Meredith
@mereybee.bsky.social
Mother, wife, ally, dog & cat lover
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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RFK Jr. wants to kill American kids, the same way he did in Samoa
Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments. Story by @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/h...
Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments (Gift Article)
In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
RFK Jr. wants to kill American kids, the same way he did in Samoa
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There hasn't been decorum in the US House since Newt Gingrich first became Speaker, nor should decorum be your biggest concern while Elon shreds the Constitution and Trump does his damndest to destroy the economy and find something to invade.
Today's vote to censure my fellow representative was not easy and has angered many of you. Just after I voted, I spoke with Philly Inquirer reporter Julia Terruso. Her piece captures my thoughts during the vote and how we move forward.
Read here: inquirer.com/politics/pen...
Read here: inquirer.com/politics/pen...
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan on why she voted to censure fellow Democrat Al Green after outburst at Trump’s address to Congress
Texas Democrat Al Green faced censure after yelling at President Donald Trump during his speech. Chester County's Chrissy Houlahan was one of 10 Democrats to support the censure resolution.
inquirer.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
There hasn't been decorum in the US House since Newt Gingrich first became Speaker, nor should decorum be your biggest concern while Elon shreds the Constitution and Trump does his damndest to destroy the economy and find something to invade.
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“I ask no favour for my sex, all I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.”
-RBG
-RBG
March 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“I ask no favour for my sex, all I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.”
-RBG
-RBG
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If you wanted to explain how the police protect the interests of capital in a single picture
March 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
If you wanted to explain how the police protect the interests of capital in a single picture
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The fact that Donald Trump is able to golf ⛳️ in peace every weekend in fact, means you are not doing everything you can to stop him. That man should know not a moment’s rest.
March 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The fact that Donald Trump is able to golf ⛳️ in peace every weekend in fact, means you are not doing everything you can to stop him. That man should know not a moment’s rest.
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We are the midst of a war on knowledge, facts and free speech. It is not just aimed at DEI or Trump enemies. It is intended to clear the way to authoritarianism. It is broader and more dangerous than any such effort in our history. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
The Opposite of Woke is...Despotism
There is a purpose beyond prejudice to the MAGA assault on DEI and free speech
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We are the midst of a war on knowledge, facts and free speech. It is not just aimed at DEI or Trump enemies. It is intended to clear the way to authoritarianism. It is broader and more dangerous than any such effort in our history. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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Patricia Bauman died a year ago.
ActBlue is a payment processor. Almost anyone who’s given to a D candidate in the last 20 years could be mischaracterized as a “ActBlue funder.”
Listing five Jews, two of whom are long dead, as “ActBlue funders” secretly behind the Tesla protests is antisemitism.
ActBlue is a payment processor. Almost anyone who’s given to a D candidate in the last 20 years could be mischaracterized as a “ActBlue funder.”
Listing five Jews, two of whom are long dead, as “ActBlue funders” secretly behind the Tesla protests is antisemitism.
Musk is blaming "Herbert Sandler," among others, for secretly financing the protests and Tesla dealerships over the last few weeks.
Sandler died in 2019.
Sandler died in 2019.
March 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Patricia Bauman died a year ago.
ActBlue is a payment processor. Almost anyone who’s given to a D candidate in the last 20 years could be mischaracterized as a “ActBlue funder.”
Listing five Jews, two of whom are long dead, as “ActBlue funders” secretly behind the Tesla protests is antisemitism.
ActBlue is a payment processor. Almost anyone who’s given to a D candidate in the last 20 years could be mischaracterized as a “ActBlue funder.”
Listing five Jews, two of whom are long dead, as “ActBlue funders” secretly behind the Tesla protests is antisemitism.
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Fact-check: True
March 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Fact-check: True
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
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"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
March 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
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i’ve seen soccer moms dragged out of school board meetings, our elected representatives can show 5% of that kind of courage. give me SOMETHING.
March 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
i’ve seen soccer moms dragged out of school board meetings, our elected representatives can show 5% of that kind of courage. give me SOMETHING.
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this
He's literally using the Dems as a prop, and they're providing it. And they've only had a decade to learn this.
March 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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No, Democrats, these little auction signs aren't it. You're acting like Wes Anderson characters who don't understand that they're in a Tarantino movie.
March 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
No, Democrats, these little auction signs aren't it. You're acting like Wes Anderson characters who don't understand that they're in a Tarantino movie.
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"America is less safe today than we were yesterday and we were safer yesterday than we were the day before. Every single day that this human stain remains as the nation’s commander-in-chief endangers America further." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/what-i-mea...
What? I mean... WHAT?!?
America isn’t just realigning herself with Russia and Iran, she’s aligning herself against America.
michaelianblack.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:16 AM
"America is less safe today than we were yesterday and we were safer yesterday than we were the day before. Every single day that this human stain remains as the nation’s commander-in-chief endangers America further." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/what-i-mea...
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U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted temporary relief to a group of labor organizations representing federal workers stating the mass firings were probably illegal.
An evidentiary hearing is set for March 13.
share.newsbreak.com/bsrxiyx4?s=i16
An evidentiary hearing is set for March 13.
share.newsbreak.com/bsrxiyx4?s=i16
"Does not have any authority whatsoever": Judge rules Trump admin's mass firings likely illegal - NewsBreak
A federal judge weighed in on the Trump administration’s mass firings of probationary employees across the federal government, ruling on Thursday that the
share.newsbreak.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted temporary relief to a group of labor organizations representing federal workers stating the mass firings were probably illegal.
An evidentiary hearing is set for March 13.
share.newsbreak.com/bsrxiyx4?s=i16
An evidentiary hearing is set for March 13.
share.newsbreak.com/bsrxiyx4?s=i16
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People laughed a few days ago when @jamellebouie.net said we might not have flu shots next year, but:
NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot.
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
People laughed a few days ago when @jamellebouie.net said we might not have flu shots next year, but:
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Name every victory when they come
White House restores HBCU scholarships after pressure from Ossoff, lawmakers ajc.com/education/wh...
White House reverses course on HBCU scholarships after pressure from Jon Ossoff, other lawmakers
The 1890 Scholars Program, which has been suspended, was designed to increase the number of students from rural and underserved communities.
ajc.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Name every victory when they come
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As the Trump administration pushes for more deportations, the government has revived a long-abandoned program that lets local and state law enforcement challenge people on the street about immigration status — and possibly arrest them for deportation
ICE lets local officials stop immigrants on the streets as task force program is back • Ohio Capital Journal
As the Trump administration pushes for more deportations, the government has revived a long-abandoned program that lets local and state law enforcement challenge people on the street about…
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
As the Trump administration pushes for more deportations, the government has revived a long-abandoned program that lets local and state law enforcement challenge people on the street about immigration status — and possibly arrest them for deportation
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Psycho trucker
Quest-ce que c’est
Quest-ce que c’est
My seven-year-old legit thought they were called "Psychotrucks"
February 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Psycho trucker
Quest-ce que c’est
Quest-ce que c’est
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It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there
February 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there
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POLITICO: Trump “surprised his own staff” by endorsing a budget that cuts Medicaid, now open to “altering” (CUTTING) Medicare — Just as many warned all along.
While cutting trillions in taxes for the rich. Because they don’t actually care about the debt. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
While cutting trillions in taxes for the rich. Because they don’t actually care about the debt. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
POLITICO: Trump “surprised his own staff” by endorsing a budget that cuts Medicaid, now open to “altering” (CUTTING) Medicare — Just as many warned all along.
While cutting trillions in taxes for the rich. Because they don’t actually care about the debt. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
While cutting trillions in taxes for the rich. Because they don’t actually care about the debt. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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I follow French politics a lot, as many of you know. Any effort for mass layoffs of public sector employees there would create such huge strikes and marches, the level of disruption and paralysis would be biblical.
February 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I follow French politics a lot, as many of you know. Any effort for mass layoffs of public sector employees there would create such huge strikes and marches, the level of disruption and paralysis would be biblical.
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“The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that, over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.
The agency said it is now trying to quickly reverse the firings.”
The agency said it is now trying to quickly reverse the firings.”
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that, over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.
The agency said it is now trying to quickly reverse the firings.”
The agency said it is now trying to quickly reverse the firings.”