Megan Ernst Kilpatrick, MSN, RN
@thatmeganrn.bsky.social
Nurse, educator, progressive, knitter, gourmand, PNW native. I like the rain best when I’m inside.
Rebuilding my follow list after first leaving Twitter and now weaning myself off Threads. Who should I follow?
March 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rebuilding my follow list after first leaving Twitter and now weaning myself off Threads. Who should I follow?
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Extraordinary moment — Nancy Pelosi issues a statement calling on Democratic senators to reject the House funding bill, i.e. to defy Chuck Schumer.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
March 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Extraordinary moment — Nancy Pelosi issues a statement calling on Democratic senators to reject the House funding bill, i.e. to defy Chuck Schumer.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
5 minutes of hail. What??
March 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
5 minutes of hail. What??
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Brought to you by the guys who want to privatize Social Security & turn it over to Wall St.
March 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Brought to you by the guys who want to privatize Social Security & turn it over to Wall St.
So my 4th grader got written up at his after-care program for “inciting a rebellion” against some new rules he didn’t like. Nothing I read about parenting prepared me for this.
March 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
So my 4th grader got written up at his after-care program for “inciting a rebellion” against some new rules he didn’t like. Nothing I read about parenting prepared me for this.
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Red-hot #dating advice from my Mum which I might actually start using...
"Maybe you should only ever agree to a second date after you've asked the man if he can tell you 3 things he's learnt about you during the evening."
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"Maybe you should only ever agree to a second date after you've asked the man if he can tell you 3 things he's learnt about you during the evening."
❤️
March 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Red-hot #dating advice from my Mum which I might actually start using...
"Maybe you should only ever agree to a second date after you've asked the man if he can tell you 3 things he's learnt about you during the evening."
❤️
"Maybe you should only ever agree to a second date after you've asked the man if he can tell you 3 things he's learnt about you during the evening."
❤️
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"Okay, I'll go on NPR to talk about it. What do you want me to say when they ask for the grounds for his deportation?"
"You'll think of something."
"You'll think of something."
Some pretty stunning answers here from DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar in today's interview with NPR's Michel Martin, in which Edgar equates pro-Palestinian protests with terrorist activity and can't point to any crime committed by Mahmoud Khalil: npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
March 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Okay, I'll go on NPR to talk about it. What do you want me to say when they ask for the grounds for his deportation?"
"You'll think of something."
"You'll think of something."
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Sloppy sloppy but @fahrenthold.bsky.social is on the case
NEW: DOGE backtracks on promises of transparency, making its new errors harder to find.
(We found more anyway)
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
(We found more anyway)
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
DOGE Makes Its Latest Errors Harder to Find
Elon Musk’s group obscured the details of some new claims on its website, despite promises of transparency. But The Times was still able to detect another batch of mistakes.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Sloppy sloppy but @fahrenthold.bsky.social is on the case
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Three years ago, three other reporters and I ID'd and called any school accused of having litter boxes for furries.
We found one (1) in the entire country: Columbine's school district.
Cat litter was for a "go bucket," in case kids were locked in during a shooting.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
We found one (1) in the entire country: Columbine's school district.
Cat litter was for a "go bucket," in case kids were locked in during a shooting.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
March 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Three years ago, three other reporters and I ID'd and called any school accused of having litter boxes for furries.
We found one (1) in the entire country: Columbine's school district.
Cat litter was for a "go bucket," in case kids were locked in during a shooting.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
We found one (1) in the entire country: Columbine's school district.
Cat litter was for a "go bucket," in case kids were locked in during a shooting.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
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In answer to a question from the audience at SxSW last week. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/20Kb...
March 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In answer to a question from the audience at SxSW last week. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/20Kb...
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This is also known as invading Panama.
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal, officials say.
Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say
Potential plans range from partnering more closely with the Panamanian military to a less likely option of U.S. troops seizing the canal by force, U.S. officials told NBC News
nbcnews.to
March 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is also known as invading Panama.
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@cantwell.senate.gov where do you stand on cloture and the CR?
I’ve called your office and left a message but I’d feel better if you publicly committed to “no”.
I’ve called your office and left a message but I’d feel better if you publicly committed to “no”.
March 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
@cantwell.senate.gov where do you stand on cloture and the CR?
I’ve called your office and left a message but I’d feel better if you publicly committed to “no”.
I’ve called your office and left a message but I’d feel better if you publicly committed to “no”.
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So much for the Trump Bump
March 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
So much for the Trump Bump
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for context, the last time Columbia students were so mad at the school they seized a building, no one was expelled, and the school was so sorry it canceled classes for the rest of the semester and the Grateful Dead came and played in the center of campus en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Co...
March 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
for context, the last time Columbia students were so mad at the school they seized a building, no one was expelled, and the school was so sorry it canceled classes for the rest of the semester and the Grateful Dead came and played in the center of campus en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Co...
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in case you need to hear this today ❤️
January 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
in case you need to hear this today ❤️
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This is irrefutably true. Let’s see how long it lasts.
January 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is irrefutably true. Let’s see how long it lasts.
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Why is the media like this?
January 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Why is the media like this?
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There’s a small bookshop “adult scholastic book fair” at a local brewery
They vastly misunderstood the demand
They vastly misunderstood the demand
January 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
There’s a small bookshop “adult scholastic book fair” at a local brewery
They vastly misunderstood the demand
They vastly misunderstood the demand
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In this week's addition of @privateeyenews.bsky.social
'you can't just call everyone you disagree with a facist'
'you can't just call everyone you disagree with a facist'
January 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
In this week's addition of @privateeyenews.bsky.social
'you can't just call everyone you disagree with a facist'
'you can't just call everyone you disagree with a facist'
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Agreed with @NormOrnstein - definitely do NOT share this image!!! Lol bluevirginia.us/2025/01/satu...
January 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Agreed with @NormOrnstein - definitely do NOT share this image!!! Lol bluevirginia.us/2025/01/satu...
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"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."
January 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."
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Anyone looking to ban a book from a school should have to prove they read it by presenting a book report to the school committee.
January 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Anyone looking to ban a book from a school should have to prove they read it by presenting a book report to the school committee.
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The New Republic is doing it right. Journalists take note
January 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The New Republic is doing it right. Journalists take note