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In 2021 textile artist Emma Dyer documented her year in embroidery #WomensArt

www.science.org/content/arti... go ahead and let your patients know if they wish cutting edge treatment for a variety of conditions that may not be possible or accessible to them #medsky #Blackmedsky

Centers for Disease Control cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health in U.S EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

This is really troubling. — My Battle with Tulsi Gabbard’s Cult Followers in Hawaii by Christine Gralow www.spytalk.co/p/my-battle-...

Yeah, about that…

Delta’s CEO says Trump has promised to roll back a rule requiring automatic refunds on canceled flights and another requiring airlines to disclose the full cost of a ticket up front

Texas teachers are quitting at a rate that’s 25 percent above the national average. In Tennessee, the vacancy rate for all public schools is 5.5 percent, compared to a national average of 4 percent. newrepublic.com/article/1768...

Can you imagine if one of his workers showed up with their child at work? He is such an entitled prick.

While on MSNBC, the liberal news station, @davidfrum.bsky.social was warned not to make light of Pete Hegseth's drunkenness by a producer, then asked to leave while Mika apologized www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

I found this account to follow for trending topics on BlueSky @trendingworld.bsky.social

protesters in tbilisi georgia call for special backup

Just heard about the 6.6 #Earthquake in N CA. Stay safe.

"Biden only has a few weeks to pardon his son. All I know is that Trump isn't messing around (with the Patel pick)." I spoke on @cnn this afternoon about what Patel would mean for Biden. This evening, Biden pardoned his son.

Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.

I have spoken publicly abt concerns my clients, fed employees & others have w/incoming #Trump Admin re: retaliation. We are compiling lists of attnys, CPAs, Drs (counseling field) who wld be willing to provide pro bono services if necessary. If interested, please email me at [email protected].

I’m one of Mark’s clients. This is something we could use help with.

I continue to blame Garland for waiting much too long before appointing Smith and don’t agree that the delay the Sup Court deliberately engineered made Garland’s own delay irrelevant — but @barbmcquade.bsky.social convinces me here that Smith’s motion was exactly right www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

When we survive this dark chapter and there are sane people back in charge, can we agree that education and specifically civics education to ensure an informed, educated citizenry will be a high priority?

This will be wild

What if tech bros were the real villains all along?

I just wanted to say thank you Kamala Harris. You ran a wonderful campaign. A hell of a campaign. You appealed to our better angels. You had only 107 days to give it your all. And you did. Thank you for stepping up and trying to bring this country together. You did really well. Thank you.

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I don’t personally know Rep. Nancy Mace or Rep. Sarah McBride, and I can’t say I’ve thoroughly researched their biographies or political views. But I’ve seen enough in recent days to say this: I am very grateful to be of the party of Sarah McBride, and not that of Nancy Mace.

Obviously, Duckworth is a vet with Senate confirmation voting power whose opinion on Hegseth should be taken seriously, but one that will fall on deaf ears among Senate Republicans — a mostly spineless group consisting of a few members who occasionally break with Trump, in increasingly futile ways.

Troll in your comments? There’s a method to their assholery. Block immediately. Don’t help them. open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...

THIS JUST IN: An investigation of Tulsi Gabbard's PACs shows much of the funds raised have gone to fundraising & to pay her advisers, not the stated mission of the PACs. Plus, she won't reveal the donors to a charity she runs. All this needs vetting. Pass it on. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Want something to lift your mood? Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm) appears on my podcast this week and she brings it! A lot of laughter and insight from this national treasure. www.borowitzreport.com/p/wtf-to-be-...

Podcasters, too.

Humiliated by a Nazi officer as a teenager, Madeleine Riffaud joined the French Resistance. By the time she was 20, she had killed a German soldier, survived torture and captured a supply train. She died on Nov. 6 at her home in Paris. She was 100.

Czech president warns Trump of rising autocracies

Every week we will learn about new forms of corruption that we hadn't thought of before www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

It’s been two weeks since Hannah Kobayashi went missing after she did not board a connecting flight to New York City. Her father, Ryan Kobayashi, was found dead Sunday, after he had traveled to Los Angeles to search for her. Here's what we know so far.