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Patty Atkinson

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πŸ’™ coffee, amazing food, street art, wildflowers, baby deer, U2, books, travel, mountains 🚫 hate and fear, avocados, sand 🎯 democracy, liberty and justice for all, diversity, equality, inclusion, science and truth

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Under Reagan's tax cuts, the average tax cut for the top 1% was 68x larger than the average cut for middle-class households.

Under Bush's tax cuts, it was 16x larger.

And under Trump, 36x larger.Β 

The GOP has always governed for the privileged few.

14.07.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5902    πŸ” 1935    πŸ’¬ 109    πŸ“Œ 60

Can you imagine being a slave in Texas in the 1860s? Slaves are then freed across the states, but they β€œforgot” to tell you for 2 years! Can you imagine? It’s Juneteenth today. It’s a celebration of the day the slaves in Galveston found out about their freedom. Finally!

20.06.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The White House chose not to commemorate Juneteenth today. They are part of the problem, not the solution. So much for β€œwith liberty and justice for all”.

20.06.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal judge says Trump cuts to NIH grants are illegal, Politico reports A Massachusetts federal judge has declared the Trump administration's cuts to National Institutes of Health grants are "illegal" and "void," and ordered many of the grants be restored, Politico reported on Monday.

This

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

16.06.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Driving through rural NC. Passed a huge confederate flag flying at half staff. Did a famous racist die?

12.05.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump administration has deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with no meaningful process and against the wishes of her father.

26.04.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4488    πŸ” 1203    πŸ’¬ 134    πŸ“Œ 85

Thank you to everyone who protested today! πŸ’™

20.04.2025 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What did someone finally explain to him what tariffs are?

09.04.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reports of 8,000 in Asheville! Quite the crowd showing up and standing up for what they believe in. Thank you Asheville! #handsoff
#handsoffasheville #handsoff2025asheville
#saveourdemocracy

06.04.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is effin exhausting. It hasn’t even been 3 months. Anyway I went to buy a piece of poster board for tomorrow. Got a pack of 5. I’m sure they will be used.

04.04.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And democracy, I want to live in a democracy. Where we are all equal with equal opportunities to pursue our dreams.

30.03.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I saw this. Immediately thought no we can't! not with major budget cuts at NIH, CDC, universities, other research institutes. We won't have the money, scientists,
admins, resources to fight cancer, Alzheimer's, dementia, heart disease, diabetes, or anything else. People will die needlessly. πŸ’”

13.03.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No one voted for Elon. No one. His name was not on any of our ballots. He does not belong interfering with our government.

11.03.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

X is down. No more fail 🐳 of twitter. Do you get a crashed rocket πŸš€ now instead?

10.03.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. National Parks Bring In Much More Money Than They Take from… You won’t β€œmake America great again” if you destroy the greatest treasure our country owns: our National Park System. The math doesn’t work out, Pauline…

Pauline Frommer has a stunning math lesson for DOGE:

American national parks generate much more money than what they take from federal funding.

frommers.com/trip-ideas/n...

07.03.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7

Oh my it’s Fri. Wonder what insane nonsense he’s going to push out today. He decided he doesn’t like red white & blue and he wants an orange flag? Or maybe since he thinks vegetables are icky he’ll just outlaw them? Or maybe an EO to deport vegetarians. Just because. 😳

07.03.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saw a completely shredded American flag flying on a flagpole today. I thought what a shame. But then again that’s pretty much the US these days. Shredded. Hanging on by a thread.

01.03.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: β€œAll malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”

There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

28.02.2025 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 37870    πŸ” 13791    πŸ’¬ 1143    πŸ“Œ 811
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All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.

25.02.2025 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 38271    πŸ” 12341    πŸ’¬ 2689    πŸ“Œ 1820

Does anyone have a contact for Ann ? Would love to discuss with her the possibility of partnering with her to publish her cartoons exclusively on @bluesky

05.01.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 54972    πŸ” 12547    πŸ’¬ 1581    πŸ“Œ 484

Young people in the Target in their pjs at 8pm. Can old people do this too? Asking for a friend.

13.12.2024 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I did survive a trip to Walmart though.

03.12.2024 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I keep thinking I’m ready to read the news again. I’m not.

03.12.2024 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh. Forgot to wear pants with an elastic waist. πŸ¦ƒπŸ₯”πŸŒ½πŸ₯¬πŸ§†πŸ₯—πŸ₯§πŸ°πŸ¬

29.11.2024 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had a very nice dinner and negroni. Blessings counted.

27.11.2024 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been listening to a lot of sad love songs lately. The men are always singing about getting her back. It didn’t work out, but he wants to try again. The women are always saying hell no! We’re done. We’re moving on! We’re better than this. Yeah. Sounds about right. I voted for her. I’m with her.

20.11.2024 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s no use. I can’t focus today. I should just go back to bed and start over.

19.11.2024 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it’s time to get a dog. I will never ever forget the Cassie dog, but petting everyone else’s dogs in the neighborhood just isn’t enough anymore.

16.11.2024 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I’m still in the β€œthis can’t be happening” stage and someday very soon I’m going to wake up and find it’s all been a very very very bad nightmare. Pleeeeaaaaasssseee!!!!!

15.11.2024 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Submitted my passport application today. It had expired. You never know when you may need to leave the country. ✈️

12.11.2024 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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