Teresa
@tkerhughes.bsky.social
Interested in art, literacy, photography, science, medicine, education, environmental awareness & needlework. Married, parent of 3, daughter of an Air Force engineer & a nurse. Not a fan of crass language.
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Teresa
@tkerhughes.bsky.social
· Dec 23
“I’m not quick to condemn the cynical crowd because I understand there’s a price to be paid for honesty, decency & rejecting those in power…[But] we need to advocate for actions that strengthen the common good and against the coming escalation of lies & hate.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/say-no-to-...
www.americaamerica.news/p/say-no-to-...
Say No to Cynicism
We can endure and overcome the coming onslaught, but that requires not being overwhelmed or seduced by defeatism
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“I hope the people you love will remind you that human connection, our shared community and giving to others make this life worth living.”
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A fine night for the guy who said Trump was in the Epstein files to return to the White House and sup with the Grifter-in-Chief and an autocratic murderer—and MBS, too.
Elon Musk returns to the White House at dinner for Saudi crown prince on.ft.com/4a6pYwi
Elon Musk returns to the White House at dinner for Saudi crown prince
Billionaire’s appearance at black-tie event for Mohammed bin Salman signals improving relations with Donald Trump
on.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A fine night for the guy who said Trump was in the Epstein files to return to the White House and sup with the Grifter-in-Chief and an autocratic murderer—and MBS, too.
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House overwhelmingly votes to release Epstein files ino.to/rxPyv0M
ino.to
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
House overwhelmingly votes to release Epstein files ino.to/rxPyv0M
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Pope Leo calls out world leaders for not stepping up to fight against climate change
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Pope Leo calls out world leaders for not stepping up to fight against climate change
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Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
Pardon Tracker
Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the individuals that received pardons charges related ...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Updates coming soon! This project needs your support — Please consider donating and sharing this project.
Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
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Roche oral drug shown to keep breast cancer at bay, boosting shares reut.rs/4oIPiwV
Roche oral drug shown to keep breast cancer at bay, boosting shares
Roche's ROG.S experimental oral drug giredestrant has been shown to cut the risk of recurrence of a common form of breast cancer after surgery, boosting the company's shares and underpinning its traditional credentials in oncology.
reut.rs
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Roche oral drug shown to keep breast cancer at bay, boosting shares reut.rs/4oIPiwV
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Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
Personalized Cancer Vaccines Are Almost Here—But Federal Funding Cuts Could Derail Them
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
www.scientificamerican.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
After a devastating outbreak, France began vaccinating its ducks in 2023 & saw a near-total reduction in bird flu cases.
While American chickens are routinely vaccinated against all sorts of pathogens, USDA officials haven’t authorized similar efforts for bird flu, saying they could harm trade.
While American chickens are routinely vaccinated against all sorts of pathogens, USDA officials haven’t authorized similar efforts for bird flu, saying they could harm trade.
Amazing research by @natlash.bsky.social on how the wind helped spread the bird flu virus around Ohio and beyond. Scary — and terrifically nerdy www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
After a devastating outbreak, France began vaccinating its ducks in 2023 & saw a near-total reduction in bird flu cases.
While American chickens are routinely vaccinated against all sorts of pathogens, USDA officials haven’t authorized similar efforts for bird flu, saying they could harm trade.
While American chickens are routinely vaccinated against all sorts of pathogens, USDA officials haven’t authorized similar efforts for bird flu, saying they could harm trade.
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I’m sorry to be self promoting but I a) have never been seduced by a fascist with a brain worm b) am capable of crafting a decent sentence and c) wrote a book that did not earn me a fawning profile in the newspaper but is still pretty good
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet
Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet
bookshop.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’m sorry to be self promoting but I a) have never been seduced by a fascist with a brain worm b) am capable of crafting a decent sentence and c) wrote a book that did not earn me a fawning profile in the newspaper but is still pretty good
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
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"We are facing an intense crisis of morality. It demands people of conscious to be able to say something about it." Rev. Michael Woolf discusses his recent arrest outside a Chicago-area ICE facility while @esglaude.bsky.social compared the current moment to America's dark past.
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
"We are facing an intense crisis of morality. It demands people of conscious to be able to say something about it." Rev. Michael Woolf discusses his recent arrest outside a Chicago-area ICE facility while @esglaude.bsky.social compared the current moment to America's dark past.
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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This is quite brilliant
"It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until IT HAPPENS. Looking at the data, it is statistically plausible that IT will HAPPEN in the next thirty-six months. Eighteen, if you factor in hamburger consumption and all the weird bruising."
When It Happens
It’s been so long, you sometimes forget that eventually, IT will HAPPEN. It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until...
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is quite brilliant
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A short thread of observations using Max Andrew's tool to explore the network of relationships revealed in the Epstein estate email cache. @thatsjustlikeyouropinionman.com
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1. There is a tight inner circle, densely connected. Trump is in the near outer rim.
epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com
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1. There is a tight inner circle, densely connected. Trump is in the near outer rim.
epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
A short thread of observations using Max Andrew's tool to explore the network of relationships revealed in the Epstein estate email cache. @thatsjustlikeyouropinionman.com
🧵
1. There is a tight inner circle, densely connected. Trump is in the near outer rim.
epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com
🧵
1. There is a tight inner circle, densely connected. Trump is in the near outer rim.
epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com
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Donald Trump says the House Oversight Committee should get all files it is "legally entitled to."
That phrase is critical.
I suspect he will use that phrase to block most of the files not already release now that he has re-opened an investigation into Jeffry Epstein.
That phrase is critical.
I suspect he will use that phrase to block most of the files not already release now that he has re-opened an investigation into Jeffry Epstein.
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Donald Trump says the House Oversight Committee should get all files it is "legally entitled to."
That phrase is critical.
I suspect he will use that phrase to block most of the files not already release now that he has re-opened an investigation into Jeffry Epstein.
That phrase is critical.
I suspect he will use that phrase to block most of the files not already release now that he has re-opened an investigation into Jeffry Epstein.
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Good morning! May your actions today be guided by kindness and empathy, and may you find a way to contribute to a world that lifts everyone up. Let's make some good trouble!
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Good morning! May your actions today be guided by kindness and empathy, and may you find a way to contribute to a world that lifts everyone up. Let's make some good trouble!
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So @lastweektonight.com is running an auction of "John Oliver's Junk" to support public media that Trump has defunded. I don't have the money for it, but the one item on the list that would be most tempting is definitely the Ajit Pai mocking mug: e.givesmart.com/events/LYw/i...
Last Week Tonight
Help Public Media Company c/o Partially Important Productions, LLC spread the word about Public Media Company C/O Last Week Tonight!
e.givesmart.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 AM
So @lastweektonight.com is running an auction of "John Oliver's Junk" to support public media that Trump has defunded. I don't have the money for it, but the one item on the list that would be most tempting is definitely the Ajit Pai mocking mug: e.givesmart.com/events/LYw/i...
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As @lastweektonight.com covered tonight, local public media stations across the country are in crisis. You can help out by going to adoptastation.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
As @lastweektonight.com covered tonight, local public media stations across the country are in crisis. You can help out by going to adoptastation.org
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Rep. Ro Khanna tells NBC he'll hold a press conference with survivors of Epstein's abuse and he'll call for Trump to meet with the survivors.
"On Tuesday what we're going to ask is for a president to meet with these survivors."
"I really think that's the right thing to do."
"On Tuesday what we're going to ask is for a president to meet with these survivors."
"I really think that's the right thing to do."
November 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Rep. Ro Khanna tells NBC he'll hold a press conference with survivors of Epstein's abuse and he'll call for Trump to meet with the survivors.
"On Tuesday what we're going to ask is for a president to meet with these survivors."
"I really think that's the right thing to do."
"On Tuesday what we're going to ask is for a president to meet with these survivors."
"I really think that's the right thing to do."
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The Ken Burns American Revolution documentary is available starting at 8 pm, Sunday Nov 16, on the PBS app — link here: www.pbs.org/show/the-ame...
The American Revolution
Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States.
www.pbs.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The Ken Burns American Revolution documentary is available starting at 8 pm, Sunday Nov 16, on the PBS app — link here: www.pbs.org/show/the-ame...
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A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: An actual lullaby. Sheryl Crow wrote this for her first son, Wyatt. See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHZi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHZi...
Sheryl Crow - Lullaby For Wyatt
YouTube video by SherylCrowVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: An actual lullaby. Sheryl Crow wrote this for her first son, Wyatt. See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHZi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHZi...
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“WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau” — current.org/2025/11/weta...
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau” — current.org/2025/11/weta...
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Logan Thompson surprised 7-year-old Sutton Bullard at her bell-ringing ceremony on Friday, exchanging hugs and giving her a signed Hockey Fights Cancer jersey.
“Just was a really touching moment, really emotional," Thompson said of the visit.
“Just was a really touching moment, really emotional," Thompson said of the visit.
Logan Thompson surprises 7-year-old Sutton Bullard at bell-ringing ceremony as she celebrates end of cancer treatment: ‘Just a really touching moment’
Seven-year-old Capitals fan Sutton Bullard celebrated a major milestone on Friday after completing cancer treatment, but an old friend had another surprise…
russianmachineneverbreaks.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Logan Thompson surprised 7-year-old Sutton Bullard at her bell-ringing ceremony on Friday, exchanging hugs and giving her a signed Hockey Fights Cancer jersey.
“Just was a really touching moment, really emotional," Thompson said of the visit.
“Just was a really touching moment, really emotional," Thompson said of the visit.
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More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.
More than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women's health from Melinda French Gates
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.