@penelopepenguin.bsky.social

blue dot in a red state. Into crushing the patriarchy, supporting refugees, gardening, and vegetarian cooking.

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September 2025 also saw the Pentagon purchase:

$15.1 million of ribeye steak

$1 million of salmon

272 orders of doughnuts for $139,224

$124,000 for ice cream machines

$26,000 for sushi preparation tables

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Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm In more than half of U.S. states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of DIY solar systems.

In more than half of US states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of small plug-in solar panels that sit on apartment balconies and plug directly into household outlets. Canary Media buff.ly/5B79fOA #ShareGoodNewsToo

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Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It. Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% since Texas banned abortion.

Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans.

(Published July 2025)

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They also do not want to admit this, but "abolish ICE" and "let people have abortions" are in fact mainstream stances.

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‘My scientific career is essentially over.’ A brain drain imperils Massachusetts’ biomedical future. In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts.

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These Senate Democrats are selling out every citizen of the US that has resisted the Trump regime.

They will vote for Trump nominees. But how many will show up at NoKings protests, how many went to Minneapolis to lead the people?

Everyone on this list must be primaried.

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Credit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers’ Reports Under Trump’s CFPB TransUnion and Experian, two of the three major credit bureaus, have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB.

NEW: TransUnion and Experian, two of the three major credit bureaus, have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB.

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Trump seeks way out of Iran war but struggles to define it Speaking from Florida on Monday, the US president highlighted Washington's military successes but failed to offer a clear path out of the conflict, fueling the impression of ongoing improvisation.

Trump seeks way out of Iran war but struggles to define it

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Norman Rockwell painting

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New: A Houston woman is suing Tesla in Harris County, alleging that her Cybertruck, while using Tesla's "Full Self-Driving mode" tried to drive the car off of a bridge. Here is the dashcam footage provided by her lawyers: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

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This puts me at 10 people released. I filed my 1st habeas petition 29 days ago. I am an incredibly small-time, nobody lawyer who knew nothing about immigration law the day I submitted that case. I barely know any more today. I had never sued the federal government and now I've beaten them 10 times.

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“.. Here's a fun fact: The United States now has fewer manufacturing jobs today (12.573M) than it did in March 2018 (12.576M) when Trump first started his tariff wars:”

- @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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3 days ago

Electrify everything.
Ban the production of gasoline-powered vehicles.
Tax oil companies dry.
Subsidize all renewables and EVs.

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🚨 I just now went over to check IG and this 👇 was on my feed. Watch the whole thing.

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A brief history of women's rights in America

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This aged well.

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👀

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The WSJ calls it “the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.” ⛽️

@wsj.com
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North Tehran’s Aqdasiyeh oil depot is ablaze tonight after it was targeted by multiple US-Israeli airstrikes. Apocalyptic scenes filmed by Iranians driving on the nearby highway. Local reporters saying firefighters can’t put it out. This depot is critical energy infrastructure for Iran.

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A shortage of large passenger charter planes due to DHS paying 10x the usual rates to ferry kidnapped migrants is threatening NCAA Tournament travel plans

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There's a free automated tool that removes information about you from Google search results. For some reason, most people don't use it.
I use it, and it's great!

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People are selling your home address online. This privacy tool will help There's a free automated tool that removes information about you from Google search results. For some reason, most people don't use it.

People are selling your home address online. This privacy tool will help
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It’s about time someone said it out loud on a national news show.

Major Gen. Paul Eaton (ret.) — on Trump’s interest in putting boots on the ground:

“We have a situation where someone called a malignant narcissist is unfortunately drifting into a state of dementia that is difficult to manage.”

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	Drone strikes on Amazon Web Services facilities this week in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain highlight the vulnerability of cloud facilities — prominent symbols of US tech power in the region and hard to defend against air attack.

Fars News Agency, an outlet affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said on Thursday that Iran targeted Amazon and Microsoft facilities in recent drone strikes.

Experts say Amazon’s facilities were likely targeted by Iran. Microsoft said it had not experienced any outages in the region.

The strikes mark what is believed to be the world’s first military attack against the US “hyperscalers” that dominate the global cloud computing market.

That could create a chilling effect on the UAE and Saudi Arabia’s plans to spend billions of dollars on local AI infrastructure in the coming years, a crucial plank of the oil-rich states’ efforts to diversify their economies.

“The Iranians view data centres as part of the conflict,” said Matt Pearl, a director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think-tank.

Iran acknowledges they are targeting AWS and Azure data centres. "The Iranians view data centres as part of the conflict,” said Matt Pearl, a director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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Don Huffines wins GOP primary for Texas comptroller Huffines avoided a runoff in a big-money race against acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock and Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick to be the state’s chief financial officer.

Don Huffines, who was revealed a few weeks ago to have bought Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, is the Republican nominee to become the Texas comptroller, the state's chief accountant.
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If there were credible allegations against a Democratic president that he had punched a 13 yr old girl in the face after she bit his penis while he was raping her, Fox would be running that shit on a loop 24/7 and calling for his arrest/execution let alone his impeachment.

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The U.S. economy lost jobs in 0 of the 48 months Joe Biden was president. It has lost jobs in 6 of the 14 months of Trump's second term.

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Ohtani cranks a grand slam in team Japan’s first game of the 2026 WBC.

In Tokyo.

Blessed to be alive to see this. Sound UP.

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