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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · 14d

?way?

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · 14d

Well, I am one human that’s grateful that you grabbed screenshots and shared along way with mutual scratching of heads.

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · 14d

It popped up for me first thing in my feed this morning and now seems to have been deleted.

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Aug 24

At the NYT says this

JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Aug 24

I can’t think of anything clean to say…

JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Aug 11

a happy first day of school greeting card with cartoon characters

ALT: a happy first day of school greeting card with cartoon characters

media.tenor.com

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Aug 8

a cartoon character from south park is holding a necklace and says i should get an award

ALT: a cartoon character from south park is holding a necklace and says i should get an award

media.tenor.com

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jul 26

bugs bunny is sitting at a table with stacks of money and a purse .

ALT: bugs bunny is sitting at a table with stacks of money and a purse .

media.tenor.com

JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jul 24

Look at what they did!

www.lackawannacounty.com/news/luzerne...

Luzerne considers cancelling AC/DC tribute band that replaced Low Cut Connie | Lackawanna County, PA

Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo is considering whether to cancel the scheduled performance of AC/DC tribute band Halfway to Hell at Friday's Rockin' the River concert.

www.lackawannacounty.com

JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jul 21

Together we can do these things.

Margaret Renkl @margaretrenkl.bsky.social · Jul 21

Finally. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...

Opinion | For Once, Some Good News About a Fragile Ecosystem

www.nytimes.com

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jul 18

Ooh. How many rules broken in one fell swoop?

Do not obey in advance

Defend institutions

Shall I continue?

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jul 17

It’s here already.

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jul 4

“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.”

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Does Trumpland chaos bode better times ahead? I say yes. Happy Fourth!

If difficult times mean something good is trying to be born, let’s celebrate this Independence Day.

www.washingtonpost.com

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jul 4

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jun 29

emergencemagazine.org/essay/becomi... Becoming Earth – Robin Wall Kimmerer

Becoming Earth – Robin Wall Kimmerer

Wandering among the ancient decomposing cedar trees of the Andrews Experimental Forest in Oregon, Potawatomi botanist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer wonders what they might teach us about the nature o...

emergencemagazine.org

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jun 28

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.”
― Thomas Jefferson

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Jun 28

Here in his farewell letter, UVa president Ryan details the classic mob extortion techniques used by the Trump administration to force his resignation

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jun 27

Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign

www.nytimes.com

JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jun 24

Reposted by JanetLMP

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · Jun 23

Why did Hitler storm out of the Olympics when Jesse Owens won gold?

Same reason Trump is targeting Black arts and culture today.

Saida Grundy with a mind-blowing analysis in the @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Trump is terrified of Black culture. But not for the reasons you think

A look back at 1960s Black arts movement explains why Trump is obsessed with eliminating Black artistry and the museums and institutions that support it

www.theguardian.com

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jun 23

Now it’s our beds….

Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Jun 23

"Extreme summer weather patterns have tripled since the 1950s" | Great piece in @upenn.edu's #PennToday on our recent @pnas.org article, providing critical context for the extreme heat we're seeing right now in North America and Europe: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/extreme...

Extreme summer weather patterns have tripled since the 1950s | Penn Today

New research led by Michael E. Mann links a surge in stalled jet stream events to human-driven climate change, with major implications for future heatwaves, wildfires, and floods.

penntoday.upenn.edu

JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jun 23

Words fail me.

NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · Jun 23

JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jun 22

It’s got layers.

The Onion @theonion.com · Jun 22

Congress, Now More Than Ever, We Need Your Cowardice

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jun 20

Is there a deadly sin he’s missing!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 20

Trump: "They should give me the Nobel Prize for Rwanda and if you look, the Congo, or you could say Serbia, Kosovo, you could say a lot of them. The big one is India and Pakistan. I should've gotten it four or five times."

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jun 18

In case you’re wondering about harm caused by specious beliefs

Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · Jun 18

Time Magazine published a story on Lyme Disease today so today is a good day for me to inform y'all that we had a vaccine to Lyme Disease over a decade ago, but anti-vaxxers were able to get it off the market.
time.com/7295491/lyme...

7 Surprising Symptoms of Lyme Disease

Up to 10% of people experience lingering, serious symptoms.

time.com

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JanetLMP @jlmp17.bsky.social · Jun 18

Any chance to kill dark people seems like an opportunity for these cretins.

PS. Canard is a great word.

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Jun 18

Trump was never antiwar. That was always a canard, which somehow persisted even after his 1st term proved otherwise, with escalating conflicts, more civilian casualties, and destabilizing actions that set up future fights.

As @gregsargent.bsky.social writes, it's getting its biggest test with Iran.

Trump Is Suddenly Raging at Tucker Carlson—and MAGA Is Deeply Rattled

Is opposition to “forever wars” really a core pillar of MAGA Republicanism? Looks like we’re about to find out.

newrepublic.com