The president’s redefining of domestic terrorism threatens Americans’ free speech rights, from joining a protest march to posting on social media. It also aims to impose draconian punishments for actions that are far removed from actual terrorism. bit.ly/4qwExhh
We are seeing incredible acts of solidarity today in Minnesota and across the country.
The next days and months and years will require this from us — and demand our courage. Be prepared.
These are not strays.
Beloved pets are heading to L.A. shelters as families face deportation. They need new fosters and forever homes.
This Saturday, June 14th, join one of the 1,800+ No Kings protests across the country. While Trump celebrates his birthday with a military parade in D.C. like a wannabe king, we'll be joining together to uphold our democracy and protect our rights! @indivisible.org #NoKingsDay
Just a reminder that Autism Speaks does NOT represent the autistic community. Don't give them your money or your support.
amazing. and seems to have been going on unreported until now
15. Reform the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 and increase unbiased research on the safety of the cumulative effects of vaccines on the CDC vaccine schedule. The 1986 bill “provides that no vaccine manufacturer shall be liable in a civil action for damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death.” It is unconscionable that any pharmaceutical company should have blanket legal immunity from harm they are causing to Americans for medications that are mandated by the government in order for kids to do basic activities (like attend school) in some states. There is growing evidence that the total burden of the current extreme and growing vaccine schedule is causing health declines in vulnerable children. This needs to be investigated.
Casey Means is the new nominee for U.S. surgeon general, replacing Janette Nesheiwat. Here are Means' priorities for this administration: www.caseymeans.com/learn/newsle...
Getting creative! 😉 Hundreds of billboards are rising in 40 U.S. cities, bashing staff and service cuts at national parks under DOGE.
Trump administration has suspended an air-quality monitoring program at national parks across the country. The program collects data on levels of harmful air pollutants, including ozone and particulate matter, at the 63 national parks in the USA.
BREAKING: Trump has filed an emergency appeal asking the Supreme Court to let DOGE access personal information for millions of people in Social Security databases.
Aetna announced it plans to exit the health insurance exchange in 17 states.
1 million people could lose their health coverage.
“This decision is... to focus the company’s portfolio,” Aetna’s parent company CVS said.
CVS' revenue was up 7% last quarter.
Trump shares video that he is crashing the market "purposely "
Senator Chris Murphy nailed it #MomSkyy
Nice to see a fellow 321 masking!
Tax the penguins?
I’ll happily be the kook still wearing a mask to avoid being infected.
Today, as a picture
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
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1800 Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is published in Boston 1854 Anti-slavery activists within the US Whig political party opposed to the Kansas-Nebraska Act form a new Republican Party; notable politicians who switched allegiance include Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison 1854 Boston Public Library opens in Boston, Massachusetts as the first large free municipal library in the US 1868 Jesse James Gang robs a bank in Russellville, Kentucky, of $14,000
1930 American fast food restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is founded as Sanders Court & Café by Colonel Harland Sanders in North Corbin, Kentucky 1968 LBJ signs a bill removing gold backing from US paper money 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Roberto Clemente elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death in a plane crash 1976 American publishing heiress Patty Hearst convicted of armed robbery for her part in a 1974 California heist 1981 Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Dr 1984 US Senate rejects amendment to permit spoken prayer in public schools 1986 New York City passes its first lesbian and gay rights legislation 1987 FDA approves sale of AZT (AIDS treatment) 1990 Singer Gloria Estefan fractures her spine when a truck hits her tour bus near Scranton, Pennsylvania 1996 Erik & Lyle Menendez found guilty of killing their parents 2003 A US-led coalition launches a ground invasion of Iraq after an ultimatum for Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq expires
Thankful Thursday
🌻 Happy Spring 🌷
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature; the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter
Lets connect and build a strong community
Together we can accomplish ANYTHING
We WILL be ok
LUV ya
Foxy 🦊
You have two options: fight or flight.
We choose to FIGHT!
We will protect Medicaid!
We will protect our Democracy.
We will protect our constitution.
#SaveMedicaid #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy
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Mutual Aid, by @deanspade.bsky.social
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The explosion of SpaceX’s Starship is a good metaphor for Trump’s failed presidency — except the whole country is dealing with the debris.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford cancels Elon Musk's Starlink contract and bans all U.S. companies from participating in government contracts in response to Trump. betakit.com/its-done-its...
House Republican leadership has advised caucus members to avoid in-person town halls, fearing that voter backlash may become viral if circulated online.
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hey, folks! are you calling on s.9? have you called? if you live in PA, MI, GA, please call—hell, even call again. folks who would know are saying
• fetterman
• ossoff
• slotkin
may give the GOP 3 votes.
tap into the thread for scripts/context if you don’t know what to say.
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I maxed out my credit card, emptied my savings account, and took out a loan to move from Alabama to Bethesda, MD. I don’t even qualify for unemployment since I’ve only worked at NIH for a month. I will be financially and medically devastated.
Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!
Office desk without any personal items or decor
Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
