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NYT & USA Today PNR #author. Drinks β˜•οΈ by the gallon, πŸ’•her husband + blended fam. DV & ASD Awareness. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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We can be permanent residents by renting or buying. You don’t complete a medical exam until you apply for dual citizenship. Canada accepts immigrants with conditions like EDS or high-functioning ASD. I’m self-sufficient and don’t incur high costs. These conditions don’t automatically disqualify me.

11.11.2024 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’re looking at ON and NS Canada. They’ve seen at 25% rise in alt right extremism since 2015, but nothing like we’ve been dealing with here. Their biggest conflict has been with India’s government over Sikh separatists. They’re seeing post-COVID inflation too. But our money will go further there.

11.11.2024 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah yes, list-making to β€˜protect’ the public. Haven’t we learned anything from history? From McCarthyism to blacklists, weaponizing lists rarely ends well. Maybe let’s not repeat the mistakes of the past. πŸ™„

11.11.2024 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the algorithm. It learns what you love most or what you hate and respond to the most and shows you more of it. So, if you’re engaging with the hateful posts or bots, it’ll change your feed to show you more of what you engage with. I think that’s why some see more doom and gloom than others.

11.11.2024 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Once registered Democrat, even Green. I vibe with some Libertine ideas, but others have me side-eyeing. I used to be active in causes close to my heart, but as I’ve gotten older, grassroots movements lost steam, and cynicism crept in. Now my autistic, bi, disabled self and my partner are packing up.

11.11.2024 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A little too late, unfortunately. Now they’re talking about tariffs and the issues we’ll face, but if only they’d focused on these real concerns earlierβ€”instead of feeding his ego with endless airtime. Priorities, right?

11.11.2024 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As an independent, I wish progressives would become part of the broader liberal movement. Together, we might have a more balanced party and real progress instead of this ongoing division. Mistakes were made, but how do we fix them?

11.11.2024 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, this is when artists get to work.

11.11.2024 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You all are the true magic behind what I do. Thank you for your passion, your hot takes, and all the crazy! πŸ–€βœ¨πŸ“š #ACJames #SpookySeason #Thankful #romancebooks

11.11.2024 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Funny Meme about Vikings vs dudes ideas about gender roles.

Funny Meme about Vikings vs dudes ideas about gender roles.

Be like Sigrid the Haughty. Well, maybe not exactly like Sigrid because that’s definitely bail money and jail time. But I trust you ladies to get creative!

#WeAreNotGoingBack #WomenAgainstTrump #WomenEmpowement #WomenInBlue

11.11.2024 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Renewing passports, getting the kids set up, and scoping it out next summer. I'll write, he'll design, and we'll exit stage left to somewhere that values the creative working class within the next two to three years. Peace out.✌️ #resist #project2025 #ifwegodownwegodowntogether

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Us? We've thought it over. We're looking north. No place perfect but there's freedom in the arts, education, affordable housing, and more affordable healthcare that's looking pretty damn attractive right now in Canada.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Suzette Baker in Texas? Fired for refusing to take down a display of books. Terri Lesley in Wyoming? Fired for not removing certain books from the library's collection. For educators, artists, writers, musiciansβ€”it's here.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Civil rights and free speech groups are challenging bans, but this isn't easy. The ACLU is fighting, but they're barely keeping up. Book bans, digital restrictions, librarians fired for not toeing the lineβ€”this is the new normal.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What does that even mean in 2025? My LGBTQ friends? My best friend of over twenty years and his wife? The people we love will feel it first, but we all will eventually.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Project 2025's blueprint includes language about biblical marriage. They oppose "nonreligious definitions of marriage and family" included in the Respect for Marriage Act, which protects same-sex and interracial marriages.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The UN warned us about this conservative pushbackβ€”women's rights, reproductive health, and equalityβ€”under attack everywhere. This isn't one guy. It's not even a one-party problem. This is a wave, and we're all riding it "whether we like it or not."

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We're being told where our place is. Unpaid, kept home, having babies. He wants to "protect" women "whether the women like it or not." This isn't about protecting anyone or being pro-life. It's control. Plain and simple.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile, they're selling "Her Body, My Choice" merch on Amazon. Twitter (or X, whatever) is a dumpster fire of misogyny, and we're all getting the message loud and clear.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So, yeah, it's not like they're totally separate plans. It's like someone read 1984, took notes, and thought, What if we did more of this, but with covfefe as the national motto because who needs meaning when you've got vague late-night tweeting?

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And if you think Project 2025 is an unrelated policy paper, well, guess again. Former Trump officials wrote it, and he's already promised guys like Tom Homan a key role. The kind of people you want in charge of things like freedom and human rights (that's sarcasm).

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But hey, his official plan is Agenda 47. Because why look to the future when you can slap your own presidential number on it and call it a day?

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Think FDA approval has your back? Think again. Not once Schedule F appoints political lackies to the FDA. They'll ignore that, too.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lower courts will issue injunctions that prevent enforcement while the cases are litigated. Some blue states are preemptively stockpiling, but if this goes to the courts, it'll be a long fight, maybe two years before we know the verdict.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

These would likely focus on whether the federal government can restrict access to FDA-approved drugs and whether the Comstock Act applies to modern abortion medications.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This reinterpretation of the act could happen relatively quicklyβ€”within a few weeks to monthsβ€”via memos or policy statements. There would be immediate lawsuits.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And the Comstock Act? It's digging up a law from the 1800s to use against us now. DOJ and USPS can use it to restrict mailing abortion drugs.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A more likely path might be a nuanced ruling that allows certain federal restrictions or protections for "fetal rights" rather than an outright ban, but I'm speculating with an educated guess here.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Even with a sympathetic Court, the decision to reverse Dobbs would require solid legal arguments that likely involve reinterpreting the Constitution in a way the Court has previously avoided.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The 14th Amendment alone could position abortion as a matter of federal interest in "protecting life." Supreme Court split? Of course.

11.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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