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Retired civil service. Wife, Mom of 3 adults and two doggies. Votes blue for equality for all. Animals are special ❤️ #KeeperOfTheFlame
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your regular reminder that authoritarian populism will make your country corrupt and poor. look at Hungary

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

Please keep this going!

Feed hungry children!

🤡CORRUPT Elmo WON the presidency for Trump; used DOGE to STOP investigations into his businesses; gave himself billions in gov't contracts; cut foreign aid; stole data; found NO WASTE & then stopped! How could this happen without Congressional approval? www.npr.org/2025/04/27/n...

A viral post is spreading fear on all platforms, supposedly from Liz and Me, about a nonexistent bill—just like the far right used to do. We cannot become what we’re fighting. The truth still matters. We win by being better, not louder. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/dont-fight...

“We take vaccines so for granted in the United States” ...“Women in the developing world know the power of [vaccines]. They will walk 10 kilometers in the heat with their child and line up to get a vaccine because they have seen death.” Melinda Gates

"I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. I am naturally very jealous for the rights and liberties of my country; and the least appearance of an encroachment on those invaluable privileges is apt to make my blood boil exceedingly." ~Benjamin Franklin

here's today's post: "it’s time to leave Joe Biden the fuck alone" — Republicans are being shitweasels again. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

We’re living through Trump’s conversion of the presidency into a global business operation—one in which family enrichment drives national policy. Foreign influence. Secret deals. Cryptocurrency grifts. Worse than just corruption, this is a blueprint for authoritarian kleptocracy.

Today’s a great day to remind everyone that Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625% That’s FAR lower than private sector retirement programs, btw.

I rarely ask this but… please like and repost if you agree!!

Maybe the woman meant a life if you can’t afford it??😢

“Do not assume that your voice does not matter. It does. You also choose truth by what you read, how you choose to spend your time. If people no longer care about reality, authoritarians learn that they can do whatever they want.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

RFK Jr and Statistics:

Pass it on…

🔥 “There’s something wrong in this country… everything has gone up but wages… how many yachts and houses does one person need? — They want us to stay poor, stay hidden, and die silently.” 🇺🇸 #FightTheOligarchy H/T @violadavis.bsky.social

For those keeping score at home… (Source: @TheEconomist)

As a military veteran I wholeheartedly support this message! There are too many back woods, flag-hugging self-proclaimed patriots who have not served a single day in the real armed forces! They are not patriots!

Kamala Harris: The courage of Americans who are speaking out to say, it is not ok to violate court orders. Saying it is not ok to detain and disappear American citizens or anyone without due process. The courage of judges to uphold the rule of law in the face of those who would jail them.

Done.

This isn't a new product. It's an updated vaccine to account for new strains and viral evolution. Are they going to do this for all COVID and influenza vaccines yearly? Because that effectively shuts them down. There isn't enough time between identification of strains included & release of vaccine.