reftpt93
@reftpt93.bsky.social
Physical therapist, mom, bonsai and mushroom lover, listener of podcasts, supporter of labor and body autonomy for all. Build more housing!
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it’s vitally important for the future of this country that this wildly unpopular administration is tied directly to its enablers in congress and the courts and used to discredit the entire conservative movement
Gallup poll | 11/3-11/25
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
it’s vitally important for the future of this country that this wildly unpopular administration is tied directly to its enablers in congress and the courts and used to discredit the entire conservative movement
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Again, you cannot unplug 1/4-1/5 of an R1 university's budget & expect the same quantity or quality of "things" on campus. The math simply doesn't work. And pretending it does & we can uphold our "core values," & not talking loudly & publicly about how it doesn't, is not a strategy. It's madness.
Here is UW - Madison's budget. Our <largest> funder is the federal government. 25%. It used to be the state. Either way, the university in its current form ceases to exist if these federal cuts really happen. But The. Public. Doesn't. Know. This. And our leaders are absent from the public debate.
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Again, there is no plan for running our universities without federal funding, or foreign students, at scale. But the public has no idea about this because no. one. is. telling. them. this. They expect their kids are still going to be able to do all the things at college in the next 4 years, & well:
The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Again, there is no plan for running our universities without federal funding, or foreign students, at scale. But the public has no idea about this because no. one. is. telling. them. this. They expect their kids are still going to be able to do all the things at college in the next 4 years, & well:
THIS THREAD
Again, as with all the other federal budget cuts that are incinerating 20-25% of the funding & the entire budget model of every R1 university in 🇺🇸, this is a five-alarm emergency that requires immediate, loud, collective condemnation by our university presidents. Total 🦗 as it’s all being gutted.
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
THIS THREAD
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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Immigration secretary police even going after the people whose ancestors were here before a single European set foot in the Americas. Via Seattle Times.
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Immigration secretary police even going after the people whose ancestors were here before a single European set foot in the Americas. Via Seattle Times.
If you really want to know…this is great.
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
If you really want to know…this is great.
Pie is a top 5 food. I am not going to argue with anyone, just blocking them and keeping it moving.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Pie is a top 5 food. I am not going to argue with anyone, just blocking them and keeping it moving.
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Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
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Scientists say it's one of the oldest constellations.
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Scientists say it's one of the oldest constellations.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Hey @shouting.bsky.social are you ok
November 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Hey @shouting.bsky.social are you ok
How does Noem still have a job.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett has released receipts that reveal that ProPublica has reported that Kristi Noem secretly diverted hundreds of millions of dollars in Department of Homeland Security funds to a consulting firm affiliated with her own campaign.
November 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
How does Noem still have a job.
Thank you AOC
AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thank you AOC
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
Actually there have been interviews but they have been in the newspapers so that doesn’t count I guess?
Tom Cotton is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and he's telling us it's proof that Trump's boat attack victims are drug traffickers if CNN doesn't interview their grieving relatives.
Cotton on Trump's boat strikes: "Use common sense. If any of these had been boats full of fisherman or refugees, CNN would've already been on the ground & interviewed all their families & told their stories. We can be confident all of these strikes have been against cartel-based drug traffickers."
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Actually there have been interviews but they have been in the newspapers so that doesn’t count I guess?
Not all heroes wear capes.
I’m howling.
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Not all heroes wear capes.
This thread! Disability is a fact of life-medical science can do its best but it always be limited. What we CAN do is create a world where having a disability is not so difficult.
this is a parent discovering that
1) Stimulant medication is a treatment rather than a cure
2) ADHD is generally co-morbid with other, likely undiagnosed, disorders
1) Stimulant medication is a treatment rather than a cure
2) ADHD is generally co-morbid with other, likely undiagnosed, disorders
trying to start a moral panic and the stories are all like “the ADHD meds really helped but didn’t solve everything”
November 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This thread! Disability is a fact of life-medical science can do its best but it always be limited. What we CAN do is create a world where having a disability is not so difficult.
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I'm a member of a refugee support group that since early 2024 has helped 5 adults find their feet in the U.S. - e.g. with Medicaid, SNAP and refugee cash assistance.
All 5 are now working 35-60 hrs/wk (Fedex, Uber, hospital, dental, retail).
Trump and his policymakers are the scum of the earth.
All 5 are now working 35-60 hrs/wk (Fedex, Uber, hospital, dental, retail).
Trump and his policymakers are the scum of the earth.
The health impact of Trump's new "public charge" rule
It's another case of the administration putting public health on a collision course with immigration policy.
www.axios.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I'm a member of a refugee support group that since early 2024 has helped 5 adults find their feet in the U.S. - e.g. with Medicaid, SNAP and refugee cash assistance.
All 5 are now working 35-60 hrs/wk (Fedex, Uber, hospital, dental, retail).
Trump and his policymakers are the scum of the earth.
All 5 are now working 35-60 hrs/wk (Fedex, Uber, hospital, dental, retail).
Trump and his policymakers are the scum of the earth.
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Well, that was something. Showed up for deportation defense training in Borough Park, trainers arrived, said there was “evolving situation” in Bensonhurst, were we up for heading there, we said Hell yeah, went and met folks on the ground, ICE ended up driving out of the hood with no one detained 🔥✊
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Well, that was something. Showed up for deportation defense training in Borough Park, trainers arrived, said there was “evolving situation” in Bensonhurst, were we up for heading there, we said Hell yeah, went and met folks on the ground, ICE ended up driving out of the hood with no one detained 🔥✊
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This came to us in a dream.
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This came to us in a dream.
Can confirm….
Silver splitters: why divorced women are so happy
Silver splitters: why divorced women are so happy
It’s not just Melinda French Gates. Many divorcees in their 40s to 60s are glad to be free – their male exes, less so
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Can confirm….
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“‘I just started recording them,’ said Rheba Hamilton after federal agents pulled up to her house in a vehicle and intimidated two Latino men who were decorating the trees in her yard. ‘They left.’
As the agents pulled away, she yelled, ‘Get the hell out of my yard, you assholes!’”
As the agents pulled away, she yelled, ‘Get the hell out of my yard, you assholes!’”
“Charlotte residents defend community as ICE arrives for latest Trump immigration crackdown.”
"'In a scenario where this administration is trying to sow division,’ said one local organizer, ‘we see an organic movement of support and assistance.’”
www.commondreams.org/news/ice-cha...
"'In a scenario where this administration is trying to sow division,’ said one local organizer, ‘we see an organic movement of support and assistance.’”
www.commondreams.org/news/ice-cha...
Charlotte Residents Defend Community as ICE Arrives for Latest Trump Immigration Crackdown | Common Dreams
In Charlotte, NC, Trump's anti-immigration crackdown sparked outrage as Border Patrol and ICE agents targeted Latino communities. Local residents fought back, filming agents, handing out whistles, and...
www.commondreams.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“‘I just started recording them,’ said Rheba Hamilton after federal agents pulled up to her house in a vehicle and intimidated two Latino men who were decorating the trees in her yard. ‘They left.’
As the agents pulled away, she yelled, ‘Get the hell out of my yard, you assholes!’”
As the agents pulled away, she yelled, ‘Get the hell out of my yard, you assholes!’”