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Rhonda Henry

@rhonda234567.bsky.social

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Former massage therapist, cat/dog lover, gardener, waltz fanatic, fervent supporter of health care as a human right. Covid-cautious since March, 2020 (and counting). Happy living a low-key life on an island near Seattle. Simple pleasures are the best!

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Rhonda Henry @rhonda234567.bsky.social · Nov 11

You Have To Live Your Life:

A resource for COVID-19 research and information

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You Have To Live Your Life

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Rhonda Henry @rhonda234567.bsky.social · 18m

She's so pretty!

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 2h

Today is Artist’s Day in Ukraine.

In the video, you see three watercolour paintings
by Ukrainian artist and soldier
Davyd Chychkan –
killed on the front line in August 2025.

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Rhonda Henry @rhonda234567.bsky.social · 2h

Republicans have tried more than 70 times over the past 15 years to weaken or kill Obamacare. But their campaign keeps backfiring.

Archived: archive.ph/GaWJu

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Why Republicans’ attempts to kill Obamacare keep backfiring

The White House and some Republicans are growing nervous that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of a government funding bill has salience with voters.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

#MedicareForAll

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 3h

What did the administration know and when did it know it?

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The government isn’t releasing economic data. Private firms are stepping in.

The government shutdown has prompted private firms to release their own economic data, filling a gap left by the absence of official figures.

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 1d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 17h

This government is a well-oiled machine that’s definitely not suffering from internal power struggles hastily papered over as technical mistakes

The employees "were sent incorrect
notifications, which was fixed last night and this morning with a technical correction," a senior administration official said. "Any correction has already been remedied."

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Rhonda Henry @rhonda234567.bsky.social · 18h

I sure miss Uncle Walter. He had integrity.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

💚That deep sadness you feel, the irritability, anger, and numbness. It’s grief. Grief for who we were. Grief for who we could have been. Grief for the loss of CDC as we knew it and all that means for so many.

Be kind to yourself. Be patient. It’s ok to grieve. 💚

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Rhonda Henry @rhonda234567.bsky.social · 21h

No idea. Found it uncredited on several other sites, still looking for someone to credit.

Rhonda Henry @rhonda234567.bsky.social · 21h

I'm not - found it uncredited on several other sites/pages. I'd love to be able to credit the maker but haven't found anything yet.

Some have said it's AI, which it very well could be.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22h

Qatari soldiers in Idaho will have better access to health care than Americans.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 22h

“The White House’s mass firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease.” www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...

‘It’s a massacre’: CDC battered by government shutdown firings

The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...

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Rhonda Henry @rhonda234567.bsky.social · 23h

I really enjoy produce displays, and floral, and sushi....there's a real art form to how stuff goes on the shelves. Plus T&C is kind of our living room here, there's always someone to chat with. 😀

Rhonda Henry @rhonda234567.bsky.social · 23h

Yup, it's the home store on Bainbridge. I even worked there for a few years in the early 90s. They set a standard that's hard to match!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon by John Deering.

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Rhonda Henry @rhonda234567.bsky.social · 1d

I generally despise shopping (except my local grocery store, T&C). I might need an emotional support shopper if I go in person!

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Rhonda Henry @rhonda234567.bsky.social · 1d

I *just* joined Costco so I could buy a new washer/dryer set (after people telling me it was 100% the best way to do that).

Will be making a pilgrimage to the Silverdale store sometime in the next couple months. Gonna need to make a list for stuff like this!

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 1d

Anti-vax onstage, Pfizer backstage.

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