Faith dc
@shakespearesister.bsky.social
Rescue dog mom. Passionate for the Constitution. Proud liberal. Quilter, researcher, knitter for my nerves. Love literature, theater, old movies. Terrified of losing Medicare & SS. Way too old to have to fight these battles for human rights all over again
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At a doctor’s office — with no warrants, masked, no ID 😳
What are we doing? 🇺🇸
What are we doing? 🇺🇸
July 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
At a doctor’s office — with no warrants, masked, no ID 😳
What are we doing? 🇺🇸
What are we doing? 🇺🇸
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"The underlying point isn’t to chastise the firms for making the wrong decision; it’s to remind those firms that it’s not too late to reverse course and join the ranks of the firms resisting Trump’s gambit..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Law firms that appeased Trump confront the consequences of their misjudgment
Law firms that gave into the White House’s demands thought they were making a wise business decision. They’re now learning otherwise.
www.msnbc.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"The underlying point isn’t to chastise the firms for making the wrong decision; it’s to remind those firms that it’s not too late to reverse course and join the ranks of the firms resisting Trump’s gambit..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Miami Weather guy, @johnmoralestv.bsky.social
re: the impact of gutting the National Weather Service & NOAA:
"This type of staffing shortage is having impacts across the country -We may be flying blind"
📱 your MOC. Demand they fix it: 202- 224-3121
re: the impact of gutting the National Weather Service & NOAA:
"This type of staffing shortage is having impacts across the country -We may be flying blind"
📱 your MOC. Demand they fix it: 202- 224-3121
June 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Miami Weather guy, @johnmoralestv.bsky.social
re: the impact of gutting the National Weather Service & NOAA:
"This type of staffing shortage is having impacts across the country -We may be flying blind"
📱 your MOC. Demand they fix it: 202- 224-3121
re: the impact of gutting the National Weather Service & NOAA:
"This type of staffing shortage is having impacts across the country -We may be flying blind"
📱 your MOC. Demand they fix it: 202- 224-3121
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THIS is how Republicans end elections.
BREAKING: The North Carolina Supreme Court allows GOP to seize control of the state elections board as litigation continues.
Justice Riggs slammed the Court for abandoning over a century of legal precedent.
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Justice Riggs slammed the Court for abandoning over a century of legal precedent.
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina Supreme Court Greenlights GOP Takeover of State Elections Board
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
THIS is how Republicans end elections.
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Republicans are the main problem, but that doesn't mean the 35 Democrats who joined their GOP colleagues in voting against a major climate change bill shouldn't go fuck themselves.
May 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Republicans are the main problem, but that doesn't mean the 35 Democrats who joined their GOP colleagues in voting against a major climate change bill shouldn't go fuck themselves.
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Ontario is having a major Measles outbreak. >1200 cases this year so far (chart is outdated by 3 weeks)
Why? Vaccination rates at 7 years old are only 70%, and 30% for age 5. Expect these case numbers to skyrocket 😞
Why? Vaccination rates at 7 years old are only 70%, and 30% for age 5. Expect these case numbers to skyrocket 😞
May 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Ontario is having a major Measles outbreak. >1200 cases this year so far (chart is outdated by 3 weeks)
Why? Vaccination rates at 7 years old are only 70%, and 30% for age 5. Expect these case numbers to skyrocket 😞
Why? Vaccination rates at 7 years old are only 70%, and 30% for age 5. Expect these case numbers to skyrocket 😞
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A friendly reminder that posts from this account are utter bulls#it for the sole purpose engagement farming via fear. Infection rates have been *declining* and is currently above *0.0%* of peaks.
April 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A friendly reminder that posts from this account are utter bulls#it for the sole purpose engagement farming via fear. Infection rates have been *declining* and is currently above *0.0%* of peaks.
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For your enjoyment: here is Secretary of Education Linda McMahon talking about implementing AI in schools, but pronouncing it "A1," as in "A1 Steak Sauce"
www.youtube.com/live/lxrg28z...
www.youtube.com/live/lxrg28z...
