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Shawna
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“I think a lot, listen to music. I'm fond of flowers.” — Susan Sontag

writer + creative | dog lover | heavily caffeinated | roots in california, boots in georgia | she/her
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Decent people thank Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it

understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
February 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department, despite promises from Trump that his federal funding freeze would not apply to projects directly benefiting individuals. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds
The White House had repeatedly said the funding freeze would not impact benefits that go directly to individual people.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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February 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Dear Canada and Mexico,

We’re so, so sorry.

— Sane America
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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And so it begins again - US Reps. Thom Tiffany and Lauren Boebert have reintroduced their bill to strip gray wolves of federal protections.

The bill, renamed the "Pet and Livestock Protection Act", relies on misinformation and fear in its attempt to delist wolves and prevent judicial review.
Republicans in Congress introduce bill to remove gray wolf from federal protections
Republicans in Congress including Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin on Friday introduced a bill to delist the gray wolf in Wisconsin and 43 other states.
www.jsonline.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:31 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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Those salutes were EXACTLY what you think they were.
January 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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The US Dept. of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has dismissed 11 complaints and six allegations related to book bans, saying it was ending "Biden’s book ban hoax."

PEN America counted over 10,000 instances of school book bans in the 2023-24 school year, nearly 3X the number in the previous year.
January 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM