@bookoobeans.bsky.social
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Are we great yet?
June 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Are we great yet?
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Harvey Milk served his country honorably — first in uniform, then in public office.
Taking his name off this Navy ship sends a clear message, and it’s one of disrespect and cruelty.
Taking his name off this Navy ship sends a clear message, and it’s one of disrespect and cruelty.
June 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Harvey Milk served his country honorably — first in uniform, then in public office.
Taking his name off this Navy ship sends a clear message, and it’s one of disrespect and cruelty.
Taking his name off this Navy ship sends a clear message, and it’s one of disrespect and cruelty.
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Congratulations to Keishan Scott on winning the 2025 special election for SC House District 50! At just 24, Rep. Scott is bringing fresh energy and bold leadership to Lee, Sumter, and Kershaw counties. Let's go, Keishan! #SCDems #SCPolitics
June 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Congratulations to Keishan Scott on winning the 2025 special election for SC House District 50! At just 24, Rep. Scott is bringing fresh energy and bold leadership to Lee, Sumter, and Kershaw counties. Let's go, Keishan! #SCDems #SCPolitics
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One of the wilder political things in recent history is that Project 2025 publicly released a 900 page document laying out their plans to roll back 100 years of human progress and then during the campaign Republicans just said "no we're not :)" and then they won and now they're doing it all.
April 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
One of the wilder political things in recent history is that Project 2025 publicly released a 900 page document laying out their plans to roll back 100 years of human progress and then during the campaign Republicans just said "no we're not :)" and then they won and now they're doing it all.
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Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish
A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
Someone here resurrected a message, in the true spirit of Easter, perhaps?
April 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Someone here resurrected a message, in the true spirit of Easter, perhaps?
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AOC: When he talks about rapists and criminals, he should look in the mirror
April 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
AOC: When he talks about rapists and criminals, he should look in the mirror
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Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
April 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
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BREAKING: The House passed a bill that limits judges' ability to block the Trump administration's unconstitutional actions nationwide.
This bill is a threat to the rule of law and endangers all of our rights — the Senate must reject it.
This bill is a threat to the rule of law and endangers all of our rights — the Senate must reject it.
April 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
BREAKING: The House passed a bill that limits judges' ability to block the Trump administration's unconstitutional actions nationwide.
This bill is a threat to the rule of law and endangers all of our rights — the Senate must reject it.
This bill is a threat to the rule of law and endangers all of our rights — the Senate must reject it.
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#NEW: The House has also voted to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule limiting overdraft fees to $5.
217-211. All yay votes were GOP, 1 GOP plus all voting Dems were nay.
The big banks won. Regular people lost.
217-211. All yay votes were GOP, 1 GOP plus all voting Dems were nay.
The big banks won. Regular people lost.
ICYMI: The Senate today voted 52-48 to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule limiting overdraft fees to $5. Score one for those plucky big banks and predatory fees!
All Democrats and Josh Hawley voted no.
Bill headed to the House. @5calls.org script @ 5calls.org/issue/overdr...
All Democrats and Josh Hawley voted no.
Bill headed to the House. @5calls.org script @ 5calls.org/issue/overdr...
Senate votes to overturn CFPB overdraft rule, in new blow for agency
The vote comes as the consumer bureau, long a target of Republicans’ ire, is facing dramatic cuts by the Trump administration.
www.politico.com
April 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
#NEW: The House has also voted to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule limiting overdraft fees to $5.
217-211. All yay votes were GOP, 1 GOP plus all voting Dems were nay.
The big banks won. Regular people lost.
217-211. All yay votes were GOP, 1 GOP plus all voting Dems were nay.
The big banks won. Regular people lost.
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@crampell.bsky.social: Republicans say that because some (expiring) tax cuts have been in place since 2017, extending them shouldn’t be recorded as costing anything, because they wouldn’t feel different. This is ... not how budgets work. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The GOP proves Orwell right: In this party, 2+2=5
Extending Trump’s tax cuts will cost trillions of dollars? No problem.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
@crampell.bsky.social: Republicans say that because some (expiring) tax cuts have been in place since 2017, extending them shouldn’t be recorded as costing anything, because they wouldn’t feel different. This is ... not how budgets work. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Trump circumvented Congress on tariffs by declaring a Fentanyl emergency. A handful of Republicans in Congress can stop the tariffs by joining with Democrats. Call your electeds and tell them.
April 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Trump circumvented Congress on tariffs by declaring a Fentanyl emergency. A handful of Republicans in Congress can stop the tariffs by joining with Democrats. Call your electeds and tell them.
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ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities.
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
April 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities.
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
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The NSA director and his deputy fired in the middle of the night. The chances this happened because they refused an order from Trump and Hegseth to do something illegal are pretty high. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
National Security Agency and Cyber Command chief Gen. Timothy Haugh ousted
The director of the NSA, the powerful wiretapping and cyber espionage service, was fired Thursday, according to U.S. officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The NSA director and his deputy fired in the middle of the night. The chances this happened because they refused an order from Trump and Hegseth to do something illegal are pretty high. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Remember when Howard Dean lost an election just because he made a weird noise?
April 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Remember when Howard Dean lost an election just because he made a weird noise?
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The U.S is the wealthiest country in the history of the world. We should not have the highest rate of child poverty of nearly every major country on earth. We should have the lowest.
It's time to end this international embarrassment & create an economy that works for all.
It's time to end this international embarrassment & create an economy that works for all.
April 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The U.S is the wealthiest country in the history of the world. We should not have the highest rate of child poverty of nearly every major country on earth. We should have the lowest.
It's time to end this international embarrassment & create an economy that works for all.
It's time to end this international embarrassment & create an economy that works for all.
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Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA?
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
April 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA?
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
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Thousands of the best experts at FDA, NIH, and all across HHS are being terminated right now.
These are the people who make sure the medications you and your children take are safe.
These are the people who perform and oversee research on cancer, infant health, and so so so much more.
These are the people who make sure the medications you and your children take are safe.
These are the people who perform and oversee research on cancer, infant health, and so so so much more.
April 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thousands of the best experts at FDA, NIH, and all across HHS are being terminated right now.
These are the people who make sure the medications you and your children take are safe.
These are the people who perform and oversee research on cancer, infant health, and so so so much more.
These are the people who make sure the medications you and your children take are safe.
These are the people who perform and oversee research on cancer, infant health, and so so so much more.
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Never forget that the war in Ukraine was unprovoked and unjustified. The Ukrainians are suffering, and they need the US's help. The US must do so, since the US asked Ukraine to give the nuclear weapons in exchange for US protection.
#WeStandWithUkraine
#WeStandWithUkraine
March 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Never forget that the war in Ukraine was unprovoked and unjustified. The Ukrainians are suffering, and they need the US's help. The US must do so, since the US asked Ukraine to give the nuclear weapons in exchange for US protection.
#WeStandWithUkraine
#WeStandWithUkraine
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“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says Michael Osterholm, an infectious-diseases epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. “These are going to be huge losses to the research community.”
‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs
In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.
www.nature.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says Michael Osterholm, an infectious-diseases epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. “These are going to be huge losses to the research community.”
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These are your words of the week
oligarchy
annexation
verisimilitude
outrageous
doge
tartuffery
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
oligarchy
annexation
verisimilitude
outrageous
doge
tartuffery
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
The Words of the Week - Mar. 28
Dictionary lookups from politics and government
www.merriam-webster.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
These are your words of the week
oligarchy
annexation
verisimilitude
outrageous
doge
tartuffery
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
oligarchy
annexation
verisimilitude
outrageous
doge
tartuffery
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...