RC Baird

RC Baird

@rcbaird.bsky.social

Public school teacher, mom, writer-at-large, keeper-of-spreadsheets. Trying to inspire humanity to save itself, one small step at a time.

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MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com

🚨Unearthed footage shows Trump bragging about hiring a teenage girl because she was “so pretty.” When a woman asks to be a flight attendant on his jet, he says, “You can work on my plane anytime,” then calls it a “death wish”—comparing himself to an alcoholic around Scotch.

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Angry
@angrystaffer.bsky.social

So to clarify the timeline: Trump promises to release the Epstein files for his entire campaign. Bondi says they’re on her desk. Trump gets told he’s in them. Bondi says whoopsies, turns out the Epstein files don’t actually exist.

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Angry
@angrystaffer.bsky.social

Did you know that 89% of people polled want the Epstein files released? That’s about as close to universal support as you will ever get on any issue. What is Trump hiding?

RC Baird
@rcbaird.bsky.social

This is the “potentially explosive” story the WH tried to kill. It is goddamn explosive. Read it, share it, don’t stop talking about this.

Seth Abramson@sethabramson.bsky.social

Everyone in America needs to read this FREE—I’ve gifted it below—report from the conservative WALL STREET JOURNAL about Trump and Epstein. Apparently the president has now threatened to sue the WSJ over this 100% accurate report due to how damaging it is.

wsj.comExclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’

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JoJoFromJerz
@jojofromjerz.bsky.social

There are 3 special elections coming up and those 3 seats are the keys to stopping the Congressional Republicans doing Trump & Musk’s evil bidding. We need just 1 seat to block them, 2 seats to stop them, and with all 3 we can FLIP THE HOUSE. Join us!! Monday 2/24 @7:30 EST. 👇👇 mobilize.us/s/Y9NrBb

mobilize.usALL HANDS ON DECK National Organizing Call - Special Elections · Florida Democratic PartyThe Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is coming together for an ALL HANDS ON DECK National Organizing Call to support two must-win Florida special elections. 🗳️ Winning these races means stopping the Tr...

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.

propub.liIf You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your LifeWomen experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…

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Jon Cooper
@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, ProPublica’s analysis shows. As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.

propublica.orgTexas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
RC Baird
@rcbaird.bsky.social

This is super important work - states with bans are trying to hide the effects. Thank god for propublica.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.

meidasnews.comSepsis Rates Soared in Texas After Abortion Ban: ReportWomen in Texas are forced to wait with dangerous infections due to extremist anti-choice laws

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Mark Cuban
@mcuban.bsky.social

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

Cheri Jacobus@cherijacobus.bsky.social

I keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.

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Mark Cuban
@mcuban.bsky.social

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

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News Eye
@newseye.bsky.social

US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more. - US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID - $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes. - Food stranded in Houston - Aid stopped in transit. The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.

washingtonpost.comGutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businessesU.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
RC Baird
@rcbaird.bsky.social

FYI Trump didn’t move the inauguration indoors because of the cold. You KNOW he wants to be in front of a giant crowd…it bolsters his power, it’s the only thing he LIKES about being prez. But a LACK of crowd starts his whole power/mandate narrative fraying. Can’t have that. That’s why he moved it.

RC Baird
@rcbaird.bsky.social

Thank god for ProPublica

ProPublica@propublica.org

🧵 THREAD: Our reporter spent the past year reporting inside the State Department, trying to answer the central question of Biden’s foreign policy: How did the U.S. let Israel get away with widespread horrors in Gaza?

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Jon Cooper
@joncooper-us.bsky.social

The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on Bluesky. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the first researchers to detect its activity. So far, four Russian-made fake videos have been identified on the platform.

theins.ruRussian disinfo network “Matryoshka” is migrating to Bluesky as exodus from X continuesThe Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on the Bluesky social network. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the ...

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Rachel Maddow
@maddow.bsky.social

"In states with abortion bans, pregnant women have bled to death, succumbed to fatal infections and died with what medical examiners recorded as 'products of conception' still in their bodies. "These are the kinds of cases maternal mortality review committees are supposed to delve into...

cnn.comAre abortion bans across America causing deaths? The states that passed them are doing little to find out. | CNNIn states with abortion bans, ProPublica has found, pregnant women have bled to death, succumbed to fatal infections and wound up in morgues with what medical examiners recorded were “products of conc...
RC Baird
@rcbaird.bsky.social

This is so important! That’s why their talk is all “landslide” and “mandate.”

Ruth Ben-Ghiat@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social

Regimes seem solid until they are not. Every resistance act matters because often regimes are crumbling from within from corruption and yet good at hiding that fact. cc: Russia

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Seth Abramson
@sethabramson.bsky.social

There should be no billionaires in government—full stop. Someone who is a billionaire is definitionally not in a position to understand the life of an average voter and—more than this and equally definitionally—has exactly the wrong relationship with the ways the American financial system is broken.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com

There are at least 11 billionaires among Trump's Cabinet picks—and that doesn't include Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy. newrepublic.com/post/189109/...

newrepublic.comTrump Has Handed Democrats a Fast Way to Build Some Working-Class CredThe party can use the upcoming confirmation hearings to start to restore its class identity.

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Mark Cuban
@mcuban.bsky.social

You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE

RC Baird
@rcbaird.bsky.social

This is not surprising, but it is an incredibly big deal. States with abortion bans are no longer reporting maternal mortality rates. They want to hide the truth - these bans kill women. www.yahoo.com/news/opinion...

yahoo.comOpinion | Abortion bans are killing women — and states like Texas want to hide the truthSince the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision two and a half years ago, state abortion bans have restricted pregnant women’s access to emergency medical care.

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Judd Legum
@juddlegum.bsky.social

You can get sent to jail for stealing toilet paper but if you hire a dozen children to work overnight shifts at your slaughter house your company pays a fine

nytimes.comChildren Worked Dangerous Shifts at Iowa Slaughterhouse, Inquiry FindsQvest Sanitation was ordered to pay nearly $172,000 after the Labor Department found it had employed 11 children to clean equipment on overnight shifts at a pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa.

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derek guy
@dieworkwear.bsky.social

Kash Patel apparently runs a "America First" clothing line. "Tired of seeing your money go overseas?" reads a product page. "Support your fellow Americans by purchasing a Protect Our People t-shirt." Shirt appears to be made on Next Level blanks ... which are made in Central America and Haiti.

RC Baird
@rcbaird.bsky.social

Shit like THIS is why Alito’s condescending “women are not without power” to vote for their rights is actually just a lie. NC voted for Stein. And the (gerrymandered to hell!!) Republican-led state legislature is neutering his power.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social

The North Carolina General Assembly’s GOP supermajority just approved a hugely corrupt power grab, seizing authority from the governor and the courts to prevent any meaningful check on legislative abuses. Authoritarian stuff. A very dark day for democracy in NC. amp.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

RC Baird
@rcbaird.bsky.social

And a record 3 million air travelers yesterday. But the economy…!!! 🤦‍♀️

NPR@npr.org

As many opted to surf the web instead of face the crowds the day after Thanksgiving, shoppers spent a record $10.8 billion in online purchases. Cyber Monday is set to smash another spending record.

npr.orgMost Black Friday shoppers bagged their deals online this year, with record spendingAs many opted to surf the web instead of face the crowds the day after Thanksgiving, shoppers spent a record $10.8 billion in online purchases. Cyber Monday is set to smash another spending record.