Kimberly J. Soenen
@kimberlyjsoenen.bsky.social
“SOME PEOPLE” + THE FINE PRINT. Impatience is a virtue. Betterment thru journalism & art. Do No Harm. Wendigo Slayer. Dying laughing. Yes, and.
Convicted felon and lifelong fraudster Donald J. Trump and his supporters continue to break the law. Judges are trying to hold the line even as the Party of Trump continues to impose unchecked harm, damage and death.
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Judge Rules That Trump Administration Defied Order to Unfreeze Billions in Federal Grants
The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of dollars in federal grants.
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February 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Convicted felon and lifelong fraudster Donald J. Trump and his supporters continue to break the law. Judges are trying to hold the line even as the Party of Trump continues to impose unchecked harm, damage and death.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u... www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
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The boyz who were never hugged by their fathers are now in power, and the law cannot keep pace with their sociopathy.
February 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The boyz who were never hugged by their fathers are now in power, and the law cannot keep pace with their sociopathy.
Convicted felon Donald J. Trump is today playing golf with Tiger Woods trying to buy him. The president has in recent weeks tried to mediate a merger deal between the PGA Tour and its rival golf circuit, LIV golf, which has had Trump and the Saudi royals as its major supporters. Woods is for sale.
February 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Convicted felon Donald J. Trump is today playing golf with Tiger Woods trying to buy him. The president has in recent weeks tried to mediate a merger deal between the PGA Tour and its rival golf circuit, LIV golf, which has had Trump and the Saudi royals as its major supporters. Woods is for sale.
The Yale historian Timothy Snyder has called this “anticipatory obedience.” / Those who anticipate the demands of a repressive government and submit to these demands before they are made, Snyder wrote, are “teaching power what it can do.”
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Opinion | To Obey Trump or Not to Obey
The voluntarily surrender of the public’s power is how autocracies are built.
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February 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The Yale historian Timothy Snyder has called this “anticipatory obedience.” / Those who anticipate the demands of a repressive government and submit to these demands before they are made, Snyder wrote, are “teaching power what it can do.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
Convicted felon Donald J. Trump announced his intention on Friday to bring the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington more firmly under his control, saying he would dismiss several board members and install himself as chairman.
February 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Convicted felon Donald J. Trump announced his intention on Friday to bring the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington more firmly under his control, saying he would dismiss several board members and install himself as chairman.
Nick Brown, the attorney general of Washington State, said Trump’s order was harming youths, parents and health care providers.“The president’s cruelty is on full display with this dehumanizing executive order, along with his disdain for the Constitution,” Brown said.
February 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Nick Brown, the attorney general of Washington State, said Trump’s order was harming youths, parents and health care providers.“The president’s cruelty is on full display with this dehumanizing executive order, along with his disdain for the Constitution,” Brown said.
“Americans dialing their members of Congress for basic services are going straight to voice mail. Interns and young aides can’t answer the phones quickly enough. And a system that usually handles a few dozen calls per minute is straining to keep up with more than 1,500.” - NYT
February 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“Americans dialing their members of Congress for basic services are going straight to voice mail. Interns and young aides can’t answer the phones quickly enough. And a system that usually handles a few dozen calls per minute is straining to keep up with more than 1,500.” - NYT
“Stand up for what’s right in a time when it’s more important than ever. Not just for Eve, but for all of us,” said Rodgers. “We are all just a diagnosis or unexpected emergency away from needing this very same support.” www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Employees urge BPL to let coworker with breast cancer use donated sick bank days
Members of the BPL’s Public Service Association union joined co-worker and breast cancer patient Eve Griffin, to appeal to the BPL Board of Trustees to overturn a decision that denied her access to ex...
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February 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“Stand up for what’s right in a time when it’s more important than ever. Not just for Eve, but for all of us,” said Rodgers. “We are all just a diagnosis or unexpected emergency away from needing this very same support.” www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Join Chappell Roan to enact Senate Bill 1655 / National Improved Medicare for All. #Grammy
“…I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.”
“…I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.”
February 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Join Chappell Roan to enact Senate Bill 1655 / National Improved Medicare for All. #Grammy
“…I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.”
“…I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.”
Throwing back a lot these days.
Ed Yong, before he left The Atlantic, told the story of how those in Public Health started as great reformers in the 19th century and only at the start of the 20th relinquished their role in society:
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Ed Yong, before he left The Atlantic, told the story of how those in Public Health started as great reformers in the 19th century and only at the start of the 20th relinquished their role in society:
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How Public Health Took Part in Its Own Downfall
The field’s future lies in reclaiming parts of its past that it willingly abandoned.
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Throwing back a lot these days.
Ed Yong, before he left The Atlantic, told the story of how those in Public Health started as great reformers in the 19th century and only at the start of the 20th relinquished their role in society:
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Ed Yong, before he left The Atlantic, told the story of how those in Public Health started as great reformers in the 19th century and only at the start of the 20th relinquished their role in society:
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
It’s the only question: How can Americans achieve Health Equity, Healthcare Justice, Economic Dignity and Equality if the foundational cornerstone for those essential pillars—access to lifelong health maintenance without barriers, delays and Denial of Care—is not a priority?
> Senate Bill 1655
> Senate Bill 1655
February 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It’s the only question: How can Americans achieve Health Equity, Healthcare Justice, Economic Dignity and Equality if the foundational cornerstone for those essential pillars—access to lifelong health maintenance without barriers, delays and Denial of Care—is not a priority?
> Senate Bill 1655
> Senate Bill 1655
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This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
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January 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
The largest heist/theft in history. All in plain sight. They are unstoppable.
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Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer, David A. Lebryk, announced his retirement. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
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January 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The largest heist/theft in history. All in plain sight. They are unstoppable.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
