Glitter Grrl
@glittergrrl.bsky.social
I am interested in too many things to list. I’ve done a lot of interesting things & will do many more before I shuffle off this mortal coil. Current focuses: home & hearth, creative pursuits, healing my relationship w/food & exercise. She/her
The Voting Rights Act happened because people marched, bled and died for it. We can honor that legacy by defending Black representation, which is being undermined more than any time in recent history. Americans deserve an equal say in government, no matter their race or zip code.
🧵The US no longer meets criteria for measles elimination. Utah's outbreak has lasted for more than a yr. And cases this yr are at a 35-yr high. I talked w/pediatricians treating measles & talking w/parents who don't vaccinate. My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/the-ch...
‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out
Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease...
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I think all house listings should have images of the floor plan, and rooms should be labeled on the room photos (could just be numbered with the numbers on the floor plan along with the type of room as well). Also most realtors need much better photographs.
Really feeling the weight of the state of our country and the world, but especially our country, and honestly freaking depressed about everything. I need to find more actions I can take. I need to do more.
Hot take: glass shower doors are the worst choice. Shower curtains are far superior.
This is the language of the Jim Crow South of a century ago — restored to power by John Roberts and the conservatives on the Supreme Court. Shameful.
Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 3mo agoNEW: U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson's "reign of terror" in Mississippi "is over," Gov. Tate Reeves says, urging the ousting of the state's only Black member of Congress through redistricting before the end of 2027. He made that pronouncement even as he canceled a special session on redistricting.
Around midnight, Senate Banking Committee Republicans unveiled new crypto legislation. Among other flaws, it will turbocharge the massive conflict of interests posed by Donald Trump and his family's crypto ventures. No bill should move through the Banking Committee without real ethics guardrails.
In 1933, Justice Louis Brandeis said: “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.” What he said was true 93 years ago. It’s even more accurate today. Let us choose democracy over oligarchy.
I'm not a finance journalist so I don't know how this works but I would be interested in learning if there are any groups or pension funds divesting from state/municipal bonds funding projects in Southern states trying to strangle Black political power through redistricting
One way I’m trying to stay sane in this world is by learning new things that are offline, such as crochet. Are you using this approach too? If so, I’d love to hear what you’re learning.
Just starting this one! _Queer Ducks (and Other Animals)_ by Eliot Schrefer. #booksky #audiobooks #queerducks #science
Today seems like a good day to debunk the 12 biggest myths about taxing the rich. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnoLAMHwf2I
12 Myths About Taxing the Rich | Robert Reich
Robert Reich debunks 12 misconceptions about tax policy in America. Watch More: Do Corporate Tax Cuts Actually Help Amer
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Yup, his priority has always been himself.
People Who Work@deptofworkers.bsky.social · 4mo agoSpending $500+ million on a new gold ballroom and residence upgrades to the White House while people across the country struggle to pay their bills because of him is… a choice. His priority is not helping working people—it’s himself.
@catsofyore.bsky.social A long time ago in a junk shop I bought a stack of pictures for $1. They were of this fab group of friends in the 60s… They traveled, had holidays, martinis. I treasure them and hope to figure out who they were. among them, is this handsome devil. Thought you might enjoy.
New data shows that about 3,400 people detained in Minnesota were sent to Texas, and that 530 remain there. Written by Katelyn Vue and Cynthia Tu
Hundreds of Minnesota immigration detainees remain in custody in Texas
Data from the Deportation Detention Project shows that 3,400 people arrested in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge were sent to Texas immigration facilities.
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Also I’m reading this book, Burn the Haystack by Jennie Young, PhD, professor of writing and rhetoric. I honestly am not sure if I will date again, but if I do, I will be employing the lessons learned from this book & many discussions in her group. #booksky #burnthehaystack #appliedrhetoric
I’m relearning to crochet, taking an actual class so I can learn it for real instead of sorta-kinda like I have in the past. #makesomething #learningisfun #creativepursuits #copingskills #itsgreen #purposefuljoy
My friend @rokhanna.bsky.social is absolutely right. When the President of the United States threatens genocide against millions of innocent people, Democratic leadership should stand in clear moral opposition — not hide behind procedure.
Gee, maybe it was a bad idea for Trump to fire the people in government who knew what the fuck they were talking about when it came to Iran. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/federal-em...
Donald Trump is pressuring Republicans to restrict mail-in voting for everybody else — while he’s sitting at home voting by mail himself? He's literally urging Republicans to withhold TSA agent’s paychecks until they pass his voter suppression bill — the so-called “SAVE America Act”.
NBC News@nbcnews.com · 5mo agoPresident Trump cast a mail ballot in an upcoming Florida special election, according to Palm Beach County records, as he publicly condemns the voting method as fraudulent. nbcnews.to/4taQ8oi
An audiobook I recently listened to: What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama. I loved this one, though one of the voice actors annoyed me w/how he voiced Ms. Komachi, the librarian. I’m actually listening to it twice, so safe to say I recommend. #booksky #japaneseliterature
The Constitution clearly gives Congress the power to spend taxpayer funds, and no law allows the president to halt if he feels some US states aren’t being “good stewards” of the money. In case there’s any confusion on this, the Impoundment Control Act forbids it. Taxation without representation.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoJD Vance: "We're announcing today that we have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that is going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money."
Elizabeth Warren: "This one is to me not even open or arguable. How would the US government keep money that the Supreme Court said it did not legally collect from American businesses, that it did not legally take away from American families that ultimately paid this?"
JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.
Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Migrant Crossing Island
Pope Leo has spoken out against the treatment of migrants in the United States several times over the last year.
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