@graycatlady.bsky.social
Feminist, Social Justice Warrior, Climate Change Believer, Ready to Fight for this Country!
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The decision not to use an interpreter and the power imbalance between the parties, as well as Zelensky’s “warrior energy” due to his position as a wartime leader contributed to the meeting boiling over in such a dramatic way, body language experts said.
Body-language experts break down the dramatic Trump-Zelensky meeting
The row between Trump and Zelensky was heightened by the lack of an interpreter, the power imbalance, and the men’s TV backgrounds, body-language experts say.
wapo.st
March 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The decision not to use an interpreter and the power imbalance between the parties, as well as Zelensky’s “warrior energy” due to his position as a wartime leader contributed to the meeting boiling over in such a dramatic way, body language experts said.
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Elon Musk claims to be eradicating fraud and waste from federal spending. But he and his team are blithely putting Americans’ well-being at risk in multiple ways, @juliettekayyem.bsky.social writes:
Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?
Elon Musk and his team are endangering Americans in many ways.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Elon Musk claims to be eradicating fraud and waste from federal spending. But he and his team are blithely putting Americans’ well-being at risk in multiple ways, @juliettekayyem.bsky.social writes:
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Each day of Donald Trump’s second term is “its own fresh hell,” David Remnick writes, “bringing ever more outrageous news from an autocrat who revels in his contempt for the government he leads, for the foreign allies who deserve our support, and for the Constitution he is sworn to uphold.”
Trump’s Disgrace
David Remnick on the temper of Trump’s Presidency—the threats and firings, the multiple DOGE fiascoes, the proposal to cleanse the Gaza Strip of two million Palestinians, and his showdown with Volodym...
www.newyorker.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Each day of Donald Trump’s second term is “its own fresh hell,” David Remnick writes, “bringing ever more outrageous news from an autocrat who revels in his contempt for the government he leads, for the foreign allies who deserve our support, and for the Constitution he is sworn to uphold.”
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Even before Trump 2.0, the Social Security Administration’s staffing levels were at a 50-year low due to a decade of budget caps & cuts authored by GOP lawmakers.
Further staff cuts and office closures can only make things worse for America's most vulnerable.
New, @propublica.org
Further staff cuts and office closures can only make things worse for America's most vulnerable.
New, @propublica.org
Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In
Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices. The consequences could be signific...
www.propublica.org
February 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Even before Trump 2.0, the Social Security Administration’s staffing levels were at a 50-year low due to a decade of budget caps & cuts authored by GOP lawmakers.
Further staff cuts and office closures can only make things worse for America's most vulnerable.
New, @propublica.org
Further staff cuts and office closures can only make things worse for America's most vulnerable.
New, @propublica.org
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@democracyforward.org requested limited, expedited discovery in its lawsuit seeking to block DOGE access to sensitive Department of Labor information. If granted, plaintiffs will be able to obtain some evidence on how the agency operates within the government.
New Filing Could Force DOGE to Reveal How It Operates Within Government
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
@democracyforward.org requested limited, expedited discovery in its lawsuit seeking to block DOGE access to sensitive Department of Labor information. If granted, plaintiffs will be able to obtain some evidence on how the agency operates within the government.
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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
February 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
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These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.
February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.
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DEI is when a woman or non-white person who is qualified for a job receives that job. The meritocracy is when a 19 year old gets to run the United States government because he posted the dankest memes
Yes totally cool that a 19-year-old who called his deleted LinkedIn "Big Balls," where he lists his experience working as a camp counselor can access the entire US federal payment system without anyone looking into his background, for instance, his Russian national close relatives or anything else
February 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
DEI is when a woman or non-white person who is qualified for a job receives that job. The meritocracy is when a 19 year old gets to run the United States government because he posted the dankest memes
Please use this toolkit to visit your elected Representatives!
Thanks to the 50,000 people who skipped the first hour of the Grammys to join us tonight! I hope our toolkit helps with in-person actions around the country this week, but this is mostly up to you. Please send pics/video of your visits so we can help elevate! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
WE CHOOSE TO FIGHT: SENATE STATE OFFICE VISIT TOOLKIT
WE CHOOSE TO FIGHT: STATE OFFICE VISIT TOOLKIT Register your event: https://indivisi.org/register-choose-to-fight TOOLKIT CONTENTS: WHAT’S HAPPENING? THE ASK HOW TO PLAN YOUR SENATE STATE OFFICE VI...
docs.google.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Please use this toolkit to visit your elected Representatives!
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White House reporters need training in asking questions. Not “is Elon Musk doing a good job?” Ask “how and why does Musk have the power to control Treasury?” Damn! FFS!
February 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
White House reporters need training in asking questions. Not “is Elon Musk doing a good job?” Ask “how and why does Musk have the power to control Treasury?” Damn! FFS!
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Pete Hegseth may be no less nutty than any of Trump’s more controversial nominees, Jonathan Chait writes. And given the power he is likely to hold, he is almost certainly far more dangerous than any of them:
Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Cabinet Pick
Pete Hegseth considers himself to be at war with basically everybody to Trump’s left, and it is by no means clear that he means war metaphorically.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Pete Hegseth may be no less nutty than any of Trump’s more controversial nominees, Jonathan Chait writes. And given the power he is likely to hold, he is almost certainly far more dangerous than any of them:
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If every time I condemn patriarchy, nationalism, white supremacy, and homophobia/transphobia you assume I’m condemning Christians, that tells me all I need to know about your version of Christianity.
November 19, 2024 at 2:45 PM
If every time I condemn patriarchy, nationalism, white supremacy, and homophobia/transphobia you assume I’m condemning Christians, that tells me all I need to know about your version of Christianity.
Since 2019, United Healthcare’s stock price has gone from $305 a share to $624 a share. Denying mental health coverage is apparently one of the ways they became so profitable.
NEW: Three years ago, UnitedHealthcare was sanctioned for illegally denying mental health coverage.
We've found similar practices are still very much alive, after reviewing leaked documents that reveal the company’s playbook for limiting care.
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www.propublica.org/article/unit...
We've found similar practices are still very much alive, after reviewing leaked documents that reveal the company’s playbook for limiting care.
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www.propublica.org/article/unit...
How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Since 2019, United Healthcare’s stock price has gone from $305 a share to $624 a share. Denying mental health coverage is apparently one of the ways they became so profitable.
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Trans people deserve to live in peace.
Trans people deserve to live happy lives.
Trans people deserve to be seen and heard.
Trans people deserve equal protection under the law.
Trans people deserve to live happy lives.
Trans people deserve to be seen and heard.
Trans people deserve equal protection under the law.
November 17, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Trans people deserve to live in peace.
Trans people deserve to live happy lives.
Trans people deserve to be seen and heard.
Trans people deserve equal protection under the law.
Trans people deserve to live happy lives.
Trans people deserve to be seen and heard.
Trans people deserve equal protection under the law.
There appears to be a theme in my first posts here.
November 19, 2024 at 2:36 AM
There appears to be a theme in my first posts here.
Never thought this would happen, but it did!
November 19, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Never thought this would happen, but it did!
Pretty much how I feel. Want to go outside in my back yard and scream this as loud as I can!
November 19, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Pretty much how I feel. Want to go outside in my back yard and scream this as loud as I can!
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
- James Baldwin
- James Baldwin
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 AM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
- James Baldwin
- James Baldwin