Coreen
@mack28.bsky.social
Retired educator, grandma, crafter, lover of music, camping, reading, and writing.
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"Both sides!" is when one side says 2 + 2 is 4, the other says 2 + 2 is 5, so you decide maybe 4.5 is a sensible middle ground because you don't like extremist views
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"Both sides!" is when one side says 2 + 2 is 4, the other says 2 + 2 is 5, so you decide maybe 4.5 is a sensible middle ground because you don't like extremist views
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Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
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Dan Rather tells it like it is
September 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Dan Rather tells it like it is
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I'm proud to have a president who, in an address to the UN General Assembly, would tell them how much swag he sold during his campaign.
That's a true statesman.
That's a true statesman.
September 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I'm proud to have a president who, in an address to the UN General Assembly, would tell them how much swag he sold during his campaign.
That's a true statesman.
That's a true statesman.
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One thing you learn in life is that "speaking truth to power" and practicing integrity is easy when your job, your money, your fame, or your office is not on the line. The hard is speaking truth and practicing integrity when any one of those is on the line. That is the test of who you are.
September 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
One thing you learn in life is that "speaking truth to power" and practicing integrity is easy when your job, your money, your fame, or your office is not on the line. The hard is speaking truth and practicing integrity when any one of those is on the line. That is the test of who you are.
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I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
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Fact Check: Charlie Kirk Quote About "Brain Processing Power" Slammed Four Specific Black Women -- Read Full Quote
Fact Check: Charlie Kirk Quote About "Brain Processing Power" Slammed Four Specific Black Women -- Read Full Quote
Did the late Charlie Kirk say "Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously" as social media posts claim? No, that's not a precise quote: Attacking affirmative action, Kirk slammed by name four prominent liberal...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Fact Check: Charlie Kirk Quote About "Brain Processing Power" Slammed Four Specific Black Women -- Read Full Quote
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Posting a criticism of Charlie Kirk - much less noting something outrageous he himself said - is not “celebrating” his murder. Nor is it condoning his murder. It is simply saying that his political career and legacy are not something to be celebrated. And that is not the same thing at all.
September 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Posting a criticism of Charlie Kirk - much less noting something outrageous he himself said - is not “celebrating” his murder. Nor is it condoning his murder. It is simply saying that his political career and legacy are not something to be celebrated. And that is not the same thing at all.
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There's no excuse for the Vice President of the United States to use a heinous killing as an occasion to baselessly frame political opponents as accomplices to murder while threatening to use the power of the government to attack them.
This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.
This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.
September 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
There's no excuse for the Vice President of the United States to use a heinous killing as an occasion to baselessly frame political opponents as accomplices to murder while threatening to use the power of the government to attack them.
This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.
This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.
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Murder is wrong.
Pogroms are wrong.
Using a murder to incite a pogrom against a small and vulnerable group in society is wrong.
(If I’m not mistaken, an assassination was the excuse for the wave of mob but state-sanctioned violence in Russia in 1881 that gave us the term “pogrom.”)
Pogroms are wrong.
Using a murder to incite a pogrom against a small and vulnerable group in society is wrong.
(If I’m not mistaken, an assassination was the excuse for the wave of mob but state-sanctioned violence in Russia in 1881 that gave us the term “pogrom.”)
September 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Murder is wrong.
Pogroms are wrong.
Using a murder to incite a pogrom against a small and vulnerable group in society is wrong.
(If I’m not mistaken, an assassination was the excuse for the wave of mob but state-sanctioned violence in Russia in 1881 that gave us the term “pogrom.”)
Pogroms are wrong.
Using a murder to incite a pogrom against a small and vulnerable group in society is wrong.
(If I’m not mistaken, an assassination was the excuse for the wave of mob but state-sanctioned violence in Russia in 1881 that gave us the term “pogrom.”)
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This right here. Normalcy is underrated.
June 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This right here. Normalcy is underrated.
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I have been hearing from people that they have been having issues accessing their Social Security accounts. INSTEAD of going to a branch which may be hundreds or 1Ks+ of miles away from you, call your members of Congress. They have constituent services that will help you regain access. Please share!
March 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I have been hearing from people that they have been having issues accessing their Social Security accounts. INSTEAD of going to a branch which may be hundreds or 1Ks+ of miles away from you, call your members of Congress. They have constituent services that will help you regain access. Please share!
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Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”
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March 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
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Years ago Thomas Gordon (author of Parent Effectiveness Training) said to me, "Autocratic environments make people sick." As a psychologist, he was referring to families - specifically, to control-based parenting - but I can't help thinking about the relevance of his comment for an entire nation.
March 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Years ago Thomas Gordon (author of Parent Effectiveness Training) said to me, "Autocratic environments make people sick." As a psychologist, he was referring to families - specifically, to control-based parenting - but I can't help thinking about the relevance of his comment for an entire nation.
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and for all you fellow christians, Jesus didn't go out to find common ground with the Pharisees, the Romans, and the rich. He spoke truth and called us all to a world of love, sharing, and acceptance.
the goal shouldn't be to find common ground with racists, misogynists or folks pushing autocracy and platforming those voices. the goal should be to speak truth clearly and with compassion, and attempting to convince our fellow Americans of the values of democracy and decency.
March 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
and for all you fellow christians, Jesus didn't go out to find common ground with the Pharisees, the Romans, and the rich. He spoke truth and called us all to a world of love, sharing, and acceptance.
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We don’t know whose grandmother will outlive her savings. Whose baby will run up a million dollars in medical bills. Whose sister will be in a catastrophic accident and need full-time caregivers.
That’s where Medicaid steps up. That’s why we must protect it from Trump.
That’s where Medicaid steps up. That’s why we must protect it from Trump.
March 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We don’t know whose grandmother will outlive her savings. Whose baby will run up a million dollars in medical bills. Whose sister will be in a catastrophic accident and need full-time caregivers.
That’s where Medicaid steps up. That’s why we must protect it from Trump.
That’s where Medicaid steps up. That’s why we must protect it from Trump.
Hard to see her in the back, under the table, in the dark, but there's Missy hiding under my sewing table because the house cleaner is coming today.
March 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hard to see her in the back, under the table, in the dark, but there's Missy hiding under my sewing table because the house cleaner is coming today.
Missys being sneaky on her camouflage blanket.
February 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Missys being sneaky on her camouflage blanket.
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Several schools in West Texas are closing as the state health department now confirms 90 measles cases since late January, with 57 cases in Gaines County alone.
www.chron.com/news/article...
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Texas schools shutter in wake of measles cases surging
A measles outbreak in West Texas has grown to 90 cases, resulting in some schools in the area closing.
www.chron.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Several schools in West Texas are closing as the state health department now confirms 90 measles cases since late January, with 57 cases in Gaines County alone.
www.chron.com/news/article...
www.chron.com/news/article...