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RachelSPD

@rachelspd.bsky.social

Art, dogs, music, culture, ethnicity, progressive/left, agnostic, humanist, animals & nature, film, foodie, education junkie (retired Lecturer, Ex PhD candidate, MS, BA, AS).

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I will not be hanging this on my door.

08.12.2025 07:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering US. It'll be mostly white South Africans The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States to 7,500 and they'll be mostly white South Africans.

Just another despicable administration policy.

apnews.com/article/refu...

31.10.2025 05:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yes, they can fly!

24.10.2025 05:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections โ€“ vaccines, milk safety and fluoride โ€“ have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.

No words.

apnews.com/article/vacc...

22.10.2025 06:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Some of us are feeling this way.

25.09.2025 06:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŽฏ

15.09.2025 05:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 151    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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A World-Changing Vaccination Campaign, in Photos In 1952, its peak year in the U.S., polio outbreaks left nearly 21,000 victims paralyzed and 3,000 dead. After the country introduced a vaccine, which became widely available in 1955, cases in the U.S...

Vaccines in action:

www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

13.09.2025 05:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mohawk Skywalkers: The History Stephen Miller Whitewashed The Kanien'kรฉhรก:ka Haudenosaunee ironworkers were vital to building Miller's favorite monuments to modern America

Just another example of DJT/Miller's racist propaganda lies. American was and is multicultural, including those who "built" our country.

thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/mohawk-sky...

14.08.2025 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are you scared yet?

Once the Big Ugly Bill funds hits ICEโ€™s accts, to be spent ASAPโ€”with little oversight how itโ€™s doled out. NYTimes reported ICE has asked contractors for โ€œproposals for detention facilities, transportation, security guards, etc worth $45 billion w/in the next 2 yrs." MSN

09.07.2025 07:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Someone prove this wrong.

06.07.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24476    ๐Ÿ” 6068    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 570    ๐Ÿ“Œ 249
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States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says The Supreme Court says states can block the countryโ€™s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings.

Many people will die because of right-wing madness.

apnews.com/article/supr...

27.06.2025 00:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Florida MAGA Voter Tears Up After ICE Detains A Third Of His Workersโ€”And Now He Can't Find New Ones Time for a reality check.

Florida MAGA Voter Tears Up After ICE Detains A Third Of His Workersโ€”And Now He Can't Find New.
Ones. D'OH!
www.comicsands.com/florida-maga...

17.06.2025 06:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Holy crap! No Kings Philly.

14.06.2025 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20552    ๐Ÿ” 4443    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 358    ๐Ÿ“Œ 178
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My sentiments exactly.

10.06.2025 06:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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419K views ยท 22K reactions | Oh well. | Give A Shift About Nature Oh well..

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House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trumpโ€™s โ€œbig, beautiful bill.โ€

We are a sick (in many ways) country.

apnews.com/article/medi...

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U.S. sent 238 migrants to Salvadoran mega-prison; documents indicate most have no apparent criminal records The U.S. sent 238 Venezuelan migrants to a Salvadoran mega-prison. The Trump administration says they're all gang members, but 60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75 percent of them.

Yes, be very afraid.

www.cbsnews.com/news/what-re...

23.04.2025 21:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just said this yesterday, and it manifested on a meme!
๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

22.04.2025 06:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sorry, but Hitler was temporary as well.

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