Maggie Washburne

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Maggie WashburneDec 15, 2022
ProPublicaDec 14, 2022

Newly obtained records show how Leonard Leo, an architect of the right-wing takeover of the courts, has been funding groups pushing to change #elections and anti-discrimination laws.

Flush with money after receiving the largest-known political advocacy donation in U.S. history, #conservative activist Leo & his associates are spending millions of dollars to #influence some of the most consequential recent #SupremeCourt cases.

#DarkMoney #Politics #SCOTUS #Courts

https://www.propublica.org/article/leonard-leo-scotus-elections-nonprofits-discrimination?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Conservative Activist Poured Millions Into Groups Seeking to Influence Supreme Court on Elections and Discrimination

Newly obtained records show how Leonard Leo, an architect of the right-wing takeover of the courts, has been funding groups pushing to change elections and anti-discrimination laws.

ProPublica
Maggie WashburneDec 15, 2022
Free covid tests are available again - just in time! https://www.npr.org/2022/12/15/1142926180/free-covid-tests-mail-order
You can order free COVID tests again by mail

People are gathering indoors for the holidays, and there's been an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The federal government says you should test often to try to prevent the spread of the virus.

NPR
Show threadMaggie WashburneDec 15, 2022
@DavMicRot Over the past two years Native American lifespans have decreasd by almost7 years. Our nation needs to address this. https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/study-shows-life-expectancy-among-native-populations-plummeted-between-2019-and-2021/article_b6609178-3092-11ed-8220-db168e353b07.amp.html
Study shows life expectancy among Native populations plummeted between 2019 and 2021

<p>Life expectancy for American Indian and Alaska Natives declined over the past two years, and dropped more than other populations in the U.S., according to a recently released national study.</p>

Yakima Herald-Republic
Show threadMaggie WashburneDec 14, 2022
@SAWYNNE1 It may be the press just won’t cover her. My mother was Mexican and I’ve lived in villages in some of these countries, MX, Guatemala, Colombia & visited many others. The problems have been morphing. I would just like to see a more in-depth analysis of the issues presented to all of us. When there was an immigration wave in the last administration, they were clearly Indigenous people who were leaving traditional homelands after millennia of abuse. Thanks.
Maggie WashburneDec 14, 2022
Jen01PhxDec 14, 2022
ONE NATION UNDER GUNS by Ryan Busse
How this year’s Supreme Court ruling on Second Amendment rights is changing everything https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/gun-violence-scotus-bruen-ruling-mass-shootings/672446/ #endgunviolence
The Supreme Court Has Upended Gun Control

How this year’s Supreme Court ruling on Second Amendment rights is changing everything

The Atlantic
Maggie WashburneDec 14, 2022
Augie RayDec 14, 2022
I'm not saying there are a lot of viral infections going around right now, but when the NY Times feels the need to publish a list of symptoms so you can figure out which of four illnesses you have, that might be saying something.
The rate of COVID positive testing is at its highest point in three months in the US. The US rate of flu hospitalization is up 50 to 100% in the past two weeks across all age groups. Masks on to protect yourself and your family this holiday season!
Show threadMaggie WashburneDec 14, 2022
@augieray I am reminded of the Firesign Theater’s skit “Beat the Reaper”. Prescient. https://youtu.be/D3zZ_ih0Jpc “Are you ready for Symptom Number 7?” This doesn’t include the followup where he tries to get a taxi.
The Firesign Theatre- "Beat The Reaper"

YouTube
Maggie WashburneDec 14, 2022
Adrian SegarDec 14, 2022

A long post on my findings and thoughts on alternatives to #Twitter, including #Mastodon, #Discord, #PostNews, #CounterSocial, and #HiveSocial.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2022/12/alternatives-to-twitter/

Alternatives to eXTwitter : Conferences That Work

My findings and thoughts on some alternatives to Twitter (aka "X"): Mastodon, Discord, Post News, and Counter Social

Conferences That Work
Maggie WashburneDec 14, 2022
Useful article comparing Bluebird alternatives. Mastodon might win out. https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2022/12/alternatives-to-twitter/
Alternatives to eXTwitter : Conferences That Work

My findings and thoughts on some alternatives to Twitter (aka "X"): Mastodon, Discord, Post News, and Counter Social

Conferences That Work
Show threadMaggie WashburneDec 14, 2022
@SAWYNNE1 I wish she’d speak up about the problems in Central and South America that are fueling increased migrations. Nicaragua, for example, is apparently inviting Russian troops there and jailing/ killing people Ortega considers dangerous, which can be anyone.https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/relatives-fear-lives-jailed-nicaraguan-opponents-91647618
Relatives fear for lives of jailed Nicaraguan opponents

Families of four well-known opposition figures jailed in Nicaragua fear for their relatives' lives because of bad conditions at the infamous El Chipote prison

ABC News