@abirdbrain.bsky.social
Lover of nature and animals, especially cats. I support equality for all humans and protecting our planet. I love birds also.No DMS
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Ohio’s minimum wage will go up to $11 an hour for non-tipped workers and $5.50 for tipped employees on Jan. 1 ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/29/o...
Ohio’s minimum wage increases to $11 per hour in 2026 • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio’s minimum wage will go up to $11 an hour for non-tipped workers and $5.50 for tipped employees on Jan. 1.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Ohio’s minimum wage will go up to $11 an hour for non-tipped workers and $5.50 for tipped employees on Jan. 1 ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/29/o...
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
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As farmers begin to close their books on a tough 2025, many may be left feeling unsure.
Falling crop prices, rising input costs and the continuing trade wars mean that 2026 could be a difficult year for the community banks that lend to Minnesota farmers.
Falling crop prices, rising input costs and the continuing trade wars mean that 2026 could be a difficult year for the community banks that lend to Minnesota farmers.
'We are going to see some loss': Minnesota Ag lenders brace for a volatile 2026
Falling crop prices, rising input costs and the continuing trade wars mean that 2026 could be a difficult year for the community banks that lend to Minnesota farmers.
www.mprnews.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
As farmers begin to close their books on a tough 2025, many may be left feeling unsure.
Falling crop prices, rising input costs and the continuing trade wars mean that 2026 could be a difficult year for the community banks that lend to Minnesota farmers.
Falling crop prices, rising input costs and the continuing trade wars mean that 2026 could be a difficult year for the community banks that lend to Minnesota farmers.
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This is fantastic!!!!! Can't wait to hear the excuses and lies on this one.
December 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This is fantastic!!!!! Can't wait to hear the excuses and lies on this one.
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The vast majority of the more than 2,000 measles cases diagnosed in the U.S. this year occurred in patients who were not vaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown, the CDC says.
2025 Saw Most Measles Cases Since 1992 — Amid Latest Measles Exposure At Newark Airport
The vast majority of the more than 2,000 measles cases diagnosed in the U.S. this year occurred in patients who were not vaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown, the CDC says.
www.forbes.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The vast majority of the more than 2,000 measles cases diagnosed in the U.S. this year occurred in patients who were not vaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown, the CDC says.
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Trump has long threatened to fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, raising fears about a non-independent Fed.
Market ‘Will Punish People’ If Trump Influences Federal Reserve, Bank Of America CEO Warns
Trump has long threatened to fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, raising fears about a non-independent Fed.
www.forbes.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump has long threatened to fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, raising fears about a non-independent Fed.
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Never has America
Had a President
As Weak and Ignorant
As Donald Trump
And we've had some Doozies
Had a President
As Weak and Ignorant
As Donald Trump
And we've had some Doozies
December 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Never has America
Had a President
As Weak and Ignorant
As Donald Trump
And we've had some Doozies
Had a President
As Weak and Ignorant
As Donald Trump
And we've had some Doozies
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BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
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The 2025 #NorthernLights photographers of the year - 25 of the most extraordinary #aurora images captured around the world. #photography #AuroraBorealis #AuroraAustralis
To see all 25 amazing aurora photos, here's the link: capturetheatlas.com/northern-lig...
To see all 25 amazing aurora photos, here's the link: capturetheatlas.com/northern-lig...
December 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The 2025 #NorthernLights photographers of the year - 25 of the most extraordinary #aurora images captured around the world. #photography #AuroraBorealis #AuroraAustralis
To see all 25 amazing aurora photos, here's the link: capturetheatlas.com/northern-lig...
To see all 25 amazing aurora photos, here's the link: capturetheatlas.com/northern-lig...
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'Witnesses reported the Jeep attempted multiple unsafe passing maneuvers by entering the southbound lanes'
sentinelcolorado.com/metro/fatal-...
#AuroraCO #COtraffic
sentinelcolorado.com/metro/fatal-...
#AuroraCO #COtraffic
Fatal head-on collision in Aurora leaves one dead, three seriously injured - Sentinel Colorado
"Witnesses reported the Jeep attempted multiple unsafe passing maneuvers by entering the southbound lanes."
sentinelcolorado.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
'Witnesses reported the Jeep attempted multiple unsafe passing maneuvers by entering the southbound lanes'
sentinelcolorado.com/metro/fatal-...
#AuroraCO #COtraffic
sentinelcolorado.com/metro/fatal-...
#AuroraCO #COtraffic
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The irony here is I shared this exchange on Facebook I’d get dinged for sharing false information about Clinton and Soros even though we’re pointing out it’s fake. 🤷♂️
December 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The irony here is I shared this exchange on Facebook I’d get dinged for sharing false information about Clinton and Soros even though we’re pointing out it’s fake. 🤷♂️
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Congress has gotten bad at being Congress
It’s impressive how little the GOP managed to get done legislatively despite controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress.
It’s impressive how little the GOP managed to get done legislatively despite controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress.
Opinion | Congress has gotten bad at being Congress
Mike Johnson and John Thune have presided over an unproductive trifecta, despite Republicans running Congress and Trump in the White House.
www.ms.now
December 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Congress has gotten bad at being Congress
It’s impressive how little the GOP managed to get done legislatively despite controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress.
It’s impressive how little the GOP managed to get done legislatively despite controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress.
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Got a spicy specimen this #MineralMonday ! The tabular green crystal is Zeunerite which is altering to Metazeunerite. Zeunerite contains copper, uranium, and arsenic so it is both radioactive and toxic!
December 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Got a spicy specimen this #MineralMonday ! The tabular green crystal is Zeunerite which is altering to Metazeunerite. Zeunerite contains copper, uranium, and arsenic so it is both radioactive and toxic!
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Just in case you needed to get caught up on current events:
December 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Just in case you needed to get caught up on current events:
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Oh well if Putin told him then it must be true
December 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Oh well if Putin told him then it must be true
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How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
December 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
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He’s not hiding his medical records because he’s healthy, and he’s not hiding the Epstein files because he’s innocent.
This isn’t complicated.
This isn’t complicated.
December 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
He’s not hiding his medical records because he’s healthy, and he’s not hiding the Epstein files because he’s innocent.
This isn’t complicated.
This isn’t complicated.
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Operation Babylift was an earnest attempt to save children during the fall of Saigon in 1975. Fifty years later, a generation of adoptees wrestle with Vietnam’s legacy of transnational adoption.
Read more from @chameauleon.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Read more from @chameauleon.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
December 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Operation Babylift was an earnest attempt to save children during the fall of Saigon in 1975. Fifty years later, a generation of adoptees wrestle with Vietnam’s legacy of transnational adoption.
Read more from @chameauleon.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Read more from @chameauleon.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
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Amanda Marcotte: MAGA uses conspiracy theories and false accusations of "groomer" to spin a tale where they're the heroes and liberals are villains. In 2025, the Epstein files revealed the truth: they are, as MAGA voters always were, supporters of sexual violence. www.salon.com/2025/12/29/i...
In 2025, Epstein showed MAGA who they really are
Trump is desperate to distract his base
www.salon.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Amanda Marcotte: MAGA uses conspiracy theories and false accusations of "groomer" to spin a tale where they're the heroes and liberals are villains. In 2025, the Epstein files revealed the truth: they are, as MAGA voters always were, supporters of sexual violence. www.salon.com/2025/12/29/i...
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BREAKING: Abu Obeida, the longtime spokesperson for Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, has been killed, according to a statement issued by the Palestinian group.
December 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
BREAKING: Abu Obeida, the longtime spokesperson for Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, has been killed, according to a statement issued by the Palestinian group.
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Trump says he spoke with the president of Israel and a pardon of Netanyahu is "on its way"
December 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Trump says he spoke with the president of Israel and a pardon of Netanyahu is "on its way"
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These farm workers work under a UFW contract in a plant nursery in Tulare Country. They're sorting and trimming rootstock. Their wages start at $17.43/hr, w/a increase to $17.95/hr on January 1. They get a $3.00 bonus when the team completes 800 plants in a day. #WeFeedYou
December 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
These farm workers work under a UFW contract in a plant nursery in Tulare Country. They're sorting and trimming rootstock. Their wages start at $17.43/hr, w/a increase to $17.95/hr on January 1. They get a $3.00 bonus when the team completes 800 plants in a day. #WeFeedYou