Isabel of Prius
@serial-commanist.bsky.social
Progressive in politics and faith. Cats heal my soul. Probably reading something for one of my three book discussion groups.
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"These rules now face a 60-day “comment period,” where YOU can weigh in.
A large number of comments can slow it down, force changes, or lay the groundwork for future litigation. YOUR comments are where that starts."
Comment period starts tomorrow
A large number of comments can slow it down, force changes, or lay the groundwork for future litigation. YOUR comments are where that starts."
Comment period starts tomorrow
🧵 The Trump administration just proposed two rules that would effectively ban best-practice health care for trans youth.
Here’s what you need to know:
Here’s what you need to know:
December 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"These rules now face a 60-day “comment period,” where YOU can weigh in.
A large number of comments can slow it down, force changes, or lay the groundwork for future litigation. YOUR comments are where that starts."
Comment period starts tomorrow
A large number of comments can slow it down, force changes, or lay the groundwork for future litigation. YOUR comments are where that starts."
Comment period starts tomorrow
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Dan Bongino has been let go from the FBI to return to his podcast, just days before the ‘release of the Epstein files.’
December 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Dan Bongino has been let go from the FBI to return to his podcast, just days before the ‘release of the Epstein files.’
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Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC. n.pr/49Af0z8
Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy
Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC. n.pr/49Af0z8
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Thou shalt not call your political opponents “violent” when YOU are the one openly threatening to execute your political opponents.
November 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Thou shalt not call your political opponents “violent” when YOU are the one openly threatening to execute your political opponents.
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The Arctic faces unprecedented threats from the Trump administration's aggressive oil and gas drilling proposals.
Tell Interior Secretary Burgum to prioritize environmental protection over corporate profits.
Tell Interior Secretary Burgum to prioritize environmental protection over corporate profits.
Protect the Arctic from reckless drilling
The Arctic faces unprecedented threats from aggressive oil and gas drilling proposals.
earthjustice.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The Arctic faces unprecedented threats from the Trump administration's aggressive oil and gas drilling proposals.
Tell Interior Secretary Burgum to prioritize environmental protection over corporate profits.
Tell Interior Secretary Burgum to prioritize environmental protection over corporate profits.
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"The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1." f-st.co/0NF7uJr
Trump’s USDA announces federal food aid will not be issued on November 1
The Trump administration said it would not access contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing into November.
f-st.co
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1." f-st.co/0NF7uJr
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"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."
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October 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."
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Mississippi’s infant mortality rate just hit a 10-year high — nearly double the national average.
Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.
Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.
Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts
Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.
www.npr.org
October 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Mississippi’s infant mortality rate just hit a 10-year high — nearly double the national average.
Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.
Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.
Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Fired for displaying a pride flag, followed by a citation of the Constitution.
October 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Fired for displaying a pride flag, followed by a citation of the Constitution.
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In recent speeches, Trump “offered two of the clearest statements imaginable about his top domestic- and foreign-policy priorities: vengeance against his political enemies at home and an upending of the globalized world order internationally,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes.
Donald Trump Keeps Finding New Ways to Shock the World
Two speeches—one endorsing hate and another warning foreign nations “you will fail”—encapsulate a Presidential agenda that is like no other.
www.newyorker.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
In recent speeches, Trump “offered two of the clearest statements imaginable about his top domestic- and foreign-policy priorities: vengeance against his political enemies at home and an upending of the globalized world order internationally,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes.
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The CDC advisory group was chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid controversy over their credentials. It’s changing guidance for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccines.
CDC advisers vote to change guidance to MMRV vaccines
The group was chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid controversy over their credentials. It's changing vaccine guidance for vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.
n.pr
September 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The CDC advisory group was chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid controversy over their credentials. It’s changing guidance for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccines.
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AI is being used to fabricate quotes and attribute them to real people, Yair Rosenberg reports. Here's what he did when it happened to him:
Don’t Believe What AI Told You I Said
The chatbots are lying about me.
bit.ly
August 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
AI is being used to fabricate quotes and attribute them to real people, Yair Rosenberg reports. Here's what he did when it happened to him:
Masterful post by @laurieruettimann.com on LinkedIn today.
August 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Masterful post by @laurieruettimann.com on LinkedIn today.
