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#Writer. #SFF. Daydreamer. Scone baker. Love landscapes & history of the American West. Science and spirituality. Late, late, late to the #ADHD party.

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This cannot happen.

14.03.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@ossoff.senate.gov is the ONLY Democratic U.S. Senator up for reelection in a state Trump won.
He’s MAGA’s #1 target in the midterms.
There’s no path back from the brink of authoritarianism without defending this seat. Go to electjon.com & support Jon!

13.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 1203 πŸ” 533 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 10

I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.

There’s not.

02.02.2025 14:55 πŸ‘ 28449 πŸ” 6460 πŸ’¬ 759 πŸ“Œ 476
More states reject federal vaccine guidance
States disregarding federal childhood vaccine guidance
NoYes: All Childhood VaccinesYes: COVID-19/Hepatitis B onlyYes: Hepatitis B only

Updated as of March 10
Map: Tim Henderson/Stateline Source: KFF 

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031226_vaccine_rollback/29-states-dc-now-reject-federal-vaccine-guidance/

More states reject federal vaccine guidance States disregarding federal childhood vaccine guidance NoYes: All Childhood VaccinesYes: COVID-19/Hepatitis B onlyYes: Hepatitis B only Updated as of March 10 Map: Tim Henderson/Stateline Source: KFF https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031226_vaccine_rollback/29-states-dc-now-reject-federal-vaccine-guidance/

Lookie Here!

As of now, 29 states + DC, have announced that they are no longer going to follow CDC's recommendations for some or all childhood vaccines.

Kennedy is not restoring public trust in science as he said he would.

πŸ§ͺ www.kff.org/other-health...

12.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 191 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 11
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Six years ago WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Despite tens of millions of deaths, the world has not sufficiently addressed the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, and we are more vulnerable to future pandemics due to anti-science officials leading government agencies around the world.

11.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 1026 πŸ” 394 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 20

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

11.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 17739 πŸ” 7147 πŸ’¬ 517 πŸ“Œ 946
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goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024

10.03.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 17051 πŸ” 3931 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 158
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EIGHT DOLLARS A GALLON.

Downtown Los Angeles.

Today.

Trump promised to lower gas prices on Day 1. Instead he started a war with Iran and gas in LA just topped $8.

This is sticker shock.

This is his fault.

#TrumpsGasProblem​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

09.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 423 πŸ” 275 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 27
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Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents The firm, Loevy and Loevy, said 200 individuals and organizations are supporting a petition to appoint an outsider to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, who has spent wee...

A high-powered Chicago law firm announced a plan Monday to push for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially charge the agents who carried out Operation Midway Blitz.

@sophiesherry.bsky.social reports: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

10.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 6270 πŸ” 1492 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 91
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09.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 9443 πŸ” 1403 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 34

More of ICE kidnapping American citizens. This is why we protest.

07.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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Pete Buttigieg - I love this man. When a former Cabinet Secretary says Shawn Harris has what it takes to flip a red district-you listen! Lower drug prices. A real farm bill. Medicare protected. Georgia, on Tuesday, March 10th show up for someone who cares about you! GA-14! Please do the damn thing!!

07.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

California Democratic gubernatorial candidates:

It's now been four months of nearly every poll showing the two GOP candidates at the top. Not by much but still advancing. The jungle primary is less than three months away.

1/2

06.03.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 241 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3
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"Demand is so great that programs to mentor attorneys to file habeas cases are emerging...

β€œI’m on all these listservs where people are saying, who can help me in Arizona, who can help me in Mississippi, and people are stepping up and helping each other...”

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

05.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 4913 πŸ” 1568 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 48

BREAKING: Credible whistleblower discloses that FBI forensic experts were ordered to stand down from processing the scene where Renee Good was killed, because Kash Patel did not want Good referenced as a β€œvictim” in the warrant.

02.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 11030 πŸ” 4663 πŸ’¬ 211 πŸ“Œ 267
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With Rep. @crow.house.gov 100% - a combat vet with working class roots.

Caring for infrastructure, affordability, jobs > foreign adventures by draft dodging elites like Trump to enrich oil companies and advance Israeli and Saudi interests!

02.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 1202 πŸ” 400 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 19

For ppl who aren't aware:
Old temperate forests are insanely rare nowadays and extremely important ecosystems lost forever once cut.
They're not just "old trees" but intricate networks of trees, fungi and all kinds of living creatures.
You CANNOT replant this!! Once it's gone it's lost FOREVER!!!

01.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 3478 πŸ” 2351 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 12

URGENT!! 2 1/2 million acres across 18 counties!! I cannot begin to tell you the tragic loss this would be. At stake are clean water, habitat for endangered and at risk species & increased wildfire risk. PLEASE take time to comment. TL;DR where to send & talking points below. #ParkChat #Conservation

02.03.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.

We mustn’t let this war do so.

01.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 23241 πŸ” 7890 πŸ’¬ 695 πŸ“Œ 322

I often think of all that is ravaged by war. Terrible environmental impact along with the human ones, and all living beings.

01.03.2026 04:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON
TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN
"The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic.

"Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.'

"Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people.

"Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different.

"In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN "The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic. "Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.' "Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people. "Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different. "In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

28.02.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 11104 πŸ” 3320 πŸ’¬ 367 πŸ“Œ 243
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Donald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want. Let me be clear: I am opposed to a regime-change war in Iran, and our troops are being put in harm’s way for the sake of Trump’s war of choice.

Read my full statement:

28.02.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 6434 πŸ” 2012 πŸ’¬ 337 πŸ“Œ 274
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The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.

28.02.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 22542 πŸ” 6338 πŸ’¬ 1314 πŸ“Œ 399

This is a magical thread in a dismal time.

28.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Funny how a card game company has more constitutional integrity than the branch of government that actually took an oath to uphold it. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com/

27.02.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses
"The legislature did not include a grace period."
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Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period." ERIN REED FEB 25, 2026 88 5 21 Share Kansas Sate Capitol // farzinvousoughian

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses.

Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

26.02.2026 01:06 πŸ‘ 6355 πŸ” 3475 πŸ’¬ 239 πŸ“Œ 909
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24.02.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 606 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

I'm telling you ‡️

20.02.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 2479 πŸ” 551 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 15
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The Colorado River Crisis is Here States fail to reach a deal; Lake Powell Deadpool appears imminent

Federal officials now project that Lake Powell will "most probably" drop below power pool level β€” meaning Glen Canyon Dam will no longer be able to generate hydropower β€” before the end of this year: www.landdesk.org/p/the-colora... via @landdesk.bsky.social

19.02.2026 01:39 πŸ‘ 315 πŸ” 190 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 26