mrso1.bsky.social

mrso1.bsky.social

@mrso1.bsky.social

I am striving to be a lifelong learner; a believer in reliable, science-based solutions to our challenges; and a clearly compassionate human, wife, mom, and grandma.

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⁨Arizona was hit hardest by SNAP cuts. A 52% reduction in recipients - that's 400,000 people, including hungry children, who have been kicked off assistance. Juan Ciscomani voted for this in the BBB and expects Arizonans to forgive him?⁩

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Mike Johnson on what Republicans will do if they hold the House: "What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already"

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It's already estimated that the richest 1% alone evade $163 billion in taxes every year. But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%. Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes. See the problem?

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The Pentagon never disclosed that eight US Marines were injured when an Iranian cruise missile hit their vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on September 14, NBC reports. Injuries were eventually added to the casualty record with no announcement ten days later.

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"To say that we're gob smacked is an understatement" Cultural Landscape Foundation blisters Team Trump for shutting down public comment on Trump Monumental Arch Group says Trump Admin has deemed 1000's of public concerns about Arch to be "meaningless, unimportant & of no value whatsoever"

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Remarkable: An Iowa right wing radio host just leaked word that GOP polling shows House Rs in peril even in districts Trump won by +10. The culript? Trump and the war. On the pod, Iowa Dem chair Rita Hart explains why the conditions are ripe for big Dem rural gains: newrepublic.com/article/2158...

newrepublic.comMAGA Radio Host Humiliates Trump by Leaking Truly Brutal GOP Poll DataAs an Iowa-based pro-Trump personality drops a midterm bombshell, the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party discusses whether Democrats are about to regain major ground in rural America.

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A Trump appointee said the administration would end a federally required review of how President Trump’s planned arch would harm historic sites. Preservationists and advocacy groups had been consulting with the administration on the planned 250-foot arch.

washingtonpost.comTrump officials end review of how arch could harm historic sitesA required consultation process with local preservationists is being terminated, a Trump appointee said Thursday.

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If you liked your DOGE refund and your tariff rebate, you’ll love your Trump dividend.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We're making a fortune. So if the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump Dividend. Congratulations."

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BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel says his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico will NOT air on ABC due to threats from Trump’s FCC. The interview will instead be posted to YouTube.

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I don't understand why more people don't connect Trump calling Somalis "garbage" with the Hutus calling the Tutsis "cockroaches" and the Nazis calling the Jews "vermin." We know where it starts, and we know where it ends.

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so according to the CDC, *foodborne illness* is responsible for about 930 deaths a year. "food-induced illness" is a made up term RFK is using for basically every cause of mortality minus suicide.

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RFK Jr defends measles: "In 10 years, there have been 3 measles deaths in America. There are now about 1.2 million deaths every year from food-induced illness. The media and certain demagogic politicians are constantly trying to scare us about infectious disease."

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You all understand that this is eugenics, right? Let the weak just die. Hitler had a similar program.

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RFK Jr defends measles: "In 10 years, there have been 3 measles deaths in America. There are now about 1.2 million deaths every year from food-induced illness. The media and certain demagogic politicians are constantly trying to scare us about infectious disease."

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The massive nationwide electricity rate hikes aren’t happening simply because utility services have gotten more expensive or customers have been receiving better service. It’s because utility monopolies have bought off the system that’s supposed to keep them in check.

youtube.comThe Secret Behind High Electricity BillsPrivate utility companies like PG&E, Duke, and Exelon control electricity for nearly 70% of Americans — and they're usin

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The mnemonic acronym to remember the Great Lakes used to be HOMES (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior). Now you can jog your memory with SHAME (or just keep calling it Ontario).

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🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.

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Trump's announcement today that he's trying to make it so farmers and ranchers can "process their own food" came directly from Glenn Beck during their interview the other day. So America now has a right-wing shock jock making our agricultural policy. Good times!

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New reporting from @publiccitizen.bsky.social finds Trump has made at least $1.4B from his crypto ventures. Meanwhile, his investors have been saddled with $4.7B in losses. The conman-in-chief's grifts are making him even richer — and endangering our entire financial system in the process.

youtu.beTrump's Crypto Corruption, ExplainedTrump's crypto corruption is off the charts.Here's how the president's latest grift could endanger our democracy and cra

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Dr Oz: "I don't want anyone in America concerned inappropriately. We don't know exactly what happened in PAG yet. We don't know if the children died from measles or had another condition that was already attacking them and they happened to get measles at the same time. We lived this during covid."

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Wab Kinew reacts to Donald Trump renaming Lake Ontario: "You know when a rock band is really over the hill and you see them in a casino playing some song from like 50 years ago? I think that's the part of Donald Trump's presidency we're at now."

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Dr. Vin Gupta, an actual health expert, just dismantled RFK Jr.’s entire health agenda piece by piece. Medicaid cuts. NIH trials canceled. Environmental protections gutted. "Lots of marketing, little substance" on food policy.

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Leavitt: "We have Operation Economic Outcast to destroy their economy. No negotiations are happening right now. This will continue until the president feels maybe they come to the table in a meaningful way... the US is essentially controlling the strait, which remains open thanks to President Trump"

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On behalf of the DNC, DSCC, DCCC, DGA, and Leaders Schumer and Jeffries, this afternoon we filed a new amended lawsuit and motion to block Trump's anti-voting executive order and the USPS rule implementing it. We will not stop fighting to protect voting rights and when we fight we win.