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Retired classical musician, editor, writer, life-long learner. Hardline Pro-Choice. Texan women's health pre-RvW. Family of civil rights activists. Solidarity, ideas to make it work, factual info, and a sprinkling of humor and pretty things. NO DMs or porn
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/re...

I'm not so sure I can do this at this point in the game, but I'm willing to try.

Trump's KGB Codename: Krasnov

I’ve linked to this elsewhere, but this thread hammers home the dire consequences of becoming pregnant in Texas. Folks who want to start a family are leaving in droves. You need to know how drastic it is because it may very well come to your state. Women, doctors, and helpers are being brutalized.

That's gotta hurt a bit. The trick is to keep it going.

One of my sheros. The day I retired I spent a long time sitting by her statue under legacy live oak trees. There's also a wonderful statue in ABIA. barbarajordan.lbj.utexas.edu/legacy#:~:te....

Thirty. Three. Per cent. Criminal.

Oh, thank Gawd. I just thought I was out of my gawddamned mind. This shit is NOT funny. Or fun.

We can't let them drag us back down.

This is something that everyone can do, regardless of your situation. Simple, safe, and can be very effective. Great teaching moment for kids. And do watch out for Nestle--they own tons of businesses--check the labels. Been boycotting them since the '70's. Check it out: www.nber.org/system/files...

Yes, thank you--this will help save lives.

This is what concerns me the most—MAGA parents grooming MAGA children.

Lots of white robes and pointy masks in the far back of the closet in many a Texas home.

#SaveTXSchools Rally at the Capitol in Austin. Saturday, February 22nd. #DemCast #TXLege

If I could get my entire family out of here I would be gone 20 years ago.

"I spent past year and a half with The Lincoln Project... There, I learned some of the hard-line messaging tactics R's have used for decades to defeat Dems. R's know how to define opponents early, sharply, and relentlessly—exactly what Dems need to do." Must read: 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 bsky.app/profile/evel...

Measles are wicked infectious, and will soon spread globally. Remember Covid? Immunization has helped control measles for a while. This sad story will be repeated exponentially.

Back in the day, he would have been known as a “twerp.” Poor babies, they have no idea they’re already criminals. I suspect they may not even be citizens of the U.S.

Measles are no joke. It nearly killed my sister and warped my eyes. It will continue to spread like wildfire among unvaccinated people, especially children. Measles can be deadly, especially among kids, seniors, and compromised individuals.

Many Texans know how valuable Beto is and tried mightily to elect him to Governor. I’m hoping he’ll go up for US Congress.

How is this so good?

Is it disingenuous to think recent layoffs had anything to do with close to one plane crash per day since then? Thanks for getting the ball rolling on this, Reagan.

This, and business friendly taxes, resources, and government.

Go, Texans!

It's always been the case that "buying" an ebook from amazon was only actually a loan they could rescind at any point, but lately Amazon have gone harder on this, and it is 100% so that they can wipe banned books from your libraries without your consent. Buy direct from authors. Get your files.

Knowledge is power…

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How's the measles epidemic doing in your state? www.chron.com/news/houston...

Here's what Musk is doing in Texas. www.texasobserver.org/remembering-...

Hey fellas, rallies for the 22/24th February are gaining some traction. Shall we boost The f outta This please? Slava Ukraini! ukrainianworldcongress.org

Take a break from your timeline, and watch these baby foxes frolicking in the snow ❄️ 🎥earthtreasures

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I’m still a newbie to bluesky. Apologies for not knowing how to add multiple comments. I’ll figure it out eventually.

I envision Texas becoming either White House III, or Mar-a-Lago II, or a Texanized name in the near future. An ideal location to build a complete perimeter fence, declare a sovereign nation, annex the surrounding states, mount its own army, and begin absorbing Mexico. Not any crazier than right now.

The Koch bros’ daddy was a founder of the John Birch society, ultra radical right wing group that influenced the GOP, Christian nationalism, and Trump admin. Big in Dallas in the late 1950’s. And guns everywhere—hard drinking, gun toting, 2nd Amendment shrieking, trigger happy, fighting mad idiots.

And then there are the most draconian women’s reproductive health laws in the nation, closing off all options. A $10,000 bounty for dropping a dime on women, their physicians, and helpers in any way that leads to jail, fines, loss of licenses; and some pols want to impose the death penalty.

Texas is #2 agricultural state, then there’s the land and cattle business. The Univ of Texas system alone owns 2.1 million acres of oil land. There’s a nuclear power plant situated right on the Gulf. The Texas/Mexican border is @1250 miles long. Public education is losing both state and fed funds.

Don’t forget Twig Bush was gov 1996-2000, and SCOTUS and his bro gave him the presidency. When the petroleum industry had to upgrade safety and pollution standards, he grandfathered refineries et al. There are now @3500 oil and gas structures IN the Gulf. Shrimp sometimes taste like burnt tires.

I keep directing attention to Texas because it is a hotbed of clandestine corruption that never outgrew the Wild, Wild West. And directly impacts the rest of the US. Musk, Zuck, and Bezos are buying lots land and moving operations, aided and abetted by the worst gov, lt gov, and AG anywhere ever.

He’s a scourge to Texas. Exploding rockets shower debris everywhere. Spacex is on the bottom tip of Texas next to Mexico and the Gulf of MEXICO. Pissing off everyone there. Also bought land on the east side of Austin and will trash that up as well. Zuck and Bezos are also moving shop to TX.

Today’s moment in black history: Patricia Bath was the 1st African-American woman to serve on staff as a surgeon at UCLA Medical Center. Bath was the first African-American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical purpose. She created a device which painlessly dissolves cataracts with lasers.

A tsunami of executive orders, golfing, and spending millions of taxpayer money for two (so far) major sports events, letting another insane immigrant dismantle our democracy…we’re in a dystopian video game. Except it’s real.

He “whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” — The Declaration of Independence

One of the greater prophets.