Desa Pettit
@desap.bsky.social
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Nation’s largest nursing union: Time for HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to go
| National Nurses United www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nation...
| National Nurses United www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nation...
Nation’s largest RN union: Time for HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to go
the wake of the latest scandal he has perpetuated, National Nurses United, the nation’s largest nurses union and professional organization, today called for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of He...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
August 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Nation’s largest nursing union: Time for HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to go
| National Nurses United www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nation...
| National Nurses United www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nation...
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they cut cancer research and are building a $200 million golden ballroom
August 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
they cut cancer research and are building a $200 million golden ballroom
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Happy Wednesday friends! I stand with you for all that is good.
April 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Happy Wednesday friends! I stand with you for all that is good.
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A brave hummingbird does what she can to fight a fire in Sascha Alper's new book. It was one of the last projects illustrator Jerry Pinkney worked on before he died. His son Brian finished it for him.
Do what you can. A new kids' book shows how even 'The Littlest Drop' helps
A brave hummingbird does what she can to fight a fire in Sascha Alper's new book. It was one of the last projects illustrator Jerry Pinkney worked on before he died. His son Brian finished it for him.
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April 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A brave hummingbird does what she can to fight a fire in Sascha Alper's new book. It was one of the last projects illustrator Jerry Pinkney worked on before he died. His son Brian finished it for him.
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Civil disobedience #revolution2025 beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool...
Civil disobedience - Beautiful Trouble
Breaking a law in public in order to challenge the moral legitimacy of that specific law (e.g. racial segregation) or a greater injustice committed by the state (e.g. corruption).
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April 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Civil disobedience #revolution2025 beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool...
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Translation: "improper ideology & distorted narrative" = the truth about America's violent racist past.
The Felon Administration wants to force whitewashed history on you.
Too late for that crap.
We know.
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
apnews.com/article/trum...
The Felon Administration wants to force whitewashed history on you.
Too late for that crap.
We know.
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with 'improper ideology'
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
apnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Translation: "improper ideology & distorted narrative" = the truth about America's violent racist past.
The Felon Administration wants to force whitewashed history on you.
Too late for that crap.
We know.
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
apnews.com/article/trum...
The Felon Administration wants to force whitewashed history on you.
Too late for that crap.
We know.
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
apnews.com/article/trum...
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She wrecked him.
In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
March 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
She wrecked him.
My mother, sister, and niece went to a march this weekend. It was a peaceful protest. One of the local news stations covered it and posted to Facebook. I was horrified by how many comments were calling for violence to the protestors. I fear just how ugly this is going to get.
March 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
My mother, sister, and niece went to a march this weekend. It was a peaceful protest. One of the local news stations covered it and posted to Facebook. I was horrified by how many comments were calling for violence to the protestors. I fear just how ugly this is going to get.
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Definitely scares the hell out lf anyone that values the freedoms we grew up with !
They will use ICE and DOJ to go after people they decide are enemies of the state and disappear them into a labyrinth system where you will drain your bank accounts fighting for justice and may never see it. Welcome to America in 2025.
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
They are disappearing people in the U.S.
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil is meant to send a message and strike fear
open.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Definitely scares the hell out lf anyone that values the freedoms we grew up with !
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I can not, for the LIFE of me, figure out why so many people think these self-serving rich guys give two shits about them.
Then I remember…
“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
Mark Twain
Then I remember…
“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
Mark Twain
February 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I can not, for the LIFE of me, figure out why so many people think these self-serving rich guys give two shits about them.
Then I remember…
“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
Mark Twain
Then I remember…
“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
Mark Twain
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Good morning Bluesky folks #transrights
February 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Good morning Bluesky folks #transrights
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance. -Albert Maysles
February 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance. -Albert Maysles