R Lee Griffin
@evilbraininajar.bsky.social
He/Him/They/Them. Became a jarred disembodied brain for SCIENCE!!! TTRPGS, Star Trek, wrasslin’ and comics are my passions. Bleeding heart liberal. Bask in the glow of my nutrient solution!! I tend to work blue. Math is evil.
MUST WATCH: ICE kidnapped a disabled American citizen. Her name is Alma Bowman. Born in the Philippines while her dad served in the U.S. Navy. She’s lived here 48 years. They crashed her wheelchair, denied meds, cut her off from her lawyer—and jailed her. She. Is. A. Citizen.
AI could erase half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and hike unemployment to 10-20% within the next one to five years, warns Dario Amodei, CEO of one of the leading companies developing artificial intelligence. He says a looming job apocalypse is facing industries like finance, tech and law.
Tech Billionaire Warns About Looming Jobs Apocalypse That Americans Are Ignoring
“It sounds crazy, and people just don’t believe it.”
thedailybeast.com
Folks, the House advanced the disastrous reconciliation bill, with the destructive 10-year State Ban against regulations for AI intact! We now MUST mobilize our calls to the Senate! Call today! If you need a script the post below offers a fantastic alternative! We only have one chance! Lets go!
Creative Rights Coalition@crcadvocacy.bsky.social · last yr.The House just advanced §43201 (Sub. C, Title IV), AKA the 10 year ban on state AI laws: thehill.com/homenews/hou... It's now time to reach out to your Senators! Wondering how? See: 5calls.org/issue/ai-reg... Or feel free to use the card below.
While many Americans were still asleep, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed Trump’s huge, horrible mega-bill. It might be the worst, most damaging piece of legislation I’ve seen in my nearly 60 years in politics.
Beyond being a Councilwoman, she is an adult mocking the appearance of a young person - a young person graduating 2nd in her class btw - and is demonstrating how to make snap judgments about people based on their appearance. Which every adult knows is immature and stupid. The absence of character….
onion person@junlper.beer · last yr.one of the most insane normalized aspects of our political climate is politicians going after their own constituents in the name of anti-wokeness. what are we doing here
The gerontocracy has consequences, episode one million and three.
At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.
Here's what's in the GOP megabill that's just passed the House
At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.
npr.org
MAGA is inflicting so many horrors on so many people that we're being forced to ration empathy. slate.com/news-and-pol... by @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on @slate.com
Americans Don’t Lack Empathy. We Are Being Drained of It.
There’s a reason this Trump term has felt so emotionally devastating.
slate.com
they're preparing for the fucking rapture which is why they care about israel!!!!
Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal.bsky.social · last yr.Burn it all down "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service in the Pentagon’s auditorium on Wednesday morning, during working hours, in which President Trump was praised as a divinely appointed leader."
I know I sound ridiculous and extreme saying this, but this reconciliation bill deserves mass civil disobedience from every level of elected official in the country
The new version of the House reconciliation bill expands the medicaid and chip ban on coverage for gender affirming care to ALL AGES. This will decimated access to care for tens of thousands of trans people. amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/R...
Good Morning The House has passed this HORRIFIC budget bill. House Republicans, how can you look in the mirror knowing you will hurt so many of your constituents? BUT AMERICA It is NOT over Now the SENATE So, please Call Your Senators Bombard them with CALLS 202 202 224-3121 FACTS ⬇️⬇️
NEW: The Missouri GOP is trying to trick voters into banning abortion again, just months after voters protected it. As Democracy Docket contributor @susanrinkunas.com writes, it’s a reminder that conservatives don’t want voters to have a say on abortion.
To Impose Abortion Ban, Missouri GOP Aims to Stymie Direct Democracy
Read more here.
democracydocket.com
Thread! And Emily provides great, easy call scripts. Check it out and make those calls, friend! Also follow @threnody.bsky.social - a genuinely essential follow if you're interested in practical things you can do via political action to fight fascism in the US.
emily sunshine@threnody.northsky.social · last yr.hi, folks! KOSA’s back in congress. the project 2025 people want KOSA to pass & openly say they’ll use it to attack abortion & LGBTQ people. it's also got a lot of democratic support. 2 other censorship bills—IODA & SCREEN—are up, too. all must be stopped. long thread! call scripts at the end.🧵
Update: While the 10yr ban on State Ai regulations progresses through the House, 140 organizations join the call to reject this proposal! Add your voice to these organizations today by calling your representatives and tell them to reject this proposal! thehill.com/policy/techn...
Karla Ortiz@kortizart.bsky.social · last yr.Update: The TERRIBLE 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulations advanced House Committee. What does this mean? It means we BLAST the HELL out of their phones! Call your House Members AND Senators today! Called a few days ago? Call again! Tell them NO on 10-year State AI Regulation Ban! (Info in thread)
Kindness is activism "Research shows that individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective." www.fastcompany.com/91237735/cha...
Why collective micro-activism is a powerful force for change
Research shows that individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective.
fastcompany.com
Just called Gillibrand's office AGAIN about this. New Yorkers, feel free to call her yourself: 202-224-4451 Everyone else, you can find your senators at reps.fyi
Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · last yr.Right now, Democrats should be unified in opposition against Trump’s Tax Scam and Republicans’ corruption. Unfortunately, some Senate Democrats are on the verge of helping the GOP advance a bill that would enable Trump’s corruption. Please call your senators ASAP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Do not open the gate. Definitely not without a valid warrant, signed by a judge-- and no searches are lawful unless signed not by an immigration judge, but by a federal or state court judge. And, something to consider (continued next skeet) : Ht @ravmike.bsky.social
Potential ICE raid thwarted at Central Calif. strawberry packing facility
In Ventura County, a gatekeeper at a strawberry packing facility turned back ICE agents during a potential daytime raid.
sfgate.com
Call your rep!!! 14 million will lose health care. Food assistance taken away. All of this is targeting those who can least afford it in order to line the pockets of the millionaires and billionaires. #HandsOffMedicaid #HandsOffSnap #DontScrewAmericans
DemCast USA@demcast.com · last yr.🔥🔥🔥 Rep. Horsford torches the MAGA House Republicans' spending bill and names it the "Screw America Bill." The GOP is cutting health care for 14 million people. And, they are taking food assistance away from millions of kids, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities!
The extra-extreme members of the House Budget Committee voted "present" tonight so that the Medicaid-cuts-to-fund-tax-giveaways-for-the-rich bill could pass out of committee 17-16. Tomorrow, flood Capitol Hill switchboards to voice your opposition to this monstrosity. 202-224-3121.
Call your senators and tell them to vote against this crummy bill and industry. Find your reps here: reps.fyi
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · last yr.Despite the cryptocurrency industry’s support for the Republican Party … and despite the Trump family’s brazen embrace of cryptocurrency, Senate Democrats are probably set to provide the critical votes necessary to support crypto.
"[P]ro-crypto Democrats—that is, the ones who collected millions in crypto campaign contributions—have gotten a few token concessions, but nothing whatsoever that would stop Trump’s corruption spree, and this is likely enough to get it through." — @ryanlcooper.com @prospect.org
Senate Democrats Poised to Enable Trump’s Crypto Corruption
Today on TAP: They would also massively destabilize the financial system.
prospect.org
BREAKING: The House GOP just failed to pass their Big Ugly Bill out of the Budget Committee. They're fighting over how many Americans to rip health care and food away from. Keep up the pressure.
Two years ago, Georgia began allowing low-income adults to join Medicaid on the condition that they work or train for a job. But Georgia’s experience may actually offer reason for caution nationwide.
As Republicans weigh Medicaid work requirements, Georgia offers a warning
Only a small number of people were enrolled in the state program, and administrative costs exceeded spending on medical care.
wapo.st
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
