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Father, husband, feminist, doodle dad, soccer lover, student of life, cancer survivor, struggling gardener. USAF veteran who holds true to the commissioning oath that I took all those years ago.
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Your purpose in life is to help others. Your challenge is to figure out how you can best do that, then live your life to fulfill that purpose.
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A win! The Institute of Museum and Library Services (the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries) has reinstated thousands of grants that had been canceled by the Trump administration, after a federal judge ruled the executive order mandating those cuts was unlawful.
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
www.imls.gov
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A win! The Institute of Museum and Library Services (the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries) has reinstated thousands of grants that had been canceled by the Trump administration, after a federal judge ruled the executive order mandating those cuts was unlawful.
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Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
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I’d be more sympathetic to “Nuzzi and Lizza are uniquely bad and not at all representative of political reporters in general” if political reporters haven’t spent the past 10 years torching their own credibility all the way back to the full court press on Hillary’s emails.
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I’d be more sympathetic to “Nuzzi and Lizza are uniquely bad and not at all representative of political reporters in general” if political reporters haven’t spent the past 10 years torching their own credibility all the way back to the full court press on Hillary’s emails.
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America Is Finally Starting toSee Trump for the Bullsh*t Artist He Is newrepublic.com/article/2035... via @newrepublic.com
America Is Finally Starting to
See Trump for the Bullsh*t Artist He Is
He came to power through a relentless assault of lies. But the debt owed to the truth is coming due.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
America Is Finally Starting toSee Trump for the Bullsh*t Artist He Is newrepublic.com/article/2035... via @newrepublic.com
Gaia’s Market & Refillery, great shop in Homewood, IL. Environmentally conscious and sustainably sourced household products and gifts. Love this shop.
www.gaiasmarket.com
www.gaiasmarket.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Gaia’s Market & Refillery, great shop in Homewood, IL. Environmentally conscious and sustainably sourced household products and gifts. Love this shop.
www.gaiasmarket.com
www.gaiasmarket.com
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"The best thing we can do is go on with our daily routine"
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"The best thing we can do is go on with our daily routine"
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“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.”
- Stephen Jay Gould, 1979
- Stephen Jay Gould, 1979
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.”
- Stephen Jay Gould, 1979
- Stephen Jay Gould, 1979
Awesome, informative, very important.
1/ For 15 years the truth has been hiding in plain sight. After the RedMap sweep in 2010 GOP built a system that let minority rule silence millions of urban voters. This thread exposes the pattern & shows who they are when they govern without limits. #Voices4Victory #DV1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Awesome, informative, very important.
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If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
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We are now in the LONGEST government SHUTDOWN in American history, and it should make you MAD.
CALL Congress at 202-224-3121 and tell them how you feel.
youtu.be/MqdCfneO82c
CALL Congress at 202-224-3121 and tell them how you feel.
youtu.be/MqdCfneO82c
This is INSANE!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We are now in the LONGEST government SHUTDOWN in American history, and it should make you MAD.
CALL Congress at 202-224-3121 and tell them how you feel.
youtu.be/MqdCfneO82c
CALL Congress at 202-224-3121 and tell them how you feel.
youtu.be/MqdCfneO82c
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As long as I live, I will never respect
anyone who voted for Trump in 2024.
anyone who voted for Trump in 2024.
October 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
As long as I live, I will never respect
anyone who voted for Trump in 2024.
anyone who voted for Trump in 2024.
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No, bro — It’s not “cancel culture”, it’s consequence culture.
Stephen Smith isn’t being “canceled,” he’s being called out.
Stephen Smith isn’t being “canceled,” he’s being called out.
October 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
No, bro — It’s not “cancel culture”, it’s consequence culture.
Stephen Smith isn’t being “canceled,” he’s being called out.
Stephen Smith isn’t being “canceled,” he’s being called out.
Same.
I canceled my @washingtonpost.com subscription when Bezos intervened & stopped the endorsement of Harris. I took that money and subscribed to Marc Elias & other independent journalists.
Here are the latest opinion pieces on the Washington Post and Democracy Docket websites. Please consider supporting independent, pro-democracy media by signing up for DD now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
October 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Same.
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I canceled my @washingtonpost.com subscription when Bezos intervened & stopped the endorsement of Harris. I took that money and subscribed to Marc Elias & other independent journalists.
Here are the latest opinion pieces on the Washington Post and Democracy Docket websites. Please consider supporting independent, pro-democracy media by signing up for DD now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
October 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I canceled my @washingtonpost.com subscription when Bezos intervened & stopped the endorsement of Harris. I took that money and subscribed to Marc Elias & other independent journalists.
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Chicagoans, get ready. Read this thread.
Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/
September 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Chicagoans, get ready. Read this thread.
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Read this whole thread
Why? Well, for starters, 300 ICE agents have been moved to Chicago, leaving only about 300 in LA County which is about what we had before Trump took office. Why are they leaving? Because LA made their jobs TOO FUCKING HARD. LA Organized. LA sat on corners outside Home Depots with radios. 5/
September 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Read this whole thread
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This is a Peter Pan regime. Lost Boys that never became Men. This is 80s cartoon action movie ideology. GI Joe as foreign policy
Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."
September 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This is a Peter Pan regime. Lost Boys that never became Men. This is 80s cartoon action movie ideology. GI Joe as foreign policy
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A father steps up to protect his son from those who would cause him harm.
This father makes it clear, no one gets to mistreat his child without facing consequences.
It’s a reminder of the incredible strength, love, and instinct that drive parents to stand between their children and danger.
This father makes it clear, no one gets to mistreat his child without facing consequences.
It’s a reminder of the incredible strength, love, and instinct that drive parents to stand between their children and danger.
August 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
A father steps up to protect his son from those who would cause him harm.
This father makes it clear, no one gets to mistreat his child without facing consequences.
It’s a reminder of the incredible strength, love, and instinct that drive parents to stand between their children and danger.
This father makes it clear, no one gets to mistreat his child without facing consequences.
It’s a reminder of the incredible strength, love, and instinct that drive parents to stand between their children and danger.
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Someone explain to me right fucking now how this is pro-life
August 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Someone explain to me right fucking now how this is pro-life
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This 4th, I can’t stop thinking about how many lives will be hurt by Trump’s catastrophic bill.
But I’m also thinking about the incredible ways people stand with, protect, and serve their communities.
The most patriotic thing we can do today is help our neighbor. It’s more important now than ever.
But I’m also thinking about the incredible ways people stand with, protect, and serve their communities.
The most patriotic thing we can do today is help our neighbor. It’s more important now than ever.
This bill is going to harm millions of Americans right now but we won’t know the true toll for years.
It’s time for Democratic leaders, donors, and organizations to use their dollars to fill the gaps Trump is creating: fund clinics, stock food banks, protect communities.
It’s time for Democratic leaders, donors, and organizations to use their dollars to fill the gaps Trump is creating: fund clinics, stock food banks, protect communities.
July 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This 4th, I can’t stop thinking about how many lives will be hurt by Trump’s catastrophic bill.
But I’m also thinking about the incredible ways people stand with, protect, and serve their communities.
The most patriotic thing we can do today is help our neighbor. It’s more important now than ever.
But I’m also thinking about the incredible ways people stand with, protect, and serve their communities.
The most patriotic thing we can do today is help our neighbor. It’s more important now than ever.