So you can’t afford groceries, gas, healthcare, utilities, or your mortgage. But hey, I got gold horses.
Saint Stinky
@saint-stinky.bsky.social
"I guess they'll let anybody be a saint, even an atheist." ~ Me, I said that Retired Carny | Retired Technical Writer | Actively-Rabid Anti-Republican (ever since puberty and Nixon collided)
$5.1 million was taken out of our National Parks budget to pay for this.
1/ A 28-year-old working mom in Arizona got a letter demanding she complete her food stamps interview by Feb 28. The letter was dated March 30. She asked caseworker: “Do I look like I can create a time machine?” This isn’t a glitch. This is the plan. 🧵 #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
Folks from the Women's March have been arrested at the Capitol for protesting ICE. Shout out to the women who are putting their lives and livelihoods on the line to get their message out: ABOLISH ICE.
Nationally, Flock devices are getting spray-painted, bagged, and sawed off poles as resistance to mass vehicle tracking escalates www.gadgetreview.com/someone-cut-...
Someone Cut Down Every Single Flock Camera in This Town in a Single Night
Winona's 8 Flock Safety license plate cameras were stolen and poles cut overnight, leaving a $24,000 gap and no suspects.
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More than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty service members have been detained since Trump took office for a second term, and at least six have been deported and one self-deported apnews.com/article/mili...
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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#NewBrunswick #Canada #Science This is a huge discovery. Moncton-based company Breathe BioMedical has developed a test that can detect signs of breast cancer by analyzing breath samples in women of all breast density types. globalnews.ca/news/1200880...
N.B. company’s new breath test could change how breast cancers are detected | Globalnews.ca
A new breath test could change the way breast cancers are detected, specifically in women with dense breasts, thanks to Moncton-based company Breathe BioMedical.
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The GOP has a creep problem in Congress www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
The GOP has a creep problem in Congress
For House Republicans hoping to rid their caucus of scandal-tarred lawmakers accused of heinous acts of domestic violence and sexual harassment, the past 24 hours were a decidedly mixed bag.
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A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
🆘 Miss Rachel is at the Capitol with letters and pictures from the children at #DilleyDetentionCenter to hand out to Congress so they can see how these children are dealing with this nightmare ‼️ She’s been getting a lot of backlash for helping brown & black children lately..
Here's a supercut from Abdul El-Sayed's first post-primary news conference:
🥊 Abdul El-Sayed comes out swinging 🥊
YouTube video by Aaron Rupar
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How come Mitch McConnell is still getting paid to be a senator, but Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and Ted Kennedy are not?
BREAKING: CBS Taped BOMBSHELL 60 Minutes Epstein Story. Then Bari Weiss Fired the Reporter and Buried the Tape To Cover For Trump.
BREAKING: CBS Taped BOMBSHELL 60 Minutes Epstein Story. Then Bari Weiss Fired the Reporter and Buried the Tape To Cover For Trump.
A billion dollars, three banks, a Senate report nobody in power wants you to read, and a 60 Minutes segment that mysteriously died the moment Bari Weiss got the keys to CBS News.
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Not only did they lie about his using his vehicle as a 'weapon', but showed their prejudicial bias by claiming what they found in his van was 'likely meth'. It wasn't. It was a mix for keeping his crew hydrated in the hot Texas sun. Lies & bigotry to cover their crime www.cbsnews.com/news/substan...
Substance found in work van of Mexican man killed by ICE tested negative for drugs, prosecutor says
A substance found in the work van of a Mexican immigrant killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has tested negative for illicit drugs, the top prosecutor in Houston said Friday.
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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed: Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video. If you want a senator who's gonna lick some boots, go vote for Rogers. But if you want a senator who's going to stand up to Trump, you've got your option.
#vonderLeyen - #Russia must pay for the destruction it has caused. We are using the proceeds from the immobilised Russian assets to make sure it does. We are making a further €1.4 billion of them available to Ukraine to support its continued resistance ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #VladimirPutin
EU receives €1.4 billion in revenue from immobilised Russian assets to be used for supporting Ukraine
On 3rd of August, the European Union received €1.4 billion in windfall profits generated by the interest on the cash balances originating from immobilised assets of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) he...
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You know when there's this much money behind any candidate, IT'S NOT A GOOD THING!!! RULE OF THUMB=VOTE AGAINST BIG MONEY CANDIDATES!!! LET THEM WIN BASED ON THEIR MERIT AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE OFFICE. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Harold Wesley@harweswea.bsky.social · 9h agoThat's a good start! We must stop big 💰 from buying candidates!!!
Sound Familiar… His People Know What’s Worked In The Past. They Have An Actual “Playbook” To Follow #Blues
Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
Will you @andyburnham.bsky.social ? #CourageInLeadership
Marina Purkiss@marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 16h agoThis is pure extraction of wealth from one group of people to another We urgently need: Windfall tax on oil giants Windfall tax on banks Both are creaming money off us during a cost of living crisis Even Thatcher had the balls to tax the banks Will you @andyburnham?
Hanging out with the Marc Andreesen trying to take over a whole community to make his network state in california youtu.be/PHlcAx-I0oY?...
Tech Billionaires’ Shocking Plot for Rural America
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Just effing AWESOME 👏
Andrea Devon@andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 10h agoShe stumbled. She got back up. She finished. At 80 years old, Natalie Grabow became the oldest woman to finish the Ironman World Championship. Some victories aren’t about finishing first. They’re about refusing to quit. 💜 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
El-Sayed: "They spent an unprecedented amount of money to beat us -- attack ad after attack ad after attack ad after attack ad, wall to wall ads. But it turns out that the commercials are the part of the television show most people don't want to watch."
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'They've Worked Hard to Earn This': Supreme Court Approval Hits All-Time Low | Common Dreams
Americans' approval of the US Supreme Court hits all-time low amid controversial decisions. GOP dissatisfaction a major factor. Progressives condemn recent rulings.
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The state attorneys general are speaking out against Trump’s anti-mail voting order which is poorly conceived and an illegal power grab. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Trump’s mail voting order is set to implode the midterms, California tells SCOTUS
Bonta and 22 other Democratic attorneys general argue Trump’s plan to sharply curtail mail-in voting would thrust the midterm elections into chaos.
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