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ICE detainees forced to kneel to eat “like dogs” while Floridians are footing the $450 million bill for Alligator Alcatraz.
My latest reporting on the horrific conditions in these ICE jails and the companies making millions off of this Everglades concentration camp.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SZKO...
My latest reporting on the horrific conditions in these ICE jails and the companies making millions off of this Everglades concentration camp.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SZKO...
ICE Detainees ABUSED in Trump’s MILLION-DOLLAR Swamp SCHEME
YouTube video by Katie Phang
m.youtube.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
ICE detainees forced to kneel to eat “like dogs” while Floridians are footing the $450 million bill for Alligator Alcatraz.
My latest reporting on the horrific conditions in these ICE jails and the companies making millions off of this Everglades concentration camp.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SZKO...
My latest reporting on the horrific conditions in these ICE jails and the companies making millions off of this Everglades concentration camp.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SZKO...
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Leavitt gets mad at Kaitlin Collins for asking if Gabbard is releasing this stuff to boost her shaky standing with Trump
July 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Leavitt gets mad at Kaitlin Collins for asking if Gabbard is releasing this stuff to boost her shaky standing with Trump
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If you grew up in a household with an evangelical right-wing parent, as I did, you already know that the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, like the reversal of Roe v. Wade, is the culmination of a 50-year project.
July 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
If you grew up in a household with an evangelical right-wing parent, as I did, you already know that the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, like the reversal of Roe v. Wade, is the culmination of a 50-year project.
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Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's evidence what they're doing is illegal.
Federal judge orders stop to indiscriminate immigration raids in Los Angeles
Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's evidence what they're doing is illegal.
n.pr
July 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's evidence what they're doing is illegal.
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The federal grant funding traditionally goes out by July 1. It includes support for migrant education, after-school programs and English language learners.
The Trump admin is withholding over $6 billion in education grants for schools
The federal grant funding traditionally goes out by July 1. It includes support for migrant education, after-school programs and English language learners.
n.pr
July 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The federal grant funding traditionally goes out by July 1. It includes support for migrant education, after-school programs and English language learners.
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Amid allegations of inhumane and unsanitary conditions in ICE facilities, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking further steps to continue skirting congressional oversight. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
ICE Limiting Lawmaker Access to Facilities Amid Allegations of ‘Inhumane’ Conditions
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Amid allegations of inhumane and unsanitary conditions in ICE facilities, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking further steps to continue skirting congressional oversight. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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The US Supreme Court under MAGA control has just allowed DOGE to access everyone's social security information
June 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The US Supreme Court under MAGA control has just allowed DOGE to access everyone's social security information
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More information on this despicable case here: thehill.com/homenews/sta...
June 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
More information on this despicable case here: thehill.com/homenews/sta...
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Federal health officials have changed the game for COVID vaccine access. Pregnant moms and others who rely on them to protect a high-risk family member are scared.
COVID vaccine changes confuse and upset some parents and families
Federal health officials have changed the game for COVID vaccine access. Pregnant moms and others who rely on them to protect a high-risk family member are scared.
n.pr
June 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Federal health officials have changed the game for COVID vaccine access. Pregnant moms and others who rely on them to protect a high-risk family member are scared.
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June 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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😱😭🤬Replace insulin with cooking classes??? Who has the ⌚or 💵for that. Diet is important but in many cases insulin is REQUIRED. Especially if you're diabetic because your body doesn't make insulin.
So unless you're cooking up some INSULIN, those classes won’t help.
www.rawstory.com/trump-throwi...
So unless you're cooking up some INSULIN, those classes won’t help.
www.rawstory.com/trump-throwi...
a man in a yellow jacket is pouring liquid into beakers
Alt: Walter White from breaking bad in a yellow hazmat suite bending over a bunch of glass beakers dripping a red liquid into some of them while squinting through his glasses
media.tenor.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:42 AM
😱😭🤬Replace insulin with cooking classes??? Who has the ⌚or 💵for that. Diet is important but in many cases insulin is REQUIRED. Especially if you're diabetic because your body doesn't make insulin.
So unless you're cooking up some INSULIN, those classes won’t help.
www.rawstory.com/trump-throwi...
So unless you're cooking up some INSULIN, those classes won’t help.
www.rawstory.com/trump-throwi...