April 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Steve Levitsky, co-author of How Democracies Die
"the U.S. is sliding toward a more 21st-century model of autocracy: competitive authoritarianism"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"A failure to resist... could pave the way for authoritarian entrenchment"
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
"the U.S. is sliding toward a more 21st-century model of autocracy: competitive authoritarianism"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"A failure to resist... could pave the way for authoritarian entrenchment"
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
February 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Steve Levitsky, co-author of How Democracies Die
"the U.S. is sliding toward a more 21st-century model of autocracy: competitive authoritarianism"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"A failure to resist... could pave the way for authoritarian entrenchment"
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
"the U.S. is sliding toward a more 21st-century model of autocracy: competitive authoritarianism"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"A failure to resist... could pave the way for authoritarian entrenchment"
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
February 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
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Wow: Andrew Tate loving, Nick Fuentes loving DOGE kid got the job with only 3.95 GPA? Is this a DOGE DEI hire?
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
I bet his parents are so proud.....
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
February 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Wow: Andrew Tate loving, Nick Fuentes loving DOGE kid got the job with only 3.95 GPA? Is this a DOGE DEI hire?
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
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1/6 The GOP didn’t win in 2024 by getting more votes. They won by disqualifying more votes. Millions of Democratic ballots were purged, tossed, or blocked before they were even counted. The numbers are staggering. Let’s on the real threat. 🧵 #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
1/6 The GOP didn’t win in 2024 by getting more votes. They won by disqualifying more votes. Millions of Democratic ballots were purged, tossed, or blocked before they were even counted. The numbers are staggering. Let’s on the real threat. 🧵 #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
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Pregnant USAID official files affidavit in lawsuit describing disruption of medical care as a result of agency's dismantling. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Pregnant USAID official files affidavit in lawsuit describing disruption of medical care as a result of agency's dismantling. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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As governor of Illinois, I’ve made it my mission to make our state the best to call home including for our LGBTQ+ community.
No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves dignity and equality.
Hate has no home here.
No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves dignity and equality.
Hate has no home here.
February 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
As governor of Illinois, I’ve made it my mission to make our state the best to call home including for our LGBTQ+ community.
No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves dignity and equality.
Hate has no home here.
No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves dignity and equality.
Hate has no home here.
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'Cataclysmic': Experts say 'drastic change' by Trump's NIH will have 'devastating effect': A "drastic change" announced Friday by the primary federal agency responsible for biomedical and public health research shocked internet critics, with some calling it "cataclysmic."
The National Institutes…
The National Institutes…
'Cataclysmic': Experts say 'drastic change' by Trump's NIH will have 'devastating effect'
A "drastic change" announced Friday by the primary federal agency responsible for biomedical and public health research shocked internet critics, with some calling it "cataclysmic."
The National Institutes of Health provides substantial federal funding…
www.rawstory.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
'Cataclysmic': Experts say 'drastic change' by Trump's NIH will have 'devastating effect': A "drastic change" announced Friday by the primary federal agency responsible for biomedical and public health research shocked internet critics, with some calling it "cataclysmic."
The National Institutes…
The National Institutes…
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"A president can’t just create a new federal agency via executive order — that can only happen through an act of Congress. Then what is DOGE?"
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
The Legal Challenges to Elon Musk’s DOGE, Explained
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"A president can’t just create a new federal agency via executive order — that can only happen through an act of Congress. Then what is DOGE?"
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
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Mother jones actually broke this story. The Washington Post failed to mention that, and in fact, took credit for the scoop.
SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Mother jones actually broke this story. The Washington Post failed to mention that, and in fact, took credit for the scoop.
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A message to the US Senate: America is watching. Patel, Gabbard, and RFK are more than just unfit. They are a danger to our country, and to our people's safety. Use your vote to protect the people you represent. History will remember your choice.
A Message to the US Senate
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
youtu.be
January 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A message to the US Senate: America is watching. Patel, Gabbard, and RFK are more than just unfit. They are a danger to our country, and to our people's safety. Use your vote to protect the people you represent. History will remember your choice.
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A West Baton Rouge grand jury indicted a New York doctor and a Louisiana mother Friday, on felony charges for allegedly providing an illegal abortion with drugs obtained through the mail. 19thnews.org/2025/01/mino...
Louisiana mother, New York doctor indicted for allegedly giving minor abortion pills
It is the first criminal case of its kind in the country since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
19thnews.org
January 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A West Baton Rouge grand jury indicted a New York doctor and a Louisiana mother Friday, on felony charges for allegedly providing an illegal abortion with drugs obtained through the mail. 19thnews.org/2025/01/mino...
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4/ The FTC cracked down not only on Big Pharma, but on the middlemen that inflate prices by excluding inexpensive drugs from formularies.
Responding to mounting public frustration, the FTC sued the “Big 3” PBMs for jacking up insulin prices.
www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/h...
Responding to mounting public frustration, the FTC sued the “Big 3” PBMs for jacking up insulin prices.
www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/h...
Federal Trade Commission sues largest drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices | CNN
The Federal Trade Commission took action Friday against the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers, accusing the companies of artificially inflating insulin list prices that resulted in pati...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
4/ The FTC cracked down not only on Big Pharma, but on the middlemen that inflate prices by excluding inexpensive drugs from formularies.
Responding to mounting public frustration, the FTC sued the “Big 3” PBMs for jacking up insulin prices.
www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/h...
Responding to mounting public frustration, the FTC sued the “Big 3” PBMs for jacking up insulin prices.
www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/h...
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Today, Lina Khan departs the Federal Trade Commission.
It’s been quite a ride—one that has given Americans a taste of what true public-interest governance can look like.
From rules that answered our everyday frustrations to historic trust-busting, here are some of the highlights.👇🧵
It’s been quite a ride—one that has given Americans a taste of what true public-interest governance can look like.
From rules that answered our everyday frustrations to historic trust-busting, here are some of the highlights.👇🧵
January 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Today, Lina Khan departs the Federal Trade Commission.
It’s been quite a ride—one that has given Americans a taste of what true public-interest governance can look like.
From rules that answered our everyday frustrations to historic trust-busting, here are some of the highlights.👇🧵
It’s been quite a ride—one that has given Americans a taste of what true public-interest governance can look like.
From rules that answered our everyday frustrations to historic trust-busting, here are some of the highlights.👇🧵
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2/ Over nearly three years, Chair Khan used the agency’s full authority to combat the outrageous abuses and daily annoyances big corporations can inflict on consumers, workers, and small businesses.
She proved that the FTC can fight corporate power in today’s economy— and win.
She proved that the FTC can fight corporate power in today’s economy— and win.
January 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
2/ Over nearly three years, Chair Khan used the agency’s full authority to combat the outrageous abuses and daily annoyances big corporations can inflict on consumers, workers, and small businesses.
She proved that the FTC can fight corporate power in today’s economy— and win.
She proved that the FTC can fight corporate power in today’s economy— and win.
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TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky
#StateMediaCensorship
#StateMediaCensorship
January 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky
#StateMediaCensorship
#StateMediaCensorship
The endemic sloppiness of the news media: AlterNet, who should know better, in their article about Biden's success in appointing judges, said, "with a month left to go before Biden leaves office." The new Congress is sworn in 1/3/25. Biden nominees will not be brought to a vote. Disgraceful.
December 21, 2024 at 7:56 PM
The endemic sloppiness of the news media: AlterNet, who should know better, in their article about Biden's success in appointing judges, said, "with a month left to go before Biden leaves office." The new Congress is sworn in 1/3/25. Biden nominees will not be brought to a vote. Disgraceful.