Cynthia
@clcsears.bsky.social
Retired Audiologist/Speech Language Pathologist, Alumnus of St Mary’s at Notre Dame and Indiana U at Bloomington, longtime lover of sewing and reading
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Putin shows he can invade Ukraine with minimal reprisals.
Trump shows he can take over Venezuela with minimal reprisals.
It’s like they’re giving the nod to Xi Jinping to have a go?
Trump shows he can take over Venezuela with minimal reprisals.
It’s like they’re giving the nod to Xi Jinping to have a go?
January 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Putin shows he can invade Ukraine with minimal reprisals.
Trump shows he can take over Venezuela with minimal reprisals.
It’s like they’re giving the nod to Xi Jinping to have a go?
Trump shows he can take over Venezuela with minimal reprisals.
It’s like they’re giving the nod to Xi Jinping to have a go?
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Trump just handed Russia and China all kinds of pretext and precedent to take illegal, unilateral action. We are headed into very dangerous times.
January 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Trump just handed Russia and China all kinds of pretext and precedent to take illegal, unilateral action. We are headed into very dangerous times.
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Next year, Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" will hand $67 BILLION of YOUR taxpayer dollars over to corporations for a single tax break.
Why? To "incentivize" research these companies did years ago.
Let that sink in. YOUR money being used to boost Amazon's profits even more.
Why? To "incentivize" research these companies did years ago.
Let that sink in. YOUR money being used to boost Amazon's profits even more.
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Next year, Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" will hand $67 BILLION of YOUR taxpayer dollars over to corporations for a single tax break.
Why? To "incentivize" research these companies did years ago.
Let that sink in. YOUR money being used to boost Amazon's profits even more.
Why? To "incentivize" research these companies did years ago.
Let that sink in. YOUR money being used to boost Amazon's profits even more.
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Worm-brain spouting Lie after Lie after Lie!
November 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Worm-brain spouting Lie after Lie after Lie!
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Priorities
October 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Priorities
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October 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Maybe we have a year to save our country from full dictatorship. Maybe less.
Too many members of Congress & Senate , and law firms, and universities are caving. They are afraid.
No one is coming to save us. Its our turn to be strong- unafraid to stand for our rights and freedoms
Too many members of Congress & Senate , and law firms, and universities are caving. They are afraid.
No one is coming to save us. Its our turn to be strong- unafraid to stand for our rights and freedoms
October 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Maybe we have a year to save our country from full dictatorship. Maybe less.
Too many members of Congress & Senate , and law firms, and universities are caving. They are afraid.
No one is coming to save us. Its our turn to be strong- unafraid to stand for our rights and freedoms
Too many members of Congress & Senate , and law firms, and universities are caving. They are afraid.
No one is coming to save us. Its our turn to be strong- unafraid to stand for our rights and freedoms
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The Vice President of the United States used his social media page to tell Joy Reid, a private citizen with no connection to the government, that she should express "gratitude" for how this country has treated her.
Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.
Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.
October 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Vice President of the United States used his social media page to tell Joy Reid, a private citizen with no connection to the government, that she should express "gratitude" for how this country has treated her.
Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.
Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.
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Any book worth banning is a book worth reading" — Isaac Asimov
September 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Any book worth banning is a book worth reading" — Isaac Asimov
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Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation's most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities.
What schools stand to lose in the battle over the next federal education budget
Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation's most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities.
n.pr
September 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation's most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities.
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NEWS: Pretty wild exclusive from @arthurallen202.bsky.social -- Trump's team wants to abandon the whole FDA system of having outside experts review the evidence for new drugs and devices.
They maintain releasing "complete response letters" is more transparent.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
They maintain releasing "complete response letters" is more transparent.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Under Trump, FDA Seeks To Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs - KFF Health News
Advisory committee meetings help FDA scientists make decisions and increase public understanding of drug regulation, and abandoning them doesn’t make sense, former officials said.
kffhealthnews.org
September 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
NEWS: Pretty wild exclusive from @arthurallen202.bsky.social -- Trump's team wants to abandon the whole FDA system of having outside experts review the evidence for new drugs and devices.
They maintain releasing "complete response letters" is more transparent.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
They maintain releasing "complete response letters" is more transparent.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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JUST IN: But the court, in its emergency docket order, also left in place by a 5-4 order a lower court ruling that threw out NIH memos that enforced the administration's policies.
