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Erica Halkjær
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President Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More Music Academy
Entertainment Director Maple Valley Farmer’s Market
Entertainment Director Maple Valley Days
Maple Valley Public Arts Commission Position #6
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Would this work in your city?

This is the busiest cycle path in the Netherlands, Utrecht's Vredenburg. Private cars are not allowed. The path connects the busy Utrecht Centraal station to the historic center and the rest of the city.

📸 Harri Vaarala
April 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It was never about abortion. It has always been about controlling women.
Abortion bans don’t reduce national abortion rates, 2024 Guttmacher Institute data indicates. But states with six-week bans saw sharp declines in abortion care provided last year.

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Abortion Bans Don't Reduce National Abortion Rates, 2024 Data Indicates
But states with six-week bans saw sharp declines in abortion care provided.
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April 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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A U.S.-born American citizen being held at the request of immigration officials in Florida has been released amid worry by his mother and advocates that the state's anti-immigrant fervor could lead to the same happening to other Americans.
U.S.-born American citizen under ICE hold in Florida is released
Lopez-Gomez was stopped while traveling with others in a vehicle from Georgia to a job in Florida. He was arrested under a law that a judge has temporarily blocked.
nbcnews.to
April 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Eugenics.
WATCH | RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes

Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
April 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron has called for companies to stop investing in the U.S. for now.
April 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Goodnight 🤣💀….Wisconsin for the win!
April 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Wisconsin is not for sale….a story in 4 parts
April 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
1st world countries hold their politicians accountable.
March 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Hey. Look at NBC growing a pair.
President Trump has been concentrating power in his hands, pushing the bounds of executive authority while effectively marginalizing voices that pose threats to his agenda — delving into social and cultural realms past presidents largely avoided.
Trump quickly works to concentrate power and muzzle critical voices
From law firms and universities to the arts and the press, Trump has targeted these independent actors and tried to bend them to his worldview — willingly or not.
nbcnews.to
March 31, 2025 at 2:41 AM
For all the folks who think “it’s gonna’ be another wacky 4 years with all them dang ol tweets” Listen to me. This is forever.
March 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
1st world countries hold their leaders accountable.
Prosecutors today requested that former French President Nicolas Sarkozy be sentenced to seven years in prison for allegedly accepting money from the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to fund his first presidential campaign.
Nicolas Sarkozy trial: French prosecutors demand 7-year prison sentence for ex-president
Former conservative leader is accused of taking millions of euros from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 election campaign.
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March 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
These usually only punish cisgender women.
Women who want to compete in track and field at the elite level will have to undergo a mandatory cheek swab or blood test as part of tough new rules being introduced by World Athletics to protect the female category
World Athletics to introduce mandatory sex testing for female athletes
www.thetimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🎶Ain’t that America for you and me🎶
March 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Europe is protecting themselves from the US.
Tesla’s European sales dropped 49% year on year in January and February, despite rising registrations of electric vehicles (EVs) aje.io/opw4fn
March 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Let’s all say it together. “But her emails…”
The journalist, The Atlantic’s editor Jeffrey Goldberg, was accidentally added by National Security Adviser Michael Waltz. The leak, outside secure channels, was a serious breach of national security.
March 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Spray-Painted Penis Only Thing Holding Cybertruck Together
March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Coming soon to the US…
A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges.
Turkish court orders key Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges
Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's imprisonment is widely regarded as a political move to remove a major contender from the next presidential race, currently scheduled for 2028.
nbcnews.to
March 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges.
Turkish court orders key Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges
Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's imprisonment is widely regarded as a political move to remove a major contender from the next presidential race, currently scheduled for 2028.
nbcnews.to
March 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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“Look at Chicago. The volume and viciousness of crime they have. These people are horrible people. And if somebody thinks they’re going to be wonderful citizens someday, they’re wrong. It’s not going to happen.”

“I’d love to get them the hell out of our country.”

Americans he’s talking about.
March 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Really excellent point here: "The right has no legal concerns violating the consent of intersex children to medically enforce the sex binary, but they're very opposed to [consensual] medical interventions for trans people that go against that binary."
We've got another interview! We got the opportunity to sit down with expert on anti-discrimination law and trans and women's rights Naomi Schoenbaum and discuss the legal end of civil rights.
Interview by Riki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
A Quiet Legal Radical Unites Trans & Women’s Rights — Assigned
Assigned Media interviews Associate Professor of Law at George Washington University, Naomi Schoenbaum.
www.assignedmedia.org
March 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I believe in AOC.
AOC, @aoc.bsky.social, making the case for free speech alongside universal healthcare is so KEY for the left, because it's time progressives reclaimed the mantle of fighting for free speech from the faux free speech warriors of the right.
AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.

I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person

I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
March 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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A failed Republican candidate was found guilty Wednesday of hiring people to shoot at the homes of local Democratic leaders after he lost an election for the New Mexico House of Representatives, according to his attorney.
Failed candidate found guilty in shooting plot against New Mexico Democrats
Solomon Peña was "angry about losing the election," one of the targeted officials has said.
nbcnews.to
March 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM