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Gerontology/Psychology graduate, science, health, history, genealogy, writer and art lover. Eclectic FDR Democrat. (Start date here: 11/20/24)
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Historian here: “To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

This is nuts. And, I'm guessing, "anti-Christian bias" means not praising everything Christians do and/or suggesting that other religions (and no religion) are equally valid choices.

Tomorrow

Incredible. I have no words.

If they are paying countries to incarcerate people they remove don’t we have the right to bring them back? That would be a bad contract.

Portland Oregon

Thank you for your service, gamers

Shortly after its IPO last week, Newsmax stock soared as high as $279. It closed today at $34.71

Apart from … ALL THE THINGS shaking up assumptions about geopolitics right now, this is amazing and would otherwise be headline news: apnews.com/article/japa...

“From April 14-18, select UBC graduate programs at UBC Vancouver will re-open their applications for US citizens to be considered for Sept 2025 or Jan 2026 entry - they are ready to provide quick admissions decisions for these applicants“ #gradstudent #gradschool www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...

Definitely looking into how to blow this popsicle stand

Bad Patient open.substack.com/pub/joycewad...

Happy Confederate Surrender Day! At the battle of Gettysburg, Minnesota soldiers captured Virginia’s battle flag and Minnesota still has it. Virginia keeps asking for it back and each governor tells them to get stuffed. www.twincities.com/2017/08/20/m...

New from me: April 1 was the first day of #SAAM Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It's also the day the Department of Health And Human Services fired the teams that work on sexual violence prevention. www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n...

BREAKING: Amazon cancels inventory orders from China due to tariffs.

Is beloved YouTube star Ms. Rachel spreading Hamas propaganda? Twitter user @StopAntisemitism1488 thinks so.

EU votes to impose tariffs on US goods The tariffs will come into effect next week. www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/eu...

if you're wondering why Trump changed course... ...it's because his owners told him to "or else."

ELECTION RESULT: A team of city council members in Rolla, Missouri, have been pushing anti-LGTB policies, including a ban on drag shows and book censorship. Voters just ousted all three of these city councilors who were running for reelection, backing candidates backed by a local LGBT group.

Since Inauguration Day, the U.S. has lost $11 trillion in wealth. And just 48 hours after ‘Liberation Day,’ we lost $6.6 trillion. @repritchie.bsky.social discusses Trump’s latest hot and cold tariff scheme

We found the government “waste, fraud, and abuse”.

Because they’re pretend. Trump is fake news.

Good morning. Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors. It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.

Migrants are more valuable to the country than Trump. They Pay taxes. Taxes by Migrants-“Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. ” itep.org/undocumented...

Here’s the real reason why DOGE is gutting the IRS. (Hint: it has nothing to do with “efficiency.”)

A reminder that Netanyahu is still under a ICC war crimes warrant and America 🇺🇸 keeps hosting him for tea 🫖 parties.

Insider trading much? Didn’t Martha Stewart go to prison for that? Just curious 🤔 Good morning all!

Armed agents almost sent to home of DoJ official ‘fired over Mel Gibson case’ Hey @usmarshalshq.bsky.social - WHY would you do something so obviously illegal? Didn't you give an oath to the Constitution? Are you there to uphold the rule of law? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The guy who inexplicably thinks “groceries” is a word from Middle English is likely not going to be the one who solves the crisis in grocery prices

WTAF!!!! This is really bad folks.

oh look, it's a photo of some big ass columns ruining my day again

Texas hospitals are treating children with vitamin A poisoning after Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, promoted the supplement as a treatment for measles. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...