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tea drinker. witch-hunt historian. genealogist. harvard comma enthusiast. dark chocolate addict. book lover. mom of ♀️🧪scientist. 🐾roomie. shorter in person. blue. introvert. WFM. #amwriting. she/her.
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It's fine. Everything's fine. I just hate to see his thumbs up. (He's working really hard to keep that smile on his face.)
totally painful smile with gritting teeth on Trump with his ever-present thumb up. photo with Mamdani.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Make a difference by boycotting 3 companies over Thanksgiving holiday, including Black Friday & Cyber Monday. Show you're against dismantling DEI programs; monopolies, dangerous working conditions, donations to Trump; & working with ICE.
contrarian.substack.com/p/a-call-to-...
WE AIN'T BUYING IT Target Companies This action is taking direct aim at Target, for caving to this administration's biased attacks on DEI; Home Depot, for allowing and colluding with ICE to kidnap our neighbors on their properties; and Amazon, for funding this administration to secure their own corporate tax cuts. [images of Target, Amazon, & Home Depot logos with big X through them] TARGET has rolled back their DEI initiatives, which included ending programs that help Black employees advance, cutting financial supported for Black-Owned businesses, and removing LGBTQ+ products from their stores. AMAZON holds a monopolistic position in the market, contributes to dangerous working conditions for its employees and drivers, and CEO Jeff Bezos has donated over $1 million to this administration. HOME DEPOT is allowing ICE agents to illegally detain and kidnap laborers from their stores. The laborers in our communities are not able to look for work safely.
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Marjorie Taylor Greene can't handle Trump the fire-breathing dragon when Democrats put up with his hate on a daily basis. MTG likes the limelight, so she won't disappear.
Here's hoping her replacement will be different.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s stance* • have a new census that counts only Americans to draw new districts • make English the official language of the U.S. • make it a felony to medically trans a minor • against mandated mass vaccinations • against abortion (belief that life begins at conception) • defund NPR, PBS • defund USAID • eliminate H1-B visas • America First and only Americans First Joined Congress in 2021 with net worth of about $700,000. In 2025, net worth is about $25 million, including stake in family business. *MTG resignation letter, Nov. 21, 2025
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Trump regime is self-serving; doesn't care for others. Shutting down USAID is a tragedy of epic proportions & a sad statement about our current government leaders.
www.marytrump.org/p/the-cruelt...
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Shopping for History lovers or teachers? What about an advent calendar of Independence Hall? History games? Sons of Liberty 1776 shirts? Mayflower poster? Rare finds? 250th Anniversary items? Revolutionary teapots or suncatchers?
store.thehistorylist.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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The data is corrupt.
AI is a weapon controlled by powerful rich white males, a toy to destroy the fabric of society. The data it's built on is corrupt. Why can't we use AI to improve the world a little bit at a time, like only medical & scientific research? Besides, we can't afford the electrical & water resources it demands. 11222015
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Billionaires are gleefully planning an AI takeover of real people's jobs, thinking it will cut costs. What about the human factor, the threat to society?
AI is a weapon controlled by powerful rich white males, a toy to destroy the fabric of society. The data it's built on is corrupt. Why can't we use AI to improve the world a little bit at a time, like only medical & scientific research? Besides, we can't afford the electrical & water resources it demands. 11222015
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Happy Birthday to Joe Biden! For 50+ years, he worked hard for the people he served. I chose this picture because he fought for good, with integrity and knowledge of how the government works. He'd be the first to tell you he wasn't perfect. But he always tried! For the People. 🎉❤️⭐
Biden at his presidential kickoff rally in Philadelphia, May 2019 By Michael Stokes - Biden9, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79091648
November 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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On This Day: Massachusetts court ruling makes the state the first to recognize same-sex marriage (2003).
Rainbow flag waving against clouds and sun. By Ludovic Bertron from New York City, U.S. - https://web.archive.org/web/20220202020601/https://www.flickr.com/photos/23912576@N05/2942525739, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14831997
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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#BookReview: When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice by @theladyaye.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #TBR #spiritualism #seance
words2sayit.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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With #MeToo movement, millions of survivors shared their experiences of sexual abuse, sexual harassment, & rape. A small but ugly backlash followed, pushing #tradwife & anti- #VotingRights for women. Now we must raise our voices loudly to hold accountable the criminals revealed in the #EpsteinFiles.
