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Nerdy. Quakerish. Work with kids in the arts. Raising heathens. Married. It’s cold here. Not obeying in advance.
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15yo learning about capitalism, comments as instructor draws a pyramid on the whiteboard. "That looks like a certain scheme..."

“Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.” www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...

I am closing in on 500 total subs, & 50 paid subs, which for a newsletter primarily about aviation safety is pretty cool. I want to thank everyone for supporting me. I will have a newsletter out shortly on what is being done to the FAA & NWS. Sign up here: colleenmondor.substack.com

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Petition 👇 People of all faiths and traditions are speaking out to tell Pres Trump and Congress: No immigration raids in houses of worship! Add your voice: www.sensitive-locations.com

BREAKING: We are suing Musk & DOGE for violating the constitution They have no right to your personal data & no authority to dismantle entire agencies We’re calling their bluff & taking them to court statedemocracydefenders.org/wp-content/u...

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The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has documented at least 110 Palestinians killed by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip since the implementation of the ceasefire agreement last month. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/078jbu

Seven Palestinians freed by Israel as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal have been admitted to hospitals upon arriving in Ramallah "as a result of the brutality they were subjected to" by Israeli authorities, says the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club.

15yo during (online) health class: This video is on aging. I already know what happens during aging. I live with you.

Ok.... So if we all go to our banks and close our accounts because of this will someone actually do something about it besides hold a press conference?

As the Quaker tradition recognizes the divine light of each person, #Quaker meetings around the country are banding together in a suit to protect immigrants from ICE arrests in houses of worship. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

An Israeli bulldozer was filmed ripping up parts of a road in the occupied West Bank town of al-Yamoun. The Israeli military is conducting its fourth day of a major operation in nearby Jenin.

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

Whelp. It happened. Went dark.

Devastating: A new study in the medical journal The Lancet finds the true death toll in #Gaza may be 40% higher than official figures, which now stand at more than 46,000 Palestinians killed. This catastrophic violence must finally end. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

The problem with this timeline is that I can't gauge how I'm doing. Should I be crying over Jimmy Carter or do I need to up my dosage? Is this pottery show really good or should I be spending time with the SAD light? Is this late stage capitalism or low Vitamin D?

Context: 11yo and 73yo have ongoing joke about “alphas.” 73yo complained about getting up to pee in the night. 11: A real man would get his prostrate checked.

Parenting is hard. You’re just trying to teach a kid to clean their room and suddenly you’re accused of having a “weird authoritarian mindset” and told “you could eat your taco in your own room” by an 11yo in mismatched socks.