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GenX, healthcare worker šŸ˜·, empath, spiritually minded, anti-racist. My šŸ‘€'s are open to a šŸŒŽ that's in desperate need of repair. #EndCitizensUnited #leftisbest #DU HoCo MD
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For the 1st time, #birdflu has been confirmed in rats, according to the US Dept of Agriculture. 4 black rats were found to have #H5N1 avian flu in Riverside Calif, where 2 recent poultry outbreaks were reported. Officials previously isolated H5N1 in mice on dairyfarms www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...

Going forward hospitals, doctors offices and ED's should have a separate waiting room for anti-vaxxers, spread your shit amongst yourselves.

Impacts of the USAID Stop Work Orders A 2024 study looked into the impact of U.S. foreign aid. Every dollar spent on aid returns an average of $8 in exports. It benefits people in the US before delivery and in the development phase when countries strike up partnerships.

Heā€™s Thiel Fellow, explains so much. ā€˜The fellowship is intended for students aged 22 or younger and offers them a total of $100,000 over two years, as well as guidance and other resources, to drop out of school and pursue other workā€™

Told-ja so! In bringing a new FOIA suit & prelim injunction motion vs DOGE, @crew.bsky.social relies in part on helpful language in Judge Batesā€™ denial of a TRO in a DOGE case before him. bsky.app/profile/rpar...

Truly

The FDIC protects your hard earn money in the bank and helps prevent another financial crash. Trump and Muskā€™s move to fire these workers is dangerous. I led Senate Democrats in pushing back, and now independent investigators are on the case.

This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at whether the U.S. will retaliate against Salt Typhoon by hacking China, Samoa callin out a China-backed hacking group, Japan's active cyber defense, President Trump cutting CISA staff, and more. Read the newsletter, from @tom.risky.biz.

If you didn't know... ā€¢ Exxon ā€¢ Moulton/Coors ā€¢ Walmart Have funded Heritage Foundation (#Project2025) for YEARS #Boycott

Elon Musk stole the presidential election, and no one is going to do anything about it. Good job, America!

Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ā€˜Krasnovā€™ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...

ProPublica: Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared ProLife Movement? www.propublica.org/article/texa...

When FAA employees are telling us itā€™s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.

It doesn't have to be this way. We have got to stop this administration!!!

This is incredibly smart by @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social, a lesson Democrats have to learn fast. There will be no a-ha moment for the electorate. You can't wait around for people to realize how bad it is if they'll invariably wind up blaming the Reverse Vampires. You just have to fight, right now.

A new way to measure your food intake, from your šŸ’© www.nature.com/articles/s42... www.nature.com/articles/s42... "proof-of-concept for detailed tracking of individual-specific, health-relevant dietary patterns without the need for questionnaires."

theyā€™re trying to project 2025 it.

Why are U.S. banks flying gold from London to New York? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

#TURDREICHREDUX: Fearful immigrants ask Florida activist to sign guardianship papers for their children. floridapolitics.com/archives/721...

Rainmaker founder Augustus Doricko, a ā€œGundo Bro,ā€ gushes that ā€œ20 guys from the PayPal mafia run all of tech & now the American empire.ā€ Doricko is a former Thiel fellow who aims to control weather. Rainmaker is backed by 1517 fund (backed by PayPal founder Thiel), Balaji S., Gary Tan, etc. 1/

The Army and Navy just deleted web pages honoring womenā€™s military serviceā€”falling in line with Trumpā€™s DEI purge. This isnā€™t about readiness. Itā€™s about erasing the contributions of women who served and sacrificed for this country. Shameful. READ MORE: www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

God help us! White supremacists in suits and tiesā€™: the rightwing Afrikaner group in Trumpā€™s ear www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Louisiana Department of Health says it will no longer promote mass vaccination

oh good www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

If you cannot attend on Saturday the 17th because you are working check out some of these events

I Want You! To Start an Antifascist Book Club Explore key books & resources to understand & resist authoritarianism, and learn how local book clubs can empower you to go on offense for democracy. @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/onoffens...

Happy Friday!

Breaking: Elon's DOGE staff previously ran website that hosted... well www.muskwatch.com/p/doge-teen-...

Associated Press blocked from Oval Office for not using ā€˜Gulf of Americaā€™ www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

After #SCOTUS blocked Biden's student loan program, he attempted to achieve similar results through a program based upon a *different* statute. That's not "defying the courts" any more than Congress did when it relied upon the Commerce Clause, not 14A, to enact Title II of the Civil Rights Act.

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The Tech Bros glorify themselves, technology, colonialism, imperialism, monarchy, billionaire-ism, accelerationism, & risk. They plan to colonize via ā€œnetwork statesā€ & charter cities. They are obsessed w/ IQ & intrigued w/ race science & surveillance. They admire Curtis Yarvin & Nick Land. 1/

This is Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll. Last Friday he refused Justice Department order to identify & assist in firing all agents involved in Jan. 6 riot cases, He is said to have pushed back forcefully. Thank you Brian Driscoll!šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø

Incoming President Trumpā€™s lawsuits and legal threats against the press demonstrate the mounting safety risks that journalists and news outlets are facing ahead of Inauguration Day. The Journalist Safety Urgent Care helpline is here to help the press continue their vital work pen.org/journalist-s...

The age of the multi-centibillionaire How the uber wealthy damage democracy, obstruct transparency and enable kleptocrats www.codastory.com/oligarchy/th...

My heart is broken. Mostly I've been angry lately, but today I'm just very very sad. We are losing everything that makes America great and replacing it with hate and stupidity. The America I know and love will never be the same. I'm so very very sad. This is a tragic loss.

Good example of how to cover the news accurately, by @cjcmichel.bsky.social Paul Manafort Is Back to Wreck the World Trumpā€™s one-time aide-de-camp and bagman for corrupt foreign regimes is returning to his old stomping grounds, rolling back precious progress against a world of kleptocrats.

Join us LIVE We are live streaming together the Hegseth hearing www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q00h...

The US Department of Justice says the pastor, Francier Obando Pinillo, 51, used his position to recruit investors into a fraudulent cryptocurrency venture called "Solano Fi," which he told them "came to him in a dream" and was a guaranteed investment. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/p...