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@sunsteph.bsky.social

Caregiver to a crazy dog. Editor. Fan of pretty things & snark.

48 Followers  |  43 Following  |  13 Posts  |  Joined: 09.01.2025  |  1.723

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At no time in history has Rage against the Machine songs been more relevant then today. If you loved them then or their music now you know what you need to do now and in the elections to come.

08.02.2026 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country β€” every single one of them.

13.01.2026 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 19537    πŸ” 5488    πŸ’¬ 320    πŸ“Œ 293
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No notes

29.08.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 14425    πŸ” 4070    πŸ’¬ 218    πŸ“Œ 171
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No kings, masters, overlords or any of that bullshit. Time to take the country back.

28.05.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 12044    πŸ” 3450    πŸ’¬ 236    πŸ“Œ 105
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Five Fast Facts on the Cost of Living in California Post-pandemic inflation boosted prices for everything from groceries to health care, and today, Californians face considerable economic uncertainty. What do we know about some of the key costs for the...

My latest blog for PPIC on cost of living. Everything's gotten more expensive and it's gonna get worse.
www.ppic.org/blog/five-fa...

22.05.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

17.04.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 53613    πŸ” 13528    πŸ’¬ 1855    πŸ“Œ 793
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here’s a curse word free version of β€œlook it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians πŸ₯°πŸ˜˜

07.04.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 12963    πŸ” 3781    πŸ’¬ 411    πŸ“Œ 371
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I'd like to stretch the weekend out as long as possible.

07.04.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s tariffs will cost American families $3,800 a year on average – the largest middle-class tax increase in a generation.

While this administration makes it harder and harder for working families to get by, President Trump β€œcouldn’t care less.”

03.04.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 2
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I remember it being unpleasant & a lot less fudge-y.

18.03.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 55129    πŸ” 3811    πŸ’¬ 1467    πŸ“Œ 249
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It's only Tuesday!

18.03.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Someone made a Wiley E. Coyote style painted wall to see if Tesla’s autopilot would detect it and well…

16.03.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 22456    πŸ” 6172    πŸ’¬ 549    πŸ“Œ 881
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Looking as crazy as this week feels.

12.03.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.

Healthy food from local farmers for kids being cut by Trump and Musk seems on brand www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

11.03.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1460    πŸ” 494    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 52
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Exclusive: Trump administration pushed out US military health agency head, officials say U.S. Army Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, the head of the military's health agency and one of the most senior Black female officers in the Army, was forced to retire on Friday, two sources told Reuters.

Fired by a Fox news personality, drunkard, that ran 2 veterans organizations into the ground...Hegseth hasn't done 1/100th of what this patriot has done. Merit my ass... www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

05.03.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Role of Trade in California's Economy as Tariffs Loom The Trump administration has proposed tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada and has already imposed tariffs on Chinese goods. We look at California's imports and exports with these three countiesβ€”ou...

www.ppic.org/blog/the-rol...

05.03.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Galileo giving side-eye to the nonsense he heard last night.

05.03.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘‡

03.03.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 43899    πŸ” 7810    πŸ’¬ 161    πŸ“Œ 340
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A reminder for these times.

01.03.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 82656    πŸ” 17703    πŸ’¬ 648    πŸ“Œ 451
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What madness will the next week bring...?!

01.03.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, look the doges are recruiting!

Use a VPN if you apply.

bsky.app/profile/espi...

24.02.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp' Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to β€œdrain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.

Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.

Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law

Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...

23.02.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 69393    πŸ” 17966    πŸ’¬ 2516    πŸ“Œ 986
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Galileo continues to have many questions about what the fuck is happening with our country.

22.02.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.

17.02.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 57618    πŸ” 7441    πŸ’¬ 574    πŸ“Œ 195
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CDC staffers describe an increasingly chaotic agency as layoffs begin β€œThe feeling in the building is fear.”

CDC staffers, who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation, speak of the increasing chaos upending their work since Trump's return.

β€œThe feeling in the building is fear.”

18.02.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 467    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 8
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Survived another week!

31.01.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Six Fast Facts on Californians’ Economic Mood How are Californians feeling about their own financial situation and the state's economic outlook? We highlight several key takeaways from a recent PPIC Statewide Survey on economic well-being in our ...

A little piece I wrote about people's fears for their economic future.
www.ppic.org/blog/six-fas...

24.01.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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