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Writer, mental health admin, paralegal, former journalist, comm. organizer, and ESL teacher. Country roots, feet in Seattle, heart left ‘round the world. Forever saved by grace.
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Read up on what people did to resist fascists in Italy, Spain, Greece, Germany in the 20th century.
Seek out biographies of former white supremacists / nationalists:
what led to them change their thinking?
Seek out biographies of former white supremacists / nationalists:
what led to them change their thinking?
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Hey Seattle area peeps, I'm selling some gear. Check it out!
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May 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Hey Seattle area peeps, I'm selling some gear. Check it out!
Check out this item on OfferUp. offerup.co/peFVeLf44Sb
Check out this item on OfferUp. offerup.co/i1S1Xie34Sb
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DOJ has removed a memorial for victims of gun violence.
Exhibits included tributes honoring law enforcement professionals, installed at ATF HQ and posted online.
#gunviolence #DOJ #ATF
t.co/33udyoWKUj
Exhibits included tributes honoring law enforcement professionals, installed at ATF HQ and posted online.
#gunviolence #DOJ #ATF
t.co/33udyoWKUj
https://wskg.org/npr-news/2025-05-04/an-exhibit-honoring-victims-of-gun-violence-is-taken-down-at-atf-headquarters
t.co
May 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
DOJ has removed a memorial for victims of gun violence.
Exhibits included tributes honoring law enforcement professionals, installed at ATF HQ and posted online.
#gunviolence #DOJ #ATF
t.co/33udyoWKUj
Exhibits included tributes honoring law enforcement professionals, installed at ATF HQ and posted online.
#gunviolence #DOJ #ATF
t.co/33udyoWKUj
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When a school shooting happens, Republicans don’t blame the guns — they blame mental health issues.
But now Donald Trump is cutting $1 billion in mental health funding that aimed to stop gun violence in schools.
Make it make sense. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
But now Donald Trump is cutting $1 billion in mental health funding that aimed to stop gun violence in schools.
Make it make sense. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump administration cuts school mental health grants created after shootings
The Education Department discontinued more than $1 billion in grant funding created after mass shootings to address mental health resources at K-12 schools.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
When a school shooting happens, Republicans don’t blame the guns — they blame mental health issues.
But now Donald Trump is cutting $1 billion in mental health funding that aimed to stop gun violence in schools.
Make it make sense. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
But now Donald Trump is cutting $1 billion in mental health funding that aimed to stop gun violence in schools.
Make it make sense. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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How are Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month? By cutting $1 billion in mental health services for children across America. #TheCostOfTrump
May 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
How are Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month? By cutting $1 billion in mental health services for children across America. #TheCostOfTrump
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Right now veterans are being forced to share sensitive information about their mental health in overcrowded rooms where they can be overheard and are receiving treatment in hallways.
During Mental Health Awareness month, THIS is how the Trump admin is treating our veterans.
During Mental Health Awareness month, THIS is how the Trump admin is treating our veterans.
May 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Right now veterans are being forced to share sensitive information about their mental health in overcrowded rooms where they can be overheard and are receiving treatment in hallways.
During Mental Health Awareness month, THIS is how the Trump admin is treating our veterans.
During Mental Health Awareness month, THIS is how the Trump admin is treating our veterans.
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How does Trump compare to Obama and Biden in terms of market performance? So far, it doesn’t look good for Trump.
March 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
How does Trump compare to Obama and Biden in terms of market performance? So far, it doesn’t look good for Trump.
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Reminder:
Between 2014 and 2022, Ukraine held 200 talks with russia, reaching 20 cease-fire agreements.
Russia violated all of these, leading to Putin's invasion in 2022.
Those advocating for negotiations are either uninformed, misled or aligned with russia.
Between 2014 and 2022, Ukraine held 200 talks with russia, reaching 20 cease-fire agreements.
Russia violated all of these, leading to Putin's invasion in 2022.
Those advocating for negotiations are either uninformed, misled or aligned with russia.
March 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reminder:
Between 2014 and 2022, Ukraine held 200 talks with russia, reaching 20 cease-fire agreements.
Russia violated all of these, leading to Putin's invasion in 2022.
Those advocating for negotiations are either uninformed, misled or aligned with russia.
Between 2014 and 2022, Ukraine held 200 talks with russia, reaching 20 cease-fire agreements.
