Reposted by Basia Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It’s not nearly as advanced as they want you to think…. 19141531285
Reposted by Basia Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here. 15345541820
Reposted by Basia hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow 358208285020
Reposted by Basia Reclusive Dug Rusin @captainpurple.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hey gang, I’m trying to build a big list of peoples partaking in Inktober this year. Drop a reply if you would like to be included, please 🥹 👉👈 283
Reposted by Basia Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Denmark is trolling Trump. 29370182768
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Small doses repeatedly could start to build TOLERANCE in the immune system, meaning a lack of response as the body may begin to think the invader is “self” and ignore it. Spectacular backfire could result. 011
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My husband amazed me with his art when we met. He continues to do so even though he is self deprecating. 111
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 11/09/2026He cannot admit that we buy it at market value even when it’s mostly produced by us. 001
Reposted by Basia Linda Yueh @lindayueh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026For the first time in over half a century, US net migration turned negative in 2025 following a sharp tightening of immigration policies. Early estimates associate this shift with modestly slower GDP growth – ~0.2 percentage points – largely through a smaller labour force cepr.org/voxeu/column...cepr.orgImmigration, innovation, and the geography of growth: Lessons from the Age of Mass MigrationUS net migration turned negative in 2025 following a sharp tightening of immigration policies. This column turns to the Age of Mass Migration and the sharp policy reversal of the 1921 and 1924 Quota A... 012
Reposted by Basia Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026Trump: "Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States. That loves us so much he can't even breath. That I will go out with my family, my friends, I'll do it any way - I don't care if I'm registered or not, I'm going to try to cheat like hell..." 130152292017
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 11/09/2026👆🏻This over and over and over again! Then there’s destroying all the relationships with our former allies and trading partners. 010
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Dont post much, but this … 🤬 The reasons we should have scholarships for minorities are numerous, historical, & due to ongoing bias based on race or gender/sex. This policy asks if we can please make it worse while defunding public schools. newsone.com/6871118/trum...newsone.comNew Trump Policy Revokes Tax-Exempt Status For Any School Giving Scholarships To Black StudentsAs many as 18,000 private schools could have their 501(c)(3) tax exemption status revoked if they are found to violate the new rules, which are expected to go into effect on May 31, 2027. 010
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Forgetting abt the recovery those grazing lands have experienced by having wolves present, they kill for short term financial gain based on scare tactics. So what if long-term health of those lands suffers? They wants their money now, forget about those future grandkids - don’t even know ‘em yet! 010
Reposted by Basia VikingFan01 @vikingfan01.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Multiple studies have shown that that tax payers could save between $500B and $1T dollars a year for eliminating health insurance and going to a nation Health Care system! Yet I still do not hear any Democrat talking about this! All they want to do is talk subsidies that DO NOT solve the problem!!! 023
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Always learning… www.bbc.com/travel/artic...bbc.com'The forgotten empire': When Russia colonised CaliforniaFor nearly 30 years, part of Sonoma was ruled by Tsarist Russia, and it played a pivotal – if little-known – role in shaping the US. 010
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 17/08/2026@jillsunflower.bsky.social - my “lifetime” trip to Alaska resulted in a lot of fungus photos given how wet the southern part of the state is. Of course I thought of you when I saw all of these beauties. 131
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 01/08/2026And you are an even more amazing artist than you were then. Still in awe all these years later. 💗 120
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 28/07/2026@preetbharara.bsky.social justice a note to pick on you - while I don’t consider myself an “old fogey”, I do fit inside the small overlap of your Venn diagram, and if you’d ever like company at a Springsteen concert, I’m in. I’ll happily sing some Bon Jovi with you on the way there. 000
Reposted by Basia Just Kris @justkris2.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Print this off and put it in the break room. Just for fun. 🤩 182
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The poor treatment of immigrants impacts our communities in ways you not think about. Moral Injury jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comMoral InjuryThis essay discusses immigration enforcement actions taken in Minnesota and shares lessons learned about caring for patients and health care workers. 010
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 17/07/2026static.klipy.comStealing That Like ThatALT: Stealing That Like That 040
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 15/07/2026This is what they call letting the market make the correction - problem is people die before the “market” knows there’s a problem. 100
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 14/07/2026But I should also drive to the nearest police station if I’m not sure the guy with a single blue light on his car following me at night is a real police officer. Make it make sense. 000
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Let me get this straight - if an illegal immigrant ever lived in my house, it’s possible I’m under surveillance (or not) and that if I’m chased by masked men in unmarked vehicles I should just stop for them. I shouldn’t think I’m being chased by a rando in a mask trying to kill me. 210
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 14/07/2026www.nbcnews.com/science/spac... 🧪nbcnews.comIn a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between starsUsing two dish-shaped radio telescopes in Spain, researchers collected data from a large gas cloud near the center of the Milky Way. They identified the sugar in gaseous form by comparing telescope si... 081
Reposted by Basia c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/07/2026This is the elusive Pampas cat, also called the colocolo, native to South America. They're a natural predator of wild guinea pigs, viscachas & are ruthlessly efficient hunters. For decades, the Pampas cat has been at the center of a debate about species. (📷: Tompkins Conservation) 529858
Reposted by Basia Marillyn75@blueskysocial @marilyn75.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Urge Congress to Reject Rep. Lawler’s Attack on North Atlantic Right Whales 🐋. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...actionnetwork.orgUrge Congress to Reject Rep. Lawler’s Attack on North Atlantic Right Whales 🐋The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered marine mammals on Earth. With fewer than 400 individuals remaining, every whale matters. Now, a dangerous proposal threatens to undermine ... 154
Reposted by Basia c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Timeline cleanse: You're watching Mei & Kira, two sea otters (Enhydra lutris) at the Toba Aquarium in Japan, help clean the pool area after playtime. The reward is an ice treat. Enrichment activities like this promote mental wellness. Let's talk about the SUCCESS of sea otter conservation. 402744983
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 05/07/2026A repeatedly from the 1970s? Anyone on the England team have food poisoning right now? Goalie perhaps? apnews.com/article/mexi...apnews.comWorld Cup serenade: Mexican fans blast horns outside hotel to disrupt England players' sleepDozens of Mexican fans gathered outside the England squad’s hotel with loudspeakers, horns and fireworks in the early hours of Sunday morning, aiming to disrupt players' sleep before their World Cup r... 020
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 05/07/2026You look awesome in both pics I. All honesty though. Adorable dress and hair! 000
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Exactly what do they think is “patriotic” about a flag that represents what was an attempt to start a different country that was explicitly anti-USA. The stupid - it hurts. 010
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Is anyone else tired of reading news articles where the journalist cannot use English properly, doesn’t know how an apostrophe works, repeats sentences or entire paragraphs because they can’t proofread, etc., etc.? 010
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 30/06/2026They are forgiven their lies after praying daily after their broadcast. Thats how this works for “true believers”. If lightening hits the set before those prayers, though, they’re going to be very very sad. 000
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 30/06/2026That had to be the dullest knife ever given the jagged and not even close to straight line “cuts” they’re showing. Or was the person drunk wandering through the water? Better yet, who let their toddler play with a box cutter in the reflecting pool? 000
Reposted by Basia Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Just finished reading this from @coastalpoet.bsky.social— I’ve been transported. Did you ever think Connecticut granite and American immigration could be so closely connected? I didn’t—until I read this essay. (I also love anything that takes me back to my childhood home of coastal Connecticut).❤️👇 173
Reposted by Basia Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 29/06/2026Scrapping the cap on Social Security contributions would allow us to expand benefits and continue delivering checks for the rest of the century! 518562
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Watched an Amazon drone deliver a package today. Dropped it in the street in front of a parked car at the curb of the residence. If you didn’t walk in front of the car, you wouldn’t have seen it; would’ve run over it leaving. We put it on their porch. Amazon sucks. 010
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Don’t forget they claim the cuts are necessary because beneficiaries cheat the system and don’t want to work, but the billions in fraud they are now claiming they’ve found hasn’t resulted in a crackdown on fraudsters, only the people in need. Looking at you, Rick Scott. 021
Basia @basia87.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Please comment on this article, Jill. The insanity is amazing. www.alternet.org/trump-267707...alternet.orgTop Trump officials claim they’ve found bizarre new 'deep state hoax'Two top officials in President Donald Trump's administration are teasing "evidence" they have that will vindicate one of the biggest presidential scandals in history. Last month, President Donald Trum... 110