heidialtman.bsky.social - Profile | ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

A highly trusted friend who is an enrolled agent and owns an accounting firm said this is accurate based on what the GOP wants to pass and doesn’t include cost of goods from tariffs.Source on bottom of image

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/cdc-s... This is another act of war against women and their health. This is the most comprehensive metric for collecting maternal health data from across the country and making it available to researchers. Nothing good will come of this.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Research shows that strikes engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population (the 3.5% rule) have never failed to bring about change. 3.5% of the US population is 11M people. Bluesky and website below Get Involved @generalstrikeus.bsky.social generalstrikeus.com www.bbc.com/future/artic...

submitted 17 days ago • 8 comments

I am happy to see people showing up at town halls and demanding that their reps pay attention. This is the way forward. They must fear losing their seats more than they fear the MAGA machine. This is no longer a D vs. R issue. This is a 99% vs. 1% issue. We must pull together in this moment.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

So we have a little farm here in SE GA (most people around here wouldn’t call 7 acres a real farm) and we grow pecans and camellias and some vegetables sometimes mostly we just wanted to have peace of mind. When I feel overwhelmed I walk the dog around and look at the grass and the sky and trees.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

NIH people need to get up to speed on this very quickly: RFK Jr Is. A. Liar. He talks a good game. His speeches are good and it sounds like he cares about science. But no, he hates scientists and lies to co-opt them. Proof:

submitted 5 days ago • 6 comments

#USDA Terminates Thousands of Workers. The Agricultural Research Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Farm Service Agency, Forest Service, and Natural Resources Conservation Service were among the USDA agencies reportedly targeted for cuts. www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news...

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

Absolutely despicable.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

acra-crm.org/nepa-regulat... Today we held a career expo for our students where we invite agency reps, CRM firms and other likely hirers to talk to and recruit them. The reps of the various USDA archaeology projects had all been fired Friday and therefore didn’t show. Now this. 🤬😳

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Run for something!

submitted 8 days ago • 62 comments

Learn your rights. Before you go to any demonstration consider wearing protection for your head, eyes, chest and ribs. Write your attorney's number on your arm in permanent ink. Take a burner phone with a few necessary contact numbers. Have small change and memorize your credit card number.

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

I found this article on “competitive authoritarianism” very worthwhile reading. Clearly lays out where we are, and what is likely to happen. I don’t know the best hashtags for this kind of thing here on BlueSky; trusting others will repost for maximum effect. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

Interesting resource for maga people that are curious about leaving the cult. From a guy who did just that. If you can even change one mind with this guy's help it's worth it. leavingmaga.org

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

Where are the counter hackers that could be throwing up road blocks to the take over of government systems by an unelected oligarch? Surely there must be good people with serious skills out there.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Some of you never had to read 1984 in high school and it shows.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Unforgivable. So many people already suffering, and losing programs. Those who devoted their lives to public service in some of the most difficult (and rewarding) conditions have been ripped from their missions. And all for what? To appease a drug addled tech bro www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Thankfully I never changed my name despite being married 2x. Now, if you did because of “tradition” or other reasons they want to deny your right to vote. This cannot stand.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

The breathtaking ignorance of how intertwined American programs (established through legislation) are to the American economy has many MAGA voters expressing remorse. But it’s not just their lack of understanding. The people holding the blow torch don’t have a clue either.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: -We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. -The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous. 🧵⬇️

submitted 12 days ago • 598 comments

As a person with a long family history in Appalachia, I hated this book when it came out and thought little of its author. What a shame that he has risen to the level of his incompetence and is dragging us all down with him.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

I read this in conjunction with an interview with @aoc.bsky.social who talked about the need to cultivate and firmly hold onto happiness and joy in times like these. Resist? Of course. Let the whims of a madman steal your joy? Never.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

My red line for the future of this country is how the mid term elections go, or whether there are mid term elections at all. All the state election messes ginned up by this administration are an early indicator.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

www.usatoday.com/story/money/... Boycotts can be effective if they are widespread and people commit to them. Surely can all 1 day (or more) without spending.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Today is my husband’s birthday! I am so thankful he was born and we found each other!

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

youtu.be/4L3UPAQ3c-8

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.

submitted 14 days ago • 909 comments

Here’s a secret about me: I am in a bowling league. I am terrible at it, but I get to hang out with my faculty friends and my husband.

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Sherrilyn Ifill is a national treasure. sherrilyn.substack.com/p/democracy-...

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

submitted 15 days ago • 823 comments

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

submitted 15 days ago • 1165 comments

Germany is saying no to autogenocide, no to oligarchy, and no to impunity. Thousands are taking a stand against fascism ahead of the election. No matter the results they won't bend the knee to oligarchy. #3E

submitted 15 days ago • 203 comments

Same could be said of a lot of work on extremophiles. Why bother sending a guy from Berkeley to sample hot water downstream from a Yellowstone geyser. You can thank that for PCR, and you can thank that technology for an amazing amount of what we now do with DNA.

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

@meganranney.bsky.social Washington. I’m one of these jobs.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

My husband’s birthday is this week and all he ever asks for is a chocolate cake. And my undying love… :)

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Anthropogenic Global Warming & Drought 🧵 www.carbonbrief.org/multi-year-d...

submitted 16 days ago • 3 comments