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This midwest headline is just missing an 'Ope'.
April 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"I'm still hardcore" she whispers to herself as she closes down the library on a school night learning about all the fruit trees and bushes she ordered.
April 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Living in this timeline is the most annoying group project ever.
April 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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I’m telling everyone. Don’t come to the US unless you absolutely have to.

It’s not safe.

It’s not fun.

I am sorry it’s not a refuge for the poor, the starving, or the huddled masses.
March 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Are you registered for our 2025 LGBTQ+ Equality Day at the capitol yet? It’s not too late to sign up—we’ll be connecting with advocates from across Wisconsin, talking to our representatives, and building a stronger movement for LGBTQ+ rights statewide. Register at the link in our bio!
March 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'm trying to dedicate as much time to gardening and native plants this summer. I may have gotten carried away with preordered plants. :D

Anyone in NE WI want to attend this class with me? www.newleaffoods.org/events/bount...
Bountiful Branches Guide: A mini-class for planning, planting and maintaining your perennial food plants — New Leaf Foods
If you'e purchasing perennial plants from the New Leaf Foods Bountiful Branches Sale, and have questions about the best ways to plan, plant, and take care of these special food producers, this class i...
www.newleaffoods.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
March 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Credit where credit is due these MAGA fellas upheld their end of the bargain after losing the bet. We miss the days where we all got along before this divisive, selfish con man came along 💔
#trumpsucks
youtu.be/Tl4ggwyWEMI
Dropkick Murphys vs. MAGA Wager
YouTube video by Dropkick Murphys
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March 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Reminder to my WI folks that the upcoming election is important. Vote Crawford to keep Musk from buying our court.
As Musk pours millions into Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Tesla files case that could reach justices
Billionaire Elon Musk is pouring millions of dollars into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race as his electric vehicle company wages a legal fight that could reach the state’s high court.
www.wpr.org
March 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Signs of spring. Seeding native plants and babies on the farm.
March 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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🚨‼️Action alert‼️🚨 We just got word that the Assembly committee on Education will be hearing two anti-LGBT bills THIS THURSDAY, a proposed transgender athlete ban and a bill restricting pronouns and names used by our trans kids. (1/2)
March 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!
March 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.

That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
February 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
From 2021 at the FDR Memorial

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
February 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Besides, Ecosia for a browser/search, what are the best Google product alternatives out there?
February 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Join me and 20M+ others and start planting today.

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If you’re using an iPhone or iPad, tap here to confirm you’ve joined:

ecosia://invite/friends-isj37a
February 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Macklemore 👏👏👏🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
February 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Happy Black History Month!

Today’s book is Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America by Carol Boston Weatherford.

A picture book biography of the first black director in Hollywood and photographer who captured racism in pictures

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackAuthors
#Booksky
GORDON PARKS | Kirkus Reviews
He aimed his camera lens at fashion models and at struggling African-American workers.
www.kirkusreviews.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Deleted Google Maps, Google Chrome and Google from my phone.

Making the switch to Duck Duck Go, Mozilla for daily use.

#GulfofMexico
#resist
#survive2025
February 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Today is Internal Day of Women and Girls in Science.

I give you Dinosaur Lady by Linda Skeers.

A nonfiction children’s book about Mary Anning, who, at 12 years old, discovered the first plesiosaur skeleton in 1811.

#childrensbooks
#womeninstem
#booksky
DINOSAUR LADY | Kirkus Reviews
A new picture-book biography of the pioneering scientist and finder of bones.
www.kirkusreviews.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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ELON IS ALLOWED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. NOT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OR STUDENTS & PARENTS. I WILL BE BACK.
February 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The U.S. Department of Labor is organizing a protest. Elon Musk’s staff will be present at the Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C., today at 4 p.m. It was mentioned that staff should plan to stay late after the 4 p.m. meeting to assist with setting up Elon Musk staffers into their systems.
February 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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February 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Happy Black History Month! Today, my featured children’s book is Somewhere in the Bayou by brothers Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey.

Hilarious and sweet with a funny twist. Gorgeous, eye-popping artwork.

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackAuthors
#childrensbooks
Somewhere in the Bayou
Simple, subtle, and drolly funny, the Pumphrey brothers’ newest picture book is a layered exploration of the foolishness of making assumptions and the virtue of curiosity., Somewhere in the Bayo...
wwnorton.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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For Black History Month, I am going to highlight some of the amazing children’s books produced by black authors and illustrators.

First up, Big, by Vashti Harrison

#BlackHistoryMonth
#ChildrensBooks
#DiverseChildrensBooks
Big (Caldecott Medal Winner & Coretta Scott King Honor Title)
Winner of the Caldecott Medal! A Coretta Scott King Award Author and Illustrator Honor book, a National Book Award finalist, and a New York Times bestseller!...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM