Laura D. G.
@l-redhen.bsky.social
Logistics analyst by day, excel enthusiast, bookstore owner by night, tea drinker, 4H volunteer, wrangler of two: teen gremlins, cats, dogs, guinea pigs, hermit crabs, a single leopard gecko, and that guy that was crazy enough to ask me out in high school.
Today, in a departure from the normal routine of trying to claw my throat while in meetings, Tiger had a prolonged disagreement with me about appropriate places to clean herself (not on my mouse pad was my preference) and then sulked when I did not capitulate. #CatDrama #WFHPets
June 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Her cuddle buddy passed away over the weekend, so we are practicing our villain poses. This seems like a good time to start the origin story arc.
June 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Her cuddle buddy passed away over the weekend, so we are practicing our villain poses. This seems like a good time to start the origin story arc.
Drove two hours to a college open house for the younger chaos gremlin. Both gremlins dissected owl pellets; yes the contents came home with us. Not pictured: the dogs, rabbits, cattle petted, as well as the cannulated cow (younger chaos gremlin was very happy to feel cow rumen) #4HVetScience
May 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Drove two hours to a college open house for the younger chaos gremlin. Both gremlins dissected owl pellets; yes the contents came home with us. Not pictured: the dogs, rabbits, cattle petted, as well as the cannulated cow (younger chaos gremlin was very happy to feel cow rumen) #4HVetScience
I am convinced the crabs get together at noon every day to plot. #WorldDomination #carcinization #HermitCrabs #Plotting
May 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I am convinced the crabs get together at noon every day to plot. #WorldDomination #carcinization #HermitCrabs #Plotting
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At a time when many are bending a knee, the American Academy of Pediatrics takes a strong stance against the government’s interference with evidence based medicine. First with false and misleading information about vaccines, now false and misleading information about kids with gender dysphoria.
AAP speaks out against HHS report on gender dysphoria, infringement on physician-patient relationship
AAP President Susan J. Kressly, M.D., FAAP, questioned the credibility of the report and said the AAP would continue to support pediatricians and the well-being of all children.
publications.aap.org
May 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
At a time when many are bending a knee, the American Academy of Pediatrics takes a strong stance against the government’s interference with evidence based medicine. First with false and misleading information about vaccines, now false and misleading information about kids with gender dysphoria.
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Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
May 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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GLORIOUS juvenile vermillion flycatcher video:
-Taken at golden hour
-Crisp
-The juvenile scratches **FEET FANS!!**
-The juvenile begs for food with full tongue in fair
-The adult male feeds
-The adult male flies off
Can't ask for more. 🪶 🐣
-Taken at golden hour
-Crisp
-The juvenile scratches **FEET FANS!!**
-The juvenile begs for food with full tongue in fair
-The adult male feeds
-The adult male flies off
Can't ask for more. 🪶 🐣
May 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
GLORIOUS juvenile vermillion flycatcher video:
-Taken at golden hour
-Crisp
-The juvenile scratches **FEET FANS!!**
-The juvenile begs for food with full tongue in fair
-The adult male feeds
-The adult male flies off
Can't ask for more. 🪶 🐣
-Taken at golden hour
-Crisp
-The juvenile scratches **FEET FANS!!**
-The juvenile begs for food with full tongue in fair
-The adult male feeds
-The adult male flies off
Can't ask for more. 🪶 🐣
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Reminder: Impeachment is the legal, nonviolent route to removing a President.
It is the path that the Constitution provides to protect democracy.
Impeachment is the remedy when a President commits impeachable offenses.
It's that simple.
It is the path that the Constitution provides to protect democracy.
Impeachment is the remedy when a President commits impeachable offenses.
It's that simple.
May 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Reminder: Impeachment is the legal, nonviolent route to removing a President.
It is the path that the Constitution provides to protect democracy.
Impeachment is the remedy when a President commits impeachable offenses.
It's that simple.
It is the path that the Constitution provides to protect democracy.
Impeachment is the remedy when a President commits impeachable offenses.
It's that simple.
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Beyond offensive that American officials are trying to boost the AfD and undermine the German constitutional order. It’s a concerted effort now to boost fascism globally.
The United States Secretary of State and Vice President, who both support the extrajudicial rendition to prison camps of anyone the administration declares undesirable, are lecturing Germany about “extremist” and “tyranny.”
May 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Beyond offensive that American officials are trying to boost the AfD and undermine the German constitutional order. It’s a concerted effort now to boost fascism globally.
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Five former National Weather Service directors have taken the unusual step of signing onto an open letter warning that cuts to the organization by the Trump administration may soon endanger lives.
Former Weather Service Leaders Warn Staffing Cuts Could Lead to ‘Loss of Life’
The former agency directors say current employees will face an “impossible task” to maintain service just as hurricane season begins.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Five former National Weather Service directors have taken the unusual step of signing onto an open letter warning that cuts to the organization by the Trump administration may soon endanger lives.
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FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
www.spencer.org
May 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
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'Looking a lot worse': Republicans at a loss trying to sell Trump’s tax plan to voters
www.alternet.org/republicans-...
www.alternet.org/republicans-...
'Looking a lot worse': Republicans at a loss trying to sell Trump’s tax plan to voters
Republicans in Congress are running into a brick wall when trying to pitch a 10-year extension of President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts to their constituents back home.That's according to a Friday ar...
www.alternet.org
May 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
'Looking a lot worse': Republicans at a loss trying to sell Trump’s tax plan to voters
www.alternet.org/republicans-...
www.alternet.org/republicans-...
