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Sandy Lee Spoelstra

@spooley2.bsky.social

Resister. Retired RN Scientist NIH in aging & cancer. Daughter Mom Grandma who loves golf’s⛳️ pickleball πŸ“ runsπŸƒβ€β™€οΈbikes🚲& loves wine 🍷. Advocate for disabled vulnerable disadvantaged humans πŸ™πŸ˜‡πŸ’™πŸ¦‹πŸ™Œ

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Dr Oz: "We're announcing a 6 month national moratorium blocking all new enrollments for durable medical equipment -- prosthesis, orthotics -- supplies across the board."

25.02.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2503    πŸ” 1089    πŸ’¬ 1146    πŸ“Œ 1451
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Colbert accuses Trump administration of censorship after CBS pulls interview Host says lawyers barred him from discussing decision to drop Texas Democrat segment amid FCC rules scrutiny

Bari Weiss orders Stephen Colbert not to run interview with Texas Presbyterian minister running for US Senate seat, because he appears to be criticizing Trump. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

17.02.2026 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 6

Lovely rendition of β€œAmerica, the Beautiful” by Brandi Carlile. Brought back memories of being inspired by my country without a tyrant trying to destroy it.

08.02.2026 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2454    πŸ” 312    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 1

Quack πŸ¦† Quack πŸ¦†

01.02.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are failing our kids

16.12.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 8818    πŸ” 4956    πŸ’¬ 674    πŸ“Œ 650
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Pritzker: "I sent a letter to Kristi Noem and to DHS leadership asking them to pause all of their federal agent operations for the entirety of the Halloween weekend. I'm asking for basic human decency. I think their response will be revealing. Give the children and families of Illinois a break."

30.10.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 14523    πŸ” 4369    πŸ’¬ 631    πŸ“Œ 254

😒

31.10.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#epsteincoverup

31.10.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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King Charles III strips brother Andrew of titles and his home King Charles III has moved to strip his younger brother Andrew of his titles and honours, and force him out of his home, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, over his ties with the late sex offender Je...

King Charles III has officially stripped Prince Andrew of his remaining royal title of Prince and his home over his ties with Epstein!

#KingCharles #PrinceAndrew #Monarchy
#USDemocracy
#Pinks

www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

30.10.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 6
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Pritzker: "Imagine it. Children who woke up that morning, expectant with joy & excitement to put on their costumes & celebrate with their neighbors in what they thought was a safe place at their homes. Armed, masked agents, terrorizing innocent people, especially children, is unconscionable."

30.10.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 24549    πŸ” 8541    πŸ’¬ 627    πŸ“Œ 344

πŸ€₯πŸ€₯πŸ€₯

30.10.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’― I’m exercising mine every day!

30.10.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BOYCOTT AMAZON!

30.10.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unpack the Compact Movement Call: Resisting Trump's Latest Attack on Higher Ed Β· No Kings Trump’s new β€œCompact to All Higher Ed” is a direct attack on students, faculty, and academic freedom. **Join Public Citizen and national partners, for a timely discussion on Trump’s new β€œCompact to Al...

I'm attending Frontline for Freedom's event, β€œUnpack the Compact Movement Call: Resisting Trump's Latest Attack on Higher Ed” - sign up now to join m www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

24.10.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Other Demonstration on Saturday Friends,

Why did the Marine Corps decide to fire live artillery shells across California’s major interstate freeway on Saturday?

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-other-demonstration-on-saturday

20.10.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5016    πŸ” 1586    πŸ’¬ 483    πŸ“Œ 137
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Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration.

The mishap, during a Marine Corps celebration attended by the Vance and Hesgeth underscores safety concerns that Gov. Newsom voiced before Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

20.10.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."

19.10.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 26385    πŸ” 7491    πŸ’¬ 1451    πŸ“Œ 679
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American farmers are hurting. Trump's trade war is making it worse Farmers are struggling this fall despite a bountiful harvest. Production costs are high, crop prices are low and the trade war has closed off one of their biggest markets.

Michigan farmers stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in exports to China this year thanks to Donald Trump. And at the same time, his reckless trade war is driving up the costs on everything they need to run their farms. www.npr.org/2025/10/16/n...

19.10.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

The Trump Administration made a deal with El Salvador that threatened years of U.S. law enforcement work to fight MS-13 so they could send people to CECOTβ€”one of the most inhumane prisons in the world.

19.10.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 422    πŸ” 180    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 7

Not the smartest 🀣

19.10.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump and White House Busted Using Red State Footage to Show β€˜Chaos’ in Chicago The president posted the deceptive high-octane ICE raid video to his own social media account.

Can’t say I’ve seen too many palm trees here in Illinois.

Maybe in the President’s home state of Florida though.

19.10.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4515    πŸ” 1412    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 45

WTAF 😱

19.10.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh wow

19.10.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 17796    πŸ” 4872    πŸ’¬ 395    πŸ“Œ 234
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Finally came across video of an arrest at a #NoKings event yesterday. πŸ™„

19.10.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 42127    πŸ” 11042    πŸ’¬ 1264    πŸ“Œ 562
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Sanders: Today, October 18th 2025, there are more people out on the streets in more communities all over our country than we have ever seen in American history

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#nokingsprotest Grand Rapids Michigan. Peaceful exuberant crowd of thousands! Great signs πŸͺ§! Collective action feels good πŸ‘

18.10.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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CLC Calls for Investigation Into Senior DHS Official Tom Homan’s Financial Disclosures One of the highest-ranking members of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) β€” the Trump administration's so-called border czar β€” appears to be hiding information from the public.

More reason to get the truth on what became of the $50K. Administration stories don’t add up.

17.10.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 771    πŸ” 250    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 10

Either Mike Johnson doesn't read the news or he's lying.

He should read this story about a 10 year old US citizen with brain cancer who you and Trump deported away from her doctors.

This is what your "mass deportations" are doing.

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In the richest city in America, we cannot simply accept that 500,000 kids go to bed hungry every night.

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