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Retired professional woman from Connecticut, usa.🇺🇲 Proud liberal Democrat. Seaking peaceful life. Developing as an artist.
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Republican Senators Lisa murkowski and Susan Collins took a stand and voted against kash patel. bravo ladies!

Ice caused a train locomotive to derail in Plainville Connecticut. An inconvenience but no injuries.

I'm with them!

As Trump fires America's top military leaders, he weakens and diminishes the integrity of our armed forces.

Republican congressmen are finding out their voters are suffering. Maga is waking up to the Court Jester. Will it matter?

Seems legit.... We don't want to be a nation of underachieving Americans.

"Firing FAA workers is just plain stupid and puts Jersey families and passengers at risk." Rep Gottheimer

‘The Trump administration is shutting down EV chargers at all federal government buildings and is also expected to sell off the General Services Administration‘s (GSA) newly bought EVs.’ electrek.co/2025/02/21/t...

Some good results from medical research. share.newsbreak.com/bnwjdur8

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“The removal of the second Black man to serve as America’s most senior general and the first woman to serve on the Jt Chiefs appears to send a strong signal from an administration that has outlawed diversity and inclusion efforts across the military and wider government. www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...

BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732. Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

For those at the back…

WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Hamas released six hostages, handing over the final living captives to be freed under the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

We are arms dealers to terrorists.

"Only a revived faith in who we are, what we have been, what we have achieved can provide the energy, purpose, and direction to help us find the courage and determination to perpetuate our special democracy." It's over when we give up.

Huh….THE GREAT DEPRESSION WAS one yr later. Fuck our lives

JUST IN: A judge has enjoined President Trump's effort to block federal funds from going toward grant recipients who engage in DEI practices. The judge says the orgs are likely to succeed on claims that this is viewpoint discrimination, among other issues storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

QUEEN LATICIA!!! 👑

all of central Brooklyn is playing a game of Egg The Cybertruck with this one guy who keeps street parking in the hood

Medicaid is popular! About 3 in 4 Americans view the program favorably but Republicans are pushing a budget w/ devastating cuts — to finance Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires. The hospitals in GOP districts particularly in rural areas will suffer & potentially close. #DontCutMyMedicaid #MOMSky

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.