Sandy B.
@sandybo-reed2023.bsky.social
Mother, English professor, writer, and activist for peace, sane governance, & reproductive freedom.
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own” Audre Lorde
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own” Audre Lorde
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BREAKING: Trump announces a UFC fight with 25,000 people attending on the grounds of the White House for America's 250th birthday next year.
Note: The CEO of UFC, Dana White donated $1 million to “America First Action,” a pro-Trump Super PAC.
Note: The CEO of UFC, Dana White donated $1 million to “America First Action,” a pro-Trump Super PAC.
July 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
BREAKING: Trump announces a UFC fight with 25,000 people attending on the grounds of the White House for America's 250th birthday next year.
Note: The CEO of UFC, Dana White donated $1 million to “America First Action,” a pro-Trump Super PAC.
Note: The CEO of UFC, Dana White donated $1 million to “America First Action,” a pro-Trump Super PAC.
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This is David Valadao (R-CA). If he votes for this bill,
65,140 of his constituents would lose access to their healthcare.
60,580 of his constituents could lose access to their food assistance.
3,612 energy jobs in his district could be lost.
65,140 of his constituents would lose access to their healthcare.
60,580 of his constituents could lose access to their food assistance.
3,612 energy jobs in his district could be lost.
July 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This is David Valadao (R-CA). If he votes for this bill,
65,140 of his constituents would lose access to their healthcare.
60,580 of his constituents could lose access to their food assistance.
3,612 energy jobs in his district could be lost.
65,140 of his constituents would lose access to their healthcare.
60,580 of his constituents could lose access to their food assistance.
3,612 energy jobs in his district could be lost.
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In a future where everyone has access to the same A.I. assistants, “it’s possible that the ability to write original and interesting sentences will become only more important,” Hua Hsu writes.
What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?
The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reëxamine the purpose of higher education.
www.newyorker.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In a future where everyone has access to the same A.I. assistants, “it’s possible that the ability to write original and interesting sentences will become only more important,” Hua Hsu writes.
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These are vile, soulless people. I hope hell is real so they can rot in it for all eternity.
July 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
These are vile, soulless people. I hope hell is real so they can rot in it for all eternity.
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More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
July 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
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Mike Johnson is voting to cut Medicaid.
Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
July 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Mike Johnson is voting to cut Medicaid.
Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
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The Big Ugly Bill is trash! But it isn’t law—yet. It still has to be passed in the House.
Flood the phone lines! Tell your Representative: #VoteHellNo
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Flood the phone lines! Tell your Representative: #VoteHellNo
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
July 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Big Ugly Bill is trash! But it isn’t law—yet. It still has to be passed in the House.
Flood the phone lines! Tell your Representative: #VoteHellNo
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Flood the phone lines! Tell your Representative: #VoteHellNo
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
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cc: Etsy — we are seeing a lot of these messages
July 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
cc: Etsy — we are seeing a lot of these messages
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With the passage of Trump’s big bullshit bill, it’s time to post this again. Never seen a better, more accurate description of this guy.
July 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
With the passage of Trump’s big bullshit bill, it’s time to post this again. Never seen a better, more accurate description of this guy.
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Ask the trump-supporting libertarians in your life how they feel about this. www.npr.org/2025/06/29/n...
The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.
www.npr.org
June 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Ask the trump-supporting libertarians in your life how they feel about this. www.npr.org/2025/06/29/n...
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7 things everyone should know about Trump's megabill
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7 things everyone should know about Trump's megabill
The Republican reconciliation legislation, which Trump calls his "big, beautiful bill," is massive.
popular.info
June 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
7 things everyone should know about Trump's megabill
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That’s right. The billionaire bailout bill forces your tax dollars to pay for concentration camps and masked thugs to disappear your neighbors without due process. 16M people will be thrown off healthcare to pay for that, along with tax breaks for the rich.
Take a minute to look at these increases to the ICE budget in the GOP mega bill. Take another minute to let it sink in. They're preparing a police state that will far exceed rounding up Spanish-speaking brown people.
June 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
That’s right. The billionaire bailout bill forces your tax dollars to pay for concentration camps and masked thugs to disappear your neighbors without due process. 16M people will be thrown off healthcare to pay for that, along with tax breaks for the rich.
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Icymi last month: The US government has collected DNA samples from 133,000+ migrant children and teenagers and uploaded them into a national criminal database originally built for people convicted of sex offenses and violent crimes
The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
www.wired.com
June 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Icymi last month: The US government has collected DNA samples from 133,000+ migrant children and teenagers and uploaded them into a national criminal database originally built for people convicted of sex offenses and violent crimes
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You will go broke betting on Collins to do the right thing. She have us the anti-Roe majority on the S Ct. and now will push the big betrayal along. Maine you must throw her out in 2026.
June 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
You will go broke betting on Collins to do the right thing. She have us the anti-Roe majority on the S Ct. and now will push the big betrayal along. Maine you must throw her out in 2026.
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Somehow missed this: A presentation to advisers for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited study in animals suggested that use of the vaccine preservative thimerosal can have “long-term consequences in the brain.” But it looks like that study does not exist.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/h...
Presentation for CDC advisers appears to cite nonexistent study to support claims about risk of vaccine preservative | CNN
A presentation slated to be shared at this week’s meeting of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed that a study in animals suggested that use of the vaccine pre...
www.cnn.com
June 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Somehow missed this: A presentation to advisers for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited study in animals suggested that use of the vaccine preservative thimerosal can have “long-term consequences in the brain.” But it looks like that study does not exist.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/h...
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Yes, maybe that’s what historians will eventually call the period of US history from 1965 to the present.
Deconstruction
June 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Yes, maybe that’s what historians will eventually call the period of US history from 1965 to the present.
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Let’s be absolutely clear. This decision, based on fringe conspiracy theories, will kill children.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
RFK Jr. says U.S. will stop funding global vaccine alliance Gavi
Gavi works to expand access to vaccines for children in some of the world’s poorest countries. Health experts say the move could have deadly consequences.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Let’s be absolutely clear. This decision, based on fringe conspiracy theories, will kill children.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Brilliant. 10/10. No notes.
June 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Brilliant. 10/10. No notes.
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AOC from the top rope 🔥….grandpa is gonna love that last part
June 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
AOC from the top rope 🔥….grandpa is gonna love that last part
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Still true.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Still true.
June 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Still true.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Still true.
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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A new star has exploded into a supernova visible from North America. Amateur telescopes can now spot this bright stellar explosion, offering a rare chance to observe a star’s final moments in real time. #Supernova #Astronomy #Stargazing #StellarExplosion
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A 'new star' has exploded into the night sky — and you can see it from North America
The never-before-seen "nova," dubbed V462 Lupi, recently appeared in the constellation Lupus, after suddenly becoming 4 million times brighter. The shining explosion is visible to the naked eye and ca...
www.livescience.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
A new star has exploded into a supernova visible from North America. Amateur telescopes can now spot this bright stellar explosion, offering a rare chance to observe a star’s final moments in real time. #Supernova #Astronomy #Stargazing #StellarExplosion
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I love this so much. I have no idea how it got on my phone or who made it.
June 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I love this so much. I have no idea how it got on my phone or who made it.
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an easy disguise: all you’d need are some black masks
June 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
an easy disguise: all you’d need are some black masks