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Kristen
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Calligrapher, mood reader, geologist, ace 🖤🩶🤍💜
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Don't stop searching for joy.
Track it down if you can.
Look in cluttered bookstores, movie theaters, spooky cemeteries, and mossy forests.
Take joy out for tea, adventure, and gentle mischief across the land.
September 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Cheat Sheet v.2

nothing from the prior version is incorrect, but ive made it a little easier to read, plus included a bit more helpful information

imgur link: imgur.com/a/wWaLY2i

more comprehensive info can be found here:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money

MAKE YOUR CALLS!!!
July 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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March 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Critical reporting from Stephanie Nolen on what the interruption of TB funding actually means for those living with the disease--and those caring for them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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To the Democrats saying just vote harder
NEW: In a move that could jeopardize U.S. election security at the state level, the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency put employees tasked with securing elections from foreign threats on administrative leave.
CISA Puts Election Staff on Administrative Leave
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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My instinct is to make the case that USAID is extremely good, actually. But I feel like it’s more important to say, “What is happening is antagonistic to the foundational document of the nation.”
February 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.

The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.

It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
February 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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We have reached new levels of madness when an unelected, non senate-confirmed private citizen is overseeing an effort to overhaul or possibly end a congresionally mandated arm of our government.
This is real trouble for the separation of powers, and with it, our basic democratic institutions.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Feb 2
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access systems at the agency, multiple sources familiar told CNN
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
www.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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There's a fresh new hell every day, but for those of us that need a whole buttload of chipboard backing for prints and will do what we can to NOT support Uline (being one of the biggest orange man supporters) - below are some US chipboard sources!
I'm not saying they're perfect, just options
February 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips.

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canada.ca/en/public-he...
February 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.

I'm trying to save them.

You can find the deleted docs at CDCGuidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
Download CDC Guidelines Removed By The Trump Admin
The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.
CDCGuidelines.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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they want to erase us completely. do not let them, we will outlive these fascists. create art, take pictures of yourself or your trans friends, make something lasting. we will outlast them forever
‼️ The State Department has REMOVED TQIA+ on their page of recommendations for queer travelers. This page yesterday said "LGBTQIA+" and now just says "LGB".

The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
January 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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UPDATE: This bill was defeated today in the Senate.

This is a victory for government accountability and our First Amendment rights.
aclu.org ACLU @aclu.org · Jan 28
A dangerous bill sanctioning anyone who works with the International Criminal Court is moving quickly through Congress.

H.R. 23 would harshly punish lawyers, academics, and rights advocates — and their family members — for helping the ICC pursue justice for war crimes and other atrocities.
January 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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January 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Me and my interfaith congregation are out here making sack lunches for the homeless like
January 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Made it back to LA!

Final travel rotation for work, here we go!

At least plane ride feels easier to manage.
December 9, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Cleaned off my art/hobby desk yesterday a bit.

Today, I got to play around with more metal clay and some art pours. I'm hoping to post progress once they all dry!

Also, I finally got around to getting a small torch, so maybe the metal clay I have can finally be made into jewelry 😅
December 7, 2024 at 2:57 AM
It was a fun adventure but I'm happy to be home.

I swear I've done nothing but nap
November 23, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Hotels that have showers with lava for temperature and fire hose water pressure
November 19, 2024 at 6:36 AM
New hobby: playing around with Rebelle 7 and a drawing tablet because I can't take my real paint on the road with me.

It is really fun though, and they did a great job making it feel like real paint. (Definitely a learning curve though)
November 18, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Had a pretty sunset the other day while flying back from a day's work.
November 16, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,420,637!
September 24, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Some bowls that survived all the way to the glazing stage! Some of them are actually flower pots with draining holes. Get to pick up more of the last of them tomorrow. This was a fun class.
August 18, 2024 at 11:57 PM
My pots exploded in the kiln this week :(

They seemed dry even by my instructor's standards. We're thinking I made the base too thick, and it still had water, even if the outside was bone dry.
July 24, 2024 at 3:50 AM
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"May you live in interesting times" is still the worst curse invented by a human
July 15, 2024 at 9:00 PM