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elfzie.bsky.social
@elfzie.bsky.social
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Exploring, learning, moving more & more into watercolor painting and string and wind instruments, Western, Native - sitting at the feet of great teachers. Inspired to act meaningfully, especially on environmental issues, justice. Love people and nature.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 13h
Terrific, important reporting by Michael Kranish. Worth reading the whole series (gift link) wapo.st/4hETKKl
How a young Jefferson’s plea to the King helped ignite America’s fight for independence
In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a document that instead helped set America on the path to independence.
wapo.st
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 13h
“This should shock the nation,” said Nora Ahmed, legal director of the ACLU of Louisiana, ... representing [him] in court. “The deportation of an individual with a substantial claim to U.S. citizenship represents a ... failure of the immigration system and a ... violation of constitutional rights.”
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 17h
Needed this badly. Maybe you do too.
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Diana Apfelbacher @dianaapfelbacher.bsky.social · 16h
"At any cost."
Gold continues to rise. On Day 28 it hit $4,000.00. When uncertainty rings your door, you answer.
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Bloomberg Surveillance 10/8/2025
Jonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern speak daily with leaders and decision makers from Wall Street to Washington and beyond. No other program better positions investors and executives ...
www.bloomberg.com
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 13h
Denial tactics at work.
brianpjcronin.bsky.social Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 14h
Recently my brother in law explained what gerrymandering was to a coworker and they didn’t believe him because if that were really happening there would be riots in the street
leftistlawyer.com Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 15h
This week I had someone tell me they're not worried about SNAP being cut off because "that's illegal, so it's impossible Trump could do that, so obviously it's just media sensationalism." Another person told me they weren't worried about ICE because "they can't detain you if you're legally here."
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 14h
Yet another federal program that helps many and now is endangered. @citizencohn.bsky.social explains. www.thebulwark.com/p/drug-treat...
Drug Courts Save Lives. That May Not Save Them From Trump.
An Alabama man’s recovery story shows what the program can do—and what could be lost.
www.thebulwark.com
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Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 14h
People from multiple nations have now been living and working on the International Space Station for 25 years without a gap in occupancy, by far the longest continuous human presence in space. Happy ISS-iversary to all who celebrate!
Space Station 20th: Expedition 1 Arrives at the International Space Station! - NASA
On Nov. 2, 2000, two days after blasting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 1 crew members NASA astronaut William M. Shepherd and
www.nasa.gov
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 16h
10" Greek terracotta votive for sanctuary or gravesite gift
Woman with a Fan - Saint Louis Art Museum
Woman with a Fan
www.slam.org
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 17h
It sure was fun seeing so many people participate. Thankfully, the weather held up for the week in my area and on Friday night for everyone to enjoy celebrating.
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 17h
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 17h
Exactly!
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 17h
Your work is brilliant!
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 17h
🤣🤣🤣 he's not liking freedom of speech so much ... good! 'Cause his cruel hatefulness deserves every bit of mocking it (and he) receives.
Trump, 79, Claims It’s ‘Illegal’ for Late-Night Host to Mock Him
The president is once again shouting at the TV.
www.thedailybeast.com
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Jon Gambrell @jongambrell.bsky.social · 1d
Top diplomats from Germany, Jordan and the UK call for an immediate ceasefire in #Sudan war

apnews.com/article/suda...
Top diplomats from Germany, Jordan and the UK call for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan war
Foreign ministers from Germany, Jordan and the United Kingdom have called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan.
apnews.com
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 2d
One of St. Louis' historic terracotta beauties.
Lunette, from the Scoville Building, Chicago, Illinois - Saint Louis Art Museum
Lunette, from the Scoville Building, Chicago, Illinois
www.slam.org
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 2d
#Halloween

Olga Beliaeva (Russian, born 1967)
Tarot Reader Girls, 2020
Watercolor and charcoal on paper

Olga Believa, born in Yaroslavl, Russia. Although she has a degree in mathematics, painting has always existed in her life to varying degrees. A few years ago, the artist in her heart won.
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 2d
Even his still life's move. 🙂
Still Life, Basket of Apples - Saint Louis Art Museum
Still Life, Basket of Apples
www.slam.org
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 2d
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 2d
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 2d
I added a Surge Wrasse and a Parrottfish.
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 3d
Wouldn't doubt for a second that they cut corners and exposed people to hazardous materials.
Critics question whether White House, contractors 'cut corners' on asbestos safety in East Wing demolition
Critics are questioning if the demolition of the White House East Wing adhered to federal health and safety standards, including those governing the handling of asbestos.
abcnews.go.com
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 3d
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 3d
I'm so glad someone warned me, early on, to avoid government- subsidized (and govt- gouging) Medicare Advantage. John Oliver tells why (crudely of course).
Continuing with the commercial insurance policy to cover the 20% costs Medicare B doesn't cover - until U.S. has
#universalhealthcare
Medicare Advantage: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 3d
A pretty Nazi move - get U.S. National Guards to train in control of U.S. protesting citizens that get out of control - federalizing the job of local police departments.

Can't get rid of this Admin soon enough.
Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’
Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest
www.theguardian.com
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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 4d
This is fascinating and disturbing. I'm glad and afraid to learn a little more about how we are being impacted by global warming. I have to know.
Earth Is Getting Dimmer—and the Northern Hemisphere Is Losing Brightness Faster Than Scientists Expected
New research challenges the idea that the hemispheres' matching brightness is a fundamental property of the planet
www.smithsonianmag.com
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