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Retired photojournalist, cat lover (that's my 13-year-old Lucky in the profile circle), winter and Christmas freak and proud supporter of my gay sister and her partner. And still not sure why the so-called Christians in my family don't.

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Wow who knew Jack Nicklaus was an asshole.

23.11.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What is the deal with the app? It locks up constantly sometimes more than 5 minutes when trying to view comments or return from viewing them so frustratin.

23.11.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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86 Democrats Condemn Socialism as Zohran Mamdani Meets With Trump House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared to lead the charge.

In a country where the cost of living rises but wages don't, where illness can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans to pass a resolution denouncing β€œthe horrors of socialism.” trib.al/AIdcinL

23.11.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 25
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πŸ“Œ Should he have been detained? Absolutely NOT; however, the govt’s gross miscarriage of justice will not diminish my joy of watching this reunion. πŸ₯Ή 1/2

22.11.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1377    πŸ” 700    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 16
AOC on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's surprise resignation from Congress:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. She is saying a lot but her ACTIONS have not backed up the rhetoric. For all her talk, she's STILL voting with them to gut healthcare and advance self-dealing corruption schemes."

AOC on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's surprise resignation from Congress: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. She is saying a lot but her ACTIONS have not backed up the rhetoric. For all her talk, she's STILL voting with them to gut healthcare and advance self-dealing corruption schemes."

And now a word from AOC.

22.11.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1242    πŸ” 513    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 23
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The guy in charge of our nation’s health…

22.11.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 470    πŸ” 128    πŸ’¬ 246    πŸ“Œ 46
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AOC's right about MTG, her actions speak louder than her words.

22.11.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 709    πŸ” 254    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 8
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Remember to be kind to yourselves also. This is an incredibly stressful life we are living. Grace and kindness are necessary components to keep moving forward. πŸ’— CB

22.11.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 459    πŸ” 157    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 13

Dems SWEEP School Board Elections as BACKLASH GROWS against MAGA Culture Wars #MeidasTouch https://twp.ai/9PYRwa

22.11.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Threads post by lrc2009: 

George Will wrote an editorial in the Washington Post praising the career of term limited Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio. Usually reader comments on articles and editorials can be a hot mess. This is one of the most brilliant responses I’ve read.

Screen shot of comment : 

"Mr Will craves order, lineage, institutions,  and a whiff of the old republic...the republic he's convinced existed in the soft glow before cable news melted everyone's frontal cortex. DeWine fits that bill because he's been around forever and never threw food in a congressional hearing. But that's all romance,  not reckoning. 

Will skillfully forgets to mention that DeWine has a long record of moral conservatism that veers into people's private lives.  He has a willingness to sign Draconian legislation,  especially around reproductive rights and a tendency to hide hard-line policies behind the smile of a Midwestern grandpa who still remembers his 4H club. He also has a political survival instinct so strong that he practically shed his moderate skin whenever it suited the shifting winds of Ohio's electorate.  

Will glosses all this because DeWine appeals to his deepest craving: a Republican who doesn't behave like a feral raccoon in a dumpster. Will isn't judging DeWine by policy.  He's judging him by temperament, by manners, the old fetish of his. If a politician is quiet, civil, and vaguely boring, Will swoons like he's watching Gregory Peck walk into a newsroom. What he refuses to confront is that decorum without decency is just lacquer. "

Threads post by lrc2009: George Will wrote an editorial in the Washington Post praising the career of term limited Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio. Usually reader comments on articles and editorials can be a hot mess. This is one of the most brilliant responses I’ve read. Screen shot of comment : "Mr Will craves order, lineage, institutions, and a whiff of the old republic...the republic he's convinced existed in the soft glow before cable news melted everyone's frontal cortex. DeWine fits that bill because he's been around forever and never threw food in a congressional hearing. But that's all romance, not reckoning. Will skillfully forgets to mention that DeWine has a long record of moral conservatism that veers into people's private lives. He has a willingness to sign Draconian legislation, especially around reproductive rights and a tendency to hide hard-line policies behind the smile of a Midwestern grandpa who still remembers his 4H club. He also has a political survival instinct so strong that he practically shed his moderate skin whenever it suited the shifting winds of Ohio's electorate. Will glosses all this because DeWine appeals to his deepest craving: a Republican who doesn't behave like a feral raccoon in a dumpster. Will isn't judging DeWine by policy. He's judging him by temperament, by manners, the old fetish of his. If a politician is quiet, civil, and vaguely boring, Will swoons like he's watching Gregory Peck walk into a newsroom. What he refuses to confront is that decorum without decency is just lacquer. "

🧡A Threads post in response to a George Will op ed praising Mike DeWine - the post includes a screenshot to a comment on the Will piece which is spot on in labeling DeWine as a radical right winger clothed in temperamental calmness

The comment is a luminous piece of prose, suitable for framing.

22.11.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 331    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 18
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Black Maternal Mortality-The Elephant in the Room Maternal mortality is on the rise in the United States and it disproportionately affects black women. The reasons for this staggering discrepancy hinge on three central issues: First, black women are more likely to have pre-existing cardiovascular ...

Black Maternal Mortality
The Elephant in the Room

Maternal mortality rates are 3.5 times higher for Black women than their white counterparts.

These disparities are due to lack of quality prenatal care, and affordable comprehensive insurance.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

22.11.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
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@repgreglandsman.bsky.social cares about justice and human rights. He is running for re-election to Congress to make government work for working families and make it easier to raise a family

#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1

22.11.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I gave birth in a hospital (twice) and I would be dead if I hadn't but we also had entire written plans about what needed to happen if medical staff disrespected my choices when I wasn't in a position to advocate for myself.

This shit is real.

22.11.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 516    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 1

When one gets away with sending a mob to hang one’s vice president, why would one stop there?

23.11.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trumps cut to Continuum of Care grant criteria, cuts funding for permanent supportive housing by 50%. 170,000 people could become newly homeless. This is an outrageous attack on the most vulnerable of populations.

23.11.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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LIVE: Thousands March for Trump Removal at Lincoln Memorial in D.C. | "Remove the Regime" Rally YouTube video by DRM News

#Pinks #ProudBlue

#RemoveTheRegime IS LIVE RIGHT NOW ….

Repost and Share !

22.11.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 305    πŸ” 190    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
"Festive Cat"
Art by Emi Boz

"Festive Cat" Art by Emi Boz

"Festive Cat"
Art by Emi Boz

My feelings exactly 😺

#MenWithCats

23.11.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

one of the things to keep in mind as you process the story that Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning is that she's a dumb piece of shit and she sucks and her quitting is great

22.11.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Shawn - Shawn Harris for Georgia ο»ΏKick-Off Speech. Shawn grew up in Blakely, Georgia, on his family’s farm. After high school, Shawn enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of Sergeant. Later he got his B.A. in Agribusi...

So, special election next year for MTG seat. Here's the Democrat already in the race. 40-year military vet, retired as an Army Brigadier General. 5 children, 4 grandchildren. Wife Karla works as a family doctor. Plus, they run their grass-fed cattle farm. www.shawnforgeorgia.com/meet-the-can...

22.11.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 982    πŸ” 265    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 8

Utterly indefensible

22.11.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW U.S. Senate Joint Economics Committee REPORT: South Carolina Families Have Had To Pay $472 More For Monthly Items Since Donald Trump Took Office Due to Inflation

22.11.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.

22.11.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6808    πŸ” 1482    πŸ’¬ 316    πŸ“Œ 127

Social Security is not dying. It is being starved. We need it, the rich do not. The cap that shields the wealthy from paying more is a wall made up of greed. Lift it & the system is reborn. Voters keep choosing those who serve the wealthy, then wonder why the table is empty. #ProtectSocialSecurity

22.11.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 809    πŸ” 327    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 9

I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"

21.11.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1449    πŸ” 587    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 7
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Superpower
www.kitty-kingdom.com

21.11.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump accuses Democratic lawmakers who urged military to disobey illegal orders of β€˜seditious behavior, punishable by death’ | CNN Politics President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who urged service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by the administrati...

This is not only deranged, it is an incitement to murder. Disobeying illegal orders was declared to be a moral and legal imperative at the Nuremberg trials. Now Trump is saying people who urge military not follow illegal orders should be executed. This is pure fascism. www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...

20.11.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW: Rep Jason Crow (D-CO) and other Democratic veterans in Congress release a joint statement on President Trump’s call for their arrest and sedition trial: β€œEvery American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence.”

20.11.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 323    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 9
A lookup tool with a line chart that allows users to pick a city and show the homicide rate over the past decade. The chart highlights DC's rate vs. the US rate

A lookup tool with a line chart that allows users to pick a city and show the homicide rate over the past decade. The chart highlights DC's rate vs. the US rate

The homicide rate in the US has been dropping in the past three years and is trending toward its lowest level in decades. Reporters visited five cities with major decreases to figure out why. Data analysis by @jdharden.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...

20.11.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Black Friday 2025 boycotts: 'Mass Blackout' and 'We Ain't Buying It' protests will target Trump and billionaires. Here's what to know Grassroots movements like the 'Mass Blackout' are urging Americans to refuse to shop this Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday, to protest the widening wealth gap.

Black Friday boycotts are coming:

β€˜Mass Blackout’ and β€˜We Ain’t Buying It’ want you to protest Trump and billionaires by refusing to shop at these stores.

Here are the details in my latest for @fastcompany.com
www.fastcompany.com/91444540/bla... #WeAintBuyingIt #BlackFriday

20.11.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items β€œpotentially divisive.”

WTAF?!
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

20.11.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

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