Cathy S Klein 💙🦋🩵

US-funded contraceptives for poor nations to be burned in France, sources say U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, two sources told Reuters.

US-funded contraceptives for poor nations to be burned in France, sources say reut.rs/4lFSQyq

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first. One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish. Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points. We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are. Anelise Feldman Freshman, Yarmouth High School Yarmouth

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

Really?! So...what happened?

“We do not do civil detention arrests,” Police Chief Paul Saucier said at the time, reassuring them that they wouldn’t be party to the ICE assault Trump was about to unleash. The police, he said, “do not have the authority to affect a civil arrest.”

The rules of the internet clearly state that when you see Tom Holland's Umbrella, you're required to share it.

Company Boasts Spending Up To $20 Million On Trump Crypto Coin To Buy Influence The arrangement puts money in Trump’s pocket in return for the opportunity to change policy — exactly the sort of pay-to-play scheme critics warned about.

Nothing important here. Just a publicly-traded company disclosing to investors that it’s attempting to bribe the President of the United States by buying his cryptocurrency in order to influence his trade policy.

“A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client.”

Conservatives Seize the Moment to Remake Higher Ed A Heritage Foundation event on Tuesday emphasized the need for reform in higher education. A Department of Education speaker touched on how Trump is forcing change.

"(Speculation is rife that an executive order reshaping [university] accreditation will be issued this month.)"
This would be some darkest timeline shit. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

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This man has never cared about anything other than the American people and World citizens. He is a model to all of public service.

It was Boucheron.

The gold fringe bracelet…

is a really bad dancer

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Porcelain War. 🎥🇺🇦
See this film. It is amazing.

Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging?

Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.

Why is the Media still going to White House press events? Just stop going. Boycott. Or at least start asking better questions and challenging the answers.

Section 1. Purpose. This Executive Order establishes the Department of Government Efficiency to implement the President’s DOGE Agenda, by modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.

So I’m confused. I just went to look at the Doge website which is just hawking the coin. Then I found the notice of the establishment of Doge on 1/20. All it talks about is software and technology. Nothing about cutting jobs or costs or programs or agencies.

Segregation of duties does not prevent collusion among Musks boys. They just get or give themselves) access to the 2 or positions that are segregated. I am more worried about them just not sending payments. They can end USAid in a minute by not making their payments.

“Cup of Joe”. Hmmm.

We do not make nearly enough coffee in US to buy local. Good thought though

Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com told me to join Bluesky last night and it only took me 24 hours to figure it out.

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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social on Mike Johnson considering conditioning disaster aid: "Never in California did we question whether or not we, as taxpayers in the largest state in the Union, should support the people of Louisiana at a time of emergency and need. We’d never condition it."

#ThankYouJoe for being the strength and wisdom we needed in 2020, and a true patriotic leader who has made us proud to hang our 🇺🇸flag on our porch again. You have been the best and most successful President of my lifetime.
Forever grateful. 💙🙏🏼
I pray Americans heed your warning.

You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million.

That is a lie.

The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.

Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move.

You don't do this. No ethical person does this to their vendors and partners. This is the hallmark of a crook. www.wired.com/story/metas-...

My sympathies.

Send an email to your Congressman asking them to get it done! Dems get stuff done. I sent email to Swalwell, who comes from a family police officers.