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The Weeping Somnambulist

@pigeon75.bsky.social

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Appalachia raised 🌳 In the PNW more than 20 years now 🌋Degrees in history, law, & library science. I love to read 📚 lifelong learner 🎓fav reads are sci-fi 🪐& fantasy 🧚 I’m chronically ill but persevering ♿️

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 13h

The GOP controls the House, Senate, and White House. And they love to remind us when it’s convenient for them. So it's on them to fund the government. If they want our votes, they have to come talk to us.

They know what we want: extend the ACA tax credits so the healthcare system doesn't collapse.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14h

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Gina K H @ginakh.bsky.social · 12h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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Deborah Weeks @deborah-10.bsky.social · 18h

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The Weeping Somnambulist @pigeon75.bsky.social · 1d

Humor break

The Weeping Somnambulist @pigeon75.bsky.social · 1d

They were going to do this anyway. The regime is just using it as an excuse. They think they can somehow make the firings the Democrats fault.

www.seattletimes.com/business/bud...

Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

The White House budget office says that mass firings of federal workers have started as the federal government shutdown continues.

www.seattletimes.com

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2d

This is what happens when sadism and hatred is institutionalized.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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The Weeping Somnambulist @pigeon75.bsky.social · 3d

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The Weeping Somnambulist @pigeon75.bsky.social · 3d

“But you can’t make people listen. They have to come round in their own time, wondering what happened and why the world blew up under them.”

-Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.

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The Weeping Somnambulist @pigeon75.bsky.social · 3d

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Donald Trump is deploying the military to our cities and using our servicemembers as political pawns.

Americans aren’t asking for this. This is about one thing:Trump’s agenda of fear a d chaos.

Trump’s authorized power grab must stop.

The Weeping Somnambulist @pigeon75.bsky.social · 3d

Just a little break in your doomscrolling 🧀

Facebook post from Dad Jokes

I love telling cheesy jokes,

but my friends are laughtose intolerant.

The Weeping Somnambulist @pigeon75.bsky.social · 3d

This is my fourth day of working without pay. Demoralized is not a strong enough word. #trumpshutdown

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 3d

Today is a great day to shop at places like @bookshop.org, which has free shipping right now!

Even better, you can (and should) select a local bookstore, and then they gets the full profit from your purchase: bookshop.org/pages/bookst...

Bookshop.org: Store Locator

Discover local and indie bookstores in the United States. Choose your favorite bookstore to support with your order. They'll receive the full profit from your purchase.

bookshop.org

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The Weeping Somnambulist @pigeon75.bsky.social · 4d

So proud of my alma mater, Berea College for standing up. Go Mountainers! #BereaBeloved

www.wuky.org/wuky-news/20...

Several Kentucky colleges sign on to letter slamming 'coercive' Trump actions, but public universities haven't signed on

An open letter taking direct aim at the Trump administration's policies surrounding higher education gained the support of several Kentucky colleges, but none of the state's public universities have s...

www.wuky.org

The Weeping Somnambulist @pigeon75.bsky.social · 4d

Facebook post from Really American

As long as we are cutting healthcare for everyday Americans, let’s remove the lifetime of free healthcare for members of Congress. Time for them to live in the system they’ve created for us.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: For the last several months, I have written and spoken regularly about the rise of authoritarianism in the United States. This is not something I ever envisioned for myself — and it is certainly not something my ancestors envisioned for their great grandchildren.

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?