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Looking for some sanity in this insane world we live in! Love my Golden Retrievers, farm, horses, goats, bees, and the beautiful Pacific Northwest I live in. Continuing my work as an RN for now…
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Starting out with one of my favorite videos of Rory, my escape artist.
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The extra-extreme members of the House Budget Committee voted "present" tonight so that the Medicaid-cuts-to-fund-tax-giveaways-for-the-rich bill could pass out of committee 17-16.
Tomorrow, flood Capitol Hill switchboards to voice your opposition to this monstrosity.
202-224-3121.
Tomorrow, flood Capitol Hill switchboards to voice your opposition to this monstrosity.
202-224-3121.
May 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The extra-extreme members of the House Budget Committee voted "present" tonight so that the Medicaid-cuts-to-fund-tax-giveaways-for-the-rich bill could pass out of committee 17-16.
Tomorrow, flood Capitol Hill switchboards to voice your opposition to this monstrosity.
202-224-3121.
Tomorrow, flood Capitol Hill switchboards to voice your opposition to this monstrosity.
202-224-3121.
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"The podcast by Ben Meiselas and his brothers regularly outdraws Joe Rogan’s. Their secret weapon? Reason. Imagine!"
Read now 👇
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MeidasTouch Is Bigger than Rogan
Liberal media turns strategic. Democracy gets an intelligent defense.
virginiaheffernan.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"The podcast by Ben Meiselas and his brothers regularly outdraws Joe Rogan’s. Their secret weapon? Reason. Imagine!"
Read now 👇
Read now 👇
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I don't even know what to say. What do you say to something like this? So deeply cruel and inhumane and enraging.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide
Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.
www.nbcnews.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I don't even know what to say. What do you say to something like this? So deeply cruel and inhumane and enraging.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Hegseth has to go.
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hegseth has to go.
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The last time global markets tanked this hard, we were in the midst of a global pandemic.
This time, the virus is Donald Trump.
This time, the virus is Donald Trump.
April 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The last time global markets tanked this hard, we were in the midst of a global pandemic.
This time, the virus is Donald Trump.
This time, the virus is Donald Trump.
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Maria Bartiromo has been lying for Trump for years. She owns this "debacle" too.
April 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Maria Bartiromo has been lying for Trump for years. She owns this "debacle" too.
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Donald Trump just posted this shortly after the markets crashed as markets opened
April 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Donald Trump just posted this shortly after the markets crashed as markets opened
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Howard Lutnick when Tesla was at 288.14 a share: “Buy Tesla! It will never be this cheap again. People are going to dream about today and say they should have bought Musk’s stock.”
Tesla is now 216.66.
Tesla is now 216.66.
April 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Howard Lutnick when Tesla was at 288.14 a share: “Buy Tesla! It will never be this cheap again. People are going to dream about today and say they should have bought Musk’s stock.”
Tesla is now 216.66.
Tesla is now 216.66.
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DJT's tariffs have now obliterated an entire year of Dow gains.
April 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
DJT's tariffs have now obliterated an entire year of Dow gains.
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Trump shows journalists a gold card featuring his face: “For $5 million this could be yours”
He does this on the very day the market wipes out $2.6 trillion in value,while millions of Americans fear for their jobs amid a looming recession. So out of touch
He does this on the very day the market wipes out $2.6 trillion in value,while millions of Americans fear for their jobs amid a looming recession. So out of touch
April 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump shows journalists a gold card featuring his face: “For $5 million this could be yours”
He does this on the very day the market wipes out $2.6 trillion in value,while millions of Americans fear for their jobs amid a looming recession. So out of touch
He does this on the very day the market wipes out $2.6 trillion in value,while millions of Americans fear for their jobs amid a looming recession. So out of touch
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I’m no economist, but…
April 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I’m no economist, but…
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The letters, sent by Musk staffers, come amid his push to cut up to 80 percent of the agency’s roughly 180-person staff. Let’s be clear: these grants were already awarded and are funded through bipartisan congressional appropriations. Terminating them is illegal.
April 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The letters, sent by Musk staffers, come amid his push to cut up to 80 percent of the agency’s roughly 180-person staff. Let’s be clear: these grants were already awarded and are funded through bipartisan congressional appropriations. Terminating them is illegal.
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Groups across the country have received letters notifying them that their grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities have been canceled, raising alarms about serious harm to museums, historical sites, and a wide range of community projects.
April 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Groups across the country have received letters notifying them that their grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities have been canceled, raising alarms about serious harm to museums, historical sites, and a wide range of community projects.
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More compliance from universities, this time Northwestern is scrubbing its decades-old Women's Center — while obfuscating what's going on by saying this is about "goals we have been workshopping for years." dailynorthwestern.com/2025/03/04/c...
Northwestern Women’s Center website removed
Northwestern took down its Women’s Center website, adding to the list of University schools and departments that have removed traces of their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in light of th...
dailynorthwestern.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
More compliance from universities, this time Northwestern is scrubbing its decades-old Women's Center — while obfuscating what's going on by saying this is about "goals we have been workshopping for years." dailynorthwestern.com/2025/03/04/c...
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Keep the Congressional switchboard number handy these days: (202) 224-3121
March 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Keep the Congressional switchboard number handy these days: (202) 224-3121
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How many Signal-like ineptitudes have happened or are still happening that a reporter didn't get invited to witness? That's the question.
March 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How many Signal-like ineptitudes have happened or are still happening that a reporter didn't get invited to witness? That's the question.
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Pulling the Stefanik nomination is a triple whammy for Trump. It makes him look weak because it shows he’s afraid of losing the House. It reinforces the narrative that he is loyal to no one but himself. And it allows China to gain influence at the UN while the Ambassador post remains vacant.
March 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Pulling the Stefanik nomination is a triple whammy for Trump. It makes him look weak because it shows he’s afraid of losing the House. It reinforces the narrative that he is loyal to no one but himself. And it allows China to gain influence at the UN while the Ambassador post remains vacant.
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I would not travel in or out of this country
Russian scientist from Harvard Medical School detained in U.S., faces deportation and likely arrest upon return due to anti-war stance
A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained in the United States and placed in immigration detention. According to multiple independent Russian media outlets and the scient...
theins.ru
March 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I would not travel in or out of this country
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Not surprising, just shocking.
NPR CEO Schools MAGA Rep. After He Doesn't Understand What 'Editorial Standards' Means
Just wow 🤦🏻♂️
www.comicsands.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Not surprising, just shocking.
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Trump hates American democracy. He hates open societies. He’s jealous of Xi and Putin. He wants America to be like Russia and he’s doing everything he can to make it so.
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
March 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Trump hates American democracy. He hates open societies. He’s jealous of Xi and Putin. He wants America to be like Russia and he’s doing everything he can to make it so.
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🇺🇦⚔️ "If you don't give us NATO, then give us something that will work the same way," — Zelensky
"We have no other choice. Every day we have to work hard, generate some adequate security options because our strategic partner is not ready to give us security guarantees that other NATO countries have."
"We have no other choice. Every day we have to work hard, generate some adequate security options because our strategic partner is not ready to give us security guarantees that other NATO countries have."
March 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🇺🇦⚔️ "If you don't give us NATO, then give us something that will work the same way," — Zelensky
"We have no other choice. Every day we have to work hard, generate some adequate security options because our strategic partner is not ready to give us security guarantees that other NATO countries have."
"We have no other choice. Every day we have to work hard, generate some adequate security options because our strategic partner is not ready to give us security guarantees that other NATO countries have."
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Shifting these functions to private hands jeopardizes data transparency, public safety, and the equitable distribution of knowledge that has historically been free and publicly available.
We are calling for an immediate congressional investigation into this matter.
We are calling for an immediate congressional investigation into this matter.
March 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Shifting these functions to private hands jeopardizes data transparency, public safety, and the equitable distribution of knowledge that has historically been free and publicly available.
We are calling for an immediate congressional investigation into this matter.
We are calling for an immediate congressional investigation into this matter.
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The privatization of NOAA’s core responsibilities—such as weather forecasting, climate research, and environmental monitoring—poses serious risks to the quality, accessibility, and impartiality of the information we all rely on.
March 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The privatization of NOAA’s core responsibilities—such as weather forecasting, climate research, and environmental monitoring—poses serious risks to the quality, accessibility, and impartiality of the information we all rely on.