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Jennie

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Proud of this guy today! @booker.senate.gov speaking truth to power!

April 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM

Jennie

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You know what feels like a great act of everyday resistance - reading great books on science. Right now I'm listening to The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee.

Reminding ourselves of the power and replicability of science is inspiring and comforting.

March 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM

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Peter Sagal

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This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.

benion
Grieving a wasted life
At a point in life when there are far too many days behind than ahead, one tends to
re-elected in contrast to standing up for the
reflect on a life lived. In my lifetime decades
greater good?
were devoted to protecting America. Sacri
A compromised Supreme Court recently
fices were made both by myself and my fam-
trotted out a shallow token standards of
Ily in military service. The tip of the spear:
conduct for themselves. Apparently it's
Countless weeks over the years were spent
not a bribe to accept favors after a deci-sion; only before. Corporations are people?
living at the end of a runway on alert with an Really? Whatever happened to Superman's armed B-52 as generations of aviators have motto of "truth, justice, and the American done before and since.
way?"
The purpose: if required, be airborne
Pay-to-play is the theme of the day. Un-
in minutes on a one-way trip bringing a
challenged and uncontested blatant conflicts
nuclear Armageddon to an adversary. Fly:
of interest abound. The rule of law is situ-
ing the unfriendly skies over North Viet-
ational if adhered to at all. America can no
nam provided a brief interlude, but overall,
longer be trusted. The unbridled pursuit of
this long line of silent sentinels stood firm
power and wealth driven by unquenchable
to protect America by deterring external
greed has left service above self and Con-
threats to our freedoms and way of life
stitutional norms in the dustbin of a quaint
across the decades. I was privileged to serve past. with men and women of integrity imbued
Recently the VA said exposure to Agent
with a sense of service.
Orange is the probable cause of the can-
I'm truly grateful that the B-52s we flew, which were built tough, were engineered
cers I live with. Actually I suspect it's more from yet unspecified sources, which cause
on scientific principles and fabricated by experienced, skilled workers rather than
military pilots to have significantly higher
founded on mere beli…

March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM

Jennie

@jenlocati.bsky.social

Maga voters may want to look up the meaning of "pyrrhic victory" because woohoo boy the cost of this election to the American people is going to be incalculable. 🙁

February 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM

Jennie

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What I'm reading (or trying to anyway!) on Substack! substack.com/@jenlocati?i...

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February 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM

Jennie

@jenlocati.bsky.social

Reading Dr. Fauci's superb book is a powerful reminder of the critical function of our immune system. Without it, you can't live, but so many take it working well for granted.

January 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM

Jennie

@jenlocati.bsky.social

Our proximity to Monday is starting to get to me. Hard to imagine a more dispiriting day arriving under the guise of something so hallowed and historically noble. 🙁

I WILL be out hiking and hopefully grounding myself in the beauty and awesomeness of nature.

January 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Jennie

@jenlocati.bsky.social

You know what’s absolutely great right now? Reading Dr. Fauci’s book On Call.

An incredible man- brilliant, dedicated, principled, and caring- with an indelible passion for being of service to others.

January 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM

Jennie

@jenlocati.bsky.social

Why are so many with so much money (i.e. power) so awful?

The theme of my incredible AP English class (back in the early 90’s) was “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

The object lesson that the current timeline is serving is a little too real. 🙁

January 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM