@mamaeaves.bsky.social
“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who during a time of moral crisis, remain neutral” Dante Alighieri
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This should be a bigger story!!
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/1...
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/1...
109 children rescued, 244 arrested in Operation Soteria Shield, exposing widespread child exploitation in North Texas
Authorities call it a successful round up of child sex offenders, but it also shows how widespread the crime is in North Texas.
www.cbsnews.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This should be a bigger story!!
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/1...
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/1...
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"Unfortunately, superannuation has become a vehicle for tax minimisation for the very wealthiest Australians," said @richarddenniss.bsky.social in the Aus.
"Giving huge tax breaks to people with half a billion dollars in super does nothing to take pressure off the pension budget."
"Giving huge tax breaks to people with half a billion dollars in super does nothing to take pressure off the pension budget."
June 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
"Unfortunately, superannuation has become a vehicle for tax minimisation for the very wealthiest Australians," said @richarddenniss.bsky.social in the Aus.
"Giving huge tax breaks to people with half a billion dollars in super does nothing to take pressure off the pension budget."
"Giving huge tax breaks to people with half a billion dollars in super does nothing to take pressure off the pension budget."
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Key aspect was that 1 in 5 people thought the changes to tax concessions of super balances over $3m would affect them.
In reality, it's about 1 in 200.
Easy test: if you don't know how much is in your super you won't be affected (because people with $3m in their super sure as sh*t know it)
In reality, it's about 1 in 200.
Easy test: if you don't know how much is in your super you won't be affected (because people with $3m in their super sure as sh*t know it)
Our research found more than half of Australians support or strongly support reducing tax concessions for super balances over $3 million.
The polling found 52% backed the idea, while 26% of people oppose or strongly oppose the changes and 22% are undecided.
The polling found 52% backed the idea, while 26% of people oppose or strongly oppose the changes and 22% are undecided.
June 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Key aspect was that 1 in 5 people thought the changes to tax concessions of super balances over $3m would affect them.
In reality, it's about 1 in 200.
Easy test: if you don't know how much is in your super you won't be affected (because people with $3m in their super sure as sh*t know it)
In reality, it's about 1 in 200.
Easy test: if you don't know how much is in your super you won't be affected (because people with $3m in their super sure as sh*t know it)
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America's descent into suppression of dissent 🧵
I've been tracking Trump's actions since Jan and have included 93 actions that I consider to suppress dissent.
They fall into 4 domains and their use is quite different over time. 1/16
I've been tracking Trump's actions since Jan and have included 93 actions that I consider to suppress dissent.
They fall into 4 domains and their use is quite different over time. 1/16
June 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
America's descent into suppression of dissent 🧵
I've been tracking Trump's actions since Jan and have included 93 actions that I consider to suppress dissent.
They fall into 4 domains and their use is quite different over time. 1/16
I've been tracking Trump's actions since Jan and have included 93 actions that I consider to suppress dissent.
They fall into 4 domains and their use is quite different over time. 1/16
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The #HPV vaccine is highly effective.
It can prevent 9 in 10 cases of the most high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) – the #1 cause of #CervicalCancer. 🔗 bit.ly/41MNKY7
It can prevent 9 in 10 cases of the most high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) – the #1 cause of #CervicalCancer. 🔗 bit.ly/41MNKY7
June 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The #HPV vaccine is highly effective.
It can prevent 9 in 10 cases of the most high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) – the #1 cause of #CervicalCancer. 🔗 bit.ly/41MNKY7
It can prevent 9 in 10 cases of the most high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) – the #1 cause of #CervicalCancer. 🔗 bit.ly/41MNKY7
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Full text of the Senate Finance Cmte's portion of the MAGA BBB text
Released late yesterday
www.finance.senate.gov/download/fin...
Released late yesterday
www.finance.senate.gov/download/fin...
[2025-06-16] Download: Finance Committee Legislative Text Title VII | The United States Senate Committee on Finance | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
[2025-06-16] Download: Finance Committee Legislative Text Title VII | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
www.finance.senate.gov
June 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Full text of the Senate Finance Cmte's portion of the MAGA BBB text
Released late yesterday
www.finance.senate.gov/download/fin...
Released late yesterday
www.finance.senate.gov/download/fin...
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US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )
June 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )
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As Trump goes to G7 summit, other world leaders aim to show they're not intimidated | AP News share.google/QoX52HAJvdyL...
As Trump goes to G7 summit, other world leaders aim to show they're not intimidated
President Donald Trump has long bet that he can scare allies into submission. It's a gamble that is increasingly being tested ahead of the Group of Seven summit beginning Monday in Canada.
share.google
June 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
As Trump goes to G7 summit, other world leaders aim to show they're not intimidated | AP News share.google/QoX52HAJvdyL...
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The right wing claims that:
1. Both Trump assassination attempts were done by the left
2. The Minnesota assassin is a member of the left
On both LIES we must push back HARD. Because the TRUTH IS:
1. Both Trump assassins were Trump voters
2. The Minnesota assassin is a right wing extremist
1. Both Trump assassination attempts were done by the left
2. The Minnesota assassin is a member of the left
On both LIES we must push back HARD. Because the TRUTH IS:
1. Both Trump assassins were Trump voters
2. The Minnesota assassin is a right wing extremist
June 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The right wing claims that:
1. Both Trump assassination attempts were done by the left
2. The Minnesota assassin is a member of the left
On both LIES we must push back HARD. Because the TRUTH IS:
1. Both Trump assassins were Trump voters
2. The Minnesota assassin is a right wing extremist
1. Both Trump assassination attempts were done by the left
2. The Minnesota assassin is a member of the left
On both LIES we must push back HARD. Because the TRUTH IS:
1. Both Trump assassins were Trump voters
2. The Minnesota assassin is a right wing extremist
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One last post tonight: 34 arrests were made today involving MAGA individuals. Thank you to everyone who helped keep watch.
June 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
One last post tonight: 34 arrests were made today involving MAGA individuals. Thank you to everyone who helped keep watch.
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O.M.G.
Check out this footage of the Trump military parade in DC.
The empty bleachers.
The squeaking wheels.
What an embarrassment for Donald Trump.
(video via Elizabeth Landers of the Scripps News service over on X)
Check out this footage of the Trump military parade in DC.
The empty bleachers.
The squeaking wheels.
What an embarrassment for Donald Trump.
(video via Elizabeth Landers of the Scripps News service over on X)
June 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
O.M.G.
Check out this footage of the Trump military parade in DC.
The empty bleachers.
The squeaking wheels.
What an embarrassment for Donald Trump.
(video via Elizabeth Landers of the Scripps News service over on X)
Check out this footage of the Trump military parade in DC.
The empty bleachers.
The squeaking wheels.
What an embarrassment for Donald Trump.
(video via Elizabeth Landers of the Scripps News service over on X)
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Kristi Noem thinks her lie about Sen. Padilla not identifying himself is a real own when, in fact, her supposed inability to recognize a US Senator--who is the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship & Border Safety--makes her goons' thuggery even more disgraceful.
June 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Kristi Noem thinks her lie about Sen. Padilla not identifying himself is a real own when, in fact, her supposed inability to recognize a US Senator--who is the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship & Border Safety--makes her goons' thuggery even more disgraceful.
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‘A slap in the face’: Grenfell officials still working in housing eight years after fire
‘A slap in the face’: Grenfell officials still working in housing eight years after fire
Survivors say careers of many of those involved show there are ‘no consequences for decisions that cost lives’
The survivors of the Grenfell fire have condemned “a deep and bitter injustice” that many of the officials criticised in the public inquiry in connection to the tragedy have continued working in related fields.
“We relive the pain every day. They are carrying on with life, careers intact, while we are still here – grieving, waiting and fighting for justice,” said a spokesperson for Grenfell United shortly before the eighth anniversary of the fire. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
‘A slap in the face’: Grenfell officials still working in housing eight years after fire
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TODAY 6/14/25, we peacefully make our voices heard... NO KINGS!* 🇺🇸
*Also NO: CONVICTED FELONS/PATHOLOGICAL LIARS/DRAFT DODGERS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS/SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIANS/MALIGNANT NARCISSISTS & ANYONE WHO INCITED AN INSURRECTION IN AN ATTEMPTED COUP AGAINST HIS OWN COUNTRY a/k/a TRAITORS ✊
*Also NO: CONVICTED FELONS/PATHOLOGICAL LIARS/DRAFT DODGERS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS/SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIANS/MALIGNANT NARCISSISTS & ANYONE WHO INCITED AN INSURRECTION IN AN ATTEMPTED COUP AGAINST HIS OWN COUNTRY a/k/a TRAITORS ✊
June 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
TODAY 6/14/25, we peacefully make our voices heard... NO KINGS!* 🇺🇸
*Also NO: CONVICTED FELONS/PATHOLOGICAL LIARS/DRAFT DODGERS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS/SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIANS/MALIGNANT NARCISSISTS & ANYONE WHO INCITED AN INSURRECTION IN AN ATTEMPTED COUP AGAINST HIS OWN COUNTRY a/k/a TRAITORS ✊
*Also NO: CONVICTED FELONS/PATHOLOGICAL LIARS/DRAFT DODGERS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS/SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIANS/MALIGNANT NARCISSISTS & ANYONE WHO INCITED AN INSURRECTION IN AN ATTEMPTED COUP AGAINST HIS OWN COUNTRY a/k/a TRAITORS ✊
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If you don’t get your child vaccinated against #measles, it can put them at a high risk of this serious infection, which can lead to severe complications or even death.
Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
June 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
If you don’t get your child vaccinated against #measles, it can put them at a high risk of this serious infection, which can lead to severe complications or even death.
Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
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Gonna fact check Jay B on his lies to the Senate in real time. Follow along for what promises to be a deeply annoying time.
www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-r...
www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-r...
A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
June 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Gonna fact check Jay B on his lies to the Senate in real time. Follow along for what promises to be a deeply annoying time.
www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-r...
www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-r...
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Compiling a quick list of responses from science community to ACIP firings. Comment with additions.
AMA: www.ama-assn.org/press-center...
AAP: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
ACP: www.acponline.org/american-col...
IDSA: www.idsociety.org/news--public...
APHA: www.apha.org/news-and-med...
AMA: www.ama-assn.org/press-center...
AAP: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
ACP: www.acponline.org/american-col...
IDSA: www.idsociety.org/news--public...
APHA: www.apha.org/news-and-med...
AMA statement on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Removal of sitting members of ACIP undermines trust and upends a transparent process that has saved countless lives.
www.ama-assn.org
June 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Compiling a quick list of responses from science community to ACIP firings. Comment with additions.
AMA: www.ama-assn.org/press-center...
AAP: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
ACP: www.acponline.org/american-col...
IDSA: www.idsociety.org/news--public...
APHA: www.apha.org/news-and-med...
AMA: www.ama-assn.org/press-center...
AAP: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
ACP: www.acponline.org/american-col...
IDSA: www.idsociety.org/news--public...
APHA: www.apha.org/news-and-med...
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Deliberately targeted.
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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Deliberately targeted.
bsky.app/profile/luck...
bsky.app/profile/luck...
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One international journalist has already been injured by police while reporting on the ground. When even foreign press aren’t safe, you know the truth is something they’re trying to suppress.
June 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
One international journalist has already been injured by police while reporting on the ground. When even foreign press aren’t safe, you know the truth is something they’re trying to suppress.
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A second international reporter has been targeted while on the air. An Australian journalist was shot with a rubber bullet live during a broadcast from Los Angeles.
June 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A second international reporter has been targeted while on the air. An Australian journalist was shot with a rubber bullet live during a broadcast from Los Angeles.
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LAPD when they think nobody is watching
June 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
LAPD when they think nobody is watching
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Bill Cassidy (R) at RFK Jr.’s confirmation hearing:
“If confirmed, he will maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) without changes”.
Today, RFK Jr. fired every single member of ACIP.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
“If confirmed, he will maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) without changes”.
Today, RFK Jr. fired every single member of ACIP.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
RFK Jr. fires entire CDC vaccine advisory panel
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted all 17 members of a panel that advises the CDC on the safety, efficacy and clinical needs of vaccines.
www.usatoday.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Bill Cassidy (R) at RFK Jr.’s confirmation hearing:
“If confirmed, he will maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) without changes”.
Today, RFK Jr. fired every single member of ACIP.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
“If confirmed, he will maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) without changes”.
Today, RFK Jr. fired every single member of ACIP.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...