Renea Mason
@reneamason.bsky.social
2016 Audie Award Winner, Author, mom, wife, and corporate wizard
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"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs
April 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs
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The tariff saga and its impact on disabled people cannot be separated from the administration’s brutal cuts to Medicaid.
“It’s really the most vulnerable of the most vulnerable…who need technologies to live.”
“It’s really the most vulnerable of the most vulnerable…who need technologies to live.”
Tariffs are about to hit lifesaving medical equipment
"It's really the most vulnerable of the most vulnerable...who need technologies to live."
www.motherjones.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The tariff saga and its impact on disabled people cannot be separated from the administration’s brutal cuts to Medicaid.
“It’s really the most vulnerable of the most vulnerable…who need technologies to live.”
“It’s really the most vulnerable of the most vulnerable…who need technologies to live.”
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Tomorrow El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukeke will visit the White House - no doubt to advance plans to imprison incarcerated U.S. citizens in El Salvador.We need to stop this before it happens.
Call both your Senators and your Rep. & tell them NO!
202-224-3121
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Call both your Senators and your Rep. & tell them NO!
202-224-3121
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Americans Must Prepare to Fight for the Citizenship Rights of U.S. Prisoners
Trump's Plan to Render U.S. Citizens to Foreign Jails Seeks to Exploit Americans' Disinterest in the Rights of Prisoners
open.substack.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Tomorrow El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukeke will visit the White House - no doubt to advance plans to imprison incarcerated U.S. citizens in El Salvador.We need to stop this before it happens.
Call both your Senators and your Rep. & tell them NO!
202-224-3121
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Call both your Senators and your Rep. & tell them NO!
202-224-3121
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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Why won’t they fix their mistake? Maybe they didn’t consider it a mistake. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u...
Trump officials renew opposition to ruling on Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador
The Justice Department’s latest legal filing asserted that courts cannot direct President Trump’s foreign policy by forcing the return of a man unlawfully sent to a Salvadoran prison.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Why won’t they fix their mistake? Maybe they didn’t consider it a mistake. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u...
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@booker.senate.gov: "Are we a nation that is going to tolerate this, or a nation that's going to stand up? As the great Frederick Douglass said, 'the limits of tyrants are prescribed by the people that they seek to oppress.' How much will we endure before we say enough is enough?"
April 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
@booker.senate.gov: "Are we a nation that is going to tolerate this, or a nation that's going to stand up? As the great Frederick Douglass said, 'the limits of tyrants are prescribed by the people that they seek to oppress.' How much will we endure before we say enough is enough?"
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An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
April 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
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Breaking News: The top vaccine official at the FDA abruptly resigned, saying that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” were irresponsible.
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Breaking News: The top vaccine official at the FDA abruptly resigned, saying that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” were irresponsible.
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The former top federal prosecutor in Virginia’s Eastern District suffered from epilepsy and died in her sleep last weekend, her family says.
Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney found dead, had epilepsy and died in her sleep, family says
Authorities had said they had no evidence suggesting Aber's death was caused by anything other than natural causes.
nbcnews.to
March 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The former top federal prosecutor in Virginia’s Eastern District suffered from epilepsy and died in her sleep last weekend, her family says.
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Artificial intelligence is the most essential tool young people need to be successful, says billionaire investor Mark Cuban — but don’t expect it to do your work for you.
Mark Cuban: Don't rely on ChatGPT to do all your work for you—'AI is never the answer; AI is the tool'
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban says using AI can help you get ahead of your competition—but only if you use it to amplify skills you already have.
www.cnbc.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Artificial intelligence is the most essential tool young people need to be successful, says billionaire investor Mark Cuban — but don’t expect it to do your work for you.
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Update: I posted this abt Aber's focus on child predators bc it never got attention.
Ken Dilanian now reports on Xitter there's NO reason to suspect anything but natural cause of death.
Ken Dilanian now reports on Xitter there's NO reason to suspect anything but natural cause of death.
March 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Update: I posted this abt Aber's focus on child predators bc it never got attention.
Ken Dilanian now reports on Xitter there's NO reason to suspect anything but natural cause of death.
Ken Dilanian now reports on Xitter there's NO reason to suspect anything but natural cause of death.
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This is more important than you realize. Bluesky doesn’t downgrade links. Which means news sites will get more traffic from here than other sites.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
Bluesky says it is now sending referral traffic through its "go" subdomain to make it easier for publishers to track the traffic coming from the social network (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
March 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This is more important than you realize. Bluesky doesn’t downgrade links. Which means news sites will get more traffic from here than other sites.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
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WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works — and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE
WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
www.wired.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works — and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
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apnews.com/article/colu... demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups
Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups
The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studi...
apnews.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
apnews.com/article/colu... demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups
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"The director of the program to enrich uranium took a job with NATO...
"Also gone is the director of the program to modernize production of spheres of radioactive plutonium that are fitted into warheads...
"The office that oversees the Los Alamos lab lost 9 staff...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
"Also gone is the director of the program to modernize production of spheres of radioactive plutonium that are fitted into warheads...
"The office that oversees the Los Alamos lab lost 9 staff...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts
Firings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Security Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal. Critics say it shows the consequences of heedlessly cutting th...
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"The director of the program to enrich uranium took a job with NATO...
"Also gone is the director of the program to modernize production of spheres of radioactive plutonium that are fitted into warheads...
"The office that oversees the Los Alamos lab lost 9 staff...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
"Also gone is the director of the program to modernize production of spheres of radioactive plutonium that are fitted into warheads...
"The office that oversees the Los Alamos lab lost 9 staff...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
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NEWS: The MeidasTouch Podcast has expanded its lead as the top podcast in the U.S. per the newly released Podscribe industry rankings, with 121.1M downloads and views in the past month—a 141% increase.
March 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NEWS: The MeidasTouch Podcast has expanded its lead as the top podcast in the U.S. per the newly released Podscribe industry rankings, with 121.1M downloads and views in the past month—a 141% increase.
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BOOK EXCERPT
Altruism is actually a fantastic survival strategy
Primate and neuroscience studies tell us a lot about how evolution rewards kindness and cooperation
By NICOLE KARLIS
Senior Writer
PUBLISHED MARCH 16, 2025 9:00AM (EDT)
www.salon.com/2025/03/16/a...
Altruism is actually a fantastic survival strategy
Primate and neuroscience studies tell us a lot about how evolution rewards kindness and cooperation
By NICOLE KARLIS
Senior Writer
PUBLISHED MARCH 16, 2025 9:00AM (EDT)
www.salon.com/2025/03/16/a...
Altruism is actually a fantastic survival strategy
Primate and neuroscience studies tell us a lot about how evolution rewards kindness and cooperation
www.salon.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
BOOK EXCERPT
Altruism is actually a fantastic survival strategy
Primate and neuroscience studies tell us a lot about how evolution rewards kindness and cooperation
By NICOLE KARLIS
Senior Writer
PUBLISHED MARCH 16, 2025 9:00AM (EDT)
www.salon.com/2025/03/16/a...
Altruism is actually a fantastic survival strategy
Primate and neuroscience studies tell us a lot about how evolution rewards kindness and cooperation
By NICOLE KARLIS
Senior Writer
PUBLISHED MARCH 16, 2025 9:00AM (EDT)
www.salon.com/2025/03/16/a...
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The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
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Science, folks. Science. This is wonderful news.
March 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Science, folks. Science. This is wonderful news.
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Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
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If I could speak to billionaires quivering in fear, I would ask: Is the risk of losing some money worth sacrificing your dignity?
If I could speak to Republican politicians, I would ask: Is the risk of losing an election worth being remembered as a coward?
If I could speak to Republican politicians, I would ask: Is the risk of losing an election worth being remembered as a coward?
We Can’t Give In to Fear
From Marc | No one wants to speak up. Everyone wants to hide or lay low.
www.democracydocket.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
If I could speak to billionaires quivering in fear, I would ask: Is the risk of losing some money worth sacrificing your dignity?
If I could speak to Republican politicians, I would ask: Is the risk of losing an election worth being remembered as a coward?
If I could speak to Republican politicians, I would ask: Is the risk of losing an election worth being remembered as a coward?
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JOB: Democracy Docket is seeking a Reporter with strong news-gathering and writing skills and a passion for voting rights and democracy to join our News Team. ats.rippling.com/democracy-do...
Reporter | Work With Us
Job Overview Democracy Docket is seeking a Reporter with strong news-gathering and writing skills and a passion for voting rights and...
ats.rippling.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
JOB: Democracy Docket is seeking a Reporter with strong news-gathering and writing skills and a passion for voting rights and democracy to join our News Team. ats.rippling.com/democracy-do...
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“By firing us, you’re going to cut down on how much revenue the country brings in,” said an axed IRS specialist who’d been brought in to audit complex tax returns filed by large corporations and wealthy individuals. “This was not about saving money.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social
By @andykroll.bsky.social
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would…
propub.li
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“By firing us, you’re going to cut down on how much revenue the country brings in,” said an axed IRS specialist who’d been brought in to audit complex tax returns filed by large corporations and wealthy individuals. “This was not about saving money.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social
By @andykroll.bsky.social
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There have been at least 20 mass resignations from scientific journals since 2023. What’s going on?
Why Editors At Scientific Journals Are Resigning En Masse
Publishers want to put out more papers with less editorial staff, all while charging scientists more to publish. Editors have had enough.
buff.ly
March 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
There have been at least 20 mass resignations from scientific journals since 2023. What’s going on?