Patricia M Sears
@pmsears.bsky.social
#LifeEnthusiast #DeathLiteracySpecialist #Connector #Community #Communicator
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Koh: Trump has now spent $30 billion from the last bill for 10,000 more I.C.E. Agents that are going to be on the streets. That $30 billion would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all co-pays for prescription drugs for people from a year, and eliminate all medical debt.
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Koh: Trump has now spent $30 billion from the last bill for 10,000 more I.C.E. Agents that are going to be on the streets. That $30 billion would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all co-pays for prescription drugs for people from a year, and eliminate all medical debt.
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
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People need to stop pretending the U.S. government isn’t actively rebranding as a white supremacist movement.
🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
This isn’t subtle.
🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
This isn’t subtle.
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 AM
People need to stop pretending the U.S. government isn’t actively rebranding as a white supremacist movement.
🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
This isn’t subtle.
🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
This isn’t subtle.
Yes… and I’m exhausted and cranky.
That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...
The physical weight of Trumpism
That heaviness you feel, that drag on your mental health, that drain on your emotional energy and lethargy in the face of world events, like yesterday, is real.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 9, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Yes… and I’m exhausted and cranky.
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Vermont State Police say both lanes of Vermont Route 100 in Eden are obstructed due to a fire incident in the area of the Eden General Store.
TRAFFIC ALERT: Vt. Route 100 in Eden closed due to fire
Vermont State Police say both lanes of Vermont Route 100 in Eden are obstructed due to a fire incident in the area of the Eden General Store.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Vermont State Police say both lanes of Vermont Route 100 in Eden are obstructed due to a fire incident in the area of the Eden General Store.
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After Rob Reiner’s murder, Donald Trump used his megaphone not to unite the country but in service of his political grievances, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
Trump Blames Rob Reiner for His Own Murder
This morning’s Truth Social post was nauseating even by the president’s standards.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
After Rob Reiner’s murder, Donald Trump used his megaphone not to unite the country but in service of his political grievances, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
I've stopped using "good death" language in my work as an end-of-life doula.
If there are good deaths, there are bad deaths. And whose fault are those?
My new Substack post on why "supported death" is what we actually need:
patriciamsears.substack.com/p/a-supporte...
If there are good deaths, there are bad deaths. And whose fault are those?
My new Substack post on why "supported death" is what we actually need:
patriciamsears.substack.com/p/a-supporte...
“A Supported Death” vs. “A Good Death”: Why Words Matter
Why the language we use shapes how we grieve
patriciamsears.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I've stopped using "good death" language in my work as an end-of-life doula.
If there are good deaths, there are bad deaths. And whose fault are those?
My new Substack post on why "supported death" is what we actually need:
patriciamsears.substack.com/p/a-supporte...
If there are good deaths, there are bad deaths. And whose fault are those?
My new Substack post on why "supported death" is what we actually need:
patriciamsears.substack.com/p/a-supporte...
I have a hard time avoiding procrastination. I follow it everywhere.
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Even Death Doulas Procrastinate on Their Own End-of-Life Planning
Why She's Joining Us at Midnight from England
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December 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I have a hard time avoiding procrastination. I follow it everywhere.
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September 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Winter Solstice is nearly here! Join us as we celebrate the mystery and wonder of birth, death, and the art of dying.
21 December 2025
2p Eastern | 1p CT | 12N MT | 11a PT
7p London | Western Europe
8p Central Europe | Africa
patriciamsears.substack.com/p/wise-about...
21 December 2025
2p Eastern | 1p CT | 12N MT | 11a PT
7p London | Western Europe
8p Central Europe | Africa
patriciamsears.substack.com/p/wise-about...
Wise About Life: A Solstice Gathering
Join us for a conversation about life's full arc — birth, death, and the transitions that shape us all.
patriciamsears.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Winter Solstice is nearly here! Join us as we celebrate the mystery and wonder of birth, death, and the art of dying.
21 December 2025
2p Eastern | 1p CT | 12N MT | 11a PT
7p London | Western Europe
8p Central Europe | Africa
patriciamsears.substack.com/p/wise-about...
21 December 2025
2p Eastern | 1p CT | 12N MT | 11a PT
7p London | Western Europe
8p Central Europe | Africa
patriciamsears.substack.com/p/wise-about...
What truth have I learned as an end-of-life doula? These conversations aren’t just about preserving memories for after someone is gone.
They’re about honoring the fullness of someone’s life while they’re still here to tell it.’ 🌟
@gracefultransition.bsky.social
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They’re about honoring the fullness of someone’s life while they’re still here to tell it.’ 🌟
@gracefultransition.bsky.social
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Patricia M Sears (@patriciamsears)
‘We’ve been taught that asking our elders about their lives, their regrets, their proudest moments, and yes—what they want at the end—is somehow morbid or inappropriate.
So we wait. We bookmar...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
What truth have I learned as an end-of-life doula? These conversations aren’t just about preserving memories for after someone is gone.
They’re about honoring the fullness of someone’s life while they’re still here to tell it.’ 🌟
@gracefultransition.bsky.social
substack.com/@patriciamse...
They’re about honoring the fullness of someone’s life while they’re still here to tell it.’ 🌟
@gracefultransition.bsky.social
substack.com/@patriciamse...
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Hide Reply is a miracle of modern social media. Thanks BlueSky.
October 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Hide Reply is a miracle of modern social media. Thanks BlueSky.
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One of perverse dynamics of Trumpism, how a frequently toadyish establishment press undergirds a system in which Trumpists regularly accuse Democrats of being “the Nazis” and we have frequent revelations in which Trump insiders tell each other “we’re the Nazis”
October 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
One of perverse dynamics of Trumpism, how a frequently toadyish establishment press undergirds a system in which Trumpists regularly accuse Democrats of being “the Nazis” and we have frequent revelations in which Trump insiders tell each other “we’re the Nazis”
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Along with the $20 billion U.S. taxpayer bailout to Argentina, the Trump admin announced another $20 billion for Argentina from private banks. But the banks won’t lend the money without a guarantee from the federal government. So it’s a $40B taxpayer bailout.
www.wsj.com/finance/arge...
www.wsj.com/finance/arge...
www.wsj.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Along with the $20 billion U.S. taxpayer bailout to Argentina, the Trump admin announced another $20 billion for Argentina from private banks. But the banks won’t lend the money without a guarantee from the federal government. So it’s a $40B taxpayer bailout.
www.wsj.com/finance/arge...
www.wsj.com/finance/arge...
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The Trump administration has targeted a federal office that oversees a $300 million family planning program for layoffs, raising fears that it is effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women, according to people with knowledge of the events.
Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs
The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women.
nyti.ms
October 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The Trump administration has targeted a federal office that oversees a $300 million family planning program for layoffs, raising fears that it is effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women, according to people with knowledge of the events.
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Still find it wild how they shut down USAID with no Congressional approval
would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT
October 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Still find it wild how they shut down USAID with no Congressional approval
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This is a very good paragraph.
From "The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps" in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
By Nancy A. Youssef
From "The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps" in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
By Nancy A. Youssef
October 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This is a very good paragraph.
From "The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps" in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
By Nancy A. Youssef
From "The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps" in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
By Nancy A. Youssef
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Before it was illegally destroyed by Musk and co., USAID had a budget of $35 billion (in 2024)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the bailout for Argentina, now doubled to $40 billion, is part of an effort to swing Latin America to the right
@jacobbogage.bsky.social @davidjlynch.bsky.social David Feliba report
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@jacobbogage.bsky.social @davidjlynch.bsky.social David Feliba report
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region
The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Before it was illegally destroyed by Musk and co., USAID had a budget of $35 billion (in 2024)
Pernicious
An HHS source says admin also RIFed entire Office of Population Affairs last night.
“Not a single staff person to run our nation's family planning program or the evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program. The Office of Adolescent Health which nested within OPA functionally ceases to exist”
“Not a single staff person to run our nation's family planning program or the evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program. The Office of Adolescent Health which nested within OPA functionally ceases to exist”
October 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Pernicious
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”
October 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”
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“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow
October 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow
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This is worth reading
America enters a new, dark chapter: "Kavanaugh Raids" on entire buildings and neighborhoods, a chapter surely to be remembered as infamously as we now view the "Palmer Raids" of the first Red Scare. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to the Era of "Kavanaugh Raids"
ICE crosses another big, important line.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This is worth reading
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I literally wrote earlier today that ICE and CBP are "a portrait of an authoritarian secret police that seems set to model itself on history’s worst fascist enforcers." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/welcome-to...
Case in point here:
Case in point here:
ICE agents tear-gassing neighborhoods while sitting in their cars is some messed up shit. As @gregdoucette.bsky.social would say, “cops are great.”
October 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I literally wrote earlier today that ICE and CBP are "a portrait of an authoritarian secret police that seems set to model itself on history’s worst fascist enforcers." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/welcome-to...
Case in point here:
Case in point here:
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Buttigieg: You’ve got a president and a Republican Congress who would rather see the entire government shut down than allow Americans to afford their healthcare.
October 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Buttigieg: You’ve got a president and a Republican Congress who would rather see the entire government shut down than allow Americans to afford their healthcare.