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selphiras.bsky.social
Midwest middle aged woman who loves reading and the color green. And her husband, daughter, and pets.
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Here’s me in April featuring my Spring Break trip to Framingham and Cape Cod, MA.

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For the first time, a flower lasted overnight! Our cat Sweetie loves to eat plants (then throw up), including pulling over flower vases. But I made this little, heavy vase at the wheel throwing place in town, put a daffodil in yesterday, and voila!

submitted 65 days ago • 1 comment

My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"? Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...

submitted 66 days ago • 240 comments

Reposting with alt text

submitted 67 days ago • 31 comments

100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion in the 2024 election. 70% of these donations went to Republicans. Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich. This is what oligarchy looks like.

submitted 69 days ago • 185 comments

BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway… LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨

submitted 71 days ago • 1058 comments

If there’s one goal “Rooted In” Incorporated has for the NFL Draft come April 24, it’s to make sure no one questions where their next meal will come from.

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

A recently released study by Kurt Hager and colleagues found that Massachusetts’ nutrition-focused Flexible Services Program saved $2,502 in health care costs per adult, exceeding its delivery cost and generating $1.8 million in net savings. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

New report: Forcing states to pay for SNAP benefits would cripple state budgets and increase hunger. States can't afford this burden without cutting food assistance. We must protect SNAP's federal funding. #ProtectSNAP #EndHunger www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

In 2024, four women held four-star ranks in the military — the highest levels of the armed forces. Only 10 women have held the highest rank in their military branches in history. Now, there are none. Of the four women, two of them retired and two were ousted. bit.ly/4i1EWUO

submitted 80 days ago • 252 comments

Among the survey results: ➡️ 78% of teachers feel concerned about food insecurity in their communities ➡️ 61% of teachers have firsthand knowledge of students who experienced hunger ➡️ 54% of teachers see students come to school hungry at least a few time a week

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

🥗 gothamist.com/news/federal...

submitted 79 days ago • 1 comment

WE WON!!!! Just a WI voter here. Didn’t win them all, but pretty close, from local to state elections. So relieved.

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Pushback works, part gazillion: "Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices." popular.info/p/how-the-so...

submitted 82 days ago • 919 comments

Me in March.

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

Bella Bautista would have made history competing as the first openly trans contestant in the Miss Georgia USA competition. She recently made the difficult decision to relinquish her crown and withdraw from the pageant, saying the organization doesn’t align with her values. Read more here ⤵️

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

I got an #axolotl hat and it fits adults!!!

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

@catsofyore.bsky.social Could I beg a small favour? A friend of mine made a lovely text game about a sand cat. It's free, a few minutes long, and is full of squee and d'aww. Could I please ask you to retweet this so your followers can enjoy the loveliness? sahil-bajaj.itch.io/meena

submitted 85 days ago • 3 comments

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submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

all of these things work together to fight childhood hunger, and disrupting any of them has a massive ripple effect: 1) programs that help kids get food at home 2) programs that help kids get food at school 3) emergency food supports that help kids get food wherever they are

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

All good. Any food. Just not opened or long expired please!

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