hms85
@hms85.bsky.social
progressive voter, advocate for national single-payer health care
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“It’s magic-wand policymaking, where you need a crisis for something to happen.”
From our friends at @grist.org:
From our friends at @grist.org:
Kristi Noem's throttling of FEMA funds constitutes a preventable disaster
Her micromanagement has slowed the agency's disbursements to a trickle.
www.motherjones.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
“It’s magic-wand policymaking, where you need a crisis for something to happen.”
From our friends at @grist.org:
From our friends at @grist.org:
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George Washington Carver developed 300 derivative products from peanuts among them cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum, medicinal oils and cosmetics. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
George Washington Carver developed 300 derivative products from peanuts among them cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum, medicinal oils and cosmetics. #BlackHistoryMonth
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It’s murder
Alex Pretti’s shooting death ruled a homicide, medical examiner says share.google/1i5ik26xFOBn...
Alex Pretti’s shooting death ruled a homicide, medical examiner says
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office released the findings Monday regarding the Jan. 24 death of Alex Pretti.
share.google
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 AM
It’s murder
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Courageous high school students in Portland, OR, walked out on Friday, Jan 30, protesting the brutality of ICE in their city.
A peaceful protest in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday broke into chaos as federal agents deployed tear gas on demonstrators—including families with young children.
Federal agents launch tear gas at nonviolent anti-ICE protesters in Portland—including children
The city's mayor Keith Wilson said that it was a “peaceful daytime protest” that “posed no danger to federal forces.”
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Courageous high school students in Portland, OR, walked out on Friday, Jan 30, protesting the brutality of ICE in their city.
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Letter to Louisville C-J stands up for immigrants who, having become naturalized US citizens, serve their communities and should be allowed to hold public office. Call 1-800-372-7181, leave message to all legislators: "Oppose HB 186." www.courier-journal.com/story/opinio...
My dad, a WWII veteran Republican, is turning in his grave | Opinion
Today's KY Republicans have become, in everything but name, the very enemy my father fought in World War II over 80 years ago.
www.courier-journal.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Letter to Louisville C-J stands up for immigrants who, having become naturalized US citizens, serve their communities and should be allowed to hold public office. Call 1-800-372-7181, leave message to all legislators: "Oppose HB 186." www.courier-journal.com/story/opinio...
Letter to Louisville C-J stands up for immigrants who, having become naturalized US citizens, serve their communities and should be allowed to hold public office. Call 1-800-372-7181, leave message to all legislators: "Oppose HB 186." www.courier-journal.com/story/opinio...
My dad, a WWII veteran Republican, is turning in his grave | Opinion
Today's KY Republicans have become, in everything but name, the very enemy my father fought in World War II over 80 years ago.
www.courier-journal.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Letter to Louisville C-J stands up for immigrants who, having become naturalized US citizens, serve their communities and should be allowed to hold public office. Call 1-800-372-7181, leave message to all legislators: "Oppose HB 186." www.courier-journal.com/story/opinio...
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Last night, GOP Senator Rand Paul went on national TV to flatly reject DHS's lies about the Pretti execution:
"My advice to [DHS], if they're watching:
If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
"My advice to [DHS], if they're watching:
If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
February 2, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Last night, GOP Senator Rand Paul went on national TV to flatly reject DHS's lies about the Pretti execution:
"My advice to [DHS], if they're watching:
If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
"My advice to [DHS], if they're watching:
If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
Older people should avoid socks with elastic tops.
Peripheral artery disease in the legs refers to atherosclerotic blockages of arteries in the legs. The disease affects approximately 12.5 million persons 40 years of age or older in the United States and approximately 236 million persons worldwide. Learn more: nej.md/4sZujsh
#MedSky
#MedSky
February 2, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Older people should avoid socks with elastic tops.
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Peripheral artery disease in the legs refers to atherosclerotic blockages of arteries in the legs. The disease affects approximately 12.5 million persons 40 years of age or older in the United States and approximately 236 million persons worldwide. Learn more: nej.md/4sZujsh
#MedSky
#MedSky
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Peripheral artery disease in the legs refers to atherosclerotic blockages of arteries in the legs. The disease affects approximately 12.5 million persons 40 years of age or older in the United States and approximately 236 million persons worldwide. Learn more: nej.md/4sZujsh
#MedSky
#MedSky
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The administration remembered to redact a picture clearly of Donald Trump at a speaking event—but not 40 nude photographs (face included) of at least seven different young women, some of whom could have been minors. trib.al/MqSZO7S
February 2, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The administration remembered to redact a picture clearly of Donald Trump at a speaking event—but not 40 nude photographs (face included) of at least seven different young women, some of whom could have been minors. trib.al/MqSZO7S
Courageous high school students in Portland, OR, walked out on Friday, Jan 30, protesting the brutality of ICE in their city.
