Max’s Mom
@kjkroep.bsky.social
Believer in democracy, equality, equity, science, NATO, etc. Animal advocate, part-time writer, and I spend my days in IT. These are my personal opinions and it’s my personal account. Won’t support the Democratic Party until they stand up for democracy.
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@kjkroep.bsky.social
· Oct 26
This hat and I will be at every protest until we march Trump and his cronies out of office.
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Ten current and former BLM rangeland management employees told PP and @highcountrynews.org that they felt pressure to go easy on ranchers — including downplaying the environmental harm of grazing in permit reviews.
A Loophole Allows Ranchers to Renew Grazing Permits With Little Scrutiny of the Environmental Impact
With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and ...
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ten current and former BLM rangeland management employees told PP and @highcountrynews.org that they felt pressure to go easy on ranchers — including downplaying the environmental harm of grazing in permit reviews.
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📽️ WATCH: Photographer @annie-flanagan.bsky.social went to Clairton, PA, where residents live in the shadow of the country’s largest coke plant. Coke is a product used to manufacture steel.
This is what Annie saw — and inhaled — while on assignment in Clairton.
Link to our story below ⤵️
This is what Annie saw — and inhaled — while on assignment in Clairton.
Link to our story below ⤵️
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
📽️ WATCH: Photographer @annie-flanagan.bsky.social went to Clairton, PA, where residents live in the shadow of the country’s largest coke plant. Coke is a product used to manufacture steel.
This is what Annie saw — and inhaled — while on assignment in Clairton.
Link to our story below ⤵️
This is what Annie saw — and inhaled — while on assignment in Clairton.
Link to our story below ⤵️
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This entire thread is INSANE
6/ You don’t want to move your husband to Emory or somewhere? The woman whispered. Shouldn’t you get him out of here?
The question seemed inappropriate. “We’re good,” Mrs. Parker said firmly. “I appreciate your concern, but we’re good.”
The question seemed inappropriate. “We’re good,” Mrs. Parker said firmly. “I appreciate your concern, but we’re good.”
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This entire thread is INSANE
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Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape.
The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
By @gingerthompson.bsky.social, with research by Doris Burke
The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
By @gingerthompson.bsky.social, with research by Doris Burke
Sick in a Hospital Town: As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
The five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” pursues one question: Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
projects.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape.
The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
By @gingerthompson.bsky.social, with research by Doris Burke
The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
By @gingerthompson.bsky.social, with research by Doris Burke
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From the moment Joel Wernick arrived in Albany, Georgia, to take over as the Phoebe Memorial’s CEO, his No. 1 priority was to get rid of the city’s only other hospital.
He’d win in the end, but at a steep cost to Phoebe and its patients.
This is Part 2 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series 👇
He’d win in the end, but at a steep cost to Phoebe and its patients.
This is Part 2 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series 👇
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 2: The Making of a Monopoly
The story of how a century-old community hospital in Albany, Georgia, grew into a sprawling health care system by waging a yearslong battle to eliminate its competition.
projects.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
From the moment Joel Wernick arrived in Albany, Georgia, to take over as the Phoebe Memorial’s CEO, his No. 1 priority was to get rid of the city’s only other hospital.
He’d win in the end, but at a steep cost to Phoebe and its patients.
This is Part 2 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series 👇
He’d win in the end, but at a steep cost to Phoebe and its patients.
This is Part 2 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series 👇
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A new lawsuit alleges that federal agents repeatedly blasted an apartment complex with tear gas—allegedly to “put on a show” for right-wing social media figures.
ICE Barbie Sued Over Tear-Gas Stunt for MAGA Influencers
New lawsuit says federal agents repeatedly blasted an apartment complex with gas—allegedly to “put on a show” for right-wing social media figures.
trib.al
December 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A new lawsuit alleges that federal agents repeatedly blasted an apartment complex with tear gas—allegedly to “put on a show” for right-wing social media figures.
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For many people, the holidays mean more parties and more occasions to drink. But if you've noticed that one cocktail hits you harder than it used to, there's a scientific reason to explain it. n.pr/4iJLDg7
Does one drink make you dizzy? Why alcohol hits us harder as we age
For many people, the holidays mean more parties and more occasions to drink. But if you've noticed that one cocktail hits you harder than it used to, there's a scientific reason to explain it.
n.pr
December 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For many people, the holidays mean more parties and more occasions to drink. But if you've noticed that one cocktail hits you harder than it used to, there's a scientific reason to explain it. n.pr/4iJLDg7
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A lot of the anti-vaccine movement dismantling our federal medical/scientific infrastructure is just dudes who feel slighted/ignored by their professional peers and have set out on a campaign to punish them. Public health is just collateral damage.
