Adrienne

@skybird75.bsky.social

Native New Yorker, lifelong Democrat and feminist and proud of it. Love gardening, cooking, NY Giants, Buffalo Bills, NY Mets, reading everything and spending my summers in the Catskills mountains. *NO DMS!

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u... Absolute disaster by DOGE hundreds of Fed employees lost their jobs due to cuts are being asked to return we are gonna end up hiring all these people back after Trump.

Farmers Struggle to Get Basic Services From Depleted Agriculture Dept. (Gift Article)

After the departure of thousands of federal workers, rural communities report problems obtaining loans, grants, technical assistance and support for infrastructure and other services.

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Hanging? We need to call this what it is: LYNCHING. Ten Black Americans in less than two years. Every one of these deaths deserves answers, transparency, and scrutiny. No one should look at these images and expect Black Americans to shrug this off, especially in light of our history.

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Trump Fired the Watchdogs. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u... There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that Trump does not give a flying fig about democracy and is hell-bent on turning this government into an autocracy .

Trump Fired the Watchdogs. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission. (Gift Article)

President Trump is installing his allies in the offices of inspector general, which are meant to provide independent government oversight.

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/b... Trump stated he wasn't thinking about Americans' financial situations "even a little bit""I love the inflation."

U.S. Economy Could Feel the Sting From Trade War With Canada (Gift Article)

A tit-for-tat trade fight between the two allies could create new headaches for consumers and businesses already stung by high prices.

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U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/b... and yet people still support this moron who bankrupt a casino and other businesses who wouldn’t have made it this far without his father’s money He’s going to destroy this country in every possible way

U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues (Gift Article)

President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been hampered by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds.

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The 60 largest planned data centers could produce the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions as 27 coal plants. Big Tech CEOs are polluting our planet and selling out our future to line their own pockets. We need a data center moratorium — now.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/b... 😡 Trump administration is saying that the price spikes are temporary bump in inflation and yet no sign of the Iran war ending or tariffs ending.

Worker Pay Isn’t Keeping Up With Inflation Once Again (Gift Article)

When prices spiked in 2021-22, wages failed to keep up for many workers, new research shows. Now the pattern is repeating.

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u... The damage this administration has to this country is mind-boggling and not a single republican has the balls to stop them.

U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns (Gift Article)

The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being.

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I love this. Senate candidate Annie Andrews says she decided to jump into the race the day RFK Jr was nominated to lead HHS. She’s a pediatrician. Saw what was coming & decided she couldn’t sit on the sidelines. THIS is what I’m talking about. Feeling called to serve & actually following through.

Live Updates: U.S. Hiring Slumps, a Worrying Sign for the Economy www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08... Let's hope the GOP voters are finally going to realize Republicans are not good for the economy, of course Trump will just blame this one Mr. Biden.

Jobs Report Live Updates: U.S. Job Market Shows Unexpected Loss

Employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, and gains in previous months were revised down sharply, in a downbeat report that suggests the labor market is weaker than previously believed.

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Iran rejects Trump’s claim that talks will restart, adding to weekend of whiplash 🤬Trumps again just lies to manipulate markets to cash in, and he is completely clueless about how to end this war.

Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u... just another sign how completely incompetent the Trump administration is not that we need any more evidence it’s a complete cluster f**k

Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran (Gift Article)

Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.

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