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Ginger the garden witch

@mkkraemer.bsky.social

I write disability policy (& sometimes fiction), grow flowers, foster kittens, read and swear a lot. Gen X American prone to opining on politics and social, economic, & environmental justice. AuDHD. Witch. she/her, married to XO.

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not yet. ๐Ÿ˜‰

07.10.2025 00:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gilbert the foster kitty is super tolerant of my bullshit.

06.10.2025 23:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tonightโ€™s super moon.

06.10.2025 23:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.

05.10.2025 23:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13809    ๐Ÿ” 7490    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 969    ๐Ÿ“Œ 459
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Oh he can just unilaterally pass unconstitutional laws now huh ok

03.10.2025 23:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5752    ๐Ÿ” 1187    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 535    ๐Ÿ“Œ 374
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Hakeem Jeffries just challenged Speaker Mike Johnson to a live debate over shutdown House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries challenged House Speaker Mike Johnson โ€œany day this week on prime time,โ€ as the country enters its first full week of a government shutdown.

โ€˜Any day this week in primetimeโ€™: Hakeem Jeffries just challenged Speaker Mike Johnson to a live debate over shutdown

06.10.2025 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 157    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people?

Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help!

A thread!

06.10.2025 12:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 709    ๐Ÿ” 401    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
An already dapper tuxedo cat wearing an opera cloak.

An already dapper tuxedo cat wearing an opera cloak.

Snax is ready for Halloween.

04.10.2025 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจTHIS IS A BIG DEAL. Chicago journalists are suing the Trump administration for using excessive force against reporters & protestors in violation of the 1A.
The press here is doing astounding work documenting how ICE is out of control. The violence they face in doing so is obscene.

06.10.2025 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 983    ๐Ÿ” 383    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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Nessie? Is that you?

06.10.2025 01:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tawny owl

Tawny owl

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls Iโ€™ve ever had, asking โ€œSo when are you coming to pick up your owl?โ€ ๐Ÿงต

05.10.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8867    ๐Ÿ” 2054    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 238    ๐Ÿ“Œ 368
a soft apricot blush rose bud in the garden. This one is First Crush and it is very fragrant.

a soft apricot blush rose bud in the garden. This one is First Crush and it is very fragrant.

A pair of very full red roses in the garden. This rose is called Rosemantic Red

A pair of very full red roses in the garden. This rose is called Rosemantic Red

Warm pink roses in my garden. This rose is Savannah.

Warm pink roses in my garden. This rose is Savannah.

Three bright yellow roses in my garden. This rose is Yellow Submarine.

Three bright yellow roses in my garden. This rose is Yellow Submarine.

some fall roses from my gardenโ€ฆ
#FlowerFriday ๐ŸŒฑ

03.10.2025 23:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Chuck Grassley will apply for Trump's federal farm bailout cash for the second time Iowa's senior senator farms 750 acres of corn and soybeans with his son and grandson in northeast Iowa.

During the previous Trump there was a farm bailout and Chuck Grassley was there with his hand out for money.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...

03.10.2025 23:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It Sure Looks Like This MAGA Influencer Is Committing Voter Fraud Jack Posobiec keeps voting in a swing state he doesnโ€™t live in.

Jack Posobiec, of โ€œPizzagateโ€ fame, has been voting in Pennsylvania for nearly a decade while living in Maryland. trib.al/myCdQpd

03.10.2025 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 307    ๐Ÿ” 147    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Exclusive: Trump administration eyes stake in company developing Greenland rare earths mine Trump administration officials have discussed taking a stake in Critical Metals Corp , four people familiar with the discussions told Reuters, which would give Washington a direct interest in the largest rare earths project in Greenland, the Arctic territory that President Donald Trump once suggested buying.

Exclusive: Trump administration eyes stake in company developing Greenland rare earths mine reut.rs/3Is2lDm

03.10.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Raid of church leaderโ€™s Florida mansion reveals 57 forced laborers, feds say An FBI raid revealed 57 victims of forced labor living in cramped quarters at a lavish Florida mansion connected to the leaders of a church, federal officials say.

www.union-bulletin.com/news/nationa...

03.10.2025 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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a little girl is asking why not both while standing in a kitchen . ALT: a little girl is asking why not both while standing in a kitchen .
03.10.2025 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man in a leather jacket and tie is saying cool cool cool cool cool cool cool ALT: a man in a leather jacket and tie is saying cool cool cool cool cool cool cool

GOP is just out there nationalizing industries while pretending to be the party of โ€œsmall governmentโ€

02.10.2025 23:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

whatโ€™s that I smell? Smells likeโ€ฆ <sniffs the air> I detect a whiff of socialism.

02.10.2025 23:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Iโ€™ve always kinda wanted to shit in a box and mail it to someone so I feel like this is my moment. ๐Ÿ˜‚

02.10.2025 23:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I asked for it tooโ€ฆ also because of issues with sedation. It is bullshit that Doctors donโ€™t discuss colonoscopy risks and alternative ways of screening.

02.10.2025 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man and a woman are looking out of a window and the word solidarity is written on the window . ALT: a man and a woman are looking out of a window and the word solidarity is written on the window .

My kit just arrived yesterday.

02.10.2025 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is insane.

02.10.2025 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1596    ๐Ÿ” 480    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 75    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
A sign at Wendyโ€™s fast food advertising Ravens Blood Frosties.

A sign at Wendyโ€™s fast food advertising Ravens Blood Frosties.

Wendyโ€™s goes HARD.

26.09.2025 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

no idea

02.10.2025 09:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh it was definitely a thing. I remember it making the rounds at my daughterโ€™s daycare. That and Fifths disease!

02.10.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I knew, knew I had read something about finding away around this a month or two ago

" The RECOURSE Act would let the state withhold payments to the federal government only after it withholds funding for New York programs. "

02.10.2025 00:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 435    ๐Ÿ” 132    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Holy SHIT they've identified an actual biomarker!!!

02.10.2025 00:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5135    ๐Ÿ” 1675    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 35

imagine all the workmanโ€™s comp claims.

02.10.2025 00:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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