Hibiscus
@hibiscus2586.bsky.social
Genealogy keeps me sane. Lucky to be working in a genealogy library. Still trying to get past my GGGrandfather after 30 years of searching. Researching Kentucky, Connecticut, Ireland, Germany, Spain and Cuba. Wish I qualified for dual citizenship.
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A rube named Karoline Leavitt, who holds the title of White House Press Secretary, recently said that Cher's activism is " .. irrelevant, outdated and rooted in a world that doesn't exist anymore." #Cher #Trending #KarolineLeavitt with #AltText
Cher's response:
Cher's response:
December 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A rube named Karoline Leavitt, who holds the title of White House Press Secretary, recently said that Cher's activism is " .. irrelevant, outdated and rooted in a world that doesn't exist anymore." #Cher #Trending #KarolineLeavitt with #AltText
Cher's response:
Cher's response:
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I will fight this with everything I have.
Trump budget director Russell Vought, who Susie Wiles rightly called “a right-wing absolute zealot,” is dismantling one of the world’s leading Earth science research centers.
It is ideological sabotage.
Trump budget director Russell Vought, who Susie Wiles rightly called “a right-wing absolute zealot,” is dismantling one of the world’s leading Earth science research centers.
It is ideological sabotage.
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I will fight this with everything I have.
Trump budget director Russell Vought, who Susie Wiles rightly called “a right-wing absolute zealot,” is dismantling one of the world’s leading Earth science research centers.
It is ideological sabotage.
Trump budget director Russell Vought, who Susie Wiles rightly called “a right-wing absolute zealot,” is dismantling one of the world’s leading Earth science research centers.
It is ideological sabotage.
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What's striking about Trump's lies, and those of his apologists, is that they're not even plausible. They don't try to be plausible. As others have noted, that's kind of the point. True authoritarian control and power is telling a blatant and obvious lie, and showing you can get away with it.
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
What's striking about Trump's lies, and those of his apologists, is that they're not even plausible. They don't try to be plausible. As others have noted, that's kind of the point. True authoritarian control and power is telling a blatant and obvious lie, and showing you can get away with it.
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One of the best political ads I've ever seen. Let's go Iowa. Time to send Ernst into retirement where she belongs and get a Senator who cares about you.
holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second
December 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
One of the best political ads I've ever seen. Let's go Iowa. Time to send Ernst into retirement where she belongs and get a Senator who cares about you.
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Guns are the leading cause of death for young people in America — this is a five alarm fire and our leaders in Washington have ignored it for too long. Americans are tired of waiting around for Congress to decide that protecting kids matters.
December 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Guns are the leading cause of death for young people in America — this is a five alarm fire and our leaders in Washington have ignored it for too long. Americans are tired of waiting around for Congress to decide that protecting kids matters.
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Corny, but need a cleanser for my own timeline...
Steve has been promoted to branch manager for trying his best.
Congrats, Steve!!!
Congrats, Steve!!!
December 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Corny, but need a cleanser for my own timeline...
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A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
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The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind. n.pr/4s86Vsm
For 50 years, Rockalina the turtle lived on a kitchen floor. Now she has a new friend
The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind. n.pr/4s86Vsm
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Here's my list of the essential truths about our current crisis that are routinely missing from New York Times coverage: presswatchers.org/2025/12/new-...
December 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Here's my list of the essential truths about our current crisis that are routinely missing from New York Times coverage: presswatchers.org/2025/12/new-...
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House Republicans have spent years trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and still have not offered a serious plan to make care better or more affordable.
December 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
House Republicans have spent years trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and still have not offered a serious plan to make care better or more affordable.
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Interesting article explaining why the author believes Trump has Frontotemporal dementia, rather than just Alzheimer's. It fits the symptoms.
I think this makes more sense and shows symptoms very specific to Agent Orange and not Alzheimer's.
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DAMMIT It's Not Alzheimer's! Here's Why It's A Far Worse Nightmare Scenario
You deserve the facts, not conjecture. Alzheimer's diminishes a person. Trump's not diminishing, he's escalating, and you need to know the frightening reason why.
substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Interesting article explaining why the author believes Trump has Frontotemporal dementia, rather than just Alzheimer's. It fits the symptoms.
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🔥SOCIAL SECURITY IS OUR MONEY!
Must read from @martinomalley.bsky.social:
"After President Donald Trump unleashed Elon Musk and DOGE on the Social Security Administration, the agency lost more staff in a shorter period of time than ever before in its 90-year history....The agency has been gutted."
"After President Donald Trump unleashed Elon Musk and DOGE on the Social Security Administration, the agency lost more staff in a shorter period of time than ever before in its 90-year history....The agency has been gutted."
Trump broke his promise to protect a lifeline for 71 million Americans
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's DOGE initiative devastated Social Security Administration staffing levels, threatening essential services for millions of Americans.
www.foxnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🔥SOCIAL SECURITY IS OUR MONEY!
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Stephen Miller's agenda of cruelty and chaos is literally disappearing people. These are real families and real children torn apart.
This is Donald Trump's reign of terror.
This is Donald Trump's reign of terror.
December 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Stephen Miller's agenda of cruelty and chaos is literally disappearing people. These are real families and real children torn apart.
This is Donald Trump's reign of terror.
This is Donald Trump's reign of terror.
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@legalgen.bsky.social
Judy G Russell covers the topic for those of us on this side of the pond.
Judy G Russell covers the topic for those of us on this side of the pond.
I'm getting ready to do my final talk of 2025. I'm live online at 18.30 with a family history webinar for Family Tree Magazine.
I'll be talking about the importance of getting to know the legislation behind the records that we use...
@familytreeplus.bsky.social
I'll be talking about the importance of getting to know the legislation behind the records that we use...
@familytreeplus.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
@legalgen.bsky.social
Judy G Russell covers the topic for those of us on this side of the pond.
Judy G Russell covers the topic for those of us on this side of the pond.
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#Genealogy #FamilyHistory TY to @reclaimtherecords.org for creating a special highly searchable site for the New York State Death Index you won for us! www.newyorkdeathindex.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory TY to @reclaimtherecords.org for creating a special highly searchable site for the New York State Death Index you won for us! www.newyorkdeathindex.com
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My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
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Rep. Tim Burchett on House bill to end Congressional stock trading:
"This is a scam that's being played on the American public. And it needs to stop. Let's give America a reason to trust Congress for once in our miserable lives."
"But we probably won't do it."
"This is a scam that's being played on the American public. And it needs to stop. Let's give America a reason to trust Congress for once in our miserable lives."
"But we probably won't do it."
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Rep. Tim Burchett on House bill to end Congressional stock trading:
"This is a scam that's being played on the American public. And it needs to stop. Let's give America a reason to trust Congress for once in our miserable lives."
"But we probably won't do it."
"This is a scam that's being played on the American public. And it needs to stop. Let's give America a reason to trust Congress for once in our miserable lives."
"But we probably won't do it."
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This memo deserved an epic soundtrack.
So I gave it one. 🥊😂
Priceless.
So I gave it one. 🥊😂
Priceless.
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This memo deserved an epic soundtrack.
So I gave it one. 🥊😂
Priceless.
So I gave it one. 🥊😂
Priceless.
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A man who discovered an RAF notebook dating back to World War Two is appealing for help in tracing the owner or his family. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A man who discovered an RAF notebook dating back to World War Two is appealing for help in tracing the owner or his family. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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An auctioneer stumbled upon the long lost painting, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, inside a Paris townhouse last year during a routine visit. n.pr/48s2L5m
Lost for over 400 years, Rubens painting sells for $2.7 million at auction
An auctioneer stumbled upon the long lost painting, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, inside a Paris townhouse last year during a routine visit.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
An auctioneer stumbled upon the long lost painting, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, inside a Paris townhouse last year during a routine visit. n.pr/48s2L5m
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I hate the Regime…
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
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Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder
Painted figures haunt an empty building. A boy leaning on a pair of crutches. A father and son wandering a barren railroad track. A nuclear family at a picnic table. These poignant scenes were painted...
www.rawstory.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I hate the Regime…
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
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20 year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died from her gunshot wounds. May she rest in peace.
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
20 year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died from her gunshot wounds. May she rest in peace.
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Guillotines
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Guillotines
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The Heritage Minutes: Winnie The Pooh
This Heritage Minute depicts how a bear named for Winnipeg by a Canadian soldier during the First World War inspired the famous character Winnie the Pooh.
This Heritage Minute depicts how a bear named for Winnipeg by a Canadian soldier during the First World War inspired the famous character Winnie the Pooh.
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The Heritage Minutes: Winnie The Pooh
This Heritage Minute depicts how a bear named for Winnipeg by a Canadian soldier during the First World War inspired the famous character Winnie the Pooh.
This Heritage Minute depicts how a bear named for Winnipeg by a Canadian soldier during the First World War inspired the famous character Winnie the Pooh.