brackish jenn
@thatgranolagirl.bsky.social
Humanist, Artist, Historian, Bibliophile, Pluviophile, Perpetual Student, Hugger of🌲🌳, Lover of Creatures Finned, Fanged, Feathered & Furred, AgProducer🌾🍞🌻 Liberal AF, Cusser 😝Lost on the Great Plains 🌪️
I Dissent~Good Trouble~Do Not Obey in Advance
I Dissent~Good Trouble~Do Not Obey in Advance
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Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids. n.pr/47ESYJ5
Cannabis works better than opioids for back pain, in two European studies
Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids. n.pr/47ESYJ5
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We sued the Trump administration for refusing to share its legal rationale for approving the president’s acceptance of a $400 million jet from the Qatari government.
Now, the administration wants to strike our complaint.
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Now, the administration wants to strike our complaint.
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When the law’s on your side but ICE isn’t
Plus: Administration ignores flotilla abuses
freedom.press
October 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We sued the Trump administration for refusing to share its legal rationale for approving the president’s acceptance of a $400 million jet from the Qatari government.
Now, the administration wants to strike our complaint.
Read more in our weekly newsletter (and subscribe):
Now, the administration wants to strike our complaint.
Read more in our weekly newsletter (and subscribe):
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Inflation in Mexico likely slowed in early October - Reuters poll reut.rs/4o1fnXW
Inflation in Mexico likely slowed in early October - Reuters poll
Mexico's annual inflation rate likely slowed in the first half of October, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, supporting bets the central bank of Latin America's second-largest economy will continue to cut its benchmark interest rate through the end of this year.
reut.rs
October 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Inflation in Mexico likely slowed in early October - Reuters poll reut.rs/4o1fnXW
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Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”
With City Cast Las Vegas
With City Cast Las Vegas
Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project
Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”
With City Cast Las Vegas
With City Cast Las Vegas
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Environmental law is changing to defend the climate and planet at local and global levels
Environmental law is changing to defend the climate and planet at local and global levels
Approaches vary in terms of who is filing the lawsuit, against whom and whether it is based on protecting human rights or the rights of the environment itself.
buff.ly
October 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Environmental law is changing to defend the climate and planet at local and global levels
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Twitter has become a haven for CSAM under Elon Musk, who shows little interest in doing anything about it: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/x-accounts-peddle-child-abuse-musk-material-thorn-cuts-ties-rcna212107?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=68534053bd022a0001faea77
Accounts peddling child abuse content flood some X hashtags as safety partner Thorn cuts ties
Thorn, a non-profit that provides detection and moderation software related to child safety, said they canceled their contract with X after the platform stopped paying them.
www.nbcnews.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Twitter has become a haven for CSAM under Elon Musk, who shows little interest in doing anything about it: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/x-accounts-peddle-child-abuse-musk-material-thorn-cuts-ties-rcna212107?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=68534053bd022a0001faea77
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Aircraft tracker Flightradar24 has released what it believes to be a tracker for a helicopter that crashed into New York’s Hudson River.
🔗 trib.al/ErMjEjC
#Breaking #Helicopter #Crash #NewYork
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#Breaking #Helicopter #Crash #NewYork
April 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Aircraft tracker Flightradar24 has released what it believes to be a tracker for a helicopter that crashed into New York’s Hudson River.
🔗 trib.al/ErMjEjC
#Breaking #Helicopter #Crash #NewYork
🔗 trib.al/ErMjEjC
#Breaking #Helicopter #Crash #NewYork
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Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
April 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
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Seriously? Because we were told they were going to deport violent criminals.
April 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Seriously? Because we were told they were going to deport violent criminals.
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MTG dabbling in insider trading now too
April 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
MTG dabbling in insider trading now too
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Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
April 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
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A video rescued from the phone of a paramedic found in a mass grave in Gaza contradicts Israel’s account of an incident in which 15 aid workers were killed ⬇️
Video contradicts Israeli claim over fatal attack on aid convoy
www.thetimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A video rescued from the phone of a paramedic found in a mass grave in Gaza contradicts Israel’s account of an incident in which 15 aid workers were killed ⬇️
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Number of deaths from Myanmar earthquake rises - as US aid workers 'laid off' after arriving to help
Number of deaths from Myanmar earthquake rises - as US aid workers 'laid off' after arriving to help
The number of deaths from last week's earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,354, as UN agencies and foreign donors continue to ramp up the emergency response.
news.sky.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Number of deaths from Myanmar earthquake rises - as US aid workers 'laid off' after arriving to help
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There were big smiles, hugs, tears and lots of tail wagging inside San Quentin’s prison recently. All the emotions came together when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who raised them as puppies and helped them prepare to become service dogs.
With tears and tail wags, San Quentin inmates reunite with puppies they raised into service dogs
There were big smiles, hugs, tears and lots of tail wagging inside San Quentin’s prison recently. All the emotions came together when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who raised them as puppies and helped them prepare to become service dogs.
bit.ly
April 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
There were big smiles, hugs, tears and lots of tail wagging inside San Quentin’s prison recently. All the emotions came together when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who raised them as puppies and helped them prepare to become service dogs.
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The UN says at least 100 children have been killed or injured every day in Gaza since Israeli attacks resumed on March 18, even as the US underscores continued support for Israel.
UN says 100 children killed or injured in Gaza every day since war resumed
Palestinian and UN bodies mark Palestine Children’s Day with ‘harrowing’ accounts of toll of Israel’s war on children.
aje.io
April 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The UN says at least 100 children have been killed or injured every day in Gaza since Israeli attacks resumed on March 18, even as the US underscores continued support for Israel.
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Last weekend, the so-called “Tesla Shield” came out to defend Elon Musk’s car company after weeks of “Tesla Takedown” protests.
Guess who that group included? Proud Boys, armed militias, and at one event in Idaho, a guy dressed as Hitler.
Guess who that group included? Proud Boys, armed militias, and at one event in Idaho, a guy dressed as Hitler.
The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense
After weeks of “Tesla Takedown” protests, the Proud Boys and other far-right extremist groups are showing up to back Elon Musk's beleaguered car company.
wrd.cm
April 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Last weekend, the so-called “Tesla Shield” came out to defend Elon Musk’s car company after weeks of “Tesla Takedown” protests.
Guess who that group included? Proud Boys, armed militias, and at one event in Idaho, a guy dressed as Hitler.
Guess who that group included? Proud Boys, armed militias, and at one event in Idaho, a guy dressed as Hitler.
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Musk has been given more power over the federal government than any other private individual since the founding. This is the world that the Supreme Court’s campaign-finance deregulation efforts have created.
Elon Musk Is Demolishing the Rationale for Citizens United
The Supreme Court said in 2010 that the decision wouldn’t damage Americans’ faith in democracy. Whoops.
newrepublic.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Musk has been given more power over the federal government than any other private individual since the founding. This is the world that the Supreme Court’s campaign-finance deregulation efforts have created.
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“It doesn’t have to be this way. I mean, there are processes and procedures and protections in place that are put in place for a reason, and it doesn’t appear that DOGE is following any of that, which is alarming.”
story via @bypaigegross.bsky.social
story via @bypaigegross.bsky.social
Data privacy experts call DOGE actions 'alarming' • Arizona Mirror
While the role and actions of the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency remain somewhat murky, data privacy experts have been tracking the group’s moves and documenting potential violat...
azmirror.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“It doesn’t have to be this way. I mean, there are processes and procedures and protections in place that are put in place for a reason, and it doesn’t appear that DOGE is following any of that, which is alarming.”
story via @bypaigegross.bsky.social
story via @bypaigegross.bsky.social
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State lawmakers have introduced at least a dozen proposals that would make it harder to confront local officials at public meetings, shield more information from the public and relax rules on financial reports. cal.news/3Y8NzWw
📝 Sameea Kamal & Yue Stella Yu
📸 Rahul Lal
📝 Sameea Kamal & Yue Stella Yu
📸 Rahul Lal
April 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
State lawmakers have introduced at least a dozen proposals that would make it harder to confront local officials at public meetings, shield more information from the public and relax rules on financial reports. cal.news/3Y8NzWw
📝 Sameea Kamal & Yue Stella Yu
📸 Rahul Lal
📝 Sameea Kamal & Yue Stella Yu
📸 Rahul Lal
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Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
March 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
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This Elvis Costello lyric hits hard these days:
Man goes beyond his own decision
Gets caught up in the mechanism
Of swindlers who act like kings
And brokers who break everything
Man goes beyond his own decision
Gets caught up in the mechanism
Of swindlers who act like kings
And brokers who break everything
March 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This Elvis Costello lyric hits hard these days:
Man goes beyond his own decision
Gets caught up in the mechanism
Of swindlers who act like kings
And brokers who break everything
Man goes beyond his own decision
Gets caught up in the mechanism
Of swindlers who act like kings
And brokers who break everything
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They will use ICE and DOJ to go after people they decide are enemies of the state and disappear them into a labyrinth system where you will drain your bank accounts fighting for justice and may never see it. Welcome to America in 2025.
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
They are disappearing people in the U.S.
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil is meant to send a message and strike fear
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
They will use ICE and DOJ to go after people they decide are enemies of the state and disappear them into a labyrinth system where you will drain your bank accounts fighting for justice and may never see it. Welcome to America in 2025.
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...