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Love animals, nature, hiking, LitRPG, science fiction, tabletop games including Co-op and D&D.

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Trump's Tylenol warning echoes past misconceptions about mothers and autism Medical scholars say, efforts to find a singular cause for autism has historically led to scrutinizing parents and fueling stigma about autism

Medical scholars say efforts to find a singular cause for autism has historically led to scrutinizing parents and fueling stigma.

26.09.2025 11:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 665    ๐Ÿ” 136    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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@kathygori.bsky.social daily comedy

02.07.2025 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1125    ๐Ÿ” 263    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.

I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. Iโ€™m sorry we have to live through this.

03.07.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 101108    ๐Ÿ” 22051    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3579    ๐Ÿ“Œ 935

Weโ€™re honored to report that over 11 million showed up for todayโ€™s No Kings protest, and totals are still coming in. Justโ€ฆ wow. WOW ๐Ÿ˜ฎ! Thereโ€™s nothing more to say.

15.06.2025 01:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21178    ๐Ÿ” 4439    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 550    ๐Ÿ“Œ 516
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I encourage everyone to consider attending one of the many demonstrations planned for tomorrow across the country.

Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest.

Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org

13.06.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11970    ๐Ÿ” 3274    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 275    ๐Ÿ“Œ 144

Supreme Court extends block on deportations under Alien Enemies Act.

16.05.2025 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4761    ๐Ÿ” 496    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

Donald Trump's plan to accept a $400 million jet from a foreign government is corrupt and unconstitutional.

Heโ€™s making deals for himself while making life less affordable for you.

12.05.2025 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1418    ๐Ÿ” 259    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 130    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

This is part of a Trump Day One EO. He shut down the refugee resettlement program and said that it could only come back once the program had been changed โ€œto admit only those refugees who can fully and appropriately assimilate into the United States.โ€

For Trump, that means Afrikaners.

12.05.2025 18:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 655    ๐Ÿ” 233    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 70    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
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REPORTER: What do you say to people who view that luxury jet as a personal gift to you?

TRUMP: You're ABC fake news, right? Let me tell you -- you should be embarrassed asking that question. They're giving us a free jet ... when they give you a putt, you pick it up and you walk to the next hole

12.05.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3913    ๐Ÿ” 1031    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1244    ๐Ÿ“Œ 534

Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didnโ€™t know if they had to uphold the Constitution?

How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?

20 minutes at the most

11.05.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49060    ๐Ÿ” 9692    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1721    ๐Ÿ“Œ 384

Tomorrow there will be more of us.

12.05.2025 02:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13687    ๐Ÿ” 1280    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 217    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36
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Ethics is for losers, Trump says.

12.05.2025 02:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2305    ๐Ÿ” 422    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 168    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52

Today on Motherโ€™s Day, letโ€™s remember every mother deserves a livable wage, affordable child care, paid family leave, and the ability to retire with dignity.

America must become a nation which treats all mothers and their kids with the respect and dignity they deserve.

11.05.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5816    ๐Ÿ” 1066    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 92    ๐Ÿ“Œ 44
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BREAKING: AOC just what off on Tom Homan and Kristi Noem when defending the Democrats, who protested at the New Jersey ICE facility.

11.05.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 909    ๐Ÿ” 188    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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This isnโ€™t a good idea even if the plane was being donated to the U.S. government. But Trump GETS TO KEEP THE PLANE??? Itโ€™s simply a cash payment to Trump in exchange for favors. Just wildly illegal.

11.05.2025 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8087    ๐Ÿ” 2266    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 688    ๐Ÿ“Œ 171
A photo of a person in front of the Supreme Court holding a handmade rally sign reading "Proud mom of a cherished trans child."

A photo of a person in front of the Supreme Court holding a handmade rally sign reading "Proud mom of a cherished trans child."

This weekend we're celebrating all of the moms who support their children without condition, exactly as they are.

11.05.2025 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1522    ๐Ÿ” 197    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

I feel like the president taking a bribe from another country does more than "raise substantial ethical issues."

11.05.2025 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 127    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden

Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered

He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office

And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!

Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal

11.05.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8848    ๐Ÿ” 3058    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 471    ๐Ÿ“Œ 158

Someone tell the NY Times that Hillary is accepting a plane from Qatar. Then maybe theyโ€™ll stop being pussies and start covering it for the corruption that it is.

11.05.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17200    ๐Ÿ” 4368    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 373    ๐Ÿ“Œ 156

Hurricane season is about to start, and we are going to be cooked with this administration in charge. No progress on affordable insurance, so people get to lose their businesses and homes and the rich can buy up all that land.

11.05.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The new head of FEMA warned staff, โ€œDonโ€™t get in my way,โ€ and threatened to โ€œrun right overโ€ anyone who tried to interfere with him.

11.05.2025 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4735    ๐Ÿ” 1098    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 326    ๐Ÿ“Œ 71
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Trump Is to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One

Breaking News: President Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar that he will use as Air Force One and will keep using after he leaves office. The plan โ€” involving possibly the biggest foreign gift ever received by the U.S. government โ€” raises substantial ethical issues.

11.05.2025 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1598    ๐Ÿ” 523    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 971    ๐Ÿ“Œ 734

Itโ€™s Sunday and Qatar just bribed the President.

Bookmark this and come back to it when Trumpโ€™s corruption comes full circle, and he inevitably gives them some incredible deal.

11.05.2025 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 404    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Trump reportedly is set to accept a jet from Qatar's ruling family for possible use as Air Force One President Donald Trump reportedly is set to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week.

President Trump reportedly is set to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from Qatar's ruling family during his trip to the Middle East this week, and U.S. officials could convert the plane into a potential presidential aircraft.

11.05.2025 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 180    ๐Ÿ” 67    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 104    ๐Ÿ“Œ 43
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NASA, in surprise shift, may launch rockets to Mars next year The move could benefit Elon Muskโ€™s SpaceX company, which has announced plans to land a rocket on the planet.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to spend $1 billion on travel to Mars on Musk's rocket ships while they close Social Security offices and fire Social Security workers.

That's not efficiencyโ€”that's theft.

09.05.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1730    ๐Ÿ” 442    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 143    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29
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RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.

The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.

08.05.2025 21:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7691    ๐Ÿ” 3634    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2650    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2366

So let me get this straight, we finally get an American pope, and some of the America first crowd is mad because he cares about the poor and immigrants. Am i missing something here?

09.05.2025 00:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54002    ๐Ÿ” 8186    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3381    ๐Ÿ“Œ 549

The Trump administration fired Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla D. Hayden as part of their sweeping book ban efforts. One of the titles removed? Freckleface Strawberry, a childrenโ€™s book about self-acceptance. Seriously, who gets offended by that?

09.05.2025 04:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4894    ๐Ÿ” 940    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 219    ๐Ÿ“Œ 43

Think Elon Musk is out of Washington? Think again. DOGE is quietly building a massive data collection system designed to centralize unprecedented access to your personal information Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses, and more.

07.05.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4231    ๐Ÿ” 1438    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 176    ๐Ÿ“Œ 104

Even *if* you accept Stephen Millerโ€™s (textually, historically, and morally indefensible) claim that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process, youโ€™d *still* need due process to ensure that the individuals at issue are, in fact, undocumented.

His argument fails even on its own terms.

05.05.2025 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38327    ๐Ÿ” 8004    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 804    ๐Ÿ“Œ 255

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