Xandra Sharpe
@momofpunx.bsky.social
I love my family, food, pugs, people, justice, mercy, kindness, and sometimes pettiness. I just try to be a good human.
It's always deeper than first thought. Be careful.
Trump is now ordering health agencies to stop warning Americans about bird flu and to halt publication of scientific reports.
This comes as egg prices are expected to skyrocket in the coming days.
This comes as egg prices are expected to skyrocket in the coming days.
Trump administration directs federal health agencies to pause communications | CNN
Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump administration has directed federal health agencies to pause external communications, such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health a...
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
It's always deeper than first thought. Be careful.
Reposted by Xandra Sharpe
Authoritarianism wants you to feel like you’re drowning in chaos — headlines of breaking news, after breaking news. Here are 4️⃣ questions you can ask yourself to help spot genuine threats to our democracy.
Read more here: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-pay...
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![Is the action tangible, actionable, and detailed? Or intangible, abstract, and vague?
When [Trump] leaves the details vague, we, collectively, cannot help ourselves. We try to fill them in. But — if Trump’s past promises are any guide — intangibility is a pretty good indicator that a proposal is a less-than-pressing concern.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fvbdr5zqt7b74qllyg2vdit/bafkreibvgyxmsqaz6lk5lwbxd747jhmbphuj6j3zhwfyttnhvrkh53snva@jpeg)
![Does this action target the opposition in a way that may cause anticipatory obedience?
By targeting individual politicians, companies, civil servants, nonprofits, donors, media outlets, and journalists, [Trump] can cow hundreds or thousands of others into a more submissive and defensive posture.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fvbdr5zqt7b74qllyg2vdit/bafkreid7mpvpd6vghi3e2dbmkzcrkmden3lg5vvfan6ckt7affhn5dg7o4@jpeg)
January 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Authoritarianism wants you to feel like you’re drowning in chaos — headlines of breaking news, after breaking news. Here are 4️⃣ questions you can ask yourself to help spot genuine threats to our democracy.
Read more here: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-pay...
Read more here: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-pay...
I don't know why I'm getting all these cat accounts on my feed, but bluesky algorithm is off. I'm a dog person.
January 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I don't know why I'm getting all these cat accounts on my feed, but bluesky algorithm is off. I'm a dog person.