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Gina Meronek

@equerystrian.bsky.social
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Data geek who loves puzzles that turn the rows into the answers, especially via Power BI. She/her Equestrian & cat lady, I work hard to give my animals a good life. Can we have class outside?

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Gina Meronek @equerystrian.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Cross-posting here for help with #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI linguistic schemas errors - who has skill with the LSDL standard that seems to be short on doco? www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftF...
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From the MicrosoftFabric community on Reddit: Model AI Prep and Linguistic Schema errors - prepping for Standalone Copilot
Explore this post and more from the MicrosoftFabric community
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 06/08/2025
A former “Alligator Alcatraz” worker says detainees are subject to “inhumane” conditions — packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.
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Former 'Alligator Alcatraz' worker describes 'inhumane' conditions inside
In an exclusive report, NBC6 spoke with a former corrections officer who says she saw hundreds held in cages with no sunlight, backed up toilets and little access to showers.
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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
This is exactly the wrong lesson to take. "Core Dems are furious that the party is failing, but don't worry, they'll probably come back." Taking voters for granted is exactly how we end up in this mess to begin with. And the longer voters feel ignored, the more of them won't come back.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
This is for the folks who yesterday said on a post “I have Global Entry, I’m not worried.”
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Gina Meronek @equerystrian.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
The fish is rotting from the head down, now the Coast Guard is competing with ICE for despicable. Aggressively bullying a 60 year old fisherman in a wee fishing boat?!?! Nearly drowning him?!? WHAT THE ACTUAL F**K . www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
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Quebec man warning Canadian boaters after he was detained by U.S. Coast guard, put in jail cell
A Quebec man says he is outraged after the U.S. Coast Guard accused him of fishing in American waters and then arrested him before putting him in a jail cell for nearly two hours.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
There's no way this is just about "finances," given that they had plenty of finances to bribe Trump. A shame. Colbert is so funny and kind and generous, especially to writers.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 18/07/2025
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery. America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons. Watch and share his message.
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Gina Meronek @equerystrian.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I am unreasonably excited about #PowerBI Organizational Themes. Not only does it give us a way to make applying custom themes easier for the authors, it supports the reports created in the service AND desktop. Theme all the things! powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/p...
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Power BI July 2025 Feature Summary
This month’s update marks a notable evolution for Power BI. With richer connections to Microsoft 365, smarter Copilot features, and the integration of reporting through PBIRS and SQL Server 2025, user...
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Mosquitoes are a theme of concentration camp degradation and environmental torture, appearing repeatedly from the first accounts of camps in 1890s Cuba up through today. It's not by chance that Everglades detainees can't sleep due to mosquitoes and are subjected to them when they are wet and naked.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
“the kindest person in the room is often the smartest.” JB Pritzker is a mensch.
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Gina Meronek @equerystrian.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Fellow #FL #Florida folks, this article is a great reminder that we have paths to build coalitions against the detention center nightmare inside Big Cypress. Protecting the Everglades is essential and may gain more traction w otherwise reluctant folks. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/07/13/b...
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Before it was Alligator Alcatraz, this airstrip sparked fury and changed America’s landscape
Alligator Alcatraz has triggered pride in the MAGA world, and fury in an unlikely bipartisan mix of South Floridians. Decades ago, bipartisan outrage erupted in a fight over a jetport on the same l…
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Gina Meronek @equerystrian.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
I have reached "back in my day" of people who've been in tech for *cough* years: "Whatever happened to regression testing? Rollback plans?!! If I released an update that lead to a multi day outage TWICE in a month's time, I'd not just be fired, I'd be excommunicated!" #alexa #sengled #homeautomation
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
BREAKING: Massive ICE raid ongoing at a farm in Camarillo, Ventura County, CA. Local news reports that an unknown number of workers have been detained. Almost 20% of US strawberries come from the county. US food supply at risk from Trump’s fascist thugs & Stephen Miller’s quota.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
While he demands a bill that will destroy lives, industries, education, and our future. This is not sane. Will no business or corporate leader of substance say it?
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Gina Meronek @equerystrian.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The current US admin seems hell bent on destroying trade from every angle. First, completely bananas tariffs & now picking a fight with the country that controls petroleum exports. Expect an expensive 2025, it's one terrible decision after another from this president. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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What is the Strait of Hormuz and why does it matter?
Iran's threat to block the world's most vital oil transit point has raised fears of major global economic consequences.
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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
"25 Palestinians were killed that morning waiting for aid trucks. Hamza brought Hatem’s body back to Gaza City & buried him beside their mother, who was killed by an Israeli sniper in Aug 2024. Their brother, Khalid, 21, died in a Jan airstrike while evacuating wounded civilians on his horse cart."
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‘The Hunger Games’: Israel’s aid death traps for starving Gazans
Near-daily Israeli massacres at food distribution sites have killed over 400 Palestinians in the past month alone.
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Pennsylvania Center for the Book @pacftb.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
🎉 We are celebrating Juneteenth with recipes from The Juneteenth Cookbook by Alliah L. Agostini with Chef @taffyelrod.bsky.social‬ and illustrated by Sawyer Cloud! Follow along with Alliah and her grandparents as they explore the holiday through food! #BookSky #Cookbooks #KidLit #Juneteenth
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Tasha Coryell @tashacoryell.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
“It should be illegal for you to be mean to me and legal for me to kill you” is basically the Republican platform.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
This photo. ICE is a gang.
BREAKING | Comptroller Brad Lander arrested at ICE court hearing
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
BREAKING: US Senator Alex Padilla attacked by Kristi Noem’s Goons
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BREAKING: US Senator Alex Padilla attacked by Kristi Noem’s Goons
YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
In moments like these, I go to Frederick Douglass. Here are his words in a letter written after visiting Robert E. Lee’s abandoned plantation in 1863:
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Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
We should never let ourselves get desensitized to this. It can’t be overstated how outrageously unpresidential and un-American it is for Donald Trump to speak to the US military like they’re his partisan personal army.
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Gina Meronek @equerystrian.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I have a shrieking migraine so calling my reps offices isn't on the table. Enter @resist.bot - let's me edit and re-edit my thoughts about ICE cruelty and send to my rep and senators with ease.
What is the federal government prioritizing lately? Cruelty to immigrants, throwing away
proven vaccine science in favor of influencers, ignoring the need for accurate weather
forecasts, and escalating violence. What SHOULD they be doing with my tax dollars?
Feeding and housing people who need help, making sure teachers have what they need for
the next school year because it can't just be up to the states, making sure we're able to help
victims of severe weather (hurricane season - it's real!), or heck just NOT ESCALATING
VIOLENCE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY. Florida is like many states - it benefits greatly from
immigrants within our state. They are brave, hard working people. ICE is just full of dudes
who want to play video games in real life, they don't bring anyithing good to our state or our
country. I'm much happier to have people here who literally feed us than give another dime
for contracted masked vigilantes. No more ICE raids ruining lives. No more wasted money
on vanity military parades. No more influencers and children too young to rent a car in
charge of health or security.

THIS IS A PREVIEW OF YOUR RESISTBOT LETTER

Text SIGN PJBLLS to 50409
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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
BREAKING: LAPD didn’t just “detain” someone. They surrounded him, beat him, and jumped him — like a gang. On camera. On horses. While he screamed for help. Unarmed. Cornered. Alone. If that’s not state violence, what the fuck is?
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Lisa Bee (she/her) @leebee4life.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
THAT HAMILTON REUNION MADE ME SO HAPPY!!! #TonyAwards
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Lis @lissaysstuff.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Hamilton's Original Cast Reunion #Tonys #TonyAwards
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a woman is sitting at a table with her hands folded in front of her .
Alt: Amy Poehler giving a chef's kiss at a desk.
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Amanda Griggs @amandagriggs.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Hamilton still slaps as much as it did from day one, and LMM is a goddamn generational talent, and I cannot wait for what he does next. #tonys
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Ali @castleaddict.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
#Hamilton #Tonys That was beautiful. 🥰
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a man says i 'm not crying in front of a netflix logo
ALT: a man says i 'm not crying in front of a netflix logo
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I want to remind everyone that without Elon Musk, we wouldn't be in this situation where our academic institutions, science enterprise, and democracy are being dismantled, and millions of additional people around the world are going to die. We want both of them to lose horribly in this fight.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 01/06/2025
Last year, Illinois abolished requiring prior authorization for inpatient mental health care — and now, we're extending it to outpatient care. Patients and their doctors should be in control of decisions about their care, not insurance companies.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas. 'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
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Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes
Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving life under bombardment and is just one of dozens of minors who have died
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
“Democrats in Congress should decide whether they are physically and mentally up to the task of stopping the Republican effort to tear down America’s institutions—or make way for those who are.” newrepublic.com/post/195617/...
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GOP Couldn’t Have Passed Tax Bill Without Democrats Dying in Office
Republicans would have never passed their disastrous tax bill if Democrats didn’t love staying in office until they die.
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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 22/05/2025
Dear Americans, Republicans in the House just passed the largest transfer of wealth in history to the top 1%. Those of us with the least amount of money will suffer the most.
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
“The $400 million private jet that the government of Qatar gifted to Donald Trump is the Michael Jordan’s house of private planes,” says Chris Hayes. “It turns out, no one wanted to buy Qatar’s hand-me-downs… it looks like Qatar finally found a sucker to pawn it off to.”
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Remember that the ICE agents claimed they were looking for a totally different person before they smashed this guy’s car windows? And how he had asylum already? Well, looks like that might not have even been a ruse. ICE didn’t even file a notice to appear in court, they clearly had nothing on him.
At a hearing this week, the case against Méndez was thrown out after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) attorneys failed to present a charging document.
"The judge said, I'm going to deem this a failure to prosecute and the case is closed, dismissed," Méndez's attorney, Ondine Galvez Sniffin, told
NBC 10. "That's it."
Sniffin said the DHS attorney did not say a single word.
"He could have said, Your honor, we'll be filing [charges] within the hour.' Could have asked for a second call. Could have said they reserve the right to appeal," she said. "Absolute silence.
Nothing."
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/05/2025
A group of Quakers are marching more than 300 miles to demonstrate against the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants. Organizers of the march say their protest seeks to show solidarity with migrants and other groups that are being targeted by the administration.
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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
I do love David Tennant and his response to this question in the Guardian today.
Are you protective of the doctors that have come after you, having seen what Jodie Whittaker and Gatwa faced?
These debates – and it’s not even a debate, it’s a small clutch of people shouting very loudly, amplified by certain elements of the press – are not reflective of what most people feel. Things become ludicrously disproportionate, and end up being unnecessarily cruel. That’s what the trans debate seems to have become. Most people don’t give a shit. I genuinely believe most people just want to let people be themselves. All they’re doing is making a tiny portion of society who have a really tough time anyway have an even tougher time.
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stephen fowler @stphnfwlr.com · 09/05/2025
@npr.org EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Agriculture is demanding states hand over personal data of food assistance recipients — including Social Security numbers, addresses and, in at least one state, citizenship status, according to emails shared with NPR.
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USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients
The Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients, as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
1. President Trump has fired the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden. The position of Librarian of Congress is so apolitical that only 14 people have held the role since 1802. Hayden, who was the first woman and Black American to serve as Librarian of Congress, has held the position since 2016
Alt-text: Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, smiling while wearing a textured magenta jacket and pearl earrings, standing in front of a softly blurred interior background of the Library of Congress.
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Carter Sanders @carter-sanders.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
This is going to increase home insurance costs across the board. Given inadequate data , insurers will almost always err on the side of overcharging. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...
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U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather
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iWillVote.com Pollock ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 08/05/2025
staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch 🧢 @trumpfile.org
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Gina Meronek @equerystrian.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Car seats are literally required to take your new baby home from most US hospitals and - generally - used often isn't an option because of safety standards. The article's chart really drives home the point of just how cruel the current US tariff policy is for new parents in the US.
Chart showing the percent of US imported baby goods made in China by category.
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Scott Hanselman 🌮 @scott.hanselman.com · 07/05/2025
These kind of moves just make no sense. They appear to be only punitive, only help rich people, and I don’t understand how this is anything a republican or conservative would think is an awesome move. Make it make sense
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Amid all the other news, it's easy to become inured to the basic facts here. Öztürk: -Is not accused of committing any crime -Is nonviolent -Was in this country legally -Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to -Has been locked up for six weeks
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
There is no aborted fetus debris in the MMR vaccine, or in any vaccine at all. It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/04/2025
This is the best 100-day recap I’ve seen — and it begs the damn question: Why is his approval rating still 39%? Are folks in a coma?
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