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"What's so funny about peace, love and understanding ?" Nick Lowe
"There is no safety in capitulation. None at all." Maya Angelou
Liberal, progressive, woke patriot. Democrat. Mother, grandmother, never married. No DMs. *No bio, no follow back.*
"There is no safety in capitulation. None at all." Maya Angelou
Liberal, progressive, woke patriot. Democrat. Mother, grandmother, never married. No DMs. *No bio, no follow back.*
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Yes, who wrote this email to Jeffrey Epstein — and why did DOJ redact his name?
January 31, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Yes, who wrote this email to Jeffrey Epstein — and why did DOJ redact his name?
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"It is America or Trump. There is no neutral place to stand.
Now is a time for choosing.
I have made my choice.
We must all make our choice.
I will make an American stand"
Steven Schmidt
Now is a time for choosing.
I have made my choice.
We must all make our choice.
I will make an American stand"
Steven Schmidt
January 31, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"It is America or Trump. There is no neutral place to stand.
Now is a time for choosing.
I have made my choice.
We must all make our choice.
I will make an American stand"
Steven Schmidt
Now is a time for choosing.
I have made my choice.
We must all make our choice.
I will make an American stand"
Steven Schmidt
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Winifred Goldring died #OTD in 1971.
She was the first paleontologist in the US & first woman appointed as a State Paleontologist (NY, 1939). The first woman president of the Paleontological Society (the largest association of paleontologists in the world) in 1949.
#WomenInSTEM #paleontology
She was the first paleontologist in the US & first woman appointed as a State Paleontologist (NY, 1939). The first woman president of the Paleontological Society (the largest association of paleontologists in the world) in 1949.
#WomenInSTEM #paleontology
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Winifred Goldring died #OTD in 1971.
She was the first paleontologist in the US & first woman appointed as a State Paleontologist (NY, 1939). The first woman president of the Paleontological Society (the largest association of paleontologists in the world) in 1949.
#WomenInSTEM #paleontology
She was the first paleontologist in the US & first woman appointed as a State Paleontologist (NY, 1939). The first woman president of the Paleontological Society (the largest association of paleontologists in the world) in 1949.
#WomenInSTEM #paleontology
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Children raped and killed. American citizens shot in the street. Immigrants illegally shackled, tortured, killed. Journalists arrested.
While a $300 million ballroom is constructed and a trash documentary released.
While a $300 million ballroom is constructed and a trash documentary released.
January 31, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Children raped and killed. American citizens shot in the street. Immigrants illegally shackled, tortured, killed. Journalists arrested.
While a $300 million ballroom is constructed and a trash documentary released.
While a $300 million ballroom is constructed and a trash documentary released.
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Terrorism is the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to induce fear, intending to coerce governments or societies to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals. It often targets civilians and critical infrastructure to disrupt safety and advance specific agendas.
January 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Terrorism is the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to induce fear, intending to coerce governments or societies to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals. It often targets civilians and critical infrastructure to disrupt safety and advance specific agendas.
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Checking in on Trump's tariffs
January 30, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Checking in on Trump's tariffs
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January 29, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Nannie Helen Burroughs, educator, entrepreneur, women’s rights advocate, daughter of formerly enslaved parents, founded a school in Washington DC in 1901. She observed, “Education & justice are democracy’s only life insurance.”
January 29, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Nannie Helen Burroughs, educator, entrepreneur, women’s rights advocate, daughter of formerly enslaved parents, founded a school in Washington DC in 1901. She observed, “Education & justice are democracy’s only life insurance.”
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Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913) is generally considered to be the first woman to practice as a professional architect in the United States. Her enthusiasm and advocacy led to 200 women joining the profession by the year of her death.
January 28, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913) is generally considered to be the first woman to practice as a professional architect in the United States. Her enthusiasm and advocacy led to 200 women joining the profession by the year of her death.
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This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”
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"Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.” - lead study author Maria Steenland.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
Risk of maternal death during pregnancy greatly underestimated, study finds
A new study comparing deaths of pregnant people and of those who have an abortion show that risk of death due to pregnancy is three times higher than previously estimated.
www.brown.edu
January 29, 2026 at 2:39 AM
"Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.” - lead study author Maria Steenland.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
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We the people still want to see the Epstein files released.
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
We the people still want to see the Epstein files released.
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1/30/1829 — b. Catharine Van Valkenburg Waite, American lawyer, suffragist, journalist, author, publisher. Early suffragist; co-founder, Illinois Wmn Suffrage Assn (1869). Founder, editor of the “Chicago #Law Times” (1886); president, Woman’s Intl Bar Assn (1888) #womenshistory #womensrights #PolSky
January 29, 2026 at 1:56 PM
1/30/1829 — b. Catharine Van Valkenburg Waite, American lawyer, suffragist, journalist, author, publisher. Early suffragist; co-founder, Illinois Wmn Suffrage Assn (1869). Founder, editor of the “Chicago #Law Times” (1886); president, Woman’s Intl Bar Assn (1888) #womenshistory #womensrights #PolSky
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Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
www.pbump.net
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
Does anyone else check out Stephen Colbert's suits and ties?
January 29, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Does anyone else check out Stephen Colbert's suits and ties?
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We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES TODAY, PAM BONDAGE......
January 28, 2026 at 10:10 AM
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES TODAY, PAM BONDAGE......