@sojourner8.bsky.social
Lover of trees, mountains, books, film, and music. Always rooting for the underdog.
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Tonight's dinner 🍜🍽️: Tikourbabine, an Algerian stew of herby semolina dumplings in a chickpea and vegetable stew. The mint and cilantro running through the dumplings gives them a wonderfully fresh flavour. They work really well with the tomatoey stew. Recipe from: bakinghermann.com/tikourbabine...
August 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Tonight's dinner 🍜🍽️: Tikourbabine, an Algerian stew of herby semolina dumplings in a chickpea and vegetable stew. The mint and cilantro running through the dumplings gives them a wonderfully fresh flavour. They work really well with the tomatoey stew. Recipe from: bakinghermann.com/tikourbabine...
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The Alarm. Postcard from my collection. Copyright 1902, unsent.
May 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Alarm. Postcard from my collection. Copyright 1902, unsent.
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Me, a 12-year veteran of Catholic schools, born in Philadelphia, living in Chicago, political operative working for the Governor of Illinois answering text questions about the new Pope
two women are standing next to each other holding coffee cups .
ALT: two women are standing next to each other holding coffee cups .
media.tenor.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Me, a 12-year veteran of Catholic schools, born in Philadelphia, living in Chicago, political operative working for the Governor of Illinois answering text questions about the new Pope
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this guy hates this country, its laws and its traditions
Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
May 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
this guy hates this country, its laws and its traditions
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You can get away with paying less if you have public transport, public school, subsidized summer camp & elder care.
The key word is PUBLIC, paid w/ corporate taxes.
“They calculate that poverty increases by about 8 percent in places where a Walmart opens...”
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
The key word is PUBLIC, paid w/ corporate taxes.
“They calculate that poverty increases by about 8 percent in places where a Walmart opens...”
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
www.theatlantic.com
May 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can get away with paying less if you have public transport, public school, subsidized summer camp & elder care.
The key word is PUBLIC, paid w/ corporate taxes.
“They calculate that poverty increases by about 8 percent in places where a Walmart opens...”
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
The key word is PUBLIC, paid w/ corporate taxes.
“They calculate that poverty increases by about 8 percent in places where a Walmart opens...”
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
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I’m really only just getting into it but I genuinely love birding as a hobby. The entire goal is to look at the bird. Is there a bird? There is a bird! Look at the bird! If you are very keen you can learn what to call the bird so that you can properly thank it for the joy you feel when you see it. 🪶
May 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I’m really only just getting into it but I genuinely love birding as a hobby. The entire goal is to look at the bird. Is there a bird? There is a bird! Look at the bird! If you are very keen you can learn what to call the bird so that you can properly thank it for the joy you feel when you see it. 🪶
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need someone to start printing up stickers of trump as the grinch who stole christmas
Trump: "When you say strollers are going up -- what kind of a thing? I'm saying that gasoline is going down. Gasoline is thousands of times more important than a stroller someplace ... you don't need to have 35 dolls. You can have 2, 3, 4, and save a lot of money. We don't need to feed the beast."
May 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
need someone to start printing up stickers of trump as the grinch who stole christmas
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This is a really big deal and if you’re a member of the American public you should submit a comment saying it’s important not to implement this new plan because an independent civil service is essential in a democracy. ww2.aip.org/fyi/opm-adva...
OPM Advances Plan to Remove Civil Service Protections for Policy Roles
Grantmaking staff included in a new workforce classification would be subject to greater political control.
ww2.aip.org
May 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This is a really big deal and if you’re a member of the American public you should submit a comment saying it’s important not to implement this new plan because an independent civil service is essential in a democracy. ww2.aip.org/fyi/opm-adva...
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Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
May 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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1) People who complain that Dems have not been forcefully calling out President Trump have been missing Sen. Chris Murphy, who's been doing is consistently, as here.
2) It's a fun exercise for political obsessives to see how many of these you noted at the time!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbF0...
2) It's a fun exercise for political obsessives to see how many of these you noted at the time!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbF0...
Murphy Slams Trump’s First 100 Days: This Is A Story Of Incompetence, Theft, Mind-Blowing Corruption
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
www.youtube.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
1) People who complain that Dems have not been forcefully calling out President Trump have been missing Sen. Chris Murphy, who's been doing is consistently, as here.
2) It's a fun exercise for political obsessives to see how many of these you noted at the time!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbF0...
2) It's a fun exercise for political obsessives to see how many of these you noted at the time!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbF0...
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this is legitimately evil
Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.
www.reuters.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
this is legitimately evil
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#RecipeOfTheDay is Quinoa Salad with Walnuts, Radishes and Pomegranate Seeds! It would be rather fabulous made with bulgur wheat, too, actually www.nigella.com/recipes/quin...
Quinoa Salad with Walnuts, Radishes and Pomegranate Seeds
I’m slightly embarrassed to admit this (as well I might be) but since quinoa has become such a by-word for clichéd middle class trendy eating fads, I have been somewhat reluctant to print recipes for ...
www.nigella.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
#RecipeOfTheDay is Quinoa Salad with Walnuts, Radishes and Pomegranate Seeds! It would be rather fabulous made with bulgur wheat, too, actually www.nigella.com/recipes/quin...
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A three-judge panel in a North Carolina court blocked a Republican scheme to gain power over the state’s election board — the agency charged with running elections and enforcing campaign finance laws.
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/b91PmDsvX3Y
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/b91PmDsvX3Y
North Carolina Court Strikes Down GOP Power-Grab Law
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
April 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A three-judge panel in a North Carolina court blocked a Republican scheme to gain power over the state’s election board — the agency charged with running elections and enforcing campaign finance laws.
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/b91PmDsvX3Y
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/b91PmDsvX3Y
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I will say it again: If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's incompetence was greater than its depravity.
So, uh, it certainly looks like DOJ intended to file a letter to Judge Liman in MTA v. Duffy, but….it accidentally filed a letter containing its legal advice to the Department of Transportation instead
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I will say it again: If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's incompetence was greater than its depravity.
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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
April 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
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ICE has already moved Rumeysa Ozturk to Louisiana in violation of a court order signed last night ordering her not to be removed from Massachusetts.
This is rendition to avoid legal process and to torture detainees in Louisiana.
apnews.com/article/tuft...
This is rendition to avoid legal process and to torture detainees in Louisiana.
apnews.com/article/tuft...
Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her
A lawyer for a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University says she has been detained by Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation.
apnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
ICE has already moved Rumeysa Ozturk to Louisiana in violation of a court order signed last night ordering her not to be removed from Massachusetts.
This is rendition to avoid legal process and to torture detainees in Louisiana.
apnews.com/article/tuft...
This is rendition to avoid legal process and to torture detainees in Louisiana.
apnews.com/article/tuft...
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Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
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This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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NBC News: The Espionage Act contains a provision making it crime to disclose national defense secrets "through gross negligence."
The law does not require info be classified, because it was written before the classification system existed. The law refers simply to "national defense information."
The law does not require info be classified, because it was written before the classification system existed. The law refers simply to "national defense information."
Negligently disclosing national defense information is illegal — and it doesn't have to be classified
The Espionage Act, the law that often has been used in criminal cases involving leaks or mishandling of classified information, contains a provision making it
www.nbcnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NBC News: The Espionage Act contains a provision making it crime to disclose national defense secrets "through gross negligence."
The law does not require info be classified, because it was written before the classification system existed. The law refers simply to "national defense information."
The law does not require info be classified, because it was written before the classification system existed. The law refers simply to "national defense information."
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TUESDAY IS ELECTION DAY!
I hope everyone knows that, this is a biggie.
What you probably don’t know is that there are elections in
AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IL, KS, MS NE, OK, SC, WI and TN
It’s not just the three races you know about even in those two states.
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I hope everyone knows that, this is a biggie.
What you probably don’t know is that there are elections in
AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IL, KS, MS NE, OK, SC, WI and TN
It’s not just the three races you know about even in those two states.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
TUESDAY IS ELECTION DAY!
I hope everyone knows that, this is a biggie.
What you probably don’t know is that there are elections in
AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IL, KS, MS NE, OK, SC, WI and TN
It’s not just the three races you know about even in those two states.
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I hope everyone knows that, this is a biggie.
What you probably don’t know is that there are elections in
AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IL, KS, MS NE, OK, SC, WI and TN
It’s not just the three races you know about even in those two states.
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NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
March 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
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They’re not going to get out of this by playing semantics.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
March 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
They’re not going to get out of this by playing semantics.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
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It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
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Understanding Medicaid: Potential health impacts of proposed cuts - SciLine www.sciline.org/public-healt...
Understanding Medicaid: Potential health impacts of proposed cuts - SciLine
Explore Medicaid's vital role in healthcare access and outcomes at SciLine's briefing. Experts discussed funding challenges and rural community support.
www.sciline.org
March 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Understanding Medicaid: Potential health impacts of proposed cuts - SciLine www.sciline.org/public-healt...