Lindytx21
@lindytx21.bsky.social
Retired lawyer (but nice). Avid reader, quilter, sometimes gardener. Love classical music & Broadway.
And many are cpas, nurses, teachers, software engineers, artists,
Musings From a Quilt Show
Bus the attendees to Wash DC, in order to REPLACE the entire Congress
Qualifications?
Mothers, Grandmothers w/20,30,40 yrs of practical problem solving WITHIN a budget
BS-resistant oversight
While crafting disparate pieces of fabric into Functional Beauty Hold the Thought
Bus the attendees to Wash DC, in order to REPLACE the entire Congress
Qualifications?
Mothers, Grandmothers w/20,30,40 yrs of practical problem solving WITHIN a budget
BS-resistant oversight
While crafting disparate pieces of fabric into Functional Beauty Hold the Thought
October 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
And many are cpas, nurses, teachers, software engineers, artists,
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ICE Boasts Zero Murders Committed By 5-Year-Olds Since Child Detainments Began
ICE Boasts Zero Murders Committed By 5-Year-Olds Since Child Detainments Began
WASHINGTON—Touting a new crime report as evidence their ramped-up operations were improving American life, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced Friday that there had been zero murde...
theonion.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ICE Boasts Zero Murders Committed By 5-Year-Olds Since Child Detainments Began
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Obama: So we have to extend to people during their period of mourning
We can also at the same time say I disagree with the idea that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a mistake
I can disagree with the suggestion that my wife or Justice Jackson does not have adequate brain processing power.
We can also at the same time say I disagree with the idea that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a mistake
I can disagree with the suggestion that my wife or Justice Jackson does not have adequate brain processing power.
September 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Obama: So we have to extend to people during their period of mourning
We can also at the same time say I disagree with the idea that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a mistake
I can disagree with the suggestion that my wife or Justice Jackson does not have adequate brain processing power.
We can also at the same time say I disagree with the idea that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a mistake
I can disagree with the suggestion that my wife or Justice Jackson does not have adequate brain processing power.
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What could go wrong under a new bill to take away passports from Americans who the Secretary of State claims support terrorism?
Use our new action center tool to tell Congress to reject this unconstitutional passport bill.
Use our new action center tool to tell Congress to reject this unconstitutional passport bill.
Don’t Weaponize Anti-Terrorism Laws
Defending press freedom for the next generation
freedom.press
September 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
What could go wrong under a new bill to take away passports from Americans who the Secretary of State claims support terrorism?
Use our new action center tool to tell Congress to reject this unconstitutional passport bill.
Use our new action center tool to tell Congress to reject this unconstitutional passport bill.
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SPECIAL REPORT: A large swath of the U.S. currently does not have the basic, ground-level immunity necessary to stop the spread of viruses that had once receded into the past, a six-month NBC News investigation in collaboration with scientists at Stanford University finds.
Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S.
A monthslong NBC News data investigation finds that much of the U.S. doesn't have the protection needed to stop the spread of deadly diseases. St. Louis is a window into the problem communities face nationwide.
nbcnews.to
September 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
SPECIAL REPORT: A large swath of the U.S. currently does not have the basic, ground-level immunity necessary to stop the spread of viruses that had once receded into the past, a six-month NBC News investigation in collaboration with scientists at Stanford University finds.
He wants to instigate street conflicts that he will call insurrection. I hope the residents don’t fall for it. The Jan. 6 insurrectionists wanted the left to show up but they stayed away.
President Trump just signed a memorandum spreading the military crackdown to Memphis, Tennessee—coincidentally, the Blackest city in America.
The National Guard, FBI, ATF, DEA, ICE, Homeland Security Investigations, and U.S. Marshals will all be present. trib.al/xa3Mx6a
The National Guard, FBI, ATF, DEA, ICE, Homeland Security Investigations, and U.S. Marshals will all be present. trib.al/xa3Mx6a
September 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
He wants to instigate street conflicts that he will call insurrection. I hope the residents don’t fall for it. The Jan. 6 insurrectionists wanted the left to show up but they stayed away.
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A Senate working group on gun violence prevention heard testimony Monday morning from five Annunciation parents and several medical workers who treated the children in the aftermath of the school shooting. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/15/s...
Senate panel hears testimony on assault weapons ban, other ideas for gun violence prevention • Minnesota Reformer
Lawmakers heard testimony from parents, first responders and faith leaders Monday as they considered a myriad of proposals to address gun violence in the aftermath of a shooting at the Church of the ...
minnesotareformer.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A Senate working group on gun violence prevention heard testimony Monday morning from five Annunciation parents and several medical workers who treated the children in the aftermath of the school shooting. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/15/s...
How about also being a better Vice President and living up to your oath to the Constitution ?
Vice President JD Vance on Monday hosted the radio program of Charlie Kirk, the influential conservative activist who was assassinated last week, telling listeners that the best way he knows how to honor his friend is to be a better husband and father.
JD Vance hosts Charlie Kirk’s radio show and says he’ll honor his friend by being a better husband and father
Vice President JD Vance on Monday hosted the radio program of Charlie Kirk, the influential conservative activist who was assassinated last week, telling listeners that the best way he knows how to…
trib.al
September 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How about also being a better Vice President and living up to your oath to the Constitution ?
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"Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation, we now know, operated in large part because he had unfettered access to the global financial system. And for many years, it was JPMorgan that was providing him with that access."
Jeffrey Epstein & JPMorgan: How the Largest U.S. Bank Enabled the Sexual Predator’s Crimes
Amid growing pressure for the Trump administration to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files, a New York Times investigation reveals how the country’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, enabled Epstein’s s...
www.democracynow.org
September 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation, we now know, operated in large part because he had unfettered access to the global financial system. And for many years, it was JPMorgan that was providing him with that access."
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Via @stateline.org: Border crossings into Vermont hit their lowest levels since 2021, according to federal data, as the Canadian government reported a 34% drop in the number of August car visits into the U.S. compared with the same month last year.
Turned off by Trump rhetoric, Canadians cancel trips. New England pays the price. | Alabama Reflector
Across Northeastern states, business owners and state officials have labored to maintain key economic connections with Canada despite the rhetoric coming out of the White House
alabamareflector.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Via @stateline.org: Border crossings into Vermont hit their lowest levels since 2021, according to federal data, as the Canadian government reported a 34% drop in the number of August car visits into the U.S. compared with the same month last year.
But why not equal effort to cancel people who oppose the principles of Abraham Lincoln, MLK or JFK?
“I’m basically going to cancel with extreme prejudice these evil, sick animals who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination.”
The full weight of the federal government is being used to memorialize Charlie Kirk.
The full weight of the federal government is being used to memorialize Charlie Kirk.
The full weight of the federal government is being used to memorialize Charlie Kirk
And to punish those who speak ill of him.
www.motherjones.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
But why not equal effort to cancel people who oppose the principles of Abraham Lincoln, MLK or JFK?
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Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue Perplexity AI for copyright and trademark infringement
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue AI search company Perplexity
Merriam-Webster defines plagiarize (verb) as “to steal and pass off (the ideas or words or another) as one’s own.”
buff.ly
September 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue Perplexity AI for copyright and trademark infringement
This should be retracted. The engravings were « tnc » a brand.
BREAKING: Shell casings from the slaying of conservative youth leader Charlie Kirk bore anti-fascist and taunting messages, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said.
Charlie Kirk suspect's bullet casings engraved with taunting, anti-fascist messages
Shell casings from the slaying of conservative youth leader Charlie Kirk bore anti-fascist and taunting messages, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said.
bit.ly
September 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This should be retracted. The engravings were « tnc » a brand.
And federal, state and local public health stopped anthrax, Mers, swine flu, bird flu, west Nile, ebola before they could become epidemics. And real progress on TB, malaria & tropical disease internationally
Dramatic cuts to smoking rates, Medicare drug coverage for seniors, and breakthroughs in HIV/AIDS research are just a few of the ways public health agencies have improved Americans' health.
RFK Jr. says public health agencies are on the decline. Here are 5 ways they’ve improved your health.| CNN
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disparaged the department he’s been tasked with running in his appearances on Fox News this week, describing HHS as “on a 30- or 40-year de...
edition.cnn.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
And federal, state and local public health stopped anthrax, Mers, swine flu, bird flu, west Nile, ebola before they could become epidemics. And real progress on TB, malaria & tropical disease internationally
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The Trump administration paid El Salvador $4.76 million to detain up to 300 immigrant men for up to a year at a notorious mega-prison according to a court document filed Tuesday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/10/r...
US paid El Salvador $4.76 million to detain up to 300 migrants in mega-prison • Ohio Capital Journal
The Trump administration paid El Salvador $4.76 million to detain up to 300 immigrant men for up to a year at a notorious mega-prison, according to a court document filed Tuesday.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Trump administration paid El Salvador $4.76 million to detain up to 300 immigrant men for up to a year at a notorious mega-prison according to a court document filed Tuesday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/10/r...
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A newly uncovered trove of private emails from Jeffrey Epstein's personal Yahoo account has been released.
Reported emails from Epstein's private account revealed: What to know
A newly uncovered trove of private emails from Jeffrey Epstein's personal Yahoo account has been released.
www.newsweek.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A newly uncovered trove of private emails from Jeffrey Epstein's personal Yahoo account has been released.
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I'm watching my US #yarn & #knitting & #quilting & #textiles #reenactment & #LARP & #craft communities absolutely crashing out over the horrible 1-2-3 punch of JoAnns closing, the Big Four pattern companies closing, & the [so many swear words] tariff situation utterly gutting supply lines. Bleak AF.
September 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I'm watching my US #yarn & #knitting & #quilting & #textiles #reenactment & #LARP & #craft communities absolutely crashing out over the horrible 1-2-3 punch of JoAnns closing, the Big Four pattern companies closing, & the [so many swear words] tariff situation utterly gutting supply lines. Bleak AF.
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Report of the 2024 #marburg outbreak in #rwanda. The response successfully treated two patients in the icu, simultaneously ran vaccine and treatment trials and effectively contained the outbreak. 15/66 cases died. They gave the world a lesson in outbreak response.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Marburg Virus Disease in Rwanda, 2024 — Public Health and Clinical Responses | NEJM
On September 27, 2024, Rwanda reported an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD),
after a cluster of cases of viral hemorrhagic fever was detected at two urban hospitals.
We report key aspects of ...
www.nejm.org
September 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Report of the 2024 #marburg outbreak in #rwanda. The response successfully treated two patients in the icu, simultaneously ran vaccine and treatment trials and effectively contained the outbreak. 15/66 cases died. They gave the world a lesson in outbreak response.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Today’s act of political violence in Utah against Charlie Kirk is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable.
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
September 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Today’s act of political violence in Utah against Charlie Kirk is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable.
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
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The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
September 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
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We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.
September 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.
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Breaking news: Former acting FBI director Brian Driscoll and two other former senior FBI officials are suing Director Kash Patel, alleging they were ultimately fired for unlawful and politically-motivated reasons.
FBI leaders allege in lawsuit they were unlawfully fired over political loyalty
The former acting director alleges a Trump administration official asked a series of questions, including: “Who did you vote for?” “When did you start supporting President Trump?” and “Have you voted for a Democrat in the last five elections?”
wapo.st
September 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Breaking news: Former acting FBI director Brian Driscoll and two other former senior FBI officials are suing Director Kash Patel, alleging they were ultimately fired for unlawful and politically-motivated reasons.
They are probably hearing from a lot of pissed off Guardsmen and commanders. These stupid missions do not help readiness and disrupt the Guard troops’ daily lives.And probably many are part of the GOP base.
President Trump was unclear Wednesday about his plans to deploy National Guard troops around the country, seeming to backtrack slightly on sending troops to Chicago while teasing New Orleans as a possible next location instead, reports @fischler.bsky.social and @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.
Trump speculates New Orleans is next as he weighs National Guard expansion • West Virginia Watch
Trump was unclear Wednesday about plans to deploy National Guard troops around the country, teasing New Orleans as a possible next location.
westvirginiawatch.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
They are probably hearing from a lot of pissed off Guardsmen and commanders. These stupid missions do not help readiness and disrupt the Guard troops’ daily lives.And probably many are part of the GOP base.
So much winning. More Putin cowtowing
Treasury markets, already under strain from persistent deficits and weak auction demand, now face prospect of absorbing the largest unplanned government financing operation in modern history.
Trump's Tariff Gamble Could Trigger a $500B Treasury Crisis | Opinion
www.newsweek.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
So much winning. More Putin cowtowing
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Knitters, crocheters and other yarn enthusiasts are feeling the ripple effects of President Trump’s repeal of a tax exemption for low-value imports.
Crafters face higher prices, delivery delays and supply issues.
Crafters face higher prices, delivery delays and supply issues.
Knitters snagged by tariffs, as yarn brands pause shipments to U.S.
At least a half dozen European brands suspended deliveries after the de minimis exemption ended, leaving crafters to contend with higher prices and supply issues.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Knitters, crocheters and other yarn enthusiasts are feeling the ripple effects of President Trump’s repeal of a tax exemption for low-value imports.
Crafters face higher prices, delivery delays and supply issues.
Crafters face higher prices, delivery delays and supply issues.