Marcia
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Spending our last days in Greece in my husband’s Aunt’s beautiful home. This is the view from her garden. This feels like paradise.
June 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Spending our last days in Greece in my husband’s Aunt’s beautiful home. This is the view from her garden. This feels like paradise.
We woke up at 1:45 to see the lunar eclipse this morning and it was worth it. The iPhone pictures aren’t that great, but I like that you can actually see the partial eclipse in those. Those were taken right before the total eclipse, for which I used my canon camera to photograph.
March 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
We woke up at 1:45 to see the lunar eclipse this morning and it was worth it. The iPhone pictures aren’t that great, but I like that you can actually see the partial eclipse in those. Those were taken right before the total eclipse, for which I used my canon camera to photograph.
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“The Maryland National Guard must decline events which celebrates individuals based all or in part on immutable characteristics,” the memo said.
Douglass was an abolitionist, suffragist, orator and author. That’s what we celebrate him. Let’s be clear: This bars celebrating him because he was Black.
Douglass was an abolitionist, suffragist, orator and author. That’s what we celebrate him. Let’s be clear: This bars celebrating him because he was Black.
Maryland National Guard out of Frederick Douglass parade after DoD order
Strict guidance from the national defense department crushed plans for a parade held in honor of Frederick Douglass’ 207th birthday because it was being held during Black History Month.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
February 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
“The Maryland National Guard must decline events which celebrates individuals based all or in part on immutable characteristics,” the memo said.
Douglass was an abolitionist, suffragist, orator and author. That’s what we celebrate him. Let’s be clear: This bars celebrating him because he was Black.
Douglass was an abolitionist, suffragist, orator and author. That’s what we celebrate him. Let’s be clear: This bars celebrating him because he was Black.
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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
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Let’s be very clear about this. The nation’s hospitals are about to be crippled.
The NIH cuts to research universities’ indirect cost rates may seem obscure and complex. But the consequences are crystal clear.
Hospitals that serve Americans in every state and community will be destroyed.
The NIH cuts to research universities’ indirect cost rates may seem obscure and complex. But the consequences are crystal clear.
Hospitals that serve Americans in every state and community will be destroyed.
We are not far away from your spouse’s cancer trial stopping, your parent’s Alzheimer’s clinical trial evaporating, your teen’s mental health intervention disappearing. It’s easy to attack universities, but the recent actions from the White House will stop cutting edge medical research very quickly.
February 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Let’s be very clear about this. The nation’s hospitals are about to be crippled.
The NIH cuts to research universities’ indirect cost rates may seem obscure and complex. But the consequences are crystal clear.
Hospitals that serve Americans in every state and community will be destroyed.
The NIH cuts to research universities’ indirect cost rates may seem obscure and complex. But the consequences are crystal clear.
Hospitals that serve Americans in every state and community will be destroyed.
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."
![The serious concerns over how the Order will detrimentally impact transgender
youth cannot be overstated. One Washingtonian, as her parents describe her, was a bright and
gentle soul who loved playing musical instruments, trying new things, and playing Magic the
Gathering. She was excited to learn Japanese and the impact of gender-affirming care was
immediately clear to her family. Her parents described that “her joy was clear with every new
milestone in her transition. She was so happy to get to the next step, to get closer to presenting
in a way that was true to herself.” But the day before the presidential election, she shared,
“[t]omorrow I get to find out if I’m illegal.” After the election, she asked her parents if they
could move to Canada because she was fearful of new restrictions on transgender youth and
worried about losing access to gender-affirming care. In January 2025, she took her life. After
the Order issued, her parents expressed that the outlook for transgender futures looks scary and
shared fears of what ending gender-affirming care would have meant for their daughter’s access
to therapy, puberty-delaying medication, hormones, and hope of surgery. Her parents have
expressed fear for the many lives who depend on gender-affirming care and that what happened
to their daughter does not happen to any other children.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlmouohgzbjofidukcp4pxf2/bafkreich7jyv3lnkmd5r234itpdhtvavgblc46ai6d47tb4i7oxgfga2ym@jpeg)
February 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."
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"This is a blatantly unconsitutional order. ... Franly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order." Judge Coughenor, Reagan appointee. #BirthrightCitizenship
January 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"This is a blatantly unconsitutional order. ... Franly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order." Judge Coughenor, Reagan appointee. #BirthrightCitizenship
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ah trump’s merit in action. only certain people can be meritorious
Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
February 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
ah trump’s merit in action. only certain people can be meritorious
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Happy day 5 of Black History Month! I celebrate Big Mama Thornton, blues singer & guitarist extraordinaire. Her 1952 hit "Hound Dog" was stolen by some white hillbilly & sold 2m records, for which she was paid the shitty total of $500. Black history is American history. m.youtube.com/watch?embeds...
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (1952) Blues
YouTube video by warholsoup100
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February 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Happy day 5 of Black History Month! I celebrate Big Mama Thornton, blues singer & guitarist extraordinaire. Her 1952 hit "Hound Dog" was stolen by some white hillbilly & sold 2m records, for which she was paid the shitty total of $500. Black history is American history. m.youtube.com/watch?embeds...
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The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
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When it comes to the American presidency, one should never conflate power with greatness.
Here's how NOT to describe the Trump presidency:
robertreich.substack.com/p/how-not-to...
Here's how NOT to describe the Trump presidency:
robertreich.substack.com/p/how-not-to...
How not to describe the Trump presidency
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When it comes to the American presidency, one should never conflate power with greatness.
Here's how NOT to describe the Trump presidency:
robertreich.substack.com/p/how-not-to...
Here's how NOT to describe the Trump presidency:
robertreich.substack.com/p/how-not-to...
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no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
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Can’t wait t’git my hands on nem cheap eggs!
January 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Can’t wait t’git my hands on nem cheap eggs!
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Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
January 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
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In light of Trump II’s predictably cruel and bonkers beginning, many people are asking: “What can I do now?” Here are 10 recommendations. robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-c...
What you can do
Ten ways to resist Trump II
robertreich.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In light of Trump II’s predictably cruel and bonkers beginning, many people are asking: “What can I do now?” Here are 10 recommendations. robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-c...