Michele Horaney
@michelehoraney.bsky.social
PR professional (APR accredited), former news editor and reporter.
PNW resident with Central Illinois roots and too many years (30+) spent in in CA.
PNW resident with Central Illinois roots and too many years (30+) spent in in CA.
I'm taking action on June 14 to remind Trump and his enablers that America has No Kings. Join me in Olympia WA to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like. app.sosha.ai/s/c1kEvJYz
Join me on June 14
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May 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I'm taking action on June 14 to remind Trump and his enablers that America has No Kings. Join me in Olympia WA to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like. app.sosha.ai/s/c1kEvJYz
NO, NOT PLANTING TIME. YET.
Light frost on the roofs here in 8b (Olympia, WA) March 17.
We had LOTs of rain yesterday and the temps dropped overnight.
Don't worry: April and (hopefully) higher temperatures really are coming!
Light frost on the roofs here in 8b (Olympia, WA) March 17.
We had LOTs of rain yesterday and the temps dropped overnight.
Don't worry: April and (hopefully) higher temperatures really are coming!
March 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
NO, NOT PLANTING TIME. YET.
Light frost on the roofs here in 8b (Olympia, WA) March 17.
We had LOTs of rain yesterday and the temps dropped overnight.
Don't worry: April and (hopefully) higher temperatures really are coming!
Light frost on the roofs here in 8b (Olympia, WA) March 17.
We had LOTs of rain yesterday and the temps dropped overnight.
Don't worry: April and (hopefully) higher temperatures really are coming!
WHY DID WE NOT HEAR OF THE WINS OVER THE PAST 5 TO 10 YEARS?
Huge opportunity missed. Now we pay. If there is a "next time," highly recommend carefully implemented PR plan to share those "wins" and "saves" with the public. www.rawstory.com/trump-fired-...
Huge opportunity missed. Now we pay. If there is a "next time," highly recommend carefully implemented PR plan to share those "wins" and "saves" with the public. www.rawstory.com/trump-fired-...
'Puzzling': DOGE fired 18 people who saved taxpayers $93B in single year
One of the inspectors general fired by Donald Trump is questioning whether the president is serious about saving money for taxpayers.Mark Greenblatt was inspector general of the Interior Department fr...
www.rawstory.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
WHY DID WE NOT HEAR OF THE WINS OVER THE PAST 5 TO 10 YEARS?
Huge opportunity missed. Now we pay. If there is a "next time," highly recommend carefully implemented PR plan to share those "wins" and "saves" with the public. www.rawstory.com/trump-fired-...
Huge opportunity missed. Now we pay. If there is a "next time," highly recommend carefully implemented PR plan to share those "wins" and "saves" with the public. www.rawstory.com/trump-fired-...
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“Move fast and break things” was bad enough as a business axiom, @karaswisher.bsky.social argues, but “when it’s applied to the entire apparatus of our democracy, it’s terrifying.” theatln.tc/ldNshQHr
March 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“Move fast and break things” was bad enough as a business axiom, @karaswisher.bsky.social argues, but “when it’s applied to the entire apparatus of our democracy, it’s terrifying.” theatln.tc/ldNshQHr
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Breaking News: Mark Carney, a banker, will replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s Liberal Party leader and the country’s prime minister. The party chose him to take on President Trump amid a generational crisis in Canada’s relationship with the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/w...
March 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Breaking News: Mark Carney, a banker, will replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s Liberal Party leader and the country’s prime minister. The party chose him to take on President Trump amid a generational crisis in Canada’s relationship with the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/w...
JOYOUS SPRING BLOOMS!
To celebrate another positive medical appointment!!
Just 9 months until I check in with Kaiser oncology care for what should be the last time after breast cancer was diagnosed in 2020.
Reminder: GET YOUR MAMMOGRAM!!
To celebrate another positive medical appointment!!
Just 9 months until I check in with Kaiser oncology care for what should be the last time after breast cancer was diagnosed in 2020.
Reminder: GET YOUR MAMMOGRAM!!
March 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
JOYOUS SPRING BLOOMS!
To celebrate another positive medical appointment!!
Just 9 months until I check in with Kaiser oncology care for what should be the last time after breast cancer was diagnosed in 2020.
Reminder: GET YOUR MAMMOGRAM!!
To celebrate another positive medical appointment!!
Just 9 months until I check in with Kaiser oncology care for what should be the last time after breast cancer was diagnosed in 2020.
Reminder: GET YOUR MAMMOGRAM!!
Reposted by Michele Horaney
References to a WWII Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and the first women to pass Marine infantry training are among photos and posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge DEI content, according to a database obtained by AP.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge | CNN Politics
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and the first women to pass Marine infantry training are among the tens of thousands ...
cnn.it
March 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
References to a WWII Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and the first women to pass Marine infantry training are among photos and posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge DEI content, according to a database obtained by AP.
Reposted by Michele Horaney
Breaking News: Gene Hackman died of natural causes about a week after his wife died from a respiratory illness, the authorities said.
Gene Hackman and His Wife Died of Natural Causes, Investigators Say
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Breaking News: Gene Hackman died of natural causes about a week after his wife died from a respiratory illness, the authorities said.
Reposted by Michele Horaney
Our own Rick Wilson hits the nail on the head: Trump is not “making deals” or “playing chess”, he’s just an idiot. Watch the LP Podcast to hear more: bit.ly/4kw7vvV
March 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Our own Rick Wilson hits the nail on the head: Trump is not “making deals” or “playing chess”, he’s just an idiot. Watch the LP Podcast to hear more: bit.ly/4kw7vvV
HAPPY TO SEE THIS STEP TAKEN: Once large investment firms scoop up large lots of residences/dwellings and flip them to rentals, they are gone, gone, gone from the sales market.
At any price. Never coming back.
That needs to be stopped.
www.thecentersquare.com/washington/a...
At any price. Never coming back.
That needs to be stopped.
www.thecentersquare.com/washington/a...
Backers, critics debate bill to stop major investors from buying up single-family homes
(The Center Square) – A bill to limit major investors from buying up large numbers of single-family homes got a public hearing in Olympia on Wednesday.
www.thecentersquare.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
HAPPY TO SEE THIS STEP TAKEN: Once large investment firms scoop up large lots of residences/dwellings and flip them to rentals, they are gone, gone, gone from the sales market.
At any price. Never coming back.
That needs to be stopped.
www.thecentersquare.com/washington/a...
At any price. Never coming back.
That needs to be stopped.
www.thecentersquare.com/washington/a...
TOUGH DEMONSTRATORS AT THE WASHINGTON STATE CAPITAL: Snow, snow showers and cold? They laughed and kept on coming on Wed, 2.25.25
www.theolympian.com/news/politic...
www.theolympian.com/news/politic...
1,500+ protesters rally against Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Project 2025 at WA Capitol
It was one of the protests that cropped up in state capitals nationwide on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
www.theolympian.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
TOUGH DEMONSTRATORS AT THE WASHINGTON STATE CAPITAL: Snow, snow showers and cold? They laughed and kept on coming on Wed, 2.25.25
www.theolympian.com/news/politic...
www.theolympian.com/news/politic...
THE SENATORS WENT, THEY TRIED TO GET INTO THE BUILDING AND THEN THEY SPOKE. www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/senate-and...
Senate and House Dem Presser Outside USAID Today (Video) - Please Watch And Share
Senate and House Dems forcefully challenge Trump/Musk's illegal attacks on USAID and the US government
www.hopiumchronicles.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
THE SENATORS WENT, THEY TRIED TO GET INTO THE BUILDING AND THEN THEY SPOKE. www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/senate-and...
JUST A LITTLE BIT (3 INCHES OR SO) OF SNOW ON SUNDAY, BUT here's a fine family still in the front yard down the street on the corner on Monday. Lots of credit to the kids and their parents at the house who did a lot of work to create these beauties!
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
JUST A LITTLE BIT (3 INCHES OR SO) OF SNOW ON SUNDAY, BUT here's a fine family still in the front yard down the street on the corner on Monday. Lots of credit to the kids and their parents at the house who did a lot of work to create these beauties!
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ALUMS IN WASHINGTON STATE welcome Robert Jones, chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign campus! www.seattletimes.com/education-la...
University of Washington names its next president
University of Washington names Robert J. Jones as its next president. Jones will be the first Black president in the university's 164-year history.
www.seattletimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ALUMS IN WASHINGTON STATE welcome Robert Jones, chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign campus! www.seattletimes.com/education-la...
FIRST BIG VOLLEY BACK: The official, upper-level resistance begins. Right here in Washington State, as new AG Nick Brown makes the announcement.
Meanwhile, we all have work to do on cuts to medical research, upending of immigration laws, and more www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Meanwhile, we all have work to do on cuts to medical research, upending of immigration laws, and more www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Judge in Seattle blocks Trump order on birthright citizenship nationwide
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown had sued to block the executive order, calling it “unconstitutional, un-American and cruel.”
www.seattletimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
FIRST BIG VOLLEY BACK: The official, upper-level resistance begins. Right here in Washington State, as new AG Nick Brown makes the announcement.
Meanwhile, we all have work to do on cuts to medical research, upending of immigration laws, and more www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Meanwhile, we all have work to do on cuts to medical research, upending of immigration laws, and more www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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If you’re thinking about making a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, it might help to know that new research says it could extend your life expectancy. cnn.it/4a2M54U
January 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If you’re thinking about making a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, it might help to know that new research says it could extend your life expectancy. cnn.it/4a2M54U