Karen
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Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
Home - Long COVID Treatment Trial
Be part of groundbreaking Long COVID research from Scripps Research. We endeavor to conduct a portfolio of Long COVID clinical trials.
longcovid.scripps.edu
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
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🚨 Ohio 🚨
So Mrs Doubtfire becomes a XXX film?
M*A*S*H* is banned from broadcast television?
1959's Some Like It Hot (you know, back when America was great) labels Jack Lemon as a stripper?
Also, here is Gisele, breaking that proposed gender conformity law, by dressing as Kid Rock.
So Mrs Doubtfire becomes a XXX film?
M*A*S*H* is banned from broadcast television?
1959's Some Like It Hot (you know, back when America was great) labels Jack Lemon as a stripper?
Also, here is Gisele, breaking that proposed gender conformity law, by dressing as Kid Rock.
October 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🚨 Ohio 🚨
So Mrs Doubtfire becomes a XXX film?
M*A*S*H* is banned from broadcast television?
1959's Some Like It Hot (you know, back when America was great) labels Jack Lemon as a stripper?
Also, here is Gisele, breaking that proposed gender conformity law, by dressing as Kid Rock.
So Mrs Doubtfire becomes a XXX film?
M*A*S*H* is banned from broadcast television?
1959's Some Like It Hot (you know, back when America was great) labels Jack Lemon as a stripper?
Also, here is Gisele, breaking that proposed gender conformity law, by dressing as Kid Rock.
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Block list for Trump regime government accounts. How to Dismantle a Dictatorship, Step 4: Block validation. #3E bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Block list for Trump regime government accounts. How to Dismantle a Dictatorship, Step 4: Block validation. #3E bsky.app/profile/did:...
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I absolutely love how the inflatable costume is taking off for protest! It offers protection in so many fucking ways but if they go into battle, we will need to level the costumes up for extended dancing in tear gas smoke. Let’s talk 🧵🧵🧵🧵
October 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I absolutely love how the inflatable costume is taking off for protest! It offers protection in so many fucking ways but if they go into battle, we will need to level the costumes up for extended dancing in tear gas smoke. Let’s talk 🧵🧵🧵🧵
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This is freedom! This is America!🙌🏼
September 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This is freedom! This is America!🙌🏼
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Opinion | I’ve dedicated my career to promoting free speech on college campuses. Here’s why the murder of a red state college dropout by another red state college dropout means it’s time to fire liberal professors in blue states.
September 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Opinion | I’ve dedicated my career to promoting free speech on college campuses. Here’s why the murder of a red state college dropout by another red state college dropout means it’s time to fire liberal professors in blue states.
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DC residents and allies across the country will rise up on Saturday to demand an end to DC's occupation.
BE THERE! Get your friends, neighbors, congregation, and community to join the national event this Saturday at 11 AM in Malcolm X Park. Sign up at bit.ly/we-are-all-dc
BE THERE! Get your friends, neighbors, congregation, and community to join the national event this Saturday at 11 AM in Malcolm X Park. Sign up at bit.ly/we-are-all-dc
September 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
DC residents and allies across the country will rise up on Saturday to demand an end to DC's occupation.
