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Brenda Van Fossen

@drmom2001.bsky.social

Mom, Oma, sailor. Loves ski, scuba, hiking, camping, travel, adventure, also a quiet night alone with my cats and a good book.

246 Followers  |  100 Following  |  340 Posts  |  Joined: 26.11.2024  |  1.8569

Latest posts by drmom2001.bsky.social on Bluesky

I think I must leave all social networks. I see the atrocities and I see the people who can affect change do nothing. It hurts my soul. I will do what I can to be good and kind in my little realm. I will do better at that when I can breathe and sleep. I will cry in private.

07.10.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The antifa handbooks are called The U.S. Constitution and The Bill of Rights.

06.10.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1618    πŸ” 514    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 22
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Truth be told

06.10.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1221    πŸ” 412    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 27

Existential dread is battling with mortality in my brain. I have never really been bothered age but I am a bit rocked by the reality that I am turning 60 in a few months and I am nowhere near prepared for the fall of democracy.

07.10.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Rolling Stones
Paul McCartney
Rhianna
Shakira
The Weeknd
The Who
Coldplay
U2
Phil Collins
Enrique Iglesias

All have performed at the halftime show

None of them are US citizens.

Bad Bunny on the other hand is a citizen.

06.10.2025 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1224    πŸ” 352    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 11
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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell

Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal β€” now release the Epstein files.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

06.10.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2477    πŸ” 703    πŸ’¬ 150    πŸ“Œ 44

RESIST!!

05.10.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More messaging like this please

05.10.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 20696    πŸ” 8121    πŸ’¬ 567    πŸ“Œ 303

😒😭

05.10.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

05.10.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 36858    πŸ” 16627    πŸ’¬ 796    πŸ“Œ 2353
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Weekly Silent Vigil outside Immigration Court in NYC at 26 Federal Plaza; Thursdays at Noon @riseandresist.bsky.social

Inside this building last week, an ICE agent shoved a woman whose husband had been abducted and, a couple of days later, ICE shoved a Journalists so hard, he was hospitalized.

04.10.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 510    πŸ” 220    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 9
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Attn Black people, stop scrolling.

This is not a drill: Chicago

04.10.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 18252    πŸ” 8942    πŸ’¬ 694    πŸ“Œ 502
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We’ll Never Miss a Flu Shot Again I typically stay on top of vaccines. But in 2023 we were late with flu shots–a mistake I will never make again.

www.voicesforvaccines.org/well-never-m...

04.10.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

I don’t typically repost when instructed to do so but I am making an exception.

03.10.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am pretty sure B.O.C. did not approve this message!!

03.10.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2547. πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘β˜˜οΈ

02.10.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The House has chosen not to work and is withholding the swearing-in of newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva. She still hasn’t been seated, and it definitely feels intentional since her signature would provide the last vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

03.10.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3764    πŸ” 992    πŸ’¬ 91    πŸ“Œ 49
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On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

03.10.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 18878    πŸ” 4786    πŸ’¬ 238    πŸ“Œ 313

Remember, remember the 5th of November.

03.10.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Vaccines save lives!

03.10.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My πŸ’” for this completely preventable loss😩

03.10.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#TrumpHatesWomen #RepublicansHatesWomen

02.10.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 707    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 10
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Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

01.10.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 36201    πŸ” 12927    πŸ’¬ 1019    πŸ“Œ 683
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Public Citizen files Hatch Act complaint against Small Business Administration for 'highly partisan post' on homepage A nonprofit consumer advocacy group filed a Hatch Act complaint against Kelly Loeffler, the head of the Small Business Administration, for a message on the SBA'

Public Citizen files Hatch Act complaint against Small Business Administration for 'highly partisan post' on homepage

www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

01.10.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 767    πŸ” 217    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 13

Definitely!

02.10.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So…any BlueSky people with connections to the Sydney sailing community? I am an experienced sailor but definitely not a pro.

02.10.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am doing my darndest to escape doom scrolling. I am planning a trip to Australia in hopes of a miracle. I am hoping to do my first Sydney-Hobart Race. The odds aren NOT in my favor but I will persist in the effort. I just can’t bring myself to go onto FaceBook or Instagram to promote my effort 1/

02.10.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Monday, RFK posted a rambling video on the HHS X account showing a series of graphs and directly stating that vaccines have had minimal impact on human health and saving lives.

Today, in response, we brought our own graphs.

We will not let his dangerous nonsense go unanswered.

02.10.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 9826    πŸ” 3379    πŸ’¬ 266    πŸ“Œ 106

I am so sorry. For a brief 18 months you both shared joy. My heart hurts for your loss

02.10.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rieckhoff: A vet on CNN said we haven’t fought to win in 20 years. I said, I was fighting to win. You were fighting to win.

Kander: That shit pisses me off.

Rieckhoff: He said he meant the generals. Which one? It’s boogeymenβ€”and now cosplay warriors who never served join ICE to bully immigrants.

02.10.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6884    πŸ” 2251    πŸ’¬ 173    πŸ“Œ 96

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