Eileen
@1939emf.bsky.social
Beauty, food & drink, dancing, cats, knitting, friendship...they matter. Among other things. Like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for ALL.
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
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“For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality."
This is a rather telling statement. Nearly a third of women in Louisiana are Black. www.businessinsider.com/gop-senator-...
Maternal death rate isn't as bad if you don't count Black women, GOP senator says
Louisiana's Bill Cassidy said the state's maternal death rate isn't so high if you "correct our population for race," Politico reported.
www.businessinsider.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality."
Panettone French toast, bacon, fruit cup (sumo orange & red grape w/ apricot brandy & lemon); a Wolf's Bite cocktail/ grapefuit juice/ gin & tonic tea frim F & M.
Mee Noi had scrambled egg, a bit of jam (you read that right) and bacon.
Mee Noi had scrambled egg, a bit of jam (you read that right) and bacon.
February 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Panettone French toast, bacon, fruit cup (sumo orange & red grape w/ apricot brandy & lemon); a Wolf's Bite cocktail/ grapefuit juice/ gin & tonic tea frim F & M.
Mee Noi had scrambled egg, a bit of jam (you read that right) and bacon.
Mee Noi had scrambled egg, a bit of jam (you read that right) and bacon.
Readings to boulster courage.
February 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Readings to boulster courage.
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“As soon as the question-and-answer portion of the event began, the Pentagon cut the video feed.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Hegseth Uses His First Town Hall to Attack Diversity (Gift Article)
The defense secretary, speaking to the Pentagon work force, defended his “unconventional approaches” to an audience that included women and people of color.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“As soon as the question-and-answer portion of the event began, the Pentagon cut the video feed.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
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Trump & Musk are making massive cuts to the National Institutes of Health.
I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.
I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.
February 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Trump & Musk are making massive cuts to the National Institutes of Health.
I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.
I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.
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I don't know any headline is bad enough to break the fever, but Elon Musk's Ketamine Dealer Is Gutting the Department of Education might do the trick
February 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I don't know any headline is bad enough to break the fever, but Elon Musk's Ketamine Dealer Is Gutting the Department of Education might do the trick
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Many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
February 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
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a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job
This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake
web.archive.org/web/20231206...
web.archive.org/web/20231206...
NASA Intern Found Hope in the Moon - NASA
Lee esta historia en español aquí
web.archive.org
February 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job
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"The chaos of these past few weeks shouldn’t mask that in this period, Trump has also waged as direct a campaign against a single, vulnerable minority as we’ve seen in generations."
Opinion | Trump’s Shameful Campaign Against Transgender Americans (Gift Article)
Trump’s attacks on trans people are on the wrong side of history and humanity.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"The chaos of these past few weeks shouldn’t mask that in this period, Trump has also waged as direct a campaign against a single, vulnerable minority as we’ve seen in generations."
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🪓MASS DELETION UPDATE—More than 1,000 pages are now deleted from websites of CDC, National Institutes of Health, and other sites of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a new WSJ analysis—including many **vaccine recommendation** scientific pages!
February 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
🪓MASS DELETION UPDATE—More than 1,000 pages are now deleted from websites of CDC, National Institutes of Health, and other sites of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a new WSJ analysis—including many **vaccine recommendation** scientific pages!
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1 million Americans work in auto manufacturing.
NEW: Auto manufacturers say Trump tariffs will cause shutdown.
One hour after Trump signed EOs to introduce tariffs in Canada, Mexico & China, the body that represents Honda & Toyota says assembly lines in both US & Canada will quickly shut down.
1 million Americans work in auto manufacturing.
One hour after Trump signed EOs to introduce tariffs in Canada, Mexico & China, the body that represents Honda & Toyota says assembly lines in both US & Canada will quickly shut down.
1 million Americans work in auto manufacturing.
February 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
1 million Americans work in auto manufacturing.
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Costco - the only company to publicly come out in support of Diversity initiatives despite pressure from the GOP and they just raised the pay for their workers. Stop shopping at Target.
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30
Retailer Costco Wholesale will increase pay for most of its hourly U.S. store workers to more than $30, according to a memo sent to employees this week.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Costco - the only company to publicly come out in support of Diversity initiatives despite pressure from the GOP and they just raised the pay for their workers. Stop shopping at Target.
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
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UnitedHealth killed this young man. When will they be paraded around as a campaign prop then indicted?
It's time we stopped framing these deaths as anything but homicide by greed.
It's time we stopped framing these deaths as anything but homicide by greed.
February 1, 2025 at 5:12 AM
UnitedHealth killed this young man. When will they be paraded around as a campaign prop then indicted?
It's time we stopped framing these deaths as anything but homicide by greed.
It's time we stopped framing these deaths as anything but homicide by greed.
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Musk's new department, which just seized control over payments as broad as USAID, defense, and social security, is presently livetweeting screenshots as they gleefully stop payments related to DEI, accessibility, and immigration. The account claims $1B in payments have already been cut off.
February 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Musk's new department, which just seized control over payments as broad as USAID, defense, and social security, is presently livetweeting screenshots as they gleefully stop payments related to DEI, accessibility, and immigration. The account claims $1B in payments have already been cut off.
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Kaine: "Last week the president signed an emergency order regarding energy. There's an energy emergency and he just put a 10% tariffs on energy from Canada? He is increasing prices at the pump at the same time he's saying there's an energy emergency. The emergency is self-created."
February 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Kaine: "Last week the president signed an emergency order regarding energy. There's an energy emergency and he just put a 10% tariffs on energy from Canada? He is increasing prices at the pump at the same time he's saying there's an energy emergency. The emergency is self-created."
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How To Shut Down The US Auto Industry In A Week #SupplyChain101
February 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
How To Shut Down The US Auto Industry In A Week #SupplyChain101
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This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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BREAKING: 88 FBI agents who worked on Trump cases were just physically escorted out of the Washington Field office per a source.
January 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
BREAKING: 88 FBI agents who worked on Trump cases were just physically escorted out of the Washington Field office per a source.
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The Fourth Reich is HERE.
NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
February 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The Fourth Reich is HERE.
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Truth be told 👇
February 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Truth be told 👇
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Oh.
The LA Times is editing out negative parts of an article about RFK Jr. that say he's unfit for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
If you haven't canceled your subscription already, you should.
The LA Times is editing out negative parts of an article about RFK Jr. that say he's unfit for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
If you haven't canceled your subscription already, you should.
January 31, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Oh.
The LA Times is editing out negative parts of an article about RFK Jr. that say he's unfit for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
If you haven't canceled your subscription already, you should.
The LA Times is editing out negative parts of an article about RFK Jr. that say he's unfit for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
If you haven't canceled your subscription already, you should.
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“Pentagon suspends celebrations that honor women and racial and ethnic minorities” open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...
February 1, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“Pentagon suspends celebrations that honor women and racial and ethnic minorities” open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...