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Anybody know if Hizentra will be subject to the new ridiculous tariffs? This stuff already costs $5k a month…
September 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Ho-lee sh*t! Clearly Texas’ idiotic anti-abortion laws are NOT about “life.” These were wanted babies, who were already dead through no fault of their mothers’. And these idiot hospitals delayed care for the mothers anyway. Causing the women to die.

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Two Texas moms were forced to wait for urgent care after pregnancy loss. They died — The Dallas Morning News
At the outset of Texas’ abortion ban, medical experts worried pregnant women would die from delays in care. The Dallas Morning News examined two such cases.
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August 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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June 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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The Education Department’s civil rights office once helped push a South Dakota school district to treat its Native students equally.

Under Trump, that same office decided that helping Indigenous students would discriminate against white students: propub.li/3GIdTRr
Article excerpt: ...an investigation found that the district’s Native American students were disciplined far more harshly than white ones. They also were kept from enrolling in advanced courses. The OCR said that when speaking with an investigator, the superintendent of schools at the time said that Native American students in her district had higher truancy rates because they operated on what she termed “Indian Time.” She said, too, that they don’t value education, according to the investigation’s findings. The former superintendent, Nicole Swigart, denied saying any of that. “I recognize those comments are horrendous,” Swigart said in an interview with ProPublica. She noted that the OCR investigation was opened in 2010 and that she first spoke to an investigator in 2022. “I’m not lying when I say I didn’t say it. I didn’t say it, and I don’t know where it came from.” Article excerpt: In the agreement with the OCR, the district promised to examine its practices and make things right; the OCR would monitor its progress. The district also brought in a new superintendent. But last month, the OCR abruptly terminated that agreement, based on its differing interpretation of civil rights law. The OCR’s new view is that equity and diversity efforts discriminate against white students. It was, in the view of agency attorneys, the most severe breach of the OCR’s mission and methods to date. There was no public announcement. “Native students in Rapid City just lost a layer of protection,” the Lakota People’s Law Project announced on Facebook. “Native students are still being pushed out of classrooms and denied opportunities.” Darren Thompson, who is Ojibwe, said the OCR’s decision to abandon the agreement was “another cycle of the federal government failing to uphold its promises.”
May 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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So all this stuff about maybe deporting even US citizens who are taking up space in US prisons…I can think of one I’d send to that prison in El Salvador…or to the one in Nicaragua he was allowed to come back to the US from…US BOP register #47064-007.
April 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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My amazing sister…taken from us a year ago today by a callous act of brutality. I miss her so much.
April 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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1/ They say a sure sign of spring is the skunks coming out…
Can confirm, it is apparently spring in our little valley.
In case you are as unprepared for spring as we were, this DIY formula worked quite well on Princess Muddypaws:
1 qt 3% hydrogen peroxide
1/4 cup baking soda
1-2 tsp dish soap
April 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Way to effing go, @booker.senate.gov !
April 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Hit me with useful books (preferably easily “read” as audiobooks”) on starting with chickens. @wiccabeast.bsky.social looking at you especially - what have you found useful info???
March 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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For the 16th day of Black History Month, read today about Mary Church Terrell. Her story is of special interest to me because she was the first Black woman to attend Oberlin College, where both of my great-grandmothers studied.

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Mary Church Terrell (September 23, 1863 - July 24, 1954)
Mary Church Terrell was a civil rights and women’s rights activist. She was born on September 23, 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was one of the first African American women to attend Oberlin College ...
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February 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Ran out of National Geographic Kids Black History Month people, so moving over to the National Archives while they remain available. Today, for the 15th day of Black History Month, read about Marion Anderson

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Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 - April 8, 1993)
Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1897. She began singing alongside her aunt and with the Union Baptist Church's junior choir at an early age. Anderson received her major break when she ...
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February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Day 14 of Black History Month offers this story about Ida B. Wells, who reported on the experiences of Black people in America. Reporting is so important!

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Ida B. Wells
How this journalist risked her life to report the truth
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February 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Today, celebrate Black History Month by learning a little about the founder of the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University), Booker T. Washington:

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Booker T. Washington
How this educator helped African Americans improve their lives
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February 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Today for Black History month, read about Harriet Tubman, Union Army SPY!!
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Harriet Tubman
You might know her as a conductor for the Underground Railroad. She was also a spy.
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February 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Yup, this Monkey is still CELEBRATING Black History Month! Today, read a little about Sojourner Truth.

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Sojourner Truth
How this former enslaved person spoke out against injustice
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February 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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For the 10th day of Black History Month, read a little about Rosa Parks:

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Rosa Parks facts and photos
Rosa Parks stood up for African Americans—by sitting down.
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February 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Today’s Black History Celebration - Thurgood Marshall, the first Black person appointed to the Supreme Court.

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Thurgood Marshall
How the first black Supreme Court justice changed children’s lives
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February 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Eggs $10 per dozen at Walmart
Out of stock at Costco

Elon continues to access and download our personal data to increase his wealth

Steve Daines on the finance committee - what are you doing for the people of Montana?
February 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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In April of 2023 USAID announced a $950 million purchase of U.S.-grown commodities - "wheat, rice, sorghum, lentils, chickpeas, dry peas, vegetable oil, cornmeal, navy beans, pinto beans and kidney beans."

USAID funds free counseling access for Montana agriculture. agr.mt.gov/index
February 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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2 Montana universities received more than $10 million from NIH in 2024, $25 million for research and $12 million for facilities and administration. With new institutional rates, for the same funding, they receive $4 million for F&A, a loss of $8 million
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February 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Today for Black History Month, learn a bit about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You might have heard of him before.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., never backed down in his stand against racism. Learn more about the life of this courageous hero who inspired millions of people to right a historical ...
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February 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Today to Celebrate Black History Month, let’s make some “good trouble” and read about John Lewis!

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John Lewis
How this congressman used ‘good trouble’ to fight for civil rights
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February 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Ok, so yesterday we got literally a foot of snow, so I actually did forget about Black History Month for a day. So today, read about two Black American Heroes - Frederick Douglass, and Katherine Johnson

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Frederick Douglass
How this former enslaved person inspired others to fight for freedom
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February 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Thought I’d forgotten about Black History Month just because I’m late posting? Think again. Tonight’s read about Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., among the first graduating class of the Tuskegee Airmen, as well as one of its first commanders.

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Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
How this African American pilot helped fly the United States to victory
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February 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM