Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialROCKY MOUNTAIN VIEWS @rockymountviews.bsky.social · 24/03/2025You can still get Social Security .... if you show up in person with your birth certificate .... if you can find a Social Security office that is still open ... and you have hours to stand in line ....... 1213
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 24/03/2025Trump says he's not going to cut Social Security. Really? Let's add up all the ways Trump is undermining Social Security, the most successful government program in history, in order to hand it over to his billionaire friends on Wall Street. A thread: 1153481656
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/03/2025President Trump has made no secret of his designs on Greenland, repeating threats to acquire the territory through a financial transaction or military force. Here's what to know.nytimes.comWhy Does Trump Want Greenland? Here’s What to Know.President Trump has made no secret of his designs on Greenland, repeating threats to acquire the territory through a financial transaction or military force. 5714944
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 19/03/2025If Republicans cut $880 billion from Medicaid: - Millions of children will lose their health care. - Funding for community health centers will dry up. - Your mom and dad may not be able to get the nursing home care they need. That's what happens when Musk runs the government. 20045611024
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14/03/2025An important piece by @hollybfletcher.bsky.social. "One of the heartbreaks of the Trump era for me is seeing my expertise as an Africa analyst become relevant for understanding political trends in America, [such as the role of] 'informal security forces.'” www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-afri...thebulwark.comTrump Brought African-Style Political Thugs to the U.S.I spent a career watching African politics. I never expected to see the same dynamics in my hometown. 8334110
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 14/03/2025A federal judge in Maryland found the Trump administration acted unlawfully in firing thousands of federal employees by not first notifying states.npr.orgA 2nd judge orders thousands of fired federal employees temporarily reinstatedA federal judge in Maryland found the Trump administration acted unlawfully in firing thousands of federal employees by not first notifying states. 372193298
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Whole conversation here: conversationswithbillkristol.org/conversation...conversationswithbillkristol.orgSteve Vladeck: The Trump Admin, the Courts, & the Rule of LawThe Trump administration, the courts, and the rule of law 08412
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14/03/2025"No matter how things go from here, we’re going to look back at this period with a lot of regret and a lot of woe. But the critical point is the time to stand up is earlier rather than later. You fight the war when you can still minimize the damage." youtube.com/shorts/gIAwi...youtube.comSteve Vladeck on whether the rule of law will holdYouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol 16819129
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/03/2025True facts. 12824440612447
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialStella Parton @sweetstella.bsky.social · 11/03/2025It’s not news, we’ve known for ages that Trump is more loyal to Russia than he’s ever been to America. Get over it all you MAGA haters of everyone who doesn’t look and think like you. You’ve been conned! 410316
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 07/03/2025theglobeandmail.comDoctors hopeful governments will slash interprovincial barriers that restrict mobilityAlong with removal of internal trade barriers in response to U.S. tariffs, health care workers and other professionals may be able to more easily move and work across provincial lines 0257
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/02/2025"The U.S. has stronger barriers to autocracy than Hungary. But it would be foolish to assume our barriers will easily stand up under the Trumpist autocratic assault. It would be foolish not to see that here, too, democracy is at risk." www.thebulwark.com/p/it-is-happ...thebulwark.comIt IS Happening HereTrump’s autocratic project isn’t some threat on the horizon. It’s our current moment. 1938185
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Whole conversation here: conversationswithbillkristol.org/conversation...conversationswithbillkristol.orgAnne Applebaum on Ukraine, Europe, and the USOn Ukraine, Europe, and the US 17312
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Anne Applebaum on the Trump administration: "They are seeking to traumatize and terrorize the civil service...The idea that you take control of state institutions and you make them work for you personally." youtu.be/Q778H4Zibb4?...youtu.beAnne Applebaum on the Trump administration so farYouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol 1032577
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialDavid Fahrenthold @fahrenthold.bsky.social · 25/02/2025NEW: DOGE quietly deletes the five largest spending cuts it had been celebrating last week. All of them contained errors that wildly over-inflated how much had been saved. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...nytimes.comDOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last WeekThe cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved. 751232494
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Anyone want to bet that no one looks at the email responses that Musk asked for ? It requires too much manpower and organization. Even w/AI He will hold them in the event he has an interaction with someone. If so, he can look up their response or lack of, and use it as cause for action. 2756454525465
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 26/02/2025BREAKING: The measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 124 cases, with 18 hospitalizations, ABC News reports. Most cases are in unvaccinated people or those with unknown vaccination status. I’m starting to think that making a notorious anti-vaxxer the HHS Secretary wasn’t the best idea… 51260301582
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialBBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 26/02/2025“The lyric is about someone who loses something, obviously [Donald Trump] hadn’t read the lyric.” ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus speaks to @vicderbyshire.bsky.social about AI copyright and 'The Winner Takes It All' being used at a Trump rally. Full interview on iPlayer. #Newsnight 1117724
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialMike Golic Jr @mikegolicjr.bsky.social · 26/02/2025today's @gojoandgolic.bsky.social -is Stafford worth $50M a year? -James Cook and the updated RB value convo -tush push shame -Selective Aggression with David Helman -Luka revenge game preview with Zach Harper 📺: www.youtube.com/live/GS6BpNI... 0242
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialCALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 26/02/2025MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Republicans do NOT have the votes to pass their budget resolution tonight and they have just pulled it. 3545082903
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 26/02/2025Folk musician Rhiannon Giddens said on social media that she has moved her May concert – originally scheduled for the Kennedy Center – to a different venue in Washington, D.C.npr.orgRhiannon Giddens is the latest artist to cancel Kennedy Center gigFolk musician Rhiannon Giddens said on social media that she has moved her May concert – originally scheduled for the Kennedy Center – to a different venue in Washington, D.C. 238134851660
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 16/02/2025From firing nuclear safety workers to this—Elon Musk’s DOGE is completely out of control. 591727436
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialStella Parton @sweetstella.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Don’t you find it odd that someone as obnoxious as MTG and her ilk would disparage someone as beautiful, brilliant and brave as Jasmine Crockett? It smacks of a lot more than jealousy of you ask me! 4161882
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialCALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Who else agrees Kaitlan Collins is a great journalist and Trump is a massive idiot? ✋ 2984540438
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialBarbra Streisand @barbrastreisand.bsky.social · 14/02/2025“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.” — Albert Camus This warning should chill all American who care about our nation. 431126304
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialAurelia Cotta The Original @originalaurelia.bsky.social · 14/02/2025So stupid… Sask has the highest solar potential of any province. Each system installed could produce 1330 kWh/kW/yr So many empty roofs Add windmills for night time, batteries for backup www.energyhub.org/solar-energy...energyhub.orgSolar Energy Maps Canada 2023 (Every Province)A complete set of solar energy maps (insolation maps, photovoltaic maps, irradiance maps) for every province 21811
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialBrad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 14/02/2025As far as silver linings from the tariff crisis go, rehabilitating the 🇨🇦 flag from the freedumbers is a nice outcome. 1120232
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialRandy Bachman @randysvinyltap.bsky.social · 05/02/202550+ years ago, October 1974 saw the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba well represented on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with The Guess Who’s “Clap for the Wolfman” and Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” spending weeks on the chart. 1103
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 12/02/2025dlvr.itLuka Dončić’s Lakers debut tops 2 million viewers for ESPNThe highly anticipated debut of Luka Dončić in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform delivered for ESPN. Monday night’s game between the Lakers and Utah Jazz averaged 2.01 million viewers on ESPN — a figure 42% higher than the network’s average regular season… 2231
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialStephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Trump and Musk are basically ignoring the Constitution they--Trump, at least--took an oath to defend. 1133168341816
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 12/02/2025Saquon Barkley did not understand the booing for Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl, he told Howard Stern. 39119861
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 12/02/2025This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected. $196 billion for three men in 99 days. Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. 22955991829
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Trump makes nice to Putin and seems to cut out Zelensky. Hegseth rules out Ukraine in NATO and says support for Ukraine is up to Europe. The slightly pro-Ukraine Gen. Kellogg is not on the negotiating team. Very, very alarming. @samstein and I discuss. youtu.be/w0sf_U8SCX0?...youtu.beTrump Love Affair With Putin BURNS On As Tulsi Is ConfirmedYouTube video by The Bulwark 25401109
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 12/02/2025What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.npr.orgWhat National Institutes of Health funding cuts could mean for U.S. universitiesWhat do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor. 930990
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialCanary Books @canarybooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025What are you reading Wednesday: This week, Erin is finishing up “Isaac’s Song” by Daniel Black (description in the comments). Tell us, what are you reading this Wednesday? #booksky 341
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/02/2025California’s right-to-know law, which requires companies to warn people about harmful chemicals in their products, has swayed many companies to stop using those chemicals altogether, a new study found.nytimes.comCalifornia’s Scary Product Warning Labels Might Be Working, Study SaysProducts must state if they contain chemicals tied to cancer or other risks. As a result, manufacturers have pulled back from using the chemicals, researchers found. 331375190
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 12/02/2025This says it all 1541283958203
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 12/02/2025Heavy West Coast rain means mudslides threaten fire-ravaged California. Millions of Americans elsewhere get snow, rain, extreme cold and some tornadoes.npr.orgA second winter storm brings cold, rain and snow to millionsHeavy West Coast rain means mudslides threaten fire-ravaged California. Millions of Americans elsewhere get snow, rain, extreme cold and some tornadoes. 728852
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 12/02/2025Dozens of employees at the bureau were fired by email on Tuesday night amid a stop-work order and closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's headquarters.npr.orgDozens of CFPB workers are fired as the agency remains shutteredDozens of employees at the bureau were fired by email on Tuesday night amid a stop-work order and closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's headquarters. 51753236
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 12/02/2025UPDATE: The White House defended its decision to block The Associated Press from covering two official events on Tuesday because it did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.npr.orgWhite House defends blocking AP from event for using 'Gulf of Mexico'The White House blocked the Associated Press from covering two official events on Tuesday because it did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. 2841071264
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 12/02/2025Conservative billionaires are funding a coordinated effort to dismantle public education to pay for private school vouchers that largely benefit wealthy families and enable corporations to avoid their fair share in taxes. Now they have a friend in the White House. 1704419677
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 11/02/2025theglobeandmail.comFord CEO says steel, aluminum tariffs would devastate U.S. auto industry and benefit international rivalsJames Farley weighed in on U.S. President Trump’s proposed tariffs at an investor conference in New York on Tuesday, saying the levies ‘would blow a hole in the U.S. industry that we have never seen’ 157731
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/02/2025President Trump has caused a constitutional crisis as he tests the boundaries of executive power, scholars say. “There have been so many unconstitutional and illegal actions in the first 18 days of the Trump presidency,” one expert said. “We never have seen anything like this.” nyti.ms/4aWSijk 133903245
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.social California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Congratulations America, He spent $15 million of YOUR money to take a nap at the Super Bowl and leave before halftime… All, on your dime. 1047401628367
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialCarolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025BREAKING: VIRUS FROM NEVADA DAIRY WORKER WITH BIRD FLU HAS THE SAME GENETIC MUTATION seen in the Nevada cows – a change of PB2 D701N that has previously been assoc with more efficient virus replication in ppl & mammals. CDC told Fortune that the D1.1 variant in this worker is the same strain of 458125973978
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 11/02/2025As childhood vaccinate rates drop in the U.S. outbreaks of measles are rising. In his new book Booster Shots, Dr. Adam Ratner makes the case that this is a bad sign for public health.npr.orgAs measles cases rise, a new book warns parents not to underestimate the diseaseAs childhood vaccination rates drop in the U.S., outbreaks of measles are rising. In his new book, Booster Shots, Dr. Adam Ratner makes the case that this is a bad sign for public health. 1001856511
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 10/02/2025If you have heard about the new strain of #H5N1 #Birdflu spilling into cattle and do not understand what it means, I suggest reading this excellent report from the US department of agriculture. I have summarized key point below TLDR: "Houston we have a problem" www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...aphis.usda.gov 16256971967
Reposted by @terlynn.bsky.socialThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 11/02/2025Finally, Connor McDavid can grace the international stage — and play with his hockey idol in the process. And that should pique the interest of every hockey fan. dlvr.it/THwFg9 1482