Mary Ward-Eaton
fctsmttr22.bsky.social
Mary Ward-Eaton
@fctsmttr22.bsky.social
Dog lover; Dachshund rescuer, seniors these days, I’m a senior too, only my photo is from 2003; politics junkie; baseball freak & ❤️STL Cardinals; Blues & Classic Rock music
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Legolas, my baby dachshund, would gladly rid you of that moth.

9 pounds of pure doxie instinct.

Moths seem to be her favourite. Unlike her elder sister, Schnitzel, who had a penchant for small birds. And wasps. 🤦🏼‍♀️
April 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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March 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Goodbye, Roberta Flack, and thank you for the music.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_f...
Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972
YouTube video by OLD TAPES
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February 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is, as usual, giving a masterclass on billionaire-funded right-wing threats to our government and our democracy—in this case by Project 2025 visionary and OMB director-designate Russell Vought. www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
February 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Sen Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) letter to chair of Senate Judiciary Cmte, which is poised to vote on confirmation of Kash Patel:

“We regret that you have rejected our efforts to inquire into the first-ever invocation of Fifth Amendment protection by a nominee seeking to lead the FBI”
February 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Thank you!
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Post from Robert Reich - YouTube
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February 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
February 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
February 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
These powerful and poignant stories will give young readers a new appreciation of the rights afforded to them within a democracy -- and a deeper understanding of why it is so essential to protect democracy by becoming an informed and engaged citizen.

www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=32426
The Fragility of Freedom: Mighty Girl Books About Life Under Authoritarianism
These powerful stories for tweens and teens explore the grim realities of life under dictatorships, and why protecting our democracy by becoming an informed and engaged citizen is more important than ...
www.amightygirl.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:51 AM
February 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This seems like an awfully good question from Senator Ron Wyden about DOGE:

“If they were really continuing a routine audit of the payment system, why did the nonpartisan official who managed the system for years get forced out when Musk’s hatchet brigade showed up?”
The most senior career official at Treasury was purged after protesting the access that DOGE officials had secured. Why would that have happened if this were an innocent expansion of a previous process?

And here are some other unanswered questions:

newrepublic.com/article/1911...
February 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
These powerful and poignant stories will give young readers a new appreciation of the rights afforded to them within a democracy -- and a deeper understanding of why it is so essential to protect democracy by becoming an informed and engaged citizen.

www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=32426
The Fragility of Freedom: Mighty Girl Books About Life Under Authoritarianism
These powerful stories for tweens and teens explore the grim realities of life under dictatorships, and why protecting our democracy by becoming an informed and engaged citizen is more important than ...
www.amightygirl.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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These powerful and poignant stories will give young readers a new appreciation of the rights afforded to them within a democracy -- and a deeper understanding of why it is so essential to protect democracy by becoming an informed and engaged citizen.

www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=32426
The Fragility of Freedom: Mighty Girl Books About Life Under Authoritarianism
These powerful stories for tweens and teens explore the grim realities of life under dictatorships, and why protecting our democracy by becoming an informed and engaged citizen is more important than ...
www.amightygirl.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Nature’s Beauty 💕
February 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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February 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM