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So many of my Twitter friends have migrated here, so I decided to take the plunge. I still haven’t left Twitter yet, but I wanted to have a backup in case it becomes too dangerous to stay there. I hope I can connect with my Twitter peeps here!
November 14, 2024 at 1:31 PM
So many of my Twitter friends have migrated here, so I decided to take the plunge. I still haven’t left Twitter yet, but I wanted to have a backup in case it becomes too dangerous to stay there. I hope I can connect with my Twitter peeps here!
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While we are away, Grace takes good care of Delilah
December 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
While we are away, Grace takes good care of Delilah
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Horrid
Behold we have become the worst of the worst. Not all of us of course. But our country is being run by criminals who belong in prison.
December 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Horrid
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Once a year, I bake. Russian tea cakes like I made with my mom growing up. Family loves them. Now back to my regular status as the non baker or cook in the family.
December 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Once a year, I bake. Russian tea cakes like I made with my mom growing up. Family loves them. Now back to my regular status as the non baker or cook in the family.
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The US State Department plans to demand visitors from the EU, Japan, Britain etc submit 5 YEARS of social media, DNA samples, 10 years of work & personal email addresses.
THE most important thing to know? US citizens have until February 9, 2025 to submit public comments! Short URL: is.gd/DfVM5M
THE most important thing to know? US citizens have until February 9, 2025 to submit public comments! Short URL: is.gd/DfVM5M
December 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The US State Department plans to demand visitors from the EU, Japan, Britain etc submit 5 YEARS of social media, DNA samples, 10 years of work & personal email addresses.
THE most important thing to know? US citizens have until February 9, 2025 to submit public comments! Short URL: is.gd/DfVM5M
THE most important thing to know? US citizens have until February 9, 2025 to submit public comments! Short URL: is.gd/DfVM5M
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My email commenting on the new "5 years of social media and your DNA etc" rule for tourists from the EU, UK, Japan etc. And suggestions for comments!
Email your comments to
[email protected]
In the Subject: line, include:
OMB Control Number 1651-0111 U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposal
Email your comments to
[email protected]
In the Subject: line, include:
OMB Control Number 1651-0111 U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposal
![[To] CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov
[Subject] OMB Control Number 1651-0111 U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposal
I'm writing as an individual to comment on OMB Control Number 1651-0111 U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposal “Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Arrival and Departure Record (Form I-94) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).”
I am an occasional visitor to various parts of Europe, either for work or for vacation. And when foreign colleagues and friends come to visit the Chicago area, I like to show of the joys of life in my city and in the United States. I’m proud of my country.
I oppose newly proposed changes 3. Mandatory Social Media and 4. High Value Data Elements. They should be completely erased from the proposed rules.
The changes are burdensome and invasive. Five years of social media? Family member names, telephone numbers, birth dates, residencies?
These new demands will cut off Americans from their families in the ESTA approved areas like the EU, Britain, and Japan. And the rules will deter tourists from these nations, hurting our economy and US prestige across the world.
For example, the 2026 World Cup in the USA was supposed to be a huge financial boost for the USA. These changes will cut off tourists and their spending, while still saddling the USA with the costs of hosting.
The rules are also vague and overly broad. How does a visitor provide 5 years of social media? What if all of their accounts are set to private? What on social media would block entry into the USA?
This will also invite those nations to retaliate with equally odious rules on American visitors.
This also increases the USCBP’s workload, keeping them from work that actually protects the nation. Please rescind these proposed changes.
Gene Ha
Berwyn, IL](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hyfks4kq5mthfzbx7erydhy7/bafkreiail6tcgzn46il7bethptgkj3u4ehjbjkrnbph54jr22wlpipsu5m@jpeg)
December 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My email commenting on the new "5 years of social media and your DNA etc" rule for tourists from the EU, UK, Japan etc. And suggestions for comments!
Email your comments to
[email protected]
In the Subject: line, include:
OMB Control Number 1651-0111 U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposal
Email your comments to
[email protected]
In the Subject: line, include:
OMB Control Number 1651-0111 U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposal
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Crazy past couple weeks/month. Finally home for a week - holiday party tonight!
December 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Crazy past couple weeks/month. Finally home for a week - holiday party tonight!
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Thank you, Terrie!
December 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Thank you, Terrie!
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December 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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My podcast, Stories from Real Life, has a brand-new website that I encourage you to check out. You will find the links to all of my platforms, plus a lot more. You can even subscribe from there.
Check it out today! www.podcastreallife.com
Check it out today! www.podcastreallife.com
Stories from Real Life
Dive into captivating dialogues with the award-winning writer and expert interviewer, Melvin E. Edwards, as he engages in deep and entertaining conversations with i…
www.podcastreallife.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My podcast, Stories from Real Life, has a brand-new website that I encourage you to check out. You will find the links to all of my platforms, plus a lot more. You can even subscribe from there.
