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she/her Nerdy. Kind. Curious. Empirical. Whimsical. Messy. 'We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.'-Anne Frank

142 Followers  |  139 Following  |  26 Posts  |  Joined: 11.09.2023  |  1.79

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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

23.01.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 16289    πŸ” 20427    πŸ’¬ 218    πŸ“Œ 348
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

31.10.2025 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 17361    πŸ” 7010    πŸ’¬ 714    πŸ“Œ 1219

Score one more for the Oxford comma:

15.08.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I NEED A (PAID) SUMMER LAW INTERN!

Are you a Boston-area law student with a demonstrated commitment to deportation defense ready to take on the Trump administration? Please send a CV & writing sample to matt@massimmigrationlaw.com

(conversational(+) Spanish preferred but not required)

08.04.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 183    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 9
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Trahan Announces Effort to Reform Privacy Act of 1974, Protect Americans’ Data from Government Abuse

Whether you’re a privacy expert, government technologist or a fellow concerned American, I look forward to hearing your ideas by April 30th.

Learn more below ⬇️

18.03.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Gov. Walz, "There’s nothing conservative about an unelected South African nepo baby firing people at the VA."

15.03.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10500    πŸ” 2390    πŸ’¬ 144    πŸ“Œ 276

Ok I know this is old-man irritability but I don’t care if Mahmoud Khalil has a pregnant wife, I don’t care if he and his wife are childfree, I don’t care if he’s in a fucking polycule with a hedgehog and a jar of mayonnaise, NOBODY should be detained for protected speech, including singletons.

11.03.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8081    πŸ” 1212    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 50
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

02.03.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 54175    πŸ” 37081    πŸ’¬ 2032    πŸ“Œ 3072
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Tesla lost enough value today that it could have fully funded USAID for a year.

28.02.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 23302    πŸ” 4861    πŸ’¬ 492    πŸ“Œ 287

Maybe instead of purging the Social Security workers who make sure seniors get their checks on time, we should be expanding benefits to make life a little easier for your parents and grandparents.

27.02.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 25324    πŸ” 5079    πŸ’¬ 864    πŸ“Œ 183
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau uncovered $21 billion of cheating and returned it directly to Americans.

That little agency is proof that we can make the government work for people.

Trump and Musk want to take that away, but we won't stop fighting to protect it.

17.02.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4543    πŸ” 802    πŸ’¬ 100    πŸ“Œ 18
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What Actually Happens When a Trans Athlete Transitions Fears of trans women taking over women’s sports simply doesn’t match up with the reality of the effects that transitioning and hormone replacement therapy have on an athlete’s body.

One of my first reported pieces, many if the theories here have subsequently been backed up by research: www.vice.com/en/article/w...

04.02.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ONE BIG THING. When I mentioned that I had heard of at least one person who had already missed a Social Security payment, the staffers snapped to attention. That's a huge deal.

If you or someone you know has missed a Social Security payment, call your reps IMMEDIATELY.

04.02.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4176    πŸ” 1478    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 30

"I do not weep at the world - I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife" ~ Zora Neale Hurston

#BlackHistoryMonth

02.02.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 613    πŸ” 120    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 8
Standish - Habitat for Humanity

Friends in Southern Maine, especially those who are looking to buy a house and can't afford one the traditional way. Habitat For Humanity is taking applications for homes in Standish, Maine.
habitatportlandme.org/apply/standi...

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Jimmy Carter wins a posthumous Grammy.

Jimmy Carter won a posthumous Grammy in the category of spoken word album for β€œLast Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration.” The win comes a little over a month after the former president’s death, and is his fourth Grammy award.

02.02.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3310    πŸ” 342    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 34

Modern book burnings look like a 404 page.

02.02.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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So our new secretary of defense, a former weekend Fox News morning host, has decided the New York Times, NBC News, and NPR will be replaced at the Pentagon by the New York Post, One America News and Bretbart Radio

01.02.2025 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 625    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 28
be gay, do crimes (do not talk about it)

be gay, do crimes (do not talk about it)

Poster from a gay hacker space kinda place and

yeah, this, next few years gonna be a whole lotta: This

02.02.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4051    πŸ” 1276    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 20

American citizens should not have to enter into a contract with a private company (that’s an X account signup!) to receive government communications

01.02.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6148    πŸ” 1847    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 83

Remember they want you scared. They are desperately trying to terrify us into submission.
Federal employees? Yep.
Opposition? Yep.
Their own Congress? Yep.

Figure out what you stand for and stand the fuck up for it.

31.01.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5148    πŸ” 1221    πŸ’¬ 160    πŸ“Œ 68

The only equity ruining everything is private equity

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Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.

When there weren't enough bank examiners on the beat, SVB and Signature Bank failed, requiring big bailouts.

The FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don't crash our economy.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

27.01.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 9038    πŸ” 3014    πŸ’¬ 488    πŸ“Œ 162
James Harvey III, Tuskegee airman, leader of the team that won the US military's first aerial gunnery competition for combat aviators. AKA, Top Gun. James Harvey is a handsome Black man in WW2 uniform with an indomitableble look of calm confidence.

James Harvey III, Tuskegee airman, leader of the team that won the US military's first aerial gunnery competition for combat aviators. AKA, Top Gun. James Harvey is a handsome Black man in WW2 uniform with an indomitableble look of calm confidence.

Tom Cruise in an aviation suit and Rayban aviator sunglasses from Top Gun.

Tom Cruise in an aviation suit and Rayban aviator sunglasses from Top Gun.

Hey, while we're talking about erasing history:

In 1949 the US military held its first Aeriel Gunnery Competition, later known as "Top Gun."

The best of the best competed in dogfighting and other skills. The team that won, was the 332nd: The Tuskegee airmen.

So they refused to announce a winner🀑

27.01.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 28551    πŸ” 9305    πŸ’¬ 568    πŸ“Œ 386

Hey. We’re gonna figure this out as it comes.

Don’t give up hope, ok?

They can’t take that spark away from you, & they can’t regulate it.

You are more powerful, & resilient than their hate.

You are not alone.

We are a mycelium network of so much beauty & kindness,

and we will persevere.

20.01.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

whoever said money can't buy happiness must not have realized you can buy a little arm that holds your ereader above your face in bed, and a remote so you can turn the pages without taking your arms out from under the covers

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nothing is certain except death, taxes, and tech bros trying to reinvent something they spent 10 minutes learning about

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