BE THERE! Get your friends, neighbors, congregation, and community to join the national event this Saturday at 11 AM in Malcolm X Park. Sign up at bit.ly/we-are-all-dc
BE THERE! Get your friends, neighbors, congregation, and community to join the national event this Saturday at 11 AM in Malcolm X Park. Sign up at bit.ly/we-are-all-dc
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F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents
No college degree required
Less training planned [gift link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
No college degree required
Less training planned [gift link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents
No college degree required
Less training planned [gift link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
No college degree required
Less training planned [gift link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
August 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
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"What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again." - Anne Frank, 7 May 1944
July 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again." - Anne Frank, 7 May 1944
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caked in dust and blood, I claw my way to the crest of the barricade with the last of my strength. despite my broken body, I hear my voice croak out an old song of resistance. tears of hope leap to my eyes as my comrades take up the tune:
five
five dollar
five dollar footloooooong
(any any any)
five
five dollar
five dollar footloooooong
(any any any)
August 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
caked in dust and blood, I claw my way to the crest of the barricade with the last of my strength. despite my broken body, I hear my voice croak out an old song of resistance. tears of hope leap to my eyes as my comrades take up the tune:
five
five dollar
five dollar footloooooong
(any any any)
five
five dollar
five dollar footloooooong
(any any any)
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On this Chairteenth, we celebrate the good folks of Montgomery, especially our guy AquaMayne. Special shout out to the folks who, within 72 hours, recreated this in their apartment complex. A COMMUNITY!! 💀
August 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
On this Chairteenth, we celebrate the good folks of Montgomery, especially our guy AquaMayne. Special shout out to the folks who, within 72 hours, recreated this in their apartment complex. A COMMUNITY!! 💀
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please meet Alex the Great, a therapy bunny who works at the San Fran airport and now Giants games to help people who are overwhelmed
LOOK AT HIS TINY BALLCAP. LOOK AT IT.
LOOK AT HIS TINY BALLCAP. LOOK AT IT.
July 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
please meet Alex the Great, a therapy bunny who works at the San Fran airport and now Giants games to help people who are overwhelmed
LOOK AT HIS TINY BALLCAP. LOOK AT IT.
LOOK AT HIS TINY BALLCAP. LOOK AT IT.
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Pride & the No Kings rally are on the exact same day in my city, so I made myself a new sign as a treat. 😌🌈
You can download a free printable PDF or PNG here if you want one too~
ko-fi.com/romantasychr...
You can download a free printable PDF or PNG here if you want one too~
ko-fi.com/romantasychr...
June 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Pride & the No Kings rally are on the exact same day in my city, so I made myself a new sign as a treat. 😌🌈
You can download a free printable PDF or PNG here if you want one too~
ko-fi.com/romantasychr...
You can download a free printable PDF or PNG here if you want one too~
ko-fi.com/romantasychr...
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ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
Daily Beans Fundraiser - Whistleblower Aid
Daily Beans Listeners Fundraiser for Whistleblower Aid The American rule of law has survived many challenges, but now faces one of the most serious threats in our history. Checks and balances within o...
whistlebloweraid.org
June 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
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🚨 We want to get this flyer out to DOL employees who have been RIFed but many of them are on administrative leave instead of in the building. If you know any feds who need this info, please share it with them!
Important info on what to do after receiving a RIF notice (alt text included) ⬇️⬇️
Important info on what to do after receiving a RIF notice (alt text included) ⬇️⬇️
![YOU HAVE RIGHTS!
What Federal Employees Should Know about Reductions in Force (RIFs)
Your Rights
Generally speaking, for non-SES, executive-branch employees, your agency must:
● Provide 60 day’ advance notice of a RIF (though that can be reduced to 30 days based
on “not reasonably foreseeable circumstances.”) 5 C.F.R. § 351.801.
● For any bargaining-unit employees, provide the union with at least 60 days’ notice of any
RIFs, and more if a collective-bargaining agreement requires it
● Set a “competitive area” defining the organizational unit being cut and a “competitive
level” defining the types of jobs being cut; RIFs must target positions, not people.
● Make a “retention list” that ranks workers based on their tenure, veterans preference,
length of service, performance, and other criteria to decide who is terminated.
● Provide these rights to probationary employees as well as non-probationary employees.
● Provide severance pay: 1 week of pay for years of civilian service, 2 weeks for years >
10, plus an increase if you’re over 40
● Allow employees whose functions are transferred to a different competitive area to
transfer to those jobs
What To Do
● Before RIF Notice: Organize your coworkers, discuss strategies with them, keep your
union informed, download your eOPF folder, and consider what allies you can gather to
fight on your and your coworkers’ behalf.
● When you get a RIF Notice:
○ Ask the person who sent you the RIF notice and your HR representative in
writing for the retention register and check it thoroughly. Here is sample language
that you can use:
■ “Hi, my name is [NAME]. I just received a Reduction in Force notice,
dated [DATE]. Please send me the retention register that the Department
of Labor has compiled that applies to my competitive area and
competitive level immediately, along with any other information to which I
am entitled under 5 C.F.R. Section 351.505.
