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Retired teacher, who utterly despises anyone who think it's just fine putting a serial rapist in a position of authority over 180 million women and girls.
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Strength is not measured by how much you can lift or how many trials you can endure, strength is measured by how long you’re willing to stay twisted up like God’s most uncomfortable little pretzel to avoid waking up your pet

Power of the people…

My stepmother gave me some money for my birthday, so I bought myself a book I’d been debating whether to get for actual years. Now I’m wondering how I ever did without it

I don't make many nighttime posts but here goes. This is the Donna Kay, ran aground a few years ago in the Florida Panhandle on Cape San Blas. We photographed her on a moonless night. The blue lights are shrimp boats. #photography #landscape #astrophotography #scape #EastCoastKin

I'm attending a small conference on the east coast next month. One of the international attendees just withdrew from the conference, saying that he no longer feels safe either flying to or being in the United States.

He nails it.

SCOOP: New Social Security chief was being investigated for leaking data to DOGE when Musk team tapped him. Sr officials placed him on paid leave while probing whether he may have violated privacy & tax laws, WaPo's Lisa Rein reports. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"I was a Trump supporter [I was all for him getting women and POC and LGBTQ out of our govt. But my God he is firing WHITE MEN too!!!]"

OREGON: “The house & senate are totally abdicating their responsibilities.” @RepBentz (R) is the latest Republican to get confronted by constituents at a town hall. (Tennessee folks— town halls are these things where senators/reps show up and you can talk to them in person)

The EU stepping in when the Russian compromised leader of the United States won't.

“She didn't say that. And if she did, she didn’t mean it. And if she did mean it, you didn’t understand. And if you did, it’s not a big deal. And if it is, others have said worse.”

Black History Month Spotlight: A pioneering scientist and inventor, Carver developed over 300 peanut-based products and promoted crop rotation to improve farming. He was the first Black American honored with a national monument. His work changed agriculture forever. #BlackHistoryMonth #Blacksky 🖤

ⓘ This account will make posts like "do i have to listen to A-pop through J-pop to appreciate K-pop" and continue to evade suspension

Per @scaramucci.bsky.social: “He just fired the Joint Chief of Staff. Wants to install a puppet. For those who think that he is contemplating leaving, they don’t understand what happened on January 6.”

Governor Mills of Maine…YOU'RE A FREAKIN ROCK STAR !

Omg

EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky "EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement www.reuters.com/world/europe...

. General Mark Milley was right . . . ... and he's still right ! 💠 👊 💠

In her first children’s book, conservationist Bindi Irwin takes little readers on a journey through Australia Zoo. She joins us to talk about her family’s legacy, how motherhood fuels her approach to conservation, and what it’s like to run a zoo.

Demand your GOP congressman cut their budget and lay off some staff. Congress spends 6.4billion/year on their own operations.

The Pentagon will fire 5,400 civilian workers next week.

Donald Trump — The House resolution "implements my FULL America First Agenda, EVERYTHING, not just parts of it." The House plan slashes $880 billion from Medicaid—TRUMP OWNS THIS!!! Democrats need to speak out now—LOUDLY. Don’t Cut My Medicaid 📢

“What merit means to them” General Brown’s record, which Hegseth questioned for obvious reasons: www.af.mil/About-Us/Bio...

Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on? A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.

"Six weeks ago, we had the strongest economy, employment, and stock market in history. ..All gone in 30 days."

A beautiful piebald deer makes her home at the Ochloconnee State Park in the Florida Panhandle. She's famous around here. Her babies have never been this color. I think she's stunning. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin

In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

Tom Lehrer's tune all about the 'GREAT TIMES' of the 50's & 60's...and well, hell, yet today... www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7CJ...

In the darkest times, a Ukrainian author’s words endured. As Russian forces seized his village, Volodymyr Vakulenko buried his manuscript before being killed. His unearthed story is part of Ukraine’s literary revival. Author & reporter @yarotrof.bsky.social joins @11aET #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi

We are arms dealers to terrorists.

If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.