Laine
@lifeinthefastlaine.bsky.social
Things I like: Running. Cycling. Equality. Space stuff. Reading. Medicine. Punk rock. Democracy. Cats. #vaccinessavelives
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And there it is. Republicans have proposed a $4 trillion debt limit increase.
Four trillion dollars.
Four trillion dollars.
February 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
And there it is. Republicans have proposed a $4 trillion debt limit increase.
Four trillion dollars.
Four trillion dollars.
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Millions of married women who have changed their last names will have significant issues voting due to the Oppressive Save Act.
Chip doesn’t give a fuck if undocumented immigrants votes, he wants to lessen women voter turnout.
Chip doesn’t give a fuck if undocumented immigrants votes, he wants to lessen women voter turnout.
February 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Millions of married women who have changed their last names will have significant issues voting due to the Oppressive Save Act.
Chip doesn’t give a fuck if undocumented immigrants votes, he wants to lessen women voter turnout.
Chip doesn’t give a fuck if undocumented immigrants votes, he wants to lessen women voter turnout.
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Close your eyes and try to find him!
February 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Close your eyes and try to find him!
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The dismantling of USAID could disrupt many clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn.
'It’s tectonic:’ U.S. foreign aid freeze deals a blow to research around the globe
Dismantling of USAID could disrupt many clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn
scim.ag
February 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The dismantling of USAID could disrupt many clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn.
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“USAID-backed studies have been shuttered, data streams have dried up, researchers and technical staff have been fired or put on leave, a system to predict food crises has been muzzled, and a USAID-supported global health journal has stopped reviewing manuscripts.”
From our @science.org news team 🧪
From our @science.org news team 🧪
'It’s tectonic:’ U.S. foreign aid freeze deals a blow to research around the globe
Dismantling of USAID could disrupt many clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn
www.science.org
February 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
“USAID-backed studies have been shuttered, data streams have dried up, researchers and technical staff have been fired or put on leave, a system to predict food crises has been muzzled, and a USAID-supported global health journal has stopped reviewing manuscripts.”
From our @science.org news team 🧪
From our @science.org news team 🧪
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See also Just Security’s Litigation Tracker. www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
February 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
See also Just Security’s Litigation Tracker. www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
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NEW: Elon Musk’s attack on USAID has cut HIV/AIDS workers off from medicine and money.
The Trump Administration claims it is allowing “lifesaving” foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital work on HIV and AIDS from saving lives. Read our scoop here:
The Trump Administration claims it is allowing “lifesaving” foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital work on HIV and AIDS from saving lives. Read our scoop here:
Elon Musk's DOGE Is Still Blocking HIV/AIDS Relief Exempted From Foreign Aid Cuts
The Trump Administration claims it is allowing "lifesaving" foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital work on HIV and AIDS from saving lives.
wrd.cm
February 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
NEW: Elon Musk’s attack on USAID has cut HIV/AIDS workers off from medicine and money.
The Trump Administration claims it is allowing “lifesaving” foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital work on HIV and AIDS from saving lives. Read our scoop here:
The Trump Administration claims it is allowing “lifesaving” foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital work on HIV and AIDS from saving lives. Read our scoop here:
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February 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
February 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
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The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
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What she said: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
Caroline Kennedy Urges Senators to Reject RFK Jr. for Health Secretary
In a harsh letter to lawmakers considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin a “predator” who led other family members down the path of addiction.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
What she said: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
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“In a race to the bottom, Elon Musk paved the way for a new, toxic tech basement,” says Nora Benavidez, senior counsel at the nonprofit Free Press. “Yet, as long as other platforms aren’t quite as abysmal, they squeak by under cover of Twitter’s failures.”
Today, Meta has joined in.
Today, Meta has joined in.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Set Off a Race to the Bottom
Social media companies that once at least tried to promote a healthy information ecosystem have largely given up—and insiders say Musk’s example gave them cover.
www.wired.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“In a race to the bottom, Elon Musk paved the way for a new, toxic tech basement,” says Nora Benavidez, senior counsel at the nonprofit Free Press. “Yet, as long as other platforms aren’t quite as abysmal, they squeak by under cover of Twitter’s failures.”
Today, Meta has joined in.
Today, Meta has joined in.
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If a flu shot saves you even just a single productive day, which is plausible, you've made more money off of it than big pharma.
December 1, 2024 at 10:35 PM
If a flu shot saves you even just a single productive day, which is plausible, you've made more money off of it than big pharma.
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I’m constantly amazed that this still requires attention.
November 29, 2024 at 6:14 PM
I’m constantly amazed that this still requires attention.
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Flashback post.
November 19, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Flashback post.