2026-05-17T06:30:38Z https://yabu.me Shelley Powers https://yabu.me/npub1hxkqkg4wvec3he2g2rkf6u6y3adrpcdj3mpy9j0r493wd04nq27q36jsau https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/257/506/250/047/616/original/ed4b1265ed93df60.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/257/506/250/047/616/original/ed4b1265ed93df60.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyy4ay245w0h65saxwjrvccdk0rqx88m5k06kpcyxd4jz6g8xmzagzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptcnrfnvv The author, Tharoor, wrote on X-witter <br/><br/>&#39;A senior foreign diplomat posted at the UN texts me: &#34;This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?&#34;&#39;<br/><br/>#giftarticle <br/><br/><a href="https://wapo.st/42JkRO8">https://wapo.st/42JkRO8</a> 2025-09-24T12:38:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstu5y7sjn0e3ems0tkjt5332nh4rcegd2v0l53vfe27f82qwzrzaszyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptcczsa4k Wired has removed the paywall for this piece <br/><br/>How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/2017/02/guide-getting-past-customs-digital-privacy-intact/">https://www.wired.com/2017/02/guide-getting-past-customs-digital-privacy-intact/</a> 2025-03-31T15:36:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2a6xpzdvytn5pj8tkdrs0c6t4c526f2ch4q97cgwy00elw0exvsszyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptc0gj4uh The precedent being set is clear: legal authority is only respected when it serves their agenda.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-ag-paxton-declares-court-orders">https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-ag-paxton-declares-court-orders</a> 2025-03-15T13:20:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0e7et42nmwstxn3n4qv0trml2f2h5z4q5evhj4mhdu9gn5pzvj0gzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptc3u8swj What the firings at FEMA could mean for the next hurricane or wildfire<br/><br/><a href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/nx-s1-5301064/what-the-firings-at-fema-could-mean-for-the-next-hurricane-or-wildfire">https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/nx-s1-5301064/what-the-firings-at-fema-could-mean-for-the-next-hurricane-or-wildfire</a> 2025-02-23T21:25:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsreh9m6dqt26sds7z2yj4yr0sx0qacs4ezjweu7zfpz7h4vsv62pszyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptcyqg62u No, the Social Security &#39;system&#39; did not default to a date of May 01, 1875 when a date is missing. <br/><br/>Social Security: Why look for facts when you can speculate<br/><br/><a href="https://burningbird.substack.com/p/social-security-why-look-for-facts">https://burningbird.substack.com/p/social-security-why-look-for-facts</a> 2025-02-20T16:33:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxmjfr9y20uqp4dcum3gk9mmew8n5t3ad02wr2vrpgyq8jwfq6lwgzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptclqdcrg That anti-transgender law is even worse than you think<br/><br/>The Alabama Legislature might have opened the door to sex segregation.<br/><br/><a href="https://alabamareflector.com/2025/02/17/that-anti-transgender-bill-is-even-worse-than-you-think/">https://alabamareflector.com/2025/02/17/that-anti-transgender-bill-is-even-worse-than-you-think/</a> 2025-02-18T16:08:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs27fxzywp9fdafkqgdynrajxw4cvsw7c8q6egjznd2w2af482zk9gzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptcpflszs There&#39;s no reason for PBS to do this. Most of its funding does not come from the federal government <br/><br/>PBS Removes LGBTQ Teaching Resources in Response to Trump&#39;s Executive Orders<br/><br/><a href="https://hellgatenyc.com/pbs-removes-lgbtq-teaching-resources-trump-eo/">https://hellgatenyc.com/pbs-removes-lgbtq-teaching-resources-trump-eo/</a> 2025-02-13T19:51:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ffpm62y0hnwy6jge0etsegv488rareyv4pdjtklqx8zt7d6ne7qzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptc8algja Rural hospitals, in particular, would be adversely impacted <br/><br/>Republicans target $880B in healthcare cuts; hospitals push back<br/><br/><a href="https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/gop-targets-880b-in-healthcare-cuts-hospitals-push-back.html">https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/gop-targets-880b-in-healthcare-cuts-hospitals-push-back.html</a> 2025-02-13T17:43:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs27yj9kywlfsxa8as4zr2dsyjmc7jnakztd8rujv7c8ucx8anrj2czyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptcdzdzxu It&#39;s pretty obvious now that Trump et al aren&#39;t just coming for people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and women generally...<br/><br/>They&#39;re also coming for people with disabilities. 2025-01-31T12:51:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspd9jmqrdym4gku3ptncd0cr5vt8qt5xzerm4vnfmmcmd647sdqcqzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptccx4r4v #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/696/950/951/639/145/original/831c0ba07a45e553.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-22T14:30:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdvyu8a82uxxsa3k8w9nywcjnqyn26qcqlwd2d896nxe7jppnjusgzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptclq0mz7 I&#39;ve already stopped using Threads. I never did anything on Instagram. Now I have to think hard about Facebook. <br/><br/>Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund in latest step to mend relationship<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/tech/meta-trump-donation-hnk-intl/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/tech/meta-trump-donation-hnk-intl/index.html</a> 2024-12-12T12:03:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrd7mj38xvg2082cw0rhp79rx6m0e7su5j2m47vqujkhduss55wjqzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptcfuesq0 #silentsunday <br/><br/>(Back story for today&#39;s photoL Tyson Valley, A lone Elk, and the Bomb <a href="https://burningbird.net/tyson-valley-lone-elk-bomb/">https://burningbird.net/tyson-valley-lone-elk-bomb/</a>)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/538/262/330/818/658/original/2dba0cf4a6fa1f8b.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-24T13:56:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9j3ujt2035uw6sfmm3te6xwrluf5ud8fju6padzj77sgyatte34szyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptclqplee #SilentSunday #halloween<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/380/474/924/827/152/original/facaf6707011d117.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-27T17:05:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0lplqr67hyaraqqh48f3n25rsr6sxhpg88dznzcs2l47fuh6fr0szyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptcfqh2hc Reminder: Abbott spent over 11 billion dollars on his little border sideshow <br/><br/>Despite warnings, Texas rushed to remove millions from Medicaid. Eligible residents lost care.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/26/texas-medicaid-unwinding-consequences/">https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/26/texas-medicaid-unwinding-consequences/</a> 2024-09-26T11:41:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxt8zxt2uecfr0r9cvlhu6fxwtp5lmsfjnfumwkqgjazqjmgvmdyczyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptc6ffk85 The senior enlisted command chief on a Navy ship assigned to the Pacific secretly installed and use a Starlink system so they could have wifi while deployed. She and 15 others were caught. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/09/03/how-navy-chiefs-conspired-to-get-themselves-illegal-warship-wi-f">https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/09/03/how-navy-chiefs-conspired-to-get-themselves-illegal-warship-wi-f</a> 2024-09-04T15:19:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9y6ptl5elswd3y5ycm842g33us6vamtqcu3shsse3mshs0y5t6vqzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptc52jhs8 #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/062/272/353/593/753/original/cc0eb67bda3406a7.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-01T12:23:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszx72yj7x3h0apsakmdmulthfj3wthgzx5fl2wam69zs3d046jq0gzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptchqex3a Amanda Katz in WaPo <br/><br/>&#39;Just before press time, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he would abandon his unlikely third-party bid for president and endorse Trump, ending a dilemma for voters torn between their love of deportation camps and their love of measles.&#39; 2024-08-23T22:42:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfhcwsmjsay0engahfeas6pxxvhhn6tqvk6nfag6s9prdwu40vpqqzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptc2mqumv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0gzr0hz30t2dvy2v8ynfsn00yjphlj8l0mccfq3xpmdanex02d2cd2cptv'>nevent1q…cptv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Folks that got hit by Debby care about the FEMA section <br/><br/><a href="https://burningbird.net/debby-does-project-2025/">https://burningbird.net/debby-does-project-2025/</a> 2024-08-20T20:59:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswh0pv0h6helcwyes8zx2ywvqlmmunyfw0ua2t7jgwcpvufrz22rqzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptcwxmg8h #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/983/411/469/256/899/original/bc09fc3b4124f0e6.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-18T14:07:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd563ys7xp5q3pg5728azspqrvvz4rgs2y60r3u5m3tfdqp6970ugzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptclnajad In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsde3a3t0x8w7zjqnt9ufl923hxyc68qjn6p646dp0pwregpf94r6gzuy5q8'>nevent1q…y5q8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So why link to them? <br/><br/>Why give them attention? Credibility? <br/><br/>Why? 2024-08-16T23:02:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2f0cn9wa3cjcchlxsa7q6aqq9vx5jr69c8rd7kcjfyzmqkl5wyczyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptc3cuj56 So let’s be clear about what Trump is proposing: He’s proposing an invasion of Mexico. Which means he’s a proposing a war with Mexico.<br/><br/><a href="https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-coming-war-with-mexico">https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-coming-war-with-mexico</a> 2024-08-09T17:27:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0tny43nd7a7lzzxtk7j767sntc5sfn9mkvtyl76gv2yfngvsd8dszyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptchm5m0j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs24qggpzvy45766qhzwn902nh22aup5q02w6cnpyxrj4mwr8yhllssdl7dv'>nevent1q…l7dv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s the GFS model, right? Because I know that NOAA shows the worst rain north of us now, in SC. 2024-08-05T13:46:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp6mrjakk4fdf003ta4lzmwzkxl7krjaec2284q6unwgkvunc7gfgzyzu6czez4en8zxl9fpgwe8tngj845v8pk28vyskfuw5k9e47kvptcph9xlj Did someone say weird? <br/><br/>She says God showed her how. But she&#39;s not telling. <br/><br/>Texas activist frustrates election officials with lawsuit about threat to ballot secrecy<br/><br/><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/02/texas-ballot-secrecy-numbering-lawsuit-laura-pressley/">https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/02/texas-ballot-secrecy-numbering-lawsuit-laura-pressley/</a> 2024-08-02T12:21:47Z