SG40
@sg50.bsky.social
Photographer , graphic designer, artist, football (⚽️&🏈) fan, Christian (not tRump christian), music lover 🎸, Swiftie 🫶, neurodiverse kids, loves to laugh 😂, enjoys sarcasm, and tea drinker 🫖
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Trump's aggressive war on science is taking its toll: on scientists, who are fleeing the United States, much as serious scientists fled Germany in the late thirties. www.ft.com/content/848b...
The next generation of American scientists is fading away
While the Trump administration racks up ‘wins’ in its anti-woke crusade, the US is eroding its talent pipeline
www.ft.com
September 23, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Trump's aggressive war on science is taking its toll: on scientists, who are fleeing the United States, much as serious scientists fled Germany in the late thirties. www.ft.com/content/848b...
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Authoritarians want to consolidate state power over what information the public can know.
Just a timely reminder.
Just a timely reminder.
September 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Authoritarians want to consolidate state power over what information the public can know.
Just a timely reminder.
Just a timely reminder.
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Texas Statewide Poll (Marist)
Senate
🔵James Talarico 50%
🔴Ken Paxton 44%
Governor
🔵Gina Hinojosa 49%
🔴Greg Abbott 46%
9/17-9/20
Link to poll: maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/u...
Senate
🔵James Talarico 50%
🔴Ken Paxton 44%
Governor
🔵Gina Hinojosa 49%
🔴Greg Abbott 46%
9/17-9/20
Link to poll: maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/u...
September 23, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Texas Statewide Poll (Marist)
Senate
🔵James Talarico 50%
🔴Ken Paxton 44%
Governor
🔵Gina Hinojosa 49%
🔴Greg Abbott 46%
9/17-9/20
Link to poll: maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/u...
Senate
🔵James Talarico 50%
🔴Ken Paxton 44%
Governor
🔵Gina Hinojosa 49%
🔴Greg Abbott 46%
9/17-9/20
Link to poll: maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/u...
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DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history.
This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
September 22, 2026 at 6:46 PM
DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history.
This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
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Hey, Florida! Your primary election is this TUESDAY, and early voting is ongoing through this Saturday. Make sure you show up and make your voice heard! #WeDecide
August 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Hey, Florida! Your primary election is this TUESDAY, and early voting is ongoing through this Saturday. Make sure you show up and make your voice heard! #WeDecide
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Flock Safety’s nationwide surveillance network sells out Americans’ privacy and puts us all at risk.
Visit aclu.org/gtfo_ to learn how you can urge your elected officials to stop working with them.
Visit aclu.org/gtfo_ to learn how you can urge your elected officials to stop working with them.
August 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Flock Safety’s nationwide surveillance network sells out Americans’ privacy and puts us all at risk.
Visit aclu.org/gtfo_ to learn how you can urge your elected officials to stop working with them.
Visit aclu.org/gtfo_ to learn how you can urge your elected officials to stop working with them.
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Kai the sea turtle was barely hanging on when he was rescued in 2020 on the coast of South Africa.
This sea turtle hatchling was barely a pound when he was rescued. 6 years later, the 220-pound loggerhead is ready to swim free
Kai the sea turtle was barely hanging on when he was rescued in 2020 on the coast of South Africa.
www.goodgoodgood.co
May 26, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Kai the sea turtle was barely hanging on when he was rescued in 2020 on the coast of South Africa.
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It was a pleasure to join Leah Litman on @strictscrutiny.bsky.social to talk about President's outrageous IRS deal.
A quick WTF on the slush fund for insurrectionists and the DOJ addendum that promised … never to audit or prosecute Trump? Like ever?!?!? m.youtube.com/watch?v=skkW...
Trump's DOJ Just Declared He Can't Be Audited, Sued, or Prosecuted EVER.
YouTube video by Strict Scrutiny
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May 20, 2026 at 12:21 PM
It was a pleasure to join Leah Litman on @strictscrutiny.bsky.social to talk about President's outrageous IRS deal.
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More details have trickled out about Trump’s $1.8B taxpayer-funded slush fund. Here’s a rundown of what we know. youtube.com/shorts/JWzIP...
New details: $1.8B taxpayer-funded slush fund
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
youtube.com
May 20, 2026 at 11:50 PM
More details have trickled out about Trump’s $1.8B taxpayer-funded slush fund. Here’s a rundown of what we know. youtube.com/shorts/JWzIP...
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Good morning, from Selma! We’re here today to say
WE ARE NOT GOING BACK! ✊
#BlackVotersMatter
#ProtectVotingRights
#AllRoadsLeadToTheSouth
WE ARE NOT GOING BACK! ✊
#BlackVotersMatter
#ProtectVotingRights
#AllRoadsLeadToTheSouth
May 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Good morning, from Selma! We’re here today to say
WE ARE NOT GOING BACK! ✊
#BlackVotersMatter
#ProtectVotingRights
#AllRoadsLeadToTheSouth
WE ARE NOT GOING BACK! ✊
#BlackVotersMatter
#ProtectVotingRights
#AllRoadsLeadToTheSouth
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Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.
May 16, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.
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Major update: MAGA infighting erupts as Trump goes after Lauren Boebert.
Trump’s stock trading exposed—he did it 3,700 just this year.
Trump says he is aging backwards.
ICE detains mother then blames her for son’s murder by caregiver.
And much more. Subscribe to support my work:
Trump’s stock trading exposed—he did it 3,700 just this year.
Trump says he is aging backwards.
ICE detains mother then blames her for son’s murder by caregiver.
And much more. Subscribe to support my work:
Important Saturday Update: MAGA Infighting Erupts, Trump's Stock Trading Exposed, Large Protests Against SCOTUS Across the South
Good evening, everyone.
open.substack.com
May 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Major update: MAGA infighting erupts as Trump goes after Lauren Boebert.
Trump’s stock trading exposed—he did it 3,700 just this year.
Trump says he is aging backwards.
ICE detains mother then blames her for son’s murder by caregiver.
And much more. Subscribe to support my work:
Trump’s stock trading exposed—he did it 3,700 just this year.
Trump says he is aging backwards.
ICE detains mother then blames her for son’s murder by caregiver.
And much more. Subscribe to support my work:
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A massive data center the size of 2,000 Walmarts called the ‘Stratos Project’ is being built in Hansel Valley, Utah.
It will generate heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs being detonated per day.
It will be catastrophic to the environment and wildlife.
#ProudBlue #Utah #StratosProject
It will generate heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs being detonated per day.
It will be catastrophic to the environment and wildlife.
#ProudBlue #Utah #StratosProject
May 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A massive data center the size of 2,000 Walmarts called the ‘Stratos Project’ is being built in Hansel Valley, Utah.
It will generate heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs being detonated per day.
It will be catastrophic to the environment and wildlife.
#ProudBlue #Utah #StratosProject
It will generate heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs being detonated per day.
It will be catastrophic to the environment and wildlife.
#ProudBlue #Utah #StratosProject
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“I’m so tired.” Me too.
I get this comment way too much, but maybe that’s the goal. Don’t let them win.
Support independent journalism that cuts through the noise. Subscribe: aaronparnas.substack.com
I get this comment way too much, but maybe that’s the goal. Don’t let them win.
Support independent journalism that cuts through the noise. Subscribe: aaronparnas.substack.com
May 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
“I’m so tired.” Me too.
I get this comment way too much, but maybe that’s the goal. Don’t let them win.
Support independent journalism that cuts through the noise. Subscribe: aaronparnas.substack.com
I get this comment way too much, but maybe that’s the goal. Don’t let them win.
Support independent journalism that cuts through the noise. Subscribe: aaronparnas.substack.com
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Over 150,000 mothers across the U.S. will spend today incarcerated and separated from their children.
Families deserve to stay together.
Families deserve to stay together.
The Painful Reality of Being an Incarcerated Mother | ACLU
This Mother’s Day, let’s not forget incarcerated women, and let’s get them home to their families.
www.aclu.org
May 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Over 150,000 mothers across the U.S. will spend today incarcerated and separated from their children.
Families deserve to stay together.
Families deserve to stay together.
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A video showing a man throwing a rock toward a Hawaiian monk seal off Maui is drawing outrage online and renewed calls for people to keep their distance from the endangered animals.
🔗: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/07/video-rock-thrown-hawaiian-monk-seal-sparks-outrage-investigation/
🔗: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/07/video-rock-thrown-hawaiian-monk-seal-sparks-outrage-investigation/
May 7, 2026 at 6:45 AM
A video showing a man throwing a rock toward a Hawaiian monk seal off Maui is drawing outrage online and renewed calls for people to keep their distance from the endangered animals.
🔗: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/07/video-rock-thrown-hawaiian-monk-seal-sparks-outrage-investigation/
🔗: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/07/video-rock-thrown-hawaiian-monk-seal-sparks-outrage-investigation/
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Maui Mayor Richard Bissen is speaking out in support of Lani, the beloved Hawaiian monk seal, after a man allegedly threw a massive rock at the endangered seal.💔🦭
Mayor Bissen made it clear that harmful behavior toward Hawaii’s wildlife will not be tolerated. ⚖️
Mayor Bissen made it clear that harmful behavior toward Hawaii’s wildlife will not be tolerated. ⚖️
May 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen is speaking out in support of Lani, the beloved Hawaiian monk seal, after a man allegedly threw a massive rock at the endangered seal.💔🦭
Mayor Bissen made it clear that harmful behavior toward Hawaii’s wildlife will not be tolerated. ⚖️
Mayor Bissen made it clear that harmful behavior toward Hawaii’s wildlife will not be tolerated. ⚖️
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Reuters reviews the facts surrounding the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, which appear to meet the standards for homicide reckless endangerment. Another homicide perpetrated by DHS agents, in addition to false arrest and serial assaults www.reuters.com/world/us/nea...
Near-blind refugee found dead in Buffalo after release by US Border Patrol
A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of U.S. Border Patrol has been found dead on a downtown street, city authorities said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
February 26, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Reuters reviews the facts surrounding the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, which appear to meet the standards for homicide reckless endangerment. Another homicide perpetrated by DHS agents, in addition to false arrest and serial assaults www.reuters.com/world/us/nea...
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Vivian Salama: A must read for anyone trying to understand how the State Department is functioning under the Trump Administration. Lack of process, lack of input, lack of expertise, lack of career diplomats, lack of record keeping.
The End of Diplomacy
The once-bustling corridors of the State Department are tomblike as ambassadors scrape for information.
www.theatlantic.com
February 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Vivian Salama: A must read for anyone trying to understand how the State Department is functioning under the Trump Administration. Lack of process, lack of input, lack of expertise, lack of career diplomats, lack of record keeping.
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Hillary Clinton speaks out following her deposition on Epstein; Netflix backs out following Paramount's offer for WBD; More world leaders face consequences over the Epstein Files; and more. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast live at 8p ET/5p PT!
LIVE: MeidasTouch RESPONDS to MAJOR BREAKING NEWS - 2/26/26
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
www.youtube.com
February 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Hillary Clinton speaks out following her deposition on Epstein; Netflix backs out following Paramount's offer for WBD; More world leaders face consequences over the Epstein Files; and more. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast live at 8p ET/5p PT!
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It should freak the American people out that Trump, Noem and Bovino lie so enthusiastically. He wasn't "brandishing a weapon". He wasn't attending a "riot" or "interfering in a crime scene". He was an ICU nurse exercising his constitutional rights.
We saw what we saw.
We saw what we saw.
January 25, 2026 at 10:20 PM
It should freak the American people out that Trump, Noem and Bovino lie so enthusiastically. He wasn't "brandishing a weapon". He wasn't attending a "riot" or "interfering in a crime scene". He was an ICU nurse exercising his constitutional rights.
We saw what we saw.
We saw what we saw.
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Two statements that are compatible.
a. I don't think concealed carry is a good policy.
b. I do not believe that someone carrying a gun in compliance with a state's gun laws gives federal law enforcement the right to murder them.
a. I don't think concealed carry is a good policy.
b. I do not believe that someone carrying a gun in compliance with a state's gun laws gives federal law enforcement the right to murder them.
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Two statements that are compatible.
a. I don't think concealed carry is a good policy.
b. I do not believe that someone carrying a gun in compliance with a state's gun laws gives federal law enforcement the right to murder them.
a. I don't think concealed carry is a good policy.
b. I do not believe that someone carrying a gun in compliance with a state's gun laws gives federal law enforcement the right to murder them.
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.