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clodpool.bsky.social
Eternal dilettante. Convinced that bicycles can save humanity. I’m boring and pretty much only repost.
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I wish this were not deadly accurate. But it certainly is. Musk’s smirking obliteration of an agency providing lifesaving services all over the world—with zero study of or even interest in the lethal consequences—should permanently stain him, his cabal, and his corporate empire.

Republicans' new pitch for Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill: “Well, we all are going to die.”

We’re celebrating #InternationalDayOfThePotato with three remarkable chuño from Peru. These freeze-dried potatoes were the perfect rations during long journeys and as a food source in the event of crop failure. 1/2

The same way private prisons profit from mass incarceration, private detention centers profit from mass deportation. So it's no surprise that Trump's "border czar" is profiting off Trump's cruel and inhumane mass deportation agenda. We must call this brazen corruption out.

I’ve never seen a dissent like this (on SCOTUS stripping away the asylum parole of nearly 500K human beings on the emergency docket) utexas.app.box.com/s/fkvbpqvf8w...

Musk also never found any of the 20 million people over age 115 who he said were getting Social Security checks.

In a remote stretch of Montana, USDA funding helped provide food for ~250 households on a reservation where the nearest supermarket is about 20 miles away. Now, due to cuts, the tribe’s funding for local food purchases could run out within weeks. By @maryhudetz.bsky.social‬

France just banned smoking near schools, beaches & parks. 🚭 Minister Vautrin: “Freedom to smoke ends where children’s freedom to breathe begins.” @🪱🧠— maybe take notes instead of firing scientists? Now, where’s my morning croissant… 🥐 🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Join the fight to support the Library of Congress at www.SaveTheLOC.org

@realdollyparton.bsky.social is the rightful Queen of America. No one can deny how much she cares about, and for, people. In addition, she is one of the greatest song writers & performers this country has ever produced, a philanthropist and a savvy and ethical businesswoman. #MakeDollySmile

This project grew out of a convo I had with @katestarbird.bsky.social in Sept 2018 after a great talk she gave a MIT - only took 6.5 years to finally appear in print! Makes me very glad for working papers...

I grew up on hearing @realdollyparton.bsky.social at family gatherings. The years of joy and pleasure given to so many by one woman are unrivalled. An inspiration, with her imagination library, her Covid vaccine research donation, and other charitable deeds. #makedollysmile

“We’re all going to die” -Woman with government healthcare who is cutting Medicaid

Over the next few weeks, firefighters from our Hilton & Cazadero stations are teaming up with defensible space inspectors to conduct inspections along the Russian River, between Trenton Road and Rio Nido. If you see our crews in your neighborhood, stop by and ask questions—we’re here to help!

Trump lied about the number of undocumented immigrants, so now he has to *create* them by stripping LEGAL immigrants of their status so he has someone to disappear. And the oligarchs on the Supreme Court are helping him.

The Katie Miller scoop:

I met this dog on the boat the other day. That’s all.

🚨 Wildfire smoke is drifting into parts of Illinois today. It can impact anyone's health - know the risks and how to protect yourself: dph.illinois.gov/topics-servi...

GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”

VOTER: “But people will die!” (if you kick them of Medicaid) ERNST: “Well, we all are going to die.”

“…they got you where they want you There's a better life and you think about it don't you It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it And you spend your life putting money in his wallet” @realdollyparton.bsky.social was on to “it” long before many, has used her voice & wealth for GOOD! #WWDD

Most people on this earth just want to live their lives.

Dolly is one of the best humans living on this rock. We all just want the space to be ourselves and be appreciated for who we are. @realdollyparton.bsky.social #DollyDay

c'est moi

Another source of mysterious flats. #BR Inflate the tube slightly before installation so that it has some shape instead of crumpling inside the tire.

Medicaid pays for 64% of births in Speaker Mike Johnson’s home state of Louisiana. Yet Republicans are trying to slash the program and take away health care from 14 million people — all to give a tax cut to billionaires.

Duffy shows Doocy how he raises his own chickens and then says: "With egg prices? Smart." (Trump insists that egg prices are very low right now.)

Ms kitty the foster cat got spayed on Wednesday, so she’s in her bodysuit era. She hates the bodysuit, but hates it less than the cone, which she weaseled her way out of in 90 seconds. Sure, she rolled immediately in cat food and has tried to shitkick it off herself but it’s the least bad option.

Later generations were taught that streetcar service declined because passengers preferred to drive. Transportation experts have patiently explained this cause to me. But primary sources reveal that a small minority of motorists degraded the transit modes that the vast majority relied upon.

The Trump administration's weekly security breach:

If a vaccine is not on the approved childhood or adult vaccination schedule, Medicaid and Medicare will not cover it, and private insurance is not likely to cover it either. This means families with children and pregnant women who want to get a COVID-19 vaccine will have to pay out of pocket for it.

This is fine.

Duffy alone can fix it....or maybe not.

Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for water

new loyalty tests for federal workers www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

Memorial Day has passed, but its meaning still matters. The original spirit of Memorial Day is under threat. What began as a solemn tribute by freed Black Americans in 1865 is being erased by political leaders who are actively dismantling efforts to honor the full diversity of those who served.

I don't like to get involved with Cats vs Dogs since I like both but I will say that kittens >>>>>>> puppies. Me: Okay, food here, water here, catbox here, we good?" Kitten: K Me: WILL YOU STOP EATING WEIRD THINGS Puppy: no (pees on floor for tenth time today)

The new COVID vaccination recommendations are being made by a small coterie of people least qualified to make them, while cutting out the experts to push their own views forward, regardless of what the science says. My latest for The Nation. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The government's own data indicates they knew their assertions that all these men were the 'worst of the worst' was untrue. Great reporting by a team at @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/trum...

We love Dolly ❤️ @realdollyparton.bsky.social She’s not just a legend—she’s a truly compassionate person who consistently shows up again and again with heart and humility . Let’s #MakeDollySmile today. 1/4

What share of new car sales are electric? Here are a selection of countries for 2024 👇 Explore more here: ourworldindata.org/grapher/elec...

Yesterday was #NationalBiscuitDay so we baked a Custer Cream.

www.npr.org/2025/05/29/n...

@recoverydoctor.bsky.social

Programs that let people borrow an ebike for a few days at a time are blooming around the US. They’re convenient for all, but they also provide free transport for those priced out of bike ownership. www.wired.com/story/ebike-...