Shannon Leary
@sklagain.bsky.social
Mom. Dog lover. Special Education Advocate. Peace seeker. Bear chooser. Believer of women.
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Masked immigration raids don’t protect us. They hide abuse and strip away our dignity. Stand with me in demanding transparency and accountability by adding your name to this petition.
Sign Petition: Stop Masked Immigration Raids. This Is Not How a Democracy Operates.
These agents are using masks to shield themselves from accountability for their willingness to participate in dangerous overreach. (48941 signatures on petition)
www.thepetitionsite.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Masked immigration raids don’t protect us. They hide abuse and strip away our dignity. Stand with me in demanding transparency and accountability by adding your name to this petition.
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I remember when this happened.
July 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I remember when this happened.
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Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs
They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.
www.motherjones.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
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Hello! Welcome to the one and only official Simsbury Democratic Town Committee Bluesky account. Stay tuned!
June 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hello! Welcome to the one and only official Simsbury Democratic Town Committee Bluesky account. Stay tuned!
@thesimsburydems.bsky.social this is the only official Simsbury Democratic Town Committee blue sky account. Any others are fake and should be reported.
June 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
@thesimsburydems.bsky.social this is the only official Simsbury Democratic Town Committee blue sky account. Any others are fake and should be reported.
Happy to have the opportunity to speak out regarding HHS “plans” for #autism Now is not the time for silence or complicity.
‘Dangerous,’ ‘anti-science , ‘dehumanizing’: CT families, officials and experts push back on RFK autism claims, registry
Autism advocates, scientists and senators called Kennedy’s assertions unscientific and alarming, with many in the autism community expressing fear about the NIH’s “national disease registry”…
www.courant.com
April 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Happy to have the opportunity to speak out regarding HHS “plans” for #autism Now is not the time for silence or complicity.
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I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
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The governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, said he and his family were evacuated from their home early on Sunday after an arson attack that significantly damaged a section of the governor’s residence.
Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence Targeted in Arson
The governor, Josh Shapiro, said the State Police banged on the door early on Sunday to wake him and his family after an arsonist set fire to the governor’s residence in Harrisburg.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, said he and his family were evacuated from their home early on Sunday after an arson attack that significantly damaged a section of the governor’s residence.
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The administration is a perfect storm of dumb people who enjoy inflicting pain and are addicted to psychotic cruelty and quadrupling down. It ends in total ruin if you don't impeach him.
April 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The administration is a perfect storm of dumb people who enjoy inflicting pain and are addicted to psychotic cruelty and quadrupling down. It ends in total ruin if you don't impeach him.
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This is a moral moment. It is not left or right, it is right or wrong.
April 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This is a moral moment. It is not left or right, it is right or wrong.
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Standing room only at the Tariffville Vision Plan presentation. Some really exciting plans which will need to be prioritized. Thanks to the Planning Commission for moving this forward. #simsbury
March 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Standing room only at the Tariffville Vision Plan presentation. Some really exciting plans which will need to be prioritized. Thanks to the Planning Commission for moving this forward. #simsbury
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So the people who were obsessed with Hillary Clinton‘s emails will be largely silent about Pete Hegseth’s war plan group chat, which also involved a journalist?
March 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
So the people who were obsessed with Hillary Clinton‘s emails will be largely silent about Pete Hegseth’s war plan group chat, which also involved a journalist?
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@copaafape.bsky.social statement on the EO to dismantle the Dept of Education
Say No to Dismantling ED: Protect Our Kids - Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.
Washington DC– In response to the White House issuing an executive order (EO) calling for the Secretary of Education to develop a plan to dismantle the Department of Education (ED), Denise Marshall, CEO, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) issued the following statement:
www.copaa.org
March 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
@copaafape.bsky.social statement on the EO to dismantle the Dept of Education
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A documentary about the decades-long fight for disability rights culminating in the passage of the Americans with #Disabilities Act is set to premiere. #PBS #ADA
PBS To Spotlight Story Behind The ADA
A documentary about the decades-long fight for disability rights culminating in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act is set to premiere.
www.disabilityscoop.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
A documentary about the decades-long fight for disability rights culminating in the passage of the Americans with #Disabilities Act is set to premiere. #PBS #ADA
Great night raising money for FAVARH Players, inclusive theater.
March 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Great night raising money for FAVARH Players, inclusive theater.
Very grateful for COPAA’s work on behalf of so many
COPAA along with two Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division.
- www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
- www.propublica.org/article/depa...
- www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
- www.propublica.org/article/depa...
Class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and Education Secretary Linda McMahon
www.documentcloud.org
March 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Very grateful for COPAA’s work on behalf of so many
“I’m not sure I can tell you exactly what it stands for, except that it’s the programs for disabled and needs,” she said.
The woman in charge of the dept of ed doesn’t know what IDEA is, the federal law that’s been in place for over fifty years.
The woman in charge of the dept of ed doesn’t know what IDEA is, the federal law that’s been in place for over fifty years.
The U.S. Department of Education is firing almost 1,400 employees raising questions about how the federal government will uphold its obligations under the Individuals with #Disabilities Education Act. #SpecialEducation #EducationDepartment
As Education Department Slashes Nearly Half Its Staff, Special Ed Worries Mount
The U.S. Department of Education is firing almost 1,400 employees raising questions about how the federal government will uphold its obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
www.disabilityscoop.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
“I’m not sure I can tell you exactly what it stands for, except that it’s the programs for disabled and needs,” she said.
The woman in charge of the dept of ed doesn’t know what IDEA is, the federal law that’s been in place for over fifty years.
The woman in charge of the dept of ed doesn’t know what IDEA is, the federal law that’s been in place for over fifty years.
Here I am with my state senator after testifying in support of legislation to aid students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. First time in 20 years of advocacy that anyone who represents me offered to share a public hearing. It’s. Big deal. #autism #paulhonig #inclusion
March 8, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Here I am with my state senator after testifying in support of legislation to aid students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. First time in 20 years of advocacy that anyone who represents me offered to share a public hearing. It’s. Big deal. #autism #paulhonig #inclusion
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BREAKING: Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex couples' marriage licenses, loses her appeal at the Sixth Circuit of a lawsuit she lost at trial that was brought by same-sex couples whose constitutional right to marry she violated. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
BREAKING: Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex couples' marriage licenses, loses her appeal at the Sixth Circuit of a lawsuit she lost at trial that was brought by same-sex couples whose constitutional right to marry she violated. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This administration is an embarrassment.
March 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This administration is an embarrassment.
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#ProudBlue #BlueSkyResistance
This is a reminder for anyone who isn’t currently being impacted by the craziness happening in our country.
Don’t worry, your time is coming.
Don’t stay silent just because it’s not happening to you.
This is a reminder for anyone who isn’t currently being impacted by the craziness happening in our country.
Don’t worry, your time is coming.
Don’t stay silent just because it’s not happening to you.
February 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#ProudBlue #BlueSkyResistance
This is a reminder for anyone who isn’t currently being impacted by the craziness happening in our country.
Don’t worry, your time is coming.
Don’t stay silent just because it’s not happening to you.
This is a reminder for anyone who isn’t currently being impacted by the craziness happening in our country.
Don’t worry, your time is coming.
Don’t stay silent just because it’s not happening to you.
