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Blue Dot in a Red State. USAF retired. Quilter. Reader. Craft beer lover. Go Guardians. *If you're only here to collect followers, please don't follow me.*
North Carolina Democrats are dead-set on winning one particular race this election cycle. Party leaders say the result will likely determine the future of Congress, and have poured over $473,000 into the contest. It’s as make or break as it gets. #ncpol carolinapublicpress.org/80401/politi...
Political parties see high stakes in NC Supreme Court election
Anita Earls and Sarah Stevens compete for voters' attention and make case for why people should back them in race for NC Supreme Court seat.
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Jesus fucking Christ covid vax REDUCED miscarriages and stillbirths. Also I'm one of the people who studied menstrual side fx of the covid vax to make sure we didn't invalidate peoples' real experiences, and to better set expectations for side fx. Ultimately the project made me even MORE provax!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Fox News, with an assist from NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, is trying to blame Fauci and covid vaccines for miscarriages
Ya know that moment when you've just completed a task that took you an hour or more, and you're about to start something else that's at least two hours? That's when I miss cigarettes the most. #exsmoker
Tales of everyday corruption. Pete Hegseth cancelled the $400,000 contract for making uniforms for the Blue Angels on the grounds that the contract with "The Sewing Box" was DEI since the firm is Black-owned. Instead, he awarded it to a Trump donor for $1,690,000, a 325% price increase!
11 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot.
Happy tears. And also, why in the world would birding be discriminatory? So dumb.
Happy Tears Cartoon Face
ALT: Happy Tears Cartoon Face
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NPR@npr.org · 3w agoNPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.
“Sandwich guy case” “Harvard clawed frog embryo smuggling case” “Olympic canoeist reflecting pool vandalism case” “James Comey seashells Instagram post case” New rule: If the case sounds like a Mad Libs story, it’s probably about to implode.
A GOP Congressman, Griffith Morgan (Virginia), has introduced a bill to strip people in Guam, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and every other US non-state territory of their birthright citizenship. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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Hurling F-bombs at an 85-year-old scientist who won’t fight back doesn’t make you tough. Staying silent after your own daughter accused Rep. Max Miller of holding a gun to her head, pushing her against a wall, and fracturing your granddaughter’s collarbone makes you a coward.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoMoreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
Clear and precise explanation of what happened when the Times reporters got subpoenaed last week. Is poster a journalist/attorney? Don't know, put she's excellent at presenting events on a timeline.
Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 3w agoEarlier this month, a New York Times journalist was watching “The Sheep Detectives” when FBI agents showed up at his door with a subpoena. Last week, a judge had some questions. It didn’t go well for the Justice Department. My dispatch from the NYT hearing: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
Heads up: Taylor Farms lettuce is sold under these brand names: Marketside (sold at Walmart) Earthbound Farm (owned by Taylor Farms) Cross Valley Farms (owned by US Foods) Private labels for Target, Whole Foods (365), and Amazon Fresh. AVOID ALL OF THEM
Autopsies show how hard doctors tried to save babies who died after not getting a vitamin K shot: tubes inserted in their airways, blood transfusions. They’re excruciating to read because they underscore how preventable these deaths could have been. (Published May)
What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
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Some of the flowers around our yard #gardening #flowers #bees
Obama cool, you either got it or you don't! 🔥 Keep on trying until you reach the "higher ground" - Stevie Wonder
The smallest gestures often have the biggest results. Maybe one day we'll get to the point where we start being nice again.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · last mo.This summer, we kept the lights on all night, every night, at five soccer fields across New York City. This was the scene at Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend, Brooklyn Tuesday night.
Bravo to these judges, who are traveling around the country to educate the public about the importance of the rule of law!
Danny Miller@danielmilleresq.bsky.social · last mo.This is so powerful. Inspired by the March of a Thousand Robes in Poland, retired and sitting judges in the United States walked down the streets of Columbus, Ohio to stand up for the Rule of Law. #JusticeinMotion
It would be nice if the media was as interested in Ken Paxton as they are in Graham Platner.
The older I get the more I understand why cats just walk away mid conversation.