing reductions announced just now by US Dept of Veterans Affairs
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POCAN: Is the federal govt currently spending less this year than it did last year?
VOUGHT: No, it's not
POCAN: Part of that is because you've sent us a recession package worth $9b that goes after Big Bird and Cookie Monster, but you've added $200b to Defense and Homeland Security.
VOUGHT: No, it's not
POCAN: Part of that is because you've sent us a recession package worth $9b that goes after Big Bird and Cookie Monster, but you've added $200b to Defense and Homeland Security.
June 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
POCAN: Is the federal govt currently spending less this year than it did last year?
VOUGHT: No, it's not
POCAN: Part of that is because you've sent us a recession package worth $9b that goes after Big Bird and Cookie Monster, but you've added $200b to Defense and Homeland Security.
VOUGHT: No, it's not
POCAN: Part of that is because you've sent us a recession package worth $9b that goes after Big Bird and Cookie Monster, but you've added $200b to Defense and Homeland Security.
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My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on a new analysis revealing 16 million Americans would lose their health insurance under the Republican tax plan:
June 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on a new analysis revealing 16 million Americans would lose their health insurance under the Republican tax plan:
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NEW: After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate.
Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm closed in.
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social @mrsimon22.bsky.social @cgaribay.bsky.social
Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm closed in.
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social @mrsimon22.bsky.social @cgaribay.bsky.social
Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way. Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next Hurricane.
After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate. Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm c...
www.propublica.org
May 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
NEW: After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate.
Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm closed in.
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social @mrsimon22.bsky.social @cgaribay.bsky.social
Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm closed in.
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social @mrsimon22.bsky.social @cgaribay.bsky.social
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Our trade deal so far is no tariffs on Rolls Royces and Bentleys and our refugee policy is white South Africans only.
May 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Our trade deal so far is no tariffs on Rolls Royces and Bentleys and our refugee policy is white South Africans only.
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Harriet Tubman’s Internet chased down the Pope Leo’s lineage real quick. We don’t care how light or how bright you are, we can usually spot our own.
May 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Harriet Tubman’s Internet chased down the Pope Leo’s lineage real quick. We don’t care how light or how bright you are, we can usually spot our own.
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Port of LA Exec Director reporting 1/3 reduced volume in containers entering the port.
So…
1/3 less truck drivers needed
1/3 less warehousing needed
1/3 less diesel fuel purchased
1/3 less state fuel tax collected
1/3 less inventory processing
1/3 less state sales tax collected
Tariffs bad, ok.
So…
1/3 less truck drivers needed
1/3 less warehousing needed
1/3 less diesel fuel purchased
1/3 less state fuel tax collected
1/3 less inventory processing
1/3 less state sales tax collected
Tariffs bad, ok.
May 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Port of LA Exec Director reporting 1/3 reduced volume in containers entering the port.
So…
1/3 less truck drivers needed
1/3 less warehousing needed
1/3 less diesel fuel purchased
1/3 less state fuel tax collected
1/3 less inventory processing
1/3 less state sales tax collected
Tariffs bad, ok.
So…
1/3 less truck drivers needed
1/3 less warehousing needed
1/3 less diesel fuel purchased
1/3 less state fuel tax collected
1/3 less inventory processing
1/3 less state sales tax collected
Tariffs bad, ok.
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If you needed any further proof that the arrest of Judge Dugan was a propaganda opportunity and a fear tactic, here you go.
Nothing about this is normal—it’s authoritarianism!
Nothing about this is normal—it’s authoritarianism!
April 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If you needed any further proof that the arrest of Judge Dugan was a propaganda opportunity and a fear tactic, here you go.
Nothing about this is normal—it’s authoritarianism!
Nothing about this is normal—it’s authoritarianism!
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Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA?
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
April 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA?
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
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Well done, Corey Booker. "Good trouble!"
April 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Well done, Corey Booker. "Good trouble!"
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Musk staffers are joking about how upcoming Social Security changes will restrict access by requiring in-person visits while simultaneously shutting down offices. They are touting the cost savings from limiting access.
March 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Musk staffers are joking about how upcoming Social Security changes will restrict access by requiring in-person visits while simultaneously shutting down offices. They are touting the cost savings from limiting access.
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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JUST IN: Texas megachurch pastor and former Trump spiritual advisor Robert Morris has been indicted for molesting a 12-year-old girl.
March 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
JUST IN: Texas megachurch pastor and former Trump spiritual advisor Robert Morris has been indicted for molesting a 12-year-old girl.
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
March 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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One of the best and highest uses of a government is to provide goods that are uneconomical to be produced locally but have massive surplus if produced at all. Particularly notable examples include:
* disease and weather forecasting
* basic science, esp in energy/health
* natural disaster insurance
* disease and weather forecasting
* basic science, esp in energy/health
* natural disaster insurance
March 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
One of the best and highest uses of a government is to provide goods that are uneconomical to be produced locally but have massive surplus if produced at all. Particularly notable examples include:
* disease and weather forecasting
* basic science, esp in energy/health
* natural disaster insurance
* disease and weather forecasting
* basic science, esp in energy/health
* natural disaster insurance
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The USDA was paying local farms and food suppliers to provide lunches for local students
It seemed like a win-win
Until Donald Trump and Elon Musk stopped the program
Because it wasn’t “fiscally responsible”
Cutting $1 BILLION from millions of starving school children
To pay for tax cuts
Evil
It seemed like a win-win
Until Donald Trump and Elon Musk stopped the program
Because it wasn’t “fiscally responsible”
Cutting $1 BILLION from millions of starving school children
To pay for tax cuts
Evil
March 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The USDA was paying local farms and food suppliers to provide lunches for local students
It seemed like a win-win
Until Donald Trump and Elon Musk stopped the program
Because it wasn’t “fiscally responsible”
Cutting $1 BILLION from millions of starving school children
To pay for tax cuts
Evil
It seemed like a win-win
Until Donald Trump and Elon Musk stopped the program
Because it wasn’t “fiscally responsible”
Cutting $1 BILLION from millions of starving school children
To pay for tax cuts
Evil
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Caption this.
We’ll go first: “That’s not the gearstick”
We’ll go first: “That’s not the gearstick”
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Caption this.
We’ll go first: “That’s not the gearstick”
We’ll go first: “That’s not the gearstick”
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Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."
March 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."
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Per @johnleguizamo.bsky.social:
“Medicaid is called by different names in different states! Stay awake America you lose everything you rely on!”
“Medicaid is called by different names in different states! Stay awake America you lose everything you rely on!”
March 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Per @johnleguizamo.bsky.social:
“Medicaid is called by different names in different states! Stay awake America you lose everything you rely on!”
“Medicaid is called by different names in different states! Stay awake America you lose everything you rely on!”
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Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.
March 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.