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Health scientist, MA MSc, artist, writer, poet, baker. Progressive. Vegan, NAUI diver. Care about justice, kindness, connection, animals. Goals: keep my sense of humor, make US a democratic republic again. Mayflower descendant. Art, poems copyrights.NoDM
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Rachel Ruysch: her stunningly successful career overshadowed that of her husband (who painted this family pic) -- plus she had TEN children!! And lived to be 84, painting merrily away. Today is her birthday.

We are in the #straits. Pressure squeezes out the old. Life, hard as diamonds. #haiku #micropoetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #straits #WritingCommunity

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They don’t have the right to dictate my life.

Mask up and stay safe from new COVID variant this summer. www.health.com/new-covid-va... #discover #Medsky #COVID

44 Wolves are marked for death. Each death is suffering for the wolf pack, these are family animals. There is no justification for killing any wolf, or lion. These apex predators serve a purpose, we need them. #discover #wildlife @nywolforg.bsky.social www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/environ...

Trump's dangerous WH surveillance project. Palantir’s founder, Peter Thiel, billionaire Trump mega-donor, received at least $113M since January. Trump & Palantir want to compile a master list of personal information to give Trump “untold surveillance power" Demand Progress #discover #privacy

Center-left Democratic Party candidate wins South Korea’s presidential election!! #Discover #democracy

Millie's emergence as a pothole spa aficionado:

Mike's book is coming out in July - this is an excerpt. It's a great, solutions-oriented book, and this piece sets the stage for it. The food problem is a LAND problem. Things like food miles and packaging are a blip. It's the land.

"DEMS BRING TACO TO A KNIFE FIGHT" Mother Jones "The Democratic Party commissioned a taco truck to serve free lunch outside the RNC’s DC headquarters at noon on Tuesday. The giveaway to mark taco Tuesday...and to get under the skin of President Donald Trump. #discover #TACO