sheila
@skwinter.bsky.social
I'm just a girl who loves coffee, baking, growing food, and calling my representatives. Support small minority-owned businesses and your local library.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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In the onslaught of analysis of the political ramifications of these files, I fear too many have lost focus on the survivors. Please watch (if you can bear it) and please share.
Always center survivors.
Always center survivors.
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 11:56 PM
In the onslaught of analysis of the political ramifications of these files, I fear too many have lost focus on the survivors. Please watch (if you can bear it) and please share.
Always center survivors.
Always center survivors.
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Way to go! 🔥👍💯❤️👏
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
November 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Way to go! 🔥👍💯❤️👏
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
A Golden in his golden light.
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A Golden in his golden light.
With SNAP benefits ending at the end of the month, more people than ever need and deserve assistance.
Here are some links to find an organization near you. Please donate or seek aid.
porchcommunities.org/our-story
www.nokidhungry.org
www.foodbankwma.org
www.buttecaa.com/north-state-...
Here are some links to find an organization near you. Please donate or seek aid.
porchcommunities.org/our-story
www.nokidhungry.org
www.foodbankwma.org
www.buttecaa.com/north-state-...
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts | Home
Join the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts in ending hunger. We provide healthy food, advocate for change, and support our neighbors in need.
www.foodbankwma.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
With SNAP benefits ending at the end of the month, more people than ever need and deserve assistance.
Here are some links to find an organization near you. Please donate or seek aid.
porchcommunities.org/our-story
www.nokidhungry.org
www.foodbankwma.org
www.buttecaa.com/north-state-...
Here are some links to find an organization near you. Please donate or seek aid.
porchcommunities.org/our-story
www.nokidhungry.org
www.foodbankwma.org
www.buttecaa.com/north-state-...
So the Blue Jays are having a good night.
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
So the Blue Jays are having a good night.
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
The truthiest of truths. Thanks for the giggle, No Kings Chatham County NC
October 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The truthiest of truths. Thanks for the giggle, No Kings Chatham County NC
This energy is so freaking good.
October 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This energy is so freaking good.
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This is class solidarity.
In case you’re at all confused.
In case you’re at all confused.
September 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is class solidarity.
In case you’re at all confused.
In case you’re at all confused.
Little guy fell asleep on the job. Can't blame him-that looks like a snuggly zinnia.
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Little guy fell asleep on the job. Can't blame him-that looks like a snuggly zinnia.
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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury
Keep reading, friends. 📚
Keep reading, friends. 📚
August 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury
Keep reading, friends. 📚
Keep reading, friends. 📚
The upside of hot and humid summers is nature doing her wondrous thing
July 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The upside of hot and humid summers is nature doing her wondrous thing
Made my daily call to my representative. If my introvert self can do this, then so can you!
And you don't even have to know your representative's name. Just give them your zip code and they connect you. How easy is that?
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-224-3121
And you don't even have to know your representative's name. Just give them your zip code and they connect you. How easy is that?
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-224-3121
July 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Made my daily call to my representative. If my introvert self can do this, then so can you!
And you don't even have to know your representative's name. Just give them your zip code and they connect you. How easy is that?
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-224-3121
And you don't even have to know your representative's name. Just give them your zip code and they connect you. How easy is that?
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-224-3121
Fireflies after a thunderstorm make the muggy night on the porch worth it.
June 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Fireflies after a thunderstorm make the muggy night on the porch worth it.
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It’s Juneteenth! Here’s a brief history from @hcrichardson.bsky.social explaining the importance of the day and what it means for our country! #Juneteenth
It’s Juneteenth! Here’s a brief history from @hcrichardson.bsky.social explaining the importance of the day and what it means for our country! #Juneteenth
What is Juneteenth and Why Does it Matter: A Short History | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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June 19, 2025 at 6:22 AM
youtu.be/E7UaaAyPqPY
It’s Juneteenth! Here’s a brief history from @hcrichardson.bsky.social explaining the importance of the day and what it means for our country! #Juneteenth
It’s Juneteenth! Here’s a brief history from @hcrichardson.bsky.social explaining the importance of the day and what it means for our country! #Juneteenth
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It's Juneteenth, America's second Independence day, catching up to those excluded from the first.
In the words of Langston Hughes:
"O, let America be America again—
The land that never has been yet—
And yet must be—the land where every man is free."
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147907...
In the words of Langston Hughes:
"O, let America be America again—
The land that never has been yet—
And yet must be—the land where every man is free."
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147907...
Let America Be America Again
(America never was America to me.) Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed— Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one a...
www.poetryfoundation.org
June 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It's Juneteenth, America's second Independence day, catching up to those excluded from the first.
In the words of Langston Hughes:
"O, let America be America again—
The land that never has been yet—
And yet must be—the land where every man is free."
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147907...
In the words of Langston Hughes:
"O, let America be America again—
The land that never has been yet—
And yet must be—the land where every man is free."
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147907...
Hockey season is over, and I am sad about that.
June 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hockey season is over, and I am sad about that.
Small town North Carolina showed up for a peaceful and powerful protest today. Speakers, music, and the common goal of liberty and justice for all. #nokings
June 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Small town North Carolina showed up for a peaceful and powerful protest today. Speakers, music, and the common goal of liberty and justice for all. #nokings
Watching The Tony Awards gives me hope. Creators, performers, and so much love and celebration are a bright light in dark times.
Go see a play near you. Local theater, a traveling musical or something serious. Maybe a blockbuster. Support where you can.
Go see a play near you. Local theater, a traveling musical or something serious. Maybe a blockbuster. Support where you can.
June 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Watching The Tony Awards gives me hope. Creators, performers, and so much love and celebration are a bright light in dark times.
Go see a play near you. Local theater, a traveling musical or something serious. Maybe a blockbuster. Support where you can.
Go see a play near you. Local theater, a traveling musical or something serious. Maybe a blockbuster. Support where you can.
Birds in the neighborhood
May 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Birds in the neighborhood
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"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and…
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
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