Dani (she/her)

RFK Jr referenced health records from the 1950s, saying 11% of Americans had a chronic disease when “[his] uncle was president,” and now in 2025 it’s at 76%. I probably would have had a minimum of two lobotomies by now if we were still using 1950s science and research.

the police are the most uneducated work sector in america. i will not be taking counter arguments at this time.

search results for what happens when a president dies is up over 300%. what's going on in new bern, nc?

Now I’m curious to see if there is a correlation between coronary deaths and certain news cycles over the last ten years. #academia

I think we could solve a lot of problems by having professional news orgs immediately disabling comments on all social media posts. The things I’ve seen people comment on stories about politics is almost criminal. I say this as a journalist, when do we start holding mass media accountable? 🤷‍♀️

ACLU Demands US Court Release Journalist From ICE Detention ACLU filed habeas petition demanding the immediate release of Mario Guevara from ICE detention in Georgia. He's been in solitary for two months.

The Trump administration's detention of Mario Guevara sends "a chilling message to journalists who weren’t born in the United States: abandon news reporting, particularly on ICE, or you could be next," @kgosztola.bsky.social writes.

costs me less to get weed in Ohio for the month than it does to fill my car’s gas tank 😮‍💨

thumbs down is the new middle finger

to all the marketing/media relations professionals out there: don’t send journalists a pdf of a news release. there’s nothing that makes me not want to write about something more than receiving a pdf. they suck and aren’t all made equally.

Maybe the U.S. government wouldn’t be in debt if it stopped eating avocado toast and drinking $8 lattes

Lakewood mayor, council spar over property purchase Lakewood City Council members accused Mayor Meghan George of trying to sidestep a good-faith process in the purchase a property on Warren Road.

We have a fascist in the federal government right now because of misogynistic thinking like that. Women are not temperamental. Very shameful of Mayor Meghan George. You can read a very brief summary of what started this exchange online here: signalcleveland.org/lakewood-may...

@lakewoodoh.gov is one of the only cities in the country where all three branches of government are led by women.

Why, in 2025, is Mayor Meghan George calling our city council president “temperamental” when the president, Sarah Kepple, was nothing but cordial UNTIL she was interrupted.

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The people want to know what you’re doing and why you won’t take meetings with constituents @repshontelbrown.bsky.social. People deserve answers and representatives that represent their interests. www.reddit.com/r/Cleveland/...

Not even a week after she praised ICE for separating kids from their dads 🫠

Let’s Start Talking About Jail Time for Trump and His MAGA Enablers Trump is the head of a criminal syndicate, and he should be treated accordingly.

The rule of law lives or dies on our willingness to act—occasionally with grim resolve. It’s time for people who value justice to screw their courage to the sticking place.

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Marijuana legalization advocates are the majority. It's time we act like it. • Ohio Capital Journal Seventy percent of Americans, including majorities of both Democratic and Republican voters, say that marijuana should be legal. But in Republican-led states like Ohio, lawmakers choose to either…

Commentary: Seventy percent of Americans, including majorities of both Democratic and Republican voters, say marijuana should be legal. But in GOP-led states like Ohio, lawmakers choose to either ignore these voters or treat them with outright hostility.

What if you’re so outrageously incompetent you get it done in a matter of minutes?

Spring sprungt

The National Weather Service is facing significant staffing cuts and has temporarily reduced weather balloon launches at several sites. These balloons are a key tool used by meteorologists to gather data for weather forecast models.

🗣️ bring back T9 mobile phones

YouTube video by Ze Frank True Facts: Fireflies Need Your Help!

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Along with the pollinators you're trying to attract to your garden, think of these critters too. 🌱

Again, the Secretary of State has no authority to “revoke” green cards.

An Incomplete List of Things Donald Trump Considers to be 'DEI' According to the MAGA resegregationists in the Trump Administration, anything Black is now considered "DEI."

When we searched Trump's executive orders & agencies for a clear definition of "DEI," there wasn't one. But after we looked at what's being targeted by MAGA resegregationists, the definition was clear:

DEI is their term for "something that doesn't help white people.."

tired: putting callouts for sources on social media

wired:

USAID staff have two days to clean out their offices at the agency’s former headquarters in DC.

People are gathering on the sidewalk in the rain to show their support, applauding workers as they pass by.

The EU has also banned those blinding LED headlights. Driving over there must be exquisite.

Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives.

Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.

Thousands of veterans likely fired under DOGE Democrats estimate that nearly 6,000 veterans may have already been fired from their federal jobs as part of the DOGE initiative run by Elon Musk.

Elon Musk has fired an estimated nearly 6,000 Veterans from their federal jobs, including many who are disabled.

In Trump's America, the world's richest man gets to kick thousands of our nation's heroes to the curb. punchbowl.news/article/wash...

YouTube video by Mother Jones Fun fact: White men don't have a monopoly on merit. #DEI

"I have some potentially disturbing news for you," says @garrisonhayes.bsky.social in his latest video. "Throughout American history, the only group of people to consistently get jobs they didn't deserve because they were the right race or the right gender were white men."

We’re still not shopping at Target.