Theresa from Vermont
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Experienced CIO, consultant, and board member. Facts and compassion matter. Career in higher ed IT and security. Hiker, watercolor artist, dog friend. If I can't verify your identity, I may block you. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresamrowe
We can only hope that Europe holds.
Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin | Kenneth Roth
Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin | Kenneth Roth
The plan would leave Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy and its sovereignty compromised
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We can only hope that Europe holds.
Classic for the times
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Classic for the times
Following the degradation of science and healthcare - The American Nurses Association (ANA) is concerned by the Department of Education’s exclusion of nursing from the definition of “professional degree” www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...
Statement from the American Nurses Association on Proposed Federal Loan Policy Changes
Excluding nursing from professional degree classification jeopardizes efforts to strengthen and expand the U.S. nursing workforce
www.nursingworld.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Following the degradation of science and healthcare - The American Nurses Association (ANA) is concerned by the Department of Education’s exclusion of nursing from the definition of “professional degree” www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...
This is what honor and integrity looks like.
President Zelensky: "We are facing one of the most dangerous periods in Ukrainian history, a choice between losing our dignity and freedom and losing US support. We choose dignity. My answer is my oath of office. I did not betray Ukraine in Feb 2022 and we won’t betray in now."
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This is what honor and integrity looks like.
Well color me not surprised. We all knew something like this was going to happen when the eight Dems caved. Will they stand on this issue? #cave #democrats @schumer.senate.gov
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Well color me not surprised. We all knew something like this was going to happen when the eight Dems caved. Will they stand on this issue? #cave #democrats @schumer.senate.gov
Has Sen. Chuck Schumer stepped down as leader yet? @schumer.senate.gov
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Has Sen. Chuck Schumer stepped down as leader yet? @schumer.senate.gov
We need to help with this. Stop using the labels. Call out the labeling that does not help.
Left vs right. Progressive vs Moderate.
The labels are bullshit.
All that matters is this:
Are you gonna fight for the people when it matters, or are you gonna cave?
The labels are bullshit.
All that matters is this:
Are you gonna fight for the people when it matters, or are you gonna cave?
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We need to help with this. Stop using the labels. Call out the labeling that does not help.
worth a listen
Did Democrats Just CAVE to Republicans? Here's the TRUTH
youtu.be/-6DZfceRpWk
youtu.be/-6DZfceRpWk
Did Democrats Just CAVE to Republicans? Here's the TRUTH
YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
worth a listen
“..within that last appropriation is a measure that allows the (8) GOP senators whose phone logs were seized during former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6 2021, to sue the government for up to $500,000 apiece.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 10, 2025
Last night, the Senate advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, which at 41 days today is the longest in U.S.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
“..within that last appropriation is a measure that allows the (8) GOP senators whose phone logs were seized during former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6 2021, to sue the government for up to $500,000 apiece.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Democrats cleaned up the GOP mess
The GOP bragged they’d never negotiate — that they didn’t need Democrats.
Then they shut down the government, threw parties at Mar-a-Lago, and kept Congress on vacation while Americans missed paychecks.
Polls were turning on them.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Then they shut down the government, threw parties at Mar-a-Lago, and kept Congress on vacation while Americans missed paychecks.
Polls were turning on them.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Republicans Made This Mess — Democrats Just Cleaned It Up for Them
While Republicans partied at Mar-a-Lago and cashed shutdown paychecks, Democrats gave them an escape hatch.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Democrats cleaned up the GOP mess
This is not #healthcare
Another horrifying consequence of Republican abortion bans that block women from getting the basic health care they need.
Every Republican should have to answer for this.
Every Republican should have to answer for this.
A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.
www.propublica.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is not #healthcare
"utter failure of political instinct". Fact.
How is it even possible to so completely misread moment? After Nov 4th clear verdicts, immediate Senate Democrats capitulation is beyond weak—it's political malpractice😡
Nov 4th voters message was 'deafening'. 8 Senate Democrats responded with utter failure of political instinct
Nov 4th voters message was 'deafening'. 8 Senate Democrats responded with utter failure of political instinct
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"utter failure of political instinct". Fact.
Anti-health care Democrats. Take note. @durbin.senate.gov @rosen.senate.gov @fetterman.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @cortezmasto.senate.gov
8 Senate Democrats sided with Trump and Republican fascists in throwing 15 million Americans off Medicaid and Obamacare:
Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Angus King (I-ME), Cortez Masto (NV), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), John Fetterman (PA).
Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Angus King (I-ME), Cortez Masto (NV), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), John Fetterman (PA).
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Anti-health care Democrats. Take note. @durbin.senate.gov @rosen.senate.gov @fetterman.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @cortezmasto.senate.gov
The 20 or so Democrat texts in my phone have just been marked Junk and deleted. #democrats
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The 20 or so Democrat texts in my phone have just been marked Junk and deleted. #democrats
Absolutely the last straw.
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Absolutely the last straw.
Did I miss where Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson publicly committed to a vote on healthcare immediately after reopening the government? #shutdown
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Did I miss where Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson publicly committed to a vote on healthcare immediately after reopening the government? #shutdown
Did I miss where Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson publicly committed to a vote on healthcare immediately after reopening the government? #shutdown
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Did I miss where Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson publicly committed to a vote on healthcare immediately after reopening the government? #shutdown
There is no value in caving in exchange for a promised vote.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
There is no value in caving in exchange for a promised vote.
This is an important threat about how history is being erased or altered. #history
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is an important threat about how history is being erased or altered. #history
Such strange wording @washingtonpost.com We all watched the "fell asleep" video. It didn't require "analysis." He didn't seem to fight sleep; he fell asleep. We all saw it. 3rd Para: "..spent nearly 20 minutes APPARENTLY battling to keep his eyes open." Yeah, "apparently".....
WaPo puts the Sleepy Trump piece on Page One.
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Such strange wording @washingtonpost.com We all watched the "fell asleep" video. It didn't require "analysis." He didn't seem to fight sleep; he fell asleep. We all saw it. 3rd Para: "..spent nearly 20 minutes APPARENTLY battling to keep his eyes open." Yeah, "apparently".....
So the administration that says it cares about people tries to punish into submission by withholding food and home heat. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n...
The government shutdown is delaying an assistance program families use to heat homes
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps about 6 million U.S. households pay energy bills, buy fuel, or fix broken heaters. The shutdown has stalled funds.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
So the administration that says it cares about people tries to punish into submission by withholding food and home heat. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n...
This could be a great episode of South Park.
This loser is giving himself a faux Nobel Peace Prize at the Kennedy Center on December 5th. I just can’t. 🥴
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This could be a great episode of South Park.
Truth
Remind people of this fact every fucking day.
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Truth