Elizabeth
@notjustrainydays.bsky.social
The garden is my happy place. Coffee enthusiast. Tree hugger.
I left Flori-duh for the Pacific Northwest.
Best decision ever. 🌲🌲🌲
I left Flori-duh for the Pacific Northwest.
Best decision ever. 🌲🌲🌲
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Sanders: I will tell you what I think the worst addiction in this country is, the most dangerous, and that is the greed of the oligarchs. Everybody wants to do well. These guys already have billions, tens of billions, hundreds of billions. How much money do you need?
March 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Sanders: I will tell you what I think the worst addiction in this country is, the most dangerous, and that is the greed of the oligarchs. Everybody wants to do well. These guys already have billions, tens of billions, hundreds of billions. How much money do you need?
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Powering the world with clean energy is common sense. It will secure the future for our grandchildren. The clean energy transformation is - and remains - unstoppable www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/t...
Trump Withdraws from Paris Agreement (Again): What This Moment Means for Climate Action
Trump has pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement (again) — but here’s how the US can still fight the climate crisis.
www.globalcitizen.org
January 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Powering the world with clean energy is common sense. It will secure the future for our grandchildren. The clean energy transformation is - and remains - unstoppable www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/t...
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Back on the grind tomorrow
January 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Back on the grind tomorrow
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The only rules to the party are simple.
Follow everyone and follow back all resisters.
Repost so all other resisters can connect.
If you can't do this???
You can't party with me!!✨️
And I don't list people who don't follow me. I don't care if you're Jesus.
Follow everyone and follow back all resisters.
Repost so all other resisters can connect.
If you can't do this???
You can't party with me!!✨️
And I don't list people who don't follow me. I don't care if you're Jesus.
November 27, 2024 at 5:18 PM
The only rules to the party are simple.
Follow everyone and follow back all resisters.
Repost so all other resisters can connect.
If you can't do this???
You can't party with me!!✨️
And I don't list people who don't follow me. I don't care if you're Jesus.
Follow everyone and follow back all resisters.
Repost so all other resisters can connect.
If you can't do this???
You can't party with me!!✨️
And I don't list people who don't follow me. I don't care if you're Jesus.
“More personnel and equipment from Ontario, Quebec and Alberta are ready to be mobilized, according to government officials. And a team of senior technical staff members from British Columbia will fill specialized roles, the government said.”
Mexico and Canada Are Sending Firefighters to California to Help Put Out Wildfires
Air tankers, firefighters and technicians from the neighboring countries are on their way to Los Angeles in a show of solidarity.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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The stock market has tumbled today. Why? Because the jobs report was strong, with over 250,000 jobs added. (So investors are worried that interest rates will remain high.)
It illustrates that the interests of investors and working people are often very different.
It illustrates that the interests of investors and working people are often very different.
January 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The stock market has tumbled today. Why? Because the jobs report was strong, with over 250,000 jobs added. (So investors are worried that interest rates will remain high.)
It illustrates that the interests of investors and working people are often very different.
It illustrates that the interests of investors and working people are often very different.
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Meta, which has major pending matters including an antitrust trial before the federal government, is abandoning any pretense of fact-checking the litany of lies we all know are coming from the incoming Trump administration.
This is pay-to-play politics at its worst.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
This is pay-to-play politics at its worst.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Meta to End Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram Ahead of Trump Term: Live Updates
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. It is likely to please President-elect Trump a...
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Meta, which has major pending matters including an antitrust trial before the federal government, is abandoning any pretense of fact-checking the litany of lies we all know are coming from the incoming Trump administration.
This is pay-to-play politics at its worst.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
This is pay-to-play politics at its worst.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
More of Bezos and Amazon cozying up to Trump! Who wants to watch a documentary about Melania anyway? I think this quote from Melania sums it all up for me: "I really don't care, do you?" 😂
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Amazon Prime Video picks up Melania Trump documentary set for release this year
Amazon MGM Studios confirmed to NBC News that Amazon Prime Video has licensed a documentary about the incoming first lady.
www.nbcnews.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
More of Bezos and Amazon cozying up to Trump! Who wants to watch a documentary about Melania anyway? I think this quote from Melania sums it all up for me: "I really don't care, do you?" 😂
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ?
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
January 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ?
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
Does anyone know if this is actually how TV ratings works? I did leave my TV on and switched to non inauguration shows during the first Trump inauguration but I have always wondered if this is actually how it works. Thanks for any info.
bsky.app/profile/jymb...
bsky.app/profile/jymb...
January 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Does anyone know if this is actually how TV ratings works? I did leave my TV on and switched to non inauguration shows during the first Trump inauguration but I have always wondered if this is actually how it works. Thanks for any info.
bsky.app/profile/jymb...
bsky.app/profile/jymb...
