@joan6869.bsky.social
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Update: Shortly after we published this story, the FAA announced it had approved Starship 9's launch, pending the completion of an investigation into the previous explosion.
NEW: Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earlier failed launch littered beaches and roads.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans
Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earl...
www.propublica.org
May 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Update: Shortly after we published this story, the FAA announced it had approved Starship 9's launch, pending the completion of an investigation into the previous explosion.
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“Employees are requested to please notify” the EPA or the Office of Personnel Management “of any other agency office, sub-unit, personnel position description, contract, or program focusing exclusively on DEI.”
Nobody used the tip line.
Nobody used the tip line.
NEW: When Trump took office, the administration set up a tip line for employees to identify and assist in slashing programs focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
Not one of the EPA’s more than 15,000 employees used it.
Not one of the EPA’s more than 15,000 employees used it.
Trump Asked EPA Employees to Snitch on Colleagues Working on DEI Initiatives. They Declined.
EPA staff didn’t use a tip line set up by the Trump administration to identify and assist in slashing programs focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
www.propublica.org
May 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“Employees are requested to please notify” the EPA or the Office of Personnel Management “of any other agency office, sub-unit, personnel position description, contract, or program focusing exclusively on DEI.”
Nobody used the tip line.
Nobody used the tip line.
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One investor said he lost $50,000 of his retirement savings by investing with HomeVestors franchisee Charles Carrier.
Another estimates he lost more than $1 million.
One called the loss a “life-changing hit.”
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and @mrsimon22.bsky.social
Another estimates he lost more than $1 million.
One called the loss a “life-changing hit.”
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and @mrsimon22.bsky.social
“Incalculable” Damage: How a “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Left a Trail of Financial Wreckage Across Texas
Charles Carrier is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from both wealthy investors and older people with modest incomes. Despite signs of trouble, Ho...
www.propublica.org
May 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
One investor said he lost $50,000 of his retirement savings by investing with HomeVestors franchisee Charles Carrier.
Another estimates he lost more than $1 million.
One called the loss a “life-changing hit.”
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and @mrsimon22.bsky.social
Another estimates he lost more than $1 million.
One called the loss a “life-changing hit.”
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and @mrsimon22.bsky.social
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Read more about Christopher Young, a political adviser to Musk who also serves in DOGE, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X
Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
www.propublica.org
May 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Read more about Christopher Young, a political adviser to Musk who also serves in DOGE, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Are Elon Musk and DOGE benefiting from the changes they’re imposing on U.S. government and bureaucracy?
Listen to ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson explore this question in his latest investigation on two DOGE aides, Christopher Young and Gavin Kliger.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
Listen to ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson explore this question in his latest investigation on two DOGE aides, Christopher Young and Gavin Kliger.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
DOGE Aides May Stand to Benefit From Helping Dismantle CFPB
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Are Elon Musk and DOGE benefiting from the changes they’re imposing on U.S. government and bureaucracy?
Listen to ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson explore this question in his latest investigation on two DOGE aides, Christopher Young and Gavin Kliger.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
Listen to ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson explore this question in his latest investigation on two DOGE aides, Christopher Young and Gavin Kliger.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
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Due to climate pressures, home insurance prices could, on average, leap an additional 29% over the next 30 years, a research firm found.
In Sacramento, California, rates could double. In Miami, they could quadruple.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
(Published Feb. 2025)
In Sacramento, California, rates could double. In Miami, they could quadruple.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
(Published Feb. 2025)
How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream
Americans have long accumulated wealth by owning their homes, but a new study predicts that spiking insurance rates and climate disasters now herald an era of widespread losses.
www.propublica.org
May 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Due to climate pressures, home insurance prices could, on average, leap an additional 29% over the next 30 years, a research firm found.
In Sacramento, California, rates could double. In Miami, they could quadruple.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
(Published Feb. 2025)
In Sacramento, California, rates could double. In Miami, they could quadruple.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
(Published Feb. 2025)
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During a winter storm in Jan. 2024, the Northwest barely had enough power to meet demand.
Energy prices surged to 18 times the usual price. Power lines were so congested that owners of the transmission network made an extra $100M selling access to the highest bidder.
With @opb.org
Energy prices surged to 18 times the usual price. Power lines were so congested that owners of the transmission network made an extra $100M selling access to the highest bidder.
With @opb.org
Higher Prices, Rolling Blackouts: The Northwest Is Bracing for the Effects of a Lagging Green Energy Push
Oregon and Washington are nowhere near achieving their clean energy goals. The dramatic consequences are already being felt.
www.propublica.org
May 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
During a winter storm in Jan. 2024, the Northwest barely had enough power to meet demand.
Energy prices surged to 18 times the usual price. Power lines were so congested that owners of the transmission network made an extra $100M selling access to the highest bidder.
With @opb.org
Energy prices surged to 18 times the usual price. Power lines were so congested that owners of the transmission network made an extra $100M selling access to the highest bidder.
With @opb.org
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Georgia could have simply used the money to provide Medicaid to the sick and disabled without the austerity driven work requirements.
May 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Georgia could have simply used the money to provide Medicaid to the sick and disabled without the austerity driven work requirements.
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After being hired to promote Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program, Deloitte Consulting priced reports about its own marketing performance at $300,000 a month.
A final report, which was due in February, could cost the state nearly half a million.
➡️ Read the full story: propub.li/3YOiJ66
A final report, which was due in February, could cost the state nearly half a million.
➡️ Read the full story: propub.li/3YOiJ66
May 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
After being hired to promote Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program, Deloitte Consulting priced reports about its own marketing performance at $300,000 a month.
A final report, which was due in February, could cost the state nearly half a million.
➡️ Read the full story: propub.li/3YOiJ66
A final report, which was due in February, could cost the state nearly half a million.
➡️ Read the full story: propub.li/3YOiJ66
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Hearing Tulsi Gabbard say James Comey should be arrested for inciting violence is quite rich considering she is a mouthpiece for a criminal who incited a violent insurrection and who continues to commit impeachable or treasonous crimes against this country and its citizenry on a daily basis.
May 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Hearing Tulsi Gabbard say James Comey should be arrested for inciting violence is quite rich considering she is a mouthpiece for a criminal who incited a violent insurrection and who continues to commit impeachable or treasonous crimes against this country and its citizenry on a daily basis.
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The GOP DOJ, under Bondi’s leadership, refuses to state the OBVIOUS! Accepting s $400 million gift is ILLEGAL, which means it is a CRIME!
Is there no crime too big for the GOP?
#USDEMOCRACY
Is there no crime too big for the GOP?
#USDEMOCRACY
May 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The GOP DOJ, under Bondi’s leadership, refuses to state the OBVIOUS! Accepting s $400 million gift is ILLEGAL, which means it is a CRIME!
Is there no crime too big for the GOP?
#USDEMOCRACY
Is there no crime too big for the GOP?
#USDEMOCRACY
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UPDATE: Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through several Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake.
Dozens are dead after tornadoes sweep through Kentucky and Missouri
Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through several Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake.
www.npr.org
May 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
UPDATE: Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through several Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake.
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A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that Medicaid expansion saved over 27,000 lives since 2010.
www.commondreams.org/news/medicai...
www.commondreams.org/news/medicai...
GOP Cuts to Medicaid 'Will Kill People,' Advocate Warns and New Research Suggests | Common Dreams
New study shows Medicaid expansion saves lives. Research reveals program's life-saving impact.
www.commondreams.org
May 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that Medicaid expansion saved over 27,000 lives since 2010.
www.commondreams.org/news/medicai...
www.commondreams.org/news/medicai...
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A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
A Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
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Rupert Murdoch and Ronald Reagan will share their place in FASCISM.......REMEMBER.......
May 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Rupert Murdoch and Ronald Reagan will share their place in FASCISM.......REMEMBER.......
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The GOP is trying to defund Medicaid and SNAP in order to make billionaires richer.
If you’re represented by a Republican, make sure they hear from you: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
And use our toolkit to take action and raise awareness about Trump’s Tax Scam: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
If you’re represented by a Republican, make sure they hear from you: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
And use our toolkit to take action and raise awareness about Trump’s Tax Scam: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
May 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The GOP is trying to defund Medicaid and SNAP in order to make billionaires richer.
If you’re represented by a Republican, make sure they hear from you: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
And use our toolkit to take action and raise awareness about Trump’s Tax Scam: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
If you’re represented by a Republican, make sure they hear from you: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
And use our toolkit to take action and raise awareness about Trump’s Tax Scam: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Pres, Gagliardi, of the 🇺🇸 Federation of Musicians:
“We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍”
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
“We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍”
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
May 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Pres, Gagliardi, of the 🇺🇸 Federation of Musicians:
“We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍”
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
“We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍”
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Parallel gathering took place in front of parliament, with activists holding posters featuring those jailed over ongoing #GeorgiaProtests. Among them were family members of political prisoners.
📷 Nini Gabritchidze
📷 Nini Gabritchidze
May 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Parallel gathering took place in front of parliament, with activists holding posters featuring those jailed over ongoing #GeorgiaProtests. Among them were family members of political prisoners.
📷 Nini Gabritchidze
📷 Nini Gabritchidze
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Clergy & parish members of Georgian Orthodox Church march to mark "family purity day." Church introduced holiday in 2014 following a hate violence against people marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia on May 17, 2013.
🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge
🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge
May 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Clergy & parish members of Georgian Orthodox Church march to mark "family purity day." Church introduced holiday in 2014 following a hate violence against people marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia on May 17, 2013.
🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge
🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge
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As Trump defies courts, ignores the Constitution and punishes dissenters, all while he and his friends get even richer, June 14 needs to be our biggest and most widespread day of protest yet. There are over 700 events planned for No Kings Day. Please join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
May 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
As Trump defies courts, ignores the Constitution and punishes dissenters, all while he and his friends get even richer, June 14 needs to be our biggest and most widespread day of protest yet. There are over 700 events planned for No Kings Day. Please join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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this is obviously a lie, but fwiw if it were true you wouldn’t actually save very much money this way, because medical spend is heavily skewed towards the young and the old
Rep. Dan Crenshaw on Medicaid: "The person we're taking it away from is the able-bodied adult with no children who refuses to work."
May 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
this is obviously a lie, but fwiw if it were true you wouldn’t actually save very much money this way, because medical spend is heavily skewed towards the young and the old
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Trump demands that Walmart “EAT THE TARIFFS” and not raise prices
May 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump demands that Walmart “EAT THE TARIFFS” and not raise prices