abbyrupertvt.bsky.social @abbyrupertvt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Opie Taylor. That is who Talarico reminds me of. 000
Reposted by @abbyrupertvt.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house. 684249245523
Reposted by @abbyrupertvt.bsky.socialLady with an opinion @ladymitopinion.bsky.social · 06/09/2026If we are going to allow cybercabs with no steering wheels or pedals to shuttle people around, why not just build trains? They are safer than car accidents 2295180818
abbyrupertvt.bsky.social @abbyrupertvt.bsky.social · 30/08/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u... Two people were lucky enough to get both e.coli and salmonella. Just don't. Raw sprouts will always be a risk 🎲🎰🃏nytimes.comAlfalfa Sprouts Linked to Illnesses in 15 States, F.D.A. SaysOfficials are investigating after multiple strains of E. coli and a type of salmonella sickened dozens of people across the United States. Two people were infected with both salmonella and E. coli. 010
abbyrupertvt.bsky.social @abbyrupertvt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/b...nytimes.comTreasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance MeetingSpecific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C. 000
abbyrupertvt.bsky.social @abbyrupertvt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Hey y'all, this transplanted northerner living 80 miles from Pigeon Forge and Sevierville is feeling the pain of loss like everyone else down here but why the heck am I just learning of Tim Curry's death?!! 000
Reposted by @abbyrupertvt.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/08/2026Yesterday, Aug. 20, was one of the worst days of ICE flights I've seen. -At least 82 ICE flights -At least 15 were removal flights, including Haiti -At least 5 removals were third-country removals (Cameroon, Costa Rica, Liberia, Paraguay, Rwanda) -Plus 1 emergency return for reasons unknown 131801966
Reposted by @abbyrupertvt.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 14/08/2026Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica. They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick. (Published February)propublica.orgThe Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention CenterProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of... 431230776
Reposted by @abbyrupertvt.bsky.socialThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 13/08/2026Texans are rallying to halt destructive border construction in Big Bend National Park. Even if you're not in Texas, call your representatives and urge them to call for the halt of the destruction. 34469573271
Reposted by @abbyrupertvt.bsky.socialDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026ICYMI: I wrote all about the most endangered marine animals in US waters and how the Trump administration's disastrous policies could spell their doom therevelator.org/donald-trump...therevelator.orgDonald Trump’s Second Term Will Be Bad News for Endangered Ocean and Coastal Animals • The RevelatorThe waters around the U.S. are home to threatened species who need conservation policies to save them from extinction. They won’t get that for the next four years. 33815
abbyrupertvt.bsky.social @abbyrupertvt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Just north of Asheville nonstop thunder for half an hour. 000
Reposted by @abbyrupertvt.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 27/07/2026When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied. You have a right to see this file. (Published May 2023)propublica.orgHealth Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the ScenesLearn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case. 181334684
Reposted by @abbyrupertvt.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/07/2026You may need a magnifying glass to find the "corporate tax" box. 34841289
abbyrupertvt.bsky.social @abbyrupertvt.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Summer Western NC mountains. Tomatoes and storm clouds. Note: storm clouds form 3x on any given afternoon this summer. 000
Reposted by @abbyrupertvt.bsky.socialSam Biddle @sambiddle.com · 20/07/2026Google is censoring reviews of ICE detention facilities that describe poor conditions, lack of translators, inability to reach prisoners, and other problems, because they are "off-topic" and "unhelpful." theintercept.com/2026/07/20/g...theintercept.comGoogle Is Censoring Reviews of ICE Detention CentersIn the past year, Google Maps was deleting all the reviews for dozens of ICE jails, a new study found. 1318795
Reposted by @abbyrupertvt.bsky.socialHyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 16/07/2026The Trump administration has significantly diminished the size of two national monuments in Utah that hold sacred lands and rich archaeological sites.hyperallergic.comTrump Shrinks Utah National Monuments by 90%The administration’s cuts to the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments include sacred Indigenous lands and archaeologically rich sites. 52020
Reposted by @abbyrupertvt.bsky.socialNick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 11/07/2026"We should have the fortitude to speak up about human rights outrages whether the responsible party is Russia, China, Israel, America or the Emirates; if you care about human rights in only some places, you don’t actually care about human rights." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/o... Thoughts?nytimes.comOpinion | In Sudan, a Preventable Atrocity (Gift Article)Hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan are bracing for their city to be overrun by a militia notorious for committing atrocities. 36228