Basil_and_books
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36, she/her. Owned by 🐱🐱🐱and a 🐶. US Expat wandering the 🌎. Working to make a better society. Enjoys reading (romance, some nonfiction, and poetry), dabbling in sewing, painting, baking and various other crafts.
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Chicago congresswoman @repdeliaramirez hands Kristi Noem a letter of resignation and encourages her to use it 👀
June 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Chicago congresswoman @repdeliaramirez hands Kristi Noem a letter of resignation and encourages her to use it 👀
Our cats bully us to go to bed. Typically the terrorism starts anywhere from 730-8pm. If we do not comply, they ramp up the action by knocking items off tables while keeping eye contact, screams of protest, trampling us with zoomies. Is your bedtime dictated by a tiny bully?
January 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Our cats bully us to go to bed. Typically the terrorism starts anywhere from 730-8pm. If we do not comply, they ramp up the action by knocking items off tables while keeping eye contact, screams of protest, trampling us with zoomies. Is your bedtime dictated by a tiny bully?
I swear, Duolingo’s passive aggressive, nagging energy is the worst approach to get me to do something. Are there people for whom this approach works? I would still be a fundie if I wanted this amount of guilt-tripping in my life. No thank you.
December 17, 2024 at 1:53 PM
I swear, Duolingo’s passive aggressive, nagging energy is the worst approach to get me to do something. Are there people for whom this approach works? I would still be a fundie if I wanted this amount of guilt-tripping in my life. No thank you.
I feel so bad for the diplomats who will have to work for Guilfoyle. It is a unique hell to have an incompetent boss who makes your job harder in countless new ways. Putting out fire after fire, all while pretending your leader isn’t an incompetent fool.
a cartoon character with the words " it is no concern of mine wether your problem is "
ALT: a cartoon character with the words " it is no concern of mine wether your problem is "
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:26 PM
I feel so bad for the diplomats who will have to work for Guilfoyle. It is a unique hell to have an incompetent boss who makes your job harder in countless new ways. Putting out fire after fire, all while pretending your leader isn’t an incompetent fool.
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This is absolutely insane. I mean it’s a complete whack job and somebody needs to put a stop to this. The closest she’s ever come to Greece is a Greek salad.
December 10, 2024 at 11:56 PM
This is absolutely insane. I mean it’s a complete whack job and somebody needs to put a stop to this. The closest she’s ever come to Greece is a Greek salad.
Doing my daily 5 mins of introspection like:
Yep, still depressed but getting my sense of fight back. I mended the hole in a pants pocket that I’ve put off for over a year. So, that’s a win.
Yep, still depressed but getting my sense of fight back. I mended the hole in a pants pocket that I’ve put off for over a year. So, that’s a win.
just checking in on you hope you feel better soon with a heart
ALT: just checking in on you hope you feel better soon with a heart
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Doing my daily 5 mins of introspection like:
Yep, still depressed but getting my sense of fight back. I mended the hole in a pants pocket that I’ve put off for over a year. So, that’s a win.
Yep, still depressed but getting my sense of fight back. I mended the hole in a pants pocket that I’ve put off for over a year. So, that’s a win.
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The very same people who lambasted DEI efforts as a subversion of the meritocracy are happily taking money and jobs in the name of “viewpoint diversity”
This is a deeply researched article showing the web of conservative foundations and think tanks supporting efforts like UNC’s “civic life” school. Basically, if you study U.S. history through a conservative lens, there’s money out there for you.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Is Chapel Hill’s "civic life" school a conservative center?
Backed by lawmakers and university leaders but opposed by hundreds of faculty, the initiative has hired professors with similar backgrounds—including a few who’ve expressed sharp political opinions.
www.insidehighered.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:58 PM
The very same people who lambasted DEI efforts as a subversion of the meritocracy are happily taking money and jobs in the name of “viewpoint diversity”
Readers, a thank you for your posts in form of a cat picture. I’m not much for words, so look at this adorable girl. The sweetness is irresistible. Her name is Catra and she’s an imp.
December 11, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Readers, a thank you for your posts in form of a cat picture. I’m not much for words, so look at this adorable girl. The sweetness is irresistible. Her name is Catra and she’s an imp.
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#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.
People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!
Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.
People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!
Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
Click to Visit #ASafeChoice Network
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December 4, 2024 at 9:00 PM
If you see this post, can you please help spread this information?
#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.
People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!
Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.
People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!
Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
March 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
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Huge win for workers! #UnionsForAll
ICYMI - Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory this week with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 anti-worker law that sparked weeks of protests.
Read more here: bit.ly/3OKaAdn
#UnionsForAll
Read more here: bit.ly/3OKaAdn
#UnionsForAll
December 6, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Huge win for workers! #UnionsForAll
Trying to survive. Thankful for cats.
November 22, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Trying to survive. Thankful for cats.