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Julianne Wingate

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World Traveler***/ Native San Franciscan, lived in CA/MN/HI/NJ ***.GOP blocked me.***Let's strive for peace***.Laughter is medicine.***Be kind. ***...No "Chats".

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Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · Sep 8

Earn $50K? Pay FICA on 100% of income
Earn $250K Pay FICA on 67% of income
Earn $500K Pay FICA on 34% of income
Earn $1 Million Pay FICA on 17% of income!

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 8h

The University of Illinois, which established the world's first wheelchair racing program in 1948, has nine of its 15 team members competing in Sunday's Chicago Marathon, including six-time Paralympic medalist Susannah Scaroni.

University of Illinois wheelchair track produces perennial Chicago Marathon racers

Nine of the team’s 15 athletes are competing in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, some of whom are Paralympic medalists and racers in numerous marathons worldwide.

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Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 9h

P.E.A.C.E....
..B.E....
.W.I.T.H...
...U.S........!

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Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 26m

Amen !

This annoyed me in the nineties........

Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 40m

Dear World:

LET'S GET OUR ACT TOGETHER !!!

Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 49m

Such C.L.O.W.N.S.............

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plc @plc2024.bsky.social · 1h

tax the rich more on everything its time they payed their fair share.

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Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 1h

All well deserved.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1h

If cars are so bad for our health, our cities and the planet, why can’t we quit them? Three new books argue it’s time to really try.

‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.

A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1h

Keaton was best known for her roles in Annie Hall, Reds and The Godfather films.

Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton dies aged 79

Keaton was best known for her roles in Annie Hall, Reds and The Godfather films.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 1h

Some local Latino running clubs and their members plan to take extra precautions ahead of the Chicago Marathon to mitigate mounting dread that the heightened federal presence pervading the city will be felt from the 26.2-mile course.

Federal activity has some Chicago Marathon runners taking extra precautions

With the Texas National Guard arriving in the city just days ahead of marathon weekend, some local Latino running clubs plan to take extra precautions ahead of the 26.2-mile marathon course.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 1h

“We’ll tell our grandkids that we defeated fascism with six-dollar clickers”: how a group of community activists is tracking ICE’s movements in Los Angeles.

The Volunteers Tracking ICE in Los Angeles

How a small group of activists dubbed the “Peace Patrol” stymie the deployment of federal agents in California.

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Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 3h

Let's ALL CROSS, Donald J. Trump !

He seems to be a ROYAL IDIOT !

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NPR @npr.org · 2h

President Trump's announcement comes days before active duty members would have missed their first full paycheck as the shutdown of the federal government continues.

Trump directs Pentagon to use 'available funds' to pay military during shutdown

President Trump's announcement comes days before active duty members would have missed their first full paycheck as the shutdown of the federal government continues.

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Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 2h

R.I.P. Diane Keaton !

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 2h

Former President Joe Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy as part of a new phase of treating the aggressive form of prostate cancer he was diagnosed with after leaving office, a spokesperson said Saturday. https://to.pbs.org/47bGJ6y

Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy to treat his prostate cancer, aide says

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Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 2h

O.U.T.

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Our prayers........and a.....

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

Former President Joe Biden is undergoing a new phase of treatment for an aggressive form of cancer that was diagnosed in May.

"As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment," according to a spokesperson.