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Democracy is my tune; pro-unions; value nature 1st; childless-by-choice cat mom; promotes spay/neuter & vaccines; learning to live with T2D. Native Hoosier, in KY 30+yrs, still cheer for “the glory of old IU.” Oxford comma & 2 spaces after period. NO DMs.
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Children incarcerated at the Jackson Parish Jail in Louisiana say they’ve been held in solitary confinement, sprayed with mace, and shot with pepper balls. The fact remains: No prison is a safe prison for children.

"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when...

Traveling to Hong Kong and Thailand in late summer. Seeking suggestions for must-see’s or do’s. Thanks!

I coached at a school without one trans kid, but the girls had to be in the gym at 5:45 am and out by 7 am because our sport didn’t matter. If folks really cared about equity in girls sports, they’d fund them and give them the same access to gyms and fields and uniforms and coaches and busses.

When will non-US citizen NBA players start being deported?

Researchers in Japan have developed a new type of battery using depleted uranium, which could help store renewable energy from sources like wind and solar. This battery is designed to solve the problem of inconsistent energy supply from renewables.

I spent several years working with African American women in the Mississippi Delta to improve health outcomes for their peers. Our program worked. Now this 🤬

Howie Roseman says the #Eagles won't even scout players who have ever been violent with women: “I won’t even watch them. I don't even want to talk. I can't go 'He’s really good, he did it 10 years ago and he learned from it.” It just doesn't work for us." #FlyEaglesFly (🎥: The McShay Show)

Today in Frankfort, Kentucky

Standing in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands marching across our country today to defend our freedoms & democratic values. These policies aren’t just political—they’re personal. We rise by leaning on each other. Stay loud. Stay safe. Stay strong. #HandsOff

It's time to take action!

www.cbsnews.com/video/evange... This story is hopeful. I appreciate what these evangelical women are doing to practice their Christian faith. #evangelicals #women. #immigration

An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research now caught up in Trump administration funding delays. The early results—read more apnews.com/article/alzh...

And now we have a convicted sexual offender serving as FOTUS!

3 people died in Kyiv in the after mass of Russian drone attack on the city. One of them is 5-years old child Yesterday Steve Witkoff called Putin "a good guy" in the interview I guess good guys order mass attacks to kill children #UkrainianView

Uninformed is a mild way of saying they are close-minded fools.

All are welcome and safe with me

Check out this article from Courier Journal: Beshear vetoes HB 4, which bans DEI initiatives at public universities www.courier-journal.com/story/news/p...

A must read—horrifying story and there are worse ones.

First bouquet

Protect our libraries!

They're eating your Medicare. They're eating your Social Security. They're eating the funds of the people who paid into them.

Well there’s 188k of you here now so let me introduce myself again. I’m Santiago Mayer, I’m 23 years old and the Executive Director of @votersoftomorrow.org. I have spent the last 6 years working to turn out Gen Z and stop MAGA, and I’m not stopping now. Can you RT and follow to help reach others?

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There are no "illegal protests" under the First Amendment. This is just fascism brought to us by an ignorant old man drunk on power.

Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

In the past, when presidents tried to trim the number of government employees, the result was not lowering the cost of the government. This is because those jobs were often given to private contractors at higher rates. So it is no coincidence that a big private contractor is running this DOGE scam.

When I saw the disgusting "trump Gaza" video this morning, the bile rose to my throat. I won't share it. Instead, help me promote this counter narrative by Tala, from Gaza. "Gaza is not yours to take. Gaza is ours, and we are still here. This is our land." BRAVO to her strength and DEFIANCE. 🥹💪

We’ve been hearing from many you that when you call your reps about the budget resolution, Republican staffers are now pushing back to claim the budget does NOT cut Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, etc. Clearly a memo went out to all Republicans to have their staff gaslight their constituents... (1/x)

Love this!!

wrote about The Situation www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...

This!

I encourage you to listen to what Shawna is saying.