Ashleigh Parsons
@ashleighparsons.bsky.social
59 yr old Native American transgender woman. Independent. Progressive. IT services business owner. Critical thought practitioner.
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Revealed: UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to critical treatment for kids with autism (AlterNet)
These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. There was a time when Sharelle Menard thought her son would never be abl...
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After reading this article on United Healthcare's Bible on denying care for increased profits authored by their whole owned subsidiary for prescription coverage, Optum - I have my own story to tell about dealing with them.
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Hype and hopium is what these data centers are being built upon. And the industry is advancing, China has leapfrogged us again like they did with DeepSeek earlier this year. So these chuckleheads are actually building out a shit ton of stranded assets.
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From Soaring Energy Prices to Climate Threat to AI Bubble, Experts Warn Against Data Center Buildout (Common Dreams)
As the construction of artificial intelligencedata centers expands across the nation largely unregulated, experts warn that the unrestrained buildup of these...
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December 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Hype and hopium is what these data centers are being built upon. And the industry is advancing, China has leapfrogged us again like they did with DeepSeek earlier this year. So these chuckleheads are actually building out a shit ton of stranded assets.
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Gene Simmons’ mother, Flora was born 1925 in Hungary.
She survived 3 Nazi concentration camps, endured typhus, malnutrition & harsh winters with almost no clothing.
She was 19 when she was liberated from Mauthausen.
She died in 2018 in the US at age 93.
And here’s her son KISSing IQ47’s ass.
She survived 3 Nazi concentration camps, endured typhus, malnutrition & harsh winters with almost no clothing.
She was 19 when she was liberated from Mauthausen.
She died in 2018 in the US at age 93.
And here’s her son KISSing IQ47’s ass.
December 7, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Gene Simmons’ mother, Flora was born 1925 in Hungary.
She survived 3 Nazi concentration camps, endured typhus, malnutrition & harsh winters with almost no clothing.
She was 19 when she was liberated from Mauthausen.
She died in 2018 in the US at age 93.
And here’s her son KISSing IQ47’s ass.
She survived 3 Nazi concentration camps, endured typhus, malnutrition & harsh winters with almost no clothing.
She was 19 when she was liberated from Mauthausen.
She died in 2018 in the US at age 93.
And here’s her son KISSing IQ47’s ass.
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This is Uni. She has ridden to work with her human every day in their bike basket for the last seven years. Has been offered many other forms of transportation, but refuses them all in favor of the Honey Baked Ham Express. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: unihalo)
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is Uni. She has ridden to work with her human every day in their bike basket for the last seven years. Has been offered many other forms of transportation, but refuses them all in favor of the Honey Baked Ham Express. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: unihalo)
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Closer to home... a feel good dog story 👇
Lifeguards rescue dog swept out to sea by rip current off San Diego coast. (AP and Yahoo) www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Lifeguards rescue dog swept out to sea by rip current off San Diego coast. (AP and Yahoo) www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Lifeguards rescue dog swept out to sea by rip current off San Diego coast
A pup that was swept out to sea by a rip current must be feeling doggone lucky after her unlikely rescue off the San Diego coast. Sadie, a black Labrador retriever-mix, stole away from the home where...
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December 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Closer to home... a feel good dog story 👇
Lifeguards rescue dog swept out to sea by rip current off San Diego coast. (AP and Yahoo) www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Lifeguards rescue dog swept out to sea by rip current off San Diego coast. (AP and Yahoo) www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Pre-trial hearings are usually empty for most cases. The Luigi Mangione hearings, on the other hand, are happening in a packed courtroom — and not everyone is happy about the coverage.
Read more from @miasato.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/83905...
Read more from @miasato.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/83905...
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Pre-trial hearings are usually empty for most cases. The Luigi Mangione hearings, on the other hand, are happening in a packed courtroom — and not everyone is happy about the coverage.
Read more from @miasato.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/83905...
Read more from @miasato.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/83905...
I already hate my phone for listening to me and barging into conversations uninvited. I hate it's autocorrect for deliberately changing what I swyped after I hit send (I know I'm not fucking crazy, I can spell). Why the fuck would I want to add that type of bullshit
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Vast Number of Windows Users Refusing to Upgrade After Microsoft’s Embrace of AI Slop (Futurism)
Earlier this year, Microsoft officially yanked the cord on Windows 10, ending support for an operating system tha...
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December 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I already hate my phone for listening to me and barging into conversations uninvited. I hate it's autocorrect for deliberately changing what I swyped after I hit send (I know I'm not fucking crazy, I can spell). Why the fuck would I want to add that type of bullshit
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More of this nationwide please!
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
More of this nationwide please!
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As the President turns to picking a new Fed Chair, I look to the economics literature to ask: What should he be looking for?
My answers: Good judgment. Independence. Communication skills. Intellectual leadership. And courage.
I hope that he's keeping these criteria in mind. #TheProfessorIsIn
My answers: Good judgment. Independence. Communication skills. Intellectual leadership. And courage.
I hope that he's keeping these criteria in mind. #TheProfessorIsIn
December 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
As the President turns to picking a new Fed Chair, I look to the economics literature to ask: What should he be looking for?
My answers: Good judgment. Independence. Communication skills. Intellectual leadership. And courage.
I hope that he's keeping these criteria in mind. #TheProfessorIsIn
My answers: Good judgment. Independence. Communication skills. Intellectual leadership. And courage.
I hope that he's keeping these criteria in mind. #TheProfessorIsIn
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Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
All those genetics, the good wine will go underground, and you’re just going to get Ernest and Julio Gallo, rather than all the varietals that we can get at our local wine store. Trumpian curmudeonry is shitting on legal cannabis about as hard as Governor Whitmer.
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New US seed ban risks driving cannabis genetics underground, growers warn (The Guardian)
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December 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
All those genetics, the good wine will go underground, and you’re just going to get Ernest and Julio Gallo, rather than all the varietals that we can get at our local wine store. Trumpian curmudeonry is shitting on legal cannabis about as hard as Governor Whitmer.
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America first. More like American Hurst. The American Carnage Cowboy - is fucking up your financial future!
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The dominance of the US dollar appears to be unravelling under Trump (AlterNet)
The US has long sat at the centre of the global financial system, with the US dollar serving as the backbone of the world economy. Private investors rely on ...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
America first. More like American Hurst. The American Carnage Cowboy - is fucking up your financial future!
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"Science is not perfect. It's often misused. It's only a tool. But it's the best tool we have."
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"Science is not perfect. It's often misused. It's only a tool. But it's the best tool we have."
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
They’re hearing that even over half of new U.S. AI startups are opting for Chinese open-source models.
Sam Altman is so cooked. He's carbonized. These data centers they're building are fucking stranded assets even before the shovels hit the ground!
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Sam Altman is so cooked. He's carbonized. These data centers they're building are fucking stranded assets even before the shovels hit the ground!
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THE CHINA AI SHOCK: US Tech Giants Are NOW Officially LOSING The AI Race To Budget Open-Source Models (News1)
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) companies like DeepSeek and Alibaba are rapidly gaining influence among global developers by unveiling AI technologies t...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
They’re hearing that even over half of new U.S. AI startups are opting for Chinese open-source models.
Sam Altman is so cooked. He's carbonized. These data centers they're building are fucking stranded assets even before the shovels hit the ground!
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Sam Altman is so cooked. He's carbonized. These data centers they're building are fucking stranded assets even before the shovels hit the ground!
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Medicare for All!
a bottle of medicare for all means no more out-of-network
ALT: a bottle of medicare for all means no more out-of-network
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December 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Medicare for All!
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
These fucking clowns are all full of themselves chasing down black and brown women like a pack of wild dogs.
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ICE agents chase woman back to her Louisiana home
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December 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
These fucking clowns are all full of themselves chasing down black and brown women like a pack of wild dogs.
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The announcement that I saw for this didn't list how much taxpayer money the MEDC bribed the company with for this "opportunity".
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Whitmer’s data center enthusiasm will undo her record of putting the people of Michigan first (Michigan Advance)
For most of her tenure as Michigan’s chief exec...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The announcement that I saw for this didn't list how much taxpayer money the MEDC bribed the company with for this "opportunity".
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