"Rena" sent this from Moses Lake WA where she is weeding carrots for a non-union company. She shared: The air is bad. See my cell phone. The AQI is 166, which is unhealthy. We start at 4am. We'll work 7-8 hrs & earn minimum wage. #WeFeedYou
HopeHorizon
@hopehorizon.bsky.social
Proud Progressive American. Twitter escapee. Hope is on the horizon if we make it so.
BOMBSHELL story by Olivia Carville @bloomberg.com Internal Report Shows TikTok Kept Safety Feature From Millions A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement NO PAYWALL www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
TikTok Withheld a Safety Feature From Millions. One Died by Suicide
A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement.
bloomberg.com
#RepublicanMedicareCuts Older Americans on fixed incomes will pay more for the medicine they need because Trump cut the Medicare program to help them.
Why do we bother obeying the law and paying our taxes when the President does neither? He is playing us all for fools!
In regard to the ‘whole sleep joe thing’. #ProudBlue #HunterBiden #SleepyJoe #DozyDon
They don’t need to believe the lies, they just need to repeat them.
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d ago“Are those ‘REAL Polling Numbers’ in the room with us right now, Mr. Trump?”
An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of the “Harvard Computers.” In the early 1900s, she discovered the relationship between the brightness and period of Cepheid variable stars. Her discovery gave astronomers a way to measure distances to galaxies and changed our understanding of the universe. #SheShed
11 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot.
New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
wapo.st
People might be leaving California, but just as many or more are coming in. Housing is VERY expensive. Inflation is hitting us hard.
Melissa Jo Peltier@melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 2d agoThere’s not leaving. And prices are not coming down.
Crickets: Four fatal shootings by Memphis Task Force and little coverage from national news tennesseelookout.com/2026/08/03/s... @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social Check out this article about TN and the “coward” governor.
Crickets: Four fatal shootings by Memphis Task Force and little coverage from national news • Tennessee Lookout
Four men have been shot and killed in Memphis by agents with the Memphis Safe Task Force. Does anyone outside the city care?
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FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.
The Trump crime finally lost their Capital One account because a review revealed they were money laundering. Trump‘s crimes are so expansive that money laundering barely makes a dent with the media
industry is absolutely reviled and its turning to its closers, kyrsten sinema and eric adams
Jessy Edwards@jessyedwards.bsky.social · 2d agoA video taken Saturday shows former NYC Mayor Eric Adams in sales pitch mode in Wisconsin Rapids, as he's heckled by residents opposed to the data center he's trying to sell them on. "My name is Eric Adams," he begins, as the boos begin to rain down. "You belong in prison!" one attendee shouts.
Minocqua Brewing Company the self‑described “most progressive brewery” in Wisconsin says the state is revoking its permit after its anti-trump post went viral. Owner Kirk Bangstad vows to fight the shutdown and is raising money for the company's legal defense.
This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.
Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic
The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.
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www.newsweek.com/trump-medica... Who cuts Medicare Part D while buying 250 Cadillac Escalades right before midterms? The people we're gonna vote out of office, that's who. Repost #Blues
Trump scraps Medicare Part D subsidy: What It means for seniors
The Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration will expire after 2026, the CMS announced Tuesday.
newsweek.com
This is quite a story from @willbunch.bsky.social about ICE's ramped up traffic stops in a small Pennsylvania town usually known for its trout fishing. Give it a read: GIFT LINK: share.inquirer.com/3Iv0yc
This quaint Pa. borough is a ‘speed trap’ nabbing immigrants for ICE | Will Bunch
Police in Mount Holly Springs, a tiny borough in Central Pennsylvania, have turned over 32 immigrants to ICE since March.
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Acton - the *dem* candidate for governor in Ohio - barred trans people from attending her "listening session" with LGBTQ people and refused to allow the leadership of the Progressive caucus into the zoom.
The Gaily Show@thegailyshow.org · 7d agoPretty shocking stuff here. According to @ari4ohio.bsky.social, Dr. Amy Acton's campaign refused to allow the leadership of the Ohio Dem Progressive Caucus to attend last night's listening session after Acton announced support for bans on trans athletes. They also wouldn't let Childrey in either.
It's starting to come out about the 2024 election. MUST WATCH. Like holy shit. #Blues www.facebook.com/reel/8686699...
Wait‼️ 🚩Tax cuts for billionaires 🚩Billions of our tax dollars for Trump’s narcissistic vanity projects But cut off Grandma’s prescriptions??? MIDTERMS ARE COMING #RepublicansCutHealthcare
Stop reinventing the memory of Covid. Remember the refrigerated trucks stuffed with dead bodies sitting outside overflowing hospital morgues. Remember the 1.2 million Americans who died from Covid. And remember the fools who insisted on spreading the virus without giving a damn about others.
"Under the changes to the FoodNet surveillance system, the 10 participating states — meant to represent a cross section of the broader population — no longer have to report cases of listeria, for example." kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...
Cyclospora Boosts Fears That Worse Foodborne Outbreaks Are Ahead - KFF Health News
The recent outbreak of a foodborne parasite sickened thousands and hospitalized hundreds across the U.S. before federal investigators identified the suspected source. Food safety experts say cuts to t...
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US oil inventories fall to ‘precariously low’ level as Iran war disrupts supply www.ft.com/content/86f3...
US oil inventories fall to ‘precariously low’ level as Iran war disrupts supply
Decline could erode ability to supply Asian and European markets dependent on supplies from the Middle East
ft.com
ICE is expanding its detention machine by opening four new facilities, adding 5,500 more beds to a deeply flawed system.
ICE working to open four new detention facilities with space for 5,500 detainees
The plan to contract new detention facilities in its Seattle, Philadelphia, Miami and Denver jurisdictions is the latest sign of the agency’s push to boost immigration arrests.
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