Imagine you're overseeing the termination of clinical trials, the destruction of people's livelihoods, the dismantling of scientific research in the US, and you're complaining that Twitter didn't give you a blue check 4 years ago.
December 8, 2025 at 5:26 AM
A lot of the anti-vaccine movement dismantling our federal medical/scientific infrastructure is just dudes who feel slighted/ignored by their professional peers and have set out on a campaign to punish them. Public health is just collateral damage.
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Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
December 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
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NASA has announced when the longest total solar eclipse of the century will occur—and you won’t have to wait long. Here’s what you should know. www.wired.com/story/the-lo...
The Longest Solar Eclipse for 100 Years Is Coming. Don’t Miss It
NASA has announced when the longest total solar eclipse of the century will occur—and you won’t have to wait long. Here’s what you should know.
www.wired.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
NASA has announced when the longest total solar eclipse of the century will occur—and you won’t have to wait long. Here’s what you should know. www.wired.com/story/the-lo...
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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This got largely overlooked, but note that Karoline Leavitt actually praised Trump's vile rant about Somalis as "epic." The cult worship has gotten so bad that his open racism now must be celebrated.
On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize:
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize:
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult as Spin on Mental State Flies Off Rails
As Karoline Leavitt’s defense of Trump morphs into bizarre praise for his racism toward Somalis, a former White House official explains how the saga unmasks the deeper depravities consuming Trumpworld...
newrepublic.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This got largely overlooked, but note that Karoline Leavitt actually praised Trump's vile rant about Somalis as "epic." The cult worship has gotten so bad that his open racism now must be celebrated.
On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize:
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize:
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
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Never, did I ever, think we would have a RACIST, convicted felon, pedophile as out POTUS! It's difficult to believe.
December 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Never, did I ever, think we would have a RACIST, convicted felon, pedophile as out POTUS! It's difficult to believe.
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New in PN: Let's call Trump's anti-Somali hate for what it is
It's not "heated" or "divisive." It's Nazi stuff.
It's not "heated" or "divisive." It's Nazi stuff.
Let's call Trump's anti-Somali hate for what it is
It's not "heated" or "divisive." It's Nazi stuff.
www.publicnotice.co
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
New in PN: Let's call Trump's anti-Somali hate for what it is
It's not "heated" or "divisive." It's Nazi stuff.
It's not "heated" or "divisive." It's Nazi stuff.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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"Trump has put us back in the position that we were in the 20s and 30s...It’s been demonstrated how ultimately ineffective that is from our own point of view. It is the permanence and reliability of the system that has been such a great force for peace."
youtu.be/KGCnGwECBAM?...
youtu.be/KGCnGwECBAM?...
On the consequences for the geopolitical order when the US is an unreliable ally
YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"Trump has put us back in the position that we were in the 20s and 30s...It’s been demonstrated how ultimately ineffective that is from our own point of view. It is the permanence and reliability of the system that has been such a great force for peace."
youtu.be/KGCnGwECBAM?...
youtu.be/KGCnGwECBAM?...
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NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
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Snort
December 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Snort
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This is Lukas. It's his first time swimming. He's kinda nervous, but we think he's doing a great job. 13/10 (TT: lukassss707)
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is Lukas. It's his first time swimming. He's kinda nervous, but we think he's doing a great job. 13/10 (TT: lukassss707)
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This is Mr. Paworotti. His favorite Christmas song is Howl-lelujah. If you'll excuse him, his solo is coming up. 13/10 (TT: therealpaworotti)
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is Mr. Paworotti. His favorite Christmas song is Howl-lelujah. If you'll excuse him, his solo is coming up. 13/10 (TT: therealpaworotti)
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Say hello to our little friend!! Hello friend!! #grayangelfish #angelfish #sayhellotomylittlefriend #closeup #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Say hello to our little friend!! Hello friend!! #grayangelfish #angelfish #sayhellotomylittlefriend #closeup #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
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I wasn't allowed to watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" as a kid because of my Peanut allergy.
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I wasn't allowed to watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" as a kid because of my Peanut allergy.
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Just Six Corporations Remain https://theonion.com/just-six-corporations-remain-1819564741/
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Just Six Corporations Remain https://theonion.com/just-six-corporations-remain-1819564741/