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an original i wrote earlier this year. anyone else a burned out former gifted kid? 🙋🏼‍♀️ let me know what you think of it 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 #indiemusic #singersongwriter #originalmusic

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Guess I better introduce myself 🤪 I’m Lauren, I’m a singer-songwriter, mom to pups & a human babe, and wife. I’m a hardcore extrovert and Mexican food lover. I love color and sparkles, learning to take up space. ✨🪩 Follow along for some music updates coming soon! 📸Monica Ray Photography

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Just going to leave this here should it become useful to anyone…

submitted 10 days ago • 615 comments

The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated over 1,400 employees.

submitted 9 days ago • 510 comments

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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In 2019, RFK Jr visited Samoa to spread anti-vax lies, spurring a measles outbreak that led to the deaths of 83 people - mostly children. We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread. www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...

submitted 16 days ago • 914 comments

Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this. Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.

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Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare. Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.” We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽

submitted 34 days ago • 3394 comments

I think it already is. But seriously. Don’t call them names. We want the door open for them when they realize the mistake they made. We are for a better America. Not a vindictive America

submitted 34 days ago • 6029 comments

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.

submitted 35 days ago • 2919 comments

Damning.

submitted 36 days ago • 687 comments

Like any hobby you can spend millions but you can also garden for next to nothing. Pretty much anything can be turned into a garden container.

submitted 36 days ago • 19 comments

This would be a disaster.

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

Your regular reminder that the first known clinic to offer gender-affirming surgeries was … destroyed by Nazis. In 1933. (Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institut für Sexualwissenschaft.) They always come for trans people first.

submitted 37 days ago • 46 comments

I am so tired of finding out when I was not the one who fucked around.

submitted 37 days ago • 36 comments

I’m proud to call the amazing cartoonist Ed Wexler a friend.

submitted 38 days ago • 492 comments

@monicarayphotollc.bsky.social and I worked on something fun this morning! Stay tuned 🙌🏻 #indieartist #popartist #newmusic #singersongwriter

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In response to Colombia’s refusal to accept U.S. deportation flights, President Trump announced immediate 25% tariffs on Colombian imports, escalating to 50% within a week. Additional measures include travel bans and visa sanctions on Colombian officials. NOT THE COFFEE!!!

submitted 39 days ago • 64 comments

Marked safe from having to make up new sins like "empathy" in order to justify being a terrible person.

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Target’s cutting their DEI program, but just wait—they’ll be waving that Pride flag in June like clockwork. Why? The merch is already ordered, and the profits are too good to pass up. Performative allyship, aisle 3.

submitted 40 days ago • 111 comments

This probably seems grim, but given recent events, it might be a good idea to publicly display a declaration of life, especially if you fall into one of the target demographics Take mine or make your own:

submitted 42 days ago • 125 comments

I wrote this on one of the darkest days of my life. It gave me an anchor to hold onto.

submitted 41 days ago • 46 comments

Innocent people typically don't pay hush money

submitted 42 days ago • 4 comments

Funny how during ICE raids in sanctuary cities like Newark & Chicago, they name the people arrested but never the businesses hiring them. Being undocumented is a crime, but exploiting undocumented workers? Apparently, it’s just business as usual. Curious, isn’t it?

submitted 41 days ago • 38 comments

I can’t even look at the news today but this is about where I’m at. Artist credit: Liberal Jane

submitted 41 days ago • 69 comments

⚡️ JUST NOW — NASHVILLE: 3 students shot inside ANTIOCH HIGH, one self-inflicted… www.facebook.com/share/18Gj6T...

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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "The vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. They pay taxes and are good neighbors...may I ask you to have mercy Mr. President on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away."

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52 years ago, Roe v. Wade secured the reproductive rights women fought for. In 2022, Dobbs overturned it & 22 states restricted our freedoms. 2 days ago, Trump took down reproductiverights.gov. But @reprocaucus.bsky.social will continue to share abortion resources. Your body, your choice!

submitted 43 days ago • 88 comments

The purpose of yesterday was to frighten us to submitting in advance. I have my freedom of speech and I will use it here and everywhere else I exist online to make my voice heard. No oligarch, no president will silence me. So, be prepared for more Latinx books just as soon as my mourning ends, okay?

submitted 44 days ago • 281 comments

BBC not buying the gaslighting

submitted 44 days ago • 321 comments

Check on your trans friends. Trump just declared war on them. Allies need to be louder than ever.

submitted 45 days ago • 5 comments

Now's the time to stock up on your banned books! Remember: - physical media is best (because unless you own the PDF/Epub, Amazon can take it from you!) - Shop local, thrift stores, used bookstores, or independent sellers - Thriftbooks is not owned by Amazon and supports independent bookstores.

submitted 45 days ago • 61 comments

As a former conservative Christian turned leftist, I get why people want to keep their distance from MAGA entirely. At the same time, I slowly changed my views over the course of several years bc I heard different views than mine and became open to them. That being said…

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For a certain people group who really cares that we should believe in the concept of original sin, they sure don’t like when we bring up systemic/internalized ra$cism for some reason.