Rachael Stalker
@rachaelstalker.bsky.social
Believe in science, not religion.
Love cats.
Nurse practitioner disgusted with our "health" care system.
Very left liberal.
Environmentalist. Love being outside. Live in the mountains.
Love animals, and cats the most.
Love cats.
Nurse practitioner disgusted with our "health" care system.
Very left liberal.
Environmentalist. Love being outside. Live in the mountains.
Love animals, and cats the most.
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Trump Orders First U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests in 33 Years
Trump Orders First U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests in 33 Years
President Trump says he's instructed the Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons for the first time in over 30 years.
www.democracynow.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Trump Orders First U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests in 33 Years
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Due to the ongoing government shutdown, SNAP is set to run out of money for the first time in its history. “It’s not that the administration can’t pay up” to fill the gap—“it’s that it has chosen not to,” @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily.
The Deadline for a Major Shutdown Casualty
Roughly 42 million Americans may not get their SNAP benefits on Saturday.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, SNAP is set to run out of money for the first time in its history. “It’s not that the administration can’t pay up” to fill the gap—“it’s that it has chosen not to,” @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily.
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Senate Majority Leader Thune Blocks Democrats’ Bill to Fund SNAP Benefits Amid Shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Thune Blocks Democrats' Bill to Fund SNAP Benefits Amid Shutdown
On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune blocked a bid by Senate Democrats to fund food assistance programs through the shutdown, after the Trump administration refused to draw from a $5 billion contingency fund to maintain SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
www.democracynow.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Senate Majority Leader Thune Blocks Democrats’ Bill to Fund SNAP Benefits Amid Shutdown
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Nothing is inevitable. Effort is everything. Ignore the polls and run through the tape.
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Nothing is inevitable. Effort is everything. Ignore the polls and run through the tape.
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
💔 Devastating. Satellite imagery captured the devastating storm damage across Jamaica on Wednesday, the day after Hurricane Melissa made landfall on the country’s southwestern coast.
Melissa struck Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm on Tuesday morning.
Melissa struck Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm on Tuesday morning.
October 31, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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DOJ Suspends Two Prosecutors Who Described Jan. 6 Insurrectionists as “Mob of Rioters”
DOJ Suspends Two Prosecutors Who Described Jan. 6 Insurrectionists as “Mob of Rioters”
The Department of Justice has suspended two federal prosecutors after they referred in court documents to the January 6 insurrection as carried out by a “mob of rioters.”
www.democracynow.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
DOJ Suspends Two Prosecutors Who Described Jan. 6 Insurrectionists as “Mob of Rioters”
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15 Republican senators have now joined all 47 members of the Democratic caucus on legislation to extend SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
In all, 62 senators are on this bill.
I say to Majority Leader Thune: Don't let kids go hungry in America. Call a vote on this bill NOW!
In all, 62 senators are on this bill.
I say to Majority Leader Thune: Don't let kids go hungry in America. Call a vote on this bill NOW!
October 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
15 Republican senators have now joined all 47 members of the Democratic caucus on legislation to extend SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
In all, 62 senators are on this bill.
I say to Majority Leader Thune: Don't let kids go hungry in America. Call a vote on this bill NOW!
In all, 62 senators are on this bill.
I say to Majority Leader Thune: Don't let kids go hungry in America. Call a vote on this bill NOW!
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Dr. Mohammed Obeid has been detained for nearly a year, and has had no contact with his family.
MSF calls for the immediate release of our detained colleague in Israel: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-c...
MSF calls for the immediate release of our detained colleague in Israel: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-c...
October 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Dr. Mohammed Obeid has been detained for nearly a year, and has had no contact with his family.
MSF calls for the immediate release of our detained colleague in Israel: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-c...
MSF calls for the immediate release of our detained colleague in Israel: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-c...
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One of the worst cholera outbreaks in a decade is spreading across DRC, but the health care system remains unequipped to respond to and slow down an outbreak of this scale. A swiftly coordinated international humanitarian response is needed to contain the spread of the disease. bit.ly/3J96koD
October 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
One of the worst cholera outbreaks in a decade is spreading across DRC, but the health care system remains unequipped to respond to and slow down an outbreak of this scale. A swiftly coordinated international humanitarian response is needed to contain the spread of the disease. bit.ly/3J96koD
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Let
Aid
In.
Did you see us in yesterday's Sunday edition of The New York Times? We’re calling for unrestricted and unconditional humanitarian aid delivery into and across the Gaza Strip.
Aid
In.
Did you see us in yesterday's Sunday edition of The New York Times? We’re calling for unrestricted and unconditional humanitarian aid delivery into and across the Gaza Strip.
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Let
Aid
In.
Did you see us in yesterday's Sunday edition of The New York Times? We’re calling for unrestricted and unconditional humanitarian aid delivery into and across the Gaza Strip.
Aid
In.
Did you see us in yesterday's Sunday edition of The New York Times? We’re calling for unrestricted and unconditional humanitarian aid delivery into and across the Gaza Strip.
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Hi Bluesky community! We're excited to be here to share important humanitarian stories.
Would you let your network know where to find us? This is just a snapshot of what we stand for as an emergency medical organization:
Would you let your network know where to find us? This is just a snapshot of what we stand for as an emergency medical organization:
January 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Hi Bluesky community! We're excited to be here to share important humanitarian stories.
Would you let your network know where to find us? This is just a snapshot of what we stand for as an emergency medical organization:
Would you let your network know where to find us? This is just a snapshot of what we stand for as an emergency medical organization:
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Kristi Noem swears that ICE is not detaining or arresting US citizens. This couldn't be further from the truth.
Our friends at @propublica.org found that more than 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents during the first nine months of Trump's second administration.
Our friends at @propublica.org found that more than 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents during the first nine months of Trump's second administration.
More than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents
ProPublica uncovered that Americans have been kicked, dragged, and detained for days.
www.motherjones.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Kristi Noem swears that ICE is not detaining or arresting US citizens. This couldn't be further from the truth.
Our friends at @propublica.org found that more than 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents during the first nine months of Trump's second administration.
Our friends at @propublica.org found that more than 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents during the first nine months of Trump's second administration.
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The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)
October 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)
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Leaked document. Yikes, things are about to get much worse. It looks like we’re on the verge of becoming a military state across the country. Step out of line, and the man come and take you away.
October 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Leaked document. Yikes, things are about to get much worse. It looks like we’re on the verge of becoming a military state across the country. Step out of line, and the man come and take you away.
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Not too sure MAGA Mike is going to like this new national ad buy from the DCCC
October 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Not too sure MAGA Mike is going to like this new national ad buy from the DCCC
The demented pedophile malignant narcissist
October 31, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The demented pedophile malignant narcissist
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“We’ve got to show the rest of the world that the administration’s assault on the climate is unpopular.”
From our friends at @theguardian.com:
From our friends at @theguardian.com:
Trump has abandoned global climate efforts, so US groups are stepping up
“We’ve got to show the rest of the world that the administration’s assault on the climate is unpopular.”
www.motherjones.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“We’ve got to show the rest of the world that the administration’s assault on the climate is unpopular.”
From our friends at @theguardian.com:
From our friends at @theguardian.com: