Karen Mahtin
@karenmahtin.bsky.social
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Enby queer mom, anarchist, would-be (organic) farmer, wingnut, US health "care" consumer. Antifa member. Interests include: Palestine, immigration, weather, fires, native plants, books, cats, community, music, cannabis. Waltham HS, Brandeis, SRJC. No dm's.
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Breaking: The Supreme Court is now officially considering taking up a case overturning same-sex marriage.
This is the first time in history the court has considered rolling back this right.
This is the first time in history the court has considered rolling back this right.
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It’s 1.5 miles in 14 minutes
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Medicaid, home care, and disability rights are under attack. Prop 50 helps us fight back and make our votes count. YES on Prop 50!
bit.ly/Prop50Disability
bit.ly/Prop50Disability
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![Comic. Two-column table. Column A lists planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Column B has checkmark boxes for whether the planets have rings: the outer planets’ boxes are checked, and Earth has a red check. [Earth with a ring with an array pf points around it. An arrow labeled “Geostationary Satellite Bel”t points to the ring.] [caption] Astronomy fact: A century ago, Earth didn’t have rings, but we have one now! It’s where all the satellite dishes are pointed.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifauh76r3os5nnzjvkcz5sl2pgx5iz4sgkxebqjw3aogjn6e677aa@jpeg)
Farmers are struggling this fall despite a bountiful harvest. Production costs are high, crop prices are low and the trade war has closed off one of their biggest markets.
American farmers are hurting. Trump's trade war is making it worse
Farmers are struggling this fall despite a bountiful harvest. Production costs are high, crop prices are low and the trade war has closed off one of their biggest markets.
n.pr
The. #NoKings March in Santa Rosa, Ca., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. @pressdemo.bsky.social
Covered California this week will alert ACA enrollees that 2026 premiums could jump without extended subsidies, with average hikes near 97% and coverage at risk.
Californians may get a price shock this week on health insurance
Covered California this week will alert ACA enrollees that 2026 premiums could jump without extended subsidies, with average hikes near 97% and coverage at risk.
bit.ly
#BREAKING | The Israeli "Hostages and Missing Families Forum" reveals that an autopsy conducted on recovered remains confirmed that one of the bodies belonged to a soldier who was killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike while in detention.