Patti Alley

Brilliant work from @mluckovich.bsky.social

Amazon just announced another round of 16,000 layoffs, months after it laid off 14,000 workers.

Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.

And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.

The system is rigged.

Looks like an excellent list to me.

The Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, said, “When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert.”

When you weave something good from tragedy, it helps right the cosmic scales ⚖️ . And that helps heal the spirit. At least it did for me, after a family tragedy, when I worked to pass the RI Safe Weapon Storage Law in 2024.

Pete Buttigieg WARNS America:

“They didn't stop at the law firms. They didn't stop at the Universities. They didn't even stop at the comedians. They are NOT going to stop until they have TOTAL POWER!."

Unbelievable

The military takeover of Washington is not a “distraction” from Epstein. It’s a military takeover of Washington, which is an even bigger deal, and those of us who kill brain cells reporting on this stuff knows it’s been an explicit goal since before the election.

Rep Jeffries is using his time to give folks time to keep calling and he’s also giving us the blueprint for what needs to be done for 2026.

He’s literally naming names but some of y’all are too busy complaining to notice that.

He’s
Giving
You
The
Blueprint

Pay attention!!!

The forcible ejection of a US Senator from a Press Conference is one of the reddest of red lines.

“I always supported trump through thick and thin. This is not what we voted for.”
Ummmm, yes it is, clueless. YOU did this. Own it.

Listening to his tone makes it very clear what’s at stake. This does not have to be a one way trip.

In South Kingstown we have to vote to extend past 11 PM and we do so when we MUST address a time sensitive matter. We all know that after 4/5 hours, nobody is at their best and members of the public have left. Scheduling a meeting for 1 AM is straight up BS.

I believe this with every cell of my being.

Today we brought an abandoned garden back to life with a community powered project. We are doing what we can to make a difference in challenging times. Together we rise.

Right up the road from us in Brighton. Kind of makes me want to dig deeper witb what’s happening at our hospital.

NEW INVESTIGATION: A private equity-fueled for-profit chain slashed patient care for years while its executives got rich. So we scraped every malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death case tied to Steward hospitals.

And we found how mothers, newborns, and others paid the ultimate price.

Healthcare is in crisis and we in South Kingstown know this well. We need Medicaid funding for South County Hospital and for Thundermist. Contact Senator Reed and Congressman Magaziner if you are from South County.

Because you can look me up and find that i really am an elected Dem.

If I were a member of Congress I would have already introduced a bill prohibiting ICE agents from wearing face masks and requiring them to wear official identification at all times

If the eyes are the mirror to the soul, the 11’s are the frame.

In coffee-producing Uganda, an emerging sisterhood wants more women involved A female business owner in Uganda wanted to create a coffee sisterhood. She knew that women in one of Africa's largest producers did the bulk of the “donkey work” and that men in the largely conservative society stepped in when it came time to sell.

A female business owner in Uganda wanted to create a coffee sisterhood. She knew that women in one of Africa's largest producers did the bulk of the “donkey work” and that men in the largely conservative society stepped in when it came time to sell.

Ok. That Poem? They’re coming for the Social Workers now.

A team of volunteers pitched in today in South Kingstown to clear an abandoned garden for use during the 2025 gardening season. This won’t solve all the world’s problems, but it feels good to do something towards alleviating food insecurity in SK. Better to light a candle than curse the darkness

This is a consolidated post from Senator Chris Murphy on what is happening now.

2022: "The Supreme Court would NEVER overturn Roe v. Wade!"

2025: "The administration would NEVER take away Social Security!"

At a time when Republicans are shutting down and removing constituents from meetings, we in South Kingstown have doubled down on our transparency by live streaming meetings, improving the timeliness of our minutes and moving public comment up earlier in the agenda to make it easier for the public.

Shock as U.S. Caves to Russia in Cybersecurity Fight The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has reportedly received a new list of directives which exclude Russia as a threat.

More Trump/Russia: deliberately lowering our guard.
www.thedailybeast.com/putin-is-on-...

It’s horrifying that it’s come to this, but as someone with a deep affinity for Europe I feel moved seeing that continent come together to try to save itself in the absence of any meaningful aid from the totalitarian regime that’s in the midst of taking over the United States through an illegal coup

RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already implementing his dangerous anti-vax views at HHS.

NEW:

“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”

newrepublic.com/post/192059/...