Lynn Ashley
@cats-wink.bsky.social
Retired educator. Pro-science, pro-vaccination, pro-kids/grandkids, pro-America.
People are predictable but we underestimate other variables.
Emily Carr fan. The artwork is hers. War Canoes, Alert Bay, 1912
People are predictable but we underestimate other variables.
Emily Carr fan. The artwork is hers. War Canoes, Alert Bay, 1912
The Story the Riley Gaines Doesn't Want to Tell (w/ Pablo Torre)
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The Story Riley Gaines Doesn't Want to Tell (w/ Pablo Torre)
Tim Miller and Pablo Torre break down how Riley Gaines went from a college swimmer to a full-blown MAGA political figure—how her story was reshaped by conservative media, why her rhetoric escalated, a...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The Story the Riley Gaines Doesn't Want to Tell (w/ Pablo Torre)
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-story-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-story-...
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November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
How did your rep vote on the anti-socialism bill?
clerk.house.gov/Votes/202530...
clerk.house.gov/Votes/202530...
Roll Call 305 Roll Call 305, Bill Number: H. Con. Res. 58, 119th Congress, 1st Session
VOTE QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution, DESCRIPTION: Denouncing the horrors of socialism, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
clerk.house.gov
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
How did your rep vote on the anti-socialism bill?
clerk.house.gov/Votes/202530...
clerk.house.gov/Votes/202530...
I am old enough to remember when selling the US assets and businesses off to foreign owners was seen as a problem.
We need to flesh out the claims of a trillion in investment. How much is farmland with water rights. Who controls wages and extracts the profits? Do the profits leave the country?
We need to flesh out the claims of a trillion in investment. How much is farmland with water rights. Who controls wages and extracts the profits? Do the profits leave the country?
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I am old enough to remember when selling the US assets and businesses off to foreign owners was seen as a problem.
We need to flesh out the claims of a trillion in investment. How much is farmland with water rights. Who controls wages and extracts the profits? Do the profits leave the country?
We need to flesh out the claims of a trillion in investment. How much is farmland with water rights. Who controls wages and extracts the profits? Do the profits leave the country?
This one is interesting. Social research shows that sub-conscious reminders change our behavior. The presence of a "fighter for justice" seems to make people more noble.
"We conducted a quasi-experimental field study on the Milan metro...a female experimenter, appearing pregnant, boarded the train...an additional experimenter dressed as Batman entered from another door. Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present."
Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect - npj Mental Health Research
npj Mental Health Research - Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This one is interesting. Social research shows that sub-conscious reminders change our behavior. The presence of a "fighter for justice" seems to make people more noble.
This is mind bending for me.
Maybe because I am researching getting a puppy.
Maybe because I am researching getting a puppy.
That's the sound of a hyena greeting the human she considers part of her family🤯
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is mind bending for me.
Maybe because I am researching getting a puppy.
Maybe because I am researching getting a puppy.
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"The Trump administration proposed on Wednesday to significantly limit protections under the Endangered Species Act, the bedrock environmental law intended to prevent animal and plant extinctions."
It truly is astonishing how often they demonstrate that "MAGA" actually means the opposite.
🎁🔗
It truly is astonishing how often they demonstrate that "MAGA" actually means the opposite.
🎁🔗
Trump Moves to Weaken the Endangered Species Act
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"The Trump administration proposed on Wednesday to significantly limit protections under the Endangered Species Act, the bedrock environmental law intended to prevent animal and plant extinctions."
It truly is astonishing how often they demonstrate that "MAGA" actually means the opposite.
🎁🔗
It truly is astonishing how often they demonstrate that "MAGA" actually means the opposite.
🎁🔗
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November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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At the Japan Mobility Show 2025, Toyota revealed Walk Me, a four-legged autonomous chair designed to transform mobility. Unlike wheelchairs, Walk Me well, walks: its robotic legs can climb stairs, cross gravel and manoeuvre on rough ground. buff.ly/YgoBcg1
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Toyota Walk me robot chair walks, climbs stairs and folds itself
Toyota’s Walk Me is a robotic chair with legs that walk, climb, and fold, redefining mobility at the Japan Mobility Show 2025.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
At the Japan Mobility Show 2025, Toyota revealed Walk Me, a four-legged autonomous chair designed to transform mobility. Unlike wheelchairs, Walk Me well, walks: its robotic legs can climb stairs, cross gravel and manoeuvre on rough ground. buff.ly/YgoBcg1
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Sure call Trump President Piggy or Diarrhea Don, but do not lose sight of what we need to expect from news sources.
The response should be to ignore the slight and simply say, “
(Catherine Lucy) just asked you this question: ___________________ Without the name calling, how do you answer it?
The response should be to ignore the slight and simply say, “
(Catherine Lucy) just asked you this question: ___________________ Without the name calling, how do you answer it?
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Sure call Trump President Piggy or Diarrhea Don, but do not lose sight of what we need to expect from news sources.
The response should be to ignore the slight and simply say, “
(Catherine Lucy) just asked you this question: ___________________ Without the name calling, how do you answer it?
The response should be to ignore the slight and simply say, “
(Catherine Lucy) just asked you this question: ___________________ Without the name calling, how do you answer it?
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Goooooooooooooood morning, bluesky friends!
November 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Goooooooooooooood morning, bluesky friends!
You can read it for free without a subscription.
The show and drama are to cover the basic fact that Trump could always release the files.
The show and drama are to cover the basic fact that Trump could always release the files.
Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
You can read it for free without a subscription.
The show and drama are to cover the basic fact that Trump could always release the files.
The show and drama are to cover the basic fact that Trump could always release the files.
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That seal said ‘Nope, not today!’ and booked the fastest Uber Boat of its life
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 AM
That seal said ‘Nope, not today!’ and booked the fastest Uber Boat of its life
November 16, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Eight Senators snuck in a MILLION-DOLLAR PAYOUT for themselves for being investigated for their possible involvement in the January 6th insurrection.
There is no money for healthcare, but there is money for a payout to Senators? This is fucken 🐂 💩!
There is no money for healthcare, but there is money for a payout to Senators? This is fucken 🐂 💩!
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Eight Senators snuck in a MILLION-DOLLAR PAYOUT for themselves for being investigated for their possible involvement in the January 6th insurrection.
There is no money for healthcare, but there is money for a payout to Senators? This is fucken 🐂 💩!
There is no money for healthcare, but there is money for a payout to Senators? This is fucken 🐂 💩!
DOGE was a data grab with retribution against agencies that had investigative/regulatory power over Musk. As it integrates data from multiple agencies for "cost saving tasks" the real goal is to give the AI company a cut from the “savings”, raising risks.
Good discussion. re AI regulation.🧵
Good discussion. re AI regulation.🧵
What Everyone Gets Wrong About AI
YouTube video by On with Kara Swisher
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
DOGE was a data grab with retribution against agencies that had investigative/regulatory power over Musk. As it integrates data from multiple agencies for "cost saving tasks" the real goal is to give the AI company a cut from the “savings”, raising risks.
Good discussion. re AI regulation.🧵
Good discussion. re AI regulation.🧵
Trump 1.0 vocab words were Kakistocracy, stochastic terrorism and kleptocracy among others.
Today's vocab lesson is ephebophilia.
Today's vocab lesson is ephebophilia.
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Trump 1.0 vocab words were Kakistocracy, stochastic terrorism and kleptocracy among others.
Today's vocab lesson is ephebophilia.
Today's vocab lesson is ephebophilia.
We are in a cycle where we always need to release one more piece of info on Trump to show his predatory behavior. Maybe this time it will catch Trump?
Circle back.
Trump bragged about walking into teen dressing rooms so he could look at girls without clothes.
And done. Simply who Trump is
Circle back.
Trump bragged about walking into teen dressing rooms so he could look at girls without clothes.
And done. Simply who Trump is
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 AM
We are in a cycle where we always need to release one more piece of info on Trump to show his predatory behavior. Maybe this time it will catch Trump?
Circle back.
Trump bragged about walking into teen dressing rooms so he could look at girls without clothes.
And done. Simply who Trump is
Circle back.
Trump bragged about walking into teen dressing rooms so he could look at girls without clothes.
And done. Simply who Trump is
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An official message from the Dog-Companions Union:
"We dislike vegetables. Blerghhh. Feed us more steaks."
Woof 🐶
#dogs #vegetables #funny #cute
"We dislike vegetables. Blerghhh. Feed us more steaks."
Woof 🐶
#dogs #vegetables #funny #cute
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
An official message from the Dog-Companions Union:
"We dislike vegetables. Blerghhh. Feed us more steaks."
Woof 🐶
#dogs #vegetables #funny #cute
"We dislike vegetables. Blerghhh. Feed us more steaks."
Woof 🐶
#dogs #vegetables #funny #cute
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Today's Epstein news reminds me that in 1994 the Washington Post called for an independent counsel investigation of Whitewater "even though -- and this should be stressed -- there has been no credible charge in this case that either the president or Mrs. Clinton did anything wrong."
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Today's Epstein news reminds me that in 1994 the Washington Post called for an independent counsel investigation of Whitewater "even though -- and this should be stressed -- there has been no credible charge in this case that either the president or Mrs. Clinton did anything wrong."
Excellent commentary on the Epstein email release.
Breaking: New Emails Suggest Epstein Had Major Leverage Over Trump
Sarah Longwell and Andrew Egger take on the explosive new Epstein emails that suggest direct links between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein—including messages showing Epstein and Michael Wolff schemin...
www.thebulwark.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Excellent commentary on the Epstein email release.
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"Do you like it?"
Wait till you see the boy's reaction when he receives his second gift.
A family welcomes a new member into their home.
(Credits to the family of Sarah Stage)
#family #dog #reactions #emotions #feelgood
Wait till you see the boy's reaction when he receives his second gift.
A family welcomes a new member into their home.
(Credits to the family of Sarah Stage)
#family #dog #reactions #emotions #feelgood
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
"Do you like it?"
Wait till you see the boy's reaction when he receives his second gift.
A family welcomes a new member into their home.
(Credits to the family of Sarah Stage)
#family #dog #reactions #emotions #feelgood
Wait till you see the boy's reaction when he receives his second gift.
A family welcomes a new member into their home.
(Credits to the family of Sarah Stage)
#family #dog #reactions #emotions #feelgood
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Healthcare - accounting firms? Is there anything private equity ISN’T trying to buy up to create monopolies??
apple.news/A4RrVs17JTkK...
apple.news/A4RrVs17JTkK...
Private equity is gobbling up accounting firms. But not this Atlanta firm. — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta's Moore Colson is determined to stay independent as private equity firms acquire competitors.
apple.news
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Healthcare - accounting firms? Is there anything private equity ISN’T trying to buy up to create monopolies??
apple.news/A4RrVs17JTkK...
apple.news/A4RrVs17JTkK...
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Heathcare…. Accounting firms? Is there anything private equity is not buying to create monopolies and control pricing??
apple.news/A4RrVs17JTkK...
apple.news/A4RrVs17JTkK...
Private equity is gobbling up accounting firms. But not this Atlanta firm. — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta's Moore Colson is determined to stay independent as private equity firms acquire competitors.
apple.news
November 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Heathcare…. Accounting firms? Is there anything private equity is not buying to create monopolies and control pricing??
apple.news/A4RrVs17JTkK...
apple.news/A4RrVs17JTkK...
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Why healthcare costs are so high?
Timeline of private equity entry into healthcare
Mid-2000s: Private equity firms started aggressively targeting the healthcare industry for acquisitions.
2003–2017: A 2021 Health Affairs study noted that private equity acquired 282 hospitals during this period.
Timeline of private equity entry into healthcare
Mid-2000s: Private equity firms started aggressively targeting the healthcare industry for acquisitions.
2003–2017: A 2021 Health Affairs study noted that private equity acquired 282 hospitals during this period.
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Why healthcare costs are so high?
Timeline of private equity entry into healthcare
Mid-2000s: Private equity firms started aggressively targeting the healthcare industry for acquisitions.
2003–2017: A 2021 Health Affairs study noted that private equity acquired 282 hospitals during this period.
Timeline of private equity entry into healthcare
Mid-2000s: Private equity firms started aggressively targeting the healthcare industry for acquisitions.
2003–2017: A 2021 Health Affairs study noted that private equity acquired 282 hospitals during this period.