Check it out today! www.podcastreallife.com
Check it out today! www.podcastreallife.com
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And take Ken Paxton with you!! 😂😂
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
And take Ken Paxton with you!! 😂😂
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There's no mistaking that Ukraine is the good guy. They were forced into war by the unprovoked aggression of Vladimir Putin. America's "Peace President" is going to follow suit by entering into a war with Venezuela for what I'm 95% certain is for oil. Birds of a feather or something....
Ukraine bombs oil depots, munition factories and military targets etc. Russia bombs schools, hospitals and supermarkets. That’s all you need to know about Putin as a human being.
December 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
There's no mistaking that Ukraine is the good guy. They were forced into war by the unprovoked aggression of Vladimir Putin. America's "Peace President" is going to follow suit by entering into a war with Venezuela for what I'm 95% certain is for oil. Birds of a feather or something....
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Chapter 6, in which Daddy gets busted trying to document Lily’s adorability.
December 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Chapter 6, in which Daddy gets busted trying to document Lily’s adorability.
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You too, my sister!!
December 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
You too, my sister!!
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“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” - Henry David Thoreau
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” - Henry David Thoreau
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Last rays through the palmettos.
December 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Last rays through the palmettos.
Waldon! I have Loved Thoreau (and Emerson) since I was a wee one. One of my first reads as a child.
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” - Henry David Thoreau
December 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Waldon! I have Loved Thoreau (and Emerson) since I was a wee one. One of my first reads as a child.
It's strange how this point you make eludes so many of my sex/gender. A real head scratcher.
Oh, and Happy Holidays, ValuesVoter!
Oh, and Happy Holidays, ValuesVoter!
I am bewildered by the Republican female members of Congress, many of whom have railed a lot against “DEI” not grasping until recently that “diversity” means them too.
Ladies, you are the BENEFICIARIES of diversity. No diversity means all committee chairs are guys.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Ladies, you are the BENEFICIARIES of diversity. No diversity means all committee chairs are guys.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | Republican Women Suddenly Realize They’re Surrounded by Misogynists
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It's strange how this point you make eludes so many of my sex/gender. A real head scratcher.
Oh, and Happy Holidays, ValuesVoter!
Oh, and Happy Holidays, ValuesVoter!
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Wishing you a very wonderful Christmas - and NBA - season (last part only if you are a Lakers fan).
December 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Wishing you a very wonderful Christmas - and NBA - season (last part only if you are a Lakers fan).
Awesome news! Always in my prayers, Nancy!
Was filled with trepidation today as I went in for my 18-month-after-surgery mammogram, bc my type of aggressive cancer likes to come back.
But guess what?
It didn't.
I know I don't know most of you, but I so appreciate all of your prayers and support!
But guess what?
It didn't.
I know I don't know most of you, but I so appreciate all of your prayers and support!
December 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Awesome news! Always in my prayers, Nancy!
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The Sears Tower, decked out in red and green lights, is the perfect backdrop for Chicago’s Christmas celebrations! 🎄(also @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social and I got our tree up!) ⛄️
December 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The Sears Tower, decked out in red and green lights, is the perfect backdrop for Chicago’s Christmas celebrations! 🎄(also @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social and I got our tree up!) ⛄️
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/kr...
Kristi Noem must go!
Kristi Noem was an unqualified choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security, and her time in office has confirmed it. As DHS Secretary, Noem has lied to Congress, denied well-documented deportat...
sign.moveon.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/kr...
Kelly just received a multiyear deal with SiriusXM. Her on-air comments defending Epstein's child trafficking make it clear: she should NOT have a platform with millions of listeners. Sign the petition now to demand that SIriusXM cancel Megyn Kelly’s show NOW! sign.moveon.org/petitions/re...
Remove Megyn Kelly from SiriusXM!
Kelly just received a multiyear deal with SiriusXM. Her on-air comments defending Epstein's child trafficking make it clear: she should NOT have a platform with millions of listeners. Sign the petitio...
sign.moveon.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Kelly just received a multiyear deal with SiriusXM. Her on-air comments defending Epstein's child trafficking make it clear: she should NOT have a platform with millions of listeners. Sign the petition now to demand that SIriusXM cancel Megyn Kelly’s show NOW! sign.moveon.org/petitions/re...
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Racist af
NEW: Trump has announced that the US will admit the lowest level of refugees ever at 7,500 in FY 2026. The US will only be admitting as refugees White people from South Africa and "victims of illegal or unjust discrimination," which leaked memos suggest means far-right Europeans.
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Racist af