Pam Ross
@pam1117.bsky.social
Liberal and appalled at the state of affairs
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Don’t take my word for it—ask Betsy DeVos. Congress is about to roll out a tax shelter scheme to fund school vouchers for wealthy kids already in private school.
It would force vouchers into every state.
And they’re going to cut Medicaid for families everywhere to pay for it.
It would force vouchers into every state.
And they’re going to cut Medicaid for families everywhere to pay for it.
May 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Don’t take my word for it—ask Betsy DeVos. Congress is about to roll out a tax shelter scheme to fund school vouchers for wealthy kids already in private school.
It would force vouchers into every state.
And they’re going to cut Medicaid for families everywhere to pay for it.
It would force vouchers into every state.
And they’re going to cut Medicaid for families everywhere to pay for it.
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Target made its choice—and so have Black consumers.
The National Black Church Initiative isn’t playing PR games. No more performative marketing while treating Black communities like disposable income streams.
I have nothing to do with this org, but it is telling.
The National Black Church Initiative isn’t playing PR games. No more performative marketing while treating Black communities like disposable income streams.
I have nothing to do with this org, but it is telling.
May 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Target made its choice—and so have Black consumers.
The National Black Church Initiative isn’t playing PR games. No more performative marketing while treating Black communities like disposable income streams.
I have nothing to do with this org, but it is telling.
The National Black Church Initiative isn’t playing PR games. No more performative marketing while treating Black communities like disposable income streams.
I have nothing to do with this org, but it is telling.
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Democratic Governor Tony Evers has successfully increased school funding for the next 400 YEARS in Wisconsin by crossing out a few numbers in a bill to change it from “2024–25” to “2425.”
The state Supreme Court just upheld his right to do so.
The state Supreme Court just upheld his right to do so.
Wisconsin's adventures with line-item vetoes
Laws are like sausages...
www.axios.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Democratic Governor Tony Evers has successfully increased school funding for the next 400 YEARS in Wisconsin by crossing out a few numbers in a bill to change it from “2024–25” to “2425.”
The state Supreme Court just upheld his right to do so.
The state Supreme Court just upheld his right to do so.
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“The stuff the American public has lost already—and they didn’t even know they had it—is impossible for most people to understand. The safety nets are being blown up right and left,” the source said. “They’ve disappeared.”
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-leak...
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-leak...
Scoop: Leaked PDF outlines major HHS restructuring proposal (authenticity now confirmed). "The safety nets are being blown up right and left."
Floated cuts include some programs mandated by Congress.
insidemedicine.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“The stuff the American public has lost already—and they didn’t even know they had it—is impossible for most people to understand. The safety nets are being blown up right and left,” the source said. “They’ve disappeared.”
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-leak...
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-leak...
There is more going on today than focusing on the same 2 stories,
April 17, 2025 - Attorney General Miyares Wins Landmark Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
News releases from the office of the Attorney General of Virginia
www.oag.state.va.us
April 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
There is more going on today than focusing on the same 2 stories,
How about this going on right now also
Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta in court against monopoly claims
In Zuckerberg's second day of testifying in the federal antitrust trial, he defended Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The U.S. government wants Meta to bust up the two companies.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
How about this going on right now also
I really want to like this app, but everyone seems to focus on the exact same thing at the same time.
April 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I really want to like this app, but everyone seems to focus on the exact same thing at the same time.
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Whoever did this—buy them a drink. ☠️🤣
April 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Whoever did this—buy them a drink. ☠️🤣
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Four R senators and four R House members could announce they're caucusing with the Dems for now, and will vote for Schumer for Majority Leader and Jeffries for Speaker, because the threat to the rule of law is dire. Meanwhile, they'll work with Democrats to construct guardrails against dictatorship.
April 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Four R senators and four R House members could announce they're caucusing with the Dems for now, and will vote for Schumer for Majority Leader and Jeffries for Speaker, because the threat to the rule of law is dire. Meanwhile, they'll work with Democrats to construct guardrails against dictatorship.
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I wonder how the Supreme Court feels about granting Donald Trump immunity for official acts now that one of those official acts is telling the Supreme Court to shove their ruling and fuck the fuck off.
April 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I wonder how the Supreme Court feels about granting Donald Trump immunity for official acts now that one of those official acts is telling the Supreme Court to shove their ruling and fuck the fuck off.
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At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.
April 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.
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Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me
April 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me
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SCOOP: Sen. Brian Schatz is expanding his holds on Trump's nominees to include an additional 50 names — along with a batch of bipartisan foreign affairs bills.
Scoop: Schatz expands holds to more than 300 Trump nominees
He's intensifying his protest of what he calls the White House's "lawlessness."
www.axios.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
SCOOP: Sen. Brian Schatz is expanding his holds on Trump's nominees to include an additional 50 names — along with a batch of bipartisan foreign affairs bills.
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Many are saying that it sucks to be Elise Stefanik today. I’d argue that it sucks to be Elise Stefanik every day.
March 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Many are saying that it sucks to be Elise Stefanik today. I’d argue that it sucks to be Elise Stefanik every day.
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The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
March 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
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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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This may not be a popular opinion, but I believe the talk about cutting Medicaid is nothing more than a distraction. The Republicans haven’t had consensus in their own party to pass a budget. Red states would be the most harmed by a Medicaid cut.
February 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This may not be a popular opinion, but I believe the talk about cutting Medicaid is nothing more than a distraction. The Republicans haven’t had consensus in their own party to pass a budget. Red states would be the most harmed by a Medicaid cut.
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This is why so many of us are seeking legitimate news sources from apps like Tik Tok.
If you want to know why Trump is able to rule like an autocrat, compare the Washington Post' coverage of the Saturday Night Massacre with Trump doing exactly the same thing
February 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is why so many of us are seeking legitimate news sources from apps like Tik Tok.
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I have a better idea: Email [email protected] or DM @cfpb_tipline on X and tell President Trump and co-president Elon Musk to stop letting Wall Street scam you.
February 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I have a better idea: Email [email protected] or DM @cfpb_tipline on X and tell President Trump and co-president Elon Musk to stop letting Wall Street scam you.
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We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.
Venezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo Bay Is ‘Not a Criminal,’ Family Pleads (Gift Article)
Luis Alberto Castillo arrived in the United States so that he could “give everything to his son,” said his sister. Then, while scrolling on TikTok, she found out he was headed to Guantánamo.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.
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Silver lining: I can’t remember the last time I heard the squeak of Gym Jordan’s voice.
February 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Silver lining: I can’t remember the last time I heard the squeak of Gym Jordan’s voice.