Purple Iris

Good music!

Definitely need the warmth! Cold where I live. Sorry, I have been absent.

Fun Fact: The history of Greece can be traced back to Stone Age hunters. Later came early farmers and the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.

Classic!

John Jackson @hissgoescobra · 7h The Witkoff-Ushakov call was leaked. It was leaked by someone in the intelligence community. Wherever you are, I salute you. For that to happen, there must be grave, deep concern for what is happening. There is a Russian operation controlling our foreign policy.

I'm really curious who leaked that audio. And why.

Easy. Haven't had Starbucks in years. I support locally owned coffee shops.

Hi, Simon! Sorry I haven't responded. Thank you for the shout out and introducing me to some music new to me. Hope all is well with you!

FYI. This is not true. I looked it up. Pillen supports Trump and even opened up the Cornhusker Clink in McCook, Nebraska. It's unfortunate that Pillen is following Trump's lead.

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🇺🇸 It’s finally happening — the Big 4 meat packers are under federal investigation. For decades, four corporations have controlled nearly all of America’s beef supply — squeezing out family ranchers a... TikTok video by Regenerative Rancher 🤠

I really like this TikTok that stood out to me about several regenerative ranchers banding together to do something about what Tyson and others large corporations have done to the meat industry. This is a TikTok video-- so, hopefully it's viewable.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrNoWCE8/

Nebraska prison reopens as federal immigration center, aims for 200 detainees by Thanksgiving A new federal immigration detention center in rural in southwest Nebraska has begun housing immigration detainees. Gov.

There is one in Nebraska now too. Not many people happy about it. It's called the Cornhusker Clink.

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It makes people on insulin pumps rethink the technology and it's reliability. What are the pump companies doing to address the issue? Do insulin pump companies consider having a manual mode (I know one does not and I am on it) to address the DexCom and Abbott issues Beta Bionics Tandem?

My insulin pump relies on either one of these cgms. I take a finger poke when in doubt. Sad to see that this is occurring and lives are being lost. There is already a class action lawsuit against DexCom. Now, another one against Abbott?

False lows-- stops insulin from being delivered. False highs can lead to too much insulin being delivered. If a person is already low-- and the cgm reads high-- this can lead to death.

Many people with diabetes rely on Dexcom and Abbott cgms to read correctly. DexCom had similar issues with their G7 sensors. The Abbott Libre now having similar issues.
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Never forget who sold us out:

Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106.

12 days of work in 106 days.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Love this one!

Pumpkin art 2025.

Will inflatable frog costumes make it to Omaha? No Kings protest set for Saturday Omaha community groups plan No Kings rally Saturday at Turner Park while inflatable frog costumes sell out nationwide as viral protest symbol.

Thousands show up at No Kings Protest in Omaha, NE.

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Nebraska Appleseed files lawsuit to stop ICE facility opening in McCook Nebraska Appleseed announced Thursday morning that it has filed a lawsuit to prevent the repurposing of the Work Ethic Camp in McCook into an ICE detention facility.

Thank you #NebraskaAppleseed.

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Thune: "If I were a woman I'd be talking to my doctor and not taking advice from RFK"

I often wonder if Mike Johnson is also on the list?

Thank you for sharing!

I know many people who voted for Trump this term but also voted for Biden in 2020. I listen to them. I have used the Constitution as my fact checker each time. Many of these people don't know the Constitution. So, I give them a small book on it and say read it. It opens up conversation.

I have seen Brian, friendlyhoneybadger on TikTok.

Thanks!

Good point.

Has anyone seen the movement on TikTok regarding the #PurpleRevolution? It is Democrats, Independents, and Republicans coming together in unity. I am wondering who is behind it and if it is legit. @aaronparnas.bsky.social are you aware of it?

Federal shutdowns usually don't do much economic damage. There are reasons to worry about this one Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage. But the one that started Wednesday looks riskier, not least because President Donald Trump is threatening to use the stand...

Good article from the Associated Press. The article even quotes Trump as saying all the layoffs will be Democrats. Dear GOP-- that is a mistake. It's time to stop this madness and start doing things for the people you represent. Unity first.

apnews.com/article/gove...

RIP Jane Goodall.