Kathy Cam
@kathcam.bsky.social
Devoted to family, an art and animal lover, birder and gardening hobbyist, interested in all things good, liberal
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Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance were unceremoniously booed as they entered the Kennedy Center for a concert Thursday night.
Humiliated JD Vance mercilessly booed at Kennedy Center along with wife Usha
www.irishstar.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance were unceremoniously booed as they entered the Kennedy Center for a concert Thursday night.
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NEW: The biggest DOGE-related layoffs are in and around Washington, D.C.
In the week ending Feb. 22, unemployment claims in D.C. rose 25% from the week prior and were four times as high as one year earlier — and that’s only the beginning.
In the week ending Feb. 22, unemployment claims in D.C. rose 25% from the week prior and were four times as high as one year earlier — and that’s only the beginning.
Washington Blues: A Government Town Faces a Gloomy Future
For years, Washington, D.C., was insulated from many of the economic forces that decimated many older U.S. cities. Now, as Elon Musk’s mass layoffs shake everything from employment to real estate,…
propub.li
March 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: The biggest DOGE-related layoffs are in and around Washington, D.C.
In the week ending Feb. 22, unemployment claims in D.C. rose 25% from the week prior and were four times as high as one year earlier — and that’s only the beginning.
In the week ending Feb. 22, unemployment claims in D.C. rose 25% from the week prior and were four times as high as one year earlier — and that’s only the beginning.
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Using lessons learned defending abortion, some providers are digging in to serve their trans patients despite legal attacks.
How to Keep Providing Gender-Affirming Care Despite Anti-Trans Attacks
Using lessons learned defending abortion, some providers are digging in to serve their trans patients despite legal attacks.
interc.pt
March 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Using lessons learned defending abortion, some providers are digging in to serve their trans patients despite legal attacks.
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Colorado, seven other states sue Trump administration after abrupt end to teacher training grants
Colorado, seven other states sue Trump administration after abrupt end to teacher training grants
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser called the halt of the federal grant funding “a body blow to rural Colorado” where districts frequently struggle to recruit educators
buff.ly
March 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Colorado, seven other states sue Trump administration after abrupt end to teacher training grants
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Trump's in full retreat today as his poll numbers slip:
He convened the cabinet to limit Elon after voters pressured Congress.
He delayed the tariffs b/c the market dropped out & created fears of a recession.
He's losing in court b/c DOGE didn't follow the law.
Keep fighting.
He convened the cabinet to limit Elon after voters pressured Congress.
He delayed the tariffs b/c the market dropped out & created fears of a recession.
He's losing in court b/c DOGE didn't follow the law.
Keep fighting.
March 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trump's in full retreat today as his poll numbers slip:
He convened the cabinet to limit Elon after voters pressured Congress.
He delayed the tariffs b/c the market dropped out & created fears of a recession.
He's losing in court b/c DOGE didn't follow the law.
Keep fighting.
He convened the cabinet to limit Elon after voters pressured Congress.
He delayed the tariffs b/c the market dropped out & created fears of a recession.
He's losing in court b/c DOGE didn't follow the law.
Keep fighting.
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A judge has ruled that Philly Quakers are among the religious groups whose houses of worship are now off-limits to ICE agents.
Maryland District Judge Theodore Chuang said in a memo that allowing for warrantless operations in places of worship “lacks meaningful limitations or safeguards.”
Maryland District Judge Theodore Chuang said in a memo that allowing for warrantless operations in places of worship “lacks meaningful limitations or safeguards.”
ICE can’t enter religious sites that sued, including Philadelphia Quakers, judge rules
Baptist, Sikh, and Quaker groups, including the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, filed the lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security.
www.inquirer.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A judge has ruled that Philly Quakers are among the religious groups whose houses of worship are now off-limits to ICE agents.
Maryland District Judge Theodore Chuang said in a memo that allowing for warrantless operations in places of worship “lacks meaningful limitations or safeguards.”
Maryland District Judge Theodore Chuang said in a memo that allowing for warrantless operations in places of worship “lacks meaningful limitations or safeguards.”
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"'We’re bringing attention to what’s happening to the parks, which are every American’s properties,' said Gavin Carpenter, a maintenance mechanic with Yosemite and military veteran who supplied the flag and helped hang it."
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
Photos: ‘Distress flag’ towers over Yosemite to protest cuts as crowds view firefall
Saturday’s protest sought to bring attention to the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration this month.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"'We’re bringing attention to what’s happening to the parks, which are every American’s properties,' said Gavin Carpenter, a maintenance mechanic with Yosemite and military veteran who supplied the flag and helped hang it."
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
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Hawaiian crows are extinct in the wild and are found nowhere else on Earth. Now, a small group, safeguarded in captivity, has been released in the forests of Maui.
This rare, intelligent species of crow is taking flight in Hawaii again
Hawaiian crows are extinct in the wild and are found nowhere else on Earth. Now, a small group, safeguarded in captivity, has been released in the forests of Maui.
www.npr.org
February 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hawaiian crows are extinct in the wild and are found nowhere else on Earth. Now, a small group, safeguarded in captivity, has been released in the forests of Maui.
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“Democracy Is Fragile” and Trump’s Threat to Us All, With @hcrichardson.bsky.social & @katiecouric.bsky.social youtu.be/f-78R0monV4?...
“Democracy Is Fragile” and Trump’s Threat to Us All, With Heather Cox Richardson
YouTube video by Katie Couric
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“Democracy Is Fragile” and Trump’s Threat to Us All, With @hcrichardson.bsky.social & @katiecouric.bsky.social youtu.be/f-78R0monV4?...
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Trump promised to end inflation and “‘make America affordable again,’” writes @annielowrey.bsky.social. “That is not happening. Worse, the White House’s early policies are making it more likely that the country’s cost-of-living crisis will endure for years to come”:
Trumpflation
Everything is going to be a little more expensive now.
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Trump promised to end inflation and “‘make America affordable again,’” writes @annielowrey.bsky.social. “That is not happening. Worse, the White House’s early policies are making it more likely that the country’s cost-of-living crisis will endure for years to come”:
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A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
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SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Excellent/useful info Paul Krugman open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
What the Musk is Happening?
It’s a catastrophe, but what kind of catastrophe?
open.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Excellent/useful info Paul Krugman open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Dear Canada and Mexico,
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Dear Canada and Mexico,
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
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The union representing air traffic controllers rebutted Trump's unsubstantiated claim that diversity policies in aviation were to blame for the fatal plane crash Wednesday near Washington, D.C.
Air traffic controllers union hits back at Trump DEI comments
"The standards to achieve certification are not based on race or gender," the union's president said.
www.axios.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The union representing air traffic controllers rebutted Trump's unsubstantiated claim that diversity policies in aviation were to blame for the fatal plane crash Wednesday near Washington, D.C.
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In his first national tragedy, President Trump posted like a pundit, speculated needlessly, and blamed Democrats and DEI without any evidence to suggest either were involved.
Trump's blame game returns after deadly plane crash
There's no indication Trump has learned the lessons of COVID.
www.axios.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In his first national tragedy, President Trump posted like a pundit, speculated needlessly, and blamed Democrats and DEI without any evidence to suggest either were involved.