Melissa
@bumblebeehivequeen.bsky.social
Here to help create ripples.
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Will Donald Trump chicken out of his tariff threats? In any case, his “quixotic effort to run a global economic superpower as if it were a prime beachfront hotel” has done enough damage, John Cassidy writes.
How Much More “TACO” Madness Can the U.S. Economy Take?
The stock market’s record-setting run suggests Wall Street isn’t taking Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats seriously—but they are already harming the economy.
www.newyorker.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Will Donald Trump chicken out of his tariff threats? In any case, his “quixotic effort to run a global economic superpower as if it were a prime beachfront hotel” has done enough damage, John Cassidy writes.
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The hidden provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump king https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-hidden-provision-in-the-big-ugly
The hidden provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump king
Don’t let this happen
robertreich.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The hidden provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump king https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-hidden-provision-in-the-big-ugly
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Thanks @npr.org for this coverage! FBF appreciates coverage of the devastation that has occurred to CDC health communication. CDC scientists and experts should not be silenced. Communication is the life blood of public health and prevention. #saveCDC #savepublichealth #savelives
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thanks @npr.org for this coverage! FBF appreciates coverage of the devastation that has occurred to CDC health communication. CDC scientists and experts should not be silenced. Communication is the life blood of public health and prevention. #saveCDC #savepublichealth #savelives
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April 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Usually don't agree with Republicans, but again, this is not a left or right issue. It's a moral issue.
REPEAT AFTER ME
"Tariffs are a TERRIBLE mistake"
Rand Paul is horrible but this yes
"Tariffs are a TERRIBLE mistake"
Rand Paul is horrible but this yes
…on CNBC.
Sen. Rand Paul: “Tariffs are a TERRIBLE mistake.”
Sen. Rand Paul: “Tariffs are a TERRIBLE mistake.”
April 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Usually don't agree with Republicans, but again, this is not a left or right issue. It's a moral issue.
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
April 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Welcome !
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Welcome !
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The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re being shafted.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re being shafted.
Know the truth.
March 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re being shafted.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re being shafted.
Know the truth.
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Because of the pay gap, women have lost out on more than $60 trillion in wages since 1967.
Yes, trillion.
On an hourly basis, women were paid 18.0% less on average than men in 2024.
We must ensure fair wages for all.
Yes, trillion.
On an hourly basis, women were paid 18.0% less on average than men in 2024.
We must ensure fair wages for all.
March 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Because of the pay gap, women have lost out on more than $60 trillion in wages since 1967.
Yes, trillion.
On an hourly basis, women were paid 18.0% less on average than men in 2024.
We must ensure fair wages for all.
Yes, trillion.
On an hourly basis, women were paid 18.0% less on average than men in 2024.
We must ensure fair wages for all.
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Breathe. And exhale your worries. Whilst it does not change what is happening around us, finding moments of calm is essential to our resilience. We can become so consumed that it is toxic. Nature is our medicine to help us rebalance. May you rest well, my friends. 😊
#Cornwall #nature #calm #sunset
#Cornwall #nature #calm #sunset
March 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
March 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
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DOGE has seized access to huge troves of sensitive personal and national security information – and can’t even set up its own website securely.
When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger.
@repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.
When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger.
@repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.
March 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
DOGE has seized access to huge troves of sensitive personal and national security information – and can’t even set up its own website securely.
When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger.
@repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.
When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger.
@repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.
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Folks are frustrated with Dems in Congress right now.
Here’s my solution - get the hell out of DC and hold some hearings.
I love town halls, but we need to focus on people right now. Have folks come testify about how these cuts are affecting them.
Get local media there.
Make it real.
Here’s my solution - get the hell out of DC and hold some hearings.
I love town halls, but we need to focus on people right now. Have folks come testify about how these cuts are affecting them.
Get local media there.
Make it real.
March 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Folks are frustrated with Dems in Congress right now.
Here’s my solution - get the hell out of DC and hold some hearings.
I love town halls, but we need to focus on people right now. Have folks come testify about how these cuts are affecting them.
Get local media there.
Make it real.
Here’s my solution - get the hell out of DC and hold some hearings.
I love town halls, but we need to focus on people right now. Have folks come testify about how these cuts are affecting them.
Get local media there.
Make it real.
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There’s nothing more adorable than a little round and irresistibly charming saw-whet owl.
maxime_lv photography📸
#littleowl #Nature
maxime_lv photography📸
#littleowl #Nature
March 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
There’s nothing more adorable than a little round and irresistibly charming saw-whet owl.
maxime_lv photography📸
#littleowl #Nature
maxime_lv photography📸
#littleowl #Nature
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All Dems stand together.
The world is counting on us.
The world is counting on us.
March 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
All Dems stand together.
The world is counting on us.
The world is counting on us.
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Holocaust surviver warns America about tRumpism.
January 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Holocaust surviver warns America about tRumpism.
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They have no answer for what the oligarchs are doing to America.
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
They have no answer for what the oligarchs are doing to America.
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Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.
February 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.