Van Goghing Places
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Writer, Artist, Mom & Politics Nerd
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Sen. Shaheen: I had a meeting with some constituents last Friday. One was a small business owner who had cancer. He said, 'If I didn't have that insurance through the ACA, I would not have gotten my cancer treated, and I would be dead by now.' That's what this fight is about.
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Sen. Shaheen: I had a meeting with some constituents last Friday. One was a small business owner who had cancer. He said, 'If I didn't have that insurance through the ACA, I would not have gotten my cancer treated, and I would be dead by now.' That's what this fight is about.
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If you want to find a local food bank, you can use the website below.
If you’re donating, it’s best to donate money. If you want to donate food, PLEASE donate food you or your family would actually eat, including things like breakfast cereals and snack foods.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
If you’re donating, it’s best to donate money. If you want to donate food, PLEASE donate food you or your family would actually eat, including things like breakfast cereals and snack foods.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
October 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If you want to find a local food bank, you can use the website below.
If you’re donating, it’s best to donate money. If you want to donate food, PLEASE donate food you or your family would actually eat, including things like breakfast cereals and snack foods.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
If you’re donating, it’s best to donate money. If you want to donate food, PLEASE donate food you or your family would actually eat, including things like breakfast cereals and snack foods.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
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These Senators are on the fence about voting NO on the CR:
Elissa Slotkin (MI)
Gary Peters (MI)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Jon Ossoff (GA)
John Hickenlooper (CO)
Michael Bennett (CO)
Mark Kelly (AZ)
Peter Welch (VT)
Mark Warner (VA)
Time Kaine (VA)
Call (202) 224-3121
Elissa Slotkin (MI)
Gary Peters (MI)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Jon Ossoff (GA)
John Hickenlooper (CO)
Michael Bennett (CO)
Mark Kelly (AZ)
Peter Welch (VT)
Mark Warner (VA)
Time Kaine (VA)
Call (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
These Senators are on the fence about voting NO on the CR:
Elissa Slotkin (MI)
Gary Peters (MI)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Jon Ossoff (GA)
John Hickenlooper (CO)
Michael Bennett (CO)
Mark Kelly (AZ)
Peter Welch (VT)
Mark Warner (VA)
Time Kaine (VA)
Call (202) 224-3121
Elissa Slotkin (MI)
Gary Peters (MI)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Jon Ossoff (GA)
John Hickenlooper (CO)
Michael Bennett (CO)
Mark Kelly (AZ)
Peter Welch (VT)
Mark Warner (VA)
Time Kaine (VA)
Call (202) 224-3121
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Pro Palestinian, anti war protestors also include Jews and students who aren't Muslim or Arab. Trump's crackdown is against free speech, assembly, protests and movements his base doesn't like. This is what happens in dictatorships. They eventually come after everyone.
March 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Pro Palestinian, anti war protestors also include Jews and students who aren't Muslim or Arab. Trump's crackdown is against free speech, assembly, protests and movements his base doesn't like. This is what happens in dictatorships. They eventually come after everyone.
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Elon Musk has called for Amtrak and the Postal Service to be privatized.
Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.
Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.
Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.
Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.
The Truth About Privatization | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains why using the private sector for government services can have negative consequences. Watch More: 7 Economics Fundamentals ►► https://youtu.be/utuX4_uD5lE
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March 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Elon Musk has called for Amtrak and the Postal Service to be privatized.
Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.
Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.
Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.
Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.
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The privatization of Soviet industries is exactly how Putin built his power.
Public services should not be privatized.
Full stop.
Public services should not be privatized.
Full stop.
March 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The privatization of Soviet industries is exactly how Putin built his power.
Public services should not be privatized.
Full stop.
Public services should not be privatized.
Full stop.
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SSA is in complete chaos. Buried in this article is a service worker noting that "the phone never stops ringing" and **retirement claims aren't being processed**. Hard to overstate the significance of that. End goal is to privatize the agency. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner said members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team are outsiders who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the agency’s programs.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
SSA is in complete chaos. Buried in this article is a service worker noting that "the phone never stops ringing" and **retirement claims aren't being processed**. Hard to overstate the significance of that. End goal is to privatize the agency. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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After Green interrupted last night, another Democrat should have done the same thing. And then another, until all of them had to be removed. Delay the speech by a few hours. Or walk out en masse. Anything.
Calling Trump an existential threat means nothing if you can’t meet the fucking moment.
Calling Trump an existential threat means nothing if you can’t meet the fucking moment.
March 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
After Green interrupted last night, another Democrat should have done the same thing. And then another, until all of them had to be removed. Delay the speech by a few hours. Or walk out en masse. Anything.
Calling Trump an existential threat means nothing if you can’t meet the fucking moment.
Calling Trump an existential threat means nothing if you can’t meet the fucking moment.
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Don’t tell me democracy is at risk and a constitutional crisis is unfolding and the best you got is a modified ping pong paddle.
March 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Don’t tell me democracy is at risk and a constitutional crisis is unfolding and the best you got is a modified ping pong paddle.
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Trump pushing anti-vaxxer nonsense about autism rates, we know why autism rates are up and it's not vaccine-related.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Real Reasons Autism Rates Are Up in the U.S.
A hard look at whether the rise comes from more awareness, better diagnosis—or something else
www.scientificamerican.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Trump pushing anti-vaxxer nonsense about autism rates, we know why autism rates are up and it's not vaccine-related.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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The irony of hearing the draft dodger talking about military recruitment.
March 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The irony of hearing the draft dodger talking about military recruitment.
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Just like the invisible hand of the free market, there is also an invisible flaccid penis of decorum, and Dems have volunteered to wield it in perpetuity
March 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Just like the invisible hand of the free market, there is also an invisible flaccid penis of decorum, and Dems have volunteered to wield it in perpetuity
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At a certain point media outlets are exposing listeners to so many lies that are so dangerous and insidious that it is morally irresponsible to air this content
March 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
At a certain point media outlets are exposing listeners to so many lies that are so dangerous and insidious that it is morally irresponsible to air this content
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Why the fuck are Democrats sitting there and normalizing this shit…he is not a normal/legitimate president. Get up and walk the fuck out!
March 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Why the fuck are Democrats sitting there and normalizing this shit…he is not a normal/legitimate president. Get up and walk the fuck out!
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Actual leaders who gave a damn and appreciated how serious this crisis is would’ve been arrested a couple of times already. They would’ve become an omnipresent pain in the ass.
March 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Actual leaders who gave a damn and appreciated how serious this crisis is would’ve been arrested a couple of times already. They would’ve become an omnipresent pain in the ass.
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This current Social Security riff by Trump is completely debunked 100% total made-up BS. No president has EVER lied this baldly from the podium. And Vance, Johnson, and the whole GOP just nod and go along with it.
March 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This current Social Security riff by Trump is completely debunked 100% total made-up BS. No president has EVER lied this baldly from the podium. And Vance, Johnson, and the whole GOP just nod and go along with it.
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Lies, lies, lies.
So many lies.
So many lies.
March 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Lies, lies, lies.
So many lies.
So many lies.
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This whole riff on the ages of people on social security is IDENTICAL to the lies he's told about voter rolls and voting fraud.
March 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This whole riff on the ages of people on social security is IDENTICAL to the lies he's told about voter rolls and voting fraud.
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The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
March 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.