Janine Baer 🌈 ☮️ 🕊️ 🌁 🌻 🔯
@janinebaer.bsky.social
An #adoptee, my book "Growing in the Dark" explains who was behind the sealing of adoption records and the harm done by these laws. https://www.xlibris.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/572366-growing-in-the-dark
🕊️ "Never again" means never again for anyone.
🕊️ "Never again" means never again for anyone.
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What were adoptees thinking last century? From 1989 to 1997 I published a feminist newsletter about the politics of adoption called "Chain of Life." All 42 issues are available as PDFs from the UC Berkeley digital library. 🌀https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/chainoflife/index.html
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And how many kids have they killed in shutting down USAID?
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
And how many kids have they killed in shutting down USAID?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUKA...
Season 12 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS starts on PBS in a little over a month, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.
As an adoptee, my lifelong interest in learning about my ancestry is validated by the experiences on this program — even though most of the guests are not adopted. +
🥚
Season 12 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS starts on PBS in a little over a month, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.
As an adoptee, my lifelong interest in learning about my ancestry is validated by the experiences on this program — even though most of the guests are not adopted. +
🥚
Finding Your Roots | Season 12 Official Trailer | Ancestry
YouTube video by Ancestry
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November 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUKA...
Season 12 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS starts on PBS in a little over a month, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.
As an adoptee, my lifelong interest in learning about my ancestry is validated by the experiences on this program — even though most of the guests are not adopted. +
🥚
Season 12 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS starts on PBS in a little over a month, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.
As an adoptee, my lifelong interest in learning about my ancestry is validated by the experiences on this program — even though most of the guests are not adopted. +
🥚
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Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Damn, this plaque is about to get accused of treason
West Point plaque: "Our code of military obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law."
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Damn, this plaque is about to get accused of treason
"that this nefarious, ethically vacant man — a man who wears his venality on his sleeve — could twice win the presidency and...retire with billions in ill-gotten gains suggests that America is dangerously close to falling into a political sinkhole." — Thomas B. Edsall
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Won’t Face Prosecution This Time Around
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"that this nefarious, ethically vacant man — a man who wears his venality on his sleeve — could twice win the presidency and...retire with billions in ill-gotten gains suggests that America is dangerously close to falling into a political sinkhole." — Thomas B. Edsall
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
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Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
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forward.com/opinion/7854...
"There have been many previous comparisons between Trump’s government and Hitler’s...
"Hitler & his top men characterized all reports of their barbarity as false, exaggerations spread by foreign enemies and a hostile media. Such evasions...are in abundant supply today."
"There have been many previous comparisons between Trump’s government and Hitler’s...
"Hitler & his top men characterized all reports of their barbarity as false, exaggerations spread by foreign enemies and a hostile media. Such evasions...are in abundant supply today."
In 'Nuremberg,' a potent warning about our current politics of denial
The new film 'Nuremberg' shows leaders denying knowledge of atrocities committed on their watch. Why does that sound familiar?
forward.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
forward.com/opinion/7854...
"There have been many previous comparisons between Trump’s government and Hitler’s...
"Hitler & his top men characterized all reports of their barbarity as false, exaggerations spread by foreign enemies and a hostile media. Such evasions...are in abundant supply today."
"There have been many previous comparisons between Trump’s government and Hitler’s...
"Hitler & his top men characterized all reports of their barbarity as false, exaggerations spread by foreign enemies and a hostile media. Such evasions...are in abundant supply today."
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"Because if we’re going to become a nation that truly protects children, that truly values women, that truly protects its citizens from harm, that truly cultivates and benefits from the full talents...voices & contributions of the entire population, we have to stop giving a pass to sexual abusers."
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"Because if we’re going to become a nation that truly protects children, that truly values women, that truly protects its citizens from harm, that truly cultivates and benefits from the full talents...voices & contributions of the entire population, we have to stop giving a pass to sexual abusers."
forward.com/opinion/7854...
"There have been many previous comparisons between Trump’s government and Hitler’s...
"Hitler & his top men characterized all reports of their barbarity as false, exaggerations spread by foreign enemies and a hostile media. Such evasions...are in abundant supply today."
"There have been many previous comparisons between Trump’s government and Hitler’s...
"Hitler & his top men characterized all reports of their barbarity as false, exaggerations spread by foreign enemies and a hostile media. Such evasions...are in abundant supply today."
In 'Nuremberg,' a potent warning about our current politics of denial
The new film 'Nuremberg' shows leaders denying knowledge of atrocities committed on their watch. Why does that sound familiar?
forward.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
forward.com/opinion/7854...
"There have been many previous comparisons between Trump’s government and Hitler’s...
"Hitler & his top men characterized all reports of their barbarity as false, exaggerations spread by foreign enemies and a hostile media. Such evasions...are in abundant supply today."
"There have been many previous comparisons between Trump’s government and Hitler’s...
"Hitler & his top men characterized all reports of their barbarity as false, exaggerations spread by foreign enemies and a hostile media. Such evasions...are in abundant supply today."
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHf9...
"Oldest woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail reflects on her journey."
The PBS version, just 3 minutes
"Oldest woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail reflects on her journey."
The PBS version, just 3 minutes
Oldest woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail reflects on her journey
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHf9...
"Oldest woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail reflects on her journey."
The PBS version, just 3 minutes
"Oldest woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail reflects on her journey."
The PBS version, just 3 minutes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOL2...
I'm always inspired when someone older than I am does something amazing. Personally, I will never hike the Appalachian trail but this 80-year-old woman from Michigan did, breaking a record. 🌿
(Her story is also on the last 5 minutes of the 11/21/25 PBS NewsHour.)
I'm always inspired when someone older than I am does something amazing. Personally, I will never hike the Appalachian trail but this 80-year-old woman from Michigan did, breaking a record. 🌿
(Her story is also on the last 5 minutes of the 11/21/25 PBS NewsHour.)
Michigan woman, 80, becomes oldest woman to hike Appalachian Trail
YouTube video by WOOD TV8
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOL2...
I'm always inspired when someone older than I am does something amazing. Personally, I will never hike the Appalachian trail but this 80-year-old woman from Michigan did, breaking a record. 🌿
(Her story is also on the last 5 minutes of the 11/21/25 PBS NewsHour.)
I'm always inspired when someone older than I am does something amazing. Personally, I will never hike the Appalachian trail but this 80-year-old woman from Michigan did, breaking a record. 🌿
(Her story is also on the last 5 minutes of the 11/21/25 PBS NewsHour.)
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people.com/patti-smith-...
‼️ "Patti Smith Reveals the Daughter She Placed for #Adoption Helped Uncover the Truth About Her Biological Father"
"She also shares...revelations about her life, including her discovery that the man who raised her, was not, in fact, her biological father"
‼️ "Patti Smith Reveals the Daughter She Placed for #Adoption Helped Uncover the Truth About Her Biological Father"
"She also shares...revelations about her life, including her discovery that the man who raised her, was not, in fact, her biological father"
Patti Smith Reveals the Daughter She Placed for Adoption Helped Uncover the Truth About Her Biological Father (Exclusive)
Music legend Patti Smith reveals never-before-told family secrets in her highly anticipated memoir, 'Bread of Angels'. The singer opens up to PEOPLE about the making of the book and why she decided to...
people.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
people.com/patti-smith-...
‼️ "Patti Smith Reveals the Daughter She Placed for #Adoption Helped Uncover the Truth About Her Biological Father"
"She also shares...revelations about her life, including her discovery that the man who raised her, was not, in fact, her biological father"
‼️ "Patti Smith Reveals the Daughter She Placed for #Adoption Helped Uncover the Truth About Her Biological Father"
"She also shares...revelations about her life, including her discovery that the man who raised her, was not, in fact, her biological father"
people.com/patti-smith-...
‼️ "Patti Smith Reveals the Daughter She Placed for #Adoption Helped Uncover the Truth About Her Biological Father"
"She also shares...revelations about her life, including her discovery that the man who raised her, was not, in fact, her biological father"
‼️ "Patti Smith Reveals the Daughter She Placed for #Adoption Helped Uncover the Truth About Her Biological Father"
"She also shares...revelations about her life, including her discovery that the man who raised her, was not, in fact, her biological father"
Patti Smith Reveals the Daughter She Placed for Adoption Helped Uncover the Truth About Her Biological Father (Exclusive)
Music legend Patti Smith reveals never-before-told family secrets in her highly anticipated memoir, 'Bread of Angels'. The singer opens up to PEOPLE about the making of the book and why she decided to...
people.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
people.com/patti-smith-...
‼️ "Patti Smith Reveals the Daughter She Placed for #Adoption Helped Uncover the Truth About Her Biological Father"
"She also shares...revelations about her life, including her discovery that the man who raised her, was not, in fact, her biological father"
‼️ "Patti Smith Reveals the Daughter She Placed for #Adoption Helped Uncover the Truth About Her Biological Father"
"She also shares...revelations about her life, including her discovery that the man who raised her, was not, in fact, her biological father"
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
We have failed as a society. The typical girl trafficked in this report had run away from a foster home. "Their story had been unoriginal, at least for this street: #foster kids turned runaways turned recruits, drawn in by a new friend on Instagram..." 45 mins 🎁 🔗
We have failed as a society. The typical girl trafficked in this report had run away from a foster home. "Their story had been unoriginal, at least for this street: #foster kids turned runaways turned recruits, drawn in by a new friend on Instagram..." 45 mins 🎁 🔗
Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
We have failed as a society. The typical girl trafficked in this report had run away from a foster home. "Their story had been unoriginal, at least for this street: #foster kids turned runaways turned recruits, drawn in by a new friend on Instagram..." 45 mins 🎁 🔗
We have failed as a society. The typical girl trafficked in this report had run away from a foster home. "Their story had been unoriginal, at least for this street: #foster kids turned runaways turned recruits, drawn in by a new friend on Instagram..." 45 mins 🎁 🔗
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We are witnessing a poisonous effort to destroy what the vast majority of Americans know is a key pillar of public health.
Vaccines are responsible for 40% of the reduction in child mortality achieved in the last half century.
Vaccines are responsible for 40% of the reduction in child mortality achieved in the last half century.
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We are witnessing a poisonous effort to destroy what the vast majority of Americans know is a key pillar of public health.
Vaccines are responsible for 40% of the reduction in child mortality achieved in the last half century.
Vaccines are responsible for 40% of the reduction in child mortality achieved in the last half century.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
We have failed as a society. The typical girl trafficked in this report had run away from a foster home. "Their story had been unoriginal, at least for this street: #foster kids turned runaways turned recruits, drawn in by a new friend on Instagram..." 45 mins 🎁 🔗
We have failed as a society. The typical girl trafficked in this report had run away from a foster home. "Their story had been unoriginal, at least for this street: #foster kids turned runaways turned recruits, drawn in by a new friend on Instagram..." 45 mins 🎁 🔗
Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
We have failed as a society. The typical girl trafficked in this report had run away from a foster home. "Their story had been unoriginal, at least for this street: #foster kids turned runaways turned recruits, drawn in by a new friend on Instagram..." 45 mins 🎁 🔗
We have failed as a society. The typical girl trafficked in this report had run away from a foster home. "Their story had been unoriginal, at least for this street: #foster kids turned runaways turned recruits, drawn in by a new friend on Instagram..." 45 mins 🎁 🔗
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I went to a zoom training tonight for doing school patrols to protect parents & kids from ICE who are showing up at local schools.
I cannot believe we live in a country where we as citizens have to patrol elementary schools.
I cried. And was equally inspired by my neighbors.
I cannot believe we live in a country where we as citizens have to patrol elementary schools.
I cried. And was equally inspired by my neighbors.
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I went to a zoom training tonight for doing school patrols to protect parents & kids from ICE who are showing up at local schools.
I cannot believe we live in a country where we as citizens have to patrol elementary schools.
I cried. And was equally inspired by my neighbors.
I cannot believe we live in a country where we as citizens have to patrol elementary schools.
I cried. And was equally inspired by my neighbors.
“These nuns were often the last to see these immigrants before they embarked on their lifechanging journeys,” Sen. Dick Durbin said... “Sister JoAnn’s passing...is a reminder and a challenge to each of us to welcome the stranger and choose kindness over hate and fear.”
She "haunted" Broadview ICE for years while alive. Betcha this saintly woman is already assembling a heavenly crew to haunt the heck out of DHS/ICE/CBP agents for eternity.
🕯️ RIP Sister JoAnn Persch
🕯️ RIP Sister JoAnn Persch
Sister JoAnn Persch, Trailblazing Immigrant Rights Activist, Dies At 91
Sister JoAnn Persch spent decades with the Sisters of Mercy, fighting for immigrant and refugee rights in Chicago and across the country. She prayed the rosary outside the Broadview ICE facility every...
blockclubchicago.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 AM
“These nuns were often the last to see these immigrants before they embarked on their lifechanging journeys,” Sen. Dick Durbin said... “Sister JoAnn’s passing...is a reminder and a challenge to each of us to welcome the stranger and choose kindness over hate and fear.”
A unique resource:
www.expandingourconversation.org
"We invite Reconstructionists and progressive Jews of all affiliations to join us in a journey of re-envisioning an Israel/Palestine in which all who live between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea enjoy full human rights..."
www.expandingourconversation.org
"We invite Reconstructionists and progressive Jews of all affiliations to join us in a journey of re-envisioning an Israel/Palestine in which all who live between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea enjoy full human rights..."
Expanding our Conversation
www.expandingourconversation.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
A unique resource:
www.expandingourconversation.org
"We invite Reconstructionists and progressive Jews of all affiliations to join us in a journey of re-envisioning an Israel/Palestine in which all who live between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea enjoy full human rights..."
www.expandingourconversation.org
"We invite Reconstructionists and progressive Jews of all affiliations to join us in a journey of re-envisioning an Israel/Palestine in which all who live between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea enjoy full human rights..."
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Greg Abbot called CAIR, the largest Muslim civil rights organization, a “terrorist organization” and said Muslims are a “threat to our freedom.”
The normalization of anti-Muslim hate speech is vile.
This bigot should have no place in elected office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
The normalization of anti-Muslim hate speech is vile.
This bigot should have no place in elected office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a ‘Terrorist Organization’
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Greg Abbot called CAIR, the largest Muslim civil rights organization, a “terrorist organization” and said Muslims are a “threat to our freedom.”
The normalization of anti-Muslim hate speech is vile.
This bigot should have no place in elected office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
The normalization of anti-Muslim hate speech is vile.
This bigot should have no place in elected office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Time travel on PBS 🌎
"The American Revolution:
"After beating General Washington in battle, General Howe takes Philadelphia, forcing Congress to flee... But the Americans' surprising victory over General Burgoyne at Saratoga encourages France to openly support the US. 📺
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
"The American Revolution:
"After beating General Washington in battle, General Howe takes Philadelphia, forcing Congress to flee... But the Americans' surprising victory over General Burgoyne at Saratoga encourages France to openly support the US. 📺
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
The American Revolution | Conquer by a Drawn Game (January 1777 – February 1778) | Episode 4
Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
www.pbs.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Time travel on PBS 🌎
"The American Revolution:
"After beating General Washington in battle, General Howe takes Philadelphia, forcing Congress to flee... But the Americans' surprising victory over General Burgoyne at Saratoga encourages France to openly support the US. 📺
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
"The American Revolution:
"After beating General Washington in battle, General Howe takes Philadelphia, forcing Congress to flee... But the Americans' surprising victory over General Burgoyne at Saratoga encourages France to openly support the US. 📺
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...