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NEW: A judge has denied a Jan. 6 felony defendant’s request for permission to attend Trump’s inauguration at the invitation of several GOP lawmakers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
January 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
NEW: A judge has denied a Jan. 6 felony defendant’s request for permission to attend Trump’s inauguration at the invitation of several GOP lawmakers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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Brilliant cartoonist Ann Telnaes is quitting the Washington Post because the paper killed her cartoon about billionaires in tech and media kowtowing to Trump. Sadly, the Jeff Bezos-owned Post proved her point.
Support the media truth-tellers. Reject the media cowards.
Support the media truth-tellers. Reject the media cowards.
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Brilliant cartoonist Ann Telnaes is quitting the Washington Post because the paper killed her cartoon about billionaires in tech and media kowtowing to Trump. Sadly, the Jeff Bezos-owned Post proved her point.
Support the media truth-tellers. Reject the media cowards.
Support the media truth-tellers. Reject the media cowards.
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January 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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In 2024:
-VW and Amazon workers won big union elections
-Red states raised the min wage and approved paid leave via ballot measure
-The Kroger-Albertsons merger, which would have raised grocery prices, was blocked
Huge wins for working people that we can build from in 2025.
-VW and Amazon workers won big union elections
-Red states raised the min wage and approved paid leave via ballot measure
-The Kroger-Albertsons merger, which would have raised grocery prices, was blocked
Huge wins for working people that we can build from in 2025.
10 Inequality Victories in 2024
Our year-end review of 10 of the most inspiring inequality wins, from union drives to fair taxes to consumer protection.
inequality.org
January 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In 2024:
-VW and Amazon workers won big union elections
-Red states raised the min wage and approved paid leave via ballot measure
-The Kroger-Albertsons merger, which would have raised grocery prices, was blocked
Huge wins for working people that we can build from in 2025.
-VW and Amazon workers won big union elections
-Red states raised the min wage and approved paid leave via ballot measure
-The Kroger-Albertsons merger, which would have raised grocery prices, was blocked
Huge wins for working people that we can build from in 2025.
I know, I know, she's a horrible person! But even Laura Loomer can figure out how bad it is for our country when "technocrats" like Elon Musk have unlimited power and influence in the new administration. bsky.app/profile/atru...
December 30, 2024 at 8:14 PM
I know, I know, she's a horrible person! But even Laura Loomer can figure out how bad it is for our country when "technocrats" like Elon Musk have unlimited power and influence in the new administration. bsky.app/profile/atru...
To me, returning control of the canal to Panama made sense and ended an era of American colonialism in Panama. I think President Carter did the right thing. What do you think?https://www.npr.org/2024/12/29/1161146405/president-jimmy-carter-legacy-panama
Jimmy Carter gave Panama control of the canal. It's one of his most controversial achievements
Handing control of the Panama Canal from the U.S. over to the Central American country was one of President Jimmy Carter's most controversial, and most overshadowed, foreign policy achievements.
www.npr.org
December 30, 2024 at 7:15 PM
To me, returning control of the canal to Panama made sense and ended an era of American colonialism in Panama. I think President Carter did the right thing. What do you think?https://www.npr.org/2024/12/29/1161146405/president-jimmy-carter-legacy-panama
Jimmy Carter was an exemplary man who lived a life of kindness & devotion to others. His presidency was impacted by world events outside his control & he never got the respect he deserved during that time. RIP and thank you for your service President Carter. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Jimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100
Former president faced series of economic and foreign policy crises, including Iran hostage affair and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Jimmy Carter was an exemplary man who lived a life of kindness & devotion to others. His presidency was impacted by world events outside his control & he never got the respect he deserved during that time. RIP and thank you for your service President Carter. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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RIP Jimmy Carter.
December 29, 2024 at 10:04 PM
RIP Jimmy Carter.
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70% of Americans who receive food stamps and Medicaid work full time, with Walmart one of the worst offenders as the country’s single largest employer.
Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize corporations who get away with paying poverty wages, especially not while raking in record profits.
Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize corporations who get away with paying poverty wages, especially not while raking in record profits.
Walmart Is Still Putting Ebenezer Scrooge to Shame
Infamous for its starvation wages, Walmart just posted staggering first-quarter profits. The surge is a result of its strategic shift toward catering to affluent shoppers while its full-time workers c...
jacobin.com
December 29, 2024 at 2:11 AM
70% of Americans who receive food stamps and Medicaid work full time, with Walmart one of the worst offenders as the country’s single largest employer.
Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize corporations who get away with paying poverty wages, especially not while raking in record profits.
Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize corporations who get away with paying poverty wages, especially not while raking in record profits.
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This country's problem is that we're swimming in an ocean of disinformation and drowning in the sea of ignorance.
#USDemocracy
#USDemocracy
December 27, 2024 at 11:02 PM
This country's problem is that we're swimming in an ocean of disinformation and drowning in the sea of ignorance.
#USDemocracy
#USDemocracy