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In ancient Ireland, attaining the highest level of poet entitled you to wear a cloak of crimson feathers and carry a wand.

...just in case anyone is looking for a mid-career pivot.
March 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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On a scale of 1-10, how disgusted are you feeling these days?

I’m at an 11.
March 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Because of the pay gap, women have lost out on more than $60 trillion in wages since 1967.

Yes, trillion.

On an hourly basis, women were paid 18.0% less on average than men in 2024.

We must ensure fair wages for all.
March 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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NEW: The Trump administration has suspended millions in USDA grants to tribal colleges and universities. It might force some students to drop out.

My story for @propublica.org

www.propublica.org/article/trib...
She’s on a Scholarship at a Tribal College in Wisconsin. The Trump Administration Suspended the USDA Grant That Funded It.
Tribal colleges and universities, which ProPublica last year found are perpetually underfunded by Congress, say it’s illegal to withhold financial support from them. Their funding is protected by trea...
www.propublica.org
March 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from nearby farms and ranchers. Roughly $660 million that schools and child care facilities were counting on to purchase food has been canceled.

This will hurt both kids and small, local farmers.
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.
www.politico.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION:

My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then,

"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."
March 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The first amendment is under attack. This concerns us all.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
March 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Genuinely wild that Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott is able to talk about cutting Medicare & Social Security from anywhere but a prison cell
March 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
www.npr.org
March 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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If only Rubio would listen to Rubio 🙁

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGtcq5W...
March 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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The Bay Area weather radar (KMUX) has been out of service for more than 24 hours now. An expensive broken part needs to be replaced and specially ordered, but that may not be possible due to ongoing freeze on government credit card spending, I’ve been told.
March 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.

It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.

They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.

I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Every fucking day.
February 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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With this regime obliterating protections for consumers and opening the door for all kinds of financial fraud, it is a good time to freeze your credit. You can do it for free with all 3 agencies over the phone in minutes:
Experian: 1-888-397-3742
TransUnion: 1-888-909-8872
Equifax: 1-800-685-1111
February 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Anyone else super exhausted
February 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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I know all of us who understand what is happening are experiencing mental health challenges because of that.

The only message of comfort I can offer to this community of readers is this: you are correct.

What you think is happening is really happening, and is just as concerning as you think it is.
February 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Kind =/= nice. Nice is polite & keeping the peace. Kind is standing up for what is right, moral, & ethical. Nice is civil conversation with your racist neighbor, kind is telling them their views make them an asshole you don’t want to associate with. Don’t be nice. Be kind 💚
February 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.

I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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January 2025 is rivaling March 2020 as the longest month ever.
January 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Thou shalt accept that DEI didn't hold your career back -- you're just mid, bro.
January 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Learn where your local food pantries and food banks are located and what requirements they have. Even if you don’t think you’ll need them, you may have friends, family or neighbors who could benefit from this information.

www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding AmericaMy LocationVisit our Facebook pageVisit our X.com feedVisit our Instagram
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
January 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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My one wish for the inauguration is that there is a gift bag under the seats of Bezos, Zuck, Elon etc, with a single, embroidered , padded knee pad

Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆
January 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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"Poor countries are not 'under-developed', they are over-exploited."

—Michael Parenti
December 25, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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Tomorrow, Donald Trump will be sentenced as a felon. Tomorrow the whining stops, the stalling becomes impossible, and the hammer of justice comes down on our unfit president-elect.
January 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Y'all this damn week. . . .
January 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM