Reposted by Ann ThaxThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/09/2026Adults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancertheguardian.comAdults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancerExclusive: Stark health inequalities in terms of deaths before age of 75, NHS data reveals Adults with severe mental illness are nearly five times more likely than their peers to die from serious physical diseases before the age of 75, according to research. The analysis of NHS data by the Rethink Mental Illness charity reveals that people with severe mental health problems die 15-20 years earlier than the wider adult population, largely due to preventable physical conditions. Continue reading... 56831
Reposted by Ann ThaxRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system. 520153125862
Reposted by Ann ThaxUnusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 13/09/2026BREAKING: Costco is now rationing motor oil for due to the Iranian war, limiting members to one transaction and a maximum of two units every seven days. 915553
Reposted by Ann ThaxUnusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 11/09/2026BREAKING: Nintendo has announced it is using its tariff refunds to help fund a 30% off sale in the US, covering Switch games, accessories, apparel and more. 1216327
Reposted by Ann ThaxU.S. Mail Not For Sale @usmailnotforsale.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Postal workers are on the front line of the fight for democracy. They are telling their own bosses to stop attacking vote-by-mail. Will you join us sending a message to @ambermcreynolds.bsky.social & the USPS Governors, who have the power to stop this? usmailnotforsale.org/take-action?... 9151852087
Reposted by Ann ThaxUnusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 10/09/2026BREAKING: The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate is above 7% again, at 7.07%, per Mortgage News Daily. 99223
Reposted by Ann Thax𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 05/09/2026Theodore Roosevelt once said republics rise, flourish, and fall because their citizens turn the government into a tool primarily to benefit one class instead of benefiting the people as a whole, and I think about what he said quite a lot. 14757931585
Reposted by Ann ThaxRhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Support the journalists 8768941820
Reposted by Ann ThaxBluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Norway's Prime Minister ripped apart trumps stupid letter. Love this! Every leader receiving a letter like this from TACO, should do the same. Thanks for your attention to this matter! ============================ 39152751801
Reposted by Ann ThaxCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 04/09/2026www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comNew Poll has Gina Hinojosa Within 1 Point of Greg Abbott in Texas Gov Race.There has been a ton of attention on the Texas Senate race, but much less on the race for governor. And it is very close. The latest poll was commissioned by a conservative think tank and shows… 55319
Reposted by Ann ThaxForbes @forbes.com · 02/09/2026The updates are a blow for borrowers, and particularly those who take out new federal student loans going forward, as they may now be cut off from the benefit entirely.forbes.comEducation Department Blocks Student Loan Forgiveness Benefit For New Repayment PlansThe Education Department quietly updated its guidance to reflect that a key student loan forgiveness benefit will not be available for the newest repayment plans. 308344
Reposted by Ann ThaxJanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling). Will you join me? Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls #MMIWG #cdnpoli 03626
Reposted by Ann ThaxForbes @forbes.com · 25/08/2026The sports retailer cut its profit outlook amid a “challenging” market.forbes.comDick’s Sporting Goods’ Stock Sinks 16% Toward Worst Day In 3 Years—Here’s WhyThe sports retailer cut its profit outlook amid a “challenging” market. 276321
Reposted by Ann ThaxThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/08/2026After trying 20 breakfast sandwiches (biscuit, croissant, griddle, and English muffin!), our Wirecutter testers had a unanimous favorite. One taster said it with simple perfection after finishing this sandwich: “I’m content.” nyti.ms/4xUDqMKnyti.msThe Best Frozen Breakfast SandwichesWe ate 20 breakfast sandwiches (biscuit, croissant, griddle, and English muffin!) to find the best. Our favorites came from Costco, Jimmy Dean, and Kodiak. 5264
Reposted by Ann ThaxPortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Stay vigilant! "According to a detailed report by The New York Times, a dangerous wave of unreliable data, fake surveys, and volatile prediction markets is warping campaign narratives, misleading donors, and distorting news coverage like never before." www.alternet.org/polling-trick/alternet.orgA new polling 'trap' is being used to fool millions of AmericansThe democratic process is facing a silent crisis as political polling transforms from a tool used to measure public opinion into a weapon used to manipulate it. 2614447
Reposted by Ann ThaxDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 22/08/2026"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism." Hannah Arendt 16222091100
Reposted by Ann ThaxThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/08/2026One night, right before dinner, Kevin Pang's then-9-year-old son, Liam, announced that he had invented a recipe. And Bacon Cheeseburger Meatballs were born. Here's the recipe: nyti.ms/3SGxg3L 7959
Reposted by Ann ThaxMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/08/2026EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s pardons have cost crime victims a staggering $1.7 billion in restitution while wiping away penalties for wealthy fraudsters and political allies, according to a new congressional review. The full findings are damning:meidasnews.comEXCLUSIVE: Committee Review Finds Trump Pardons Have Cost Crime Victims $1.7 Billion and Enriched Trump AlliesA Scathing Report from House Judiciary Committee Finds Cost of Trump Pardons Continues to Soar 7923891326
Reposted by Ann ThaxThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21/08/2026The number of U.S. service members reported wounded or killed in the Iran war has jumped to 774, after the Pentagon added scores of new troops to the wounded list in the last few days.washingtonpost.comMore than 750 U.S. service members wounded in Iran warThe numbers in the Pentagon report increased as the conflict nears six months. 179271
Reposted by Ann ThaxLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊 IG: @artistsuniversum @raphael_gromy 337139933424
Reposted by Ann ThaxCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 14/08/2026A wonderfully appropriate Banksy 9089401837
Reposted by Ann ThaxThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/07/2026The cost of care for seniors eats away much of what they had hoped to pass on, a Post analysis found. Elder care costs are not just diminishing their savings, but obliterating them. Many will have nothing to pass on. washingtonpost.comAs the cost of aging soars, families’ wealth is evaporatingGrowing old is eroding the inheritance Americans hoped to leave behind, a Washington Post analysis found. Many will have nothing to pass on. 63110
Reposted by Ann ThaxLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The sheer injustice in Houston is sickening. Lorenzo was just going to work to support his family when his life was stolen by ICE. Seeing his father on his knees, consumed by raw, agonizing grief, is a heartbreaking reminder of the human cost of systemic violence. He deserves justice. 32067752628
Reposted by Ann ThaxThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/06/2026Having your electricity disconnected is more common in Oklahoma than any other state. Resident Nytieya Tobias owed $36 last month when she came home from work to find her power was off. washingtonpost.comIn Oklahoma, poor families often have to live in the darkElectric companies in the state shut off power far more often than anywhere else in the country. 65126
Reposted by Ann ThaxUnusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Gold has overtaken US government bonds as the world’s top reserve asset, per FT 59525
Reposted by Ann ThaxBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 27/05/2026State voting restrictions enacted so far this year include requirements to show documents such as a passport or a birth certificate to register for state elections. Our new roundup has the details: bit.ly/4dzRNNMbrennancenter.orgState Voting Laws Roundup: May 2026Voters across the country will face new voting restrictions in the upcoming midterms. 12219
Reposted by Ann ThaxThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/05/2026Almost everywhere in the U.S., students are performing worse than their peers were 10 years ago, according to recent data. Use our tool to look up how test scores have changed where you live. nyti.ms/4tKupDd 157314
Reposted by Ann ThaxUnusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 21/05/2026BREAKING: RJ Reynolds, one of the largest U.S. tobacco companies and maker of Camel and Newport cigarettes, donated $5 million to Trump. Days later, company executives reportedly met with him at Mar-a-Lago to push for looser flavored vape regulations, after which the FDA changed policy, per NYT 20317163
Reposted by Ann ThaxRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio says he is making a claim for $2-5 million in taxpayer money from Trump’s criminal slush fund. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...reuters.com'I'm not greedy': January 6 rioters and Trump allies eye $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fundEnrique Tarrio, the Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years, said he planned to apply to the fund, assuming he could get between $2 and $5 million. 1341088512
Reposted by Ann ThaxJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026"Black people in America did worse economically in 2025 than at any time since the Federal Reserve began its financial wellbeing survey in 2013 ... More notable is the gap between Black people and, in some cases, every other racial and ethnic group recorded." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/black-p...talkingpointsmemo.comBlack People Worse Off in Trump’s Economy Than Every Other Group, Per the FedBlack people in America did worse economically in 2025 than at any... 17418189
Reposted by Ann ThaxMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/05/2026NEWS: The Epstein files are now bound into 3,437 physical volumes in a new exhibition space in Tribeca. Millions of pages. Two stories tall. And yet only two people have ever faced accountability. Katie Phang discusses the rage she felt walking through the space. 319127235145
Reposted by Ann ThaxThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/05/2026Exclusive: Iranian strikes have hit at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites since the war began, a Post analysis reveals. The destruction is far greater than what was previously reported or acknowledged by the U.S. government. wapo.st/4faxOrg 911778
Reposted by Ann ThaxUnusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 21/04/2026BREAKING: Larry Johnson, a retired CIA analyst, has reportedly claimed that Trump tried to reportedly access nuclear codes but was stopped by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, per Newsweek. 1216944
Reposted by Ann ThaxBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 31/03/2026The Trump administration is demanding that states hand over their voter files. Most states have refused, but at least 10 have provided full voter lists, placing the sensitive data of more than 37 million voters in the federal government’s hands. Here’s what you need to know: bit.ly/3JFbKaB 25547
Reposted by Ann ThaxNational Education Policy Center @nepc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Just released: The Cycle of Disinvestment in Public Schools: How Public-School Criticism Drives Policy and Disinvestment bit.ly/4rhKWO4nepc.colorado.eduThe Cycle of Disinvestment in Public Schools: How Public-School Criticism Drives Policy and DisinvestmentCritiques of public education have intensified, and while some reflect real needs for improvement, many are manufactured crises that portray schools as broadly failing. Centered on claims of underachi... 24024
Reposted by Ann ThaxThe Onion @theonion.com · 03/03/2026Family Wealthy Enough To Have The Kind Of Refrigerator Doors That Blend Into Cabinets theonion.com/family-wealthy-enough-… 24116271
Reposted by Ann ThaxThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/02/2026The Oklahoma Survivors’ Act, passed in 2024, was supposed to help reduce the sentences of prisoners who survived domestic violence if the abuse they endured was found to be a “substantial contributing factor” to their crime. Most are still behind bars.trib.alThey Killed Their Abusers. Should They Spend Their Lives in Prison?A new law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of survivors of domestic violence. Most are still behind bars. 1111334
Reposted by Ann ThaxRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024 UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M. HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged. 473154875196
Reposted by Ann ThaxMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists. 649253464128
Reposted by Ann ThaxThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/10/2025Iceland lost the distinction of being one of the last places in the world without a confirmed sighting of wild mosquitoes. Experts say the discovery is a sign of how rapid climate change and globalization are changing Iceland.nyti.msIceland Says It Is No Longer Mosquito-FreeIceland was one of the only mosquito-free places in the world, at least according to its records. Not anymore. 1419883
Reposted by Ann ThaxRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Over a quarter of all homes sold in the first three months of 2025 were bought by real estate investors. If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=sharedyoutu.beHow Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert ReichRobert Reich 31995393783
Reposted by Ann ThaxThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 21/08/2025An unexpected nonconformist to the rules of contemporary pop, Laufey’s third album, “A Matter of Time” out Friday, is an exploration of sound, not just genre. In a recent interview, Laufey discussed her new album, embracing anger on the record, working with her twin sister and more.bit.lyLaufey's new album, 'A Matter of Time,' explores anger, love and moreIcelandic Chinese artist Laufey has achieved her yearbook dreams of moving to the U.S., signing a record deal, and winning a Grammy. 1343
Reposted by Ann ThaxUnusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Top CEOs now make an average of 285x what workers make, per AFLCIO. 1214144
Reposted by Ann ThaxBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 04/08/2025The Trump administration is undertaking an unprecedented strategy to try to undermine our elections. They are doing so by rewriting election rules, targeting election officials, supporting election deniers, and retreating from protecting voting rights. bit.ly/4l1lUPPbrennancenter.orgThe Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next ElectionThe executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways. 7270175
Reposted by Ann ThaxMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/07/2025Sen. Schiff speaks to us about Trump's protection racket for sex traffickersmeidasplus.comSen. Schiff on Trump's Protection Racket for Sex TraffickersMy conversation with Senator Adam Schiff exposes the desperate, disgusting lengths Trump is going to hide what’s in the Epstein files. 992831836
Reposted by Ann ThaxUnusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 13/07/2025If you could buy one stock or crypto and hold it for the rest of the year, what would it be? 33332