amymski

amymski

@amymski.bsky.social

Non-practicing lawyer. Operating room RN. Voracious reader. Lover of cats, house plants, sunshine, documentaries, and tofu. * No DMs. Seriously. I’m not 12 and I don’t need pen pals. *

3,454 Followers 2,785 Following 76 Posts Joined Feb 2025
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Replica Dog Tags Of Every Soldier Who Never Made It Back From Vietnam.

The installation, titled Above and Beyond, hangs in the National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago. It includes over 58,000 replica tags, one for each American soldier killed or missing in action during the Vietnam War.

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Just another grift...

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Japan gives green light to first-of-their-kind stem cell therapies Japan has approved two stem cell-based therapies for treating Parkinson's disease and heart failure in a world first, through its Conditional and Time-Limited Approval pathway.

Japan has granted world-first approval for two stem cell–based regenerative therapies, one for Parkinson’s disease and one for severe heart failure.
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/jap...

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2 headlines from this week

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1 day ago
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People are speculating that Benjamin Netanyahu was killed with his brother in a strike by Iran.

This doesn’t read like a denial.

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7 hours ago

Trump has shredded the Constitution. He's taken an axe to checks and balances. He's using the presidency to line his own pockets. This is why we need to make sure that on March 28 — two weeks from today— we march across America in the largest demonstration in the nation’s history. NoKings.org

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There’s always a tweet prior to a quid pro quo. Appears Carr has sold his soul and reputation to the devil 🔥🔥🔥

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Trump seeks to replace White House visitor screening center with underground facility | CNN Politics The White House is planning to build a sprawling 33,000-square-foot underground security screening facility for visitors, part of a larger renovation effort in the President Donald Trump’s makeover of...

The White House is planning to build a sprawling 33,000-square-foot underground security screening facility for visitors, part of a larger renovation effort in President Donald Trump’s makeover of the campus.

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The term "kakistocracy" was first coined in the 17th century. It derives from the Greek words "kákistos" (κάκιστος), meaning "worst," and "krátos" (κράτος), meaning "rule" or "power."

The term describes a government run by the least qualified or most unscrupulous individuals.

#ResistTrump

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If anyone wasn't of the belief that he's trying to create a state-run media, the fact that he shared this should take care of any hesitation on that front.

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😕

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Who will be the first to take off their shoes? Across Washington, D.C., a new fashion trend has taken hold of those in Trump’s circle: embarrassingly oversized clown shoes.

Under Joseph Stalin the rule was “Don’t ever be the first to stop applauding!”

Now, Donald Trump’s men are learning the same lesson — the humiliating way. Although this time, the question is different: “Who will be the first to take off their shoes?” www.democracydocket.com/opinion/who-...

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Washington passes "millionaires tax" despite concerns of wealth flight Following a 24-hour marathon session, Washington lawmakers passed a 9.9% tax on high earners. Gov. Bob Ferguson calls it "historic progress" for working families.

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www.foxbusiness.com/politics/was...

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2 hours ago

If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.

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Dear Brendan Carr, in other words, GO FCC YOURSELF!

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Officials rejected Kushner for top secret clearance, were overruled Jared Kushner was rejected for a top-secret clearance by two career security specialists, but their supervisor overruled them and approved him, sources say.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... The Trojan Horse named Jared Kushner rode in on an AIPAC Horse filled with Treasonous Democrats who swore allegiance to another country other than the UNITED STATES. #Epstein #NEWS #mutuals #EConsky The enemy within.

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Inspectors General are essential for investigating waste, fraud, and abuse in our government.

That's why Trump has fired more IGs than all other presidents combined.

He's rigging the game so he can't be held accountable.

American taxpayers deserve better.

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Even the conservative Wall Street Journal understands the havoc wealth inequality is wreaking on our economy and society.

It’s far past time to unrig the system. https://www.wsj.com/finance/billionaires-low-taxes-are-becoming-a-problem-for-the-economy-27a560ca

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Exactly this. 🎯

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Pentagon’s Boat Bombings Are Illegal, Human Rights Panel Is Told Experts condemned the U.S. campaign at a human rights meeting in Guatemala, and the Trump administration condemned the meeting.

Experts in international and U.S. domestic law told an inter-American human rights organization on Friday that the Pentagon’s campaign of blowing up boats it suspected of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean was illegal.

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Shady Vance in North Carolina: He seems to be clueless or deliberately devious re the Big Ugly Bill. He says: "The One Big Beautiful Bill is chock full of good things for this district and state.” In actuality, it will cause 450K North Carolinians to lose healthcare coverage.

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When big banks fail, the execs responsible often walk away w/millions while the public absorbs the damage.

That’s just F$%^ing wrong!

Now a bipartisan Senate bill would finally claw back their bonuses.

No more golden parachutes for wrecking the financial system.

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Nuremberg is currently very popular on Netflix. Gee, I wonder why . . .

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The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled.

A truly extraordinary moment.

We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

Act like it.

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4 days ago

Lewis Bollard
@Lewis_Bollard
Hidden on page 744 of the farm bill the House Agriculture Committee passed Thursday is a provision that would condemn millions of pigs to a lifetime in gestation crates.

Rebranded the 'Save Our Bacon Act,' it's a pork-industry play to wipe out every state law banning the sale of pork from crated pigs — laws the conservative Supreme Court upheld in 2023.

Over 85% of Democrats and Republicans oppose these crates. Voters have backed ballot measures to ban them in state after state.

The pork industry knows it can't win a straight vote on this. So it's burying the provision in an 800-page bill and hoping no one notices.

Contact your senators and representative today and tell them: oppose the farm bill unless the Save Our Bacon Act is stripped out. You can reach them at http://senate.gov and http://house.gov — it takes two minutes and it matters.

This is hideous and horrible, and the people pushing for it deserve to spend the rest of their lives in a cage.

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The Washington Post Is Using Reader Data to Set Subscription Prices. How Does That Work? - Washingtonian If recent events have not compelled you to cancel your Washington Post subscription, then you might have been in for sticker shock at the dawn of your latest billing cycle. Many readers have been…

Many Washington Post readers have been notified via email that their subscription rates are set to increase. Nestled at the bottom of these emails, you’ll find an asterisk and the following: “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data.”

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Jumping for Joy!
Sharing this adorable kitty jumping on a trampoline for #Caturday

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18 hours ago
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I have nothing to add here. Yes, it’s that bad.

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12 hours ago

Classic period piece

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