○ If they don’t give the retention register to you, FOIA it …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j7ih5hnishq4ccdmqmb4ot7o/bafkreignwj2v5zstyj6zmlo6lxpklzrirs56txl6qgza5raizhkgyjx5iu@jpeg)
![date of [DATE YOU RECEIVED RIF NOTICE] and an effective date of[DATE NOTICE SAYS RIF IS EFFECTIVE]. In particular, I would like to
receive any retention registers compiled for the Reduction in Force for which I received the attached notice. Please provide this information as soon as possible. For bargaining unit employees, file grievances over any failure to inform the union, lack of notice, placing employees on administrative leave without cause, or mistakes in the retention register.
● After RIF Notice: Challenge errors before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
or via union grievance. Continue to come to work if they have RIF’d you unlawfully.
Stay in touch with your colleagues.
Additional Resources
● Reductions in Force (RIFs): An Overview (QR code below)
● Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network (QR code below)
● How to Seek Compensation for Mental Health Conditions caused or aggravated by a
Federal Employer - CFPB Union (QR code below)
YOU ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH!
As long as you speak in your personal capacity about a matter of public concern and your
speech does not interfere with your job, you can generally say what you want. Click the last QR
code above for a presentation explaining federal employee free speech rights.
● Your union representatives](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j7ih5hnishq4ccdmqmb4ot7o/bafkreihhy4m6oxpikownyvu5mo2bxgvxx6gyx2iuxsuih4qwbipiriltii@jpeg)
May 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
🚨 We want to get this flyer out to DOL employees who have been RIFed but many of them are on administrative leave instead of in the building. If you know any feds who need this info, please share it with them!
Important info on what to do after receiving a RIF notice (alt text included) ⬇️⬇️
Important info on what to do after receiving a RIF notice (alt text included) ⬇️⬇️
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You don't stop a bully by handing them your lunch money. And you don't stop a tyrant by handing them more power.
March 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
You don't stop a bully by handing them your lunch money. And you don't stop a tyrant by handing them more power.
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I think what is making everyone so angry isn’t just the cowardice of Senate Democrats, it’s their cowardice in comparison to the random normal person who runs for school board to oust a Moms for Liberty freak
March 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I think what is making everyone so angry isn’t just the cowardice of Senate Democrats, it’s their cowardice in comparison to the random normal person who runs for school board to oust a Moms for Liberty freak
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Remember to hit the applicable cameras first when doing this 🙂
February 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Remember to hit the applicable cameras first when doing this 🙂
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People are horrible. I recently heard that some people are carrying squirt guns filled with salt water and are casually spraying these monstrosities as they pass them by. So sad.
BTW, Squirt guns can be bought at your local drug store and the salt water needs to be at least 10% solution. Terrible.
BTW, Squirt guns can be bought at your local drug store and the salt water needs to be at least 10% solution. Terrible.
February 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
People are horrible. I recently heard that some people are carrying squirt guns filled with salt water and are casually spraying these monstrosities as they pass them by. So sad.
BTW, Squirt guns can be bought at your local drug store and the salt water needs to be at least 10% solution. Terrible.
BTW, Squirt guns can be bought at your local drug store and the salt water needs to be at least 10% solution. Terrible.
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IMPORTANT ACTION in response to the illegal firings of scientists and public health workers at HHS, NIH, CDC, and other federal agencies by the Trump administration.
Rally at HHS this Wed, Feb 19 at 12 pm. Show your support!
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
@nihfellowsunited.bsky.social
Rally at HHS this Wed, Feb 19 at 12 pm. Show your support!
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
@nihfellowsunited.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
IMPORTANT ACTION in response to the illegal firings of scientists and public health workers at HHS, NIH, CDC, and other federal agencies by the Trump administration.
Rally at HHS this Wed, Feb 19 at 12 pm. Show your support!
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
@nihfellowsunited.bsky.social
Rally at HHS this Wed, Feb 19 at 12 pm. Show your support!
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
@nihfellowsunited.bsky.social
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)