Cathy MacFarlane Hoag

Another returned PCV here. It’s possible that some projects PCVs undertake are funded by USAID or, like I was, they were paid by USAID but on loan to PC. That’s how I worked at headquarters for a bit longer than 5 years.

Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show

This 13 minute video by Ezra Klein is absolutely worth the time. Made me feel a bit better.

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I remember when porn bots were my biggest concern. I’d take them back any day if we could get rid of Elon Musk and his little boys.

The porn bots are messing with my enjoyment of BlueSky. Is there any way to stop them? I’ve gotten 5 requests from Alexiane etc in the past 15 minutes. All with their tongues unattractively hanging out. Why is this happening? I’m a 66 year old married woman!

Add me (please 😊)

Hi BlueSky! I would love to build my followers. Please reshare my posts and follow, if you would like. Thank you!
(This heron is me waiting for my coffee to kick in 😆) 🪶
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What about the Hippocratic oath? Do no harm? By confirming RFK jr., he is doing a whole hell of a lot of harm. Definitely shameful.

My sweet, maligned city of Baltimore, you go Guuuurl! @democracyforward.bsky.social, block those fuckers!

Hi Logan! I’m Scottie and I think you’re cute!

Rachel Maddow said tonight that House and Senate Dems were holding an emergency meeting for ALL Dems tomorrow morning. This is definitely an emergency situation.

My daughters (adopted from Russia) worry about being deported back to Russia. They hold dual citizenships (US and Russia) - there is no way to renounce Russian citizenship. They fear Trump will have them sent back. I assured them over my dead body would I let that happen!

We are definitely horrified. I’m only 45 minutes from DC - if protests develop, I know where I will be. Thanks, Robin Hood!

Al Simpson, a Republican I could respect.

Thank you!

Right Reverend/Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is my hero (declares this atheist).

Utterly and completely moronic. Using wind and the sun for power is completely sustainable. Coal and oil are finite and dirty. I don’t understand this hatred of solar and wind power. If you’ve driven an EV (not Tesla!), you know how fun they are to drive. We have a Bolt.

My husband is a professor. Getting tenure is a difficult process and such a great thing to get! Congrats!

She spoke truth to power. That definitely makes her a nasty woman (in his eyes).

Here’s your 4th!

As a fellow returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Sierra Leone 83-85), a donor to the KIND fund, and an MSNBC follower of yours, welcome to BlueSky!

I’m so sorry. She was a beautiful girl. Four corgis of mine were at the Rainbow Bridge to greet her.

Somebody who does a Nazi salute should not be given Grace and that, ADL, was a Nazi salute.

Crazy cool group of farm animals from all aspects of the spectrum in a short grass field in front of a leafless forest.

There's something needs to be said
And it's important
You don't need to be gay to stick up for your gay friends
You don't need to be trans to stick up for your trans friends
You don't need to be Jewish or muslim or Hindu or black or white
You only need to be good people
To stick up for your friends

All three insulin makers have announced price increases ranging from 2000-3000% after President Trump rescinded Biden’s Executive Order 14087 curbing drug prices.

Thank you 😊. Elena was our first. We went back two years later for our second child. Nina is now 20.

Love indeed comes in many colors. I am just so thankful Elena became our daughter - we adopted her from Russia when she was 8 months old. Gayness in Russia can get you killed. And she is very thankful to have ended up with liberal parents who believe love is love.

1. À walkie
2. À cookie
3. A ride in the car
4. A game of fetch
5. A rub down with a towel (if they aren’t wet, I pretend they are).
6. A game of tug
7. Another cookie
8. Sitting next to mama on the sofa.