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Child of Oklahoma, influenced by the world. Voice, accent, speech, and text coach for theatre and media, theatre director, and academic administrator. Pet dad; tech enthusiast, scuba, & outdoor enthusiast.

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20.06.2025 19:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Juneteenth Goes Uncelebrated at White House as Trump Complains About โ€˜Too Manyโ€™ Holidays

Of course his only remarks would be about a useless holiday with bad syntax. It's deep seeded racism and an ignorance of basic grammar.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/u...

20.06.2025 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you love your library, listen upโ€ฆ

15.04.2025 01:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13382    ๐Ÿ” 4560    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 180    ๐Ÿ“Œ 226
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How tariffs work

05.03.2025 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 911    ๐Ÿ” 238    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23
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Reagan vs Trump

08.03.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 483    ๐Ÿ” 109    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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If you fly these flags, fuck you.

11.02.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1261    ๐Ÿ” 281    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

That's crazy. He's a handsome young man now. Where did the little boy go?

15.02.2025 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My god, Sean is growing up so much!

15.02.2025 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump order targets transgender troops and โ€˜radical gender ideologyโ€™ The presidentโ€™s executive order took aim at transgender individuals in personal terms, noting that physical and mental health conditions make them โ€œincompatibleโ€ with military service.

Boy, trump is just airing his personal bigotry in targeting our transgendered Americans.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransPeopleMatter #MAGAbigotry
wapo.st/3WBsMKD

28.01.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Do Trump's appointees know they're not swearing the oath to HIM?
YouTube video by The Bulwark Do Trump's appointees know they're not swearing the oath to HIM?

Elissa Slotkin, again, kicking a** and not taking sh*t from these unqualified MAGA nominees.
#TruePatriot

youtube.com/shorts/aQPeg...

26.01.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ronny Chieng Breaks Down the Art of Actually Understanding Words
YouTube video by NowThis Impact Ronny Chieng Breaks Down the Art of Actually Understanding Words

When a comedian understands what 49.8% of America cannot. Explaining the issue to MAGA.

youtube.com/shorts/SCUy3...

26.01.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue The climate policy pendulum is swinging back again with Trump in office. Money, lobbying and talking about red vs. blue states all play a role in the political and public divide.

Someday, I hope the fossil fuel industry is held accountable for these cover-ups like tobacco was.

theconversation.com/how-the-oil-...

25.01.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โš ๏ธ ๐ŸงตOn Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth refuses to answer if he supports the use of active duty military in US detention camps.

Fairly confident we ALL know the answer.

But wait, thereโ€™s more!

+โ€ฆ

24.01.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6277    ๐Ÿ” 2004    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 364    ๐Ÿ“Œ 133

Thank you Elissa Slotkin! Already hitting hard in the Senate! I'm so happy that we voted her in to rep Michigan.
#ElissaSlotkin #NoHegseth

24.01.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations to the seniors who voted for the Cheeto! Your Rx drug prices are going to go up. Trump rescinded Biden's order 14087 that brought Rx prices down for Medicare/ Medicaid recipients. Drugs that were capped at $2? Not any more! The admin obviously didn't care about your limited income.

22.01.2025 21:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Get ready folks, starting February 1, your produce prices are going to be 25% higher! Mexico is the primary provider of produce in the US. Tariffs are going to make all produce cost more.
#PresidentialMoron #MAGAcosts #

21.01.2025 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Get ready folks, starting February 1, your produce prices are going to be 25% higher! Mexico is the primary provider of produce in the US. Tariffs are going to make all produce cost more.
#PresidentialMoron #MAGAcosts #

21.01.2025 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
BarbMcQuade
An executive order cannot supersede a statute. Congress has found ByteDance a danger to national security and SCOTUS has upheld it. Trump's job as of noon tomorrow is to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed." That means enforcing the ban until ByteDance sells TikTok.

BarbMcQuade An executive order cannot supersede a statute. Congress has found ByteDance a danger to national security and SCOTUS has upheld it. Trump's job as of noon tomorrow is to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed." That means enforcing the ban until ByteDance sells TikTok.

21.01.2025 05:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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No lies told in this headline.

21.01.2025 04:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58199    ๐Ÿ” 11249    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1637    ๐Ÿ“Œ 517

Presidents should not be allowed to pardon people they egged on into committing their crimes. It's not forgiveness, it's lawlessness.

21.01.2025 01:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21735    ๐Ÿ” 3786    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 568    ๐Ÿ“Œ 116
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Elon Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutes at inauguration rally Tech billionaire wades into controversy after shooting right arm on upwards diagonal during celebrations of Trump

It is terrifying that the man who our new president seems to most trust as an advisor just gave a Nazi salute at the inauguration on MLK day.
bit.ly/4h2Ff1R
#StopHate #NoHate #MLK #DumpTrump

20.01.2025 23:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I wish Americans cared as much about the loss of democracy as the loss of TikTok.
Mark Jacob

I wish Americans cared as much about the loss of democracy as the loss of TikTok. Mark Jacob

19.01.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14316    ๐Ÿ” 3031    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 533    ๐Ÿ“Œ 156
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ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY ๐Ÿ’ฏ

19.01.2025 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10604    ๐Ÿ” 2154    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 329    ๐Ÿ“Œ 117
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I always loved this image of Barack Obama looking at the statue of MLKJr.

20.01.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19488    ๐Ÿ” 3317    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 207    ๐Ÿ“Œ 145
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@hearmeoutonthis2.bsky.social Today we honor the man who stood up for the civil rights of people who had been oppressed for centuries and have his life for it. Sadly, on the same day a racist is being placed in the White House. #mlk #civilrights #NoHate

20.01.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires.

Thank you, Mexico๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ

11.01.2025 02:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68799    ๐Ÿ” 11808    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1786    ๐Ÿ“Œ 933

I always thought it should be turned into a stage play like the original.

13.01.2025 01:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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