@oceandreamer3.bsky.social
Reposted
"I have never seen the line this long at this food bank, This is 4x the size of every previous year...the line wraps around the building a second time..Everyone is freezing and an older lady in line had to be taken inside because she looked like she was about to pass out from being too cold..."
December 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"I have never seen the line this long at this food bank, This is 4x the size of every previous year...the line wraps around the building a second time..Everyone is freezing and an older lady in line had to be taken inside because she looked like she was about to pass out from being too cold..."
Reposted
After 99 years, Michigan clockmaker Howard Miller is shutting down. The culprit: Trump's tariffs.
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business. As Trump’s Ambassador to Canada, He’s Reversed Course.
Pete Hoekstra once testified that “the market should dictate the price of steel, not the government.” But he now champions the Trump trade policies that are being linked to job losses in his former Mi...
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
After 99 years, Michigan clockmaker Howard Miller is shutting down. The culprit: Trump's tariffs.
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
Reposted
Pritzker: When did we become a country where it's okay for the president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything, especially something we don't want?
Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?
Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?
September 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Pritzker: When did we become a country where it's okay for the president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything, especially something we don't want?
Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?
Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?
Reposted
Pritzker: Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: Once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next
September 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Pritzker: Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: Once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next
Reposted
Bonta: They tried to rely on this supposed exception to the Posse Comitatus Act. And Judge Breyer, during the trial, rightfully asked: “I haven’t seen that in the Constitution. Can you point it out?”
Of course, it could not be pointed out by the witness, because it doesn’t exist.
Of course, it could not be pointed out by the witness, because it doesn’t exist.
September 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Bonta: They tried to rely on this supposed exception to the Posse Comitatus Act. And Judge Breyer, during the trial, rightfully asked: “I haven’t seen that in the Constitution. Can you point it out?”
Of course, it could not be pointed out by the witness, because it doesn’t exist.
Of course, it could not be pointed out by the witness, because it doesn’t exist.
Reposted
By “West,” this racist means white Europeans.
September 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
By “West,” this racist means white Europeans.
Reposted
The president and his sons made $5 billion on paper as their cryptocurrency started trading — highlighting the extraordinary degree to which they are personally profiting from Trump's return to the Oval Office.
How Trump's latest crypto launch enriches his family
The president and his sons made $5 billion on paper as their cryptocurrency started trading — highlighting the extraordinary degree to which they are personally profiting from Trump's return to the Oval Office.
n.pr
September 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The president and his sons made $5 billion on paper as their cryptocurrency started trading — highlighting the extraordinary degree to which they are personally profiting from Trump's return to the Oval Office.
Reposted
The governors of California, Washington and Oregon announced they will form a West Coast Health Alliance to begin coordinating public health guidelines separate from the CDC. https://cnn.it/41BLxzZ
September 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The governors of California, Washington and Oregon announced they will form a West Coast Health Alliance to begin coordinating public health guidelines separate from the CDC. https://cnn.it/41BLxzZ
Reposted
Lisa Phillips, who says she was sex trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, tells NPR that releasing files about the late convicted sex offender is about human rights, not politics.
Epstein accuser says lack of transparency from Trump administration hurts victims
Lisa Phillips, who says she was sex trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, tells NPR that releasing files about the late convicted sex offender is about human rights, not politics.
n.pr
September 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Lisa Phillips, who says she was sex trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, tells NPR that releasing files about the late convicted sex offender is about human rights, not politics.
Reposted
Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past two decades studying the environmental causes of autism.
Under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promised to find a cause for the condition, her entire division was cut.
Under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promised to find a cause for the condition, her entire division was cut.
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
www.propublica.org
August 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past two decades studying the environmental causes of autism.
Under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promised to find a cause for the condition, her entire division was cut.
Under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promised to find a cause for the condition, her entire division was cut.
Reposted
A Tarrant County resident who has worked as an election judge criticized the county’s move to cut more than 100 polling sites.
“You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.”
With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
“You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.”
With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
A Texas County Cuts Over 100 Polling Sites as Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting Nationally
The decision by commissioners in Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, comes amid growing concern about GOP efforts to limit voting access ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
www.propublica.org
August 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A Tarrant County resident who has worked as an election judge criticized the county’s move to cut more than 100 polling sites.
“You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.”
With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
“You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.”
With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
Reposted
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is endangering the health of the American people now and into the future. He must resign,” Senator Bernie Sanders writes in a guest essay.
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is endangering the health of the American people now and into the future. He must resign,” Senator Bernie Sanders writes in a guest essay.
Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign
The health secretary is endangering the lives of American people now and into the future.
nyti.ms
August 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is endangering the health of the American people now and into the future. He must resign,” Senator Bernie Sanders writes in a guest essay.
