Epstein died in a federal prison while Trump was president. Draw your own conclusions.
Mom of four of the kindest and funniest people you will ever meet. They wouldn't send a stage four cancer patient to CECOT, right?
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Epstein died in a federal prison while Trump was president. Draw your own conclusions.
A friend of mine in cancer recovery was told they can’t get the COVID shot because their primary provider not only can’t get the shot, but don’t know when they will have it to give because everything is so messed up at the CDC The Republican Party is a death cult. Our friends and family will suffer.
Courts are really clearing their throats in the past five days.
I could have written this entire thing myself. Except it would not have been as well written. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
The administration attributed the $8 trillion figure both to new investment and to tariff revenue. So which is it? Neither.
If you're going to talk during the eulogy and tribute part of a celebration of life, do everyone a favor and just don't attend. Ditto if you don't plan on offering your condolences to everyone in the immediate family.
One of the best unintended consequences of people carrying cameras around in their pockets everywhere: the destruction of the myth created by film and television that police are hyper-competent, real-life superheroes rather than the uneducated and out of shape oafs and buffoons they actually are
"restructured, secure zones" -- shall we call them reservations? Or camps?
1. Trans women are women. Stop saying that trans women are "Men pretending to be women." 2. Sexual predator men don't pretend to be women to molest girls. That would be way too much work and effort. Sexual predator men pretend to be youth pastors to molest girls. 3. Trans men are not a "gotcha."
They want us dead
What @stuartpstevens.bsky.social says here:
By end run do you mean completely illegal?
“I will not interfere with access to vaccines.” 💣 Fires entire ACIP panel and appoints nutters 💣 Works to disband USPSTF 💣 Removes kids from COVID guidelines 💣 Threatens pediatricians who vaccinate children according to AAP guidelines It’s time for him to go. FIRE RFK JR #firerfkjr #savehhs
I’m careful about what I post here because I know my teenager reads it sometimes. I hope they will be aware—so many of my students aren’t, yet—but not overwhelmed. Not defeated. Fascism is speeding up. But kiddo, it’s bound to lose. It always has.
Weather report bots, Christianity, astrology??
Wtf am I doing wrong on this app? From the beginning I've gotten content meant for and about authors, video game stuff, and just shit tons of astronomy, three fields I'm not interested in. I get sportsball posts. No thanks. I also now get really weird p*rn? Can bluesky not get me after many months?
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That. www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...
We would be 1,500 years ahead if it hadn't been for the church dragging science back by its coattails and burning our best minds at the stake. ~ Catherine Fahringer
I’m hoping my colleagues—especially from red states like Alabama—will read Jake’s powerful account of how important federal funding is in fighting cancer. www.al.com/news/birming...
Can I, a US citizen and resident, have some?
“In a far-flung province known for its extreme right-wing politics, the ruling party is holding an opposition party official hostage in the Capital building. The lawmaker, who is a member of the Black ethnic minority, has been told she’d be arrested if she leaves the building.”
Hey I don't want to accidentally blow up society or anything but I just paid a "processing fee" I know that's grandfathered in, but like, we have computers now What uhh what is the additional processing that is happening and why does your computer need a little extra money to do it
Arrested for what?!
Where's Anonymous been? We sure could use someone to release those Epstein files
Comply with what, mam? Comply with what.
You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying." It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
Okay I've had a double mastectomy and I like to wear jeans and T-shirts. What's a maga rat going to do with me in a bathroom?
Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
BREAKING: U.S. layoffs have surged to their highest level since the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Republicans defend keeping up statues to white supremacy and treason with fake invocations to "history" while they actively rewrite and whitewash history whenever they get power.
1/ Two weeks ago, RFK Jr. convened a panel to "review" the safety of #SSRIs during pregnancy. Of the 10 panelists, 9 were known critics of antidepressants. What followed was a deeply misleading and dangerous discussion. 👇
Heads up: the Bureau of Labor Statistics also calculates the Consumer Price Index.
Standing up for the smallest of minorities is important because when you accept the premise that one group are expendable because small or ‘insignificant’, you have accepted the idea of the expendability of human life in general, and the enemy will use your acquiescence to pick off yet more.
Trump says the -818k 2024 benchmark payroll revisions show BLS commissioner McEntarfer was political and incompetent. Let’s look at the facts. 1. The revisions were released in Aug 2024, not Nov 15 as the president said. So the BLS release showing far less job growth came 3 mos. BEFORE the election
I just need one member of the media to ask Trump how much a $500 drug would cost after a 1500% discount.
Elizabeth Warren: "We have Republicans, in theory, they could stand up to him. But I say 'in theory.' It's the most spineless bunch of people I've ever seen."
Wtf is "innately designed"
an utter lack of curiosity is a defining quality of the worst people u know
Here you go Vinay. "In this nationwide cohort study, no increased risk of 29 adverse events was observed after vaccination with the updated COVID-19 mRNA vaccine containing the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron JN.1 lineage in approximately 1 million adults. "
Fucken WHAT
If he does this, he'll get the ax early
The PBS local stations are at risk! PLEASE donate what you can to support them and keep them going ❤️🩹 My local public media station I’m supporting is KQED. Which is your local station? 💙🩵 #SupportPBSandNPR @pbs.org @npr.org
Imagine calling yourself the most popular president ever and yet being scared shitless of late-night comedians and public broadcasting.
Dear Business Insider, Fourteen-year-olds are children, not women.
this is an astounding news moment but it’s even more astonishing to me that society at large seems to believe that biden was president in 2019 and 2020 and not trump. not sure what’s going on with that
Just wait until all the concentration camps are vital to those economies, wtf.
Today this car skipped dozens of other cars who had waited for over a half hour for a ferry off Washington Island, Wisconsin.
When your neighbor on the left is being dragged away by masked men and your neighbor on the right can't get an X-ray for their child, be sure to quickly explain that "both parties are the same" and whatnot.
Our cat Biscuit had his grooming appt today and they sent us his report card but I think I'm just going to use it as my bio
i’m telling yall, get whatever vaccines you need now bc there’s no guarantee they’ll be around later
This “Dems in disarray” crap is so tiresome. Of course Democrats disagree with each other more than Republicans do. Because Dems aren’t in a fascist cult. For the same reason, Britain’s Parliament had more dissension during WWII than Germany’s Reichstag. So what?
It's so hard keeping up with what Dear Leader says, so they can change their opinions to match!
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It’s not an exaggeration: changes to ACIP and vaccine oversight will lead to dead babies The Spartan myth of leaving “unfit” infants to die didn’t save them—Sparta still fell The real myth? A despicable one, that only sick kids die from these diseases. Choosing to let any babies die is immoral
If a US Senator is not safe from being handcuffed and detained for free speech, none of us are safe.
I think this is because Tom wants the left to prevail. He does not want the right wing to prevail, so he doesn't give them advice.
Wtf
INVESTIGATION: The FDA has approved hundreds of drugs with little proof that they work, letting drug companies sell them to unsuspecting doctors & patients in many cases amid signs they pose deadly risks. Harrowing journalism that took YEARS to produce👇 www.levernews.com/fda-approved...
I am getting tired of saying this but I keep sporadically hearing from people things like your life has no substantively changed since trump retook power, bitch yes it has I have a conscience and I wake up mad every day fuck You lol.
Woohoo!
Friends, as much fun as it is to play "Goon, fiend, or wanker? with the Trump regime, the sad reality is that this regime is actively attacking the LGBTQ+ community. Please share this LGBTQ+ friendly one-pager of mental health resources widely #PrideMonth #MentalHealth #AltComms
1. Trump and his Republican allies say their budget cuts are targeted at waste, fraud, and abuse But Trump's new 1,223-page budget proposal, quietly released on Friday afternoon, reveals the real target: Poor children
OH MY GOD WHO KNEW
FWIW, Walgreens doesn't ask for details when you click the box that says you have a preexisting condition for vaccines
This isn't just about blatant disrespect: It forceably outs people and places them in extreme danger of targeted attacks The goal is to terrorize trans people into quitting their jobs, or worse, be eliminated through violence from the right wing mob that is the MAGA base
Once a foreign government can openly give the president a half-billion-dollar plane as a personal gift, there’s no red line left between a democracy and a full-blown kleptocracy. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/corruption...
“Waaaaah…I don’t care if it’s a bribe. I WANT MY PLANE! Waaaaah 😭😭😭”
Notes from an old broad.. just saying.
Oh yes it’s a pattern of well established behavior-preying upon anyone perceived as vulnerable.
🚩The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention issues a red flag alert for the United States in response to the proposed autism registry. #ActuallyAutistic www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...
Why are we deporting Latino U.S. citizen 2 year olds and on the then telling (& paying) white people to have more babies? Of course, this administration believes the Great Replacement Theory (people who believe that white European descendants are being replaced by non-white immigrants). It is Racism
Your periodic reminder that one way to think about privilege is: who's allowed to make mistakes?
I didn't fuck around. Why do I have to find out
The Hubble was listed an as example of extravagant government waste when it was first proposed and sent up
I cannot overstate the importance of reading books, particularly novels by respected authors, for critical thinking skills and reading comprehension. If the big gun novelists don't interest you, start small and work your way up. Or read whatever interests you. Just read. Or listen. It's all books.
I am begging people to understand that the "solution" here - increasingly fragile tech stacks - introduces massive resiliency challenges. We should be discussing single points of failure more than we do. And this stuff will get worse unless we start rejecting these ideas.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
I think Canada needs to start a visa program for US travelers and require proof of vaccination.
Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.
Super excited for the entire conservative infrastructure to tell me how Trump’s demand for price controls on cars is free market economics.
Trump's tariffs will negatively impact almost 300,000 Wisconsin jobs—the highest percentage of any state. 77% of those affected voted for the person creating this harm. Truth matters. Let's talk. @trygveolson.bsky.social, @toddallbaugh.bsky.social
Roses are red Violets are blue
can science explain WHY sweden has some of the best metal in the world?
Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones. Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
they look at russia — a stagnant backwater — with envy
The Trump administration has already closed a large number of local Social Security offices. Now they’re planning to end phone service. They’re trying to kill the elderly and disabled to raid the Social Security coffers on behalf of billionaires. Gift link: wapo.st/3DKAX0I
My child just asked if the x in SpaceX stands for explode. 😭
I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
The disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil, a person with permanent legal status in the US, should be a red line that everyone should recognize. They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace. Your door could be next. jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...
1. Trump is pushing forward with his plans to create a "Crypto Strategic Reserve." No one has bothered to explain why diverting government resources into crypto has ANY STRATEGIC BENEFIT FOR THE UNITED STATES. The only benefit is for people who are current investors in crypto. It's a grift.
i still can’t get over a bunch of rightwingers saying “i can’t wait to make america healthy again by going to steak and shake by eating french fries fried in tallow 🙂” in complete sincerity
Things didn’t used to be this way: “Today there isn’t a single state, city or county in the United States where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a median-priced two-bedroom apartment.” “Since 1985, rent prices have exceeded income gains by 325 percent.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
just a little reminder that everything in crypto is either an outright scam or a beanie baby everyone who wants you to buy crypto at $50,000 bought in when it was $5 and YOU are their profit
We've reached "arrest the librarians" level of authoritarianism. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
The House budget which they will struggle to pass is INCREASING the deficit. And this guy is out here talking about reducing debt, eliminating the deficit, reducing the deficit. Words have no meaning anymore.
Republicans don’t give a shit about deficits. It’s a cudgel they use when Democrats are in power. That’s it. Period. These “principles,” including small government, liberty, social conservatism, they’re all cudgels. The quicker people understand that the better.