The Queen Zone

My Mother Became an American in 1958, But Never Voted. She Wasn’t Alone Giving people the right to vote is not the same thing as making them feel invited, equipped, and wanted in the voting booth.

Giving people the right to vote is not the same thing as making them feel invited, equipped, and wanted in the voting booth.

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My Brain Constantly Replays Moments from My Past. Neuroscience Explained Why Vivid, first-person exploration of why my brain serves up rapid-fire sensory “flashbacks” and intense lucid dreams, grounded in current neuroscience on involuntary autobiographical memories, visual im...

Several times a day, I can be washing dishes, just turning my head, or catching a particular angle of light, and suddenly I am dropped into a one‑second clip from my own past.

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God, Justice and the 2026 Midterms: Why More Pastors Are Running as Democrats In 2026, a new crop of pastors, preachers and seminarians are cutting the caution tape and stepping directly onto the political stage.

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This Is How The IRS Knows When You Are Cheating On Your Taxes Discover how the IRS uses advanced technology and data analysis to catch tax evaders and ensure a fair tax system.

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What Really Happens When You Delete Your Social Media Accounts What looks like a clean break is often a drawn-out data afterlife, with platforms retaining user information for months or years after deletion.

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10 Major Tax Changes Every Middle-Income American Should Know for Tax Year 2025 Whether you're a single filer earning $50,000 or a married couple bringing in $150,000, the 2025 tax year introduces sweeping changes that could put more money back in your pocket.

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Refusing to Pay Federal Taxes as Protest: What the Law Actually Allows, and What It Does Not In moments of deep political division, some Americans turn to their tax bill as a form of protest.

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Midterms 2026: Democrats rediscover God as Republicans debate faith’s role Religion is no longer the quiet subtext of American politics in 2026; it is on the mic, in the stump speech, and increasingly in the hands of pastors-turned-candidates.

If the early contours of the 2026 campaign trail are any guide, Americans are heading into an election where the loudest voices may not come from party headquarters but from pulpits, prayer breakfasts and faith-based group chats.
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Is there still hope for U.S. democracy? Experts weigh in American democracy is in real trouble, but history, law, social science, and global politics all suggest that rights can be rebuilt, and that people and institutions are already laying the groundwork ...

American democracy is in real trouble, but history, law, social science, and global politics all suggest that rights can be rebuilt - what do you think?

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Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.

“Our view is the middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.”

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Did Trump Really End Eight Wars? Fact-Checking His Nobel Peace Prize Boast President Donald Trump’s claim that he “ended eight wars” collides with expert assessments showing many of those conflicts never actually ended.

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Taking a poll. Yay if you think free and fair elections are still a possibility for the mid terms. Nay if you do not.

Cash, Cards, or Crypto? What Counts as “Real Money” in 2026 In 2026, Americans aren’t choosing between cash, cards, and crypto. They’re using all three, but for very different reasons.

Despite years of predictions about a cashless future, Americans haven’t abandoned physical money. Instead, they’ve built a hybrid system.

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When the Doctor Becomes the Patient: What Physicians With Cancer Want You to Know Doctors who’ve faced the disease themselves share candid lessons about empathy, medical bias, and the humanity of care.

Doctors who’ve faced the disease themselves share candid lessons about empathy, medical bias, and the humanity of care.

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JFK’s niece:

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What Has Changed for Women, LGBTQ+ People, and Minorities in the U.S. Military In 2025 What has changed for women, LGBTQIA+ people, and racial and ethnic minorities who want to serve in the U.S. military since President Trump returned to office (2025), from enlistment through veteran be...

What has changed for women, LGBTQIA+ people, and racial and ethnic minorities who want to serve in the U.S. military since President Trump returned to office.

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What American Students Are No Longer Allowed to Learn Students across the United States are discovering that some of the most urgent questions about who they are, where they come from, and how power works in this country are suddenly off-limits in class.

Students across the United States are discovering that some of the most urgent questions about who they are, where they come from, and how power works in this country are suddenly off-limits in class.

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Who will you be, Officer? #usa #leo #police #healthecycle #foryoupage TikTok video by Jack

Who will you be, officer?

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Where Would Americans Hide If Society Collapsed? Germany in 1923 saw savings vanish overnight; Zimbabwe in 2008 forced barter and reliance on foreign currency; Venezuela in...

For Americans anticipating societal collapse, the question isn’t “where is beautiful?” but “where will survival be possible without dollars?”

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Experts Reveal the Alarming Truth About Adult Bullying Uncover the disturbing rise of adult bullying and its impact on mental and physical well-being. Learn what we can do to combat this issue.

ICYMI. I interviewed experts about adult bullying for @thequeenzone.bsky.social. My takeaway?

Be an upstander, not a bystander.

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From Tinsel to Table Scraps: Holiday Pet Hazards to Watch For With December’s environmental upheaval comes a documented rise in poisonings, injuries, anxiety disorders, and escape incidents—clear evidence that holiday traditions dramatically increase pet risk.

Veterinary clinics consistently report sharp seasonal increases in cases involving poisoning, foreign body ingestion, anxiety related illness, burns, injuries, and escape incidents throughout December.

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Human Rights Under Threat in 2025 and What You Can Do To Help With record displacement, soaring censorship, and worsening access to basic needs, 2025 is shaping up to be a watershed year for global human rights decline.

With record displacement, soaring censorship, and worsening access to basic needs, 2025 is shaping up to be a watershed year for global human rights decline.

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You gotta love Laurence O'Donnell... the man never misses.

When the Holidays Hurt: Why December Intensifies Loneliness—and What Eases It Each December, loneliness intensifies in a predictable pattern driven by heightened social expectations, reduced daylight, altered routines, and amplified emotional comparison.

As December arrives, the lights and festivities return. But behind the sparkle, many people are struggling emotionally.

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HPV in 2026: Your risks drop as new self-screening options emerge Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, and nearly everyone who is sexually active will encounter it at some point.

HPV-related disease is largely preventable through vaccination and regular screening—and major updates in the last two years are expanding how people can be screened, including options to collect a sample themselves.

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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".

Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.

The Power of Second Opinions: How Advocacy Can Save Lives More patients are discovering that speaking up, switching doctors, or seeking a second opinion can dramatically change the course of their care.

More patients are discovering that speaking up, switching doctors, or seeking a second opinion can dramatically change the course of their care.

Have you ever sought a second opinion?

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Why Jews don’t accept Jesus as the Messiah: 10 key theological differences For two thousand years, this has been the elephant in the room of Western religion. You’ve probably wondered about...

We’re going to look at the 10 massive, non-negotiable theological deal-breakers that make the concept of Jesus as the Messiah a square peg in the round hole of Jewish theology.

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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.