Wendy
@vtwendy.bsky.social
Vermonter living in the Midwest, art history prof, feminist, progressive, 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally. She/her
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Donald Trump hearts sexual predators
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Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to Minimum-Security Women’s Prison in Texas
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August 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Donald Trump hearts sexual predators
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Save a little rage for the elimination of the USPS Bound Printed Matter rate.
It hasn't happened yet - the PRC (Postal Rate Commission - denied the recent USPS request to do so.
But with rates going up *again* on July 13, this special rate for book shipping will be de facto eliminated soon.
It hasn't happened yet - the PRC (Postal Rate Commission - denied the recent USPS request to do so.
But with rates going up *again* on July 13, this special rate for book shipping will be de facto eliminated soon.
July 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Save a little rage for the elimination of the USPS Bound Printed Matter rate.
It hasn't happened yet - the PRC (Postal Rate Commission - denied the recent USPS request to do so.
But with rates going up *again* on July 13, this special rate for book shipping will be de facto eliminated soon.
It hasn't happened yet - the PRC (Postal Rate Commission - denied the recent USPS request to do so.
But with rates going up *again* on July 13, this special rate for book shipping will be de facto eliminated soon.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
I'm attending Indivisible Ames's event, “Flags Up! No Kings!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Flags Up! No Kings! · Mobilize
**Saturday, June 14th (Flag Day)**, let us honor the true spirit of America: a nation where power belongs to the people, not to any single individual. Here in Ames, we invite all who cherish 'liberty ...
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June 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I'm attending Indivisible Ames's event, “Flags Up! No Kings!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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“All cruelty springs from weakness.”
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BCE – 65 CE), Roman Stoic philosopher.
From Seneca’s Morals: Of a Happy Life, Benefits, Anger and Clemency.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BCE – 65 CE), Roman Stoic philosopher.
From Seneca’s Morals: Of a Happy Life, Benefits, Anger and Clemency.
May 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“All cruelty springs from weakness.”
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BCE – 65 CE), Roman Stoic philosopher.
From Seneca’s Morals: Of a Happy Life, Benefits, Anger and Clemency.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BCE – 65 CE), Roman Stoic philosopher.
From Seneca’s Morals: Of a Happy Life, Benefits, Anger and Clemency.
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April 28, 2025: Migrants are making SOS signs out of their bodies so drones can see them at our country's concentration camps.
April 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
April 28, 2025: Migrants are making SOS signs out of their bodies so drones can see them at our country's concentration camps.
I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “May Day Strong: Ames — For the Many, Not the Few” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/wfpower/even...
May Day Strong: Ames — For the Many, Not the Few · Working Families Power
## May Day Rally – Thursday, May 1 · 4–7 PM · Bandshell Park
Join us for a **May Day Rally** on **Thursday, May 1, from 4–7 PM at Bandshell Park** as we stand united with workers, students, immigrant...
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April 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
April 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
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April 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We apologize for the length of this post, but we felt it was important to share the full details with you.
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38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
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"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
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Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
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April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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Bribe for hire Pam Bondi has officially restored violent convicted domestic abuser Mel Gibson’s gun rights after being taken away from him in 2011.
I’ll say it again, Pam Bondi isn’t an Attorney General, she’s a criminal hired to help criminals.
I’ll say it again, Pam Bondi isn’t an Attorney General, she’s a criminal hired to help criminals.
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Bribe for hire Pam Bondi has officially restored violent convicted domestic abuser Mel Gibson’s gun rights after being taken away from him in 2011.
I’ll say it again, Pam Bondi isn’t an Attorney General, she’s a criminal hired to help criminals.
I’ll say it again, Pam Bondi isn’t an Attorney General, she’s a criminal hired to help criminals.
Why did ANY Democrats vote for this garbage?!
“It’s the most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American history,” Wilentz said. “This is an attempt to destroy American democracy as we know it. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
‘The most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American history’: How the SAVE Act upends over a century and a half of protecting voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Why did ANY Democrats vote for this garbage?!
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Someone adored this cat! Her name was Chassy and I have a set of photos of her from 1954.
April 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Someone adored this cat! Her name was Chassy and I have a set of photos of her from 1954.
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The government is slashing public health jobs, gutting vaccine programs, and fueling a measles comeback. This is not reform—it’s sabotage.
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Make America Sick Again
RFK Jr.’s War on Public Health Is Putting Lives at Risk
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April 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The government is slashing public health jobs, gutting vaccine programs, and fueling a measles comeback. This is not reform—it’s sabotage.
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Absolutely proud of you all! HUG! So far, 3.1 million protesters counted today — that’s nearly 1% of the U.S. population! Photos are flooding social media everywhere. Still waiting on more numbers to come in.
April 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Absolutely proud of you all! HUG! So far, 3.1 million protesters counted today — that’s nearly 1% of the U.S. population! Photos are flooding social media everywhere. Still waiting on more numbers to come in.
About 1100 people turned out for the Hands Off rally in Ames, even though it was cold and windy as hell!
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See Ames residents rally for nationwide 'Hands Off' protest against Trump administration
Several hundred Ames residents gathered Saturday at Bandshell Park for a nationwide 'Hands Off' rally protesting President Donald Trump.
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April 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
About 1100 people turned out for the Hands Off rally in Ames, even though it was cold and windy as hell!
www.amestrib.com/picture-gall...
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Please share!!! This is getting ridiculous—they just can’t accept a loss. Please help spread the word to North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that over 60,000 votes cast in last year’s closely contested state Supreme Court race must be verified and recounted.
April 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Please share!!! This is getting ridiculous—they just can’t accept a loss. Please help spread the word to North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that over 60,000 votes cast in last year’s closely contested state Supreme Court race must be verified and recounted.
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We just want to say—we’re sorry. We know how emotionally exhausting all of this is, and we truly understand. But you’re not alone. We’re in this together.
April 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
We just want to say—we’re sorry. We know how emotionally exhausting all of this is, and we truly understand. But you’re not alone. We’re in this together.
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Compliance without resistance = acquiescence
March 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Compliance without resistance = acquiescence
Compliance without resistance = acquiescence
March 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Compliance without resistance = acquiescence
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Timeline cleanse 🌞
March 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Timeline cleanse 🌞