Nora Thompson
@noraleet.bsky.social
Retired Michigan teacher relocated to Virginia to spend my days mostly singing, gardening, drawing, and fishing with my 4 inspiring grandchildren. Defender of their future. #RVA
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and thanks to the New Yorker, worth every penny of its subscription price, to make this profound essay available to all without a paywall. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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“How is it that NO ONE in the press corps stands up when Trump slanders a reporter?”
Just got this from a reader of @columjournreview.bsky.social
Just got this from a reader of @columjournreview.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“How is it that NO ONE in the press corps stands up when Trump slanders a reporter?”
Just got this from a reader of @columjournreview.bsky.social
Just got this from a reader of @columjournreview.bsky.social
I saw this at the library today. It's a sad day when we have to write books for children about lockdowns and hiding from the possibility of a school shooter. The author did a beautiful job & the pictures were lovely but it's the topic that just breaks my heart. We've got to change what's happening.
November 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I saw this at the library today. It's a sad day when we have to write books for children about lockdowns and hiding from the possibility of a school shooter. The author did a beautiful job & the pictures were lovely but it's the topic that just breaks my heart. We've got to change what's happening.
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Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.
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It’s important to remember that community care doesn’t have to come in the form of $100s in donations or dropping off pallets of food.
Sometimes it’s picking up an extra rotisserie chicken for a neighbor, or doing a grocery pick up for an elder, or helping someone with laundry or childcare.
Sometimes it’s picking up an extra rotisserie chicken for a neighbor, or doing a grocery pick up for an elder, or helping someone with laundry or childcare.
October 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It’s important to remember that community care doesn’t have to come in the form of $100s in donations or dropping off pallets of food.
Sometimes it’s picking up an extra rotisserie chicken for a neighbor, or doing a grocery pick up for an elder, or helping someone with laundry or childcare.
Sometimes it’s picking up an extra rotisserie chicken for a neighbor, or doing a grocery pick up for an elder, or helping someone with laundry or childcare.
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SNAP benefits expire in one week.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
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SNAP benefits are going to be paused on November 1. If you are able, now is a good time to give to food banks, food pantries, or local mutual aid groups.
October 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
SNAP benefits are going to be paused on November 1. If you are able, now is a good time to give to food banks, food pantries, or local mutual aid groups.
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Trump is stooping so low that he’s gutting the federal Office of Special Education.
Attacking students with disabilities is wrong. Every child in America deserves a fair shot at success.
Attacking students with disabilities is wrong. Every child in America deserves a fair shot at success.
Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education
Multiple sources tell NPR that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
www.npr.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Trump is stooping so low that he’s gutting the federal Office of Special Education.
Attacking students with disabilities is wrong. Every child in America deserves a fair shot at success.
Attacking students with disabilities is wrong. Every child in America deserves a fair shot at success.
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A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote
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A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote
The U.S.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote
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Francine IN THE CITY
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Finding Francine: How Lowe’s brought a beloved cat home to Richmond
Finding Francine: How Lowe’s brought a beloved cat home to Richmond
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October 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Francine IN THE CITY
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"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
September 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."
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Francine, a beloved cat known to employees and customers at Lowe’s at 1640 W. Broad St., is missing.
Francine the Lowe's cat is missing
Francine, a beloved cat known to employees and customers at Lowe’s at 1640 W. Broad St., is missing.
richmond.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Francine, a beloved cat known to employees and customers at Lowe’s at 1640 W. Broad St., is missing.
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The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Nuevo Mexico wins again. Write a prescription for the whole state, tell everyone to bring it with you to get your vaccine. FURFK
New Mexico's chief medical officer has provided a COVID-19 vaccine prescription for all residents that the department recommends people bring when they go to get a vaccine just to ensure no problems.
NM health department provides COVID-19 vaccine prescription for all residents • Source New Mexico
New Mexico Department of Health issues standing order —and a prescription—residents can use to get COVID-10 vaccine
buff.ly
September 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Nuevo Mexico wins again. Write a prescription for the whole state, tell everyone to bring it with you to get your vaccine. FURFK
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My hometown school librarian is now being counter-sued... Here's how to donate to the GoFundMe to help legal fees: www.gofundme.com/f/legal-supp...
Donate to Legal Fees for Librarian Christine Beachler, organized by Michelle Vanallsburg
WZZM 13 On Your Side Story
No one should be consistently attacked… Michelle Vanallsburg needs your support for Legal Fees for Librarian Christine Beachler
www.gofundme.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My hometown school librarian is now being counter-sued... Here's how to donate to the GoFundMe to help legal fees: www.gofundme.com/f/legal-supp...
Things You Can Do That A.I. Cannot Do
Sorry, robots.
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September 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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It's notable that Trump doesn't say, "if a couple has a little fight..."
He explicitly says, "If a man has a little fight with the wife."
The only thing he left out was, "look what you made him do."
He explicitly says, "If a man has a little fight with the wife."
The only thing he left out was, "look what you made him do."
Trump minimizes domestic abuse during a talk at the Museum of the Bible: "Things that take place in the home, they call crime ... If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see?"
September 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's notable that Trump doesn't say, "if a couple has a little fight..."
He explicitly says, "If a man has a little fight with the wife."
The only thing he left out was, "look what you made him do."
He explicitly says, "If a man has a little fight with the wife."
The only thing he left out was, "look what you made him do."
Considerations for the Code Refresh: Zoning the Richmond We Want To Build kenya-gibson.medium.com/consideratio...
Considerations for the Code Refresh: Zoning the Richmond We Want To Build
When I first moved to Richmond thirty years ago, most shopped at Ukrops or Krogers. Scott’s Addition and Manchester were sparsely populated…
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September 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Considerations for the Code Refresh: Zoning the Richmond We Want To Build kenya-gibson.medium.com/consideratio...
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Trump and Dr. Oz want AI to decide which Medicare patients get care—and they're giving AI companies a profit-incentive to deny coverage. Everything about this is sick and wrong. Tell Congress to intervene NOW:
Tell Congress: Stop Trump's Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage
Donald Trump and Dr. Oz want to let Artificial Intelligence (AI) choose which procedures Medicare will cover for individual patients -- with AI companies being paid based on how much money they save by denying people’s coverage. This cruel ploy comes as Medicare faces an urgent funding crisis thanks to Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill. None of this “cost-saving” would be necessary if Trump and the GOP weren't driving up healthcare costs and starving our healthcare system of funds. Email Congress NOW: Demand that they stop AI-powered healthcare denials and use the upcoming funding deadline to restore healthcare.
act.indivisible.org
September 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Trump and Dr. Oz want AI to decide which Medicare patients get care—and they're giving AI companies a profit-incentive to deny coverage. Everything about this is sick and wrong. Tell Congress to intervene NOW:
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Reason 4857 why health care should never be for profit: AI DEATH PANELS.
This is the same kind of program used to deny claims at United Health, and they want to use this for VA claims, too.
This is the same kind of program used to deny claims at United Health, and they want to use this for VA claims, too.
What a cursed sentence (gift link)
“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
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August 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Reason 4857 why health care should never be for profit: AI DEATH PANELS.
This is the same kind of program used to deny claims at United Health, and they want to use this for VA claims, too.
This is the same kind of program used to deny claims at United Health, and they want to use this for VA claims, too.
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Of all the photos posted by the Strib related to the shooting at Annunciation Church, this was the one that got me the most. Maybe because we cant see the (presumably) mom’s face, so it seems more universal? arc.stimg.co/startribunem...?
August 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Of all the photos posted by the Strib related to the shooting at Annunciation Church, this was the one that got me the most. Maybe because we cant see the (presumably) mom’s face, so it seems more universal? arc.stimg.co/startribunem...?
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