Lee Ann Parrish
@laparrish.bsky.social
Retired library media specialist living blue in a red state and finished with Meta.
I just signed up for Good Trouble Tulsa April Meet Up!! Want to join me? redwineblue.controlshift.app/events/good-...
Good Trouble Tulsa April Meet Up!
Join us for our April meet up with special guest Margaret Kobos, founder of Oklahoma United. Kobos and Oklahoma United have been advocating for a constitutional amendment that would create open primar...
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March 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I just signed up for Good Trouble Tulsa April Meet Up!! Want to join me? redwineblue.controlshift.app/events/good-...
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore — theonion.com/rfk-jr-vows-...
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
WASHINGTON—Addressing the ongoing outbreak in Texas that has infected at least 124 state residents and killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed Thursday to mak...
theonion.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore — theonion.com/rfk-jr-vows-...
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If this administration reminds of nothing else, it makes clear something I say all the time: race is the central organizing feature of American politics and American life. Nothing else comes close.
These fools can’t even talk about a tragic plane crash without talking about “DEI.”
These fools can’t even talk about a tragic plane crash without talking about “DEI.”
January 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If this administration reminds of nothing else, it makes clear something I say all the time: race is the central organizing feature of American politics and American life. Nothing else comes close.
These fools can’t even talk about a tragic plane crash without talking about “DEI.”
These fools can’t even talk about a tragic plane crash without talking about “DEI.”
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The administration says it will conduct a comprehensive review of grant recipients' political and social ideology before resuming any funding.
www.everylibrary.org/statement_om...
www.everylibrary.org/statement_om...
STATEMENT: Trump Freezes All Grant Funding to Libraries, Archives, and Museums
While this "pause" will negatively impact millions of Americans, it will also considerably impact libraries.
www.everylibrary.org
January 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The administration says it will conduct a comprehensive review of grant recipients' political and social ideology before resuming any funding.
www.everylibrary.org/statement_om...
www.everylibrary.org/statement_om...
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent post
Reposted by Lee Ann Parrish
In President Trump’s first term, Meta quietly introduced a slew of Republican-friendly changes behind the scenes. But led by Republican policy executive Joel Kaplan, the company is done playing both sides — and is going all-in on MAGA.
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Trump pivot
In Trump’s first term, Meta quietly introduced a slew of Republican-friendly changes. But led by Joel Kaplan, the company is done playing both sides and is going all-in on MAGA.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In President Trump’s first term, Meta quietly introduced a slew of Republican-friendly changes behind the scenes. But led by Republican policy executive Joel Kaplan, the company is done playing both sides — and is going all-in on MAGA.
Pamela Hemphill has refused a pardon from Trump for her role in January 6. "Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation.”
Convicted US Capitol rioter Pam Hemphill turns down Trump pardon
Former "Maga granny" Pamela Hemphill tells the BBC the Trump government is trying to "rewrite history".
www.bbc.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Someone close to me used this word to describe the characterization of Elphaba in the movie, Wicked. It’s another example of how the right has managed to control the narrative using misinformation.
What does the word 'woke' really mean, and where does it come from?
www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1...
What does the word 'woke' really mean, and where does it come from?
www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1...
What does the word 'woke' really mean, and where does it come from?
One word has become unavoidable on the campaign trail — woke. But what does it really mean and where does it come from? The word has a long and serious history in Black culture.
www.npr.org
January 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Someone close to me used this word to describe the characterization of Elphaba in the movie, Wicked. It’s another example of how the right has managed to control the narrative using misinformation.
What does the word 'woke' really mean, and where does it come from?
www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1...
What does the word 'woke' really mean, and where does it come from?
www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1...