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Nice to meet you virtually today! I was dressed as Hua Cheng from Heaven Official's Blessing, and my daughter was dressed as Robin (from Batman Lego movie).

Want to learn from Heather Cox Richardson about taking back patriotism? Sign up here! Join historian and author Heather Cox Richardson as we talk about how Americans can take back patriotism in this moment including by voting and getting our friends to vote on November 4th.

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I live in Portland and we're fine here. The George Floyd protests/clashes with Feds in 2020 were in a 2 square block radius downtown. The ICE building is a ways outside of downtown and protests get no exposure here. Feds using teargas and violence on nonviolent protesters. Don't buy into their lies.

Cat wanted to go, but nope. Trillium lake.

July 17, 2025 Five years ago tonight, Georgia Representative John Lewis passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 80.

July 17, 2025

The contempt they have for the lives of Black people on full display here.

Trump Is Trying To Rig The 2026 Midterms In Plain Sight A mid-decade gerrymander in Texas is a big part of his plans

Trump knows his agenda is wildly unpopular, so instead of selling it, he’s doing what he does best: cheat. His plan? Push red states to redraw their congressional maps to wipe out Democratic seats and lock in a GOP House majority. First up: Texas with a special legislative session set for next week.

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Because we need to laugh.
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Tiny chef is a ray of sunshine in a dark world. We need it! www.instagram.com/reel/DLSNFMy...

Saw this graffiti today.

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D-Day ann. today.

'Saving Private Ryan' 1998. Just finished Peace Corps training in Ecuador. We went to Quito to see it. First and only time I sobbed in a theater. In shock that day, still thinking about it weeks after. Remember history or be doomed to repeat it.

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions, the consumer data broker, had a data breach in December 2024, affecting 364,000 people in the US. They have enough information to open accountsand perform password recovery with the big three credit bureaus to remove any freezes techcrunch.com/2025/05/28/d...

I voted today! I never, ever take it for granted. You shouldn't either.

Nobody wants to talk about Reagan or Bush Jr. Reality is, if you have excellent knowledge expert folks around you, it's still ok.

Where local forecast offices no longer monitor weather around-the-clock For at least half a century, the National Weather Service has been an around-the-clock operation. That is no longer possible in parts of the country.

Trump Republicanism in action.

What could possibly go wrong?

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May the Fourth be with you!

And you thought the left was censorious. How about actual censoring?

The truth is pretty simple: If your vision for America requires fewer people voting, less healthcare, lower wages, and more corporate power — it’s not patriotism. It’s just cruelty dressed up in red, white, and blue.

First tech Show back at our building in NE! Ran through 4 cakes and 2 big boxes of cookies! Lots of people appreciating the new building and supporting integrated STEAM and academics at Benson Polytechnic!

The image is a screenshot of a post on X by a user named Charlotte Clymer (@cmcl ...) 13 hours ago. The post reads: "Countries that have issued a travel advisory this year warning their citizens about visiting the United States:" followed by a list of countries: Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom. The username includes a Ukrainian flag emoji.

Are we great again yet?

Not satisfied with purchasing a Presidential Election to become co-President, Sissy SpaceX now wants to buy himself a Supreme Court judge in Wisconsin.

You can end his shopping spree, Wisconsinites! 🚫 💰

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This is super important.

Missing sanity in the world. Luckily, my family was together this weekend.

"Until this weekend..."

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