Shelbie Swartz
@shelbieswartz.bsky.social
mom | nevadan | probably online
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There is no such thing as “unskilled labor.” All labor is skilled and has value.
November 22, 2024 at 4:45 PM
There is no such thing as “unskilled labor.” All labor is skilled and has value.
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After a surge of heat-related workplace injuries in Nevada, state regulators approved a permanent heat stress standard to protect the safety and health of indoor and outdoor workers.
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Nevada adopts heat standards, despite some industry push back • Nevada Current
After a surge of heat-related workplace injuries in Nevada, state regulators approved a permanent heat stress standard Wednesday to protect the safety and health of indoor and outdoor workers.
nevadacurrent.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:02 PM
After a surge of heat-related workplace injuries in Nevada, state regulators approved a permanent heat stress standard to protect the safety and health of indoor and outdoor workers.
nevadacurrent.com/2024/11/22/n...
nevadacurrent.com/2024/11/22/n...
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Trump's new pick for AG, Pam Bondi, was a registered lobbyist for the government of Qatar
November 22, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Trump's new pick for AG, Pam Bondi, was a registered lobbyist for the government of Qatar
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UPDATE: Trump is demanding Republicans kill the bipartisan PRESS ACT, which would ensure federal protection for journalists.
“It would prevent authorities from abusing subpoena powers and protect reporters from being forced to reveal their sources.” www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
“It would prevent authorities from abusing subpoena powers and protect reporters from being forced to reveal their sources.” www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
November 20, 2024 at 9:24 PM
UPDATE: Trump is demanding Republicans kill the bipartisan PRESS ACT, which would ensure federal protection for journalists.
“It would prevent authorities from abusing subpoena powers and protect reporters from being forced to reveal their sources.” www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
“It would prevent authorities from abusing subpoena powers and protect reporters from being forced to reveal their sources.” www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
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We are nonpartisan, and here’s an example of what that means. Nonprofits serve important functions in our state. Shame on Rep. Susie Lee for voting to allow Donald Trump or any future president to attack nonprofits. clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/rol...
clerk.house.gov
November 21, 2024 at 6:51 PM
We are nonpartisan, and here’s an example of what that means. Nonprofits serve important functions in our state. Shame on Rep. Susie Lee for voting to allow Donald Trump or any future president to attack nonprofits. clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/rol...
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An estimated 630,000 workers in Southern Nevada are responsible for someone needing care. Fewer than half pay for care. Most rely on unpaid care, such as family or friends, or they juggle providing care while working.
[whispers]everyone is exhausted. plz help.[/whispers]
#nvleg
[whispers]everyone is exhausted. plz help.[/whispers]
#nvleg
Policies to improve child care, elder care exist, but political willpower needed, says panel • Nevada Current
Boosting Nevada’s beleaguered child care and elder care industries makes economic sense for the state, a trio of reports argues, and recommendations on how to do just that have already been laid out f...
nevadacurrent.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:57 PM
An estimated 630,000 workers in Southern Nevada are responsible for someone needing care. Fewer than half pay for care. Most rely on unpaid care, such as family or friends, or they juggle providing care while working.
[whispers]everyone is exhausted. plz help.[/whispers]
#nvleg
[whispers]everyone is exhausted. plz help.[/whispers]
#nvleg
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November 20, 2024 at 9:14 PM
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"...it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction..."
Interesting way for Gaetz to say "I've been under investigation for years over alleged drug use and payments for sex, including with an underage girl."
🙃
Interesting way for Gaetz to say "I've been under investigation for years over alleged drug use and payments for sex, including with an underage girl."
🙃
Gaetz bows out as Trump’s pick for attorney general • Nevada Current
WASHINGTON — Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz announced Thursday he’s withdrawing as President-elect Donald Trump’s planned nominee for attorney general days after securing the appointment. Gaetz...
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November 21, 2024 at 6:35 PM
"...it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction..."
Interesting way for Gaetz to say "I've been under investigation for years over alleged drug use and payments for sex, including with an underage girl."
🙃
Interesting way for Gaetz to say "I've been under investigation for years over alleged drug use and payments for sex, including with an underage girl."
🙃
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despite the world becoming scary i still have a perhaps niave but unwaivering belief that a better world is possible
November 21, 2024 at 6:22 AM
despite the world becoming scary i still have a perhaps niave but unwaivering belief that a better world is possible
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If you cannot stand up for a colleague being bullied and harassed by the most craven bottom-feeder, you are showing not merely telling voters you will not stand up for them.
November 19, 2024 at 6:04 PM
If you cannot stand up for a colleague being bullied and harassed by the most craven bottom-feeder, you are showing not merely telling voters you will not stand up for them.
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"Women deserve women's only spaces" just not if that space is your uterus, ladies. In the case of your uterus, well, that's up to Mike and his buddies.
New decree from Speaker Johnson:
“All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings — such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms — are reserved for individuals of that biological sex,” Johnson said.
“Women deserve women’s only spaces.”
“All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings — such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms — are reserved for individuals of that biological sex,” Johnson said.
“Women deserve women’s only spaces.”
November 20, 2024 at 6:43 PM
"Women deserve women's only spaces" just not if that space is your uterus, ladies. In the case of your uterus, well, that's up to Mike and his buddies.