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Purple-haired lady living in Richmond, VA with my husband, 3 teenage boys, a dog, and a lot of musical instruments. Medical editor by day. Vocalist and instrumentalist in the band Portico (we'll be on here soon, I'm sure :)).
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submitted 13 days ago • 318 comments

I'm a medical editor and had to hop on the #CDC website today to verify info on UTIs. I knew this was happening, but I'm still angry and dismayed to see this banner at the top of the page. 🤬 Since when does the President get to withhold medical information from people? He's putting people at risk.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

De-Nazify shit.

submitted 23 days ago • 410 comments

100%. This is the time to set a quiet but firm example of how to be a caring, empathetic, ethical human being! We can do this, guys.

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Make some room. We all need it right now. <3 open.spotify.com/track/5T6ZMk...

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

These self-identified Jesus-followers are celebrating the separation of parents from their children and spouses from one another; cheering families being torn apart, lives violently uprooted, and human beings being terrorized. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-youre-a...

submitted 24 days ago • 91 comments

In regular life things that don't make me want to scream, #RyanSeacrest is killing it as the new host of Wheel of Fortune.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

The highest compliment from someone who disagrees with you is not “You were right.” It’s “You made me think.” Good arguments help us recognize complexity where we once saw simplicity. The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It’s to promote critical thinking.

submitted 25 days ago • 91 comments

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

submitted 24 days ago • 2306 comments

Shameless picture of my 3-legged Schnoodle, Jesse. He's a maniac, but he loves everyone and brings a lot of joy to our family 💜

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

I need love not some sentimental prison I need God not the political church I need fire to melt the frozen sea inside me I need love open.spotify.com/track/0xilxE...

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Americans voted for cheaper groceries. Less than a week on the job and Trump's already managed to get us into a trade war that will drive up the cost of coffee and be a gut-punch to American farmers and manufacturers, all because Colombia hurt his feelings.

submitted 27 days ago • 1026 comments

I love this time of year because people will post something super dramatic and vague like “Nooooooo” and I can’t tell if it’s about football or *gestures outside window* all of this.

submitted 27 days ago • 310 comments

Go, sportsball!

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Want a great slogan for midterms? "If you FAFO and are struggling because of Trump policies, we understand. The Dems are here for you. Tell us how we can help you " You get the point. FAFO will be the theme. Be the solution.

submitted 28 days ago • 3852 comments

This right here.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

If "God's in control" is your mantra only when circumstances meet *your* expectations and preferences, God is not in control - you are. God is not a scapegoat for personal (and collective) accountability.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

The kids and I were talking about why dogs have slits in their noses. Here it is:

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Hi, all! I'm new here. So in what ways have you all been using Bluesky? I'm hoping to make this a regular thing.

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment