Ron
@rg-31.bsky.social
Ron is a self diagnosed neurodiverse left leaning compassionate empathic liberal with many interests and hobbies.
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1. Trump has officially defunded school lunches in Maine for kids and disabled adults because of transgender people.
Trump is holding the funds hostage and will allow kids to go hungry unless Maine discriminates.
The latest from S. Baum.
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Trump is holding the funds hostage and will allow kids to go hungry unless Maine discriminates.
The latest from S. Baum.
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Trump Defunds School Lunches In Maine Over Transgender People
To use the term coined by conservative talking heads, Trump is holding school lunch money “hostage.”
www.erininthemorning.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
1. Trump has officially defunded school lunches in Maine for kids and disabled adults because of transgender people.
Trump is holding the funds hostage and will allow kids to go hungry unless Maine discriminates.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trump is holding the funds hostage and will allow kids to go hungry unless Maine discriminates.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Let’s break this down: in summary- he’s shat his pants because US treasury bonds were being sold off like lemonade in a desert. He’s fucked up big time. And any other spin is bullshit.
April 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Let’s break this down: in summary- he’s shat his pants because US treasury bonds were being sold off like lemonade in a desert. He’s fucked up big time. And any other spin is bullshit.
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If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
wrd.cm
April 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
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US President Donald Trump issued an executive order that aims to block the enforcement of state laws passed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and combat climate change reut.rs/42miaBn
Trump issues order to block state climate change policies
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that aims to block the enforcement of state laws passed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and combat climate change.
reut.rs
April 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
US President Donald Trump issued an executive order that aims to block the enforcement of state laws passed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and combat climate change reut.rs/42miaBn
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China vows ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens extra 50% tariff
https://www.ft.com/content/f91a45e4-5daf-4891-95d8-9771ee3e035d
https://www.ft.com/content/f91a45e4-5daf-4891-95d8-9771ee3e035d
China vows ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens extra 50% tariff
Beijing and Washington swap warnings of additional trade retaliation as markets rebound in Asia
www.ft.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
China vows ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens extra 50% tariff
https://www.ft.com/content/f91a45e4-5daf-4891-95d8-9771ee3e035d
https://www.ft.com/content/f91a45e4-5daf-4891-95d8-9771ee3e035d
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OMFG
China continues trolling the US with new videos. Here’s one - “US sweatshop factory”
April 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
OMFG
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All Cams
A virtual window into the natural world of birds
www.allaboutbirds.org
April 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Checking the US stock market like when I used to put E4 on and watch the Big Brother contestants sleep.
April 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Checking the US stock market like when I used to put E4 on and watch the Big Brother contestants sleep.
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Here, I made a slightly more didactic version of this for the dimwits on Instagram, so I'll share it for the dimwits on Bsky too
I love you, dimwits-- you are my people 💜
We will endure
I love you, dimwits-- you are my people 💜
We will endure
April 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Here, I made a slightly more didactic version of this for the dimwits on Instagram, so I'll share it for the dimwits on Bsky too
I love you, dimwits-- you are my people 💜
We will endure
I love you, dimwits-- you are my people 💜
We will endure
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“A top Goldman Sachs executive summed up the frustration with Mr. Trump succinctly: Someone has to stop him.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/b...
Wall Street’s Decision Makers Brace for More Chaos After Markets Plunge
The financial titans who backed Trump are now dealing with the fallout from his tariffs. They spent the weekend surveying the damage of last week’s major sell-off.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“A top Goldman Sachs executive summed up the frustration with Mr. Trump succinctly: Someone has to stop him.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/b...
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He did it because those tux-wearing bastards never once said "thank you."
April 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
He did it because those tux-wearing bastards never once said "thank you."
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#ResistanceRoots
Tim Walz was born on this day in 1964 in West Point, Neb. Governor Walz believes in radical, woke things like feeding schoolchildren, ensuring tax fairness, developing infrastructure, requiring universal gun background checks and protecting women’s rights.
Tim Walz was born on this day in 1964 in West Point, Neb. Governor Walz believes in radical, woke things like feeding schoolchildren, ensuring tax fairness, developing infrastructure, requiring universal gun background checks and protecting women’s rights.
April 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#ResistanceRoots
Tim Walz was born on this day in 1964 in West Point, Neb. Governor Walz believes in radical, woke things like feeding schoolchildren, ensuring tax fairness, developing infrastructure, requiring universal gun background checks and protecting women’s rights.
Tim Walz was born on this day in 1964 in West Point, Neb. Governor Walz believes in radical, woke things like feeding schoolchildren, ensuring tax fairness, developing infrastructure, requiring universal gun background checks and protecting women’s rights.
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Boston is not a city that tolerates tyranny. We will not sit by while Donald Trump and his billionaire friends dismantle the protections that our families count on.
Thank you to the thousands of people who came out today to tell this administration #HandsOffBoston!
Thank you to the thousands of people who came out today to tell this administration #HandsOffBoston!
April 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Boston is not a city that tolerates tyranny. We will not sit by while Donald Trump and his billionaire friends dismantle the protections that our families count on.
Thank you to the thousands of people who came out today to tell this administration #HandsOffBoston!
Thank you to the thousands of people who came out today to tell this administration #HandsOffBoston!
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Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump's actions targeting law firms and universities Thursday, encouraging them to fight back.
WATCH: 'It's up to all of us to fix this,' Obama says about democracy
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump's actions targeting law firms and universities Thursday, encouraging them to fight back.
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France's wine producers are deeply concerned that the 20% tariff slapped by President Donald Trump will deal a severe blow to the sector that relies on the U.S. as its top market.
Faced with Trump's new tariff, French wine producers expect rough times ahead
France’s wine producers are deeply concerned that the 20% tariff slapped by President Donald Trump will deal a severe blow to the sector that relies on the U.S. as its top market.
bit.ly
April 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
France's wine producers are deeply concerned that the 20% tariff slapped by President Donald Trump will deal a severe blow to the sector that relies on the U.S. as its top market.
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As bad as rest of the market is doing, Tesla is crashing twice as fast.
April 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
As bad as rest of the market is doing, Tesla is crashing twice as fast.
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Apple has lost another ~$150 billion in market value within the first hour of trading, only a day after losing $321 billion.
CEO Tim Cook donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund and attended the swearing-in.
CEO Tim Cook donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund and attended the swearing-in.
April 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Apple has lost another ~$150 billion in market value within the first hour of trading, only a day after losing $321 billion.
CEO Tim Cook donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund and attended the swearing-in.
CEO Tim Cook donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund and attended the swearing-in.
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I know everything is awful but also my 200 million year old salt expires this year, what are the chances
April 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I know everything is awful but also my 200 million year old salt expires this year, what are the chances
I loved the Lake District when I was there as a teenager.
Atomfall is a new survival adventure game set in Cumberland.
youtube.com/watch?v=cBGY...
Atomfall is a new survival adventure game set in Cumberland.
youtube.com/watch?v=cBGY...
Atomfall survival adventure game that immerses players in a virtual Lake District world | ITV News
YouTube video by ITV News
youtube.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I loved the Lake District when I was there as a teenager.
Atomfall is a new survival adventure game set in Cumberland.
youtube.com/watch?v=cBGY...
Atomfall is a new survival adventure game set in Cumberland.
youtube.com/watch?v=cBGY...
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"Ms. Loomer, a Sept. 11 conspiracy theorist who is viewed as extreme even by some of Mr. Trump’s far-right allies, apparently wields more influence over the staff of the National Security Council than Mr. Waltz, who runs the agency."
After Meeting With Laura Loomer, Trump Fires National Security Council Officials (Gift Article)
During the 30-minute meeting, the far-right activist excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"Ms. Loomer, a Sept. 11 conspiracy theorist who is viewed as extreme even by some of Mr. Trump’s far-right allies, apparently wields more influence over the staff of the National Security Council than Mr. Waltz, who runs the agency."
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PM Mark Carney said #Canada will respond by matching the U.S. approach, with 25% #tariffs on all vehicles imported from the #US that are not compliant with the CUSMA free trade agreement, and on the non-Canadian content of CUSMA-compliant vehicles from the US #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1111352...
globalnews.ca/news/1111352...
Canada will match Trump’s 25% auto tariffs, Carney says | Globalnews.ca
Automaker Stellantis announced that it is halting production on its Windsor, Ont., manufacturing facility for two weeks, with a notice saying Trump's tariffs were the reason.
globalnews.ca
April 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
PM Mark Carney said #Canada will respond by matching the U.S. approach, with 25% #tariffs on all vehicles imported from the #US that are not compliant with the CUSMA free trade agreement, and on the non-Canadian content of CUSMA-compliant vehicles from the US #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1111352...
globalnews.ca/news/1111352...