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Mary Kirsling

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I am a retired Registered Nurse. I remain active as a member of Minnesota Nurses Association. I live by a quote of St. Augustine: Hope has two daughters β€”Anger, so that what should not be, will not be; Courage, so that what should be, will be.

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THIS πŸ‘‡πŸΌ You can’t make this up.

19.08.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Does anyone besides me check their phone first thing in the morning to see if the orange menace died overnight?

19.08.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism Β· No Kings Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

I'm attending No Kings's event, β€œOne Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

20.07.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An illustration of a young girl in silhouette with a ponytail, standing against a fiery orange and red background. Over her figure is a handwritten quote in white text that reads: β€œThe wicked become even worse when they are tolerated.” – Tolstoy. The intense backdrop and the child's silhouette create a haunting, powerful visual emphasizing the quote's message about the dangers of complacency toward evil.

An illustration of a young girl in silhouette with a ponytail, standing against a fiery orange and red background. Over her figure is a handwritten quote in white text that reads: β€œThe wicked become even worse when they are tolerated.” – Tolstoy. The intense backdrop and the child's silhouette create a haunting, powerful visual emphasizing the quote's message about the dangers of complacency toward evil.

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04.07.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 20160    πŸ” 4910    πŸ’¬ 191    πŸ“Œ 121

Hard to take seriously the red-white-and-blue rhetoric of freedom on a 4th of July where the US president has cut off aid to a democracy fighting for its independence against ferocious attack by a foreign tyrant.

04.07.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 17426    πŸ” 4329    πŸ’¬ 607    πŸ“Œ 185
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So do I.

02.07.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 24498    πŸ” 7449    πŸ’¬ 496    πŸ“Œ 331

Apparently, it is who we are. Folks voted them in, sadly

03.07.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Winning

03.07.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So disappointed in Murkowski. I am betting she is not sleeping well and deservedly so

02.07.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unbelievable. We have felons running the country and our President is the worst of them

02.07.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grow a Spine Stauber - Hermantown Β· Mobilize It’s time for Congressman Pete Stauber to grow a spineβ€”or step aside. Pete Stauber has consistently aligned himself with Trump, supporting extreme policies that harm Minnesota families. He remained v...

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25.06.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Only the best

24.06.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lawmakers are attempting to hide who’s receiving $1.5B in tax refunds. We won’t let them β€’ Tennessee Lookout On June 30, the names of businesses that received over $1.5 billion in tax refunds -- like FedEx -- will disappear from Tennessee's website.

When we say we hold the powerful accountable, this is what we mean: the state will make a database of nearly 60,000 businesses getting tac rebates secret on June 30. So we compiled the data to keep it publicly available.

23.06.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 730    πŸ” 216    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3
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Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says

whoa!

(gift link so you can read without the paywall)

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

24.06.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9622    πŸ” 4165    πŸ’¬ 818    πŸ“Œ 310

And his followers are loving it. Crass and cruel is the name of the game

24.06.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is utterly terrifying

24.06.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.
~ Fred Rogers

20.06.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 292    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1
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Nothing says America like Donald Trump bulldozing in the rose garden and erecting a ballroom using migrant workers.

21.06.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 178    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

My Representative Pete Stauber got fed up with Five Calls so he closed several of his offices and only has the Hermantown office open. My last call was about rescission and the email I got said he was particularly proud of the foreign aid being eliminated that woke liberals had passed. Christian?

20.06.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Evidently Mike Huckabee has a direct line to God. He told Trump God wants us to attack Iran. 😳

20.06.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is she hiding?

20.06.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 512    πŸ” 207    πŸ’¬ 129    πŸ“Œ 33

You know what she is hiding.

20.06.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#booksky

04.06.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9258    πŸ” 1139    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 72

She is in the top ten for dumbest Congresswoman and takes first place for the vilest

05.06.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arresting a 17-year-old on his way to volleyball practice, here since age 5, or a Missouri mom of three at a routine check-in after 20 years in the U.S.β€”this isn't justice, it's cruelty.

And, yes, ICE agents should be ashamed of themselves.

04.06.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6194    πŸ” 1703    πŸ’¬ 329    πŸ“Œ 84

Unbelievable

05.06.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was saying from the beginning they had to be Jan 6ers. He wanted to reward them. That’s why they wear masks

04.06.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Perhaps his briefings should be held in the style of a Fox News segment.

04.06.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 6

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