Jacqueline Gardyszewski Serrato
@jackieserrato.bsky.social
I am a 72-year old white woman, who is fighting against the Trump GOP desecration of our democracy and equal rights.
I fear for my grandchildren & the world they will inherit if globally, we don’t become stewards of our planet.
I fear for my grandchildren & the world they will inherit if globally, we don’t become stewards of our planet.
Always a read that adds clarity to today’s chaos.
January 3, 2026
Today was the legal deadline for the Department of Justice to submit to Congress a written justification for any documents from the Epstein files that the department had redacted or withheld.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Always a read that adds clarity to today’s chaos.
Please watch and consider sharing. I can almost guarantee that you will be chuckling for just a bit. These days, I treasure every chuckle!
Alec Hamlin on Instagram: "South park Apologizes to the white house #southpark #trump #whitehouse #treyparker #mattstone"
In a bizarre yet entertaining apology video, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone offer their sincerest regrets to the White House. But as they go about firing off apologies left and right, ...
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January 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Please watch and consider sharing. I can almost guarantee that you will be chuckling for just a bit. These days, I treasure every chuckle!
America’s takeover of Venezuela — because it’s in our “backyard” and we didn’t like its leader — strengthens Putin’s claim over Ukraine, Xi’s over Taiwan, and Netanyahu’s over the West Bank and Gaza.
Thug World
A new world order?
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
America’s takeover of Venezuela — because it’s in our “backyard” and we didn’t like its leader — strengthens Putin’s claim over Ukraine, Xi’s over Taiwan, and Netanyahu’s over the West Bank and Gaza.
He just illegally took over a country. He is taking over Venezuela’s oilfields.
As he tells this tale, he can’t even stay on topic.
How can this be our future?
As he tells this tale, he can’t even stay on topic.
How can this be our future?
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
He just illegally took over a country. He is taking over Venezuela’s oilfields.
As he tells this tale, he can’t even stay on topic.
How can this be our future?
As he tells this tale, he can’t even stay on topic.
How can this be our future?
Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
A very good read.
It’s Been a Long Time Coming
Jack Smith finally talked...and he had a lot to say
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
A very good read.
‘The Ezra Klein Show’
2025 Book Recommendations from guests on his podcast.
2025 Book Recommendations from guests on his podcast.
Opinion | ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ 2025 Book Recommendations
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
‘The Ezra Klein Show’
2025 Book Recommendations from guests on his podcast.
2025 Book Recommendations from guests on his podcast.
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making.
How can this be legal? If we don’t act in the mid-term elections to stop this man, think of what 2026 will hold, with no checks and balances, and no consequences for the MAGA party.
Has the Republican Party really been dismantled by greedy oligarchs?
How can this be legal? If we don’t act in the mid-term elections to stop this man, think of what 2026 will hold, with no checks and balances, and no consequences for the MAGA party.
Has the Republican Party really been dismantled by greedy oligarchs?
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making.
How can this be legal? If we don’t act in the mid-term elections to stop this man, think of what 2026 will hold, with no checks and balances, and no consequences for the MAGA party.
Has the Republican Party really been dismantled by greedy oligarchs?
How can this be legal? If we don’t act in the mid-term elections to stop this man, think of what 2026 will hold, with no checks and balances, and no consequences for the MAGA party.
Has the Republican Party really been dismantled by greedy oligarchs?
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So much is being tossed aside... as if it has not value.
So much is being tossed aside... as if it has not value.
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
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December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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So much is being tossed aside... as if it has not value.
So much is being tossed aside... as if it has not value.
To be extra safe:
- NEVER drink any water onboard that isn’t in a sealed bottle.
- Do not drink coffee or tea onboard.
- Do not wash your hands in the bathroom; use hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol instead.
- Bring sealed beverages or fill a reusable bottle at airport bottle stations
- NEVER drink any water onboard that isn’t in a sealed bottle.
- Do not drink coffee or tea onboard.
- Do not wash your hands in the bathroom; use hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol instead.
- Bring sealed beverages or fill a reusable bottle at airport bottle stations
2026 Airline Water Study
mailerlite.foodmedcenter.org
December 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
To be extra safe:
- NEVER drink any water onboard that isn’t in a sealed bottle.
- Do not drink coffee or tea onboard.
- Do not wash your hands in the bathroom; use hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol instead.
- Bring sealed beverages or fill a reusable bottle at airport bottle stations
- NEVER drink any water onboard that isn’t in a sealed bottle.
- Do not drink coffee or tea onboard.
- Do not wash your hands in the bathroom; use hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol instead.
- Bring sealed beverages or fill a reusable bottle at airport bottle stations
Reposted by Jacqueline Gardyszewski Serrato
Red Hills rancher sets Kansas prairie ablaze to save it | via Erin Socha #ksleg
Red Hills rancher sets Kansas prairie ablaze to save it • Kansas Reflector
Woody encroachment is threatening to collapse the grassland ecosystem and render the landscape unusable for cattle ranchers. Historically, fire kept woody species in check
kansasreflector.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Red Hills rancher sets Kansas prairie ablaze to save it | via Erin Socha #ksleg
Anyone who went to a Catholic, parochial school understands the power of swearing. 🤬
Swearing is a Superpower, New Research Suggests - Drugs.com MedNews
SATURDAY, Dec. 27, 2025 Next time you re primed to hold back a torrent of four-letter frustration, just let er rip instead. Swearing is an easily available way
www.drugs.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Anyone who went to a Catholic, parochial school understands the power of swearing. 🤬
This…
American Academy of Pediatrics Sues Feds Over Millions in Lost Child Health Funding - Drugs.com MedNews
MONDAY, Dec. 29, 2025 The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), seeking to stop nearly 12 millio
www.drugs.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This…
You can only blame Biden for so long
MAGA’s Betrayal of Small Business
A key right-wing constituency is feeling the pain
paulkrugman.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
You can only blame Biden for so long
Why is this not getting any attention?
A year on, Israel still holds Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safia without charge
Abu Safia's health has deteriorated considerably since he was taken by Israeli soldiers.
www.aljazeera.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Why is this not getting any attention?
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No wonder we all feel like we got hit by a truck!
No wonder we all feel like we got hit by a truck!
The Biggest Moments of Trump’s 2025: Mass Deportations, Tariffs and More (Gift Article)
Here are some of the most consequential, illuminating or just plain remarkable moments from Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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No wonder we all feel like we got hit by a truck!
No wonder we all feel like we got hit by a truck!
My morning ChatGPT session on pathway to Immigration
‘Plain-language conclusion
You summarized it correctly:
Even full compliance does not guarantee protection from detention or deportation before citizenship is finalized.
That statement is factually and legally accurate.’
‘Plain-language conclusion
You summarized it correctly:
Even full compliance does not guarantee protection from detention or deportation before citizenship is finalized.
That statement is factually and legally accurate.’
December 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My morning ChatGPT session on pathway to Immigration
‘Plain-language conclusion
You summarized it correctly:
Even full compliance does not guarantee protection from detention or deportation before citizenship is finalized.
That statement is factually and legally accurate.’
‘Plain-language conclusion
You summarized it correctly:
Even full compliance does not guarantee protection from detention or deportation before citizenship is finalized.
That statement is factually and legally accurate.’
Sunny
Yesterday my life was filled with rain
Sunny
You smiled at me and really eased the pain
The dark days are gone and the bright days are here
My sunny one shines so sincere
Sunny, one so true
I love you
Yesterday my life was filled with rain
Sunny
You smiled at me and really eased the pain
The dark days are gone and the bright days are here
My sunny one shines so sincere
Sunny, one so true
I love you
A climate reality check from Bill McKibben
Solar energy pays off in Australia, the US turns back the clock on climate action, and help Third Act simplify solar
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Sunny
Yesterday my life was filled with rain
Sunny
You smiled at me and really eased the pain
The dark days are gone and the bright days are here
My sunny one shines so sincere
Sunny, one so true
I love you
Yesterday my life was filled with rain
Sunny
You smiled at me and really eased the pain
The dark days are gone and the bright days are here
My sunny one shines so sincere
Sunny, one so true
I love you
From our Canadian friends ❤️
Really American (@reallyamerican)
BREAKING: Canadian TV show brutally mocks Donald Trump and it’s going viral
Share widely so everyone sees this
substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
From our Canadian friends ❤️
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said at a border security conference in April.
The administration’s goal, he said, was to deport immigrants as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
Such lofty goals!
The administration’s goal, he said, was to deport immigrants as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
Such lofty goals!
The Brazen Cruelty of the Trump Regime
Its plan to warehouse immigrants has shades of Nazi concentration camps and America's shameful imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said at a border security conference in April.
The administration’s goal, he said, was to deport immigrants as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
Such lofty goals!
The administration’s goal, he said, was to deport immigrants as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
Such lofty goals!
Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve Jazz Show Canceled After Trump Name Added to Building.
He had played at the Kennedy Center on Christmas Eve for two decades…an honorable man.
He had played at the Kennedy Center on Christmas Eve for two decades…an honorable man.
Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve Jazz Show Canceled After Trump Name Added to Building
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve Jazz Show Canceled After Trump Name Added to Building.
He had played at the Kennedy Center on Christmas Eve for two decades…an honorable man.
He had played at the Kennedy Center on Christmas Eve for two decades…an honorable man.
www.factcheck.org/2025/12/maka...
Don’t be fooled. HRT may have come out of the closet, but it doesn’t mean that it has no risks. What needs to be researched is the value of HRT at the various stages of a woman’s lifespan & finding its limits of safety.
I call for more research and not ignorance.
Don’t be fooled. HRT may have come out of the closet, but it doesn’t mean that it has no risks. What needs to be researched is the value of HRT at the various stages of a woman’s lifespan & finding its limits of safety.
I call for more research and not ignorance.
Makary, RFK Jr. Exaggerate Chronic Disease Benefits of Menopausal Hormone Therapy - FactCheck.org
Many doctors agree with the Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to remove the black box warnings on at least some forms of hormone therapy used to treat the symptoms of menopause. But in ma...
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December 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
www.factcheck.org/2025/12/maka...
Don’t be fooled. HRT may have come out of the closet, but it doesn’t mean that it has no risks. What needs to be researched is the value of HRT at the various stages of a woman’s lifespan & finding its limits of safety.
I call for more research and not ignorance.
Don’t be fooled. HRT may have come out of the closet, but it doesn’t mean that it has no risks. What needs to be researched is the value of HRT at the various stages of a woman’s lifespan & finding its limits of safety.
I call for more research and not ignorance.