teresa
@teresatoro.bsky.social
Art, music, books, cats, community. cancer survivor, Latina, Irish optimist. #dyscalculic AF: you do the math.
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Even if next week's health care vote fails, lawmakers will continue working toward a deal.
Here are the different tracks they're exploring.👇
Here are the different tracks they're exploring.👇
Capitol agenda: The health care talks to watch
Many lawmakers now view Jan. 30 as the real deadline to figure out what to do about Affordable Care Act subsidies.
www.politico.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Even if next week's health care vote fails, lawmakers will continue working toward a deal.
Here are the different tracks they're exploring.👇
Here are the different tracks they're exploring.👇
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President Trump has pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking.
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
President Trump has pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking.
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
Sigh... so much yes.
We all have an "antilibrary." You know, the stack of yet-unread books we might never read. Here is Umberto Eco's wonderful and counterintuitive take on why that unread stack might be as essential for our inner lives as the read www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/24/u...
Umberto Eco’s Antilibrary: Why Unread Books Are More Valuable to Our Lives than Read Ones
How to become an “antischolar” in a culture that treats knowledge as “an ornament that allows us to rise in the pecking order.”
www.themarginalian.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Sigh... so much yes.
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“Whenever I’m asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I say it is because we are still able to recognize one.”
― Flannery O'Connor
― Flannery O'Connor
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Whenever I’m asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I say it is because we are still able to recognize one.”
― Flannery O'Connor
― Flannery O'Connor
This is great on its surface but my Patreon app is now overwhelmed by "suggestions" (read: ads) to follow other creators. I wish you'd follow your own advice more @jackconte since I have been a Patreon member for a decade ❤️
Opinion | I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is great on its surface but my Patreon app is now overwhelmed by "suggestions" (read: ads) to follow other creators. I wish you'd follow your own advice more @jackconte since I have been a Patreon member for a decade ❤️
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An extraordinary invitation to reconsider what you believe you deserve in love www.themarginalian.org/2021/07/26/d...
The Truelove: Poet and Philosopher David Whyte on Reaching Beyond Our Limiting Beliefs About the Love We Deserve
“if you wanted to drown you could, but you don’t because finally after all this struggle and all these years you simply don’t want to any more, you’ve simply had enough of drowning and you wa…
www.themarginalian.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
An extraordinary invitation to reconsider what you believe you deserve in love www.themarginalian.org/2021/07/26/d...
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"It might sound jarring at first when you hear how my communication changes as a result of cutting out the sorrys, but I assure you, those are just boundaries in action, which you may not be used to receiving."
I, a Woman, Am Officially Done Saying “I’m Sorry”
Dear colleagues, I just wanted to reach out and let you know that I’m officially done saying sorry. As a woman, I feel the flippant use and misuse ...
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"It might sound jarring at first when you hear how my communication changes as a result of cutting out the sorrys, but I assure you, those are just boundaries in action, which you may not be used to receiving."
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The Republican primary to replace Mitch McConnell — a contest between the businessman Nate Morris, Rep. Andy Barr and former state AG Daniel Cameron — has transformed into a public debate over the longtime senator’s legacy
www.notus.org/republicans/...
www.notus.org/republicans/...
The Republican Race to Replace Mitch McConnell Has Turned Into a Fight Over His Legacy
Some of the candidates running in the primary for McConnell’s Senate seat have been extremely critical of him — but those attacks have increasingly drawn pushback from defenders of the longtime senato...
www.notus.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Republican primary to replace Mitch McConnell — a contest between the businessman Nate Morris, Rep. Andy Barr and former state AG Daniel Cameron — has transformed into a public debate over the longtime senator’s legacy
www.notus.org/republicans/...
www.notus.org/republicans/...
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"I feel the flippant use and misuse of 'sorry' gives away my power, if that makes any sense. If you have any free time this week or next, or even in the next couple of weeks, feel free to read the rest of this email to understand further."
I, a Woman, Am Officially Done Saying “I’m Sorry”
Dear colleagues, I just wanted to reach out and let you know that I’m officially done saying sorry. As a woman, I feel the flippant use and misuse ...
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"I feel the flippant use and misuse of 'sorry' gives away my power, if that makes any sense. If you have any free time this week or next, or even in the next couple of weeks, feel free to read the rest of this email to understand further."
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In remote Alaska, public radio stations like KYUK provide lifesaving information during natural disasters.
But Trump cut funds for public media, and that could mean deadly consequences for the rural community.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
But Trump cut funds for public media, and that could mean deadly consequences for the rural community.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
In rural America, public radio saves lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
In remote Alaska, public radio stations like KYUK provide lifesaving information during natural disasters.
But Trump cut funds for public media, and that could mean deadly consequences for the rural community.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
But Trump cut funds for public media, and that could mean deadly consequences for the rural community.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
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Canal by Helen Frankenthaler, 1963
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137309
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137309
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Canal by Helen Frankenthaler, 1963
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137309
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137309
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“How many of my brothers and my sisters / will they kill / before I teach myself / retaliation?”
— June Jordan
— June Jordan
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“How many of my brothers and my sisters / will they kill / before I teach myself / retaliation?”
— June Jordan
— June Jordan
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What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
@mollycrabapple.bsky.social will never steer us wrong ❤️
“I’ve been a DSA member for eight years. Never in my life could I have imagined the dorky little meetings that we were having eight years ago would one day lead to one of ours becoming mayor of the greatest city in America.” —Molly Crabapple, artist
Molly Crabapple Is Savoring Zohran’s Win
“We don’t have enough examples of winning, so it’s really important to taste the sweetness when we do,” the artist and activist told Hyperallergic.
hyperallergic.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@mollycrabapple.bsky.social will never steer us wrong ❤️
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Texas' abortion ban has killed yet another woman. Here's exactly what the anti-abortion response will be:
They’ll claim doctors were legally allowed to “intervene” or “treat” Tierra Walker with "care." They won't say she could have had an abortion because they don’t believe in life-saving abortions
They’ll claim doctors were legally allowed to “intervene” or “treat” Tierra Walker with "care." They won't say she could have had an abortion because they don’t believe in life-saving abortions
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Texas' abortion ban has killed yet another woman. Here's exactly what the anti-abortion response will be:
They’ll claim doctors were legally allowed to “intervene” or “treat” Tierra Walker with "care." They won't say she could have had an abortion because they don’t believe in life-saving abortions
They’ll claim doctors were legally allowed to “intervene” or “treat” Tierra Walker with "care." They won't say she could have had an abortion because they don’t believe in life-saving abortions
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Look, Megyn Kelly used to think that it is not OK...
November 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Look, Megyn Kelly used to think that it is not OK...
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Ultra-processed foods may help explain rising bowel cancer in under-50s, study suggests
Ultra-processed foods may help explain rising bowel cancer in under-50s, study suggests
Research among women finds those who eat more UPFs have greater risk of early onset of polyp that can lead to cancer
Women under 50 who have a diet high in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) stand a greater risk of having abnormal growths in their bowel that can lead to cancer, research suggests.
Ultra-processed foods are typically defined as industrially produced products that are often ready-to-eat, contain little in the way of whole foods, fibre and vitamins, and are typically high in saturated fat, sugar, salt and food additives. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ultra-processed foods may help explain rising bowel cancer in under-50s, study suggests
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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Maybe it's time to make more noise about this? Last spring a thousand agents frantically redacted all mentions of Trump's name in the Epstein files. How does that square with what can and will be released?
FBI agents were told to 'flag' any Epstein records that mentioned Trump, Sen. Durbin says
President Donald Trump, bowing to days of pressure, asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to get grand jury testimony about Jeffrey Epstein unsealed.
www.cnbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Maybe it's time to make more noise about this? Last spring a thousand agents frantically redacted all mentions of Trump's name in the Epstein files. How does that square with what can and will be released?
Immigrant Affairs Assistant Commissioner Posted Anti-Muslim Mamdani Meme www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/12/i...
Immigrant Affairs Assistant Commissioner Posted Anti-Muslim Mamdani Meme
MOIA Commissioner Manuel Castro recommended he be fired, a source said, though Erick Salgado remains employed at City Hall.
www.thecity.nyc
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Immigrant Affairs Assistant Commissioner Posted Anti-Muslim Mamdani Meme www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/12/i...
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Zohran Mamdani's biggest threat is not Donald Trump, it's the Democratic old guard | Emma Brockes
Zohran Mamdani's biggest threat is not Donald Trump, it's the Democratic old guard | Emma Brockes
The New York mayor-elect sells a political message further to the left than any American politician has dared to in recent memory, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Zohran Mamdani's biggest threat is not Donald Trump, it's the Democratic old guard | Emma Brockes
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Lights out: can we stop glow-worms and fireflies fading away?
Lights out: can we stop glow-worms and fireflies fading away?
From night walks with children to switching off streetlights and rewilding areas, naturalists are working to save Europe’s dwindling populations
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Lights out: can we stop glow-worms and fireflies fading away?
Just canceled our #Paychex account due to some of the most incompetent customer service we've ever received. Small businesses, beware #paycheckproblems
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Just canceled our #Paychex account due to some of the most incompetent customer service we've ever received. Small businesses, beware #paycheckproblems
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A little more than four years ago, Zohran Mamdani went on a 15-day hunger strike in an effort to push politicians to provide debt relief for New York City cab drivers.
This act of resistance perfectly foreshadowed the socialist's current mayoral campaign.
This act of resistance perfectly foreshadowed the socialist's current mayoral campaign.
The moment that made Mamdani
How a 15-day hunger strike foreshadowed his campaign.
www.motherjones.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A little more than four years ago, Zohran Mamdani went on a 15-day hunger strike in an effort to push politicians to provide debt relief for New York City cab drivers.
This act of resistance perfectly foreshadowed the socialist's current mayoral campaign.
This act of resistance perfectly foreshadowed the socialist's current mayoral campaign.