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Vanessa Global

@vanessaglobal.bsky.social

Native American brown gal, Oregonian, veteran, globetrotter, linguist, teacher, critical thinker, reader, learner, atheist, nature & animal lover, 'hockeyist', constructive, motivated, independent, lifelong ANTI-Trumpamagelon, realist - NO BS!!!

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Facing threatening or deviously deceptive situations, it's wise to refrain from broadcasting such information or explaining what & how you know.

Don't give perpetrators any ammunition you are not prepared to have used against you or your concerns.

Sacrifices must be made; make them count.

04.03.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | I Worked for Block. Its A.I. Job Cuts Aren’t What They Seem.

Nuanced analysis of the AI driven Block layoffs:

"Betting big before seeing all the cards is classic Silicon Valley. It puts the company’s employees in a race to make A.I. productive before the gutted teams buckle under the workload and performance deteriorates. "

04.03.2026 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Fantasy of a Comfy Retirement Has Always Been a Mirage

Today's gift link. "The National Institute on Retirement Security, a nonpartisan research organization, put out a report on retirement preparedness among Americans, which showed that the median worker has only $955 saved in defined-contribution retirement accounts." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/o...

04.03.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As teenagers & young adults in the 80s, many of us were well aware that we shouldn't count on social security for our generation's retirement years. I was later surprised to see so many of the ways people got sucked into black holes of financial trends so different and erratic from previous eras.

04.03.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I always knew I didn't want to be rich. I just wanted to do good, constructive work my whole life for fair compensation & live a reasonably decent, happy life. Retirement wasn't attractive, but I knew I would need to be responsible for myself as I aged so my first acts as an adult were investments.

04.03.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Despite Promises, Veterans Affairs Department Cut Thousands of Roles for Doctors and Nurses

Trump admin's massive cuts to military veterans' healthcare,

Despite Promises, Veterans Affairs Dept Cut Thousands of Roles for Doctors & Nurses. Trump eliminated health care positions vacant after a wave of resignations and retirements at the V.A. last year. Gift:
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

04.03.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America’s New Gilded Age

"Teton County is not merely the richest county in the country, per capita, by far; it is a window into America’s near future, as the country enters a new Gilded Age, one in which millionaires are turning into billionaires overnight."

(And the rest of us are left behind)

04.03.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S.

The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a β€œglobal censorship-industrial complex.”

04.03.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tillis to Noem: "A 14 month old dog is basically a teenager in dog years. You decided to kill that dog bc you hadn't invested the appropriate training, then you have the audacity to write a book & say it's a leadership lesson! ... Those are bad decisions not unlike what happened in Minneapolis"

03.03.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 14851    πŸ” 3698    πŸ’¬ 578    πŸ“Œ 534
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Oregon’s largest teachers union will not endorse any current candidates for governor β€’ Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Education Association in 2022 endorsed then-candidate Tina Kotek for governor, but members recently voted not to endorse her again.

time for the kotek campaign to do a serious course correction

03.03.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adding Up What Urban Highways Really Cost A new report maps the economic toll that downtown freeways exact on 142 US cities β€” and tallies up what that land could be worth if it was developed for other uses.

New report by @thedotcity.bsky.social finds that roughly 66,000 acres of land in 142 US cities are consumed by highways, representing an untapped development potential of more than half a trillion dollars and $5.2 billion in foregone property tax revenue every year. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

04.03.2026 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

And in between, Clinton recovered from the Reagan/Bush shit & O’Bama recovered from W shit. Biden facilitated recovery from 45’s shit & this country decided they wanted more shit. Go figure.

02.03.2026 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 124    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1
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See a pattern here?

02.03.2026 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9463    πŸ” 3840    πŸ’¬ 512    πŸ“Œ 180

2) Start throwing well-aimed serious monkey wrenches. We all have our powers. Seriously consider your powers and start using them if your aren't already. This ain't a pillow fight and November or legislators are not going to fix this. You are, WE are.

03.03.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Neither will legislation nor voter participation stop Trumpamagalon or its cronies & minions because it has already seriously compromised our institutions & systems and almost half the population. 1) Stop feeding the 2-headed monster of Trumpamagalon & Big Money your money & your labor! ...

03.03.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

....YOU willing to do in the struggle to neutralize or end authoritarian rule? Street protests & marches & written protests online & offline aid unity, motivation, & informing, but they won’t stop this authoritarian regime because Trumpamagalon doesn’t care about the people or common decency.

03.03.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Too many Americans believe this will all be over if they follow internalized rules & laws of American order, or when Trump dies. Frankly, those 2 ships sailed long ago. There is no exit from this hell without disruption & violence from the resistance. Ask yourself, what are YOU DOING? What are...

03.03.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Turmoil Takes Hold at CDC as Top Officials Keep Leaving Trump plans to nominate a new director at the nation’s top health agency following months of upheaval.

Inside the turmoil and leadership vacuum at the CDC

The Trump administration intends to nominate a permanent director soon

One person already turned the job down

NEW [gift link] www.wsj.com/health/healt...

02.03.2026 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
Today should be your 38th birthday..
When you lose your son you lose more than a child you lose a piece of your heart and your joy. Life is forever altered, and nothing can ever fill that space. Yet in my soul, he remains, my precious boy, forever loved. His laughter, his smile, and his love are woven into who I am. My love for him will never fade. Yor are my pride and my joy - you've made a change that cannot be broken..

Today should be your 38th birthday.. When you lose your son you lose more than a child you lose a piece of your heart and your joy. Life is forever altered, and nothing can ever fill that space. Yet in my soul, he remains, my precious boy, forever loved. His laughter, his smile, and his love are woven into who I am. My love for him will never fade. Yor are my pride and my joy - you've made a change that cannot be broken..

Alex's mom on his 38th birthday.

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Warnings to citizens to evacuate 3 days into this war, when airspace is closed, is a clear sign of ZERO strategy and planning by the Trump admin.

Now Americans have limited options to evacuate at an extremely dangerous moment with no government assistance. This admin is failing its citizens.

03.03.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1302    πŸ” 504    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 49

🚨 NEWS: Comptroller Lierman, Treasurer Davis, and I sent a joint letter to President Trump demanding reimbursement of tariff revenues illegally imposed by his administration on Maryland consumers and businesses.

27.02.2026 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2
Quote from Washington Times editorial board

"[Radical liberals] don't realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country's highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there."

Quote from Washington Times editorial board "[Radical liberals] don't realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country's highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there."

Uh no...we definitely realize it.

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This is going to be stuck in my head for weeks.

02.03.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fascism in America will manifest as a series of atrocities viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until there's a pounding on your door.

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Three previously unknown donors gave $26 million to Trump-aligned dark money group - Issue One An Issue One examination of tax filings has revealed three previously unknown donors who gave more than $26 million to Securing American Greatness, a dark money group that supported President…

Donors to pro-Trump dark money group revealed to be ... other dark money groups. issueone.org/press/three-...

27.02.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Money in Politics Roundup β€” February 2026 These stories on campaign finance and influence peddling are shaping the midterms.

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

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New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting The β€œshow your papers” requirement is an attack on the freedom to vote.

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

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How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account Our national project of elite impunity

After the arrests of powerful men across the world, you might be asking why the US has so much trouble holding its leaders accountable for lawbreaking. Since Nixon, all three branches of government have worked hard to ensure they can break the law with impunity www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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The Politics of Judicial Elections 2023-24 Spending hit new highs, fueled largely by interest groups and battles over abortion rights.

Just published my analysis of spending in the 2024 state supreme court election cycle. At $157 million, this was the most expensive cycle ever for judicial races…by a lot. Including in states where judicial elections probably weren’t on your radar.

26.02.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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I’ve Battled Racist Online Trolls For Years. AI Is A Whole Different Beast | Essence Shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, I notified my followers on Instagram that I was speaking to Yahoo! News about what such a monumental attack on reproductive […]

BIG ESSENCE. FIRST OP-ED. ALL ME. BIG MAMA. RUN IT UP.

www.essence.com/news/ai-raci...

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