J. LoConti
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Tiny Human Wrangler | Jack of All Trades | Volunteer Extraordinaire
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Sen. Strom Thurmond voted against the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, AND supported Jim Crow laws.
Thurmond’s record for longest floor speech (in protest of the Civil Rights Act, no less!) was just broken by a Black man, my good friend Cory Booker.
That’s America.
Thurmond’s record for longest floor speech (in protest of the Civil Rights Act, no less!) was just broken by a Black man, my good friend Cory Booker.
That’s America.
April 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Sen. Strom Thurmond voted against the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, AND supported Jim Crow laws.
Thurmond’s record for longest floor speech (in protest of the Civil Rights Act, no less!) was just broken by a Black man, my good friend Cory Booker.
That’s America.
Thurmond’s record for longest floor speech (in protest of the Civil Rights Act, no less!) was just broken by a Black man, my good friend Cory Booker.
That’s America.
Changing the world one person at a time seems impossible, but this gives me hope.
"It's like, how was I so naïve? Well, I see now how I was, because it's a cult and you get gaslighted, and they lie to you and say there's this deep state, and the DOJ is against Trump and all this garbage."
"It's like, how was I so naïve? Well, I see now how I was, because it's a cult and you get gaslighted, and they lie to you and say there's this deep state, and the DOJ is against Trump and all this garbage."
A Jan. 6 defendant tells NPR why she turned down Trump's pardon
Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge and spent 60 days behind bars for her role in the Capitol riots, says she no longer believes the lies President Trump promoted.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Changing the world one person at a time seems impossible, but this gives me hope.
"It's like, how was I so naïve? Well, I see now how I was, because it's a cult and you get gaslighted, and they lie to you and say there's this deep state, and the DOJ is against Trump and all this garbage."
"It's like, how was I so naïve? Well, I see now how I was, because it's a cult and you get gaslighted, and they lie to you and say there's this deep state, and the DOJ is against Trump and all this garbage."
I think Jesus would have asked the same of the incoming administration. Turning a woman of God into a villain tells us what kind of "Christians" (insert eye roll) are in charge of the country.
Bishop Mariann Budde tells NPR 'I won't apologize' for sermon addressing Trump
The Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to have mercy.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I think Jesus would have asked the same of the incoming administration. Turning a woman of God into a villain tells us what kind of "Christians" (insert eye roll) are in charge of the country.
Who run the world? Girls!
This definitely wasn't on my husband's bingo card 😏
This definitely wasn't on my husband's bingo card 😏
January 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Who run the world? Girls!
This definitely wasn't on my husband's bingo card 😏
This definitely wasn't on my husband's bingo card 😏
My 5 year old un-ironically told me he's "living the dream" today... all it took was a haircut and a popsicle.
January 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
My 5 year old un-ironically told me he's "living the dream" today... all it took was a haircut and a popsicle.
I guess it's the thought that counts??
Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case (Gift Article)
The report, which said the special counsel’s office stood “fully behind” the merits of the prosecution, amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of the president-elect.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I guess it's the thought that counts??
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December 13, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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Please can you stop removing blurbs from the back of books and replacing them with praise quotes from people who’ve read it.
I choose books based on the story not because Josh Widdicombe or someone enjoyed it.
I choose books based on the story not because Josh Widdicombe or someone enjoyed it.
December 13, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Please can you stop removing blurbs from the back of books and replacing them with praise quotes from people who’ve read it.
I choose books based on the story not because Josh Widdicombe or someone enjoyed it.
I choose books based on the story not because Josh Widdicombe or someone enjoyed it.
N.J. just struck a blow against banning books
It's called the "Freedom to Read Act."
www.nj.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM