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Vickie Elmer
@workingkind.bsky.social
Journalist, feminist, optimist, partially. Leader, creative type who seeks justice for all, small joys and more generosity and goodness in the world. Detroit.
My org: Mintartistsguild.org
My writing: Here, there medium.com/@VickieElmer
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My thoughts today are with the security people and police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6 and have been treated with such distain since by the GOP. For them and the Democratic leadership who lived through such chaos and no doubt continue to carry the scars within. We will not forget.
January 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
My repost record from the past 3 months: 15 women, 2 men, 2 unclear or not identified. I could uplift more Latina and Black women's views and voices.
December 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Occasional reminder: You are who you repost repeatedly. So please share #women and especially women of color posts and commentary.
December 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Maria likes lap sitting, on #Caturday and every day!
December 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Data shows shows investors continue to pour money into values-oriented investments. Investors, board members, CEOs say ESG and DEI are good for business, at @StarTribune annual Investor Roundtable this month:

#ESG #DEI #ImpactInvesting

www.startribune.com/ramstad-even...
Ramstad: Even in 2025, you could put your money where your mouth is or heart lies
President Trump hates DEI and environmentalist goals, but most people in business expect companies to think further ahead.
www.startribune.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I feel the same about Kwanzaa and Boxing Day and ....
December 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?
December 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Imagine if the government suspended gun licensing as fast as they suspend immigrant programs after a mass shooting by a white guy who used a licensed gun to kill children.

#guncontrol
December 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Delusional Idiot-in-Chief.

Cartoon: Rob Rogers
December 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Affordable Care Act subsidies are about to expire leaving millions unable to afford health insurance.

This is an excellent time to start wearing a mask.

Keeping yourself and your community healthy is an act of resistance.

Millions of people literally can’t afford to get sick.
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
My hero: Ahmed Al Ahmed, drinking coffee with a friend, rushes to stop one of the Hannukkah shooters in Australia. www.bbc.com/news/live/ck...

#hero
#humanity
Bondi Beach: Hero 'did not hesitate', family tells BBC, as Albanese says gunmen motivated by extremism
Ahmed al Ahmed, who was shot after wrestling a gun from an attacker, was pictured in hospital with the New South Wales premier. At least 15 people were killed in Sunday's attacks.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Cirque Dreams calls its show Holidaze. But it forgot -or ignored- many holidays such as Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and others. And a lot of the performers are B- at best. So I say pass on this one!
December 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A pajama protest - how perfect!
After Duffy’s ridiculous request for travelers to dress better, people are wearing more pajamas to the airport.
Duffy should worry less about what people wear and more about the increasing number of plane crashes since he took over.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.independent.co.uk/news
Passengers are wearing pajamas to the airport in protest against etiquette push
The Transportation Department has urged Americans to dress nicer at the airport as it believes that correlates with good behavior
www.independent.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
So wrong. So evil. So unAmerican.
December 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
December 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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If your doctor decided you needed an MRI (indicating concern about something serious) and you claim that you didn't ask why or what part of your body he wanted to look at, you are:

1. Really stupid; or

2. Dangerously detached from reality; or

4. Lying; or

4. All three. 🎯
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Dark days.
November 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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There was no "Emergency" situation with crime in DC. This stunt got a 20 year old young woman killed.

It. Got. A. Woman. Killed.
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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They literally kidnapped him from an active fire.
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.

José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:

“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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November 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM