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Taralei Griffin
@fairyherbmother.bsky.social
Writer/Photographer/Fairy Herbmother

Cannabis educator & advocate, tree hugger, & Endo Warrior 🌳🎗️
No one should be in jail for a plant! 💚🌬️

🎓 Saint Louis University Cannabis Science alumna, Class of 2021

https://fairyherbmother.substack.com
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How is it that more than 75% of states have legalized cannabis in some form, yet more than 40,000 people are still in prison for nonviolent 🌱 charges?!
In April I convinced some local creators to don green lipstick for a spoof ad to raise awareness-here’s my favorites. 💚💋
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Welcome to the largest day of peaceful protest we’ve ever seen in our lifetimes.

Today, we’re gonna speak out on a grander scale than Trump has ever seen. No Kings Day is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. Find your local event and let’s make history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Don't engage. Just block. They want to push their rage bait on here. Don't give them the satisfaction.

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October 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Don't give an inch to Trump, MAGA, Republicans, corporate media, or finger-wagging establishment hacks right now.

Not an inch.

You can condemn murder and violence and remind the world about Kirk's hateful legacy and the utter hypocrisy of MAGA that celebrates violence against the rest of us.
September 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Protesters have formed a human banner at Ocean Beach, San Francisco this afternoon.

👏👏

#NoKings #50501Movement

(📸 Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle)
June 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Even with on and off rain, thousands of people — with more arriving by the minute — have gathered in downtown St. Louis to participate in the city’s “No Kings” protest.
@brianmunoz.bsky.social‬, @hiba-ahmad.bsky.social‬ and @emilywoodbury.bsky.social‬ report: www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Thousands rally against Trump at 'No Kings' protest in downtown St. Louis
The protest is one of more than 1,500 across the country, coinciding with President Donald Trump's military parade and 79th birthday.
www.stlpr.org
June 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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NEW: In the last few hours, Minnesota authorities warned people against attending protests, with a killer on the loose.

This is the current view of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

DEFIANCE. 👏

#NoKings #50501Movement

(📸 Daviss)
June 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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The Los Angeles Police Department has stated that demonstrations in the city have remained peaceful. Let that sink in.
June 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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The deployment of federalized National Guard troops to California, without consent from local or state officials, is deeply troubling. These are tactics seen in authoritarian regimes, not in America. We want to be clear, the military should not be used to police civilians.
June 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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I’m across the river and we only had branches down in our neighborhood, no major damage - but my throat, lungs, and sinuses have been feeling rough and swollen ever since.
It’s wild.
Days after a deadly tornado hit St. Louis, experts say health problems and risks can continue for victims left in a natural disaster’s path of destruction.

Debris from destroyed or damaged buildings can cause respiratory issues such as asthma flare-ups and infections:
Tornadoes can cause breathing problems even after they’re gone
Debris kicked up during the storm and building materials from destroyed or damaged buildings can cause respiratory issues such as asthma flare-ups and infections.
www.stlpr.org
May 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Can’t get over these stunning irises that my boyfriend grew. 😍💜
#bloomscrolling #naturephotography #iris #gardening #beauty #art #perennial
May 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Mother's Day is always a difficult one for me... but this year, my 6 year old aloe plant, Lil Kraken, is growing its first ever pup. 💚
I might never be a human mother… but I’m still worthy, loving, & always growing. 🪴
#stunday #aloevera #plantmom #houseplants #greenthumb #hystersister #endowarrior
May 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Good night 😴

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

Benjamin Franklin
May 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
May 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Spotted this single wildflower blooming in a ray of evening light coming through the trees at our campsite last weekend. 🌼☀️

#photography #naturephotography #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #camping #landbetweenthelakes #sunshine #spotlight #beauty
May 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Illinoisans deserve dignity, privacy, and the freedom to live without fear of surveillance or discrimination.

I'm issuing an Executive Order to safeguard the rights of those with autism in our state as Trump's administration threatens those very freedoms.
In response to RFK Jr., Pritzker to sign first in nation executive order protecting autism data
The governor's office said the executive order is in response to rising concerns about efforts to create federal autism registries or databases without legal safeguards or accountability.
chicago.suntimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Need to share this gorgeous #green view from my 2023 hike through the Lake District for #BlueSkyArtShow 💚⛰️

#photography #hiking #travel #lakedistrict #landscape #beauty #nature
May 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
May 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Join me and dissolve your fear
you never really did need that, dear
the way we glow when the nature's near
that’s the reason we are here

#poetry #poet #poem #nature #photography #sun #poeta #bskypoets #amwriting #poetrycommunity #love #earth #writer #author
April 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Dear god let this man cook.
April 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Happy #420! 💚💋 I’m celebrating by launching my new publication today - starting with a piece about St. Louis rapper @lyghtstrife.bsky.social 🔥🎶

Read, share, & subscribe here: https://fairyherbmother.substack.com/p/lyght_strife-origins

#writersofbluesky #indieart #indiemusic #hiphop #rap #stlouis
April 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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The protests are not for Trump to see, they are so you can all see each other and grow. It's not the protest itself that tyrants are afraid of, but the networks and community you can grow from them. Your strength is your unity and that's why the enemy thrives by demoralizing and dividing you. #3E
April 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Autism isn’t an epidemic. It's not a disease. It’s a natural variation in how people think…which, frankly, is a relief in a world where most people don't think at all.
April 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM