RomaKali
@romakali.bsky.social
Just a regular 'ole lefty lady. I primarily use bsky to get news/info (politics, science, health) from primary sources and opinions from actual experts. Love books, cats, bluegrass, cooking and all things outdoors, including foraging.
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What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling: Our Phones Have Become Misery Machines. Sharing Positive News Can Change That
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling
Our phones have become misery machines. Hopescrolling can change that.
www.zocalopublicsquare.org
September 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling: Our Phones Have Become Misery Machines. Sharing Positive News Can Change That
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
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This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
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PSA: If one ever needs to see/share a link from twitter, use xcancel.com , in short type 'cancel' after the X in any link and it will display a mirror of the tweet, not giving it any clicks or other traffic.
ie clicking xcancel.com/elonmusk does not contribute to views or advertiser stats
ie clicking xcancel.com/elonmusk does not contribute to views or advertiser stats
X Cancelled
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November 6, 2024 at 9:10 PM
PSA: If one ever needs to see/share a link from twitter, use xcancel.com , in short type 'cancel' after the X in any link and it will display a mirror of the tweet, not giving it any clicks or other traffic.
ie clicking xcancel.com/elonmusk does not contribute to views or advertiser stats
ie clicking xcancel.com/elonmusk does not contribute to views or advertiser stats
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preliminary cbo analysis is out. the republican plan would cut more than $700 billion from health coverage and kick more than 8 million people off their insurance
May 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
preliminary cbo analysis is out. the republican plan would cut more than $700 billion from health coverage and kick more than 8 million people off their insurance
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I say this with 100% earnestness: The destruction of American science and provoking Canada and other allies only make sense if someone is working for Russia.
May 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I say this with 100% earnestness: The destruction of American science and provoking Canada and other allies only make sense if someone is working for Russia.
The Rubio confirmation is one of many votes (including another just last week!) that has me rooting for somebody - ANYBODY - to primary Mark Warner in 2026.
The fact that Rubio was confirmed 99-0 continues to be highly revealing - and NOT in a good way! - about how the US Senate operates, how US Senators think, etc bluevirginia.us/2025/05/thur... h/t @gregsargent.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Rubio confirmation is one of many votes (including another just last week!) that has me rooting for somebody - ANYBODY - to primary Mark Warner in 2026.
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Maryland! A friend is volunteering with the PG County animal shelter and says Lucy is the sweetest baby. She has malformed hind legs and keeps getting overlooked because of it, but is a complete lovebug. Look at this face! Her ID number is A556355 and she needs you!
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April 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Maryland! A friend is volunteering with the PG County animal shelter and says Lucy is the sweetest baby. She has malformed hind legs and keeps getting overlooked because of it, but is a complete lovebug. Look at this face! Her ID number is A556355 and she needs you!
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Everything I do for a living is based on this. The things you find yourself pursuing as distractions from the things you think you're supposed to be pursuing might actually be your destiny.
Words to live by.
April 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Everything I do for a living is based on this. The things you find yourself pursuing as distractions from the things you think you're supposed to be pursuing might actually be your destiny.
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🚀 NOTICE: Federal US website newly registered.
https://trumpcard.gov
Action taken by the Executive Office of the President (DOGE) at or around 2025-03-25 06:10:57.
https://trumpcard.gov
Action taken by the Executive Office of the President (DOGE) at or around 2025-03-25 06:10:57.
trumpcard.gov
Federal US website registered. Content may not be visible yet.
trumpcard.gov
March 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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What are everybody’s favorite doomscrolling relief accounts?
Can you recommend other "doomscrolling relief" accounts? I made myself a list called "Happy" for accounts that don't post political stuff or bad news. (You're on it!). I have other lists for that stuff, but sometimes you need a mental health break.
March 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
What are everybody’s favorite doomscrolling relief accounts?
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A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
MAGA ain't working out so well for the vets either, huh?
Seriously, though, where does the admin think the majority of those 3%ers and Oath Keepers come from? Will they continue to support Trump while he hacks away at their brethren?
Seriously, though, where does the admin think the majority of those 3%ers and Oath Keepers come from? Will they continue to support Trump while he hacks away at their brethren?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration plans to cut over 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo.
March 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
MAGA ain't working out so well for the vets either, huh?
Seriously, though, where does the admin think the majority of those 3%ers and Oath Keepers come from? Will they continue to support Trump while he hacks away at their brethren?
Seriously, though, where does the admin think the majority of those 3%ers and Oath Keepers come from? Will they continue to support Trump while he hacks away at their brethren?
Uh....
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Action taken by the Executive Office of the President (White House Office) at or around 2025-03-05 06:10:32.
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Action taken by the Executive Office of the President (White House Office) at or around 2025-03-05 06:10:32.
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March 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Uh....
I think more Americans need to grasp this, and fast. Europe as a whole (+Canada) is ~70% bigger than us and they just united in opposition against us.
Trump is a bully wannabe spitting in the face of a MUCH bigger kid, risking a costly potential FAFO lesson upon on all of us.
Trump is a bully wannabe spitting in the face of a MUCH bigger kid, risking a costly potential FAFO lesson upon on all of us.
🇵🇱🇪🇺 "The paradox is that 500 million Europeans are asking 300 million Americans for help to protect them from 140 million Russians," — Tusk
❗️"We must rely on ourselves, fully aware of our own potential and believing that we are a world power," he said.
❗️"We must rely on ourselves, fully aware of our own potential and believing that we are a world power," he said.
March 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I think more Americans need to grasp this, and fast. Europe as a whole (+Canada) is ~70% bigger than us and they just united in opposition against us.
Trump is a bully wannabe spitting in the face of a MUCH bigger kid, risking a costly potential FAFO lesson upon on all of us.
Trump is a bully wannabe spitting in the face of a MUCH bigger kid, risking a costly potential FAFO lesson upon on all of us.
I needed this reminder today, but translated universally for many faith traditions: Love is the final remedy for enmity and separation.
Take heart friends. Jesus is still the conqueror of sin and death.
March 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I needed this reminder today, but translated universally for many faith traditions: Love is the final remedy for enmity and separation.
Gotta love Vermonters, doing the Lord's work...
The entire town has come out to protest JD Vance and reports indicate he’s been either run out or forced to go into hiding. #3E #EndImpunity #StandWithUkraine
March 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Gotta love Vermonters, doing the Lord's work...
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Hey Ms. Bower! I’m Zach Kahn, a high schooler from Charlotte. Sen. Tillis defends Ukraine but hasn’t spoken out against Trump’s rhetoric on Russia and NATO. Charlotte deserves a town hall—can you share my petition on BSky and X to help make it happen? chng.it/JMvwrn9Nb7
Thanks!
Thanks!
Sign the Petition
Encourage Senator Thom Tillis to Hold a Charlotte Town Hall
chng.it
March 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hey Ms. Bower! I’m Zach Kahn, a high schooler from Charlotte. Sen. Tillis defends Ukraine but hasn’t spoken out against Trump’s rhetoric on Russia and NATO. Charlotte deserves a town hall—can you share my petition on BSky and X to help make it happen? chng.it/JMvwrn9Nb7
Thanks!
Thanks!
This gives me hope!
An update on the #EconomicBlackout day, from our own tiny perspective.
On a normal day, we track about 60 affiliate-tied sales on Amazon for CoffeeGeek. Ranging from $2 to $2,000.
Today, we recorded 4 in total. Highest was $22.
People spoke with their wallets today against oligarchy. Well done!
On a normal day, we track about 60 affiliate-tied sales on Amazon for CoffeeGeek. Ranging from $2 to $2,000.
Today, we recorded 4 in total. Highest was $22.
People spoke with their wallets today against oligarchy. Well done!
#NCP
Today is #EconomicBlackout Day, a day when many choose to avoid mega-retailers like Amazon and Walmart to protest billionaire influence in our economy and politics.
From our own view on CoffeeGeek, it’s happening. By now, we’d see around 36 affiliate purchases on Amazon.
Today? Just two.
Today is #EconomicBlackout Day, a day when many choose to avoid mega-retailers like Amazon and Walmart to protest billionaire influence in our economy and politics.
From our own view on CoffeeGeek, it’s happening. By now, we’d see around 36 affiliate purchases on Amazon.
Today? Just two.
March 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
This gives me hope!
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Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
Today Trump & Vance inflicted moral injury upon America at a mass scale
today a livid Trump threatened WWIII while defending Putin
February 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Today Trump & Vance inflicted moral injury upon America at a mass scale
Always helps to know the impact our individual choices can have!
I can't say a lot...but I work for world-wide retail website, have for over 18 years as a day job. In that I have access to view various things. What I can say is there are specific graphs that you can clearly see the #economicblackout in effect. While it probably won't hurt said company...
February 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Always helps to know the impact our individual choices can have!
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From @rbreich
Consider this a test run. If lots of people participate, I’m sure a longer economic boycott will be organized.
If politicians won’t hear the voices of average Americans who are being shafted by corporate America, we have to deliver our message to corporate America directly.
Consider this a test run. If lots of people participate, I’m sure a longer economic boycott will be organized.
If politicians won’t hear the voices of average Americans who are being shafted by corporate America, we have to deliver our message to corporate America directly.
February 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
From @rbreich
Consider this a test run. If lots of people participate, I’m sure a longer economic boycott will be organized.
If politicians won’t hear the voices of average Americans who are being shafted by corporate America, we have to deliver our message to corporate America directly.
Consider this a test run. If lots of people participate, I’m sure a longer economic boycott will be organized.
If politicians won’t hear the voices of average Americans who are being shafted by corporate America, we have to deliver our message to corporate America directly.