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Writer, Midwesterner born and bred, dog-lover, minion to small rescue poodle, arts and crafts item shopper, native fluency in French, skilled in kitchen Spanish, cookbook enthusiast.
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Today is World AIDS Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness and supporting the individuals, families, and communities impacted by HIV.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Today is World AIDS Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness and supporting the individuals, families, and communities impacted by HIV.
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
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DYK: Women have earned the majority of doctoral degrees awarded by American universities each year since 2009.
First women to earn a PhD in the US?
Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social
#education #highered #academia
First women to earn a PhD in the US?
Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social
#education #highered #academia
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
DYK: Women have earned the majority of doctoral degrees awarded by American universities each year since 2009.
First women to earn a PhD in the US?
Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social
#education #highered #academia
First women to earn a PhD in the US?
Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social
#education #highered #academia
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Rest in Power to Mother Viola Ford Fletcher.
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
Mother Viola Fletcher passes away at 111 years old
TULSA, Okla. — Mayor Monroe Nichols announced the passing of one of the two last remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Mother Viola Fletcher.
www.fox23.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Rest in Power to Mother Viola Ford Fletcher.
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
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The bill to end the shutdown kills FDA food safety rules.
Just like public health, food safety isn’t flashy or exciting
When it’s functioning well, you barely notice it.
But it’s necessary for our survival.
Food borne illnesses have been on the rise & this cut will endanger lives l
Just like public health, food safety isn’t flashy or exciting
When it’s functioning well, you barely notice it.
But it’s necessary for our survival.
Food borne illnesses have been on the rise & this cut will endanger lives l
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
www.levernews.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The bill to end the shutdown kills FDA food safety rules.
Just like public health, food safety isn’t flashy or exciting
When it’s functioning well, you barely notice it.
But it’s necessary for our survival.
Food borne illnesses have been on the rise & this cut will endanger lives l
Just like public health, food safety isn’t flashy or exciting
When it’s functioning well, you barely notice it.
But it’s necessary for our survival.
Food borne illnesses have been on the rise & this cut will endanger lives l
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🦃 Help needed- My first graders would LOVE to do a STEM activity to create Thanksgiving balloon floats and put on a parade for our school.
Please consider helping to ##clearthelist to get supplies!
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@jen.sheshed.rocks
Please consider helping to ##clearthelist to get supplies!
🍎All reposts help! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
@jen.sheshed.rocks
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🦃 Help needed- My first graders would LOVE to do a STEM activity to create Thanksgiving balloon floats and put on a parade for our school.
Please consider helping to ##clearthelist to get supplies!
🍎All reposts help! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
@jen.sheshed.rocks
Please consider helping to ##clearthelist to get supplies!
🍎All reposts help! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
@jen.sheshed.rocks
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Wow !!
Humanity at it's BEST
PLEASE
Check out both posts
Humanity at it's BEST
PLEASE
Check out both posts
October 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wow !!
Humanity at it's BEST
PLEASE
Check out both posts
Humanity at it's BEST
PLEASE
Check out both posts
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Forbes Research has found that mass affluent Americans report a decline in their financial wellness, and their spending habits are changing significantly.
The Mass Affluent Report A Drop In Their Financial Wellness
Forbes Research has found that mass affluent Americans report a decline in their financial wellness, and their spending habits are changing significantly.
www.forbes.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Forbes Research has found that mass affluent Americans report a decline in their financial wellness, and their spending habits are changing significantly.
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EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!
reactormag.com/reading-rain...
reactormag.com/reading-rain...
Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor
The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.
reactormag.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
www.nbcnews.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
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“When we give ourselves permission to feel, we open the door to healing.” Brené Brown
You’re allowed to feel it. Even the bits that don’t look shiny or productive. Feelings aren’t flaws, they’re part of being human.
🧡
#kindness #feelings #emotions
Picture by @anxiety.positive
You’re allowed to feel it. Even the bits that don’t look shiny or productive. Feelings aren’t flaws, they’re part of being human.
🧡
#kindness #feelings #emotions
Picture by @anxiety.positive
September 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
September 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
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Yesterday, there was an astonishing sports story.
21-year-old Lottie Woad, who had been the #1 golf amateur until she turned pro LAST WEEK won her debut outing at the Scottish Open.
It's not on the front page of the sports section in any newspaper I looked at.
www.bbc.com/sport/golf/a...
21-year-old Lottie Woad, who had been the #1 golf amateur until she turned pro LAST WEEK won her debut outing at the Scottish Open.
It's not on the front page of the sports section in any newspaper I looked at.
www.bbc.com/sport/golf/a...
Women's Scottish Open: Lottie Woad secures magnificent victory on pro debut
England's Lottie Woad delivers a statement victory on her professional debut at the Women's Scottish Open as a final-round 68 secures her second tour win.
www.bbc.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Yesterday, there was an astonishing sports story.
21-year-old Lottie Woad, who had been the #1 golf amateur until she turned pro LAST WEEK won her debut outing at the Scottish Open.
It's not on the front page of the sports section in any newspaper I looked at.
www.bbc.com/sport/golf/a...
21-year-old Lottie Woad, who had been the #1 golf amateur until she turned pro LAST WEEK won her debut outing at the Scottish Open.
It's not on the front page of the sports section in any newspaper I looked at.
www.bbc.com/sport/golf/a...
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In the early hours of July 4, floods swept through Hill Country, a region of Central Texas also known as “Flash Flood Alley.” The Guadalupe River rose 20 feet in three hours, according to data. trib.al/ks0p328
July 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In the early hours of July 4, floods swept through Hill Country, a region of Central Texas also known as “Flash Flood Alley.” The Guadalupe River rose 20 feet in three hours, according to data. trib.al/ks0p328
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Thank You Petty Officer Scott Ruskin for saving 165 lives in the TX floods, & on your first rescue mission is no less.
We will never be able to bestow enough awards or thank you’s to show you our appreciation for the delivery of those lives back to their families.
We will never be able to bestow enough awards or thank you’s to show you our appreciation for the delivery of those lives back to their families.
July 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Thank You Petty Officer Scott Ruskin for saving 165 lives in the TX floods, & on your first rescue mission is no less.
We will never be able to bestow enough awards or thank you’s to show you our appreciation for the delivery of those lives back to their families.
We will never be able to bestow enough awards or thank you’s to show you our appreciation for the delivery of those lives back to their families.
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Outdoor Afro tells me they received 300 applications overnight following this post! People are learning how to swim
June 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Outdoor Afro tells me they received 300 applications overnight following this post! People are learning how to swim
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Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
June 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
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ICYMI: 4 members of #ACIP, the #CDC 's independent vaccine panel, have been informed they've been terminated, even though they have several years left in their terms. Special government employee status expired & wasn't renewed. Bureaucratic malfunction? Not clear. www.statnews.com/2025/06/08/c...
With U.S. vaccine policy in flux, four members of CDC advisory panel receive termination notices
Four members of the ACIP, which advises the CDC on vaccination policy, have had their status as special government employees terminated
www.statnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
ICYMI: 4 members of #ACIP, the #CDC 's independent vaccine panel, have been informed they've been terminated, even though they have several years left in their terms. Special government employee status expired & wasn't renewed. Bureaucratic malfunction? Not clear. www.statnews.com/2025/06/08/c...
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After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has bounced back, raising alarm among public health officials. Here's what to know.
Whooping Cough Is Surging. Do You Need Another Shot?
Pertussis infections have surged in recent months, and some people may need an additional shot for protection.
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June 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has bounced back, raising alarm among public health officials. Here's what to know.
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Whooping cough (pertussis) is also known as “100 day cough” bc it can cause 100 days of coughing so severe that rib fractures are common. It also makes small children stop breathing without warning, often fatally.
Vaccination can prevent up to 89% of infections but requires boosting every few years
Vaccination can prevent up to 89% of infections but requires boosting every few years
Whooping cough cases rise in Iowa.
Statewide, there were 114 cases of whooping cough from January through April this year, compared to just 14 at this same time in 2024.
www.axios.com/local/des-mo...
Statewide, there were 114 cases of whooping cough from January through April this year, compared to just 14 at this same time in 2024.
www.axios.com/local/des-mo...
Whooping cough cases rise in Iowa
It's a highly contagious bacterial infection that can leave people coughing for two to three weeks.
www.axios.com
June 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Whooping cough (pertussis) is also known as “100 day cough” bc it can cause 100 days of coughing so severe that rib fractures are common. It also makes small children stop breathing without warning, often fatally.
Vaccination can prevent up to 89% of infections but requires boosting every few years
Vaccination can prevent up to 89% of infections but requires boosting every few years
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A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
June 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
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Oh hey.
It’s good to see me, isn’t it? 💜✨
Yes, yes, the rumors are true — we are OFFICIALLY launching here on Bluesky!
In case you forgot, we’re a place to buy books online where every purchase supports local bookstores, not billionaires.
Thanks for being here 🙌🏽
Yes, yes, the rumors are true — we are OFFICIALLY launching here on Bluesky!
In case you forgot, we’re a place to buy books online where every purchase supports local bookstores, not billionaires.
Thanks for being here 🙌🏽
June 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Oh hey.