Ally to Democracy
Just a Mom who believes in equality, social justice, healthy democracy & the power of science to change humanity
The Amur Leopard is the rarest cat on earth, found in a small area within Russia and China, the world's largest autocracies. For now.
- 🦋 Trump conundrum: reducing tariffs & taxes April Treasury Statement demonstrates the share that income taxes play in the overall US receipts Tariff income is so relatively small it is bundled with 'Other' It's not hard to see that tax cuts, and certainly all tax, can't be offset by tariffs 🦋
- 🦋 POLL: China now more popular than US with countries across the world A majority of people surveyed - 110,000 over 100 countries - had an negative perception of the US; steep decline of 27 points since Biden, nearing close to Russia Trump had the worst score among a wide range of leaders 🦋 #FAFO
- 🦋 Governor Pritzker is right to be concered - the Registry is for 'Chronic Disease & Autism Research' not just #Autism RFK Jr. data collection helps 'Outside' researchers by giving them access to 'Comprehensive' patient data & health records for a 'Broad Coverage' of US A #RFKJr NIH presentation 🦋
- “Illinois governor, JB Pritzker, has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism…” All states should follow his lead to protect those with Autism. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- 🦋 The reason Air Force One is a military aircraft, not a palace in the sky, is because the US doesn’t have a king The Constitution is clear: no present of any kind from a foreign state without Congressional permission. A flying palace you use for 4 years is still a grift - oops, I mean gift 🦋
- 🦋 @drnoc.bsky.social - an actual scientist -debunks RFK Jr on MMR vaccine, or any vaccine in fact, having DNA or tissue particle content and the origin of the fetal tissue wild exaggeration. Basically, RFK Jr is wrong on everything but knowing why is important to counter anti-vax arguments #MMR 🦋
- 🦋 Trump's Surgeon General pick doesn't have a medical licence Dr Casey Means is a practitioner of “functional medicine” & close ally of RFK Jr Means completed her initial education at Stanford University medical school but dropped out of her residency. She now runs a health style company, Levels 🦋
- 🦋 Sen Cory Booker (D-NJ) told Habba won't be confirmed Alina Habba is only an Interim US Attorney for #NewJersey Trump’s pick D Steinhardt turned it down & they scrambled for alternatives. J Giordano was in the role for only 1 month Now she courts Trump's attention by arresting Mayor Ras Baraka 🦋
- 🦋 Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) rebukes Alina Habba's claims Habba was appointed by Trump as Interim US Attorney for District of New Jersey - a 120 day term to July 22nd Habba being confirmed permanently has recently been bought into question - likely contributing to her attention grabbing antics 🦋
- 🦋 GEO, company at the heart of the Mayor Ras Baraka (D) arrest, was awarded a 15-year, $1 billion contract by Trump City of Newark is in court with GEO over the $63m detention centre Delaney Hall - it doesn't have a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) & is flouting numerous laws WaPo: archive.is/v7713 🦋