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J. Cate Hill [they/them]
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Writer. Lover of water, the arts, architecture, books, travel; advocate for voting, civil & human rights for all. Posts reflect my personal opinions.
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We may be living in Hell, but that doesn't mean we have to like it, accept it or surrender.
109 Ways To Fight Back Against What's Happening In The U.S. Right Now
We may be living in Hell, but that doesn't mean we have to like it, accept it or surrender.
www.huffpost.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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This order doesn't just ban trans people from the military. It states that this administration believes trans people lack "an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle" and that being trans "is not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member."
January 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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this is an illegal order. the president does not have the legal authority to discriminate against entire categories of americans on the basis of sex. this order is no different than if he had issued one reinstituting segregation.
January 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Trump is attempting to unilaterally freeze trillions of dollars in federal spending that’s been duly appropriated by Congress. This is completely insane and illegal. He’s seizing unlawful control over the constitutional spending power? Five alarm fire www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Any Canadian thinking that we, as Canadians, would be better off being the 51st state is off their rocker.

#SheShed
January 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
January 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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DID YOU KNOW for 25 years Matthew Shepard had no permanent resting place due to concerns his grave would be vandalized

Reverend Budde learned of this, she invited the Shepards to inter him inside the Washington National Cathedral.

www.matthewshepard.org/matthew-shep...

She was and is a real hero.
January 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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The bad news is that the world is unpredictable and uncontrollable. The good news is that we are not helpless, and we shouldn’t feel hopeless. We can save ourselves and one another. Here’s how.
What to do NOW: 10 actionable ways to make a difference during the Trump years
The bad news is that the world is unpredictable and uncontrollable. The good news is that we are not helpless, and we shouldn’t feel hopeless. We can save ourselves and one another.
shannonwatts.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Today would have marked 52 years of Roe as the law of the land. But Donald Trump packed the Supreme Court with anti-abortion extremists to get it overturned.

This week, he cut off access to reproductiverights.gov.

We must keep fighting for women’s rights.
January 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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we are the adaptation

no oppressor can imagine



we are building our stamina

we dream of the real world

we carry god, and see god, in each of our faces

your holiness is not too heavy, not for me

adriennemareebrown.net/2025/01/20/i...
it is our turn to carry the world – adrienne maree brown
adriennemareebrown.net
January 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“..There will be those moments when the buoyancy of hope will be transformed into the fatigue of despair. Our dreams will sometimes be shattered and our ethereal hopes blasted… But… we must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM