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maurany.bsky.social
Anthropologist, professor, native plant nerd, will always pet the dog if given a chance.
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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

Weird way to drink “water”…

If Musk compromises the Social Security Administration in any way, millions of Americans could miss their checks. If Elon is all about transparency, he should drop by House Oversight and tell the American people why he's messing with their social security. www.semafor.com/article/02/0...

The Proud Boys organization no longer controls the trademark, “Proud Boys”, and is now “barred from selling any merchandise with either its name or its symbols without the consent of a Black church in Washington that its members vandalized.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

Can’t stop thinking about how Zionists keep telling Jews that Palestinian humanity is a threat to us, meanwhile there’s a powerful rich white South African American doing Nazi salutes and supporting the far right in the US and Germany And people are still falling for this okie doke!!

I just downloaded my social security balance sheet from SSA.gov. I’m going to keep it with my birth certificate and other official documents.

The FAA is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. The former FAA administrator stepped down on Jan. 20th after Musk called on him to resign. Musk was angry after the FAA fined SpaceX for failing to get approval for launch changes.

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.

Things I love- this podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

There is NO Department of Government Efficiency, so stop saying it. Two men cannot be considered a Department. Congressional authority is a requirement and that has not happened. So, what we have is an idea for a Department. No matter what Trump says the media chews it up and spits it out as truth.

Just a reminder that in 2019, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine misinformation campaign helped cause a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly kids. Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?

Trump remains convicted of 34 felonies for election interference. apnews.com/article/trum...

So sick of legacy news agitating this feeling of helplessness in America right now

Do you ever think the country would be better off if Zuckerberg hadn't dropped out of Harvard during his sophomore year? Maybe a little more education would have been a good idea?

Senator Wyden @wyden.senate.gov and Senator Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov are BOTH on Bluesky and are two of our greatest champions in the Senate for Social Security and Medicare currently on this app. We definitely should support them with a follow. Thank you BOTH for everything that you do. 🙏💜

Our Provost too: "to avoid potential travel disruptions, members of the international community may wish to return to Providence before Monday, January 20, 2025." today.brown.edu/announcement...

Wild sky this evening.

Now is not the time to unilaterally disarm in the service of some higher principles. All legal tactics must be on the table. Ideological fights must yield in service of winning. We must recruit and fund candidates who can win their state or districts. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/buil...

Just unsubscribed from NYT. Morning email feed from them was 1) bitcoin, 2) some fluff piece about a woman that met Hunter Biden out clubbing in 2017. Why bother?

Believe it or not, New York Times, I truly do not need a push notification or breaking news alert about the price of a crypto coin.

Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.

The fetishization of quantified data is part of what has brought us to this point in history. We have all the electoral poll numbers and very little means to interpret the “why”. Maybe we need a more assertive descriptor for qualitative data because “soft” vs “hard” ain’t cutting it.

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Pay for Your Sins Sunday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday, Waste Money Wednesday…what comes next in the sequence?

In case you needed validation for WHY you stopped watching MSNBC during the day (or completely), they have a conga line of pundit idiots saying President Biden looks corrupt for pardoning his son -- instead of leaving him vulnerable to convicted felon trump's retribution thugs. DO. NOT. WATCH.