@shhogg.bsky.social
Lover of sunsets, crisp winter nights, long walks in nature, music, reading, and wildlife. Translator of Japanese.
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NEVER FORGET: President Biden added subsidies to Medicare Part D (those on Original/Traditional Medicare with or without Extra Help) for 2024, 2025, and 2026, & was going to permanently include them to KEEP the costs down. Well, The Trump Administration REPEALED them & that's why your PREMIUMS ARE 🚀
October 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
NEVER FORGET: President Biden added subsidies to Medicare Part D (those on Original/Traditional Medicare with or without Extra Help) for 2024, 2025, and 2026, & was going to permanently include them to KEEP the costs down. Well, The Trump Administration REPEALED them & that's why your PREMIUMS ARE 🚀
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Children around the world have died because Trump and Musk needlessly destroyed USAID. These are some of their stories.
apnews.com/article/myan...
apnews.com/article/myan...
October 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Children around the world have died because Trump and Musk needlessly destroyed USAID. These are some of their stories.
apnews.com/article/myan...
apnews.com/article/myan...
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LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS IS 100% REAL. I'M SCREAMING.
pll.harvard.edu/course/ameri...
pll.harvard.edu/course/ameri...
May 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS IS 100% REAL. I'M SCREAMING.
pll.harvard.edu/course/ameri...
pll.harvard.edu/course/ameri...
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I cannot imagine how many seniors, lacking the acuity and means of the man in this story, will be left destitute bc of the whims of some of the richest people on the planet www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
I found a ‘dead’ person on Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I cannot imagine how many seniors, lacking the acuity and means of the man in this story, will be left destitute bc of the whims of some of the richest people on the planet www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
A bit of peace amid the furor. Wednesday’s sunset. Breathe and gather your energy.
February 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A bit of peace amid the furor. Wednesday’s sunset. Breathe and gather your energy.
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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The U.S. has two tsunami warning centers, both operated by NOAA. Employees were terminated from these centers today. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center covers Hawaiʻi, and now it is less safe to be near the beach.
www.tsunami.gov
www.tsunami.gov
February 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The U.S. has two tsunami warning centers, both operated by NOAA. Employees were terminated from these centers today. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center covers Hawaiʻi, and now it is less safe to be near the beach.
www.tsunami.gov
www.tsunami.gov
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I get my books through my local independent bookseller (Left Bank Books in St. Louis). Here's a link to find yours as well as many others you can order online from. www.indiebound.org
IndieBound.org - find a bookstore near you
Find an independent bookstore near you as well as local online bookshops
www.indiebound.org
February 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I get my books through my local independent bookseller (Left Bank Books in St. Louis). Here's a link to find yours as well as many others you can order online from. www.indiebound.org
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Musk's censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by about 95% since he bought it.
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
February 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Musk's censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by about 95% since he bought it.
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
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“These stories should concern all Americans because they are our family members, neighbors and friends. No American can be proud of a government that carries out change in this way.”
The American Bar Association speaks out. Please read and share.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The American Bar Association speaks out. Please read and share.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The ABA supports the rule of law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...
www.americanbar.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
“These stories should concern all Americans because they are our family members, neighbors and friends. No American can be proud of a government that carries out change in this way.”
The American Bar Association speaks out. Please read and share.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The American Bar Association speaks out. Please read and share.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
February 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Warm buddies on a frigid day, lounging on the cat futon.
January 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Warm buddies on a frigid day, lounging on the cat futon.
The Shero of truth and plain facts.
December 11, 2024 at 7:49 PM
The Shero of truth and plain facts.
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As a pediatrician who specializes in the care of newly-arrived immigrant children, I can tell you that this will be both very hard and also very very important to watch. I’ve seen the impact of family separation on children. We can’t look away, and we must keep advocating against such cruelty.
SEPARATED, a film by Errol Morris, is coming to MSNBC.
December 7. 9PM ET.
December 7. 9PM ET.
December 8, 2024 at 12:01 AM
As a pediatrician who specializes in the care of newly-arrived immigrant children, I can tell you that this will be both very hard and also very very important to watch. I’ve seen the impact of family separation on children. We can’t look away, and we must keep advocating against such cruelty.
Colby says, “Rest easy world”
November 30, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Colby says, “Rest easy world”
Here is where I try to talk myself out of eating the whole pan of apricot pecan stuffing . . . have to save room for the cranberries and olives. Thanksgiving heaven!
November 28, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Here is where I try to talk myself out of eating the whole pan of apricot pecan stuffing . . . have to save room for the cranberries and olives. Thanksgiving heaven!
Nana Gale is here! Great Thanksgiving surprise!
November 28, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Nana Gale is here! Great Thanksgiving surprise!
Friends, help me out. Who are voices upholding women’s rights in Afghanistan here?
November 18, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Friends, help me out. Who are voices upholding women’s rights in Afghanistan here?
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President Biden tried to raise the overtime threshold, which is the point where salaried workers are entitled to earn overtime pay. It would have helped millions. A Trump appointed judge in Texas just blocked it.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
November 16, 2024 at 1:14 PM
President Biden tried to raise the overtime threshold, which is the point where salaried workers are entitled to earn overtime pay. It would have helped millions. A Trump appointed judge in Texas just blocked it.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
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STUDY: The Twitter algorithm changed in July to benefit Elon and Republican-leaning accounts.
We’re old enough to remember when they claimed Elon bought it to stop bias. 🤷🏻
t.co/8d4HZ9vUVr
We’re old enough to remember when they claimed Elon bought it to stop bias. 🤷🏻
t.co/8d4HZ9vUVr
November 16, 2024 at 1:02 PM
STUDY: The Twitter algorithm changed in July to benefit Elon and Republican-leaning accounts.
We’re old enough to remember when they claimed Elon bought it to stop bias. 🤷🏻
t.co/8d4HZ9vUVr
We’re old enough to remember when they claimed Elon bought it to stop bias. 🤷🏻
t.co/8d4HZ9vUVr
Don’t interrupt our nap. We’ve been up all night partying!
November 15, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Don’t interrupt our nap. We’ve been up all night partying!