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Mehala Vaidhyanathan

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Educator, Artist, and Barbershop Singer.

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We need your help. It’s all hands on deck! Only one more senator is needed to block the Senate budget bill. We can do this together. Call your Senator at 202-224-3121. #resist

30.06.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'There Is No Intel': Trump's Attacks on Iran Were Based on Vibes, Sources Say Trump’s decision to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities was not based on new intelligence, administration officials say.

Trump’s attacks on Iran were based on vibes, not new intel, two administration officials tell Rolling Stone. β€œThere is no intel,” one of the sources says. β€œThe intelligence assessments have not really changed”

22.06.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 3957 πŸ” 1721 πŸ’¬ 286 πŸ“Œ 364
Redirecting...

I'm joining @whipkclark.bsky.social, @warren.senate.gov, and @trahan.house.gov at Planned Parenthood in Boston to sound the alarm on Trump and Republicans' latest attack on reproductive healthcare.

Tune in:
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23.06.2025 13:38 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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Missouri Officials Seize Control of St. Louis Police, in Latest Bid to Shutter Local Reforms The takeover returns St. Louis to a Civil War-era arrangement of state control. A local official calls the move "a clear gesture of white men wanting to control urban areas."

Missouri adopted a law that ends St. Louis’ ability to run its own police, transferring control to the GOP-run state government. The law also requires St. Louis to commit 25% of its budget to policing. boltsmag.org/missour...

23.06.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 612 πŸ” 346 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 59
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21.06.2025 14:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Split Screen: Michelle Wu, mayorhood and motherhood Women politicians are treated differently, and especially so when they are pregnant or mothers.

When Mayor Wu gave birth, the Boston Globe ran a photo showing her seated and listening rather than leading.

We’ve seen this before with Jane Swift and Kamala Harris. Same framing, same message. Power isn’t pregnant.Β 

@azzacohen.bsky.social‬ reflects on the trend of visual sexism.

05.06.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 1146 πŸ” 252 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 9

DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States

15.04.2025 12:47 πŸ‘ 39892 πŸ” 13242 πŸ’¬ 546 πŸ“Œ 503
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β€œMother Ukraine” oil on canvas. 16x20.

30.03.2025 11:10 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My latest work, β€œSunset on the Charles #3”. Oil on canvas. 24x30.

13.03.2025 13:02 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My latest painting

23.02.2025 18:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

DOGE recommended firing workers at:

-FDA, which oversees Neuralink

-FAA, which oversees SpaceX

-USAID, which probed Starlink

-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.

"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

19.02.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 63061 πŸ” 22578 πŸ’¬ 1153 πŸ“Œ 954
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You don’t say…

11.02.2025 12:17 πŸ‘ 5709 πŸ” 1754 πŸ’¬ 461 πŸ“Œ 166
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Elon Musk built his wealth from taxpayer-funded research β€” now he's trying to destroy future science The billionaire should be writing a thank you note to Al Gore, not wrecking burgeoning developments

Why read past headlines: There's been a lot of coverage of how Musk built his wealth on government loans and contracts.

I go beyond that and demonstrate how he made his fortune on other people's research β€” and it all originates with federal funding.

www.salon.com/2025/02/11/e...

11.02.2025 11:37 πŸ‘ 857 πŸ” 319 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 19
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Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts False and misleading social media posts are circulating online as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development.

What you mean is they are fucking lies. Hundreds of them. β€” Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts apnews.com/article/usai...

08.02.2025 23:24 πŸ‘ 2903 πŸ” 961 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 33
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Elon Musk claims to have "deleted" the office in the IRS which has enabled people to file their tax returns electronically, simply, and for free.

03.02.2025 19:58 πŸ‘ 8601 πŸ” 3172 πŸ’¬ 514 πŸ“Œ 623

PSA to male writers trying to write women characters, we rarely, if ever, 'gently cup our breasts'

03.02.2025 11:53 πŸ‘ 3383 πŸ” 156 πŸ’¬ 279 πŸ“Œ 48

Pretty damning evidence tipping the scales on the question of whether Musk is pro-apartheid.

03.02.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 629 πŸ” 203 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 3

The long hallway at my workplace has motion detector lights in the ceiling. On Sundays when I am one of the few in the building they turn on above me as I walk through. It makes me feel like a choir should be singing an angelic chord.

02.02.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...

Last night, Musk's staff were stopped trying to enter USAID's HQ. They threatened to call U.S. Marshals.

@cnn.com: Sources say they wanted access to security systems and personnel files and to access classified information.

Today, the USAID Director of Security and his deputy were put on leave.

02.02.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 1239 πŸ” 666 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 126
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Musk’s allies were granted access to the U.S. Treasury payment system.

Treasury stays silent.

White House stays silent.

Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.

02.02.2025 13:52 πŸ‘ 15983 πŸ” 5476 πŸ’¬ 1216 πŸ“Œ 308

Oh right he's going to crash the economy tomorrow

30.01.2025 20:53 πŸ‘ 204 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

Any US Senator who votes for Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr. or Kash Patel are betraying their oath of office to serve their constituents and uphold the Constitution.

30.01.2025 16:46 πŸ‘ 18001 πŸ” 5227 πŸ’¬ 518 πŸ“Œ 195

➑️ January 20: FAA director fired
➑️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➑️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➑️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➑️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

30.01.2025 15:37 πŸ‘ 58507 πŸ” 26344 πŸ’¬ 1355 πŸ“Œ 2084

Why can’t senators and reporters just declare that RFK, Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel are radical, unhinged, cultish, divorced from reality, and too dangerous to be taken seriously? They don’t have to play this game as if it’s normal times and they are normal people.

30.01.2025 17:30 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.

Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.

But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.

They aren’t firing for a reason.

30.01.2025 18:02 πŸ‘ 135147 πŸ” 24459 πŸ’¬ 2779 πŸ“Œ 834
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I work in a huge building that was originally a candy factory. It is patrolled by these R2D2 looking robots. This makes me smile.

29.01.2025 17:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Updated DEI list of companies committed to DEI
Costco, Meijer,Kroger,Giant Grocery,Ben & Jerry’s,Ulta,Macy’s, Old Navy,Nordstrom’s,TJ Maxx,GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…),Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans (for those on the east coast)

25.01.2025 20:42 πŸ‘ 31380 πŸ” 7733 πŸ’¬ 1165 πŸ“Œ 569

Companies Scaling Back or Denouncing DEI

Amazon
Boeing
Brown-Forman
Caterpillar
Ford
Harley-Davidson
John Deere
Lowe’s
Molson Coors
McDonald’s
Meta
Nissan
Stanley Black & Decker
Target
Tractor Supply
Toyota
Walmart

Support who supports you ✨✊

25.01.2025 12:16 πŸ‘ 26770 πŸ” 10480 πŸ’¬ 1874 πŸ“Œ 981
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My LL and neighbor are here fixing my dishwasher. Faith thinks their legs make great hurdles and keeps running and jumping over them.

25.01.2025 17:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0