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Gardener. Reader. Thinker. Mother. Chicken Woman. Houseplant Hoarder. Cookbook Collector. Church Lady. Friend. Wife. Trying daily to be who Mr. Rogers suggested. Pennsylvanian.
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"In a town with just over 1,000 residents, hundreds of people packed Belmont's Community Building Saturday for a town hall hosted by Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan. The building was filled to capacity with people even waiting outside and peeking through the windows..." www.wkow.com/news/politic...

News everyday here is like - Trump fires everyone who was hired, hires everyone who was fired - Plane carrying bird flu crashes into measles factory, creating rare superbug, Flusles - DOGE eliminates workers that run the facility that imprisons the Deep Gods - Your mother has been detained by ICE

Wow…

I was right

Been watching some movies from the 80’s and it is shocking seeing people in these lead roles with real teeth. Teeth that aren't perfectly shaped and straight and blindingly white.

We are all in the debris field of a SpaceX mishap

Transgenic means that genes from 1 organism have been put into another. We make transgenic mice to understand how genes influence biological processes. We make transgenic plants to make them more nutrient rich. We make transgenic bacteria so they make medicine for us. It's wide-ranging & v. useful.

You don't make deals with #fascism Fascism doesn't ever leave office willingly or peacefully either...

A federal judge extended her injunction against the National Institutes of Health, preventing it from implementing or enforcing planned cuts to federal funding that supports various medical and scientific research projects.

NYT fronts potential cuts to #Medicaid — and the areas of the US with “the most to lose.” @nytimes.com

What a photo. Green must be the start of something, not the end.

When America faltered, others stood up to lead.

Since Congress’s allotted funds have already been improperly unallocated, U.S. citizens are questioning whether they are legally required to continue paying federal taxes.

NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt.

The markets are crashing, we can't afford eggs anymore, the economy is shrinking, our allies are abandoning us... But we'll always have the Gulf of America.

People are saying that Russia is winning, and Putin is now on the inside.

Where’s the suit?

Ukranian flags flying while the US anthem is booed at the Whitecaps game ❤️🇺🇦

Leaders of the free world stand united in London The United States is not among them

Wow…

NOTE: The opponents of DEI are purging anyone who is not a white man from military leadership This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny

Shout out to the normcore guy in the Volkswagen hatchback driving through downtown Seattle blasting "Losing My Religion" with the windows down, unashamedly singing along at full volume. I have no idea what you're doing, but I hope you keep at it.

Time for another mossy tree! #Trees #Moss #Nature #Photography

The headline should read, “How Elon executed a coup while the people did nothing and the media reported the news as if it were normal.”

My grandmother has been hospitalized for pneumonia and is in the intensive care unit. She looked so small. I’m going to bury myself in blankets and cry.

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

Thursdays are orange🧡🧡🧡 #Bloomscrolling

#classconsciousness #classwar #revolution

This Friday is Economic Blackout day, where we all don't spend money or post to social media, or if you're a broke introvert like me, it's Friday the 28th. Apparently I've been supporting this cause for 40 years. You don't have to thank me.

A federal district judge ruled that C.I.A. Director John Ratcliffe has the authority to fire intelligence officers who worked on diversity initiatives.

I briefly deactivated my X and Bluesky accounts on the advice of our security team. Back now. Still reporting.

I decided to check in on my owl box this morning and we’ve got baby squirrels!!

I miss Katie Porter and her whiteboard. Someone should give her a show where she rips GOP financial lies to shreds.

This is evil. Pure evil.

I’m not doomscrolling I’m touching grass (that’s full of fire ants)

Thank you SO MUCH to the amazing @joy.msnbc.com for shouting out my Substack today. You will be DEARLY missed. I’ll be following you wherever you go!

Happy Twin Peaks Day to all who celebrate. 🍒🥧☕️

Look how cute the little area is 😭😭 And I’ll have a little back patio 😭😭

Say what you want about Kendrick but the fact that people are figuring out what “40 acres and a mule” in 2025 is why any education to black history is important, no matter no big nor small.

Not asking much… Make America Normal Again

DARVO is insidious abuse. "Deny, attack, and reverse victim and offender (DARVO) is a tactic a person may use to deflect responsibility onto an individual they have abused. It is a form of manipulation a person may use to discredit a survivor’s experience." www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/wha...

This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

I’ve been targeted for death in a bomb threat received at the Principles First Summit where I spoke today. To be clear, I’ve been threatened by far more capable people during my career. It won’t stop my advocacy for democracy and the Constitution: x.com/Acosta/statu...

If members of Congress—like Rep. Grothman —are this clueless about what the man who is dismantling our government is saying and promising, they don’t deserve to keep their jobs! This woman is in his face, begging him to wake TF up—and he just walks off. Pathetic.

Here are some nice mushrooms