Shawn

Shawn

@tinyket1.bsky.social

Proud democrat. Mom, bereaved. RN x 30 years. Knitting into the void. Hopeful gardener. Hand quilter.

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Guardian Australia
@australia.theguardian.com

Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for ‘improper ideology’

theguardian.comTrump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for ‘improper ideology’JD Vance to lead plan as Trump says there’s been ‘concerted’ effort to rewrite US history with ‘distorted narrative’ Donald Trump has ordered an overhaul to the Smithsonian Institution, claiming he will “eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. In an executive order issued on Thursday, the president said there had been a “concerted and widespread” effort over the past decade to rewrite US history by replacing “objective facts” with a “distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth”. Continue reading...

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John Fugelsang
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' -Eleanor Roosevelt

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Encyclopaedia Britannica
@britannica.com

'Jus soli' is the law that states that citizenship is acquired by birth within the territory of the state, regardless of parental citizenship. It is the basis for citizenship in nearly every nation-state in the Western Hemisphere and as the foundation for the 14th Amendment.

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Jason Kirk
@jasonkirk.fyi

The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

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Sen. Adam Schiff
@schiff.senate.gov

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." Written right there in the Constitution. The President cannot change that with the stroke of a pen.

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Steven Beschloss
@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social

We must keep asserting the facts, especially when Trump and the other election deniers try to convince their lies are true because they’ve taken power.

Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Everything stated in this post is a provable fact. You are entitled to your own opinion. You are not entitled to your own facts. Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.

Shawn
@tinyket1.bsky.social

With all due respect to the UHC CEO and his family and friends, since the alleged shooter is being charged with m*rder and terrorism, why aren’t common-or-garden variety school shooters charged with terrorism as well?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

It's worth noting that Joe Biden, by issuing a sweeping pardon, is protecting his son from *future* retribution by an incoming president who has promised to use the Justice Department as a weapon against people he doesn't like.

Shawn
@tinyket1.bsky.social

Hi fellow human beings, I would like to introduce myself. I am a registered nurse x 30 years, a proud democrat, bereaved mom, knitter, quilter, hopeful gardener, and I enjoy walking and biking. Happy to be here.

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