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NorCal techie, mom, wife. Diehard Cubs fan. Love travel, paddling, scotch, rock&roll. Don't be an idiot. Be kind. Trust but verify.
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The stupidity is strong in this one.

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Need some positive news this week? In the year since Michigan enacted its Extreme Risk law, courts issued 300 orders temporarily limiting gun access from people deemed to be a threat to themselves or others, allowing people in crisis the chance to seek help and preventing countless tragedies.

This is an excellent template and should be disseminated widely

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

FORD CEO: ".. Let's be real honest: Long term, a 25% tariff across the Mexico and Canada borders would blow a hole in the U.S. industry that we've never seen." $F www.wardsauto.com/ford/ford-ce...

I love this

Oh. Would be a shame if everyone shared this everywhere while trump and Eric Adams try to work out a deal.

Recent observation by Nathalie Robin Justice: If a monkey hoarded more bananas than it could eat, while most of the other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to see what is wrong with it. When humans exhibit this same behavior, we put them on the cover of Forbes magazine.

Walking in to NASA’s JPL today as a woman in science leadership felt almost like a protest. They can take us off the webpages and the walls, but we will still be here, absolutely crushing it, and supporting our community while we do it. Happy International Day of Women in Science, everyone.

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Eagles QB Jalen Hurts has all-women management team: 'I was seeking out the best'

My dog was losing her mind at a spot in the roughly 4-inch gap between the fence and my neighbor’s garden shed on the other side. I was mystified but couldn’t see over the fence, so I stuck my phone over the side to look, and YIKES HELLO

Big ups to @signal.org @meredithmeredith.bsky.social for allowing usernames instead of phone numbers last year (signal.org/blog/phone-n...). Washington basically runs on Signal right now and that one change has made reporting and whistleblowing way more private and secure.

There are TEN trans athletes out of 510,000. But yes, let’s pass an executive order banning them from sports because it’s fear porn for Trump’s base and they have no critical thinking at all.

This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility

Let’s remember what we lost.😞

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Today in History: The Nazi leader Adolf Hitler took office as Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. In August 1934, Hitler proclaimed himself Führer.

Important read. Treat the diversity amongst Latinos same as the diversity of European Americans. We all want the same things- fair wages, affordable housing, good education; a fair shot at the American dream. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/o...

My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread

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

This is perfection.

Hehe love it! www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-dei-...

My response to Trump’s remarks in the Capitol Visitor’s Center:

@mcuban.bsky.social’s my new social media hero. A billionaire who still has his testicles.

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Roadrunner beats Wile E. again. United Airlines 737 MAX strikes coyote during takeoff at Chicago O’Hare, safely returns. Wildlife strikes challenge aviation safety.

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Blueskiers being clever👏👏👏

My statement on the Special Counsel’s final report:

Good news on the journalists with a spine front.

Best Bluesky thread 🧵 of the day

Thank you President Biden and democrats. Not one republican voted for this law that lowers drug costs for Americans and now they will undoubtedly try to water it down or roll it back cos that’s what they do.

Seen in Venice Beach today

For the, “they’re taking our jobs” crowd. Here’s your chance—$16.50 an hour, no benefits, and no time off. Let’s see how fast the patriotic job-seekers line up for the grind they’ve been so mad about losing.

News: @jenrubin.bsky.social is becoming the latest in a long list of Washington Post figures to leave the troubled institution. She is partnering with former WH ethics czar @normeisen.bsky.social and launching a startup called The Contrarian. Here's my full story >>> www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/m...

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Our story on how Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and other tech execs are giving millions to Trump after years of insults and threats is on the front page of the Sunday @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/4gTuFui

This sounds nice. So Christian too.