Weldon
@indolence-inc.bsky.social
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Retired Bridge Burner
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#SmashThePatriarchy
Retired Bridge Burner
#SupportWomensSports
#SmashThePatriarchy
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“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
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John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
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“…You should be able to earn enough from one job.
You should be able to buy a house.
You should be able to ensure that your kid is gonna do better than you ever did in your life…” —Beto O’Rourke
You should be able to buy a house.
You should be able to ensure that your kid is gonna do better than you ever did in your life…” —Beto O’Rourke
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
“…You should be able to earn enough from one job.
You should be able to buy a house.
You should be able to ensure that your kid is gonna do better than you ever did in your life…” —Beto O’Rourke
You should be able to buy a house.
You should be able to ensure that your kid is gonna do better than you ever did in your life…” —Beto O’Rourke
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
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“We are not Russia. We are not Iraq. We hold ourselves to a very high standard of professionalism.”
Committees in the House and Senate have launched inquiries into an explosive Washington Post report alleging Hegseth had given a spoken order to “kill everybody” aboard a vessel in the Caribbean.
Committees in the House and Senate have launched inquiries into an explosive Washington Post report alleging Hegseth had given a spoken order to “kill everybody” aboard a vessel in the Caribbean.
Pete Hegseth is finally getting investigated
GOP-led committees are looking into a report alleging Hegseth gave an order to "kill everybody" aboard a boat.
www.motherjones.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“We are not Russia. We are not Iraq. We hold ourselves to a very high standard of professionalism.”
Committees in the House and Senate have launched inquiries into an explosive Washington Post report alleging Hegseth had given a spoken order to “kill everybody” aboard a vessel in the Caribbean.
Committees in the House and Senate have launched inquiries into an explosive Washington Post report alleging Hegseth had given a spoken order to “kill everybody” aboard a vessel in the Caribbean.
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NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
Cook County becomes the first county in the US to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income • The TRiiBE
On Thursday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2026 budget, which includes $7.5 million to fund the county’s guaranteed basic income program.
thetriibe.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
the word transparency has officially replaced the word unprecedented as the most overused term by the english speaking media.
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
the word transparency has officially replaced the word unprecedented as the most overused term by the english speaking media.
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Two Illinois Guardsmen claim to have sworn an oath over orders, stating that they will not turn on their city
November 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Two Illinois Guardsmen claim to have sworn an oath over orders, stating that they will not turn on their city
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Americans are sick of skipping doctor’s appointments, rationing medicine & delaying lifesaving surgeries because health care is so expensive.
If we don’t act now, millions of Americans will lose their health insurance. Dems are fighting to protect our people & reopen the government.
If we don’t act now, millions of Americans will lose their health insurance. Dems are fighting to protect our people & reopen the government.
October 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Americans are sick of skipping doctor’s appointments, rationing medicine & delaying lifesaving surgeries because health care is so expensive.
If we don’t act now, millions of Americans will lose their health insurance. Dems are fighting to protect our people & reopen the government.
If we don’t act now, millions of Americans will lose their health insurance. Dems are fighting to protect our people & reopen the government.
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COOLEST RUNNINGS,,, cuz it’s Cooler than Cool Runnings.
Your boy Flavor Flav is now an Official Sponsor and The Official Hype Man of the USA Olympic Bobsled + Skeleton team. YEAH BOOYYYEEEE,!!
Your boy Flavor Flav is now an Official Sponsor and The Official Hype Man of the USA Olympic Bobsled + Skeleton team. YEAH BOOYYYEEEE,!!
October 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
COOLEST RUNNINGS,,, cuz it’s Cooler than Cool Runnings.
Your boy Flavor Flav is now an Official Sponsor and The Official Hype Man of the USA Olympic Bobsled + Skeleton team. YEAH BOOYYYEEEE,!!
Your boy Flavor Flav is now an Official Sponsor and The Official Hype Man of the USA Olympic Bobsled + Skeleton team. YEAH BOOYYYEEEE,!!
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NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
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A Portland woman who was arrested along with her four U.S.-born children over the summer has been released from immigration detention, nearly four months after her apprehension.
Portland mother freed, reunited with children after four months in immigration detention
Kenia Jackeline Merlos was detained in June alongside her four U.S.-born children,
www.opb.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A Portland woman who was arrested along with her four U.S.-born children over the summer has been released from immigration detention, nearly four months after her apprehension.
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NHS makes morning-after pill available for free across pharmacies in England
NHS makes morning-after pill available for free across pharmacies in England
Those in need of free emergency contraception no longer have to see their GP or attend a sexual health clinic
The NHS has made the morning-after pill available for free across pharmacies in England in an effort to reduce a “postcode lottery” of access to emergency contraception.
Almost 10,000 pharmacies are now able to offer the pill without charge, saving those in need of free emergency contraception from having to visit their GP or to get an appointment at a sexual health clinic. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
NHS makes morning-after pill available for free across pharmacies in England
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Awful piece. Just because so many white people are culturally ignorant and don’t know that Aunt, Auntie, Cousin are all terms to describe family members or close friends of our parents - even if that’s not their blood connection. The racism, the desperation, the sheer…..smallness of these attacks!
In the final days of New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has faced pushback over a story he told about his aunt being afraid to wear her hijab while riding the subway after the September 11, 2001, attacks. https://cnn.it/432IAcr
October 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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The agency was expected to review the president’s construction projects, including a recently announced “Independence Arch” near the Lincoln Memorial.
White House Fires Entire Fine Arts Board In Charge Of Reviewing Construction Projects—Including Ballroom, Report Says
The agency was expected to review the president’s construction projects, including a recently announced “Independence Arch” near the Lincoln Memorial.
www.forbes.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The agency was expected to review the president’s construction projects, including a recently announced “Independence Arch” near the Lincoln Memorial.
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Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
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Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, the federal agency behind mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities. Cancel your Spotify subscription. #DontStreamFascism app.sosha.ai/s/6ufvVcxB
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
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October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, the federal agency behind mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities. Cancel your Spotify subscription. #DontStreamFascism app.sosha.ai/s/6ufvVcxB
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"Which way did he go, George?!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"Which way did he go, George?!"
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We will not emerge from this dark period and thrive without truly Progressive leadership, and no dark money, or corporate money. It's not a government by the Corporations, and also "for the people".
This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic party.
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
Zohran Mamdani represents the future of the Democratic party | Robert Reich
Democratic party leaders like Chuck Schumer refuse to endorse Mamdani, and the New York Times wrongly cautions against h
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
We will not emerge from this dark period and thrive without truly Progressive leadership, and no dark money, or corporate money. It's not a government by the Corporations, and also "for the people".
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Abuse of pregnant women
Children ripped away from the family
ICE /HSI should be prosecuted during the next administration
Children ripped away from the family
ICE /HSI should be prosecuted during the next administration
"One detained woman, identified as Marie, said officials did not believe her when she informed them of her pregnancy, and held her in solitary confinement for at least three days."
No one should be treated like this. ICE must release all pregnant people in their custody, immediately.
No one should be treated like this. ICE must release all pregnant people in their custody, immediately.
Pregnant women report medical neglect in ICE detention, rights groups say
Women report miscarriages, delayed care, being shackled and being held in solitary confinement, letter says
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Abuse of pregnant women
Children ripped away from the family
ICE /HSI should be prosecuted during the next administration
Children ripped away from the family
ICE /HSI should be prosecuted during the next administration
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This NYC woman who stood up to ICE has become a legend overnight, and images of her are being reported in newspapers across the world.
But the US media is censoring and ignoring the rising tide of resistance against ICE.
Keep giving the finger!
It has become the universal symbol of resistance.
But the US media is censoring and ignoring the rising tide of resistance against ICE.
Keep giving the finger!
It has become the universal symbol of resistance.
October 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This NYC woman who stood up to ICE has become a legend overnight, and images of her are being reported in newspapers across the world.
But the US media is censoring and ignoring the rising tide of resistance against ICE.
Keep giving the finger!
It has become the universal symbol of resistance.
But the US media is censoring and ignoring the rising tide of resistance against ICE.
Keep giving the finger!
It has become the universal symbol of resistance.