SonjaM
treehugger58.bsky.social
SonjaM
@treehugger58.bsky.social
Mother, treehugger, moon gazer, bleeding heart liberal who values precious time and compassion over money. Mother Nature is my God—Her gifts are miraculous.
Making America great again. Not so much.

Obamacare Users Face Higher Deductibles, Higher Premiums www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/h...
Obamacare Users Face Higher Deductibles, Higher Premiums
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December 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The highway to hell is paved with Trump’s greed.

“They also eliminated fines for automakers who violate the fuel efficiency standards.”

Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...
Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
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December 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Raiding the treasury to give more for the uber wealthy while too many don’t have enough $ for food on their tables. They should all be ashamed and perhaps fearful - karma could be a thing.

How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
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November 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Meanwhile, the president’s most important issue (according to Ms. Bondi) is building a ballroom.

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It’s supposed to be payday for many federal workers. Instead, they’re getting nothing — NPR
Roughly 1.4 million federal workers are going without pay due to the government shutdown. About half of them are furloughed, while the other half has been deemed essential and is working without pay.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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"Don't give up" and more encouraging words; and also a list of people to yeet into space, to their doom.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“What’s happening is anathema to everything we’ve ever stood for in the Department of Justice…”

‘Bow to the Emperor’:We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
‘Bow to the Emperor’:We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...
Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint
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October 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
“Climate change, for impacting the quality of your life, is not incredibly important,” Mr. Wright said. “In fact, if it wasn’t in the news, in the media, you wouldn’t know.” 🤯🤬

Energy Secretary Attacks Offshore Wind and Dismisses Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/c...
Energy Secretary Attacks Offshore Wind and Dismisses Climate Change
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September 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Nauseating fealty and a big, beautiful lie. 🤮

What, Exactly, Was That Cabinet Meeting? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
What, Exactly, Was That Cabinet Meeting?
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August 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
But convicted felon and disbarred attorney, Charles Kushner, can be Ambassador to France & Monaco. Campaign contributions Trump all.

Trump says he is firing Fed's Cook over mortgage loan allegations - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Trump says he is firing Fed's Cook over mortgage loan allegations
The unprecedented step could test the boundaries of presidential power over the independent monetary policy body should it be challenged in court.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Appalling backward movement.

The Founders of This New Development Say You Must Be White to Live There www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/r...
The Founders of This New Development Say You Must Be White to Live There
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August 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We pay. Meanwhile, someone is laughing all the way to the bank.

SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...
SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes.
www.nytimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Yet another appalling and short-sighted decision by this administration that will result in dire consequences.

Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts
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August 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Seriously bad news.

Project 2025 Architect Is Challenging Lindsey Graham for Senate www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Project 2025 Architect Is Challenging Lindsey Graham for Senate
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July 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Another dangerous idea with disastrous potential. Nice one, Donnie.

Trump Wants to Kill a Chemical Safety Board. Chemical Makers Object. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/c...
Trump Wants to Kill a Chemical Safety Board. Chemical Makers Object.
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July 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Blatant act of self-enrichment by the wealthiest. How do they live with themselves? There's a special corner in hell for those who allow greed to take priority over their humanity.

Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b...
Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package
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July 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Shameful lack of concern for the most vulnerable among us. How do they live with themselves? I guess money trumps conscience.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Policy Bill Moves Toward Final House Vote Amid G.O.P. Resistance www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Policy Bill Moves Toward Final House Vote Amid G.O.P. Resistance
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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July 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Let's stop being the country that lines the pockets of the wealthy at the expense of those barely (or not) scraping by!

Tell Your Republican Representative to Oppose Trump's Medicaid-Slashing, Billionaire-Enriching Megabill act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
Tell Your Republican Representative to Oppose Trump's Medicaid-Slashing, Billionaire-Enriching Megabill
The Republican reconciliation bill has only gotten worse in the Senate. To pay for tax breaks for billionaires, it slashes nearly a trillion dollars from Medicaid, chips away at the Affordable Care Ac...
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July 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Now we’ll starve the poor to further line the pockets of the wealthy. And the potential victims have been so conned that they continue to support him.

Trump’s Bill Slashes the Safety Net That Many Republican Voters Rely on www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...
Trump’s Bill Slashes the Safety Net That Many Republican Voters Rely on
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June 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Devastating legacy for your grandchildren. As the developers & those they paid off cash in, the rest of the planet will suffer.

Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million Acres of National Forests www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/c...
Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million Acres of National Forests
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June 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Disconnected-from-reality prez promotes a reality show war.

"[T]he president mostly decided to drop bombs because he saw Fox News coverage of the Israel attacks and thought it looked cool. So in a real sense, Trump went to war bc Murdoch persuaded him to drop some bombs."
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New in PN: Trump’s reckless Iran strikes could backfire spectacularly

"America has entered few wars with less forethought, less deliberation, and more contempt for the public. Trump has recklessly endangered the country and world. It’s not much consolation that he may also have endangered himself."
Trump’s reckless Iran strikes could backfire spectacularly
America has entered few wars with less forethought, less deliberation, and more contempt for the public.
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June 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“The number is 40 percent,” insisted Katie Miller, a top administration aide who was working closely with Mr. Musk…
“Do not contradict the president.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
The Bureaucrat and the Billionaire: Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“This is not a mere illiberal drift. It is the beginning of the seizure of democracy.”

A Cutting French Senator Becomes Trump’s European Nemesis www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/w...
A Cutting French Senator Becomes Trump’s European Nemesis
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June 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
$25-45 million for a parade. Cost includes repairing streets after tanks too heavy for roads ride through. Couldn’t the funds be used in a more efficient way to support our veterans?

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What to expect at Trump's military parade and 'No Kings' protests
US President Donald Trump will oversee a huge military parade in Washington DC on the same day as nationwide protests are planned.
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June 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM