Traci Watkins
@tbers.bsky.social
Science Educator, blue to the bone Democrat, dogs, cats, birds (both domestic and wild), advocate for Mother Earth and nature
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Fun fact about Trump tariffs you won’t see in 99% of the reporting:
Trump tariffs are illegal.
Congress controls tariffs just like tax rates.
President can change a tariff only for national security emergency, meaning war.
Trump tariffs are illegal.
Congress controls tariffs just like tax rates.
President can change a tariff only for national security emergency, meaning war.
March 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fun fact about Trump tariffs you won’t see in 99% of the reporting:
Trump tariffs are illegal.
Congress controls tariffs just like tax rates.
President can change a tariff only for national security emergency, meaning war.
Trump tariffs are illegal.
Congress controls tariffs just like tax rates.
President can change a tariff only for national security emergency, meaning war.
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Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…
March 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…
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March 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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This whole riff on the ages of people on social security is IDENTICAL to the lies he's told about voter rolls and voting fraud.
March 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This whole riff on the ages of people on social security is IDENTICAL to the lies he's told about voter rolls and voting fraud.
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All this business I am reading about social security is nonsense. My mom died on 2/18. My dad got a letter yesterday informing him her benefits were ending and he had to repay the February payment because they don’t give a payment in the month someone dies. They know where every dollar is.
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
All this business I am reading about social security is nonsense. My mom died on 2/18. My dad got a letter yesterday informing him her benefits were ending and he had to repay the February payment because they don’t give a payment in the month someone dies. They know where every dollar is.
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No one had died of measles in America for ten years, until yesterday.
That 2015 death in WA was preceded by a 12y period of no US deaths. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says it’s “not unusual.” apnews.com/article/meas...
It is unusual. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
That 2015 death in WA was preceded by a 12y period of no US deaths. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says it’s “not unusual.” apnews.com/article/meas...
It is unusual. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
February 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
No one had died of measles in America for ten years, until yesterday.
That 2015 death in WA was preceded by a 12y period of no US deaths. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says it’s “not unusual.” apnews.com/article/meas...
It is unusual. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
That 2015 death in WA was preceded by a 12y period of no US deaths. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says it’s “not unusual.” apnews.com/article/meas...
It is unusual. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
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When Trump paused federal funding to all grants and loans, it plunged scientific research into chaos. Though the freeze was rescinded for some sectors, it's still in largely place for universities and research institutions. The damage will be lasting.
The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done
Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only…
wrd.cm
February 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
When Trump paused federal funding to all grants and loans, it plunged scientific research into chaos. Though the freeze was rescinded for some sectors, it's still in largely place for universities and research institutions. The damage will be lasting.
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
Doctors Whose Licenses Were Revoked, Suspended Named In Pro-RFK Jr. Letter To Senate
The letter was meant to lend credibility to Kennedy’s nomination, which has faced strenuous opposition from experts due to his decades of anti-vaccine activism.
www.huffpost.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
Five education bills to watch in Wyoming’s 2025 Legislature - WyoFile wyofile.com/five-educati...
Five education bills to watch in Wyoming’s 2025 Legislature - WyoFile
Lawmakers will consider measures on everything from allowing more charter schools to cellphone bans and relaxing teaching certification standards.
wyofile.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Five education bills to watch in Wyoming’s 2025 Legislature - WyoFile wyofile.com/five-educati...