Erdlady
@erdlady.bsky.social
Chasing waterfalls and the perfect dirty martini. Finding ways to make the world better however I can, ever evolving, always learning, always improving.
NWA * HOU * SFB
NWA * HOU * SFB
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One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
April 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
As an Xennial, The Cranberries never left my playlist… but they’ve been hitting a little harder lately.
#zombie #thecranberries #music
#zombie #thecranberries #music
The Cranberries - Zombie (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by TheCranberriesVEVO
youtu.be
February 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
As an Xennial, The Cranberries never left my playlist… but they’ve been hitting a little harder lately.
#zombie #thecranberries #music
#zombie #thecranberries #music
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Word for the Day:
Tenacity
This means persistence—rarely is something accomplished overnight. It takes persistence to reach a goal.
Tenacity
This means persistence—rarely is something accomplished overnight. It takes persistence to reach a goal.
January 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Word for the Day:
Tenacity
This means persistence—rarely is something accomplished overnight. It takes persistence to reach a goal.
Tenacity
This means persistence—rarely is something accomplished overnight. It takes persistence to reach a goal.
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All departments were affected, including offices that address HIV and AIDS, infectious disease and child health.
Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
All departments were affected, including the Office of HIV and AIDs, the Office of Infectious Disease and the Child Health and Immunization Division.
www.npr.org
January 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
All departments were affected, including offices that address HIV and AIDS, infectious disease and child health.
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First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.
January 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.
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Sorry buddies but we're not stupid
January 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Sorry buddies but we're not stupid
Does no one else remember the movie A Day Without A Mexican? Just wondering… 👀
#movies #HeTriedToWarnUs #ADayWithoutAMexican
#movies #HeTriedToWarnUs #ADayWithoutAMexican
January 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Does no one else remember the movie A Day Without A Mexican? Just wondering… 👀
#movies #HeTriedToWarnUs #ADayWithoutAMexican
#movies #HeTriedToWarnUs #ADayWithoutAMexican
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Regulations exist to protect what cannot protect itself!
January 22, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Regulations exist to protect what cannot protect itself!
Today’s word of the day: Hope
hope
[ hohp ]
noun
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best
verb (used with object)
hoped, hoping.
to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
to believe, desire, or trust
#WoTD #Hope #WordOfTheDay
hope
[ hohp ]
noun
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best
verb (used with object)
hoped, hoping.
to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
to believe, desire, or trust
#WoTD #Hope #WordOfTheDay
January 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Today’s word of the day: Hope
hope
[ hohp ]
noun
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best
verb (used with object)
hoped, hoping.
to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
to believe, desire, or trust
#WoTD #Hope #WordOfTheDay
hope
[ hohp ]
noun
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best
verb (used with object)
hoped, hoping.
to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
to believe, desire, or trust
#WoTD #Hope #WordOfTheDay
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NEW—Trump WH has blocked all CDC science reports (eg MMWR) & suspended all CDC / FDA / NIH external communications of all HHS agencies until further notice... including all FDA & CDC Health Alert warnings & all social media. Public health be damned.
Gift 🎁 link:
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Gift 🎁 link:
wapo.st/4aqfN44
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
wapo.st
January 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
NEW—Trump WH has blocked all CDC science reports (eg MMWR) & suspended all CDC / FDA / NIH external communications of all HHS agencies until further notice... including all FDA & CDC Health Alert warnings & all social media. Public health be damned.
Gift 🎁 link:
wapo.st/4aqfN44
Gift 🎁 link:
wapo.st/4aqfN44
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Americans really need to understand who Trump just pardoned.
January 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Americans really need to understand who Trump just pardoned.
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i said a few times here and there before the election that we’ll see what the mass deportation plan looks like when it’s ICE agents dragging grandmothers out of churches and, well, here we are
Minutes ago, the Trump admin revoked the sensitive locations policy that prevented ICE from carrying out enforcement arrests inside churches, hospitals, and schools.
January 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
i said a few times here and there before the election that we’ll see what the mass deportation plan looks like when it’s ICE agents dragging grandmothers out of churches and, well, here we are
#Courage #Mercy #FinalPlea
Thank you, Bishop Budde, for your courage. May your example light the way.
Thank you, Bishop Budde, for your courage. May your example light the way.
At inaugural prayer service, bishop pleads for Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants
At the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, asked President Donald Trump to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and undocumented migrant workers.
apnews.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
#Courage #Mercy #FinalPlea
Thank you, Bishop Budde, for your courage. May your example light the way.
Thank you, Bishop Budde, for your courage. May your example light the way.
My word of the day today: courage
courage (noun)
cour·age ˈkər-ij ˈkə-rij
: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty
#WordOfTheDay #Courage
courage (noun)
cour·age ˈkər-ij ˈkə-rij
: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty
#WordOfTheDay #Courage
January 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My word of the day today: courage
courage (noun)
cour·age ˈkər-ij ˈkə-rij
: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty
#WordOfTheDay #Courage
courage (noun)
cour·age ˈkər-ij ˈkə-rij
: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty
#WordOfTheDay #Courage
Word of the day: Integrity
/in'teg.ri.ti/ noun
Synonyms: honesty, sincerity, rectitude, truthfulness
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. It's doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. 👀
#WoTD #WordOfTheDay #Integrity
/in'teg.ri.ti/ noun
Synonyms: honesty, sincerity, rectitude, truthfulness
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. It's doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. 👀
#WoTD #WordOfTheDay #Integrity
January 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Word of the day: Integrity
/in'teg.ri.ti/ noun
Synonyms: honesty, sincerity, rectitude, truthfulness
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. It's doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. 👀
#WoTD #WordOfTheDay #Integrity
/in'teg.ri.ti/ noun
Synonyms: honesty, sincerity, rectitude, truthfulness
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. It's doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. 👀
#WoTD #WordOfTheDay #Integrity
For no reason in particular, today’s word of the day is Resilience 😏
Resilience - the ability to recover from difficulties or to resist being affected by them
Resilience - the ability to recover from difficulties or to resist being affected by them
January 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For no reason in particular, today’s word of the day is Resilience 😏
Resilience - the ability to recover from difficulties or to resist being affected by them
Resilience - the ability to recover from difficulties or to resist being affected by them
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It was just as cold for Obama's inauguration in 2009, fyi.
January 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It was just as cold for Obama's inauguration in 2009, fyi.
November 30, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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