@anncflynn.bsky.social
Retired family therapist, educational consultant. Garbage Can Day children’s book author. Lover of family and friends. Be kind, choose joy and walk in the woods
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David Gauvey Herbert does some great shoe leather reporting to track down a series of men who played Santa Claus at Macy's famous Santaland in New York. Their stories are even more amazing than you could imagine. @jacobfeldman.bsky.social's top pick www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a6...
Playing Santa Does Strange Things to a Man. What It Did to Bob Rutan Was Even Stranger.
Bob Rutan is legendary among the tight-knit fraternity of Macy’s Santa Clauses. Like many of these men, playing Santa changed Bob. Profoundly. His story is one of struggle and failure, heartbreak and ...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
David Gauvey Herbert does some great shoe leather reporting to track down a series of men who played Santa Claus at Macy's famous Santaland in New York. Their stories are even more amazing than you could imagine. @jacobfeldman.bsky.social's top pick www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a6...
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This is what intelligence and critical thinking sound like:
VIA hana.clio
What is there to debate?(for myself)
VIA hana.clio
What is there to debate?(for myself)
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This is what intelligence and critical thinking sound like:
VIA hana.clio
What is there to debate?(for myself)
VIA hana.clio
What is there to debate?(for myself)
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Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
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Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
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Can everyone share this?
July 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Can everyone share this?
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after touring "Alligator Alcatraz": "These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you've seen don't do it just. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage...they get their drinking water & they brush their teeth where they poop, in the same unit"
July 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after touring "Alligator Alcatraz": "These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you've seen don't do it just. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage...they get their drinking water & they brush their teeth where they poop, in the same unit"
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The world is an increasingly volatile place and the amount of disinformation on social media is staggering. Take the time to verify what you see online before sharing it. We all need to be more vigilant.
June 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The world is an increasingly volatile place and the amount of disinformation on social media is staggering. Take the time to verify what you see online before sharing it. We all need to be more vigilant.
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“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport”
By Ruben Bolling
Genius. Click in.
By Ruben Bolling
Genius. Click in.
June 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport”
By Ruben Bolling
Genius. Click in.
By Ruben Bolling
Genius. Click in.
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Wow, looks like we have an Olympian jumper in our yard. Very impressive. I'd give that squirrel a ten
March 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Wow, looks like we have an Olympian jumper in our yard. Very impressive. I'd give that squirrel a ten
March 1, 2025
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March 1, 2025
John Simpson of the BBC noted recently that “there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.” Seven weeks in, he suggested, 2025 is on track to be one of them: “a time...
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March 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
March 1, 2025
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What an inspiring and informative interview between an historian Heather Cox Richardson and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Strongly recommend watching it. Towards the end of the interview Blinken so thoughtfully reflects on the incredibly important role of the citizen in our democracy.
March 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
What an inspiring and informative interview between an historian Heather Cox Richardson and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Strongly recommend watching it. Towards the end of the interview Blinken so thoughtfully reflects on the incredibly important role of the citizen in our democracy.
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
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This needs to be amplified.
February 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This needs to be amplified.
February 19, 2025
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These historical facts from the last ten years are so important to reread in order to refresh our memories, tune out the lies and honor our nation's promise. Please read.
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These historical facts from the last ten years are so important to reread in order to refresh our memories, tune out the lies and honor our nation's promise. Please read.
February 19, 2025
The past week has solidified a sea change in American—and global—history.
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February 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
February 19, 2025
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These historical facts from the last ten years are so important to reread in order to refresh our memories, tune out the lies and honor our nation's promise. Please read.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
These historical facts from the last ten years are so important to reread in order to refresh our memories, tune out the lies and honor our nation's promise. Please read.
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Most of my family and loved ones have attended, worked for, and/or received medical care at one or more of these institutions or do so currently — particularly those who work in any part of healthcare. This is a huge strike on American education, science, AND medicine, not to mention employment
Here are the 25 institutions that receive the most NIH funding (98% of HHS is NIH). Basically, they're large schools with large hospitals. They receive 50% of all NIH funding.
Source: ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/fede... (table 26)
(Not going to do a whole thread but thought folks might be interested.)
Source: ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/fede... (table 26)
(Not going to do a whole thread but thought folks might be interested.)
February 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Most of my family and loved ones have attended, worked for, and/or received medical care at one or more of these institutions or do so currently — particularly those who work in any part of healthcare. This is a huge strike on American education, science, AND medicine, not to mention employment
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Federal workers we never hear about do heroic things every day. They keep our country going smoothly. They don't deserve to be traumatized like they have been with Donald Trump's authoritarian tactics.
February 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Federal workers we never hear about do heroic things every day. They keep our country going smoothly. They don't deserve to be traumatized like they have been with Donald Trump's authoritarian tactics.
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@charlieangus104.bsky.social is there a petition to ban Twitter in Canada!???
A false claim about USAID was viewed ~80 million times on X before there was a correction just 10 hours later. How many more people saw the falsehood compared to the correction?
February 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
@charlieangus104.bsky.social is there a petition to ban Twitter in Canada!???
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Trump's federal hiring freeze has stopped the onboarding of thousands of seasonal federal firefighters — including those who work for agencies called on to help battle the Los Angeles-area fires, creating a potential shortfall ahead of the next fire season.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Trump's freeze stalls federal firefighter hiring
Crews helped battle the deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires, and now some worry a shortfall will weaken response capabilities as fire season approaches.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Trump's federal hiring freeze has stopped the onboarding of thousands of seasonal federal firefighters — including those who work for agencies called on to help battle the Los Angeles-area fires, creating a potential shortfall ahead of the next fire season.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Government of South Africa takes Trump to school:
February 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Government of South Africa takes Trump to school:
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US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
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NIH IN YOUR STATE
“Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America”
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
“Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America”
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
February 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
NIH IN YOUR STATE
“Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America”
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
“Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America”
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
January 19, 2025
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January 19, 2025
You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left.
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January 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
January 19, 2025
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