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Former attorney, mediator, professor, and special ed advocate. Now, potter, gardener, and dog mom. Creating life and art. Fighting for human rights, social justice, the environment, and critical thinking. 🐕 🐕 🚫 DMs.

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Lock them up!

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This.

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Very informative chart from Washington Post

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Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name. It is blatantly unconstitutional.

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BookSky! 💙📚 I highly recommend this book. Heavy but relevant and well written. Calmly thought-provoking.

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It's so great that AZ has a senator who fights for us! Actually, we have 2 now, just when we need them most. Thank you!

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Looks a lot like MAGA Republicans, no thinking brain.

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If the US government requires passports for you to practice your rights such as voting then passports should be provided for free to all and within a reasonable timeframe by said government.

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My latest: This Jimmy Kimmel Graphic Hasn’t Gone Viral Yet, But it Should: Economic data can be best shown in charts, though it’s rare for those charts to become graphics for late night comedy shows…

submitted 3 days ago • 106 comments

This is a good time to remind people that vindictiveness is a defense mechanism to boost self-esteem and regulate emotions when a person feels insecure or threatened.

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So true!

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The last time there was this much on-again off-again turmoil over tariffs in America, we revolted against the king over it — and won.

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ICE: "We must punish immigrants for NOT paying taxes!" IRS: "But they do pay taxes." ICE: "Well, then help us punish them for PAYING taxes!"

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pro tip: if your government claims to have no money for children's heathcare but will eagerly waste millions on a gaudy military parade to stroke the fragile ego of a broken-inside president, you just might live in a shithole country

submitted 3 days ago • 422 comments

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

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My minis are definitely blooming! #RoseWednesday

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It turns out moving fast and breaking things results in a lot of broken things! Quickly! And not much else.

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GRIFFIN: “.. it’s going to cost you 20%, 30%, 40% more for your groceries, for your toaster, .. for a new car. .. Even if the dream of jobs coming back to America plays out, that’s a 20-year dream. It’s not 20 weeks. It’s not two years. It’s decades.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Well said.

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Everyone on the planet has known forever that Trump doesn't understand macroeconomics and only knows "win-lose" modeling for everything. So, Republicans and business leaders thought he'd act differently? 🙄

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Still relevant ... youtube.com/watch?v=U4QV...

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Reckless cruelty isn’t strength. Capitulation isn’t courage. Cultish allegiance isn’t patriotism. We used to know the difference.

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#Roses #bloomscrolling #gardening #flowers

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The same damage being done to the stock market is being done to our health, securities & environment, there just isn't a stock ticker to show how bad it is for the others.

submitted 6 days ago • 194 comments

Trump is clearly a malevolent idiot with no understanding of what he's doing. More frightening are the more intellectually endowed, educated sycophants who do know but won't stop him despite what they know and the damage to America.

Lock them up!

This.

Very informative chart from Washington Post

Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name. It is blatantly unconstitutional.

BookSky! 💙📚 I highly recommend this book. Heavy but relevant and well written. Calmly thought-provoking.

It's so great that AZ has a senator who fights for us! Actually, we have 2 now, just when we need them most. Thank you!

Looks a lot like MAGA Republicans, no thinking brain.

If the US government requires passports for you to practice your rights such as voting then passports should be provided for free to all and within a reasonable timeframe by said government.

My latest: This Jimmy Kimmel Graphic Hasn’t Gone Viral Yet, But it Should: Economic data can be best shown in charts, though it’s rare for those charts to become graphics for late night comedy shows…

This is a good time to remind people that vindictiveness is a defense mechanism to boost self-esteem and regulate emotions when a person feels insecure or threatened.

So true!

The last time there was this much on-again off-again turmoil over tariffs in America, we revolted against the king over it — and won.

ICE: "We must punish immigrants for NOT paying taxes!" IRS: "But they do pay taxes." ICE: "Well, then help us punish them for PAYING taxes!"

pro tip: if your government claims to have no money for children's heathcare but will eagerly waste millions on a gaudy military parade to stroke the fragile ego of a broken-inside president, you just might live in a shithole country

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

My minis are definitely blooming! #RoseWednesday

It turns out moving fast and breaking things results in a lot of broken things! Quickly! And not much else.

Well said.

Everyone on the planet has known forever that Trump doesn't understand macroeconomics and only knows "win-lose" modeling for everything. So, Republicans and business leaders thought he'd act differently? 🙄

Still relevant ... youtube.com/watch?v=U4QV...

Reckless cruelty isn’t strength. Capitulation isn’t courage. Cultish allegiance isn’t patriotism. We used to know the difference.

#Roses #bloomscrolling #gardening #flowers

The same damage being done to the stock market is being done to our health, securities & environment, there just isn't a stock ticker to show how bad it is for the others.

Trump is clearly a malevolent idiot with no understanding of what he's doing. More frightening are the more intellectually endowed, educated sycophants who do know but won't stop him despite what they know and the damage to America.

He did it because those tux-wearing bastards never once said "thank you."

It's Trump's fault. #ETTD