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Julia
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CPA, business woman, sports enthusiast, traveler, loves interesting topics, focuses on children and education, Southern Ca, personal opinion only 🔥
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Happy holiday, Bluesky 🦋

#resist
December 25, 2024 at 1:09 PM
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These nine charts showcase major trends shaping business and the economy — and what to watch in the new year.
From Inflation to Bitcoin, 9 Charts That Explain 2024
Rate cuts, stock surges, and Trump’s tariff threats are among the biggest forces shaping business and the economy.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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For students like sophomore Mackynzie Wilson, the terror rocked the otherwise tight-knit school. “I didn’t know if I was going to live or not,” said Wilson, who was shaking as she was led out of the school building, her hands in the air.
Deadly shooting leaves small Wisconsin school facing an unforgettable holiday season | CNN
At Abundant Life Christian School, a deadly shooting is a hard and unforgettable precursor to the long-awaited Christmas break.
www.cnn.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:14 AM
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"We share the same fight:" Gisèle Pelicot pays tribute to victims of sexual abuse, speaking outside court following mass rape trial verdicts. Follow live: cnn.it/4055KwH
December 19, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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"The stock market is reflecting that it knows I am going to be president soon."

--Donald J. Trump
December 19, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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I'm not a psychiatrist, but I get to play one on TV. 😉 PBS did apologize this morning for missing this in fact checking.

Great to see medications for AUD and drinking reductions as a viable goal spotlighted in primetime news media!
Wonderful seeing @katiew.bsky.social bring her addiction science and treatment wisdom to the PBS News Hour last night! (plus, so nice to get a plug for reductions in drinking as a valid tx goal out to a national audience)
www.pbs.org/video/rethin...
PBS News Hour | Why a promising treatment for alcohol abuse is barely used | Season 2024
Why a promising treatment for alcohol abuse is barely used
www.pbs.org
December 19, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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NEW: President-elect Trump says Congress should get rid of the debt ceiling: "I would support that entirely,” he tells Garrett Haake.
Trump calls for abolishing the debt ceiling
In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said getting rid of the debt ceiling entirely would be the “smartest thing [Congress] could do. I would support that entirely.”
www.nbcnews.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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Transgender people working in U.S. government believe progress and acceptance built over a decade may be destroyed under Trump.

He has vowed to roll back job protections and healthcare for trans workers and threatened to reimpose a ban against transgender people serving in the military.
Transgender people working in U.S. government see peril under Trump
Transgender military officers, diplomats abroad, others, believe progress and acceptance built over a decade may be destroyed
www.latimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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President-elect Trump’s criticism of a bipartisan spending bill all but buried the deal with a government shutdown looming. Here’s what to know.
Trump Panned the Bipartisan Spending Deal. What Happens Next?
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s denunciation of a bipartisan spending bill all but buried that deal while leaving unclear what form a new agreement could take.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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Did you feel it?

A preliminary 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Monterey Park area Monday morning, USGS reported.

https://abc7.la/4gns2R1
Magnitude 2.8 earthquake rattles Monterey Park area, USGS says
A preliminary 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Monterey Park area Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
abc7.la
December 16, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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"Chris Hayes broke down a plan by Republican legislators to transfer billions of dollars of taxpayer money to owners of Bitcoin in exchange for their holdings."

www.mediaite.com/tv/this-is-a...
‘This Is an Enormous Heist’: Chris Hayes Sounds the Alarm on Republican Bill That Would Transfer $100 Billion to Bitcoin Owners
Chris Hayes broke down a plan by Republican legislators to transfer billions of dollars of taxpayer money to owners of Bitcoin in exchange for their holdings.
www.mediaite.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:59 AM
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“The media is tamed down a little bit,” he said in remarks at the New York Stock Exchange a few days ago. “They like us much better now, I think. If they don’t then we’ll just have to take them on again, and we don’t want to do that.”
December 16, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Southern California newlyweds Blake and Michelle Geffen got married in August and moved into a rental home on Sierra Road in Malibu a month ago. They were excited to start their married life in a new place. But the wildfire cost them everything, including wedding photos and gifts.
December 15, 2024 at 1:33 AM
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Twelve years ago today, the lives of students in the first-grade classrooms of Sandy Hook Elementary School were forever changed when a gunman opened fire, killing 26 of their classmates and teachers. The students who survived are now college freshmen. abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/san...
Sandy Hook survivors share memories, plans for the future ahead of high school graduation
First-grade survivors of Sandy Hook speak with "GMA"'s George Stephanopoulos.
abcnews.go.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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The $1 million donations came gradually — and then all at once. Meta. Amazon. OpenAI’s Sam Altman. Each of these Silicon Valley companies or their leaders promised to support President-elect Trump’s inaugural committee with seven-figure checks over the past week.
Tech Industry and CEOs Curry Favor With Trump Ahead of His Inauguration
It was a week of frenzied activity, as Silicon Valley billionaires and their companies brandished checks and compliments for the President-elect.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 11:16 PM
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El sábado estallaron las celebraciones en Seúl después de que los legisladores votaran a favor de la destitución del presidente Yoon Suk Yeol.
El presidente de Corea del Sur es destituido tras la crisis de la ley marcial
El destino del presidente Yoon Suk Yeol está ahora en manos del Tribunal Constitucional del país, que decidirá si lo restituye o lo destituye formalmente.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 11:53 PM
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During the campaign, Trump promised tariffs would help America -- now he's admitting they'll hurt the US economy in the short run

During the campaign, Trump said he would lower grocery costs -- now he's admitting that lowering those prices would be "very hard"

IT WAS ALL A CON
December 14, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rattled a large swath of Northern California likely increased spawning activity in fish to protect their population.
Northern California earthquake prompts an endangered Death Valley fish species to get busy
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rattled a large swath of Northern California likely increased spawning activity in fish to protect their population.
www.latimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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Timothée Chalamet's vocals so impressed the director of the Bob Dylan biopic, "A Complete Unknown," that he used the live recordings, instead of those prerecorded in a studio, in the final cut.
Timothée Chalamet Sings Live for the Bob Dylan Biopic, ‘A Complete Unknown’
The actor’s vocals so impressed the film’s director that he used the live recordings, instead of those prerecorded in a studio. Here’s a look at other actors who have hit their own high notes in music...
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:09 PM
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An easily preventable gun accident has killed at least 277 people since 2000.

For decades, the gun industry has fought efforts to require the simple fix.
A simple device could help prevent accidental gun deaths, but most firearms don’t have it
At least 277 people have been killed since 2000 by shooters who believed the gun in their hands was unloaded because the magazine was removed.
www.nbcnews.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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Sotheby’s auction house is selling a stone version of the Ten Commandments that it says is the world’s oldest, dating to A.D. 300-800. But as with many artifacts from so long ago, experts have questions about its provenance, and even its authenticity.
A Ten Commandments Tablet Goes Up for Auction, and Questions Abound
Bids may rise to a million or more, Sotheby’s estimates, though some experts say that fakes and forgeries abound.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:51 PM
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A 10-year-old boy was abused and mistreated by staff and students in an after-school program run by a high-ranking Bay Area school district, his family alleges.
High-ranking Calif. school district accused of allowing abuse, mistreatment
A 10-year-old boy was mistreated at a Bay Area after-school program, his family alleges.
www.sfgate.com
December 13, 2024 at 2:02 AM
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California firefighters made progress Wednesday battling a Malibu wildfire that exploded under high winds earlier this week, although more than 6,000 people remained forced from their homes, officials say.
Fire crews make progress in Malibu blaze as thousands remain evacuated
The Franklin Fire has burned more than 4,000 acres since it erupted in Malibu on Monday. It was 7% contained Wednesday night.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:45 AM
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Elon Musk contributed more than $250 million to 2024 campaign groups backing Donald Trump www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Elon Musk contributed more than $250 million to 2024 campaign groups backing Donald Trump
The world's richest person, Elon Musk contributed more than a quarter-billion dollars to 2024 campaign committees that helped Trump win a second term.
www.usatoday.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:03 PM