vvaenels
@vvaenels.bsky.social
Fierce mama, ASD advocate, ally to all who need a helping hand
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As an organization dedicated to supporting survivors of torture and trauma, CVT understands the importance of the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In fact, in 2024, 62% of our international clients were women or girls.
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
As an organization dedicated to supporting survivors of torture and trauma, CVT understands the importance of the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In fact, in 2024, 62% of our international clients were women or girls.
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“we conducted in-depth interviews with 18 mothers who suffered late-term stillbirths, neonatal deaths or other incidents of serious harm after they or their birth attendants were heavily influenced by FBS.”
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“we conducted in-depth interviews with 18 mothers who suffered late-term stillbirths, neonatal deaths or other incidents of serious harm after they or their birth attendants were heavily influenced by FBS.”
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Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy, Jack Schlossberg's sister, George Moran's wife and the mother of their two small children IS DYING! 😭😭😭
And like so man other sick, terminal & disabled Americans, Trump & RFK Jr are making her journey worse!
Link to her story in comment below
And like so man other sick, terminal & disabled Americans, Trump & RFK Jr are making her journey worse!
Link to her story in comment below
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy, Jack Schlossberg's sister, George Moran's wife and the mother of their two small children IS DYING! 😭😭😭
And like so man other sick, terminal & disabled Americans, Trump & RFK Jr are making her journey worse!
Link to her story in comment below
And like so man other sick, terminal & disabled Americans, Trump & RFK Jr are making her journey worse!
Link to her story in comment below
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Jesse Jackson is on life support at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Doctors have been trying to stabilise his blood pressure. He’s 84.
November 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Jesse Jackson is on life support at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Doctors have been trying to stabilise his blood pressure. He’s 84.
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I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
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The more I thought about what happened to that woman at Dallas Regional Medical Center, the more I thought about Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie dying at home during childbirth. And Brittney Watts. And Serena Williams. And all the other Black women who have fought to get the care they deserve.
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The more I thought about what happened to that woman at Dallas Regional Medical Center, the more I thought about Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie dying at home during childbirth. And Brittney Watts. And Serena Williams. And all the other Black women who have fought to get the care they deserve.
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Jeff Bezos paid $50 million for a wedding. He just got a $16 billion tax break. He just laid off 60,000 people.
And you're furious about a kid getting a free school lunch?
And you're furious about a kid getting a free school lunch?
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Jeff Bezos paid $50 million for a wedding. He just got a $16 billion tax break. He just laid off 60,000 people.
And you're furious about a kid getting a free school lunch?
And you're furious about a kid getting a free school lunch?
When people exercise their right to vote, great things happen - keep the momentum going #Mississippi !
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
When people exercise their right to vote, great things happen - keep the momentum going #Mississippi !
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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Did you know that we allow child marriage in the US? We do, in 34 states, and four or five children are being married every day on average. I once met a Floridian married at 11 to her rapist. And California has no minimum age at all for marriage: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
Opinion | Why Do We Allow Child Marriage in America?
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Did you know that we allow child marriage in the US? We do, in 34 states, and four or five children are being married every day on average. I once met a Floridian married at 11 to her rapist. And California has no minimum age at all for marriage: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
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Just so we’re clear…
SNAP isn’t saved yet. A judge gave the USDA until Monday to decide how or if benefits go out. They could be delayed, reduced, or partial. Nothing’s guaranteed.
Even if payments restart, states still have to reload cards and update systems, so delays are certain.
SNAP isn’t saved yet. A judge gave the USDA until Monday to decide how or if benefits go out. They could be delayed, reduced, or partial. Nothing’s guaranteed.
Even if payments restart, states still have to reload cards and update systems, so delays are certain.
November 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Just so we’re clear…
SNAP isn’t saved yet. A judge gave the USDA until Monday to decide how or if benefits go out. They could be delayed, reduced, or partial. Nothing’s guaranteed.
Even if payments restart, states still have to reload cards and update systems, so delays are certain.
SNAP isn’t saved yet. A judge gave the USDA until Monday to decide how or if benefits go out. They could be delayed, reduced, or partial. Nothing’s guaranteed.
Even if payments restart, states still have to reload cards and update systems, so delays are certain.
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BREAKING: Two Federal judges, in RI and MA, rule that the Trump administration must continue to fund SNAP using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
Another reminder that we have separation of powers & Trump is not a dictator—however much MAGAs want him to be.
Keep fighting yall.
Another reminder that we have separation of powers & Trump is not a dictator—however much MAGAs want him to be.
Keep fighting yall.
October 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
BREAKING: Two Federal judges, in RI and MA, rule that the Trump administration must continue to fund SNAP using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
Another reminder that we have separation of powers & Trump is not a dictator—however much MAGAs want him to be.
Keep fighting yall.
Another reminder that we have separation of powers & Trump is not a dictator—however much MAGAs want him to be.
Keep fighting yall.
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They have tear gassed a parade of trick or treating children. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/26/f...
Feds Tear Gas Northwest Side Street, Disrupting Halloween Parade For Kids
Two neighbors, including a 70-year-old man, were arrested after allegedly interfering in the arrest of another man by immigration agents, neighbors said. Agents also threw a woman, 67, to the ground.
blockclubchicago.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
They have tear gassed a parade of trick or treating children. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/26/f...
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
October 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
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Absolutely and totally believable…
Fits the bill!
Fits the bill!
October 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Absolutely and totally believable…
Fits the bill!
Fits the bill!
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Houston, we have found a solution to our pothole problem.
October 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Houston, we have found a solution to our pothole problem.
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A happy story! 'Dear New York' exhibit by HONY creator tells people's stories at Grand Central
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'Dear New York' exhibit by HONY creator tells people's stories at Grand Central
If you find yourself commuting in and out of Grand Central or catching the subway, take a moment to look around.
abc7ny.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A happy story! 'Dear New York' exhibit by HONY creator tells people's stories at Grand Central
abc7ny.com/post/dear-ne...
abc7ny.com/post/dear-ne...
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“No children are dying on my watch.” - @marcorubio.bsky.social
Or so he says.
So proud of our distinguished Sec. of State, who truly deserves to stand w the best of them …. or not
Or so he says.
So proud of our distinguished Sec. of State, who truly deserves to stand w the best of them …. or not
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“No children are dying on my watch.” - @marcorubio.bsky.social
Or so he says.
So proud of our distinguished Sec. of State, who truly deserves to stand w the best of them …. or not
Or so he says.
So proud of our distinguished Sec. of State, who truly deserves to stand w the best of them …. or not
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
(Updated Version)
(Updated Version)
September 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
(Updated Version)
(Updated Version)
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This year feels like when the Kens took over in the Barbie movie.
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
This year feels like when the Kens took over in the Barbie movie.
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This young woman makes too much sense and gives me hope for the future of this country.
#FuckMAGA #FuckRacists #FucktRump #Pinks
#FuckMAGA #FuckRacists #FucktRump #Pinks
September 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This young woman makes too much sense and gives me hope for the future of this country.
#FuckMAGA #FuckRacists #FucktRump #Pinks
#FuckMAGA #FuckRacists #FucktRump #Pinks