Karen Fennell
@thebracelady.bsky.social
Athletic Trainer, medical device sales, proud volunteer for the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA)
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IT GETS WORSE
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.
New via @wsj.com:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.
New via @wsj.com:
Exclusive | Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials
The defense secretary’s handling of sensitive information is under fire after he shared details about a strike on Houthi militants in a group chat on a widely used app.
www.wsj.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
IT GETS WORSE
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.
New via @wsj.com:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.
New via @wsj.com:
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As politicians demand that more Medicaid recipients work, many people with disabilities say their state programs’ income and asset caps force them to limit their work hours or turn down promotions. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Their Medicaid if They Work Too Much - KFF Health News
As politicians demand that more Medicaid recipients work, many people with disabilities say their state programs’ income and asset caps force them to limit their work hours or turn down promotions.
kffhealthnews.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
As politicians demand that more Medicaid recipients work, many people with disabilities say their state programs’ income and asset caps force them to limit their work hours or turn down promotions. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.”
Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
February 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.”
Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
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While meeting with the King of Jordan and a visibly uncomfortable Rubio today, Trump now changes his position from yesterday and says the US is not going to buy Gaza, we are just going to take it: “We’re gonna take it, we’re gonna hold it, we’re gonna cherish it.”
February 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
While meeting with the King of Jordan and a visibly uncomfortable Rubio today, Trump now changes his position from yesterday and says the US is not going to buy Gaza, we are just going to take it: “We’re gonna take it, we’re gonna hold it, we’re gonna cherish it.”
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WashU is the second highest NIH grant recipient, receiving $683 million.
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
WashU Medicine reaches all-time high in NIH funding | WashU Medicine
WashU Medicine secured $683 million in NIH funding in 2024, an all-time high that affirms its leadership in shaping the future of medicine.
medicine.washu.edu
February 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
WashU is the second highest NIH grant recipient, receiving $683 million.
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
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'Discriminatory!' Republican AG sues Starbucks for becoming ‘more female and less white’: A lawsuit filed by Missouri’s Republican attorney general claims Starbucks is unlawfully using diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices that ultimately discriminate against its employees.
In the…
In the…
'Discriminatory!' Republican AG sues Starbucks for becoming ‘more female and less white’
A lawsuit filed by Missouri’s Republican attorney general claims Starbucks is unlawfully using diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices that ultimately discriminate against its employees.
In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court, Missouri…
www.rawstory.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
'Discriminatory!' Republican AG sues Starbucks for becoming ‘more female and less white’: A lawsuit filed by Missouri’s Republican attorney general claims Starbucks is unlawfully using diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices that ultimately discriminate against its employees.
In the…
In the…
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She helped put a sexual predator back in the Oval Office.
February 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
She helped put a sexual predator back in the Oval Office.
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#MOHB852: Establishes the "Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act"
Status: Read Second Time (H) 2025-01-14
Sponsor: Jo Doll (D) HD-091
Status: Read Second Time (H) 2025-01-14
Sponsor: Jo Doll (D) HD-091
More Info
HB852: Establishes the "Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act"
documents.house.mo.gov
February 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
#MOHB852: Establishes the "Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act"
Status: Read Second Time (H) 2025-01-14
Sponsor: Jo Doll (D) HD-091
Status: Read Second Time (H) 2025-01-14
Sponsor: Jo Doll (D) HD-091
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Convo with my friend from Hungary tonight who left after Orban’s election.
She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”
She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”
February 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Convo with my friend from Hungary tonight who left after Orban’s election.
She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”
She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”
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The racism is unabashed
February 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The racism is unabashed
One of the few positive articles that I am happy to share!
Emerson CEO Lal Karsanbhai said the company will donate $2 million each to the St. Louis Zoo, Great Rivers Greenway and Forest Park Forever.
Emerson opens new Clayton headquarters, announces $6 million donations
Emerson CEO Lal Karsanbhai said the company will donate $2 million each to the St. Louis Zoo, Great Rivers Greenway and Forest Park Forever. He also encouraged the dozens of leaders from St. Louis business community in attendance Tuesday to dedicate improvements to public safety and to the St. Louis Lambert International Airport.
www.stltoday.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
One of the few positive articles that I am happy to share!
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The FBI has turned over to the Justice Department personnel details of 5,000 employees who worked on January 6 cases.
FBI turns over details of 5,000 employees who worked on January 6 cases to Trump Justice Department, as agents sue | CNN Politics
FBI officials have complied with demands to provide the Justice Department with details of thousands of employees who worked on investigations related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot, accordin...
www.cnn.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The FBI has turned over to the Justice Department personnel details of 5,000 employees who worked on January 6 cases.
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Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?
February 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?
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A woman who worked with the anti-vaccine nonprofit run by RFK Jr. accused him of sexual misconduct and was paid a nearly $1 million settlement as part of a nondisclosure agreement in late 2020, Mediaite reports.
www.mediaite.com/politics/exc...
www.mediaite.com/politics/exc...
Exclusive: RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaxx Group Paid Nearly $1 Million to Woman Who Accused Him of Sexual Misconduct
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine nonprofit paid a nearly $1 million to a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct, multiple sources told Mediaite.
www.mediaite.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM
A woman who worked with the anti-vaccine nonprofit run by RFK Jr. accused him of sexual misconduct and was paid a nearly $1 million settlement as part of a nondisclosure agreement in late 2020, Mediaite reports.
www.mediaite.com/politics/exc...
www.mediaite.com/politics/exc...
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Donold backed down on tariffs, claimed victory and took credit for things that Biden had already negotiated.
But Canadians will never forget this. He has made a critical error.
But Canadians will never forget this. He has made a critical error.
February 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Donold backed down on tariffs, claimed victory and took credit for things that Biden had already negotiated.
But Canadians will never forget this. He has made a critical error.
But Canadians will never forget this. He has made a critical error.
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There is still beauty in this world
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
There is still beauty in this world
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(1/2) HB361: To authorize the President to seek to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark to secure the acquisition of Greenland by the United States.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
January 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🤣
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Reminder that the same people pushing for this also say that you can't make college athletes employees because then scholarships would be taxable because they will never care about the cognitive dissonance.
Republicans plan to tax scholarships! So much for lowering costs for families…
January 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Reminder that the same people pushing for this also say that you can't make college athletes employees because then scholarships would be taxable because they will never care about the cognitive dissonance.
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First they came for the immigrants, and you did not speak out, because you were not an immigrant.
Then they came for the trans, and you did not speak out, because you were not trans.
Then they came for porn, and you shouted at the top of your lungs “WTF?! They’re banning porn now?!? Fml.”
Then they came for the trans, and you did not speak out, because you were not trans.
Then they came for porn, and you shouted at the top of your lungs “WTF?! They’re banning porn now?!? Fml.”
January 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
First they came for the immigrants, and you did not speak out, because you were not an immigrant.
Then they came for the trans, and you did not speak out, because you were not trans.
Then they came for porn, and you shouted at the top of your lungs “WTF?! They’re banning porn now?!? Fml.”
Then they came for the trans, and you did not speak out, because you were not trans.
Then they came for porn, and you shouted at the top of your lungs “WTF?! They’re banning porn now?!? Fml.”
Because this is an important bill that needs to be filed and voted on...🙄
HB602: Designates KSHE 95 as the official rock radio station of the state of Missouri
Status: Read Second Time (H) 2025-01-09
Sponsor: Bill Lucas (R) district HD-115
More Info: https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1437H.01I.pdf
Status: Read Second Time (H) 2025-01-09
Sponsor: Bill Lucas (R) district HD-115
More Info: https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1437H.01I.pdf
January 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Because this is an important bill that needs to be filed and voted on...🙄
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to Trump’s proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico by pointing to a 17th century map of greater Mexico and suggesting a new name for the US.
“We are going to call it América Mexicana. It sounds pretty, no?”
Trump is a global laughingstock. 🤣
“We are going to call it América Mexicana. It sounds pretty, no?”
Trump is a global laughingstock. 🤣
January 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to Trump’s proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico by pointing to a 17th century map of greater Mexico and suggesting a new name for the US.
“We are going to call it América Mexicana. It sounds pretty, no?”
Trump is a global laughingstock. 🤣
“We are going to call it América Mexicana. It sounds pretty, no?”
Trump is a global laughingstock. 🤣
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells journalists that they need to contact the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson to find out why a law requiring a plaque to be installed honoring the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has not been installed.
January 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells journalists that they need to contact the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson to find out why a law requiring a plaque to be installed honoring the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has not been installed.
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In case anyone was wondering why the tinkle tape traitor woke up with a Panamanian bug up his ass seemingly out of the clear blue sky…
This is why:
Because he’s being investigated for tax evasion in Panama.
Who’s shocked?
Is anyone?
Anyone at all?
t.co/I1pt4guQd4
This is why:
Because he’s being investigated for tax evasion in Panama.
Who’s shocked?
Is anyone?
Anyone at all?
t.co/I1pt4guQd4
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-companies-accused-tax-evasion-panama
t.co
December 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
In case anyone was wondering why the tinkle tape traitor woke up with a Panamanian bug up his ass seemingly out of the clear blue sky…
This is why:
Because he’s being investigated for tax evasion in Panama.
Who’s shocked?
Is anyone?
Anyone at all?
t.co/I1pt4guQd4
This is why:
Because he’s being investigated for tax evasion in Panama.
Who’s shocked?
Is anyone?
Anyone at all?
t.co/I1pt4guQd4