Supreme Court allows NIH to stop making nearly $800M in research grants for now
But the court, in its emergency docket order, also left in place by a 5-4 order a lower court ruling that threw out NIH memos that enforced the administration's policies.
n.pr
August 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
JUST IN: But the court, in its emergency docket order, also left in place by a 5-4 order a lower court ruling that threw out NIH memos that enforced the administration's policies.
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An unarmed veteran was attacked from behind, sustaining injuries and being dragged into a Portland ice building.
August 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
An unarmed veteran was attacked from behind, sustaining injuries and being dragged into a Portland ice building.
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Going live with two American doctors on the ground in Gaza City at 11am Eastern.
Join us via our YouTube or Substack channels, for a Zeteo town hall and ask us/them your questions. Or via zeteo.com.
Join us via our YouTube or Substack channels, for a Zeteo town hall and ask us/them your questions. Or via zeteo.com.
August 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Going live with two American doctors on the ground in Gaza City at 11am Eastern.
Join us via our YouTube or Substack channels, for a Zeteo town hall and ask us/them your questions. Or via zeteo.com.
Join us via our YouTube or Substack channels, for a Zeteo town hall and ask us/them your questions. Or via zeteo.com.
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Time to review children’s vaccinations before the new school year. Children attending nursery schools, pre-kindergarten and grades K-12 avoid serious disease when they receive all doses of required vaccines. Learn more: health.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/2025-08-08_immunization_awareness.htm
August 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Time to review children’s vaccinations before the new school year. Children attending nursery schools, pre-kindergarten and grades K-12 avoid serious disease when they receive all doses of required vaccines. Learn more: health.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/2025-08-08_immunization_awareness.htm
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The fact that an indicted war criminal has been invited to the US to meet with the President to look at maps of the country he invaded tells you Putin has already won.
August 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The fact that an indicted war criminal has been invited to the US to meet with the President to look at maps of the country he invaded tells you Putin has already won.
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It’s the 90th anniversary of Social Security.
Today and everyday we are telling Trump, DOGE, and their buddies: get your hands off our checks.
Today and everyday we are telling Trump, DOGE, and their buddies: get your hands off our checks.
August 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It’s the 90th anniversary of Social Security.
Today and everyday we are telling Trump, DOGE, and their buddies: get your hands off our checks.
Today and everyday we are telling Trump, DOGE, and their buddies: get your hands off our checks.
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Heavy traders may assume they'll owe no capital gains tax if their losses and gains even out. But then they stumble across the wash sale rule.
As Meme Stocks Make A Comeback, Beware This Tax Trap
Heavy traders may assume they'll owe no capital gains tax if their losses and gains even out. But then they stumble across the wash sale rule.
www.forbes.com
August 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Heavy traders may assume they'll owe no capital gains tax if their losses and gains even out. But then they stumble across the wash sale rule.
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Plans for the bridge were first approved in the 1970s, but have stopped and started over the decades.
Italy is reviving plans for a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland. Will it work?
Plans for the bridge were first approved in the 1970s, but have stopped and started over the decades.
n.pr
August 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Plans for the bridge were first approved in the 1970s, but have stopped and started over the decades.
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I made a book, a very tiny book.
On vintage paper with watercolour illustrations and a nonsense verse.
If anyone wants to publish it for me I would be overjoyed. This is just a rough to see how it works out
On vintage paper with watercolour illustrations and a nonsense verse.
If anyone wants to publish it for me I would be overjoyed. This is just a rough to see how it works out
July 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I made a book, a very tiny book.
On vintage paper with watercolour illustrations and a nonsense verse.
If anyone wants to publish it for me I would be overjoyed. This is just a rough to see how it works out
On vintage paper with watercolour illustrations and a nonsense verse.
If anyone wants to publish it for me I would be overjoyed. This is just a rough to see how it works out
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For older adults who express more confidence in vaccine safety than younger groups, the past few months have brought welcome research. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right. - KFF Health News
Newer formulations are even more effective at preventing illnesses that commonly afflict seniors — perhaps even dementia.
kffhealthnews.org
June 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
For older adults who express more confidence in vaccine safety than younger groups, the past few months have brought welcome research. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:
March 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB: