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pia kealey

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Writing, building, and growing in the Tropics. X refugee.

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Skip the body shaming in your writing

8 Author Tips to Avoid Body-Shaming in Your Books - Women Writers, Women's Books

By Paulette Stout Our culture is obsessed with body size. It just is. Especially this time of year. How large or small someone’s body is often becomes more consequential to our perceptions of them tha...

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February 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM

pia kealey

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Musk wants to bring down USAID, calling it a “criminal” agency. But he’s also done business with it. He gladly accepted our USAID taxpayer dollars for himself.

#doge

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USAID Spent $1 Million On Elon Musk’s Starlink Terminals In The Last Year

USAID and SpaceX worked together to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, and provided internet to multiple African countries.

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February 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM

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Todd Hoskins

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The langosta grasshoppers are back in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. One landed on me a few nights ago. Which reminded me of this . . .

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