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The plan is to break the parks, claim they must be privatized, take them from the American people and give them to their friends.
Update: the Trump administration has proposed cutting the National Park System by $900 million, about one third of its budget.
Please read/share if you love your national parks!
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service.
They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service.
They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...
May 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The plan is to break the parks, claim they must be privatized, take them from the American people and give them to their friends.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.
RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.
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This is horrifying.
Trump is testing his ability to impose totalitarian rule on the United States. He & his Republican henchmen are traitors.
IF WE TOLERATE THIS, WE LOSE EVERYTHING.
Get in the streets. Rise up. Fight this tyranny, or live in fear. If he can arrest a governor, he can arrest you.
Trump is testing his ability to impose totalitarian rule on the United States. He & his Republican henchmen are traitors.
IF WE TOLERATE THIS, WE LOSE EVERYTHING.
Get in the streets. Rise up. Fight this tyranny, or live in fear. If he can arrest a governor, he can arrest you.
May 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is horrifying.
Trump is testing his ability to impose totalitarian rule on the United States. He & his Republican henchmen are traitors.
IF WE TOLERATE THIS, WE LOSE EVERYTHING.
Get in the streets. Rise up. Fight this tyranny, or live in fear. If he can arrest a governor, he can arrest you.
Trump is testing his ability to impose totalitarian rule on the United States. He & his Republican henchmen are traitors.
IF WE TOLERATE THIS, WE LOSE EVERYTHING.
Get in the streets. Rise up. Fight this tyranny, or live in fear. If he can arrest a governor, he can arrest you.
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A genuine backlash to Trump’s ethno-nationalist authoritarianism may be starting to take shape on its own terms.
Here are the poll’s key findings:
Here are the poll’s key findings:
Trump Is Suddenly Bleeding Independents. A Brutal New Poll Shows Why.
Immigration was his best issue in the polls. But now he’s sinking on it. Maybe Americans care about the rule of law after all.
newrepublic.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A genuine backlash to Trump’s ethno-nationalist authoritarianism may be starting to take shape on its own terms.
Here are the poll’s key findings:
Here are the poll’s key findings:
Had a body part removed this week. The 16 year old’s suggestion? Ask if I could keep it. Apparently it would look really cool to have a uterus preserved in my bedroom, biohazardous status notwithstanding. It’s not really my style 🤣 #MacabreTeens #GothButMakeItPink
April 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Had a body part removed this week. The 16 year old’s suggestion? Ask if I could keep it. Apparently it would look really cool to have a uterus preserved in my bedroom, biohazardous status notwithstanding. It’s not really my style 🤣 #MacabreTeens #GothButMakeItPink
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Dr. Kristie Wood, a former UT graduate student, had her dissertation research on dementia featured in the New York Times! Read the full article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/h...
When They Don’t Recognize You Anymore (Gift Article)
People with dementia often forget even close family members as the disease advances. “It can throw people into an existential crisis,” one expert said.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Dr. Kristie Wood, a former UT graduate student, had her dissertation research on dementia featured in the New York Times! Read the full article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/h...
After the rain, winding down a relaxing Easter. If you observe, I hope your day was a reminder of the hope we have in the Resurrection. If you do not observe, I hope you had a restful day in the midst of the chaos.
#HeIsRisen
#HeIsRisen
April 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
After the rain, winding down a relaxing Easter. If you observe, I hope your day was a reminder of the hope we have in the Resurrection. If you do not observe, I hope you had a restful day in the midst of the chaos.
#HeIsRisen
#HeIsRisen
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
Today I crafted, put together a “basket” for the 4-H silent auction, and procrastinated any LinkedIn Learning I said I was going to do.
#CraftingIsBetter #FlowersAndBooks #Ashendon #BeARedHen
#CraftingIsBetter #FlowersAndBooks #Ashendon #BeARedHen
April 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Today I crafted, put together a “basket” for the 4-H silent auction, and procrastinated any LinkedIn Learning I said I was going to do.
#CraftingIsBetter #FlowersAndBooks #Ashendon #BeARedHen
#CraftingIsBetter #FlowersAndBooks #Ashendon #BeARedHen
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The US Energy Department has identified 8,500 jobs as “non-essential” — including positions that oversee the nation’s stockpile of nuclear weapons — as it prepares to cut employees in response to a mandate from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team.
Nuclear Bomb Staffers on Energy Agency’s 8,500-Job ‘Non-Essential’ List
The US Energy Department has identified 8,500 jobs as “non-essential” — including positions that oversee the nation’s stockpile of nuclear weapons — as it prepares to cut employees in response to a ma...
www.bloomberg.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The US Energy Department has identified 8,500 jobs as “non-essential” — including positions that oversee the nation’s stockpile of nuclear weapons — as it prepares to cut employees in response to a mandate from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team.
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This, right here, is why tariffs cause depressions.
My husband and I run a game store and after all the tariff announcements, he decided to write out kind of a "behind the scenes" of how we spend and spill it out for people who don't understand. He's had so many reactions and shares I wanted to bring it here, too.
April 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
This, right here, is why tariffs cause depressions.
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April 4, 2025
April 4, 2025
The stock market rout continued today.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
April 4, 2025