Tanya Hannaford, M.Ed
@writingwoman7.bsky.social
Missouri field instructor for English Ed student teachers, wife to a special ed teacher, and mother to a T1 diabetic elementary teacher. Proud Mimi to a granddogter. Trying to write my first novel. MAGA can suck it. Weird dudes in my DMs will be blocked.
Pinned
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum!
With each new Epstein/ Trump revelation, the MAGA coping gets more and more embarrassing to watch.
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
With each new Epstein/ Trump revelation, the MAGA coping gets more and more embarrassing to watch.
Gift link. "I resigned in order to speak out, support litigation, and work with other individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the rule of law and American democracy. I also intend to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Gift link. "I resigned in order to speak out, support litigation, and work with other individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the rule of law and American democracy. I also intend to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The U.S. deserves nothing good until we've eschewed fascism from our midst.
August 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The U.S. deserves nothing good until we've eschewed fascism from our midst.
Who is making macho art of Trump, and whyyyyy
August 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Who is making macho art of Trump, and whyyyyy
Oatmeal is the highlight of my day. That's how bad it is.
July 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Oatmeal is the highlight of my day. That's how bad it is.
"Only rarely does brute force advance peaceful ends. Typically it inflames existing problems – and that’s what happened here. When will these angry old men get it? Probably never, unless and until democrats summon the courage to defy them."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t count on the Iran-Israel ceasefire lasting. What Netanyahu really wants is a forever war | Simon Tisdall
Like Putin, Israel’s prime minister sees continuing destruction as an opportunity to boost support and outflank his enemies, says Guardian columnist Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
June 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"Only rarely does brute force advance peaceful ends. Typically it inflames existing problems – and that’s what happened here. When will these angry old men get it? Probably never, unless and until democrats summon the courage to defy them."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"I think our country sinks beneath the yoke;/It weeps, it bleeds; and each new day a gash/Is added to her wounds." (Malcolm, from Macbeth Act IV scene iii)
June 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I think our country sinks beneath the yoke;/It weeps, it bleeds; and each new day a gash/Is added to her wounds." (Malcolm, from Macbeth Act IV scene iii)
I'm 54. I don't see this country recovering in my lifetime.
June 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I'm 54. I don't see this country recovering in my lifetime.
Life would feel so much easier if I just didn't care. It's times like this that I envy the ignorant.
June 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Life would feel so much easier if I just didn't care. It's times like this that I envy the ignorant.
"Critics say Trump’s drive this year to declare national emergencies with tenuous or phony legal bases pose clear dangers to democracy."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Perpetual crisis mode’: how Trump uses emergency declarations to push radical agenda
President’s dubious claims of ‘emergency’ threaten civic and political norms in authoritarian style, experts warn
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Critics say Trump’s drive this year to declare national emergencies with tenuous or phony legal bases pose clear dangers to democracy."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Five things to remember about war:
Can we just have the smart, joyful woman I voted for now?
June 22, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Can we just have the smart, joyful woman I voted for now?
How am I supposed to sleep now?
June 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
How am I supposed to sleep now?
I'm just...tired. *sigh* How much longer before I can quit this constant defense of democracy and go back to my natural state of introvertedness?
June 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I'm just...tired. *sigh* How much longer before I can quit this constant defense of democracy and go back to my natural state of introvertedness?
"Missouri generally ranks among the states with the highest rate of firearm deaths for kids."
missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso...
missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso...
Missouri continues to lag behind most states in children’s health, report finds • Missouri Independent
Missouri ranked in the bottom third of all states for children’s health, according to a report released Monday — due in part to a high rate of child and teen deaths.
missouriindependent.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"Missouri generally ranks among the states with the highest rate of firearm deaths for kids."
missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso...
missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso...
Authoritarians don't mind you pointing out their hypocrisy. In their minds, the hypocrisy is proof that their power is absolute.
June 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Authoritarians don't mind you pointing out their hypocrisy. In their minds, the hypocrisy is proof that their power is absolute.
What a buncha Nazis.
June 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What a buncha Nazis.
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“If pregnancy required men to gain 40 lbs, rip their genitals open, & risk death, not only would abortion be legal in all 50 states, it would be federally funded for any man who wanted to get one.”
-Ian Lightfoot
-Ian Lightfoot
a man with glasses and the words " it 's true " behind him
ALT: a man with glasses and the words " it 's true " behind him
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“If pregnancy required men to gain 40 lbs, rip their genitals open, & risk death, not only would abortion be legal in all 50 states, it would be federally funded for any man who wanted to get one.”
-Ian Lightfoot
-Ian Lightfoot
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Similarities between ICE & the Gestapo
June 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Similarities between ICE & the Gestapo
"[C]onservatives deem false headlines to be true more often than liberals—but...the difference drops by half when people are [financially] compensated for accuracy."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Don’t Believe What They’re Telling You About Misinformation
People may fervently espouse symbolic beliefs, cognitive scientists say, but they don’t treat them the same as factual beliefs. It’s worth keeping track of the difference.
www.newyorker.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"[C]onservatives deem false headlines to be true more often than liberals—but...the difference drops by half when people are [financially] compensated for accuracy."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
"A simple question keeps coming up: How can they do this to us?
"They do it because they can.
"Until enough voters decide they can’t."
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/26/w...
"They do it because they can.
"Until enough voters decide they can’t."
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/26/w...
Welcome to Missouri, where the vote of the people is never safe • Missouri Independent
Maybe you collected signatures last year so that Missourians could vote to overturn the state’s abortion ban. Maybe you walked door to door asking voters to support paid sick leave benefits for lower...
missouriindependent.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"A simple question keeps coming up: How can they do this to us?
"They do it because they can.
"Until enough voters decide they can’t."
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/26/w...
"They do it because they can.
"Until enough voters decide they can’t."
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/26/w...
Just bought a physical copy of the Constitution. Never before thought I'd feel the need to do that.
May 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Just bought a physical copy of the Constitution. Never before thought I'd feel the need to do that.
The ICE contract allows them "to attract more jail staff and raise the pay from about $13 to $18 an hour. In addition to mileage, he said ICE pays $18.50 an hour for drivers transporting detainees, as well as time and a half for overtime."
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/19/r...
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/19/r...
Rural Missouri jails see windfall in Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort • Missouri Independent
On a recent morning, thick fog lingered over the hills and hollows of Ozark County, Missouri, limiting the view of Lick Creek. It and other waterways raged out of their banks in overnight flash floodi...
missouriindependent.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The ICE contract allows them "to attract more jail staff and raise the pay from about $13 to $18 an hour. In addition to mileage, he said ICE pays $18.50 an hour for drivers transporting detainees, as well as time and a half for overtime."
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/19/r...
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/19/r...