We must hold accountable the criminals revealed in the Epstein Files.
November 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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We can change the world. Anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) says that's how change is made. Today's quote from @1440daily.bsky.social
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
November 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Contact your Senators & Representatives in Congress. Demand they release the Epstein Files. We need to hold people accountable for their crimes & not allow others to cover it up. We demand justice & accountability, not extortion & bribery for silence. USA deserves better.
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
Tell Congress: Release the Epstein Files. Find your elected officials: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials Image by Leandro De Carvalho from Pixabay blue-eyed man holding white mask over face.
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Be.
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Gandhi's words should echo in the halls of Congress, the seats of Justice, and the White House offices.
7 deadly sins of modern times by Mahatma Gandhi Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice "A person cannot do right in one department while attempting to do wrong in another department. Life is one indivisible whole." [image of Gandhi's head]
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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SNAP Facts
SNAP facts: $36: cost of SNAP to the average tax-payer per year. $360: max amount qualifying households receive per month. $4: raise in hourly pay that could make SNAP unneeded. 14,500: number of Walmart employees receiving SNAP. $21 billion: Walmart's net profit last year. $0 (zero): amount illegal immigrants get from SNAP.
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Air Traffic Controllers have hugely stressful jobs. These essential workers aren't getting paid during the government shutdown, which causes them more stress & leads to absenteeism. We need a rule that requires air traffic staff to be paid during government shutdowns.
Air Traffic Controllers are essential to keeping everyone safe. They should always be paid during government shutdowns. 11092025
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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"Who was not at Mamdani’s victory celebration last night? NY’s two Democratic senators, @schumer.senate.gov & @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social & House minority leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, Democrat of NY." With this blue wave, we can build momentum, unless our Dem leaders fail to support it.
"...What does this tell us? It tells us that Democrats—not just the base, but voters across the spectrum—understand, in a way our so-called leaders do not, how we need to fight and what we need to do to win at the ballot box. We did it once in 2020; we snatched democracy from the jaws of autocracy. It’s going to be so much harder next year. The last thing we need is for our own leaders to demoralize us by refusing to engage in the battle at hand. This is an all-hands-on-deck, break-the-glass moment, and people like Schumer, Jeffries, and Gillibrand need to step up or get out of the way. Last night, Democrats stood up in force to send that message. All we need to know now is whether establishment Democrats are going to listen." Mary L Trump from The Good in Us 5 Nov. 2025
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Unsung heroes. What your child learns & reads at school matters. Under-representation of girls & women in books, media, classrooms, etc., hurts us all. www.womenshistory.org
Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she learns she is worth less." -Myra Pollack Sadker, professor, author, researcher, and activist
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Nov. 19: Dr. Griffith will focus on John Hancock’s Congregational roots and how he invoked religious traditions throughout his life. @congrelib.bsky.social Free. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Nov. 19, 1-2 pm. "The Just and Good Governor of the World": John Hancock's Congregationalist Roots and Religious Commitment. A virtual talk with Dr. Jeffrey Griffith. [painting of John Hancock]
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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MyHeritage DNA test is now just $29 until Nov. 9, 2025! @myheritageofficial.bsky.social @danielhorowitz.bsky.social
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MyHeritageDNA Early Holiday Sale $29 (was $89)
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Local elections matter. Today I voted for mayor, my ward councillor, & school committee. I did my research & brought my list. I don't support religious influence in public schools or book bans; I believe in separation of church & state, helping others, DEI, livable wages, affordable housing, etc.
American flag in oval with I Voted
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Some states have higher than the federal minimum wage. Cost of living is factored in with higher than minimum wage states.
California $16.50/hour
Massachusetts $15.00
Montana $10.55
Florida $14.00
North Carolina $7.25
Texas $7.25
Should burger flippers get $15 an hour? Let's do the math: Calculating minimum wage using the cost of a Big Mac as the Index 1972: Big Mac $0.65, federal min. wage $1.60/hour 2025 Big Mac $5.79, current minimum wage is $7.25, so burger flipper should make $14.25/hour Photo: Dept of Labor of McDonald's menu in 1972 The Economist for calculations
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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GOP is not working, especially Mike Johnson (the highest paid person in Congress), to resolve the shutdown. They don't care what the people are going through when they stop paying for government programs & workers. Well they should FORFEIT every paycheck until the govt functions again.
Congress should be the first to lose a paycheck during a shutdown.
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM