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Val Owens
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Mom Daughter Sister Friend Author Volunteer Food Banker. Inspired by family, music, nature, books & community service. Passionate about social, environmental, racial, economical, and political justice and protections for the most vulnerable in these areas.
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One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...
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June 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedoms concerning assembly and expression and prohibits Congress from making laws that restrict the right of the people to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Just sayin.
June 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Rescinding the Definition of Harm in the Endangered Species Act public comment period expires May 19. Harm the habitat, harm the species. Period. Hands of our habitats and public lands. #NotForProfit #HandsOff

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" ...
www.federalregister.gov
April 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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May 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The President we missed out on. youtu.be/XSRUmRYrRLY?...
Deeply Moving Message from Bernie Sanders
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May 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
23 days left in public comment period. Harming the habitat harms the species. Why do we need to explain this? I hope you will, for the record.
April 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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I’m going to keep posting this gem.
April 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Can we just sit with this statement for a minute?
We need to talk about RFK Jr.’s recent comments on autism. He said: “These are kids who will never pay taxes. They’ll never hold a job. They’ll never play baseball. They’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted.”
April 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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BREAKING: There was a second Hegseth group chat?!?
April 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
May 1, 2025 The People's Movement continues.
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🚨 On May 1, 2025, in cities across the U.S., we will honor the legacy of the workers who gave everything for the eight-hour day—and we will carry their struggle into today’s fight for a country that serves the many, not the few.

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April 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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No, those aren’t clumps of dead leaves hanging from the trees. Look closer – they’re butterflies. It’s tens of thousands of butterflies clustered together. Around 66 million monarchs are roosting in four and a half acres of forest in Mexico. 60 Minutes, Sunday.
April 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Richard Dawkins most famous reply to: "What if you're wrong?"
April 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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April 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I didn't say STOP. I said Get to work. Sensitive bunch.
April 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Speak up. Show up. Everyone can make 5 calls.
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Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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April 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#NoKings Peace March #50501 Lexington, KY
April 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Rescinding the Definition of Harm in the Endangered Species Act public comment period expires May 19. Harm the habitat, harm the species. Period. Hands of our habitats and public lands. #NotForProfit #HandsOff

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" ...
www.federalregister.gov
April 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The North Church in Boston. It's been 250 years. It also happens to be the 250th year anniversary of Lexington Kentucky. Kinda has a patriotic vibe to it.
April 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It's not all activism all the time! Here's my cat in his favorite chair.
April 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is my first post. This is where I'll be today. Find one near you at 50501.org and join the movement. #NoKings
April 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM