Annette Mattson
@annettelm.bsky.social
Minister, Maker, Activist.
Just a spiritual being having a human experience. Along this journey I enjoy deep conversations, theology and politics.
Just a spiritual being having a human experience. Along this journey I enjoy deep conversations, theology and politics.
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Kessler twins Ellen and Alice, singer-dancers who performed with Sinatra and Belafonte, dead at 89
Kessler twins Ellen and Alice, singer-dancers who performed with Sinatra and Belafonte, dead at 89
The Kessler twins died together Monday at age 89 via assisted suicide. Ellen and Alice's long career as dancer-singer-actors included gigs with Sinatra, Belafonte and Astaire.
www.latimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Kessler twins Ellen and Alice, singer-dancers who performed with Sinatra and Belafonte, dead at 89
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The group was made up of the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, forever bonded by their trauma and abuse at the hands of the convicted pedophile. The women had once again descended on Washington, DC, to hold a press conference and plead with lawmakers to vote to release the Epstein files.
‘We have power together’: For Epstein survivors, a day of emotion and triumph | CNN Politics
The scrum outside of the Cannon office building early Tuesday morning slowly grew in size, eventually ballooning to several dozen women. Every time someone new arrived, there was an eruption of hugs a...
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The group was made up of the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, forever bonded by their trauma and abuse at the hands of the convicted pedophile. The women had once again descended on Washington, DC, to hold a press conference and plead with lawmakers to vote to release the Epstein files.
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Pope Leo XIV today backed the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops' rare statement criticizing the Trump administration's immigration and mass deportation policies and called on immigrants to be treated with "dignity."
Pope Leo denounces "extremely disrespectful" treatment of immigrants in U.S.
"We have to look for ways of treating people humanely, treating people with the dignity that they have."
www.axios.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Pope Leo XIV today backed the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops' rare statement criticizing the Trump administration's immigration and mass deportation policies and called on immigrants to be treated with "dignity."
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Jeffrey Epstein's brother is warning that Republicans are "scrubbing the files" and "sabotaging" the full release, according to reports.
'Scrubbing the files!' Epstein brother makes stunning claim GOP 'sabotaging' full release
Jeffrey Epstein's brother is warning that Republicans are "scrubbing the files" and "sabotaging" the full release, according to reports.Mark Epstein said Tuesday in an interview with NewsNation that President Donald Trump and Republicans have changed course over releasing the Epstein files because t...
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Jeffrey Epstein's brother is warning that Republicans are "scrubbing the files" and "sabotaging" the full release, according to reports.
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Ground delays issued for hundreds of flights headed to Hartsfield-Jackson due to staffing #usnews
Ground delays issued for hundreds of flights headed to Hartsfield-Jackson due to staffing
More than 300 inbound flights through Saturday evening are expected to be delayed, according to the FAA.
www.live5news.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Ground delays issued for hundreds of flights headed to Hartsfield-Jackson due to staffing #usnews
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A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
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In the first eight months of Trump’s second term, the Justice Department filed only nine major pollution cases for the EPA.
The shift in enforcement shows the extent to which the Trump administration has reoriented the agency toward promoting economic growth. https://wapo.st/4os3LNF
The shift in enforcement shows the extent to which the Trump administration has reoriented the agency toward promoting economic growth. https://wapo.st/4os3LNF
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In the first eight months of Trump’s second term, the Justice Department filed only nine major pollution cases for the EPA.
The shift in enforcement shows the extent to which the Trump administration has reoriented the agency toward promoting economic growth. https://wapo.st/4os3LNF
The shift in enforcement shows the extent to which the Trump administration has reoriented the agency toward promoting economic growth. https://wapo.st/4os3LNF
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Sooner or later they will be released with or without Adelita’s vote
Americans will not look kindly on Speaker Johnson….
They will not forget his obstruction
They will not forgive his protection of pedophiles
Americans will not look kindly on Speaker Johnson….
They will not forget his obstruction
They will not forgive his protection of pedophiles
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Sooner or later they will be released with or without Adelita’s vote
Americans will not look kindly on Speaker Johnson….
They will not forget his obstruction
They will not forgive his protection of pedophiles
Americans will not look kindly on Speaker Johnson….
They will not forget his obstruction
They will not forgive his protection of pedophiles
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In Opinion
Adelita Grijalva won a special election in September to serve as a Democratic congresswoman. But Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in. “Such is the essence of Trumpist leadership: If you don’t support my tribe, you deserve to be ignored, even punished,” Michelle Cottle says.
Adelita Grijalva won a special election in September to serve as a Democratic congresswoman. But Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in. “Such is the essence of Trumpist leadership: If you don’t support my tribe, you deserve to be ignored, even punished,” Michelle Cottle says.
Opinion | Adelita Grijalva Just Wants to Get to Work. The House Speaker Won’t Let Her.
Mike Johnson, the speaker, won’t swear in the Democratic representative-elect from Arizona.
nyti.ms
October 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
In Opinion
Adelita Grijalva won a special election in September to serve as a Democratic congresswoman. But Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in. “Such is the essence of Trumpist leadership: If you don’t support my tribe, you deserve to be ignored, even punished,” Michelle Cottle says.
Adelita Grijalva won a special election in September to serve as a Democratic congresswoman. But Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in. “Such is the essence of Trumpist leadership: If you don’t support my tribe, you deserve to be ignored, even punished,” Michelle Cottle says.
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KINGSTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that Caribbean island nation.
Jamaica’s strongest-ever storm, Hurricane Melissa, turns to Cuba
www.dailymaverick.co.za
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
KINGSTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that Caribbean island nation.
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President Donald Trump's administration has revoked the visa of a Nigerian Nobel laureate after he compared Trump to a brutal dictator, according to a new report.
Nigerian Nobel laureate's visa yanked after comparing Trump to brutal dictator: report
President Donald Trump's administration has revoked the visa of a Nigerian Nobel laureate after he compared Trump to a brutal dictator, according to a new report. The Guardian reported on Tuesday that the Trump administration revoked the visa of Wole Soyinka, who won the Nobel Prize for literature i...
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
President Donald Trump's administration has revoked the visa of a Nigerian Nobel laureate after he compared Trump to a brutal dictator, according to a new report.
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The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the president, Congress and the city of Washington, DC, on “matters of design and aesthetics,” according to a source familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/47uhZGK
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the president, Congress and the city of Washington, DC, on “matters of design and aesthetics,” according to a source familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/47uhZGK
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FCC chairman Brendan Carr has been a free speech proponent. Just look at his social media posts. But he has a problem with Jimmy Kimmel.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr is being roasted for supporting free speech before attacking Kimmel
FCC chairman Brendan Carr has been a free speech proponent. Just look at his social media posts. But he has a problem with Jimmy Kimmel.
bit.ly
September 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
FCC chairman Brendan Carr has been a free speech proponent. Just look at his social media posts. But he has a problem with Jimmy Kimmel.
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At a moment when the government is using every tool at its disposal to force its views on us and silence dissent, the First Amendment has never been more important.
We can't and won't buckle to the pressure.
We can't and won't buckle to the pressure.
Protecting Free Speech in the Face of Government Retaliation
Since Charlie Kirk’s killing, the government has threatened to punish anyone who speaks ill of the conservative free speech activist. This violates the First Amendment.
www.aclu.org
September 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
At a moment when the government is using every tool at its disposal to force its views on us and silence dissent, the First Amendment has never been more important.
We can't and won't buckle to the pressure.
We can't and won't buckle to the pressure.
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"St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in rural northeast Georgia will close its labor and delivery unit next month...
"The closure is one of Georgia's first casualties of the GOP budget reconciliation package, colloquially known as the 'big beautiful bill'...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/rura...
"The closure is one of Georgia's first casualties of the GOP budget reconciliation package, colloquially known as the 'big beautiful bill'...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/rura...
Rural Georgia hospital plans to close its labor and delivery unit, in part due to Medicaid cuts
St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in rural northeast Georgia will discontinue its maternal health services next month as its parent company moves to consolidate OB/GYN services to one location, the hos...
www.newsfromthestates.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in rural northeast Georgia will close its labor and delivery unit next month...
"The closure is one of Georgia's first casualties of the GOP budget reconciliation package, colloquially known as the 'big beautiful bill'...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/rura...
"The closure is one of Georgia's first casualties of the GOP budget reconciliation package, colloquially known as the 'big beautiful bill'...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/rura...
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Gorka is a Russian agent who showed up at the end of the Bush era and was on Fox giving the daily terrorists threat level assessment for all 8 years of President Obama's administration. This was intended to keep the low IQ base on edge. It certainly worked as Putin intended.
August 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Gorka is a Russian agent who showed up at the end of the Bush era and was on Fox giving the daily terrorists threat level assessment for all 8 years of President Obama's administration. This was intended to keep the low IQ base on edge. It certainly worked as Putin intended.
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The Constitution doesn’t give the president ANY authority over elections
August 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Constitution doesn’t give the president ANY authority over elections
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Okay but are you surprised?
August 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Okay but are you surprised?
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Americans once assumed their kids would be better off than they were. But business professor Scott Galloway says today's economic policies work to enrich Boomers and steal from younger generations.
Scott Galloway says Boomers are robbing Gen Z of their future
Americans once assumed their kids would be better off than they were. But business professor Scott Galloway says today's economic policies work to enrich Boomers and steal from younger generations.
n.pr
August 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Americans once assumed their kids would be better off than they were. But business professor Scott Galloway says today's economic policies work to enrich Boomers and steal from younger generations.
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Where's my package??
A quick visual catch-up on all the countries now isolating the US.
August 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Where's my package??
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August 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has transferred nearly $2 billion in funding for its health care system to pay for care from private providers, the agency told CNN.
VA move to pay nearly $2 billion for private health providers inflames partisan debate over ‘privatizing’ veterans’ care | CNN Politics
It is the largest single move to private sector health care the VA has made in several years, according to a congressional source familiar with the process.
cnn.it
August 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Department of Veterans Affairs has transferred nearly $2 billion in funding for its health care system to pay for care from private providers, the agency told CNN.