Anjanette Baker
@anjanettepb.bsky.social
Retired as the @theaga.bsky.social majordomo; conservation genetics enthusiast; ocean/river/all water devotee, social democrat.
@dwallacewells.bsky.social once again cogently explores how little we seem to learn from experience.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
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Opinion | When the Next Pandemic Comes, MAHA Says, You’re on Your Own
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
@dwallacewells.bsky.social once again cogently explores how little we seem to learn from experience.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
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A monstrous, illegal waste of taxpayer dollars.
Donald Trump must confirm if this estimate is true and disclose the full total he's burned through with his unlawful military deployment into our cities.
The American people deserve to know.
Donald Trump must confirm if this estimate is true and disclose the full total he's burned through with his unlawful military deployment into our cities.
The American people deserve to know.
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A monstrous, illegal waste of taxpayer dollars.
Donald Trump must confirm if this estimate is true and disclose the full total he's burned through with his unlawful military deployment into our cities.
The American people deserve to know.
Donald Trump must confirm if this estimate is true and disclose the full total he's burned through with his unlawful military deployment into our cities.
The American people deserve to know.
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Extreme wealth—and that includes obscene CEO payouts—is bad for society as a whole.
Because extreme wealth translates into extreme power that threatens the stability of our economy, our democracy, the freedom of the press and media, and our planet. patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
Because extreme wealth translates into extreme power that threatens the stability of our economy, our democracy, the freedom of the press and media, and our planet. patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
Obscene CEO pay is bad for business and society
patrioticmillionaires.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Extreme wealth—and that includes obscene CEO payouts—is bad for society as a whole.
Because extreme wealth translates into extreme power that threatens the stability of our economy, our democracy, the freedom of the press and media, and our planet. patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
Because extreme wealth translates into extreme power that threatens the stability of our economy, our democracy, the freedom of the press and media, and our planet. patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
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Our President, Erica Payne, spoke with Fast Company, and shared our super simple message for the FAA during the shutdown:
“If you need a 10% reduction [in flights], you can get 100% of your reduction from the private planes.”
www.fastcompany.com/91437451/faa...
“If you need a 10% reduction [in flights], you can get 100% of your reduction from the private planes.”
www.fastcompany.com/91437451/faa...
These millionaires have a suggestion for the FAA: Cancel all private jet flights during the shutdown
Private jets make up one in six flights handled by the FAA, and taxpayers already foot the bill for their 'jet setting,' says Patriotic Millionaires.
www.fastcompany.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Our President, Erica Payne, spoke with Fast Company, and shared our super simple message for the FAA during the shutdown:
“If you need a 10% reduction [in flights], you can get 100% of your reduction from the private planes.”
www.fastcompany.com/91437451/faa...
“If you need a 10% reduction [in flights], you can get 100% of your reduction from the private planes.”
www.fastcompany.com/91437451/faa...
‘Huge victory’ in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard. "No credible evidence” that protests in the city had grown out of control before the president federalized the troops earlier this fall.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Huge victory’ in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard
Karin Immergut said earlier she ‘found no credible evidence’ that protests in Oregon city were out of control
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
‘Huge victory’ in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard. "No credible evidence” that protests in the city had grown out of control before the president federalized the troops earlier this fall.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne made history rowing the Pacific Ocean www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
How Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne made history rowing the Pacific Ocean
It took Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne six months, plenty of snacks and sleepless nights to row from Peru to Australia
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
How Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne made history rowing the Pacific Ocean www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
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To those experts who said a Democratic socialist could never be elected mayor of NYC, a reminder that one was elected president of the USA four times
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
To those experts who said a Democratic socialist could never be elected mayor of NYC, a reminder that one was elected president of the USA four times
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“It’s become out of control, and I really hope that this shutdown is a wake-up call of how bad things have gotten.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Workers decry Trump officials as ‘out of control’ as longest shutdown drags on
Key figures accused of harassment, bullying and attacks as US employees work without pay to keep services running
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“It’s become out of control, and I really hope that this shutdown is a wake-up call of how bad things have gotten.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Private planes make up nearly 12% of all flights.
