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Jacq
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Fixer, dogma, catma, cyclist, tinkerer, gardener, nurse, librarian--not necessarily in that order.
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Florida bans "The Diary of Anne Frank" in school libraries. Whoever made this decision should have to eat every page of that amazing book, page by page.
August 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Check out American Academy of Peds press release -excoriates 🧠🪱 & his gutting of ACIP.

AAP 👇- focus on evidence, not politics

Major difference
AAP: All children aged 6-23 months should get Covid vaccine.
Also children 2-18 years in certain high risk groups

🔗 publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
August 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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August 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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July 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Crockett: Earlier someone was talking about cities being hellholes. Los Angeles contributes almost 20 billion in taxes. That’s more than all states in this country except for four.
July 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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The news really sucks today.

Instead of boosting a harmful Supreme Court decision, here’s something better:
a practical guide on how to support the LGBTQ+ youth in your life.

Because they deserve our attention, our protection, and our love. 💖🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/ar...
Friends & Family Support Systems for LGBTQ+ Youth
Discover ways to support LGBTQ+ young people through FAQs and educational resources for friends and family members.
www.thetrevorproject.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.

While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.

This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
June 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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As we approach Pride Month, this week we're celebrating Irene Soloway as our #AltCitizen - a lesbian in New York City’s carpentry industry starting in the 1970s.
May 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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I have had issues & been hearing from people having trouble just ACCESSING their Social Security accounts. INSTEAD of going to a branch which may be hundreds or 1Ks+ of miles away from you, call your members of Congress. They have constituent services that will help you regain access.

Please SHARE!
April 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
67 and counting.
January 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
RIP Marianne Faithfull. Strange Weather's rendition of As Tears Go By is a testament to her talent and her life. youtu.be/LzImOSVYoWI?...
Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Marianne Faithfull
youtu.be
January 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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A useful reminder that every gen AI tool is shaped by the politics of its creators. #DeepSeek
January 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”

So, she took a breath, and spoke.
The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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#medlibs "The pause on communications includes..MMWR... CDC’s health alert network about public health incidents; data updates to the CDC website; and public health data releases from the National Center for Health Statistics" h/t @pfanderson.bsky.social
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Robin Sipe’s doctor, Earl D. King, said he wrote the prescription down “because people sometimes don’t follow your instructions.”
A Virginia woman was feeling sad. Her doctor prescribed her a cat.
Her doctor, Earl D. King, said he wrote it down “because people sometimes don’t follow your instructions.”
www.washingtonpost.com
October 18, 2023 at 6:35 PM