Shannon Friend Giles
@sgiles88.bsky.social
Unapologetic progressive democrat, animal lover and wishful sustainable farmer.
Full-time educator in tobacco prevention and cessation. Way too part-time writer of many things.
Full-time educator in tobacco prevention and cessation. Way too part-time writer of many things.
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Holy shit. This video gave me chills. If you watch one thing today, please let it be this.
Women’s March is speaking directly to ICE agents, to their humanity & asking them to walk away from Trump’s unconstitutional crackdowns.
Watch. Like. Share. Make it impossible to ignore.
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4
Women’s March is speaking directly to ICE agents, to their humanity & asking them to walk away from Trump’s unconstitutional crackdowns.
Watch. Like. Share. Make it impossible to ignore.
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4
What Will You Say?
YouTube video by Women's March
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November 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Holy shit. This video gave me chills. If you watch one thing today, please let it be this.
Women’s March is speaking directly to ICE agents, to their humanity & asking them to walk away from Trump’s unconstitutional crackdowns.
Watch. Like. Share. Make it impossible to ignore.
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4
Women’s March is speaking directly to ICE agents, to their humanity & asking them to walk away from Trump’s unconstitutional crackdowns.
Watch. Like. Share. Make it impossible to ignore.
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4
This NFL and college football season forced me to figure out that pitchers and catchers report in 80 days.
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This NFL and college football season forced me to figure out that pitchers and catchers report in 80 days.
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Keith Boykin solves the Trump Problem in under 2 minutes.
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Keith Boykin solves the Trump Problem in under 2 minutes.
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The sheer cruelty of this is staggering.
If there is a hell, it is filled with Texas lawmakers.
If there is a hell, it is filled with Texas lawmakers.
Texas public schools “deadname” kids under new state law
The law requires school employees to use names and pronouns that conform to students’ sex at birth.
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The sheer cruelty of this is staggering.
If there is a hell, it is filled with Texas lawmakers.
If there is a hell, it is filled with Texas lawmakers.
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Powerful.
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CNN just announced that Indiana will not have a special session of Congress because they do not have the votes to do any redistricting. Hallelujah! #nogerrymandering #noetchasketchstate
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
CNN just announced that Indiana will not have a special session of Congress because they do not have the votes to do any redistricting. Hallelujah! #nogerrymandering #noetchasketchstate
Watching the house session. It’s like the hunger games. They could not be at each other’s throats more if they tried. All the while I lose health insurance. #shutdown #obamacare
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Watching the house session. It’s like the hunger games. They could not be at each other’s throats more if they tried. All the while I lose health insurance. #shutdown #obamacare
Aurora borealis in Terre Haute, Indiana
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Aurora borealis in Terre Haute, Indiana
For those who think that a vote on ACA in mid-December is progress a few things: /1
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For those who think that a vote on ACA in mid-December is progress a few things: /1
It really is quite a surreal experience to listen to a bunch of entitled mostly old, mostly white, mostly men so aggressively and with apparent pleasure take away my health insurance. #shutdown #obamacare #aca
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It really is quite a surreal experience to listen to a bunch of entitled mostly old, mostly white, mostly men so aggressively and with apparent pleasure take away my health insurance. #shutdown #obamacare #aca
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Same could be said for all of us these days 🗽🇺🇸⚖️🥺💙🩷🍀
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Same could be said for all of us these days 🗽🇺🇸⚖️🥺💙🩷🍀
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!
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A walk down memory lane.
November 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A walk down memory lane.
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So just filed my application for marketplace coverage. Good news is it offered me a tax credit of $677. I chose to take $500 of it. To get my same plan the premium price goes from $187/mo. to $645/mo. If the credit goes away I'm looking at $1145/mo. And I make too much to qualify for medicaid.
November 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
So just filed my application for marketplace coverage. Good news is it offered me a tax credit of $677. I chose to take $500 of it. To get my same plan the premium price goes from $187/mo. to $645/mo. If the credit goes away I'm looking at $1145/mo. And I make too much to qualify for medicaid.
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Fingers crossed 🤞 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🫂😈🍀
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Fingers crossed 🤞 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🫂😈🍀
Help me out here. Explain it like I’m five. Trump and Bessent have been bragging about all the trillions in tariff money the US has been raking in (failing to understand it’s coming from its own citizens) yet we added $1 trillion to the debt in a month. Where the fuck is all our money? #tariffs
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Help me out here. Explain it like I’m five. Trump and Bessent have been bragging about all the trillions in tariff money the US has been raking in (failing to understand it’s coming from its own citizens) yet we added $1 trillion to the debt in a month. Where the fuck is all our money? #tariffs
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This is fantastic.
If SNAP benefits pause on Nov 1, Gopuff is offering $50 in free groceries (up to $10M total) for SNAP customers. Add your EBT card in-app. Please share this with others if you can 🫶🏽
October 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This is fantastic.
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Recall when we had a president who was a decent human being? Seems so remote and novel now.
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Recall when we had a president who was a decent human being? Seems so remote and novel now.
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Wow! It’s not even close. Food banks can’t keep up with the need…
Question: “How long is this sustainable.”
Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
Question: “How long is this sustainable.”
Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Wow! It’s not even close. Food banks can’t keep up with the need…
Question: “How long is this sustainable.”
Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
Question: “How long is this sustainable.”
Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”