@old-hippie.bsky.social
Retired social studies teacher, cancer survivor, lifelong democrat grandmother of 3 . Mom to 5 kitty rescues. Blue dot in red Mississippi. No DMs, MAGA or Crypto
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Trump has just replaced President Obama’s official presidential portrait in the White House with a painting of himself.
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Trump has just replaced President Obama’s official presidential portrait in the White House with a painting of himself.
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Pretty much
We had trade agreements around the world. We broke them. Now we have to renegotiate, in a rush, without expertise, with countries who know their interests and who cannot trust us. Here’s how that puts America First.
by Peter Navarro
by Peter Navarro
April 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Pretty much
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"Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging
An emergency order removes protections covering over half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as the president aims to boost timber production.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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"We aren’t going to wake up tomorrow to the sound of the blaring war rig horn from Mad Max. We are still a rich country, with momentum carrying us forward. But in ways that will soon be perceptible and eventually be undeniable, things will get worse."
The American Age Is Over
Emergency Triad: The United States commits imperial suicide.
www.thebulwark.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
"We aren’t going to wake up tomorrow to the sound of the blaring war rig horn from Mad Max. We are still a rich country, with momentum carrying us forward. But in ways that will soon be perceptible and eventually be undeniable, things will get worse."
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Proof of life should be required. Today.
April 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Proof of life should be required. Today.
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The SAVE Act is an EXTREME POWER GRAB by Congressional Republicans who want to control our elections and LIMIT OUR RIGHT TO VOTE.
📱 202-224-3121 TODAY! Tell your members of Congress to #VoteNoOnSAVE!
#HandsOffHerVote
📱 202-224-3121 TODAY! Tell your members of Congress to #VoteNoOnSAVE!
#HandsOffHerVote
April 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The SAVE Act is an EXTREME POWER GRAB by Congressional Republicans who want to control our elections and LIMIT OUR RIGHT TO VOTE.
📱 202-224-3121 TODAY! Tell your members of Congress to #VoteNoOnSAVE!
#HandsOffHerVote
📱 202-224-3121 TODAY! Tell your members of Congress to #VoteNoOnSAVE!
#HandsOffHerVote
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We're approaching the 120-year anniversary of Teddy Roosevelt saying we need to publicly finance elections in order to root out corruption.
April 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We're approaching the 120-year anniversary of Teddy Roosevelt saying we need to publicly finance elections in order to root out corruption.
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Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
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SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
March 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
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if you call yourself pro life and are celebrating this.... GFY and may your genitals get gangrene and you avoid science to fix it. #revolution2025
March 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
if you call yourself pro life and are celebrating this.... GFY and may your genitals get gangrene and you avoid science to fix it. #revolution2025
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🧵Brought to you by the Laken Riley Act (that many Dems supported) which mandates deportation for minor theft offenses, disregarding context. It also allows for indefinite detention without due process, rigidly enforcing deportation quotas over fairness and family unity.
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March 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🧵Brought to you by the Laken Riley Act (that many Dems supported) which mandates deportation for minor theft offenses, disregarding context. It also allows for indefinite detention without due process, rigidly enforcing deportation quotas over fairness and family unity.
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Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”
www.washingtonpost.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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This is a beautiful reminder that we’re in a long game, and we’re not alone. Lean on each other. Take breaks when you need to. We’ve got your back.
#MomSky
#MomSky
Still true a few months later.
Pace yourselves.
Practice self care.
And remember how long a choir can hold a note - a singer in the choir can take a breath while others around them are still singing. 🎶 Remember to breathe 🩷
#MomSky
thank you
@chadloder.bsky.social
Pace yourselves.
Practice self care.
And remember how long a choir can hold a note - a singer in the choir can take a breath while others around them are still singing. 🎶 Remember to breathe 🩷
#MomSky
thank you
@chadloder.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This is a beautiful reminder that we’re in a long game, and we’re not alone. Lean on each other. Take breaks when you need to. We’ve got your back.
#MomSky
#MomSky
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I had to share the lol 😂
March 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I had to share the lol 😂
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America isn't a free country anymore. 😡
Disney is being investigated for DEI practices.
Here in America, you get investigated for supporting equal rights in the workplace.
Disney is being investigated for DEI practices.
Here in America, you get investigated for supporting equal rights in the workplace.
Nuremberg laws:
FCC Investigates Disney for DEI Practices, Chair Says www.wsj.com/business/med...
FCC Investigates Disney for DEI Practices, Chair Says www.wsj.com/business/med...
FCC Investigates Disney for DEI Practices, Chair Says
Brendan Carr posted a letter to the entertainment company on X.
www.wsj.com
March 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
America isn't a free country anymore. 😡
Disney is being investigated for DEI practices.
Here in America, you get investigated for supporting equal rights in the workplace.
Disney is being investigated for DEI practices.
Here in America, you get investigated for supporting equal rights in the workplace.
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BREAKING
The FDA’s top vaccine official has resigned.
Dr. Peter Marks wrote this in his resignation letter about Robert Kennedy Jr.:
"It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
The FDA’s top vaccine official has resigned.
Dr. Peter Marks wrote this in his resignation letter about Robert Kennedy Jr.:
"It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
Exclusive | Top Vaccine Official Out at FDA
In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks cited ‘misinformation and lies’ from Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.
bit.ly
March 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
BREAKING
The FDA’s top vaccine official has resigned.
Dr. Peter Marks wrote this in his resignation letter about Robert Kennedy Jr.:
"It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
The FDA’s top vaccine official has resigned.
Dr. Peter Marks wrote this in his resignation letter about Robert Kennedy Jr.:
"It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
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Two Million Times Yes!!
"Wisconsin law forbids anyone from offering or promising to give anything of value to an elector in order to induce the elector to go to the polls, vote or refrain from voting, or vote for a particular person.”
"Wisconsin law forbids anyone from offering or promising to give anything of value to an elector in order to induce the elector to go to the polls, vote or refrain from voting, or vote for a particular person.”
AG Kaul sues Elon Musk for election-related cash prize
MADISON (WKOW) -- Attorney General Josh Kaul (D-WI) filed a lawsuit on Friday against Elon Musk and his political action committee America PAC, claiming the billionaire tried to buy votes
www.wkow.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Two Million Times Yes!!
"Wisconsin law forbids anyone from offering or promising to give anything of value to an elector in order to induce the elector to go to the polls, vote or refrain from voting, or vote for a particular person.”
"Wisconsin law forbids anyone from offering or promising to give anything of value to an elector in order to induce the elector to go to the polls, vote or refrain from voting, or vote for a particular person.”
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Destroy the infrastructure and then have the US govt pay him to run it.
March 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Destroy the infrastructure and then have the US govt pay him to run it.
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Sending a Russian dissent back to Russia to be tortured and/or killed perfectly encapsulates this loathsome administration’s lack of American values.
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
March 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Sending a Russian dissent back to Russia to be tortured and/or killed perfectly encapsulates this loathsome administration’s lack of American values.
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If you shop at the grocery store, fill your car with gas, or care about inflation and our nation’s economy, this is your fight too.
These illegally fired FTC commissioners work to hold big corporations accountable—and now they’re suing.
We've got to have their backs.
These illegally fired FTC commissioners work to hold big corporations accountable—and now they’re suing.
We've got to have their backs.
March 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
If you shop at the grocery store, fill your car with gas, or care about inflation and our nation’s economy, this is your fight too.
These illegally fired FTC commissioners work to hold big corporations accountable—and now they’re suing.
We've got to have their backs.
These illegally fired FTC commissioners work to hold big corporations accountable—and now they’re suing.
We've got to have their backs.