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DenverChick

@denverchick.bsky.social

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Former Texan now in the beautiful State of Colorado Dog Mom Democrat LGBTQ+ Ally No MAGA If you post AI images, I will not follow you.

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DenverChick @denverchick.bsky.social · Jul 9

My quick tutorial on adding Alt-Text to graphics that contain only text. Don't be deterred by all the steps. I gave things like "select text" and "copy text" seperate numbers, so doing this is simpler than it looks!
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DenverChick @denverchick.bsky.social · May 19

A quick tutorial on adding Alt-Text using Google Lens

1) Before adding your picture or photo to your skeet, click on your photo until the "Share" icon shows up. It will look something like this: [Share icon]
2) Share the photo to Google Lens.
3) In Google Lens, move the picture sizer to include all the text. Google Lens will ask you to select the text in that area.
4) Select the text.
5) Copy the text.
6) Hit return to go back to your post.
7) Add your photo or picture to your post.
8) Click on the "ALT" button on your photo.
9) Paste copied text into ALT. It should still be in your buffer. Hit "Save" .
10) Click on Post to post your message.

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C.Owens @char2004.bsky.social · 6h

Private insurance companies (advantage providers) should never have been allowed in. It was the first step towards privatizing Medicare. We really need universal single payer, but at the very least, Medicare should cover everything, including dental, vision, and prescriptions. No part a, b,d, etc.

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 15h

🔥MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS UPDATE🔥

1) Some MA Providers are leaving marketplace.
2) No auto-enrollment if YOUR plan is dropped, you'll have until 12/31 to sign-up OR in 2026 have 80% Medicare Coverage & NO RX PLAN!
3) 1M+ which is an estimated 3% on MA will LOSE their plans.

PLEASE REPOST & SHARE!🔥

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DenverChick @denverchick.bsky.social · 6h

"Choose Life" by Shark School

"House of Guinness" is going to make this band blow up.

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411 / Choose Life, by Shark School

2 track album

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14h

This school year, many Texas districts are teaching from an elementary curriculum that features extensive content about the Christian faith, according to a New York Times analysis. More than 300 of the state’s roughly 1,200 districts signed up to use the lessons.

Inside the New Bible-Infused Texas English Curriculum

This school year, many Texas districts are teaching from an elementary curriculum that features extensive content about the Christian faith, according to a New York Times analysis.

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Polkaspots @polkaspots.bsky.social · 14h

He wouldn't cut rates when they wanted, so they engineered a recession to force his hand. This is all very cool stuff!

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Slowdown in US hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts, Fed's Powell says

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says that a sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy.

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Alicia Ault @aliciaault.bsky.social · 14h

Colorado passed a law in April that allowed the state to look to other sources outside the CDC for vaccine recommendations. Another law ensures that state-regulated insurers will cover vaccines.

#Medsky #IDsky #publichealth #politics

Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado started revamping its vaccine policies in the spring

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dismantling of federal vaccine policy continues, some Democratic-led states have struck out on their own.

coloradosun.com

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James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 16h

Fuck. A generational loss.

Drew Struzan, the King of the Movie Poster, Has Died

The beloved artist, who illustrated iconic posters for 'Star Wars', 'Indiana Jones', 'Back to the Future', and more, was 78.

gizmodo.com

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DenverChick @denverchick.bsky.social · 14h

DIA didn't say "no". Their monitors at security checkpoints don't have sound.

Please read the very article you posted.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 15h

Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them

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migas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 14h

Pam Bondi Announces Facebook Caved and Removed ICE-Tracking Page newrepublic.com/post/201754/... via @newrepublic.com

Pam Bondi Announces Facebook Caved and Removed ICE-Tracking Page

The Trump administration is getting social media platforms to bend to its will on content moderation.

newrepublic.com

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 15h

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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George Hahn @georgehahn.com · 14h

D’Angelo. Come on. This album is legit one of my favorites. It always sounded to me like a hot, edgy, mid ‘80s Prince bootleg. open.spotify.com/album/5Hfbag...

Black Messiah

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TheCatMan @bigbrohem.bsky.social · 14h

"I don’t care which giant corporations or ultra-wealthy investors strike it big and which lose their shirts.

I worry about the economy as a whole, about working families who could lose their jobs and savings. The losses when the AI bubble bursts could ricochet across America."

a VERY smart man.

Beware the Oligarch's AI Bubble

They’re likely to burst.

robertreich.substack.com

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DenverChick @denverchick.bsky.social · 14h

Source:
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...

Joe Biden and Netanyahu were offered Gaza deal a year ago, says negotiator

Gershon Baskin says he got the plan on to the president’s desk but then learnt the Israelis were waiting for a change of administration in Washington

www.thetimes.com

DenverChick @denverchick.bsky.social · 14h

Source:
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...

Joe Biden and Netanyahu were offered Gaza deal a year ago, says negotiator

Gershon Baskin says he got the plan on to the president’s desk but then learnt the Israelis were waiting for a change of administration in Washington

www.thetimes.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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nubbers-natch.bsky.social @nubbers-natch.bsky.social · 16h

Reminiscent of the US Embassy Hostage deal that didn’t take place until Reagan was sworn in.

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DenverChick @denverchick.bsky.social · 14h

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Chris D. Jackson
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And there it is. Someone actually in the room admits Netanyahu sabotaged the same deal last year because he didn't want to give Joe Biden a win.

How many lives were spent to give Trump this gift?

Begin text from an unidentified article
"Baskin would soon learn that the Israelis had no intention of striking any agreement before a change of administration in Washington. On December 26, 2024, Baskin met Ronen Bar, then head of the Shin Bet agency, where he "was requested not to use my back channels, because 'in three weeks there will be a ceasefire deal'."

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 16h

Sunrise on the lake this morning. I knew I wasn't going to get the boat in the water fast enough to catch this, so I ran around to the other side of the point to see it from the shore.

A brilliant red band of sunlight warms the cold lake water and lights the low clouds on fire as the sun breaks the horizon.

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Aaron Marohl @amarohl.bsky.social · 14h

@danryckert.com "Taco Bell Marathon"
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Denver hosts 31-mile run where racers have to constantly consume Taco Bell

If Taco Bell gives you the runs – athletically, that is – this needs to be on your bucket list.

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 17h

The Trump administration is now ticketing LEGAL residents for failing to carry their papers.

We're at the "papers, please" stage of fascism.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 15h

A man who torched the home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro while the Democrat and his family were still inside has pleaded guilty to a string of offenses.

Suspect Admits Firebomb Attack at Dem Governor’s Home

Cody Balmer also brought a sledgehammer, which he intended to use to kill Josh Shapiro on the night of the arson.

trib.al

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Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 15h

I bet God is SO RELIEVED that he doesn't have to follow DEI anymore.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Christine Hallquist @christinehallquist.bsky.social · 17h

October in Cabot Vermont

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Purple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 15h

Alex Jones will have to pay his $1.4 billion judgement after the Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal.
Jones was handed his judgement by default after he refused to show up for court. He was found guilty of defaming families in Sandy Hook.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment — USA TODAY

Alex Jones, the conservative media personality who called the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax, was found liable for defamation and inflicting emotional distress.

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