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@justanothername2.bsky.social
X - expat. Veteran. Center, but always land on the side of freedom for all. Safe space for 🏳️‍🌈💙
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Pesticides, chemical pollution, loss of habitat, industrial agriculture - they're all driving insect die-offs. But now we're witnessing catastrophic collapse of insect populations in supposedly protected regions of forest; by @tessairini.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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It's been 8 years since the iconic moment Tom Holland lip-synced "Umbrella" by Rihanna for Zendaya. 🎥
May 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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This voter gets it.

Social Security and Medicare are a form of deferred pay. It's our money that we earned.

#AlwaysReframe
Chuck Grassley gets called out at a town hall…

"  Stop the use of the word entitlement because it's insulting to all of us." 🔥

#HandsOffMySocialSecurity
April 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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We can upload 3 minute videos now.

YOU KNOW THE RULE
March 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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At 17, 27, and 37: idk what the big deal is about a time change, the same amount of time still passes so 🤷‍♀️

At 47: ok, a little jet-lagged, I might be starting to understand this

At 57: WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED WHAT TIME IS IT WHAT DAY IS IT HOLY GOD WHY DO WE DO THIS AAAAAAA
March 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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I have visited 12 U.S. tax-payer supported National Parks. In 2023 the U.S. National Park system generated $55.6 billion on a budget of $3.6 billion. Cutting staff from parks will make them less efficient & less profitable. Spread the word. #nationalparks #wildlifephotography #Olympic #elk #nature
March 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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March 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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The moronic and cruel VA cuts are stunning…

Trump is slashing staff, delaying benefits, and gutting vets’ healthcare—while pretending to “support the troops.” Fewer doctors, fewer services, more vets left struggling.

Patriotism isn’t just waving a flag—it’s taking care of those who served.
March 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Chris Wicker — a veteran & fired federal worker — blasts Trump's push to cut over 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veterans Affairs

SAVE THE VA!
March 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Wrong is still wrong. Facts are still facts. The intolerable should still not be tolerated. I haven’t changed what I think. You have. And you now also lack all sense of self awareness and (seemingly) shame.
March 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Costco and Trader Joes are yin and yang. Together they form a harmonious balance. One sells big piles of normal food, the other sells small piles of weird food. These are the two food piles people need
February 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.

The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.

It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Well, that was last night....
Baldwin: "Last night, the president said 'I'm not touching Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, VA, I'm not touching them.' By this morning, he endorsed the House budget resolution which paves the way for massive cuts to Medicaid."
February 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Thank you @charlieangus104.bsky.social
“"So don't let anyone in this room ever accuse Canadians of not being there when it's time to defend freedom from fascism…. In a world of growing darkness, I know we can be the light.”
I am at the NATO meetings in Brussels. Trump and Putin are plunging the world into dark chaos. Here is my dispatch from day one of the meetings.
I decided that it was time to go over the boards for Canada. Please read and share.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
ON YEATS, TRUMP & PUTIN
Dispatch from NATO, Brussels – Day 1
substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts
🚩3.7 million backlogged cases🚩
Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts
A union official says the Trump administration has fired 20 immigration judges without explanation amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government.
apnews.com
February 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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An incredibly grim read.
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
February 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Student loan forgiveness is a Band-Aid that only helps one generation. What we need is structural reform that addresses the cause, which requires legislation.

If politicians don’t come at it from that angle, they’re just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

Well done Rep Jahana Hayes 🔥
(CT-5)
February 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Brilliant - @nychealthy.bsky.social teamed up with Matt McGorry to make an info video on long covid. It's hands down one of the best I've seen in 5+ years 👏🏼

1/3
February 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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NOAA is reportedly on the DOGE chopping block.

The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.

A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.

Again, this isn't about efficiency.
February 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Epidemic intelligence service officers are the cream of the cream. They're top doctors, veterinarians & other health professionals. They sign up for a two-year training program to serve the country. Not only is terminating them bad for the country, it's also a disgraceful violation of a commitment.
February 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Instead of medical professionals, VA will redirect the money to purchasing Therapy Cybertrucks
VA fires 1000 employees. Claims it will "enable VA to redirect over $98 million annually to health care, benefits and services for VA beneficiaries." Who do these goobers think provides health care services to veterans? The Keebler elves?
news.va.gov/press-room/v...
VA dismisses more than 1,000 employees - VA News
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees.
news.va.gov
February 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Flashback… 🤔
February 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM