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Jaala Spiro
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Paint, quilt, walk, kayak and foster kittens 😍 she/they
Jaala Spiro/That's So Sick on Substack
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People on X are having a melt down, but here it’s nothing but celebration! 🥳
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Chickies are laying!
October 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Finished this painting. Underwater Candy, 12×18 acrylic on wood.
October 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.

Why the delay?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
October 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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New knitting post on the Notes From the Studio Substack! Fun to be talking knitting again.
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Chicken coop decor day 3
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I'm thrilled to collaborate with Elizabeth Morrison again with a new Substack, Notes from the Studio! Check out my first post here.

open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
A Knitted World
And coming back to it
open.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Covered in kittens #fosterkittens
September 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.

And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.

Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
September 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Trump’s regime wants to put AI in charge of deciding which Medicare patients receive care — and they're giving AI companies a profit-incentive to deny coverage. Everything about this is sick and wrong, and Congress must take action. 👇
Tell Congress: Stop Trump's Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage
Donald Trump and Dr. Oz want to let Artificial Intelligence (AI) choose which procedures Medicare will cover for individual patients -- with AI companies being paid based on how much money they save b...
act.indivisible.org
September 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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This vile administration tried to deport children, in the middle of the night, to Guatemala.

CHILDREN!
Judge: I got a call at 2:36 a.m. because the govt chose this time on a holiday weekend to execute this plan. I have been up since then. I haven't been able to reach anyone from govt until this morning at 9:30 a.m. So absent this intervention, all children would already have been sent to Guatemala!
August 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Get to DC if you are able to Sept. 6! Info: WeAreDC.net ❤️‍🩹 Please share on socials and push this out through other channels to any peeps who might like to march.
@thekattalk.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch.

Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
September 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Made some buttons yesterday 😁
August 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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CHICAGO…
August 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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No matter what @MarshaBlackburn keeps saying, it’s not criminals they’re targeting.

www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/u...
August 31, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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CW: Sexual assault

Women are being kidnapped and assaulted by men who impersonate ICE agents. This is one of many reasons why we can’t have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Urge your elected officials to take action today: www.bluestatedefianc...
August 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Can't stop won't stop wet-on-wet watercolor
August 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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🗣️ LIBRARIES ARE COOLING CENTERS!

Beat the heat by visiting your local library for air conditioning. Please be kind if their AC is on the fritz! They are doing their best, just like you 🩵
August 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Don't know why it won't rotate, but you get the idea. I know this painting is so simple, but learning the wet on wet technique has made me so happy.
August 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.

(Published May)
Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and...
www.propublica.org
August 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
New foster kittens freshly brought from the countryside, where they were living in abandoned gopher tunnels with their mom. Meet Grasshopper 😁
August 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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CW: Violence

An unarmed veteran was attacked from behind, injured, and hauled into a Portland ICE facility. This is just one example of the unchecked brutality carried out by a secret police force operating in the shadows. Tell your elected officials to act now: www.bluestatedefianc...
August 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The election tampering begins. Trump announced on his social media that he would push to eliminate mail-in ballots and sign an executive order to “help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections.”
August 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM