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Human. Wife and mother. Educator. New Englander. Lover of books, music, art, unruly gardens, poetry that makes me cry, and putting my feet on grass. Introverted, opinionated, and cry far too easily, but I'm used to it now.
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I don’t think it’s possible to overstate what effect forced detransition would have on people who have experienced gender dysphoria and then taken the step to come out and get treatment. It would be a death sentence for many. It’s genocidal.

submitted 12 hours ago • 1 comment

The "party of the working class," everyone.

submitted 8 days ago • 117 comments

Thou shalt call Donald a TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) from now on because HOLY SHIT HE HATES IT.

submitted 1 day ago • 239 comments

If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business. You’re in organized crime.

submitted 3 days ago • 111 comments

Why did Jake Tapper write a book on a former President while the current President is ushering in fascism and oligarchy? Jake isn't used to getting his hands dirty fighting for democracy. If it doesn't come easy, he's not going to do it. Biden is an easy target. Trump will hit back. Hard.

submitted 2 days ago • 163 comments

If you have any relationship to TX-- you're from there, you have family there, you know people there-- now's the time to get on the ringer and rally against this truly disastrous bill. It's a death wish for school libraries statewide.

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

Darth Vader: And now the Death Star is complete. It cannot be stopped Imperial officer: Yeah, pretty much Darth Vader: Why did you say pretty much Imperial officer: It's like so crazy unlikely that it's really not worth mentioning Darth Vader: Now I'm angry. You're making me angry

submitted 4 days ago • 22 comments

Headline at left, from 'Independent' in UK. Headline at right, from "most prestigious" news org in US. -Hard to believe they're about same event. -All too easy to believe that NYT again went with sane-washing.

submitted 4 days ago • 27 comments

My daughter spends more time reading novels than looking at her phone or watching tv. Just see the impact it has on her child. They just sit and read for ages. Modelling reading is a great way of getting your children into reading. 📖

submitted 5 days ago • 6 comments

No lies detected from The Great Jon Stewart 👇 #ResistTrump

submitted 5 days ago • 219 comments

hi yes and who pays for the army budget just wondering

submitted 5 days ago • 279 comments

Since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, the number of people killed by the police each year has continued to rise — and Black Americans are still killed in disproportionate numbers. Our data reporter explains his findings. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...

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submitted 6 days ago • 44 comments

A deep dive into the awful provision that House Republicans smuggled into their reconciliation bill to prevent federal courts from enforcing their orders against the Trump administration, with @dahlialithwick.bsky.social: slate.com/news-and-pol...

submitted 5 days ago • 23 comments

Hard not to notice that ICE isn't breaking up drug rings or gangs (because we would ABSOLUTELY hear about it if they were), but instead are dressing up like bank robbers and doing the laziest shit possible, like hanging out at immigration court or grabbing people for busted taillights. Worthless

submitted 6 days ago • 534 comments

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

submitted 6 days ago • 1514 comments

open chart, keep scrolling down www.gelliottmorris.com/p/republican...

submitted 6 days ago • 43 comments

The choice for Americans is kind of crazy... Do you want to be better off in a better country or do you want the rich to be richer in a worse country?

submitted 7 days ago • 56 comments

It’s ok to bribe the president when he’s on a break

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments