kikiraquel.bsky.social
@kikiraquel.bsky.social
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Warnock NAILS it! Robinhood in reverse: stealing from the poor to give to the rich. Socialism for the rich.

#VoteNO
June 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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When a convicted felon corrupt grown ass man can buy off shady doctors and lawyers he can literally buy two presidential election cycles too. Big Facts.
April 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Textile artwork by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico #WomensArt
April 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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How to cross thin ice, #polar #bear edition: spread out wide to distribute weight and reduce pressure. This clever move helps avoid breaking the fragile surface.
A survival tactic perfected in the Arctic
#physics
April 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Shelby reposted this.
April 19, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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True facts are true
April 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
The immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker and a minor child.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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April 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Thank you - the record will no longer be held by a man whose name deserves to be remembered only for his racism.
April 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people.

Blazing your own path for the W

👏👏👏👏👏
April 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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I think there is going to be a Red Rural Recession and soon if all the cuts continue as is

All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.

Their finances will be turned upside
March 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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[Narrator] But Grandpa already had let that horse out of the barn.

“Roberts issued a public statement pushing back against Trump’s calls to impeach Judge Boasberg...

Though Roberts did not mention Trump by name, his statement was a clear rebuke of [the president]”

meidasnews.com/news/chief-j...
Chief Justice John Roberts Issues Rare Statement Rebuking Donald Trump
This type of statement is extremely rare for a Justice of the Supreme Court to issue, especially against a sitting President.
meidasnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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"It's not some political take, it's not some hot take. This is finance guys trying to assess the health of the company." That company would be Tesla. Outlook? Not great.

Tim Miller and @jvl.bsky.social discuss: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z2C...
March 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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America has never been a country where politicians have extra- or quasi-legal security "guys" around them. Trump is changing that. ICYMI @hollybfletcher.bsky.social:
Trump Brought African-Style Political Thugs to the U.S.
I spent a career watching African politics. I never expected to see the same dynamics in my hometown.
www.thebulwark.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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This power grab is unprecedented, unbounded, and unconstitutional.
March 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
March 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: This just happened onstage in front of 6,000 Bostonians at the Dropkick Murphys concert. "This is America, no kings here!" @dropkickmurphys.com nails it again!!
March 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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“In the days after the AP was first banned, something repulsive occurred, even if it was also utterly precedented & predictable: other news outlets kept going to press briefings at the White House & entering the Oval Office & generally going about business as usual… 1/2
lithub.com/stenographer...
Stenographers of Empire: Where is the Moral Courage in the American Media?
On February 25, the White House decreed it would decide which journalists have access to President Donald Trump in the press pool, a responsibility which for a century has been handled by the White…
lithub.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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March 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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I don't want to say the Schumer optics are bad but Gavin Newsom just invited him on his podcast.
a man in a suit and tie is standing with his hands in his pockets .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing with his hands in his pockets .
media.tenor.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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BREAKING: Deadly H5N1 Mutation Detected in U.S. Dairy Herds Experts Warn of Rising Pandemic Risk

Scientists are alarmed by a newly identified H5N1 mutation found in four U.S. dairy cow herds, raising concerns about its potential spread.
March 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM