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@senorasmith.bsky.social

*Congressmen should be paid whatever their state's minimum wage is *Term limits and retirement age limits for ALL elected positions *Election Day should be a federal holiday

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Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 6mo ago

He spent decades bringing the religious right to power. Now he's marching to undo it. Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · last yr.

a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job

Mónica C. Camacho@mc2x.bsky.social · last yr.

This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake web.archive.org/web/20231206...

Ryan Geddie@ryangeddie.bsky.social · last yr.

I just lost my job, along with most of my coworkers, due to the illegal grant freeze. I worked at an organization that -helped veterans who have lost a limb -Assisted elderly and disabled people -Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs

Alex Blechman@alexblechman.bsky.social · last yr.

Professor X: What’s your power? Me: I can remove the microplastics from my brain and shape them into any item I choose *I collapse to the floor writhing, there’s a loud crack and a rubber duck pops out of my skull* Prof X: That’s interesting but not especially usef- oh god, he’s dead

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 2y ago

There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.

Caroleeena@caroleeena.bsky.social · 2y ago

United Healthcare and Walgreens killed this young man. United Healthcare by changing his policy to charge him almost $600 out of pocket for something that had been $66; Walgreens by not calling UHC or suggesting a generic. His blood is on their hands. www.huffpost.com/entry/cole-s...

22-Year-Old With Chronic Asthma Died After Inhaler Price Went From $66 to $539: Lawsuit

Cole Schmidtknecht's parents are now suing Walgreens and pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx.

huffpost.com

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2y ago

New on MSNBC: Vice President Harris will fly back to Los Angeles today with an all-female U.S. Air Force crew — the first time an all-female crew has operated a C-33.   Upon landing, Harris will visit a local fire station and then distribute food to community members impacted by the wildfires.

Science X / Phys.org@sciencex.bsky.social · 2y ago

Early humans in the Ethiopian Highlands, 1.5 million years ago, selected stones for tools based on their properties, indicating advanced cognitive abilities and technological understanding. doi.org/g8zczr

Ethiopian Highlands study examines stone tool decision-making process in early human history

An international study reveals how early humans, as far back as 1.5 million years ago, deliberately selected specific stones for their tools in the Ethiopian Highlands.

phys.org