Sandra Hall
@gramsam1.bsky.social
Grandma to 3. Lifelong liberal Democrat. Love reading, painting in watercolors, wine. 75 and still trying to figure people out. Any help would be greatly appreciated! No DMS 💙
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This is part of what I mean by “slow civil war.” It’s not coming, it’s here, and there are mounting casualties.
Even in Illinois — a "safe haven" where many have fled as persecution against trans people ramps up in other states — 29 trans teens have died by suicide this year as of Nov. 21, according to a count by Trans Up Front Illinois.
That’s compared to 4 last year, and 6 the year before that.
That’s compared to 4 last year, and 6 the year before that.
On Trans Day of Remembrance, community reflects on those lost: 'We're gonna be here forever'
But even in Illinois — where many trans people have fled as persecution against them ramps up in other states — 29 trans teens have died by suicide this year, according to a count by Trans Up Front Il...
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December 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is part of what I mean by “slow civil war.” It’s not coming, it’s here, and there are mounting casualties.
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**Solstice**
10:03am ET — Dec 21, 2025
On this day, Earth's North Pole tips away from the Sun, while the South Pole tips towards it, bringing the first day of Winter to the Northern Hemisphere with increasing daylight, and the first day of Summer to the Southern Hemisphere with decreasing daylight
10:03am ET — Dec 21, 2025
On this day, Earth's North Pole tips away from the Sun, while the South Pole tips towards it, bringing the first day of Winter to the Northern Hemisphere with increasing daylight, and the first day of Summer to the Southern Hemisphere with decreasing daylight
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
**Solstice**
10:03am ET — Dec 21, 2025
On this day, Earth's North Pole tips away from the Sun, while the South Pole tips towards it, bringing the first day of Winter to the Northern Hemisphere with increasing daylight, and the first day of Summer to the Southern Hemisphere with decreasing daylight
10:03am ET — Dec 21, 2025
On this day, Earth's North Pole tips away from the Sun, while the South Pole tips towards it, bringing the first day of Winter to the Northern Hemisphere with increasing daylight, and the first day of Summer to the Southern Hemisphere with decreasing daylight
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This is the worst case scenario that everybody was worried about
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is the worst case scenario that everybody was worried about
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A photo in a book I co-wrote, “Aftershock,” about the last days of World War II, shows destitute Germans picking through mud to gather coffee beans discarded along a street. I think it illustrates the legacy of authoritarianism: poverty and misery. Americans would be wise to remember that now.
December 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A photo in a book I co-wrote, “Aftershock,” about the last days of World War II, shows destitute Germans picking through mud to gather coffee beans discarded along a street. I think it illustrates the legacy of authoritarianism: poverty and misery. Americans would be wise to remember that now.
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Judge Mark Wolf on why he resigned:
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
December 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Judge Mark Wolf on why he resigned:
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
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Deer
Benjamin Chee Chee ~ Ojibwe
1976
Benjamin Chee Chee ~ Ojibwe
1976
December 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Deer
Benjamin Chee Chee ~ Ojibwe
1976
Benjamin Chee Chee ~ Ojibwe
1976
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It's the First Annual Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It's the First Annual Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence.
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People in Sweden have social security, affordable healthcare, strict gun laws, 5 weeks paid annual leave & a year maternity leave
A night in hospital costs $10.
"Prescription drugs have an annual cap of $210.
The Swedish government is not communist. It is a democratic socialist country
A night in hospital costs $10.
"Prescription drugs have an annual cap of $210.
The Swedish government is not communist. It is a democratic socialist country
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
People in Sweden have social security, affordable healthcare, strict gun laws, 5 weeks paid annual leave & a year maternity leave
A night in hospital costs $10.
"Prescription drugs have an annual cap of $210.
The Swedish government is not communist. It is a democratic socialist country
A night in hospital costs $10.
"Prescription drugs have an annual cap of $210.
The Swedish government is not communist. It is a democratic socialist country
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🚨NO national coverage🚨
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🚨NO national coverage🚨
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
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Imagine if he could see what his own son was doing right now, the lies, the grifting and corruption, the medical quackery, the conspiracy-mongering, the anti-science knuckle-dragging, the firing of proud public servants, all the shameful behavior.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Imagine if he could see what his own son was doing right now, the lies, the grifting and corruption, the medical quackery, the conspiracy-mongering, the anti-science knuckle-dragging, the firing of proud public servants, all the shameful behavior.
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Are we in a recession?
Perhaps. Maybe. Hard to tell.
The Sahm Rule focuses on the 3-month average unemployment rate, and asking if it's risen half a point above its year-long low.
The low was 4.0% in January.
The latest (average of Sept & Nov, with Oct missing): 4.5%.
That's +0.5%.
Perhaps. Maybe. Hard to tell.
The Sahm Rule focuses on the 3-month average unemployment rate, and asking if it's risen half a point above its year-long low.
The low was 4.0% in January.
The latest (average of Sept & Nov, with Oct missing): 4.5%.
That's +0.5%.
December 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Are we in a recession?
Perhaps. Maybe. Hard to tell.
The Sahm Rule focuses on the 3-month average unemployment rate, and asking if it's risen half a point above its year-long low.
The low was 4.0% in January.
The latest (average of Sept & Nov, with Oct missing): 4.5%.
That's +0.5%.
Perhaps. Maybe. Hard to tell.
The Sahm Rule focuses on the 3-month average unemployment rate, and asking if it's risen half a point above its year-long low.
The low was 4.0% in January.
The latest (average of Sept & Nov, with Oct missing): 4.5%.
That's +0.5%.
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Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.
December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.
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Payrolls fell -105k in October and rose +64k in November. August and September payrolls were also revised down a total of 33k.
These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").
Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.
This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.
These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").
Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.
This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.
December 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Payrolls fell -105k in October and rose +64k in November. August and September payrolls were also revised down a total of 33k.
These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").
Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.
This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.
These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").
Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.
This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.
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Total number of unemployed workers:
December 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Total number of unemployed workers:
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The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 65k as manufacturing, transportation, & mining industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
December 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 65k as manufacturing, transportation, & mining industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
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How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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The heart wrenching tragedy of Sandy Hook was 25 years ago today. We have failed the children.🌹🍃💔
a close up of a red rose with a drop of water on it
ALT: a close up of a red rose with a drop of water on it
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December 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The heart wrenching tragedy of Sandy Hook was 25 years ago today. We have failed the children.🌹🍃💔
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December 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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The War of 1812 was caused in great part by Great Britain seizing US ships illegally. (Been re-reading Patrick O'Brien for mental health and so it's top of mind.)
December 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The War of 1812 was caused in great part by Great Britain seizing US ships illegally. (Been re-reading Patrick O'Brien for mental health and so it's top of mind.)
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"Some things are just too unjust for words, and too ambiguous for either speech or ideas."
Ralph Ellison - Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison - Invisible Man
December 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"Some things are just too unjust for words, and too ambiguous for either speech or ideas."
Ralph Ellison - Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison - Invisible Man
