Gerst Collins
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Accountant, knitter/crocheter, Texan and big fan of the word “y’all,” loving dog mom, human mom, and obsessor of colorful hair dye. Used to do taxes, now I work in city government.
She/Her
Accountant, knitter/crocheter, Texan and big fan of the word “y’all,” loving dog mom, human mom, and obsessor of colorful hair dye. Used to do taxes, now I work in city government.
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Is Israel the guardian of Christianity in the Middle East? | Oborne Unscripted - https://www.middleeasteye.net/video/israel-guardian-christianity-middle-east-oborne-unscripted
Is Israel the guardian of Christianity in the Middle East? | Oborne Unscripted
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently boasted that Israel is the guardian of Christianity in the Middle East. To test this claim Peter Oborne travelled to Bethlehem to learn how Palestinians are surviving this Christmas in the birthplace of Christ
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December 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Is Israel the guardian of Christianity in the Middle East? | Oborne Unscripted - https://www.middleeasteye.net/video/israel-guardian-christianity-middle-east-oborne-unscripted
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'We're told we must forget what happened in 1948': Palestinian pastor Munther Isaac - https://www.middleeasteye.net/video/palestine-pastor-munther-isaac-in-conversation-peter-oborne
'We're told we must forget what happened in 1948': Palestinian pastor Munther Isaac
Journalist Peter Oborne sat down with Palestinian pastor Munther Isaac, who leads the Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, to discuss topics such as the hardships Israel's actions have caused for Palestinian Christians, the genocide in Gaza and the influence of Christian Zionists in the United States.
www.middleeasteye.net
December 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
'We're told we must forget what happened in 1948': Palestinian pastor Munther Isaac - https://www.middleeasteye.net/video/palestine-pastor-munther-isaac-in-conversation-peter-oborne
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After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
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UNICEF warns that malnutrition in Gaza remains at catastrophic levels, w/ 9,300 children under 5 admitted for treatment in Oct & more than 8,000 pregnant & breastfeeding women, numbers far higher than earlier in the year.
👉 The number of malnourished children treated is 5x higher than in Feb...
👉 The number of malnourished children treated is 5x higher than in Feb...
December 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
UNICEF warns that malnutrition in Gaza remains at catastrophic levels, w/ 9,300 children under 5 admitted for treatment in Oct & more than 8,000 pregnant & breastfeeding women, numbers far higher than earlier in the year.
👉 The number of malnourished children treated is 5x higher than in Feb...
👉 The number of malnourished children treated is 5x higher than in Feb...
“Are we doubting that these drug dealers are actually drug dealers?”
Um… you want us to take the habitual liars’ word for it? Hok
I’m glad this is getting such heat. I’m glad so many Americans also think extrajudicial killings in foreign/international waters is a big problem.
Um… you want us to take the habitual liars’ word for it? Hok
I’m glad this is getting such heat. I’m glad so many Americans also think extrajudicial killings in foreign/international waters is a big problem.
Sen. Mullin: "We know that the Navy or the Coast Guard picked up survivors already and sent them back to their country."
Bash: "Could that be because a lawyer in the Pentagon said 'you can't do that again'?"
Sen. Mullin: "No…Why do we care if we take them out in international water?"
Bash: "Could that be because a lawyer in the Pentagon said 'you can't do that again'?"
Sen. Mullin: "No…Why do we care if we take them out in international water?"
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“Are we doubting that these drug dealers are actually drug dealers?”
Um… you want us to take the habitual liars’ word for it? Hok
I’m glad this is getting such heat. I’m glad so many Americans also think extrajudicial killings in foreign/international waters is a big problem.
Um… you want us to take the habitual liars’ word for it? Hok
I’m glad this is getting such heat. I’m glad so many Americans also think extrajudicial killings in foreign/international waters is a big problem.
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GEORGIA: Rodney Taylor, a double amputee barber here his whole life was 2 days away from getting new legs when Trump’s ICE goons grabbed him. He has been held almost a year, facing deportation to Liberia.
What are we doing?
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
What are we doing?
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
GEORGIA: Rodney Taylor, a double amputee barber here his whole life was 2 days away from getting new legs when Trump’s ICE goons grabbed him. He has been held almost a year, facing deportation to Liberia.
What are we doing?
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
What are we doing?
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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The Texas Supreme Court changed its policy to allow judges to refuse same-sex marriages.
The change happened last week but it’s only being reported now because nobody noticed, in case you want to see an example of the real world impact of the collapse of local news industry
The change happened last week but it’s only being reported now because nobody noticed, in case you want to see an example of the real world impact of the collapse of local news industry
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Texas Supreme Court changed its policy to allow judges to refuse same-sex marriages.
The change happened last week but it’s only being reported now because nobody noticed, in case you want to see an example of the real world impact of the collapse of local news industry
The change happened last week but it’s only being reported now because nobody noticed, in case you want to see an example of the real world impact of the collapse of local news industry
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Americans aren't becoming more afraid, they are becoming more aware of what the billionaires are trying to take away from us. That's why his approval rating is plummeting.
We are 100s of millions.
We are 100s of millions.
September 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Americans aren't becoming more afraid, they are becoming more aware of what the billionaires are trying to take away from us. That's why his approval rating is plummeting.
We are 100s of millions.
We are 100s of millions.
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Yes sir we're chanting "Release the Earhart Files"
Trump says he’s ordering the release of all government records on Amelia Earhart.
September 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Yes sir we're chanting "Release the Earhart Files"
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Autism wasn't in the DSM until 1980 and level 1 autism (known then as Aspergers) not until 1994. It wasn't until much later that autism was defined as a spectrum.
If you grew up before then you usually went undiagnosed because there was no criteria with which to be diagnosed.
If you grew up before then you usually went undiagnosed because there was no criteria with which to be diagnosed.
September 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Autism wasn't in the DSM until 1980 and level 1 autism (known then as Aspergers) not until 1994. It wasn't until much later that autism was defined as a spectrum.
If you grew up before then you usually went undiagnosed because there was no criteria with which to be diagnosed.
If you grew up before then you usually went undiagnosed because there was no criteria with which to be diagnosed.
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The one surefire way to get people to stop saying mean things about you is to send out a press release, insisting that they stop saying mean things about you.
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September 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The one surefire way to get people to stop saying mean things about you is to send out a press release, insisting that they stop saying mean things about you.
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09...
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09...
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Tomorrow is going to be a shitty day for many autistic people. The report on itself is bad, but so is the language we're going to see officials use to describe autism.
New: inside Trump’s “very important” autism announcement for Monday
— new warnings on tylenol’s risk for pregnant women
— new endorsement of leucovorin’s potential as autism treatment
— new NIH data science initiatives underway
— new warnings on tylenol’s risk for pregnant women
— new endorsement of leucovorin’s potential as autism treatment
— new NIH data science initiatives underway
Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say
The Trump administration plans to tie Tylenol to autism risk while touting another drug, leucovorin, as a potential autism treatment.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Tomorrow is going to be a shitty day for many autistic people. The report on itself is bad, but so is the language we're going to see officials use to describe autism.
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BREAKING: Senator Chris Murphy just ripped Secretary Noem to filth on the Senate floor:
“Your department is out of control.”
Illegal spending. Shadow immigration policy. People disappearing for criticizing the regime.
We’re not teetering on fascism. We’re in it.
“Your department is out of control.”
Illegal spending. Shadow immigration policy. People disappearing for criticizing the regime.
We’re not teetering on fascism. We’re in it.
May 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
BREAKING: Senator Chris Murphy just ripped Secretary Noem to filth on the Senate floor:
“Your department is out of control.”
Illegal spending. Shadow immigration policy. People disappearing for criticizing the regime.
We’re not teetering on fascism. We’re in it.
“Your department is out of control.”
Illegal spending. Shadow immigration policy. People disappearing for criticizing the regime.
We’re not teetering on fascism. We’re in it.
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No surprise, but the Western silence in the face of Israel’s determination to starve the remaining population of Gaza is deafening.
No surprise, but the Western silence in the face of Israel’s determination to starve the remaining population of Gaza is deafening.
‘Redefining rogue state’: Outrage over Israel's bombing of aid ship bound for Gaza
Social media users condemned Israel's drone strike on the vessel and demanded international action
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May 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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No surprise, but the Western silence in the face of Israel’s determination to starve the remaining population of Gaza is deafening.
No surprise, but the Western silence in the face of Israel’s determination to starve the remaining population of Gaza is deafening.
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Port numbers came in yesterday and we are down ~30% in ships across the board. If trump ends the tariffs today, we still have ~5 weeks of shortages coming. This will only be one of them as most syringes and a large portion of medical supplies are made in India.
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Here's a story no one is talking abt.
Out of the 340+mill folks in the U.S., 38.4mill have type 2 Diabetes. 8.4mill of those take insulin.
Roughly 20% of insulin users wear an insulin pump, 15% use insulin pens, & less than 1% use jet injectors.
I use vials & syringes.
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Here's a story no one is talking abt.
Out of the 340+mill folks in the U.S., 38.4mill have type 2 Diabetes. 8.4mill of those take insulin.
Roughly 20% of insulin users wear an insulin pump, 15% use insulin pens, & less than 1% use jet injectors.
I use vials & syringes.
1/2
May 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Port numbers came in yesterday and we are down ~30% in ships across the board. If trump ends the tariffs today, we still have ~5 weeks of shortages coming. This will only be one of them as most syringes and a large portion of medical supplies are made in India.
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Amazonian Indigenous Earth Defenders are being assassinated by mafias tied to illegal mining, logging & trafficking. Similar violence plagues Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia & Brazil. Indigenous defenders are under siege for protecting the Amazon. #OpCanary #EndAutogenocide
6 Illegal Economies Threatening Latin America's Ecosystems
Criminal groups behind are placing the region’s vast biodiversity, fragile ecosystems, and Indigenous ways of life, under serious threat.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Amazonian Indigenous Earth Defenders are being assassinated by mafias tied to illegal mining, logging & trafficking. Similar violence plagues Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia & Brazil. Indigenous defenders are under siege for protecting the Amazon. #OpCanary #EndAutogenocide
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I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
April 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
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Trump signs healthcare order that includes a win for pharma companies www.theguardian.com/...
Trump signs healthcare order that includes a win for pharma companies
Order instructs health department to work with Congress on changing law that allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Trump signs healthcare order that includes a win for pharma companies www.theguardian.com/...
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"The implication of the Government's position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress," U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned.
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April 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"The implication of the Government's position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress," U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned.
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So remember how I said we weren’t getting updates about changes to policy? Yah well they’re for real about that. Yesterday we got confirmation that SSA will not do press release or Dear Colleague letters anymore. All announcements will be posted to X. Yup. True story. I want a new timeline. 🤬🤬🤬
April 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So remember how I said we weren’t getting updates about changes to policy? Yah well they’re for real about that. Yesterday we got confirmation that SSA will not do press release or Dear Colleague letters anymore. All announcements will be posted to X. Yup. True story. I want a new timeline. 🤬🤬🤬
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Pulling the plug on one of the crown jewels of civic tech after firing many of the people who made it. They never had a plan to keep it.
BREAKING: The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing your tax returns for free.
April 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Pulling the plug on one of the crown jewels of civic tech after firing many of the people who made it. They never had a plan to keep it.
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I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
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Autogenocide is in the news every single day. People can’t recognize it if they don’t have a word for it. If we don’t call it autogenocide, which it is, we allow the perpetrators to name the crime and assign the guilt. #3E #EndAutogenocide #EndImpunity #EndOligarchy
April 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Autogenocide is in the news every single day. People can’t recognize it if they don’t have a word for it. If we don’t call it autogenocide, which it is, we allow the perpetrators to name the crime and assign the guilt. #3E #EndAutogenocide #EndImpunity #EndOligarchy