And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports.
People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.
And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports.
People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Private planes make up nearly 12% of all flights.
And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports.
People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.
And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports.
People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.
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42 million people cant buy food this month. It’s time to tax billionaires.
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year, according to a new report from Oxfam America published on Monday on the growing wealth divide.
The report warns that Trump administration policies risk driving US inequality to new heights, but points out that both Republican and Democratic administrations have exacerbated the US’s growing wealth gap. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
42 million people cant buy food this month. It’s time to tax billionaires.
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Forget vampires.🧛🧛🧛
The real monsters are the billionaires who drain the lifeblood from our democracy.
In this week’s Closer Look, we expose the terrifying truth: extreme wealth warps empathy and threatens the future of working people everywhere. patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
The real monsters are the billionaires who drain the lifeblood from our democracy.
In this week’s Closer Look, we expose the terrifying truth: extreme wealth warps empathy and threatens the future of working people everywhere. patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
Ghosts, witches, vampires...and broligarchs?!
patrioticmillionaires.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Forget vampires.🧛🧛🧛
The real monsters are the billionaires who drain the lifeblood from our democracy.
In this week’s Closer Look, we expose the terrifying truth: extreme wealth warps empathy and threatens the future of working people everywhere. patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
The real monsters are the billionaires who drain the lifeblood from our democracy.
In this week’s Closer Look, we expose the terrifying truth: extreme wealth warps empathy and threatens the future of working people everywhere. patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
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Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I am Ready for Your Apology www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
www.mcsweeneys.net
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I am Ready for Your Apology www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
The Associated Press is considered to be one of the most unbiased news sources, which is probably why they were kicked out of the White House press corps.
@apnews.com
@apnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The Associated Press is considered to be one of the most unbiased news sources, which is probably why they were kicked out of the White House press corps.
@apnews.com
@apnews.com
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"NOAA has built a reputation for world-class research...For every dollar invested in NOAA, the country’s return is orders of magnitude greater in productivity, transportation, farming, fishing, business development, and savings to communities in insurance and public safety."
"We led NOAA — we expect Neil Jacobs to defend it"
A big challenge to the new NOAA Administrator by 3 of his predecessors. We can only hope that he rises to it, including empowering the stellar NOAA workforce & being true to his training as a scientist.
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🌊 🦑 🧪 ⚒️
A big challenge to the new NOAA Administrator by 3 of his predecessors. We can only hope that he rises to it, including empowering the stellar NOAA workforce & being true to his training as a scientist.
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
🌊 🦑 🧪 ⚒️
October 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"NOAA has built a reputation for world-class research...For every dollar invested in NOAA, the country’s return is orders of magnitude greater in productivity, transportation, farming, fishing, business development, and savings to communities in insurance and public safety."
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I’ve learned a LOT this year.
One the biggest lessons: don’t mess with our public servants. They are a courageous bunch!
A single fed has more character in one of their pinky fingers than the Trump administration has in their entire staff.
One the biggest lessons: don’t mess with our public servants. They are a courageous bunch!
A single fed has more character in one of their pinky fingers than the Trump administration has in their entire staff.
Two months since the brave signatories of the Katrina Declaration spoke out against Kristi Noem's destruction of FEMA. Two months of her bullying and retaliation against the #fema36.
FEMA employees risk their lives and their careers to save Americans in need.
➡️ STAND IN SOLIDARITY: zurl.co/wHvfW
FEMA employees risk their lives and their careers to save Americans in need.
➡️ STAND IN SOLIDARITY: zurl.co/wHvfW
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’ve learned a LOT this year.
One the biggest lessons: don’t mess with our public servants. They are a courageous bunch!
A single fed has more character in one of their pinky fingers than the Trump administration has in their entire staff.
One the biggest lessons: don’t mess with our public servants. They are a courageous bunch!
A single fed has more character in one of their pinky fingers than the Trump administration has in their entire staff.
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The 3 districts facing the highest premium hikes if ACA tax credits expire are all Republican-led districts:
WY: +693%
WV-01: +654%
WV-02: +599%
Republicans would rather abandon their constituents than work with us to reopen the government and protect their health care.
WY: +693%
WV-01: +654%
WV-02: +599%
Republicans would rather abandon their constituents than work with us to reopen the government and protect their health care.
October 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The 3 districts facing the highest premium hikes if ACA tax credits expire are all Republican-led districts:
WY: +693%
WV-01: +654%
WV-02: +599%
Republicans would rather abandon their constituents than work with us to reopen the government and protect their health care.
WY: +693%
WV-01: +654%
WV-02: +599%
Republicans would rather abandon their constituents than work with us to reopen the government and protect their health care.
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If Republicans get their way and let ACA tax credits expire, 339,000 Americans will lose their jobs next year.
Almost half of them will be doctors, nurses and caregivers.
They call it policy. We call it cruelty.
Almost half of them will be doctors, nurses and caregivers.
They call it policy. We call it cruelty.
October 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If Republicans get their way and let ACA tax credits expire, 339,000 Americans will lose their jobs next year.
Almost half of them will be doctors, nurses and caregivers.
They call it policy. We call it cruelty.
Almost half of them will be doctors, nurses and caregivers.
They call it policy. We call it cruelty.
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That's over $1 trillion kept out of their workers' pockets.
And FWIW, that's also over 5x more than they paid in federal taxes during that same period.
Read the latest reporting from our pals @oxfamamerica.bsky.social: www.oxfamamerica.org/press/larges...
And FWIW, that's also over 5x more than they paid in federal taxes during that same period.
Read the latest reporting from our pals @oxfamamerica.bsky.social: www.oxfamamerica.org/press/larges...
Largest US corporations spent nearly $1.6 trillion on shareholder payouts in 2024, triple the income of the poorest fifth of US households
Over the past five years, the CEOs of the five largest U.S. companies made an average of $52 million annually, over 1,000
www.oxfamamerica.org
October 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
That's over $1 trillion kept out of their workers' pockets.
And FWIW, that's also over 5x more than they paid in federal taxes during that same period.
Read the latest reporting from our pals @oxfamamerica.bsky.social: www.oxfamamerica.org/press/larges...
And FWIW, that's also over 5x more than they paid in federal taxes during that same period.
Read the latest reporting from our pals @oxfamamerica.bsky.social: www.oxfamamerica.org/press/larges...
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Corporations can pay workers a living wage. They just choose not to.
How do we know this? Because the five largest U.S. companies alone spent over $1 trillion in stock buybacks and dividends over the past five years.
How do we know this? Because the five largest U.S. companies alone spent over $1 trillion in stock buybacks and dividends over the past five years.
October 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Corporations can pay workers a living wage. They just choose not to.
How do we know this? Because the five largest U.S. companies alone spent over $1 trillion in stock buybacks and dividends over the past five years.
How do we know this? Because the five largest U.S. companies alone spent over $1 trillion in stock buybacks and dividends over the past five years.
Think I'll get an American flag for my local rally and sing "This land is your land" @coin-indivisible.bsky.social
@lincolncodemsor.bsky.social
@lincolncodemsor.bsky.social
In June, Leah and I closed out the flagship No Kings rally in Philly by leading 100,000 people to recite the Pledge of Allegiance while waving American flags. It's unintentionally revealing how much this regime fears this imagery.
Scalise refers to No Kings as the "Hate America Rally"
October 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Think I'll get an American flag for my local rally and sing "This land is your land" @coin-indivisible.bsky.social
@lincolncodemsor.bsky.social
@lincolncodemsor.bsky.social
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