kohonestly
@kohonestly.bsky.social
Retired nurse, advocate, progressive, my dogs make me laugh daily, political news junkie, offering a different perspective.
Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
If Christian Nationalist parents are allowed to have their kids opt-out of any books that dare mention anyone gay, then all the other parents should be allowed to let their kids opt-out from the Ten Commandments.
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride. However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
A reminder, in case you need one, that women are incredible athletes
Federal officers entered Rep. Jerry Nadler’s office in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday and handcuffed and briefly detained one of his aides. The confrontation happened shortly after the aide observed federal agents detaining migrants in a public hallway outside an immigration courtroom.
Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents
nytimes.com
We need community to start standing up like this. Harlem turned out because Chick-fil-A would not close down in honor of Malcolm X‘s birthday. And yet we’re allowing people to be kidnapped without warrants and due process.
Could we fill the streets with people, block the path in protest? Stage a sit-down. I know we'd be arrested but what Trump's doing is wrong! Millions wasted for his vanity.
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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · last yr.The cost to repair D.C. streets after Trump's upcoming military parade could cost as much as $16 million, according to U.S. military officials.
I was reading up on the history of diphtheria and ran across this interesting fact.
Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.
A Texas abortion ban sponsor aims to clarify when doctors can do the procedure
Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.
npr.org
“He will never earn the respect of most Americans & once-staunch democratic allies who despise what he is doing…No wonder he lashes out against America & all that it stands for while luxuriating in the pretend respect that he gets from autocrats & dictators.” www.americaamerica.news/p/hell-never...
He'll Never Be Respected in the World
He can demand it. He can travel to the Middle East and pretend he's getting it. But we can be sure that most will never give it to him.
americaamerica.news
I'm loving that donald's magats came to watch his inauguration and won't get to bc it was moved indoors. Hey magats, he doesn't need you anymore. You got played by a career criminal and con man.
James Woods went on CNN and started crying about his house burning down and smacked talked the response from officials in California for the wildfires. But his house is still standing. Is he gonna praise firefighters and thank Gavin Newsom now or nah? Or even apologize for lying?
Anyone looking to ban a book from a school should have to prove they read it by presenting a book report to the school committee.
Manhattan smog: fog + pollutants. From 1971-77, the Documerica project captured 20,000 images of America’s environmental impact. Explore these through the National Archives. The photo below is from Documerica—join the movement! Let’s not forget our past, or we’re bound to repeat it.
If you voted for a convicted felon over a woman of color, racism might not be your only problem.
We survived an insurrection 4 years ago today, only to certify the insurrectionist today.
