GA_Nature_Lover
@ktsmith.bsky.social
Social worker and film buff trying to pursue a life of faith and loving others (Gal. 5:6). My husband, live music, the outdoors, cooking, the PNW, travel, literature, and films make me happy.
They’re going to keep the government shut down until they completely erase Trump from the Epstein files, aren’t they?
October 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
They’re going to keep the government shut down until they completely erase Trump from the Epstein files, aren’t they?
Who’s doing the best independent journalism right now? I want to cancel my NYT sub and need better alternatives.
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Who’s doing the best independent journalism right now? I want to cancel my NYT sub and need better alternatives.
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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He’s the only Republican there. He sent all the rest of them home again to avoid a vote on the Epstein files. Since Johnson has become Speaker they have probably been in recess at least 3 out of every 4 days. And they’ve done NOTHING on health care for years. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."
October 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
He’s the only Republican there. He sent all the rest of them home again to avoid a vote on the Epstein files. Since Johnson has become Speaker they have probably been in recess at least 3 out of every 4 days. And they’ve done NOTHING on health care for years. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Straight from the Ministry of Plenty
And there it is. US gov inflation data is now vibe based, just like russias
August 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Straight from the Ministry of Plenty
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Trump says "bad, sick" Democrats could have doctored the Epstein files to make him look bad. Great logic by Cheetolini. He's suggesting the Dems framed him, but forgot to release the dirt, let him win the election, and then quietly turned over the Epstein files to him.
Trump's new line on the Epstein files is that they were probably doctored by Democrats to make him look bad
July 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Trump says "bad, sick" Democrats could have doctored the Epstein files to make him look bad. Great logic by Cheetolini. He's suggesting the Dems framed him, but forgot to release the dirt, let him win the election, and then quietly turned over the Epstein files to him.
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At a press conference last month, the Attorney General of the United States publicized the claim that Abrego played a role in the murder of a rival gang member’s mother.
Today, more than a month later, the government’s own witness admitted that they haven’t been able to corroborate that allegation.
Today, more than a month later, the government’s own witness admitted that they haven’t been able to corroborate that allegation.
July 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
At a press conference last month, the Attorney General of the United States publicized the claim that Abrego played a role in the murder of a rival gang member’s mother.
Today, more than a month later, the government’s own witness admitted that they haven’t been able to corroborate that allegation.
Today, more than a month later, the government’s own witness admitted that they haven’t been able to corroborate that allegation.
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Here are five testimonies of men and women from four different states recollecting—decades later—how they and their families heard and responded to the news of their freedom
Juneteenth: ‘The Day of Freedom Came’
First-person accounts of emancipation.
www.thebulwark.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Here are five testimonies of men and women from four different states recollecting—decades later—how they and their families heard and responded to the news of their freedom
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Hello from Berlin where a few hundred Americans are outside the embassy, currently reading aloud from the Declaration of Independence. #nokings
June 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Hello from Berlin where a few hundred Americans are outside the embassy, currently reading aloud from the Declaration of Independence. #nokings
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President Zelensky: "We were ready to accept every proposal — in one form or another — put forward by members of the Trump administration to both sides. We supported them all. Russia didn’t support a single one. So who doesn’t want to end the war?"
June 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
President Zelensky: "We were ready to accept every proposal — in one form or another — put forward by members of the Trump administration to both sides. We supported them all. Russia didn’t support a single one. So who doesn’t want to end the war?"
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The bird dance for the ages
June 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The bird dance for the ages
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5/ And there are provisions making HUGE cuts to child nutrition programs. 30% cuts to food for kids. C'mon. That means Republicans are taking food away from 12.6 million people so billionaires can…..buy an extra yacht? www.politico.com/live-updates...
House Agriculture Committee approves $300 billion in nutrition spending cuts
The bill will force states to take on more costs of the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
www.politico.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
5/ And there are provisions making HUGE cuts to child nutrition programs. 30% cuts to food for kids. C'mon. That means Republicans are taking food away from 12.6 million people so billionaires can…..buy an extra yacht? www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
May 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
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DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research?
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
May 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research?
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
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So much for Back the Blue
From @reuters.com: The Trump administration has canceled hundreds of law enforcement grants that funded everything from services for mental health care for police officers to support programs for victims of crime and sexual assault
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
April 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
So much for Back the Blue
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Call your senators
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Call your senators
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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I urge everyone to read this account of what happened yesterday in the Oval Office by @hcrichardson.bsky.social. What's more shocking to me than Trump's and Vance's treatment of Zelensky is that there are Americans celebrating what they did. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-2...
February 28, 2025
Today, President Donald Trump ambushed Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in an attack that seemed designed to give the White House an excuse for siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I urge everyone to read this account of what happened yesterday in the Oval Office by @hcrichardson.bsky.social. What's more shocking to me than Trump's and Vance's treatment of Zelensky is that there are Americans celebrating what they did. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-2...
A worthwhile 20 minute listen. Our leaders have abandoned our friends and thoroughly embarrassed themselves and our country. At least it was clear and stark so other countries can plan accordingly.
open.spotify.com/episode/3Uoq...
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Special: Trump tears into Zelensky in White House shouting match
Ukraine: The Latest · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A worthwhile 20 minute listen. Our leaders have abandoned our friends and thoroughly embarrassed themselves and our country. At least it was clear and stark so other countries can plan accordingly.
open.spotify.com/episode/3Uoq...
open.spotify.com/episode/3Uoq...
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“Charity can take care of it” is a common refrain I’m hearing in response to US government funding being cut across the board.
No. No, it can’t.
No. No, it can’t.
Jesus fed the 5,000, but the people of God can't fill the chasm left by USAID
(RNS) — Stop pretending that well-meaning Christians can take over where USAID left off.
religionnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“Charity can take care of it” is a common refrain I’m hearing in response to US government funding being cut across the board.
No. No, it can’t.
No. No, it can’t.
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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seems reasonable
February 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
seems reasonable