Sparklyspex
@sparklyspex.bsky.social
I have cats, grandkids, a decent guy, and lots of glasses (I'm an optician).
March 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Want a rad ass shirt for the spring and to support @distributeaid.org 's HRT harm reduction toolkit?
I was feeling a way and made a t-shirt about it. You can get it (or stickers, or whatever) here, if you have similar feelings: www.teepublic.com/user/libertine (there’s also an edition with white text for printing on dark shirts)
February 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Want a rad ass shirt for the spring and to support @distributeaid.org 's HRT harm reduction toolkit?
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February 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Mark Cuban: way to battle disinformation is to flood the zone/overwhelm the algorithms on the platforms. #PrinciplesFirst @principlesfirst.bsky.social @mcuban.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Mark Cuban: way to battle disinformation is to flood the zone/overwhelm the algorithms on the platforms. #PrinciplesFirst @principlesfirst.bsky.social @mcuban.bsky.social
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Nothing says lifelong racist like the orange felon recoiling from a black man’s hug on LIVE TV. That’s exactly who he has always been all the way back to trying to get 5 young innocent black teens killed in jail to refusing to rent to black tenants.
February 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Nothing says lifelong racist like the orange felon recoiling from a black man’s hug on LIVE TV. That’s exactly who he has always been all the way back to trying to get 5 young innocent black teens killed in jail to refusing to rent to black tenants.
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Van Hollen: "There's no Article 4 in the Constitution that gives Elon Musk that authority, and the way he's been 'delegated' this authority is illegal, and the actions he's taking are illegal, and we need to shut down this illegal operation."
February 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Van Hollen: "There's no Article 4 in the Constitution that gives Elon Musk that authority, and the way he's been 'delegated' this authority is illegal, and the actions he's taking are illegal, and we need to shut down this illegal operation."
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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"The bans show a clear pattern of targeting authors of color, women and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Books that educate about racism, gender and history are most often the recipient of relentless censorship attempts." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Multi-level barrage of US book bans is ‘unprecedented’, says PEN America
Censorship at local to federal level recalls past authoritarian regimes ‘but this has never all happened at once’
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"The bans show a clear pattern of targeting authors of color, women and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Books that educate about racism, gender and history are most often the recipient of relentless censorship attempts." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Re-upping this. We need experts in media literacy & stewards of the freedom to read now more than ever.
February 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Re-upping this. We need experts in media literacy & stewards of the freedom to read now more than ever.
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Craig McLean, who had been at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for nearly 40 years, spoke out about Sharpiegate, a move that led to serious professional repercussions.
McLean talks to @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social about what he anticipates in Trump’s second term.
McLean talks to @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social about what he anticipates in Trump’s second term.
I paid the price for speaking out about “Sharpiegate.” Scientists can’t be silent now, either.
"In elections, you elect policy. You don't elect science."
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Craig McLean, who had been at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for nearly 40 years, spoke out about Sharpiegate, a move that led to serious professional repercussions.
McLean talks to @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social about what he anticipates in Trump’s second term.
McLean talks to @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social about what he anticipates in Trump’s second term.
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Good morning and Happy Thursday to everyone who agrees that we have to take a stand against corrupt millionaires and billionaires who have taken control of our country, and take it back before it's too late.
DO NOT BACK DOWN.
DO NOT COMPLY.
DO NOT BACK DOWN.
DO NOT COMPLY.
February 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Good morning and Happy Thursday to everyone who agrees that we have to take a stand against corrupt millionaires and billionaires who have taken control of our country, and take it back before it's too late.
DO NOT BACK DOWN.
DO NOT COMPLY.
DO NOT BACK DOWN.
DO NOT COMPLY.
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'They attack disabled, migrants, travellers, homeless - next they attack you"
Spotted in Liverpool, UK
Spotted in Liverpool, UK
February 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
'They attack disabled, migrants, travellers, homeless - next they attack you"
Spotted in Liverpool, UK
Spotted in Liverpool, UK
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Dear @Doge
If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing
If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing
February 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Dear @Doge
If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing
If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing
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America just keeps jumping the shark. Seriously we elected a convicted 34 times felon
January 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
America just keeps jumping the shark. Seriously we elected a convicted 34 times felon