Russia violated all of these, leading to Putin's invasion in 2022.
Those advocating for negotiations are either uninformed, misled or aligned with russia.
REI withheld benefit packages from workers at unionized stores, national labor board finds.
#REI #NRLB #unions
www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2025/...
#REI #NRLB #unions
www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2025/...
REI withheld pay from union workers, national labor board finds
www.cascadepbs.org
March 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
REI withheld benefit packages from workers at unionized stores, national labor board finds.
#REI #NRLB #unions
www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2025/...
#REI #NRLB #unions
www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2025/...
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The final decision not to have a Social Security Administration office "at all" for 7 counties came yesterday from Trump's acting SSA commissioner.
The same person who's currently coincidentally also closing other SSA hearing offices and who has the cost of rent for this office on the DOGE website.
The same person who's currently coincidentally also closing other SSA hearing offices and who has the cost of rent for this office on the DOGE website.
March 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The final decision not to have a Social Security Administration office "at all" for 7 counties came yesterday from Trump's acting SSA commissioner.
The same person who's currently coincidentally also closing other SSA hearing offices and who has the cost of rent for this office on the DOGE website.
The same person who's currently coincidentally also closing other SSA hearing offices and who has the cost of rent for this office on the DOGE website.
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The stock market is still crashing, housing and rent prices are still rising, grocery costs are still surging, but good news -- the populist champions in the GOP are focused on issues that matter most:
Fox News is now talking about people getting the death penalty for attacking Teslas
March 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The stock market is still crashing, housing and rent prices are still rising, grocery costs are still surging, but good news -- the populist champions in the GOP are focused on issues that matter most:
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The perfect metaphor for what the Supreme Court did to this country with Citizens United v. FEC.
March 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The perfect metaphor for what the Supreme Court did to this country with Citizens United v. FEC.
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Members of the military are supposed to be loyal to the Constitution, not the president. Changing that seems to have been the point of the Friday Night Massacre. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Friday Night Massacre in the Military
Friday night, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (who is black) and the Navy's top admiral (who is female) were fired, along with the most senior Judge Advocates General (JAGS) for the Army, Navy, ...
open.substack.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Members of the military are supposed to be loyal to the Constitution, not the president. Changing that seems to have been the point of the Friday Night Massacre. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Today in court: A judge questioned what she described as an unusual request by DOJ to have nonprofits challenging the Trump admin's funding freeze post a bond so the feds could recoup money later if the judge got reversed on appeal
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
DOJ Wants Nonprofits to Post Bond in Fight Over Funding Freeze
The Trump administration is pursuing what one judge questioned as an unusual tactic in its fight to cut spending: demanding that nonprofits suing to block a funding freeze post a bond so that the US g...
www.bloomberg.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Today in court: A judge questioned what she described as an unusual request by DOJ to have nonprofits challenging the Trump admin's funding freeze post a bond so the feds could recoup money later if the judge got reversed on appeal
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“There’s too much going on. It’s overwhelming.” If that sounds familiar, this piece is for you. Jay Kuo breaks up Donald's latest power plays into three categories: bad, worse, and worst. It may sound heavy, but understanding them makes it easier to stay informed without feeling buried.
Containing the Flood
Understanding the three ways Trump is seeking to expand his power
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“There’s too much going on. It’s overwhelming.” If that sounds familiar, this piece is for you. Jay Kuo breaks up Donald's latest power plays into three categories: bad, worse, and worst. It may sound heavy, but understanding them makes it easier to stay informed without feeling buried.
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In many ways it's fitting that the showdown between monarchy and democracy ends up being over NYC congestion pricing.
Cities are where the power of kings were first challenged, and few things are more fundamental to government than control of public space.
The cameras are staying on!
Cities are where the power of kings were first challenged, and few things are more fundamental to government than control of public space.
The cameras are staying on!
February 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
In many ways it's fitting that the showdown between monarchy and democracy ends up being over NYC congestion pricing.
Cities are where the power of kings were first challenged, and few things are more fundamental to government than control of public space.
The cameras are staying on!
Cities are where the power of kings were first challenged, and few things are more fundamental to government than control of public space.
The cameras are staying on!
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It starts! Anyone from DHS who wants help with their polygraph examinations, just reach out. I have 25+ years experience representing both polygraphers & polygraphees.
And if you want to be a #whistleblower, we're here for you too! @wbaidlaw.bsky.social
news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
And if you want to be a #whistleblower, we're here for you too! @wbaidlaw.bsky.social
news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
Noem Directs Polygraph Use to Target Homeland Security Leaks
The Homeland Security secretary last week told staff that all polygraphs must include a question about unauthorized communications with media and nonprofit organizations, according to a memo described...
news.bgov.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It starts! Anyone from DHS who wants help with their polygraph examinations, just reach out. I have 25+ years experience representing both polygraphers & polygraphees.
And if you want to be a #whistleblower, we're here for you too! @wbaidlaw.bsky.social
news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
And if you want to be a #whistleblower, we're here for you too! @wbaidlaw.bsky.social
news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
Trump canceled the ‘National Nature Assessment,’ but the bulk of the initial work was mostly done, so researchers intend to publish it.
#climatechange #environment #environmentaljustice
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
#climatechange #environment #environmentaljustice
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
After Trump killed a report on nature, researchers push ahead with release
Major report was designed to answer the public’s biggest questions on nature.
arstechnica.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Trump canceled the ‘National Nature Assessment,’ but the bulk of the initial work was mostly done, so researchers intend to publish it.
#climatechange #environment #environmentaljustice
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
#climatechange #environment #environmentaljustice
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
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I love this podcast. Paris Marx and Brian Merchant on the bizarro tech takeover of the federal government.
There is no one really better to explain it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
There is no one really better to explain it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Silicon Valley Enters Its Imperial Era
Podcast Episode · System Crash · 02/14/2025 · 1h
podcasts.apple.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I love this podcast. Paris Marx and Brian Merchant on the bizarro tech takeover of the federal government.
There is no one really better to explain it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
There is no one really better to explain it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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the very-online, extremely tunnel-visioned Vance can't understand how a conservative institution can express ideas that he sees as hopelessly leftist
like feeding the hungry, loving everyone for their innate human dignity, etc etc
so he can only conclude that the pope has gone rogue
like feeding the hungry, loving everyone for their innate human dignity, etc etc
so he can only conclude that the pope has gone rogue
February 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
the very-online, extremely tunnel-visioned Vance can't understand how a conservative institution can express ideas that he sees as hopelessly leftist
like feeding the hungry, loving everyone for their innate human dignity, etc etc
so he can only conclude that the pope has gone rogue
like feeding the hungry, loving everyone for their innate human dignity, etc etc
so he can only conclude that the pope has gone rogue
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard shuts down employee resource groups after Trump orders end to diversity, equity and inclusion.
They include resource groups for veterans, women, BIPOC, AAPI, Hispanic, and LGBTQ employees.
#WashingtonState #PugetSound #DEI
www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2...
They include resource groups for veterans, women, BIPOC, AAPI, Hispanic, and LGBTQ employees.
#WashingtonState #PugetSound #DEI
www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2...
Shipyard employee resource groups end after Trump's order on DEI programs
Activities like an event to recognize Black History Month were abruptly canceled for shipyard employees after the executive order.
www.kitsapsun.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard shuts down employee resource groups after Trump orders end to diversity, equity and inclusion.
They include resource groups for veterans, women, BIPOC, AAPI, Hispanic, and LGBTQ employees.
#WashingtonState #PugetSound #DEI
www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2...
They include resource groups for veterans, women, BIPOC, AAPI, Hispanic, and LGBTQ employees.
#WashingtonState #PugetSound #DEI
www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2...
More than two-dozen US religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests.
#1A #freedomofreligion #immigration
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#1A #freedomofreligion #immigration
t.co/xopdbtyGkl
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-02-11/27-religious-groups-sue-trump-administration-to-protect-houses-of-worship-from-immigration-arrests
t.co
February 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
More than two-dozen US religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests.
#1A #freedomofreligion #immigration
t.co/xopdbtyGkl
#1A #freedomofreligion #immigration
t.co/xopdbtyGkl
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On this day in 1968, white state troopers fired into a mostly African American crowd on the campus of South Carolina State College, a historically Black college in Orangeburg, and killed three young Black men.
Feb. 8, 1968 | State Troopers Kill Three Black Students in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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February 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1968, white state troopers fired into a mostly African American crowd on the campus of South Carolina State College, a historically Black college in Orangeburg, and killed three young Black men.