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MomIndie

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I am a solo-mom and bread winner. I am a Pisces Sun, Taurus Moon, Scorpio Rising. Rehabilitation Counselor. Photographer. Do-It-Yourselfer. Creative. I abhor injustice, selfishness, greed, psychopaths and narcissists. My universal number is 22.

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John Cusack

@johncusack.bsky.social

Thanks to the great folks at wired - this new investigation is brought to you with no paywalls - take the no paywall challenge news orgs !
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‘They're Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls

Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...

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June 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

THE VIEW: Do you feel safe as an elected official in this political climate?

JASMINE CROCKETT: No. Not at all.

June 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM

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Guardrails of Democracy

@demguardrails.bsky.social

Even if you don’t play a horn, get some paint buckets & drum sticks, wash boards & spoons, tambourines, & what expensive items you can gather to make noise!

June 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM

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Harri

@hfrayling.com

I'll say it over and over.

I do not believe in gate keeping.

I do not believe in pulling up the ladder.

I believe in kicking the wall down like the Kool-Aid man, and making room as I go for those who come next.

Just because it was hard for me, doesn't mean it has to be hard for anyone else.

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THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE

THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE
THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE
THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE

THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE
THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE

THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE
THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE

THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE
THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE
THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE

THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE
THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE
THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE

June 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM

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The New Yorker

@newyorker.com

“There is a vast chasm between the concept of freedom inscribed on paper and the reality of freedom in our lives.” Revisit Jelani Cobb‘s piece, from 2020, on Juneteenth and the meaning of freedom.