Julie Aulava
@mpoppins.bsky.social
PNW optimist who is worried about the state of things and copes by reading, knitting, hanging out with friends and in nature, and loving on my fur pal, Oliver.
Maslow's hierarchy
Think of your biggest financial risk: it's not your stock portfolio, it's losing your paycheck. That's why unemployment is the single best measure of economic health—when people can't earn a living, everything else in the data is just background noise.
And unemployment is rising.
And unemployment is rising.
December 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Maslow's hierarchy
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Let's have one of those shadow hearings.
Jack Smith still wants to speak in public:
In a new letter, Smith says he wants the American public to "hear the facts" about his two criminal cases against Trump — asking the House Judiciary Committee to release video of his closed-door deposition and schedule an open and public hearing.
In a new letter, Smith says he wants the American public to "hear the facts" about his two criminal cases against Trump — asking the House Judiciary Committee to release video of his closed-door deposition and schedule an open and public hearing.
Jack Smith says Americans should 'hear the fact' of Trump probes, wants deposition tapes released
Jack Smith wants the American public to “hear the facts” about his two criminal cases against Trump, asking Trump ally Jim Jordan to release video of his eight-
www.nbcnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Let's have one of those shadow hearings.
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The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems. n.pr/4b0Esyh
Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center
The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems.
n.pr
December 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems. n.pr/4b0Esyh
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It's a war on child health they are waging. First vaccines, now this.
December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It's a war on child health they are waging. First vaccines, now this.
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Trump’s DOJ and AG Pam Bondi are now breaking the law to protect powerful pedophiles. #TrumpEpsteinCoverup
December 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Trump’s DOJ and AG Pam Bondi are now breaking the law to protect powerful pedophiles. #TrumpEpsteinCoverup
I just showed my support for UNICEF and the children. Check out UNICEF USA to learn what they are doing, and how you can help too. www.unicefusa.org/what-unicef-...
The K.I.N.D. Fund Kids in Need of Desks
UNICEF USA and MS NOW’s partnership supports quality education in Malawi by providing kids in need with desks, sponsorships
www.unicefusa.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I just showed my support for UNICEF and the children. Check out UNICEF USA to learn what they are doing, and how you can help too. www.unicefusa.org/what-unicef-...
I just showed my support for UNICEF and the children. Check out UNICEF USA to learn what they are doing, and how you can help too. www.unicefusa.org/what-unicef-...
The K.I.N.D. Fund Kids in Need of Desks
UNICEF USA and MS NOW’s partnership supports quality education in Malawi by providing kids in need with desks, sponsorships
www.unicefusa.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I just showed my support for UNICEF and the children. Check out UNICEF USA to learn what they are doing, and how you can help too. www.unicefusa.org/what-unicef-...
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Joyce Carol Oates said what everyone’s been thinking and did it with elegance.
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Joyce Carol Oates said what everyone’s been thinking and did it with elegance.
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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Trump voters, you did this.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Trump voters, you did this.
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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Lina Khan is brilliant. In short, bigger is not better...monopolies mean more billionaires, more concentration of wealth & power, less innovation, suppression of wages, increased prices, food deserts, environmental exploitation, more corruption. Time for a change. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
And if you've never watched Lina Khan, I'd encourage you to check out @hcrichardson.bsky.social's interview with her last week. She's refreshing, whip-smart, and everything we need more of as a party: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydxk...
A Conversation with Lina Khan, Former Commissioner of the FTC
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Lina Khan is brilliant. In short, bigger is not better...monopolies mean more billionaires, more concentration of wealth & power, less innovation, suppression of wages, increased prices, food deserts, environmental exploitation, more corruption. Time for a change. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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I write often about how private equity is destroying US healthcare. Lina Khan is a rare person who has used her position in power to fight back against private equity’s hold on the US economy. Very excited to see what she does in New York.
If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I write often about how private equity is destroying US healthcare. Lina Khan is a rare person who has used her position in power to fight back against private equity’s hold on the US economy. Very excited to see what she does in New York.
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HOT LIBRARY INTEL: you can ask your library to purchase specific titles for their collection, usually right through the library's website.
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
HOT LIBRARY INTEL: you can ask your library to purchase specific titles for their collection, usually right through the library's website.
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
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Six months ago I wrote this post about “the next terrorist attack.” I republish it now (lightly updated) because my fear of this scenario has recently grown much greater.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After (Updated)
snyder.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Six months ago I wrote this post about “the next terrorist attack.” I republish it now (lightly updated) because my fear of this scenario has recently grown much greater.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
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Not surprisingly, most of the U.S. tariffs are being paid by American companies and consumers — NOT by foreign exporters.
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Not surprisingly, most of the U.S. tariffs are being paid by American companies and consumers — NOT by foreign exporters.
The destruction of the East Wing is distressing. The Whitehouse is the people's house, not Trump's house.
Plus the cost for something that is not needed. Wasteful. Where's DOGE now?
Who took on the job of doing the actual destruction? Shame on them.
Plus the cost for something that is not needed. Wasteful. Where's DOGE now?
Who took on the job of doing the actual destruction? Shame on them.
October 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The destruction of the East Wing is distressing. The Whitehouse is the people's house, not Trump's house.
Plus the cost for something that is not needed. Wasteful. Where's DOGE now?
Who took on the job of doing the actual destruction? Shame on them.
Plus the cost for something that is not needed. Wasteful. Where's DOGE now?
Who took on the job of doing the actual destruction? Shame on them.
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While we spectate on The East Wing being torn down, it isn’t just another hallway, it’s where Eleanor Roosevelt built the modern Office of the First Lady, where WWII bunkers were hidden, and where the public enters the People’s House. Erasing it is rewriting history.
October 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
While we spectate on The East Wing being torn down, it isn’t just another hallway, it’s where Eleanor Roosevelt built the modern Office of the First Lady, where WWII bunkers were hidden, and where the public enters the People’s House. Erasing it is rewriting history.
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The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”
October 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”
October 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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"Technologies purchased by ICE in recent weeks include spyware that can hack into smartphones remotely and cellphone location software that can enable the tracking of a phone’s movements without a court warrant..."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
October 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Technologies purchased by ICE in recent weeks include spyware that can hack into smartphones remotely and cellphone location software that can enable the tracking of a phone’s movements without a court warrant..."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Haji Wright scored both goals for the USMNT in their victory vs. Australia.
Cristian Roldan, a midfielder rising rapidly up the USMNT depth chart, assisted both goals from midfield.
Read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Cristian Roldan, a midfielder rising rapidly up the USMNT depth chart, assisted both goals from midfield.
Read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
October 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM