Claudia Snowden
@kokopelliwoman.bsky.social
Retired classical musician, editor, writer, life-long learner. Hardline Pro-Choice. Texan women's health pre-RvW. Yellow dog civil rights activist family. Solidarity, facts, science, and a sprinkling of humor and pretty things. NO DMs, porn, or crypto.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
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America…….
The beautiful?
Q: How many will die before the midterms?
A: Too many
December 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
America…….
The beautiful?
Q: How many will die before the midterms?
A: Too many
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The Texas Quote of the Day:
"I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any. "
----- former Texas governor Ann Richards, known (partly) for her immaculate silver locks
"I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any. "
----- former Texas governor Ann Richards, known (partly) for her immaculate silver locks
November 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Texas Quote of the Day:
"I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any. "
----- former Texas governor Ann Richards, known (partly) for her immaculate silver locks
"I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any. "
----- former Texas governor Ann Richards, known (partly) for her immaculate silver locks
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Incompetence will save us from full blown autocracy… probably
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Incompetence will save us from full blown autocracy… probably
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Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
Zimbabwe—so much more advanced than current US medieval laws.
An MP in Zimbabwe has called for the repeal of the country's "backwards" 1977 abortion law. He argued that safe abortion should be available to a wider range of Zimbabwean women, as it is currently restricted to a privileged few. Each year, 60,000 women die due to unsafe abortion.
It’s Time To Scrap Zimbabwe’s Outdated Abortion Law - Molokele ⋆ Pindula News
Hwange Central MP Daniel Molokele (CCC) has called for the repeal of the 1977 Termination of Pregnancy Act, describing it as one of the most backward laws in Zimbabwe. Molokele made the comments at a ...
news.pindula.co.zw
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Zimbabwe—so much more advanced than current US medieval laws.
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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I am not CIA or NSA. I am knowledgeable on the integrity of our professional military leadership. They are quietly doing everything they can in support of our Constitution. Back channels are on fire. Contingency plans are in place. We should all hope they never have to use them. God bless. Be ready.
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I am not CIA or NSA. I am knowledgeable on the integrity of our professional military leadership. They are quietly doing everything they can in support of our Constitution. Back channels are on fire. Contingency plans are in place. We should all hope they never have to use them. God bless. Be ready.
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
Set us back several hundred years.
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Set us back several hundred years.
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My god this is for real one of the most incredible speeches I’ve ever seen by an elected US politician: ‘And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is to dismantle the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one.’
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM
My god this is for real one of the most incredible speeches I’ve ever seen by an elected US politician: ‘And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is to dismantle the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one.’
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Marco Rubio was a big player in this. Every senator who voted for him should be ousted.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Marco Rubio was a big player in this. Every senator who voted for him should be ousted.
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“In retrospect, Sandy Hook marked the end of the U.S. gun control debate ...
Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.”
Reports @rollingstone.com
Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.”
Reports @rollingstone.com
'Not the Sign of a Healthy Society': Inside the Bold New Doc on the School-Shooting Industry
"Thoughts and Prayers," a new HBO documentary, examines the culture and commerce that has emerged around hardening schools against active shooters.
www.rollingstone.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“In retrospect, Sandy Hook marked the end of the U.S. gun control debate ...
Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.”
Reports @rollingstone.com
Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.”
Reports @rollingstone.com
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Whoa! This should do the trick, but he’s lied and bullied his way all his life. Even if it brings him down, there’s still a whole pack of crazies in the wings who appear to be even more dangerous.
If **Jeffrey Epstein** thinks you're a evil and demented sociopath, the odds are overwhelming that you are, in fact, an evil and demented sociopath.
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Whoa! This should do the trick, but he’s lied and bullied his way all his life. Even if it brings him down, there’s still a whole pack of crazies in the wings who appear to be even more dangerous.
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Debate over imported solar panels just got awkward. A new study finds these imports already saved nearly 600 American lives by slashing massive amounts of air pollution. While policymakers argue about trade, the panels have just been quietly cleaning our air and preventing premature deaths.
New study reveals that solar panels are preventing premature deaths across the US: 'Their broader societal benefits are underexplored'
"These are benefits that extend well beyond electricity prices."
www.yahoo.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Debate over imported solar panels just got awkward. A new study finds these imports already saved nearly 600 American lives by slashing massive amounts of air pollution. While policymakers argue about trade, the panels have just been quietly cleaning our air and preventing premature deaths.
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"It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 members of the United States Senate over $1,000,000 a piece and we are robbing people of their food assistance and healthcare to pay for it. How is this even on the floor!?"
Rep. AOC
Rep. AOC
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 members of the United States Senate over $1,000,000 a piece and we are robbing people of their food assistance and healthcare to pay for it. How is this even on the floor!?"
Rep. AOC
Rep. AOC
Perfect!
If Texas acquiesces to Trump‘s demands, henceforth they will be known as the shorthorns.
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Perfect!
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Very Well Said, Rep. Adelita….
Adelita Grijalva: "THANK YOU Mike Johnson! By obstructing my swearing-in, you highlighted how corrupt this administration is. People all over the nation wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise."
Adelita Grijalva: "THANK YOU Mike Johnson! By obstructing my swearing-in, you highlighted how corrupt this administration is. People all over the nation wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise."
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Very Well Said, Rep. Adelita….
Adelita Grijalva: "THANK YOU Mike Johnson! By obstructing my swearing-in, you highlighted how corrupt this administration is. People all over the nation wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise."
Adelita Grijalva: "THANK YOU Mike Johnson! By obstructing my swearing-in, you highlighted how corrupt this administration is. People all over the nation wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise."
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Every season, every year!
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Every season, every year!
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While other federal and military retirees will be paid during the shutdown, NOAA and USPHS (Public Health Service) retirees like us will not get their pensions. So if you know someone retired from USPHS or NOAA, check on them, please. They may need your help. www.militarydefense.com/pending-clas....
Pending Legal Action: USPHS and NOAA Retirees Left Without Pay During Government Shutdown
The Law Offices of David P. Sheldon, PLLC is preparing a class action against the U.S. government for withholding pay from USPHS and NOAA retirees during the government shutdown. Learn who’s affected,...
www.militarydefense.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
While other federal and military retirees will be paid during the shutdown, NOAA and USPHS (Public Health Service) retirees like us will not get their pensions. So if you know someone retired from USPHS or NOAA, check on them, please. They may need your help. www.militarydefense.com/pending-clas....