Peggy Ertl
@pertl.bsky.social
Retired massage therapist, mother and caregiver of disabled daughter, fabric & wallpaper designer at https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/whisperinthesoul
Believes in caring for each other and the planet, progressive democrat
Believes in caring for each other and the planet, progressive democrat
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Chicago is where Michelle was raised, where I got my start as an organizer, and where we built a family together. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next June, it will be our way to give back to a city that has given us so much. obama.org/presidential-center
December 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Chicago is where Michelle was raised, where I got my start as an organizer, and where we built a family together. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next June, it will be our way to give back to a city that has given us so much. obama.org/presidential-center
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Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.
archive.ph/9KrlB
Wired©️
The Adulteration and Degradation of the Food Supply
tinyurl.com/msza244w
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.
archive.ph/9KrlB
Wired©️
The Adulteration and Degradation of the Food Supply
tinyurl.com/msza244w
December 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.
archive.ph/9KrlB
Wired©️
The Adulteration and Degradation of the Food Supply
tinyurl.com/msza244w
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.
archive.ph/9KrlB
Wired©️
The Adulteration and Degradation of the Food Supply
tinyurl.com/msza244w
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Hernandez, who had been extradited to the U.S. in 2022, was serving a 45-year sentence on drug trafficking when Trump pardoned him.
Honduras Issues International Arrest Warrant For Ex-President Pardoned By Trump
Hernandez, who had been extradited to the U.S. in 2022, was serving a 45-year sentence on drug trafficking when Trump pardoned him.
www.forbes.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Hernandez, who had been extradited to the U.S. in 2022, was serving a 45-year sentence on drug trafficking when Trump pardoned him.
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The EPA has scrubbed most of its website of any mention that human activity is driving climate change.
Causes of Climate Change | US EPA
Burning fossil fuels changes the climate more than any other human activity.
www.epa.gov
December 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The EPA has scrubbed most of its website of any mention that human activity is driving climate change.
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Miami will have its first Democratic mayor in 30 years
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Miami will have its first Democratic mayor in 30 years
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Given the high suicide rates for veterans, cutting mental health and suicide prevention jobs at the Veterans Administration is UNCONSCIONABLE. The Trump administration is full of incompetent, hateful monsters.
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Given the high suicide rates for veterans, cutting mental health and suicide prevention jobs at the Veterans Administration is UNCONSCIONABLE. The Trump administration is full of incompetent, hateful monsters.
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Yes. We must extend the ACA tax credits so that over 20 million Americans don't see a doubling in their health premiums, on average. But we must do more. We cannot remain the only major country not to guarantee health care for all as a human right.
We must pass Medicare for All.
We must pass Medicare for All.
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Yes. We must extend the ACA tax credits so that over 20 million Americans don't see a doubling in their health premiums, on average. But we must do more. We cannot remain the only major country not to guarantee health care for all as a human right.
We must pass Medicare for All.
We must pass Medicare for All.
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You can be the most loving, compassionate person in the world... but... if you’re not actively guarding your mind...you will become desensitized to human suffering...in ways that are far beyond what you would ever consider acceptable.
They’re not hiding the brutality anymore.
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
You can be the most loving, compassionate person in the world... but... if you’re not actively guarding your mind...you will become desensitized to human suffering...in ways that are far beyond what you would ever consider acceptable.
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
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Meet two heroes of our times.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Meet two heroes of our times.
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
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A video captured of Maria a Street Vendor reunited with her
Autistic 15 yr old son after he was wrongfully detained for 50 days.
Autistic 15 yr old son after he was wrongfully detained for 50 days.
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A video captured of Maria a Street Vendor reunited with her
Autistic 15 yr old son after he was wrongfully detained for 50 days.
Autistic 15 yr old son after he was wrongfully detained for 50 days.
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Lindsey Graham is a f’n disgrace! The provision was outrageous and his blocking a bill to correct it is ourrageous!
Lindsey Graham blocks House-passed bill to repeal shutdown deal provision allowing $500,000 lawsuits from senators
Sen. Lindsey Graham blocked a Democrat-led effort to approve a House-passed measure to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their p...
www.cbsnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Lindsey Graham is a f’n disgrace! The provision was outrageous and his blocking a bill to correct it is ourrageous!
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Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
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Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
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Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
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If you have federal student loans, these are five ways President Trump is driving up your costs.
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
If you have federal student loans, these are five ways President Trump is driving up your costs.
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"..Has ALREADY KILLED Hundreds of Thousands..."
This is a documented case of public man-made death. Why? Because a government dismantled oversight, purged experts, and ruled by decree, all things our assessment highlights.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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.
www.newyorker.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"..Has ALREADY KILLED Hundreds of Thousands..."