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🔵 TN mom, grew up in MI, Gen-X, Introvert 🫘 Some interests: reading, libraries, museums, archaeology, anthropology, history, photography, nature, Outlander, Doctor Who, Belle and Sebastian, Marcus Aurelius, Thich Nhat Hanh
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February 22, 2025

February 21, 2025

#ACTUALNEWS: Feb 21st Recap NEWSLETTER "Today in History" and the Latest National and Global News www.onestnetwork.com/post/the-act...

Important new in Eric Adams case. Judge Ho does the right thing. "To assist with its decision-making via an adversarial process, the Court exercises its inherent authority to appoint Paul Clement of Clement & Murphy PLLC as amicus curiae to present arguments on the Government's Motion to Dismiss."

Day 33: Margaret Atwood #WritersResist #resist 🪐📚💙 Source: Margaret Atwood (1985) The Handmaid's Tale.

Here’s what we are reading today: Ukrainian intelligence services suggest Russia will declare 'victory' against 'Ukraine and NATO' on 24 Feb, the 3rd anniversary of the invasion. Russia aims to demoralise Ukrainians and create rifts with its allies after recent events.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) was established by Benjamin Franklin in 1775 when the Second Continental Congress appointed him as the first Postmaster General.

The SAVE Act’s impact on voter registration processes would affect tens of millions of Americans, including those who have ready access to their citizenship documents. Congress should reject it.

#ACTUALNEWS: Feb 20th Recap NEWSLETTER "Today in History" and the Latest National and Global News www.onestnetwork.com/post/the-act...

February 20, 2025

The Senate just voted, 51-49, to confirm conspiracy theorist and election denier Kash Patel to be FBI Director. ALL Democrats and two Republicans — Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski — voted NO. 51 Republicans voted YES.

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

New Pharaoh's tomb just dropped. The tomb of King Thutmose II has been uncovered, Egyptian officials announced on Tuesday, marking the first discovery of a royal resting place since King Tutankhamun’s was unearthed in 1922.

Today's news roundup: -DC US attorney Ed Martin probing Democrats over alleged threats to Musk, DOGE -US adds Mexican cartels to foreign terrorist organisations list -UK's Starmer, France's Macron to meet Trump next week, propose Europe-led Ukraine peace force 👇 www.justsecurity.org/108140/early...

#ACTUALNEWS Feb 19th Recap NEWSLETTER "Today in History" and the Latest National and Global News www.onestnetwork.com/post/the-act...

February 19, 2025

Cutting Dolly Parton’s program that helps kids learn how to read <<<<<<< www.14news.com/2025/02/19/t...

Duck River, Tennessee waterways could see regulation rollbacks under two proposed bills: one lifting building restrictions on wetlands, another scrapping a buffer zone that prevents landfills near rivers @cstephenson.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/19/d...

High today 30°, overnight low 13° with Thu AM 📉 wind chills near zero 📉. Difficult to melt snow in this. A slushy icy layer will develop tonight and in the morning as the temp plummets and snow compresses.

Like so many others, I was funded by NSF at a critical stage in my career; 14 months in Kenya doing research changed everything for me. The science projects funded across numerous disciplines annually are foundational to humans' and other animals' wellbeing. YES, we need to make noise. 🧪 #NSF

#ACTUALNEWS: Feb 18th Recap NEWSLETTER "Today in History" and the Latest National and Global News www.onestnetwork.com/post/the-act...

Today's news roundup: -Negotiations on Gaza truce's second phase to open this week: Israel's FM -Hundreds of deportees from the US say they are detained in a Panama hotel, barred from seeing lawyers -Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup 👇 www.justsecurity.org/108105/early...

February 18, 2025

🦋 Art meets activism in the work of María Magdalena Campos-Pons. The Cuban-born artist is known for exploring histories of migration, slavery, and indentured servitude experienced by her Nigerian and Chinese ancestors, commemorating those affected by injustices past and present.

#ACTUALNEWS Feb 17th Recap NEWSLETTER "Today in History" and the Latest National and Global News www.onestnetwork.com/post/the-act...

February 17, 2025

UPDATE: Number of injuries from crash landing of Delta Flight 4819 in Toronto rises to 15; 3 people in critical condition

February 16, 2025

February 15, 2025

Yes, we have a tornado, damaging wind and hail threat with these incoming storms. But, DONT underestimate the flash flood potential. Our ground can't handle more water, but we're going to get more water. We'll likely see an uptick once again in creek/small river problems. Prepare now.

US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers

Emmanuel Macron has invited EU leaders for an emergency summit in Paris tomorrow.

Elon Musk’s staffers have been going through data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees healthcare coverage for over 160 million people through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace.

I started out writing about the trial and execution of Socrates. That brought me to the nature of subversiveness and the role of subversive elements in a democracy. 🎶 Come gather 'round people wherever you roam . . . "🎶 terikanefield.com/part-4-socra...

Our parks are in chaos. We’ve seen firsthand how Trump’s hiring freeze, the rescinding of hundreds of job offers, and the layoff of 5% of NPS staff have left us overwhelmed and short-handed.

#ACTUALNEWS Feb 14th Recap NEWSLETTER "Today in History" and the Latest National and Global News www.onestnetwork.com/post/the-act...

February 14, 2025

Because AP continues to refuse to use 'Gulf of America,' it is being barred indefinitely from the Oval Office and Air Force One, but its journalists will be able to retain their credentials to the White House complex, according to Taylor Budowich, White House deputy chief of staff.

#ACTUALNEWS: Feb 13th Recap NEWSLETTER "Today in History" and the Latest National and Global News www.onestnetwork.com/post/the-act...

This week, approximately 200,000 federal workers have been let go.

My very first library job in my 20s was at a federal research facility where I learned about all the amazing research (with tangible results that improved lives) government employees worked on and dammit we can't lose that.

What's currently on at the Kennedy Center. You can't make this shit up. #kennedycenter

February 13, 2025

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: Not one reporter has asked Trump about Musk’s decision to take away food from starving babies.

Trump is reportedly looking to shrink the FDIC and consolidate it into other govt agencies. The FDIC was created during the Depression to protect bank deposits. This would come after Trump and DOGE shuttered the CFPB, which protects us from financial fraud. See the pattern?

A sad day for black bears everywhere.

HHS Secretary Dr. Leo Spacemen

The USS Harry S Truman was "involved in a collision with a merchant vessel" Wednesday near Port Said, Egypt, but the aircraft carrier was not endangered and "there are no reports of flooding or injuries," says the US 6th Fleet's spokesman, Commander Tim Gorman.