A peaceful protest in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday broke into chaos as federal agents deployed tear gas on demonstrators—including families with young children.
Federal agents launch tear gas at nonviolent anti-ICE protesters in Portland—including children
The city's mayor Keith Wilson said that it was a “peaceful daytime protest” that “posed no danger to federal forces.”
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Courageous high school students in Portland, OR, walked out on Friday, Jan 30, protesting the brutality of ICE in their city.
Reposted by hms85
A peaceful protest in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday broke into chaos as federal agents deployed tear gas on demonstrators—including families with young children.
Federal agents launch tear gas at nonviolent anti-ICE protesters in Portland—including children
The city's mayor Keith Wilson said that it was a “peaceful daytime protest” that “posed no danger to federal forces.”
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
A peaceful protest in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday broke into chaos as federal agents deployed tear gas on demonstrators—including families with young children.
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Our members are not only workers & consumers, they're long-term Target investors. Our urgent request to Target's new CEO Michael Fiddelke is that he call for ICE to leave Minnesota now, warning that the company’s silence jeopardizes its brand & our members’ investments. www.aft.org/news/aft-pre...
AFT President Weingarten Urges New Target CEO to Demand ICE Out of Minnesota
The AFT, whose members participate in pension funds with Target shares, warns Target CEO that Company’s Silence on ICE Operations in Minneapolis Jeopardizes Its Brand and Creates Shareholder RiskMinne...
www.aft.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Our members are not only workers & consumers, they're long-term Target investors. Our urgent request to Target's new CEO Michael Fiddelke is that he call for ICE to leave Minnesota now, warning that the company’s silence jeopardizes its brand & our members’ investments. www.aft.org/news/aft-pre...
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Portland Maine 01/30/2026
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Portland Maine 01/30/2026
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Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say
Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say
With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult.
dlvr.it
January 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say
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In an email to employees, CEO Andrew Levy said that Avelo’s arrangement with the government had only offered “short-term benefits” at a cost to the company’s long-term reputation. trib.al/MzaVf8D
Airline Cuts Ties to ICE Because Deportation Flights Are Bad Business
Avelo Airlines will no longer be carrying out deportation flights.
trib.al
January 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
In an email to employees, CEO Andrew Levy said that Avelo’s arrangement with the government had only offered “short-term benefits” at a cost to the company’s long-term reputation. trib.al/MzaVf8D
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Israel is forcing Doctors Without Borders & dozens of other humanitarian groups to end their work in Gaza. Countless innocent people rely on these services amid the ongoing crisis there.
This is yet another cruel, inhumane step from the extremist Israeli government.
This is yet another cruel, inhumane step from the extremist Israeli government.
Israel Tells Doctors Without Borders to End Its Work in Gaza
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Israel is forcing Doctors Without Borders & dozens of other humanitarian groups to end their work in Gaza. Countless innocent people rely on these services amid the ongoing crisis there.
This is yet another cruel, inhumane step from the extremist Israeli government.
This is yet another cruel, inhumane step from the extremist Israeli government.
‘We Must Stop Tinkering Around the Edges’: Van Hollen Makes Case for Medicare for All Amid ACA Fight www.commondreams.org/news/van-hol...
‘We Must Stop Tinkering Around the Edges’: Van Hollen Makes Case for Medicare for All Amid ACA Fight | Common Dreams
Democratic US Sen. Chris Van Hollen became the latest lawmaker
to champion Medicare for All as the solution to the country's
healthcare woes.
www.commondreams.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
‘We Must Stop Tinkering Around the Edges’: Van Hollen Makes Case for Medicare for All Amid ACA Fight www.commondreams.org/news/van-hol...
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yeah they’re just grabbing random people at bus stops there is absolutely no attempt to even give the pretense that this is about immigration anymore. it is absolutely just a military occupation
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
yeah they’re just grabbing random people at bus stops there is absolutely no attempt to even give the pretense that this is about immigration anymore. it is absolutely just a military occupation