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excellent. MORE OF THIS.
“A new volunteer-led organization called Grandparents for Vaccines launched Sunday on National Grandparents Day with a mission to share firsthand experiences of life before vaccines were widely available.” [kgw.com]
Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations
New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.
www.kgw.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
excellent. MORE OF THIS.
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Agreed, and *in addition*
Attempts to exile children from public society are de facto attempts to exile a whole lot of women from public society, too.
Sitters are expensive and men often feign helplessness when it comes to caring for kids even for a few hours at a time.
Attempts to exile children from public society are de facto attempts to exile a whole lot of women from public society, too.
Sitters are expensive and men often feign helplessness when it comes to caring for kids even for a few hours at a time.
One of my more stick-in-the-mud opinions is that children are one of the most vulnerable groups on earth and marginalizing and isolating them (aside from for health and safety issues) in our society is not only dangerous for their well being but deeply corrosive
August 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Agreed, and *in addition*
Attempts to exile children from public society are de facto attempts to exile a whole lot of women from public society, too.
Sitters are expensive and men often feign helplessness when it comes to caring for kids even for a few hours at a time.
Attempts to exile children from public society are de facto attempts to exile a whole lot of women from public society, too.
Sitters are expensive and men often feign helplessness when it comes to caring for kids even for a few hours at a time.
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Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.
August 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.
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Read people, please read
Let your kids see you reading
Books will always better you in some way
Even if it’s only entertainment
Let your kids see you reading
Books will always better you in some way
Even if it’s only entertainment
August 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Read people, please read
Let your kids see you reading
Books will always better you in some way
Even if it’s only entertainment
Let your kids see you reading
Books will always better you in some way
Even if it’s only entertainment
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made spicy pickles with cucumbers, jalapeños, and fresh dill from the garden 🌶️🥒🌱
July 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
made spicy pickles with cucumbers, jalapeños, and fresh dill from the garden 🌶️🥒🌱
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A gentle reminder that the VA getting rid of 30,000 people instead of 80,000 people isn’t a win.
July 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A gentle reminder that the VA getting rid of 30,000 people instead of 80,000 people isn’t a win.
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You’re not independent if you can’t afford rent.
You’re not free if your vote is gerrymandered into dust.
You’re not liberated if your rights depend on the whims of nine robed extremists.
#4thOfJuly
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You’re not independent if you can’t afford rent.
You’re not free if your vote is gerrymandered into dust.
You’re not liberated if your rights depend on the whims of nine robed extremists.
#4thOfJuly
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July 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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You’re not independent if you can’t afford rent.
You’re not free if your vote is gerrymandered into dust.
You’re not liberated if your rights depend on the whims of nine robed extremists.
#4thOfJuly
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You’re not independent if you can’t afford rent.
You’re not free if your vote is gerrymandered into dust.
You’re not liberated if your rights depend on the whims of nine robed extremists.
#4thOfJuly
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Presenting: my favorite Pinterest find yet
July 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Presenting: my favorite Pinterest find yet
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I’m going to be very honest and clear.
I am fully preparing myself to die under this new American regime. That’s not to say that it’s the end of the world. It isn’t. But I am almost 50 years old. It will take so long to do anything with this mess that this is the new normal for *me*.
I am fully preparing myself to die under this new American regime. That’s not to say that it’s the end of the world. It isn’t. But I am almost 50 years old. It will take so long to do anything with this mess that this is the new normal for *me*.
July 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I’m going to be very honest and clear.
I am fully preparing myself to die under this new American regime. That’s not to say that it’s the end of the world. It isn’t. But I am almost 50 years old. It will take so long to do anything with this mess that this is the new normal for *me*.
I am fully preparing myself to die under this new American regime. That’s not to say that it’s the end of the world. It isn’t. But I am almost 50 years old. It will take so long to do anything with this mess that this is the new normal for *me*.
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More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
July 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
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I think I saw this on tiktok but someone said, "you may not need medicaid, but your local hospital does"
In a waiting room, and this lady chatting w/ the receiptionist is doing a great job explaining the actual impact of the DOGE cuts: *everyone* at her office laid off, what kinds of programs they do & who they help (kids), what's happening w the injunction. These personal stories need more attention!
July 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I think I saw this on tiktok but someone said, "you may not need medicaid, but your local hospital does"
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This is utterly vile. Loomer is calling for ethnic cleansing and we need to say so, every single day, and stand in the way of this.
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
July 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This is utterly vile. Loomer is calling for ethnic cleansing and we need to say so, every single day, and stand in the way of this.
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Please understand, we are being robbed.
Of our health, our money, our dignity, and our lives.
Of our health, our money, our dignity, and our lives.
July 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Please understand, we are being robbed.
Of our health, our money, our dignity, and our lives.
Of our health, our money, our dignity, and our lives.
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Senate Republicans just voted to pass the largest slashes to your health care and kids' nutrition assistance in our nation's history.
They're gambling with your lives to pay for tax cuts for their wealthiest friends.
The fight isn't over: call your reps at (202) 224-3121.
They're gambling with your lives to pay for tax cuts for their wealthiest friends.
The fight isn't over: call your reps at (202) 224-3121.
July 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Senate Republicans just voted to pass the largest slashes to your health care and kids' nutrition assistance in our nation's history.
They're gambling with your lives to pay for tax cuts for their wealthiest friends.
The fight isn't over: call your reps at (202) 224-3121.
They're gambling with your lives to pay for tax cuts for their wealthiest friends.
The fight isn't over: call your reps at (202) 224-3121.
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BLACK OUT FACES IN YOUR PROTEST PICS
June 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
BLACK OUT FACES IN YOUR PROTEST PICS
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Watermelon aurora during a full moon in Alaska
June 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Watermelon aurora during a full moon in Alaska
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I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
June 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
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Unironically they should buy up the domains for about 60 defunct local newspapers in swing states. Hire two reporters to write almost exclusively about highschool sports and new restaurants opening with every 10th article about how the local GOP is screwing over people.
NEWS:
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Unironically they should buy up the domains for about 60 defunct local newspapers in swing states. Hire two reporters to write almost exclusively about highschool sports and new restaurants opening with every 10th article about how the local GOP is screwing over people.
Most likely, your local Children's Hospital primary funding is Medicaid.
My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
May 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Most likely, your local Children's Hospital primary funding is Medicaid.
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My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
May 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
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Yup. And I tell my kids this. Those who actually learn to write will have a comparatively huge advantage over ChatGPT educations-because learning how to be a good writer isn’t just about the text produced. Writing teaches a host of critical skills needed across all fields and in your personal life.
In 5 years there are going to be a rash of pieces about the weird superpower of young people who one way or another avoided AI slop during their school years and their unfair advantage over their peers.
May 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Yup. And I tell my kids this. Those who actually learn to write will have a comparatively huge advantage over ChatGPT educations-because learning how to be a good writer isn’t just about the text produced. Writing teaches a host of critical skills needed across all fields and in your personal life.
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My latest for @wweek.com
What We’re Cooking This Week: Red Bean Chilaquiles
Chilaquiles are good all day long, and you don’t even need to party the night before to enjoy them.
www.wweek.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My latest for @wweek.com
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Had to do something to savor the first berry of the season. ☺️🍽️🍜
Slice of homemade bread, cream cheese, strawberry, balsamic vinegar, and basil. A pinch of salt to finish. It was so good.
Slice of homemade bread, cream cheese, strawberry, balsamic vinegar, and basil. A pinch of salt to finish. It was so good.
March 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Had to do something to savor the first berry of the season. ☺️🍽️🍜
Slice of homemade bread, cream cheese, strawberry, balsamic vinegar, and basil. A pinch of salt to finish. It was so good.
Slice of homemade bread, cream cheese, strawberry, balsamic vinegar, and basil. A pinch of salt to finish. It was so good.