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Gretchen Hoenes

@dolphingretch

Midwesterner. Defender of the dark sky. Supporter of the child tax credit and all efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

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Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
darksky.org/news/two-sat...

22.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 3578 πŸ” 2754 πŸ’¬ 125 πŸ“Œ 424

It takes quite a bit of practice to get a reasonable match, I would think. It isn’t fool proof but also voter fraud is β€œextremely” rare and we don’t need the SAVE Act to make it harder for people to vote.

15.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Did you need to sign something? In my state, ID is required to register. Once you are an established voter at a polling place and they have your signature on record, they match your signature to verify that it’s really you. No ID, but they look at your signature before they give out a ballot.

15.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh!

08.02.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s very loud in Kyiv.
russia is attacking us with ballistic missiles.

Let the world know.

02.02.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 1258 πŸ” 758 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 27

Breaks my heart to hear the stories of wise sensible loving women losing their healthcare and lives to these ridiculous simpletons and their fact free lawmaking.

19.11.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anemia is exhausting. Investigate if your are eligible for an iron infusion. I spent decades with terribly low ferritin, no matter what foods or supplements I consumed. I had two iron infusions a couple years apart and wow, I needed them. I’m old now and remain stable and not anemic.

23.09.2025 18:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

…or work towards ending the climate crisis.

18.09.2025 23:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Robust with Fringe

12.09.2025 22:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The future might surprise us.

11.09.2025 16:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The pollinators love these.

07.09.2025 01:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All the people that remember measles, polio and WWII are dying and now we have to make decisions based on education as opposed to lived experience.

05.09.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh dear, high population state without Medicaid expansion, terrible public health policy, this could turn bad quickly.

03.09.2025 15:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’”

03.09.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely!

31.08.2025 19:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Always so angry. Honest concerned people are looking for solutions to a horrendous problem and he gets so angry when one of the most obvious solutions is mentioned.

31.08.2025 14:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯Ί

29.08.2025 06:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t help but think of Andrew Kaczynski’s little Beans. This seems terrible for all the babes in harm’s way. We must fight for them.

29.08.2025 02:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like they’re out to get us. All the not quite 65 folks, among many others, are not looking forward to this stupid future.

27.08.2025 19:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In the future, I will appreciate you for this!

Yours truly, Old Hippie White Person

20.08.2025 17:18 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’”

20.08.2025 17:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m going to my 45th high school reunion this weekend and this video took me right back to 1980. Thanks for sharing.

19.08.2025 23:53 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump is the best talker. Says the quiet part out loud and backwards.

18.08.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These are terrible changes for people with no extra funds.

18.08.2025 14:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some additional rocks and trees in the southern bit.

17.08.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mostly corn in that red zone.

17.08.2025 21:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’”So much unnecessary suffering for no good reason. Legal does equal moral. We need new immigration laws, not a bunch of for-profit-prisons making trash billions for the greediest and sick entertainment for the cruelest.

17.08.2025 18:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is demoralizing. Every moment of every day we must acknowledge how totally unhinged and dangerous this presidency is.

15.08.2025 22:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s time for those of us who support our democracy to get tough.

15.08.2025 04:32 πŸ‘ 711 πŸ” 189 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 6
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2026 Gross Rate Changes - Texas: +31.1%; ~4 MILLION enrollees are in for a hell of a shock this fall Overall preliminary rate changes via the SERFF database, Texas Insurance Dept. and/or the federal Rate Review database. Access to Care Health Plan: (Access to Care Health Plan is a division of Sendero...

🚨🚨🚨 Yesterday I promised I'd post my full analysis of how much gross 2026 #ACA premiums are expected to increase in #TEXAS.

As promised, here it is: 4 MILLION Texans are looking at avg. *gross* rate hikes of 31% starting in January:

acasignups.net/rate_changes...

13.08.2025 18:29 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 15