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An escapee to the wilds of northern Vermont. From comics to literature, I will read anything. Handy with needle, sewing, knitting, or crochet. Bare knuckle brawler if the situation calls for it. Grief never leaves, it just finds new places to hide.
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Forever my heart. This girl bonded to me when she was 6 months old and has been my shadow for 12 years now. She is my world and she knows it.

Lots of things are bothering me about what is going on right now. But I know how to deal with the Greenland stuff. Just gotta get the whole world to start calling it the "Greenland Gaffe." If we can make that happen, he won't want to come near it. Now how to make that happen...

BF: Dinner's ready Me: One sec, need to write a post that saves the United States of America

Some useful Surveillance Self Defense links for people who want to lock their shit down right now: Attending a protest: ssd.eff.org/module/atten... How to Use Signal: ssd.eff.org/module/how-t... Security starter pack: ssd.eff.org/playlist/wan...

Back when Juno still fit on my lap... comfortably. She still gets on my lap. You just can't see me anymore when she does.

The government is no longer three branches. An unelected man with no clearance and his employees who also were unelected and with no clearance have control of every penny in our nation and all of our federal employees. They took over.

I see all this non politic news on my G news feed. Movies, nail trends, fashion... ...does any of that matter anymore? Musk is about to literally have control of the national checkbook. Trump is saying certain people just don't exist anymore. It's not "business as normal" folks.

Canceled an order I have with Target and re-upped my Costco membership to buy it there. I am a disabled woman who lives in way up in the NEK, so I have to have some things delivered. But I am trying to be as picky as possible about it. Anyone have a good option for pet stuff? Pro DEI companies.

Do you know what they called Germans in the 1930s who didn't really love Hitler deep in their hearts, but went along with Nazi stuff, and did things like Nazi salutes, because they enjoyed how it upset groups the Nazis targeted and other non-Nazis? Nazis. They called people who did that Nazis.

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In 2004, I interviewed for a teaching position. The principal asked me how many kids I had. I answered. He asked if I was planning to have more —said he couldn’t afford to have another teacher out on maternity leave. This is why women need protections, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

I worked in tech from 1996 to 2016. Only once did I have a job where my gender wasn't an issue. At two different places, security was assigned at some point to walk me to my car because of male employees who had a hard time with the work boundaries. This is one reason we need workplace protections.

This is a great piece. "As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."

A healthcare provider used AI to transcribe my records. Due to this, I was listed as taking a controlled substance. The doctor corrected it because I read my medical records. AI is dangerous to our mind and body. The use of it in medical transcripts is now common. Read your records. They're yours.

Then and now. Almost a year.

It’s been inspiring to see everyone come together for LA,,, but there’s one community I need to highlight. Not enough is being done for the black families after the LA fires. Ive partnered up with GoFundMe and the BMAC to create ONE main GoFundMe campaign to immediately help those in need. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Worry about the Nazis who salute in public... but never discount the ones who use their education and position to obfuscate their racism/misogyny. "Natural law" aka white men deserve to be on top. Nazi, racist, eugenics, manifest destiny... all of it comes from the same pile of hate.

Any person of good conscience knows that GOP shelters Nazis and hate driven terrorists. They now do it openly because it was ignored for so long in the interest of "benefit of the doubt." Doubt has long been gone. The only reason for someone to ignore it now is because they sympathize with Nazis.

So what I am taking from this is to cancel your Crunch fitness membership. After all, why work out during that precious time you could be living in front of your work desk? www.livemint.com/companies/ne...

Any senator who votes for Hegseth should never be left alone with subordinates. They may not "be perfect" either, and apparently, they "all do it," so everyone who works for them is in danger.

This is how I eat pita chips. Never been stared at this hard... like ever.

First real snowfall we've had in 11 years. And their first winter. The kids are absolutely fascinated by whatever strange thing is happening outside.

“For my next attention seeking trick, I will have you concentrate on Greenland, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Panama Canal—instead of my absurdly unqualified cabinet picks or that I have no real plans to fix the border or bring down food prices. Look, America, a rabbit!”

The biggest problem with the B class folks, (Billionaires) is that with very few exceptions, they are cowards. Not brave enough to stand up.

This is the power they want. The power to end women who don't obey. www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...

The Beebs is 4 lbs of elderly calico fury. She is currently being pacified by a heated blanket.