@wandaphillips.bsky.social
Things are getting worse
June 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Things are getting worse
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Donald Trump dismantled the safety net that has for years protected miners from lung disease
June 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Donald Trump dismantled the safety net that has for years protected miners from lung disease
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NYT: “If you saw all this in any other country — soldiers sent to crush dissent, union leaders arrested, opposition politicians threatened — it would be clear that autocracy had arrived.” 😳🇺🇸 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
June 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
NYT: “If you saw all this in any other country — soldiers sent to crush dissent, union leaders arrested, opposition politicians threatened — it would be clear that autocracy had arrived.” 😳🇺🇸 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
The clouds reflect the transitional colors of lavender and golden gray, like a page of quiet time smudged by a palette. At such a time, it is suitable to slow down and quietly feel the gentleness of the day
June 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The clouds reflect the transitional colors of lavender and golden gray, like a page of quiet time smudged by a palette. At such a time, it is suitable to slow down and quietly feel the gentleness of the day
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Newsom: "Arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. I don't give a damn ... Tom, arrest me. Let's go."
June 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Newsom: "Arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. I don't give a damn ... Tom, arrest me. Let's go."
The waves gently hit the shore, and the afterglow of the setting sun is reluctant to leave. Tonight, it is very quiet and beautiful
May 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The waves gently hit the shore, and the afterglow of the setting sun is reluctant to leave. Tonight, it is very quiet and beautiful
I saw the childhood scene
May 16, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I saw the childhood scene
The White House is a international AUCTION HOUSE right now......
May 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The White House is a international AUCTION HOUSE right now......
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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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It's almost as if granting a criminal blanket immunity was a bad idea.
Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says
Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It's almost as if granting a criminal blanket immunity was a bad idea.
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The #wildflower orchard is full of cow parsley, red campion & cowslips. Mowed the pathway today 🌱 #GardensHour
May 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The #wildflower orchard is full of cow parsley, red campion & cowslips. Mowed the pathway today 🌱 #GardensHour
🌙 The night is gentle and the daytime flowers remain in the mind. Purple iris blooms quietly in the mind, like a dream that does not want to wake up. May tonight be as peaceful and beautiful as this sea of flowers, and may everyone have their own moment of peace. Good night 💜
May 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
🌙 The night is gentle and the daytime flowers remain in the mind. Purple iris blooms quietly in the mind, like a dream that does not want to wake up. May tonight be as peaceful and beautiful as this sea of flowers, and may everyone have their own moment of peace. Good night 💜
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Chris Finch on Julius Randle's playmaking
"It's really what turned our season around. -- I've always known he's a really good playmaker. Our time in New Orleans, he played a little bit like this. -- It's everything for us. It's been everything for our turnaround."
"It's really what turned our season around. -- I've always known he's a really good playmaker. Our time in New Orleans, he played a little bit like this. -- It's everything for us. It's been everything for our turnaround."
May 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Chris Finch on Julius Randle's playmaking
"It's really what turned our season around. -- I've always known he's a really good playmaker. Our time in New Orleans, he played a little bit like this. -- It's everything for us. It's been everything for our turnaround."
"It's really what turned our season around. -- I've always known he's a really good playmaker. Our time in New Orleans, he played a little bit like this. -- It's everything for us. It's been everything for our turnaround."
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“These are our community members. They're our neighbors. We don't want to send our friends away. We don't care where they're from...
"We would want them to stand up for us, so we're standing up. Tucson is resisting.”
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
"We would want them to stand up for us, so we're standing up. Tucson is resisting.”
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Lost in the Arizona desert, pregnant and alone: Guatemalan woman tells her story
Erika Mateo, 35 weeks pregnant, traveled more than 2,000 miles to get to the U.S.-Mexico border. Here's what happened after she was detained in Ariz.
www.azcentral.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“These are our community members. They're our neighbors. We don't want to send our friends away. We don't care where they're from...
"We would want them to stand up for us, so we're standing up. Tucson is resisting.”
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
"We would want them to stand up for us, so we're standing up. Tucson is resisting.”
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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I love how the flowing, curved #lines of this Great Egret contrast with the straight but chaotic lines of the background vegetation.
#BlueSkyArtShow #birds #photography #birdphotography
#BlueSkyArtShow #birds #photography #birdphotography
May 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I love how the flowing, curved #lines of this Great Egret contrast with the straight but chaotic lines of the background vegetation.
#BlueSkyArtShow #birds #photography #birdphotography
#BlueSkyArtShow #birds #photography #birdphotography
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'The sun, emerged from its gray shrouds of cloud, shone with a summer brilliance on the untouched slopes'
✍️ Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
#BookwormSat #sunshine #nature #photography
📷 me, #Galway
✍️ Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
#BookwormSat #sunshine #nature #photography
📷 me, #Galway
May 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
'The sun, emerged from its gray shrouds of cloud, shone with a summer brilliance on the untouched slopes'
✍️ Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
#BookwormSat #sunshine #nature #photography
📷 me, #Galway
✍️ Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
#BookwormSat #sunshine #nature #photography
📷 me, #Galway
Growing flowers really is addictive and each one is worth the wait 💗
May 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Growing flowers really is addictive and each one is worth the wait 💗
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The U.S. Postal Service's governing board has named David Steiner, a board member of USPS competitor FedEx, to be the next postmaster general following the controversial term of Louis DeJoy.
David Steiner of FedEx is tapped to be the U.S. Postal Service's new leader
The U.S. Postal Service's governing board has named David Steiner, a board member of USPS competitor FedEx, to be the next postmaster general following the controversial term of Louis DeJoy.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The U.S. Postal Service's governing board has named David Steiner, a board member of USPS competitor FedEx, to be the next postmaster general following the controversial term of Louis DeJoy.
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1/ On 4/16, fed’l Judge Paula Xinis characterized the steps the gov’t had taken to facilitate Kilmer Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S. by saying, “The record reflects defendants have done nothing at all.” She ordered expedited discovery including depositions. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-record...
"The Record Reflects Defendants Have Done Nothing at All"
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Maryland, Paula Xinis, took up Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s motion for “additional relief.” The motion asked the Judge to:
joycevance.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
1/ On 4/16, fed’l Judge Paula Xinis characterized the steps the gov’t had taken to facilitate Kilmer Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S. by saying, “The record reflects defendants have done nothing at all.” She ordered expedited discovery including depositions. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-record...
Um dia cheio de energia
May 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Um dia cheio de energia
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Can someone get me an interpreter!
I can’t understand baby talk.
I can’t understand baby talk.
May 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Can someone get me an interpreter!
I can’t understand baby talk.
I can’t understand baby talk.
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I used to have nightmares about getting a pet and forgetting to feed it.
I have not had a single one of those dreams since getting Heater because there is not a chance in Hell she will let me forget breakfast.
I have not had a single one of those dreams since getting Heater because there is not a chance in Hell she will let me forget breakfast.
May 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I used to have nightmares about getting a pet and forgetting to feed it.
I have not had a single one of those dreams since getting Heater because there is not a chance in Hell she will let me forget breakfast.
I have not had a single one of those dreams since getting Heater because there is not a chance in Hell she will let me forget breakfast.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/s.... Anyone else feeling the glow knowing trump only has his sycophants in positions of power and leadership?
May 7, 2025 at 4:25 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/world/s.... Anyone else feeling the glow knowing trump only has his sycophants in positions of power and leadership?
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When the cute little red house seems to belong to the elk, not people.
#RooseveltElk #Photography #Intruding #StopStaring #Picturesque #Animals #Nature
#RooseveltElk #Photography #Intruding #StopStaring #Picturesque #Animals #Nature
May 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
When the cute little red house seems to belong to the elk, not people.
#RooseveltElk #Photography #Intruding #StopStaring #Picturesque #Animals #Nature
#RooseveltElk #Photography #Intruding #StopStaring #Picturesque #Animals #Nature