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La vache est fachée

@vacheestfachee.bsky.social

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Writer/editor. Covid-cautious homeschool parent. Michigander & MSU alum. Christian; definitely not nationalist. Anti MAGA, fascism, genocide. Pro Ukraine, BLM, democracy, rule of law, civil/human rights, refugees, vaccines, science. Words mine only. She.

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La vache est fachée @vacheestfachee.bsky.social · Sep 1

If you want a Covid vaccine (good idea!), you definitely have a qualifying condition.

Physical inactivity is ~impossible to disprove (& not even defined as far as I can see; maybe don't wear an "I won the marathon" shirt to the pharmacy, though).

Good luck with vaccination acquisition! 💉

#MedSky

La vache est fachée @vacheestfachee.bsky.social · Aug 20

For those for whom it's helpful, here's the high-risk list as of present.

CDC 2025 List of Underlying Medical Conditions That Increase a Person's Risk of Severe Covid-19:
- Asthma.
- Cancer.
-- Hematologic malignancies.
- Cerebrovascular disease.
- Chronic kidney disease*.
-- People receiving dialysis.
- Chronic lung diseases limited to the following:
-- Bronchiectasis.
-- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
-- Interstitial lung disease.
-- Pulmonary embolism.
-- Pulmonary hypertension.
- Chronic liver diseases limited to the following:
-- Cirrhosis.
-- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
-- Alcoholic liver disease.
-- Autoimmune hepatitis.
- Cystic fibrosis.
- Diabetes mellitus, type 1.
- Diabetes mellitus, type 2*.
- Gestational diabetes.
- Disabilities^, including Down's syndrome.
- Heart conditions (such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies).
- HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).
- Mental health conditions limited to the following:
-- Mood disorders, including depression.
-- Schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
- Neurologic conditions limited to dementia^ and Parkinson's disease.
- Obesity (BMI ≥30 or ≥95th percentile in children).
- Physical inactivity.
- Pregnancy and recent pregnancy.
- Primary immunodeficiencies.
- Smoking, current and former.
- Solid-organ or blood stem-cell transplantation.
- Tuberculosis.
- Use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications.

* Indicates presence of evidence for pregnant and nonpregnant women.
^ Underlying conditions for which there is evidence in pediatric patients.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 2h

Any election pitch against these guys should be "Hey do you hear what they're saying they're insane"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 4h

If you're the Dems and you were scared of immigration as a topic before, I might try making it an issue now that masked goons are beating the shit out of innocent people in the streets on a daily basis. A lot of people are probably not down with this whatever their views on immigration are

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 4h

"When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."

—Thomas Jefferson

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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 4h

I talked about this yesterday with a classmate from Abilene.

Abilene is grassy plain. The grasses are what keeps the dirt in place, so less water means more dust storms. Losing the grasses also means that cattle grazing - an economic tentpole of west Texas - is gone. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/23/o...

OpenAI's first data center in $500 billion Stargate project is open in Texas, with sites coming in New Mexico and Ohio

OpenAI and Oracle are betting big on America's AI future, bringing online the flagship site of the $500 billion Stargate program in Abilene, Texas.

www.cnbc.com

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La vache est fachée @vacheestfachee.bsky.social · 4h

Exactly what I thought of, too.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 4h

Ten people stand in a circle. One person pulls $10 out of their pocket, and they pass that $10 note between themselves randomly 350 times.

They now have $3,500

www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

an graphic showing money changing hands between openai, google etc

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S(cary)W(rath) 👻 @toasterposey.art · 5h

Look I know he’s going to be very busy once he’s elected, but when he does SNL it’s going to be an all timer.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

An important message to the people of New York City.

More information at zohranfornyc.com/birthday

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Micah @rincewind.run · 5h

like basically everyone who works in software I embody this tweet and do not under any circumstances want to talk to my computer

Tweet from @PPathole

Tech enthusiasts: My entire house is smart.

Tech workers: The only piece of technology in my house is a printer and I keep a gun next to it so I can shoot it if it makes a noise I don’t recognize.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 4h

This seems really bad and should be getting more attention nationally. Hundreds airlifted from storm-battered Western Alaska villages in historic evacuation, by @adn.com

Hundreds airlifted from storm-battered Western Alaska villages in historic evacuation

The Alaska Airlines Center arena at the University of Alaska Anchorage will shelter 300 displaced residents starting Wednesday evening, the American Red Cross said.

www.adn.com

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 5d

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 3d

the inflatable costume thing is an extremely smart tactic

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 3d

my father (a retired white engineer who has been in oklahoma for 40 years) is my weathervane for what normal people who just watch the news periodically think, and he was like “so, they want to call the guard out on a bunch of kids wearing frog suits? is that true?”, the admin is losing the PR war

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

WELKER: Are you looking at invoking the Insurrection Act?

VANCE: We have to remember we are talking about this bc crime has gotten out of control

W: Crime is down in both Chicago & Portland

V: Crime is down bc they are so overwhelmed at the local level they are not even keeping stats properly

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

Or Treasury, for that matter

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the things that didn’t happen

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Scoiattolo @offline.mountainherder.xyz · 6h

🚨 BIG BOAT STUCK! 🚨

Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 7h

Interesting events on the Norwegian/Swedish border, where the Hagland Captain is still stuck next to the Svinesund Bridge having failed to successfully identify the wet bit that runs underneath it.

Photo of the unfortunate vessel, suspiciously close to the shore and even more suspiciously not moving...

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La vache est fachée @vacheestfachee.bsky.social · 15h

Yep. And it's not like there's an even cheaper version of Aldi out there to go switch to!

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 21h

One 24-hr period

'I love Hitler': Leaked messages expose Young Republicans' racist chat₽
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office
An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor's office.

Border Patrol posts reel featuring Michael Jackson lyrics with antisemitic slur
Avery Lotz

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 23h

The plan to force taxpayers to cover emergency medical costs for non-citizens is a law called EMTALA: signed into law by the infamous democrat Ronald Reagan.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Lisa McClain: "Democrats' plan forces taxpayers to cover the majority of emergency medical costs for all non-citizens. Another $28 billion tab for who? You guessed it, the American people."

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The secret power of a people’s movement is that it’s random.

It’s neighbors protecting immigrants from ICE. It’s millions canceling Disney+. It’s a man throwing a sandwich. It’s inflatable frogs dancing.

Dictators struggle to fight a movement, because they can’t do what they want most—control us.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

ICE just arrested a singing giraffe in Portland.

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 20h

“The 3.5% rule is a concept in political science that states that when 3.5% of the population of a country protest nonviolently against a government, that government is likely to fall from power.”

If you can get to a No Kings rally this Saturday, please do.

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 22h

What do I know and I'm not saying it's a magic bullet or anything like that but it sure seems to me that Dems should run hard on the Argentina bailout. Not anywhere near the worst thing Trump has done, but i suspect it's unusually clarifying.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jeffries: "It's perplexing to us that Rs refuse to spend a dime to protect the healthcare of the American people, but somehow the Trump admin found $40b to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina in ways that are also going to continue to hurt our soybean farmers in Iowa & the Midwest"

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 22h

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

reut.rs

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 1d

Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.

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