Nancy Metcalf
@npmetcalf.bsky.social
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
He voted to cut food stamps by $187 billion/ten years, but whatevs
Josh Hawley cracked the door open to getting rid of the filibuster to end the government shutdown:
"I'm not willing to see children in my state go hungry, which is literally happening now, over some Senate procedure."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
"I'm not willing to see children in my state go hungry, which is literally happening now, over some Senate procedure."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Republicans warm to killing filibuster as voters suffer and shutdown nears record
Democrats’ nuclear option had wide-reaching consequences that ultimately empowered Trump, Eric Garcia writes. If Republicans kill the filibuster to reopen the government, it might permanently break th...
www.independent.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
He voted to cut food stamps by $187 billion/ten years, but whatevs
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
Auspicious start for the new CBS News, laundering unattributed cop shit-talking through the incoming editor-in-chief’s blog and failing to correct a misspelling of the story subject’s name in the web headline for three days.
October 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Auspicious start for the new CBS News, laundering unattributed cop shit-talking through the incoming editor-in-chief’s blog and failing to correct a misspelling of the story subject’s name in the web headline for three days.
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
They are the swamp.
July 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
They are the swamp.
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
🔥 Senator @ossoff.bsky.social: “Who out there is sitting at home demanding we shut down cancer & Alzheimer’s research? We’re going to pay for this for a century. Irreversible damage has been done. It’s an outrage.”
On Trump, DOGE, & the GOP’s budget cuts (to make way for tax cuts for the rich)
On Trump, DOGE, & the GOP’s budget cuts (to make way for tax cuts for the rich)
May 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
🔥 Senator @ossoff.bsky.social: “Who out there is sitting at home demanding we shut down cancer & Alzheimer’s research? We’re going to pay for this for a century. Irreversible damage has been done. It’s an outrage.”
On Trump, DOGE, & the GOP’s budget cuts (to make way for tax cuts for the rich)
On Trump, DOGE, & the GOP’s budget cuts (to make way for tax cuts for the rich)
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claims
Kennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself.
www.cbsnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
You could go with the menstrual cycle classes b/c women are too stupid to know how to make babies.
OR, hear me out, decent wages, low-cost healthcare, paid maternity leave, affordable childcare, and universal pre-K.
OR, hear me out, decent wages, low-cost healthcare, paid maternity leave, affordable childcare, and universal pre-K.
The Trump administration is assessing ways to persuade women in the U.S. to have more children, as a movement grows on the right to reverse declining birthrates and push conservative family values. Some pitched ideas include cash baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes. nyti.ms/4jh3UAR
April 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
You could go with the menstrual cycle classes b/c women are too stupid to know how to make babies.
OR, hear me out, decent wages, low-cost healthcare, paid maternity leave, affordable childcare, and universal pre-K.
OR, hear me out, decent wages, low-cost healthcare, paid maternity leave, affordable childcare, and universal pre-K.
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
MEDICAID Basics
Over 50% of the spending for Medicaid goes to cover those with DISABILITIES and the AGED
38% of those on Medicaid are CHILDREN. /1
Over 50% of the spending for Medicaid goes to cover those with DISABILITIES and the AGED
38% of those on Medicaid are CHILDREN. /1
February 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
MEDICAID Basics
Over 50% of the spending for Medicaid goes to cover those with DISABILITIES and the AGED
38% of those on Medicaid are CHILDREN. /1
Over 50% of the spending for Medicaid goes to cover those with DISABILITIES and the AGED
38% of those on Medicaid are CHILDREN. /1
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
The basic premise of the MAGA Mutiny is we can't afford $61,090 for a food inspector but we need to give at least that much in tax breaks to the richest humans ever to live.
February 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The basic premise of the MAGA Mutiny is we can't afford $61,090 for a food inspector but we need to give at least that much in tax breaks to the richest humans ever to live.
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
Devastating cuts to the CDC’s legendary Disease Detective branch. Maaaaybe not the best idea with bird flu getting scarier by the day.l
February 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Devastating cuts to the CDC’s legendary Disease Detective branch. Maaaaybe not the best idea with bird flu getting scarier by the day.l
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
February 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love.
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
February 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love.
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
i think an important thing for people outside the US to understand is that elon musk seized control of the government today and most americans don’t even realize it happened.
February 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
i think an important thing for people outside the US to understand is that elon musk seized control of the government today and most americans don’t even realize it happened.
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x
January 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
“A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent." sjvwater.org/trumps-emerg...
Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes – SJV Water
The sudden announcement Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Kaweah and Success lakes would immediately begin dumping water was in response Trump’s emergency water order responsible for w...
sjvwater.org
February 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM
“A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent." sjvwater.org/trumps-emerg...
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
When you suddenly start tearing through the air safety bureaucracy with an ax after two decades-plus of near perfect US commercial air safety any plane that suddenly careens out of the sky is probably on you.
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
When you suddenly start tearing through the air safety bureaucracy with an ax after two decades-plus of near perfect US commercial air safety any plane that suddenly careens out of the sky is probably on you.
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
Further evidence they did not actually have any idea what stove they were touching and have started writing up exceptions every time someone brings up something
BREAKING: The Trump administration has issued a waiver for lifesaving medicines and medical services, offering a reprieve for a worldwide H.I.V. treatment program that was halted last week.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now
Experts fear a resurgence of infections in low-income countries if the ban were to continue. The waiver remains in place, while officials review foreign aid programs.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Further evidence they did not actually have any idea what stove they were touching and have started writing up exceptions every time someone brings up something
WHAT?
Trump's press secretary is unable to confirm if individuals on Medicaid will lose coverage because of his spending freeze
January 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
WHAT?
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
The freezing of federal grants, the firing of all inspector generals, the immunization of political violence - does everybody not see what’s happening?
In a blitzkrieg, Trump is trying to collapse our democracy - and probably our economy - and seize control.
Call it what it is.
In a blitzkrieg, Trump is trying to collapse our democracy - and probably our economy - and seize control.
Call it what it is.
January 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The freezing of federal grants, the firing of all inspector generals, the immunization of political violence - does everybody not see what’s happening?
In a blitzkrieg, Trump is trying to collapse our democracy - and probably our economy - and seize control.
Call it what it is.
In a blitzkrieg, Trump is trying to collapse our democracy - and probably our economy - and seize control.
Call it what it is.
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻
January 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
More jobs have been created under Biden than during the full terms of Trump, Obama, or Bush 43. @danprimack.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/01/10/i...
Biden added more jobs to the economy than Trump, Obama, or Bush
The U.S. economy added 2.23 million jobs in 2024, including 256,000 in the final full month of Biden's presidency.
www.axios.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
More jobs have been created under Biden than during the full terms of Trump, Obama, or Bush 43. @danprimack.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/01/10/i...
Reposted by Nancy Metcalf
Debunking MAGA’s hateful lies about the LA fires: The reservoirs were full, the fire budget was increased, the 12 firefighters fired for refusing to get Covid shots were replaced long ago, the donations to Ukraine were nominal, and on, and on.
Elon Musk is the new emperor of misinformation - Kevin Drum
Here's the latest from Elon Musk about the LA wildfires: Every single thing on this list is either badly misleading or flat-out wrong: Reservoirs and emergency water tanks were all full before the fir...
jabberwocking.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Debunking MAGA’s hateful lies about the LA fires: The reservoirs were full, the fire budget was increased, the 12 firefighters fired for refusing to get Covid shots were replaced long ago, the donations to Ukraine were nominal, and on, and on.