Martha B
@marthab77.bsky.social
wife, SLP, dog mom, music lover, progressive, crazy liberal Christian
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Trump and musk want to take away your SS and Medicaid/medicare to allow them to renew tax cuts for both them and billionaire friends
March 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Trump and musk want to take away your SS and Medicaid/medicare to allow them to renew tax cuts for both them and billionaire friends
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It's really not funny on a everyday people level, but I love it when they have to swallow their pride and ask for help from people they've repeatedly offended.
It's really not funny on a everyday people level, but I love it when they have to swallow their pride and ask for help from people they've repeatedly offended.
After repeated claims of taking over Greenland, the Trump administration is now asking Denmark for extra eggs amid shortage
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has formally requested Denmark ramp up egg exports as American poultry farms battle the bird flu.
fortune.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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It's really not funny on a everyday people level, but I love it when they have to swallow their pride and ask for help from people they've repeatedly offended.
It's really not funny on a everyday people level, but I love it when they have to swallow their pride and ask for help from people they've repeatedly offended.
Went to the dentist this afternoon to get a filling. Now most of my top lip is numb up to my nose and my whole right cheek is numb. My smile is wonky, and I can't drink from a straw. 🤣
March 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Went to the dentist this afternoon to get a filling. Now most of my top lip is numb up to my nose and my whole right cheek is numb. My smile is wonky, and I can't drink from a straw. 🤣
Encountered this little soul flipped over on its back while walking a dog today. I relocated it to the edge of the pond (right side up, of course)
March 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Encountered this little soul flipped over on its back while walking a dog today. I relocated it to the edge of the pond (right side up, of course)
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March 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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"Rural hospital leaders in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas who spoke to The Washington Post warned that the enormous cuts congressional Republicans are weighing could further destroy limited health-care access in rural America..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals, maternity care
Potential Medicaid cuts could devastate America’s teetering rural health-care system and jeopardize Republicans’ political power among rural voters.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"Rural hospital leaders in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas who spoke to The Washington Post warned that the enormous cuts congressional Republicans are weighing could further destroy limited health-care access in rural America..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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"DOGE has already infiltrated the IRS, seeking access to American taxpayers’ personal data, and Trump even wants to get rid of the agency altogether. But, like the rest of his efforts to overhaul the government, following the law is not one of his concerns."
newrepublic.com/post/192478/...
newrepublic.com/post/192478/...
![DiMartini was placed on leave Monday for alleged “ineffective management” of the Trump administration’s mass federal employee purge, as well as “insubordination” toward the Department of Government Efficiency. She says she was fired not only for telling IRS staff where firings were coming from but also because she refused to call employees into the office over the weekend to onboard a DOGE staffer after they were putting in “60–70 hour” workweeks in the midst of tax season.
“They’re trying to politicize human capital,” DiMartini told Government Executive. “They want to be able to hire only loyalists, ignore Title 5 [of the U.S. Code] and commit flagrant prohibited personnel practices. When you look at the Merit Systems Protections Board and what the civil protections are, we’re supposed to have a nonpartisan civil service, and we have been completely whipsawed.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dozrbbuzuojdwr2psqkapfxo/bafkreibas523havvwzaykren7ttrgnmblh2g7cliyar6rw2k7trlg2kila@jpeg)
March 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"DOGE has already infiltrated the IRS, seeking access to American taxpayers’ personal data, and Trump even wants to get rid of the agency altogether. But, like the rest of his efforts to overhaul the government, following the law is not one of his concerns."
newrepublic.com/post/192478/...
newrepublic.com/post/192478/...
Disgraceful. They are trying to erase history.
apnews.com/article/dei-...
apnews.com/article/dei-...
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Disgraceful. They are trying to erase history.
apnews.com/article/dei-...
apnews.com/article/dei-...
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Wise words from Taylor Swift.
March 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Wise words from Taylor Swift.
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Fantastic reporting. This is what newspapers should be.
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, who often wears a Ukrainian flag pin on his lapel, has gone silent on President Donald Trump’s decision to halt aid and intelligence sharing to the embattled country.
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker Silent After Trump Halts Ukraine Aid
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker has gone silent on President Donald Trump’s decision to halt aid and intelligence sharing to Ukraine.
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Fantastic reporting. This is what newspapers should be.
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Now Trump cuts off intelligence support for Zelensky's forces – today's front page from The Independent 📰
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March 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Now Trump cuts off intelligence support for Zelensky's forces – today's front page from The Independent 📰
You can download a digital newspaper every morning with a subscription to Independent Premium
Subscribe here ➡️ bit.ly/3Q6bzWD
You can download a digital newspaper every morning with a subscription to Independent Premium
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This Lent, join the Presbyterian Outlook in a 40-day devotional, Grieving Change and Loss, rooted in Scripture, personal reflection, and prayer.
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March 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This Lent, join the Presbyterian Outlook in a 40-day devotional, Grieving Change and Loss, rooted in Scripture, personal reflection, and prayer.
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