Connor Lillis, MPA
@connorbernard.bsky.social
Queer and tired since 2009. Coalition-building and fundraising work for a mental health nonprofit
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Hope starts here!
April 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Hope starts here!
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The Trump admin has instructed federal health agencies — including the FDA, CDC, and NIH — to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Trump admin has instructed federal health agencies — including the FDA, CDC, and NIH — to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs sweeping order on death penalty, compels attorney general to help ensure states have lethal injection drugs.
January 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs sweeping order on death penalty, compels attorney general to help ensure states have lethal injection drugs.
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Gen. Milley on his pardon: "My family and I are deeply grateful for the President's action today. After 43 years of faithful service in uniform to our Nation … I do not wish to spend whatever remaining time the Lord grants me fighting those who unjustly might seek retribution for perceived slights."
January 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Gen. Milley on his pardon: "My family and I are deeply grateful for the President's action today. After 43 years of faithful service in uniform to our Nation … I do not wish to spend whatever remaining time the Lord grants me fighting those who unjustly might seek retribution for perceived slights."
Okay I know the @mta.info is always complaining about money, but has anyone thought about having them TURN DOWN THE HEAT ON THE TRAINS DURING WINTER. It can be 70 instead of 80, y’all will save a pretty penny, and we wont have to SWEAT.
December 8, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Okay I know the @mta.info is always complaining about money, but has anyone thought about having them TURN DOWN THE HEAT ON THE TRAINS DURING WINTER. It can be 70 instead of 80, y’all will save a pretty penny, and we wont have to SWEAT.
This is a strategic move for Biden because it would be held up in the courts for years.
Breaking News: President Biden’s staff is said to be debating whether he should issue blanket pardons for a swath of President-elect Donald Trump’s perceived enemies to protect them from the “retribution” he has threatened after he takes office.
Biden Team Considers Blanket Pardons Before Trump’s Promised ‘Retribution’
White House officials believe President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selection of partisan warriors for top law enforcement jobs indicates that he will pursue revenge against his perceived enemies.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:45 AM
This is a strategic move for Biden because it would be held up in the courts for years.
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This doctor’s letter to United Heathcare for denying nausea medication to a child on chemotherapy.
December 5, 2024 at 6:22 PM
This doctor’s letter to United Heathcare for denying nausea medication to a child on chemotherapy.
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Scientists are reporting that it would take just a single mutation in the version of bird flu that has swept through U.S. cattle herds to produce a virus adept at latching on to human cells, a much simpler step than previously imagined.
Single bird flu mutation could let it latch easily to human cells, study finds
The potential mutation would allow the avian influenza virus sweeping through cattle herds to attach to a receptor protein on the surface of our cells.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Scientists are reporting that it would take just a single mutation in the version of bird flu that has swept through U.S. cattle herds to produce a virus adept at latching on to human cells, a much simpler step than previously imagined.
Has anyone told Trump and his friends about the OceanGate tours of the Titanic? I hear they're so fun!
December 6, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Has anyone told Trump and his friends about the OceanGate tours of the Titanic? I hear they're so fun!
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It makes me so angry that this brilliant exceptionally qualified woman could’ve been our next President yet many people chose a disgusting piece of shit criminal instead.
December 3, 2024 at 1:50 AM
It makes me so angry that this brilliant exceptionally qualified woman could’ve been our next President yet many people chose a disgusting piece of shit criminal instead.
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Texas and Georgia are blocking the review and release of information on the deaths of pregnant women from abortion bans.
The GOP knows the stories of pregnant women dying preventable deaths sounds bad. So they're making sure you never hear about them.
The GOP knows the stories of pregnant women dying preventable deaths sounds bad. So they're making sure you never hear about them.
Republicans don't care if women die from abortion bans — but they don't want you to know about it
Women will keep dying, but the GOP is working hard to destroy the evidence
www.salon.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Texas and Georgia are blocking the review and release of information on the deaths of pregnant women from abortion bans.
The GOP knows the stories of pregnant women dying preventable deaths sounds bad. So they're making sure you never hear about them.
The GOP knows the stories of pregnant women dying preventable deaths sounds bad. So they're making sure you never hear about them.
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“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record.
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
December 2, 2024 at 6:19 PM
“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record.
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
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In Korea…citizens are literally outside the assembly walls blocking the military from entering and helping legislators scale the walls to go vote.
December 3, 2024 at 5:53 PM
In Korea…citizens are literally outside the assembly walls blocking the military from entering and helping legislators scale the walls to go vote.
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Good. It’s horrific how other platforms abused their reach to strangle local, independent, and national outlets alike.
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
November 27, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Good. It’s horrific how other platforms abused their reach to strangle local, independent, and national outlets alike.
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
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This is my plaintive cry: make your own cranberry sauce. www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13459...
Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice
This cranberry sauce recipe with orange combines tart cranberries on the stovetop with orange juice and sugar for a citrusy condiment for the holidays.
www.allrecipes.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:52 AM
This is my plaintive cry: make your own cranberry sauce. www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13459...
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I. JUST. WANT. THE. RECIPE. I. DON'T. WANT. FOUR. PAGES. OF. STORY. ABOUT. HOW. THIS. WAS. YOUR. AUNT. LINDA'S. FAVORITE. DISH. ON. WINTER. ESCAPES. TO. THE. MOUNTAINS.
November 27, 2024 at 4:08 PM
I. JUST. WANT. THE. RECIPE. I. DON'T. WANT. FOUR. PAGES. OF. STORY. ABOUT. HOW. THIS. WAS. YOUR. AUNT. LINDA'S. FAVORITE. DISH. ON. WINTER. ESCAPES. TO. THE. MOUNTAINS.
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Mexico’s president responded angrily to President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose a 25 percent tariff on its products if the country didn’t curb the flow of irregular migrants and fentanyl, warning that the penalties would only wind up causing inflation and unemployment in the United States.
Mexico and Canada push back against Trump’s tariff threats
Mexico is the top U.S. trading partner, and Canada is not far behind. Mexico’s president has vowed to retaliate with her own tariffs on American goods.
wapo.st
November 26, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Mexico’s president responded angrily to President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose a 25 percent tariff on its products if the country didn’t curb the flow of irregular migrants and fentanyl, warning that the penalties would only wind up causing inflation and unemployment in the United States.
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Breaking News: California will give rebates to eligible residents if President-elect Trump ends a $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
Newsom Challenges Trump on Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California would fill the void for residents if the Trump administration killed a $7,500 E.V. tax credit.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Breaking News: California will give rebates to eligible residents if President-elect Trump ends a $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
Why take the MTA on the weekend when you could crawl somewhere faster? @mtainfo.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Why take the MTA on the weekend when you could crawl somewhere faster? @mtainfo.bsky.social
Nothing quite beats sitting at a stop for 10 minutes 🤷🏻♂️
Just another day with the @mtainfo.bsky.social running like shit
November 23, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Nothing quite beats sitting at a stop for 10 minutes 🤷🏻♂️
Just another day with the @mtainfo.bsky.social running like shit
November 23, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Just another day with the @mtainfo.bsky.social running like shit
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Y’all seriously voted for everything to just suck more.
Delta’s CEO says Trump has promised to roll back a rule requiring automatic refunds on canceled flights and another requiring airlines to disclose the full cost of a ticket up front
Delta CEO says the Trump administration will reverse government 'overreach' seen under Biden
The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says the incoming Trump administration will be a “breath of fresh air” for airlines after what he called government “overreach” under President Joe Biden.
apnews.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Y’all seriously voted for everything to just suck more.
The party who is "concerned about the safety of children" are also unsure if they should hold a child sex trafficker accountable.
Breaking News: The House Ethics Committee deadlocked on Wednesday on whether to release a report about sexual misconduct and illicit drug use allegations against former Representative Matt Gaetz, who is President-elect Trump’s choice for attorney general.
Trump Transition Live Updates: News on Matt Gaetz and House Ethics Committee
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:25 PM
The party who is "concerned about the safety of children" are also unsure if they should hold a child sex trafficker accountable.
I see making boisterous claims that can be discredited with a google search did not stay on Twitter.
November 21, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I see making boisterous claims that can be discredited with a google search did not stay on Twitter.