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is endangering the health of the American people now and into the future. He must resign,” Senator Bernie Sanders writes in a guest essay.
Reposted
A group of 19 Democratic governors on Thursday condemned President Trump’s threat to send National Guard troops into major cities like Chicago, Baltimore and New York as an “alarming abuse of power.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u...
August 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A group of 19 Democratic governors on Thursday condemned President Trump’s threat to send National Guard troops into major cities like Chicago, Baltimore and New York as an “alarming abuse of power.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u...
Reposted
Breaking news: The Trump administration placed some FEMA employees on leave Tuesday after they signed an open letter of dissent about the agency’s leadership, according to documents reviewed by The Post.
FEMA employees put on leave after criticizing Trump administration in open letter
About 180 current and former FEMA staffers sent a letter on Monday to members of Congress and other officials protesting the agency’s leadership and direction.
wapo.st
August 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Breaking news: The Trump administration placed some FEMA employees on leave Tuesday after they signed an open letter of dissent about the agency’s leadership, according to documents reviewed by The Post.
Reposted
🚨 We won. Utah Republicans thought they could pull a fast one and deprive voters of constitutional Congressional maps.
They lost.
Now, they have to redraw the maps. A major win for Utah heading in 2026. Now it's time to keep the pressure on to make fair, competitive maps in Utah.
They lost.
Now, they have to redraw the maps. A major win for Utah heading in 2026. Now it's time to keep the pressure on to make fair, competitive maps in Utah.
August 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🚨 We won. Utah Republicans thought they could pull a fast one and deprive voters of constitutional Congressional maps.
They lost.
Now, they have to redraw the maps. A major win for Utah heading in 2026. Now it's time to keep the pressure on to make fair, competitive maps in Utah.
They lost.
Now, they have to redraw the maps. A major win for Utah heading in 2026. Now it's time to keep the pressure on to make fair, competitive maps in Utah.
Reposted
Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on reports that Trump plans to deploy the military in his state
August 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on reports that Trump plans to deploy the military in his state
Reposted
If you aren't following @jessicatarlov.bsky.social you should.
Let's get her to 100k followers today.
Let's get her to 100k followers today.
The American people did not elect Donald Trump to become the curator of the Smithsonian - they elected him to lower costs.
We have to talk about the horrors of slavery for what they are. They already tried this with the Florida curriculum that taught the ‘benefits’ of slavery for black people.
We have to talk about the horrors of slavery for what they are. They already tried this with the Florida curriculum that taught the ‘benefits’ of slavery for black people.
August 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you aren't following @jessicatarlov.bsky.social you should.
Let's get her to 100k followers today.
Let's get her to 100k followers today.
Reposted
Experts warn that suspending the mental health coverage rules could mean serious consequences: longer waits when patients challenge insurance decisions, fewer investigations of possible violations of federal law and more people going without care.
Trump’s Rollback of Rules for Mental Health Coverage Could Lead More Americans to Go Without Care
The president, who has framed mental health as a national crisis, paused rules to hold insurers accountable for unlawfully denying coverage. And Congress cut funding to the agency that enforces insure...
www.propublica.org
August 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Experts warn that suspending the mental health coverage rules could mean serious consequences: longer waits when patients challenge insurance decisions, fewer investigations of possible violations of federal law and more people going without care.
Reposted
Read the BANNED BOOKS first....
August 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Read the BANNED BOOKS first....
Reposted
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows is now locking all the lawmakers in the chambers in order to pass Trump’s maps
August 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows is now locking all the lawmakers in the chambers in order to pass Trump’s maps
Reposted
Ossoff: And let me just say this about JD Vance, because he was supposed to be this avatar of a new GOP that was for working class people.
His legacy forever now is casting the decisive vote to throw millions of Americans off health care
His legacy forever now is casting the decisive vote to throw millions of Americans off health care
August 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Ossoff: And let me just say this about JD Vance, because he was supposed to be this avatar of a new GOP that was for working class people.
His legacy forever now is casting the decisive vote to throw millions of Americans off health care
His legacy forever now is casting the decisive vote to throw millions of Americans off health care
Reposted
BREAKING: Jon Ossoff just destroyed JD Vance in a way we didn't think was possible. This is absolutely amazing.
August 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
BREAKING: Jon Ossoff just destroyed JD Vance in a way we didn't think was possible. This is absolutely amazing.
Reposted
"Crime is lower in D.C. than it is in the Republican-led states these National Guard troops are leaving..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
As GOP governors deploy National Guard to D.C., they have the underlying policy backwards
Six Republican governors are sending troops to Washington, D.C., despite the fact that crime rates are higher in their own states.
www.msnbc.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Crime is lower in D.C. than it is in the Republican-led states these National Guard troops are leaving..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Reposted
I for one am concerned.
August 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I for one am concerned.