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Lila Herndon Vizzard

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Dog lover (esp. Airedales), Unitarian Universalist, feminist, and public health strategist. Just trying to stay sane.

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The Day of Truth and Freedom: UU Clergy and Laypeople Join Multifaith March in Minneapolis Against ICE Developing story: Follow UU World’s live updates, including dispatches from Minneapolis.

200+ UU colleagues are in #Minneapolis protesting ICE www.uuworld.org/articles/min...

23.01.2026 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8845    πŸ” 2130    πŸ’¬ 174    πŸ“Œ 69

Wow, I bow to the master. Well done indeed.

19.10.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's an easy yes for me. I just need to remember to take Advil first for my aging hips.

19.10.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guy passing out constitutions who didn’t want me to show his face is where we are as a nation

18.10.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3134    πŸ” 587    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 13

There it is. Thank you. Now, WTF!?

20.09.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Would appreciate confirmation. But itt tracks.

20.09.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning.

The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc

17.08.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10877    πŸ” 6023    πŸ’¬ 2361    πŸ“Œ 1051

I had to check to see if you were in Arlington, VA because we did too!

17.08.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How much he knew? Everything.

01.08.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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What the DOJ Is Doing Behind the Scenes Read more here.

Please pay attention.πŸ‘‡

We cannot afford to leave our democracy in the hands of a process that requires this DOJ to act in good faith. We must act now to harden our election systems. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

31.07.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 13360    πŸ” 5076    πŸ’¬ 345    πŸ“Œ 186
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RFK Jr. is going to kill thousands of people. That’s not hyperbole.

20.06.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6954    πŸ” 2941    πŸ’¬ 508    πŸ“Œ 175

We’re fighting back. ✊✍️

Shoutout to our brave NIH colleagues behind the β€œBethesda Declaration”

No, youΒ *cannot*Β attack medical research. It benefits us all.

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Know your protest rights 

List provided by the ACLU

Know your protest rights List provided by the ACLU

09.06.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Looks pretty intentional to me.

09.06.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pandemic truthers take over HHS Covid site Covid.gov now redirects to a page attacking masks, New York, and Anthony Fauci.

Who needs accurate health information? Not the US government.

18.04.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4971    πŸ” 1788    πŸ’¬ 260    πŸ“Œ 109

He led the work on the COVID vaccine during the first Trump administration. Who still believes RFK's confirmation hearing assertions that he's actually pro vax?

29.03.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Multistate measles outbreak leads to dangerous vitamin A toxicity - UPI.com As a measles outbreak spreads across the United States, doctors are now seeing a new and unexpected danger: children getting sick from taking too much vitamin A.

As the #measles outbreak continues to spread across the United States, doctors are now seeing a new and unexpected danger: children getting sick from taking too much vitamin A due to dangerous misinformation from Secretary Kennedy.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...

29.03.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 163    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 7

Going forward, employers and graduate schools will have to discount service academy diplomas from '26 to about '29 or '30. I'm curious if this will affect accreditation.

29.03.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Having just watched two episodes just to calm my brain at the end of the day. Great substack post.

26.03.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Present Tense Staying in the moment in Episode 103

❀️❀️❀️

25.03.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 3
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Trump spends staggering $18 million of taxpayer money golfing amid DOGE cuts

Less than two months after taking office, US President Donald Trump has reportedly spent $18.2 million of taxpayers' money on his golfing hobby, despite his and Elon Musk's DOGE campaign to slash federal spending.

08.03.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 104    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 17

Utterly disgusting.

15.02.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer as Marty Culp and Bobbi Mohan-Culp return to perform Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" on #snl50

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15.02.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 14373    πŸ” 4163    πŸ’¬ 550    πŸ“Œ 501
KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS
IN CASE OF ICE:
CONOCE TUS DERECHOS
EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN CASE OF ICE: CONOCE TUS DERECHOS EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR.
ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge.
Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door.
NO ABRAS TU PUERTA.
ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizΓ‘ndola debajo de la puerta.

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR. ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge. Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door. NO ABRAS TU PUERTA. ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizΓ‘ndola debajo de la puerta.

ASK THEM
TO LEAVE.
If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission.
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PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN.
Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pΓ­deles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a Γ‘reas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

ASK THEM TO LEAVE. If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission. 2 PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN. Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a Ñreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

REMAIN SILENT.
You have the right to remain silent.
If the agents ask you questions, tell them,
"I wish to remain silent."
PERMANECE EN SILENCIO.
Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio.
Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles:
"Deseo permanecer en silencio".

REMAIN SILENT. You have the right to remain silent. If the agents ask you questions, tell them, "I wish to remain silent." PERMANECE EN SILENCIO. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio. Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles: "Deseo permanecer en silencio".

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.

EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.

Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

14.02.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 115210    πŸ” 34082    πŸ’¬ 1821    πŸ“Œ 983
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At the direction of RFK Jr., America’s newly confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services, the CDC has suddenly fired nearly 1,300 employees in a single day. 10% of America’s vital team of health experts β€” considered global leaders in disease control β€” have been axed.

Although HHS…

14.02.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 10823    πŸ” 5587    πŸ’¬ 828    πŸ“Œ 482

And so it begins.

15.02.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s about dismantling our government and our democracy…

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