Patty Robb
@pattyrobb.bsky.social
Marketing Consultant ~ Small Business Mentor ~ Gardener ~ Grammy ~ Kansan ~ Book Lover
We don't have to live like this💔
Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
December 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We don't have to live like this💔
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The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
Shop small! Your support of the small businesses in your community means everything🎁
November 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Shop small! Your support of the small businesses in your community means everything🎁
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Small businesses are less able to ride Trump's tariff roller coaster and can't make the kinds of AI investments that the big guys are getting into. It all adds up to major headaches for these companies.
Small businesses are hurting — and could be for a while
Small- and medium-sized firms both shed jobs in October.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Small businesses are less able to ride Trump's tariff roller coaster and can't make the kinds of AI investments that the big guys are getting into. It all adds up to major headaches for these companies.
No words💔
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
No words💔
Beautiful day to VOTE🇺🇸
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Beautiful day to VOTE🇺🇸
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Kansas Republicans are getting closer to redrawing the state’s congressional map hoping to kick out U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, the only Democrat in the state’s federal delegation.
Kansas Republicans are trying to gerrymander congressional maps. Is that legal?
A previous Kansas Supreme Court ruling says maps can be drawn for political gain. Race-based gerrymandering isn’t allowed, however.
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Kansas Republicans are getting closer to redrawing the state’s congressional map hoping to kick out U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, the only Democrat in the state’s federal delegation.
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Kansas officials warn of November disruption in food benefits amid budget impasse | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas officials warn of November disruption in food benefits amid budget impasse • Kansas Reflector
A Kansas agency warns 188,000 Kansans receiving food aid the federal budget impasse threatens distribution of federal assistance in November.
kansasreflector.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Kansas officials warn of November disruption in food benefits amid budget impasse | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Your vote matters KC🇺🇸
It’s your vote and your voice. Here’s why that’s important in this off-year election cycle | Opinion
Why Kansas City metro voters must go to the polls in Nov. 4 elections | Opinion
It’s your vote and your voice. Here’s why that’s important in this off-year election cycle | Opinion
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October 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Your vote matters KC🇺🇸
We don't have to live like this💔
Heartbroken by this news out of #SC this morning. Entire families and a community are forever changed by preventable gun violence. Let’s pray, and let’s also act.
4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says
A mass shooting at a crowded bar on the idyllic South Carolina island of St. Helena left four people dead and at least 20 injured.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We don't have to live like this💔
You make a difference💜
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You make a difference💜
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An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
www.oregonlive.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
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In the spring, Trump cut $500 million from aid to food banks.
But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.
People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.
We visualized it:
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.
People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.
We visualized it:
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In the spring, Trump cut $500 million from aid to food banks.
But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.
People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.
We visualized it:
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.
People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.
We visualized it:
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
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I’m sorry, was it the DEMOCRATS who defunded Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to give tax breaks to billionaires
Nope-that was Trump
With votes from MAGA Senators like Roger Marshall
Now hundreds of rural hospitals will probably have to close
And only the Democrats are trying to stop this
Nope-that was Trump
With votes from MAGA Senators like Roger Marshall
Now hundreds of rural hospitals will probably have to close
And only the Democrats are trying to stop this
September 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I’m sorry, was it the DEMOCRATS who defunded Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to give tax breaks to billionaires
Nope-that was Trump
With votes from MAGA Senators like Roger Marshall
Now hundreds of rural hospitals will probably have to close
And only the Democrats are trying to stop this
Nope-that was Trump
With votes from MAGA Senators like Roger Marshall
Now hundreds of rural hospitals will probably have to close
And only the Democrats are trying to stop this
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Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
Royals⚾️💜
September 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Royals⚾️💜
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
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The Trump administration has threatened to withhold at least $10 million for Kansas’ food assistance program if officials don’t comply.
Kansas governor won’t send SNAP recipients’ personal info to feds. She’s getting sued
The Trump administration has threatened to withhold at least $10 million for Kansas’ food assistance program if officials don’t comply.
bit.ly
September 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The Trump administration has threatened to withhold at least $10 million for Kansas’ food assistance program if officials don’t comply.
Surprised to see your name on this list @davids.house.gov why vote yes on this?
31 House Dems just voted to promote Trumpʻs occupation of DC! Call them. Go to their offices and townhalls. Hold them accountable!
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
September 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Surprised to see your name on this list @davids.house.gov why vote yes on this?
Americans have made heartbreaking choices to accept the everyday-ness of gun violence in our schools.
One teen is dead after a student fired on schoolmates at Evergreen High School in Colorado, injuring two before shooting himself
1 dead after student shoots 2 schoolmates, himself at Evergreen High School
One teenager is dead after a student fired on schoolmates at Evergreen High School in the Jefferson County foothills Wednesday, injuring two before shooting himself, authorities said.
www.denverpost.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Americans have made heartbreaking choices to accept the everyday-ness of gun violence in our schools.
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The Missouri House gave preliminary approval to the GOP’s mid-decade congressional gerrymander Monday, taking another step toward passing a map designed to rig the 2026 election at the expense of Black voters in Kansas City. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri House Gives Preliminary Approval to GOP Gerrymander, Ballot Initiative Attack
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Missouri House gave preliminary approval to the GOP’s mid-decade congressional gerrymander Monday, taking another step toward passing a map designed to rig the 2026 election at the expense of Black voters in Kansas City. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Nothing says autumn like a classic Friday night Chiefs - Chargers showdown in Sao Paolo.
September 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Nothing says autumn like a classic Friday night Chiefs - Chargers showdown in Sao Paolo.