August Baird
@hgwm25.bsky.social
they/he. oversharing on the internet since 2008.
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Nurses were joined by elected leaders, including the city’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, as contract negotiations failed.
Thousands of nurses go on strike in New York City
Nurses were joined by elected leaders, including the city's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, as contract negotiations failed.
www.aljazeera.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Nurses were joined by elected leaders, including the city’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, as contract negotiations failed.
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Fourth Palestinian baby freezes to death in Gaza since November https://aje.news/1ryphy
January 11, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Fourth Palestinian baby freezes to death in Gaza since November https://aje.news/1ryphy
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
This was not self defense, this was murder. This was about control, power, and not letting his prey get away. Imagine shooting someone 3 times and calling her a “f*cking bitch” as her car crashes half a block away, and then claiming self defense?? Jonathan Ross is a murderer.
January 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This was not self defense, this was murder. This was about control, power, and not letting his prey get away. Imagine shooting someone 3 times and calling her a “f*cking bitch” as her car crashes half a block away, and then claiming self defense?? Jonathan Ross is a murderer.
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Video captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross gives a raw, up-close perspective of the tense moments surrounding his fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4aS3DmQ
Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4aS3DmQ
January 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Video captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross gives a raw, up-close perspective of the tense moments surrounding his fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4aS3DmQ
Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4aS3DmQ
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It's a lot. it's been a lot.
Please make sure you are taking care of yourself.
Drink your water.
Eat something nourishing.
Take your meds.
Take a break
Take a breath.
Just because the world feels cruel doesn't mean you have to be to yourself.
Be kind to yourself
Please make sure you are taking care of yourself.
Drink your water.
Eat something nourishing.
Take your meds.
Take a break
Take a breath.
Just because the world feels cruel doesn't mean you have to be to yourself.
Be kind to yourself
January 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
It's a lot. it's been a lot.
Please make sure you are taking care of yourself.
Drink your water.
Eat something nourishing.
Take your meds.
Take a break
Take a breath.
Just because the world feels cruel doesn't mean you have to be to yourself.
Be kind to yourself
Please make sure you are taking care of yourself.
Drink your water.
Eat something nourishing.
Take your meds.
Take a break
Take a breath.
Just because the world feels cruel doesn't mean you have to be to yourself.
Be kind to yourself
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important message to all bluesky users
January 7, 2026 at 7:53 PM
important message to all bluesky users
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
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Billionaires have increased their wealth by $10 trillion since 2020.
The wealth of the poorer half of humanity, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion total.
The wealth of the poorer half of humanity, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion total.
January 6, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Billionaires have increased their wealth by $10 trillion since 2020.
The wealth of the poorer half of humanity, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion total.
The wealth of the poorer half of humanity, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion total.
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Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
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BREAKING: The U.S. drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child in an unprecedented overhaul of childhood health protections.
US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without clear guidance.
bit.ly
January 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child in an unprecedented overhaul of childhood health protections.
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It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
So this was a coup for oil and they didn’t even bother to manufacture our consent. Got it.
Trump says the U.S. will tap Venezuela's vast oil reserves and sell "large amounts" to other countries after Maduro's capture. Follow live updates:
Live updates: US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured
President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had struck Venezuela early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
So this was a coup for oil and they didn’t even bother to manufacture our consent. Got it.
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Congress must immediately act to impeach & imprison Donald Trump.
And if they fail to do so, the rest of the world should punish the USA just as heavily as was done to Russia for attacking Ukraine.
We should not get to kidnap heads of state & "run" sovereign countries like vassals.
And if they fail to do so, the rest of the world should punish the USA just as heavily as was done to Russia for attacking Ukraine.
We should not get to kidnap heads of state & "run" sovereign countries like vassals.
JUST IN: Trump says the U.S. will “run” Venezuela for now, until a “proper transition” can take place
January 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Congress must immediately act to impeach & imprison Donald Trump.
And if they fail to do so, the rest of the world should punish the USA just as heavily as was done to Russia for attacking Ukraine.
We should not get to kidnap heads of state & "run" sovereign countries like vassals.
And if they fail to do so, the rest of the world should punish the USA just as heavily as was done to Russia for attacking Ukraine.
We should not get to kidnap heads of state & "run" sovereign countries like vassals.
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Entering our Too Lazy to Manufacture Consent era
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Entering our Too Lazy to Manufacture Consent era
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Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia https://theonion.com/trump-urges-supporters-to-move-on-from-societal-disdain-for-pedophilia/
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia https://theonion.com/trump-urges-supporters-to-move-on-from-societal-disdain-for-pedophilia/
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And Schrödinger’s Tiny Tim, who both DID and did NOT die,
December 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
And Schrödinger’s Tiny Tim, who both DID and did NOT die,
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Relatives Gather From Across The Country To Stare Into Screens Together https://theonion.com/relatives-gather-from-across-the-country-to-stare-into-1819575960/
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Relatives Gather From Across The Country To Stare Into Screens Together https://theonion.com/relatives-gather-from-across-the-country-to-stare-into-1819575960/
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A controversial news segment that was abruptly pulled from the television show “60 Minutes” appears to have been leaked online this week after the last-minute decision to pull the story exploded into public debate about journalistic independence.
Controversial '60 Minutes' segment on Trump immigration policy leaks online
A controversial "60 Minutes" segment on El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center has been leaked online.
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A controversial news segment that was abruptly pulled from the television show “60 Minutes” appears to have been leaked online this week after the last-minute decision to pull the story exploded into public debate about journalistic independence.
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Over 20,000 New York nurses could strike to ring in the new year.
97% of the nurses at 12 NYC hospitals have voted to authorize a strike.
And their contracts expire on December 31st.
97% of the nurses at 12 NYC hospitals have voted to authorize a strike.
And their contracts expire on December 31st.
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Over 20,000 New York nurses could strike to ring in the new year.
97% of the nurses at 12 NYC hospitals have voted to authorize a strike.
And their contracts expire on December 31st.
97% of the nurses at 12 NYC hospitals have voted to authorize a strike.
And their contracts expire on December 31st.
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The trigger: CBS News suddenly shelved a segment featuring the accounts of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to a notorious maximum-security prison in El Salvador. https://cnn.it/44DLntx
December 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The trigger: CBS News suddenly shelved a segment featuring the accounts of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to a notorious maximum-security prison in El Salvador. https://cnn.it/44DLntx
Blessed Solstice, Blessed Yule. We’re halfway through the dark. 🕯️🍊
December 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Blessed Solstice, Blessed Yule. We’re halfway through the dark. 🕯️🍊
And so begins the Northern Hemisphere’s longest night…❄️
Have a warm and safe Winter Solstice everyone 🧣🧤
Have a warm and safe Winter Solstice everyone 🧣🧤
December 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
And so begins the Northern Hemisphere’s longest night…❄️
Have a warm and safe Winter Solstice everyone 🧣🧤
Have a warm and safe Winter Solstice everyone 🧣🧤
