Sharon 🤦🏾‍♀️ Persists

Writer of non-fiction narrative | history, literature, design, art, politics, economics, genealogy, food, gardening and hiking/walking

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2026-03-29 20:43:09 UTC

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@nprofile…dyu0 Yes!

2026-03-29 20:39:57 UTC

8 out of every 50 Americans was at a No Kings protest yesterday. I just had lunch with one of those 42 who wasn't at one. It never came up during our conversation. Yes, I can still hang out with non-activists. The weird thing is, I'm no activist. I just care & want to get out there in the throngs sometimes. Most Black Americans are not activists in the streets right now. Just too dangerous. If we're dispersed throughout a non-BLACK crowd, like I saw yesterday, it's safer. This is just the truth.

2026-03-27 23:07:15 UTC

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@nprofile…acpk They don't care about governing; just about retaining power, enjoying perks of office and grifting.

2026-03-27 20:17:14 UTC

Market Dive Points to Wall Street’s Growing Alarm Over Iran War - The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/market-dive-points-to-wall-streets-growing-alarm-over-iran-war-f16d7f98?st=ve4cKf

2026-03-27 17:14:03 UTC

Hegseth is trying to kick 4 officers off the one-star generals promotion list. All of the 4 officers he's targeting to block from getting one-star general promotions are either women or Black. There are three dozen officers on the promotion list and no SecDef has ever before tried to kick off specific individuals from this list. Coincidence? #racism #hegseth #defensedepartment #promotions

2026-03-24 18:00:04 UTC

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@nprofile…xz35 I like #6 You’ve got to dig it to dig it, you dig?

2026-03-23 16:40:15 UTC

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@nprofile…acpk This can never be normalized.

2026-03-20 14:29:24 UTC

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@nprofile…gf9n I guess the illegal display of the Presidential Sal at his golf courses can't be legally challenged because no one can show they have standing for a lawsuit. The displays don't "harm" anyone; they just "help" him personally, which is the problem. I wish our country had better laws to keep wannabe dictators in check besides the impeachment clause and the emoluments clause, for instance.

2026-03-20 01:27:02 UTC

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@nprofile…acpk 😉 "Make it so!" as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard would command.

2026-03-20 00:39:00 UTC

"The administration’s move to mint official coins with Mr. Trump’s face is also legally aggressive. An 1866 law called the Thayer Amendment states: 'Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities.'" #narcissism #megalomania
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/politics/trump-gold-coin.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UlA.dHpj.kpyGG-P6_gIl&smid=url-share

2026-03-08 17:43:19 UTC

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@nprofile…dyu0 I love lists, too! Because they work!

2026-03-03 21:57:18 UTC

Truth. #hell #2024election
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2026-03-01 13:09:32 UTC

From worldvisualized.com #Iran #map #ignorance #geography
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2026-02-22 23:17:59 UTC

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 #datacenters #usfarmer #ai
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2026-02-22 14:08:14 UTC

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@nprofile…fc2c US of A.

2026-02-22 14:00:51 UTC

Just like it was such a relief when I no longer had to sit through cigarette TV commercials, I will be so relieved when prescription drug TV commercials are FINALLY banned. This can’t come soon enough. #prescriptiondrugads

2026-02-19 20:20:00 UTC

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@nprofile…2wsh @nprofile…vumf I'm feeling that way, too. But, maybe the brown paper mulch when it breaks down won't leech anything toxic into the soil. That might be a better bet for weed suuppression.

2026-02-19 20:13:36 UTC

Any vegetable gardeners out there have any experience using biodegradable mulching film? Versus a water permeable biodegradable, brown paper mulch alternative? Thanks! #gardening #mulch #vegetablegardening

2026-02-09 03:46:57 UTC

🤣😂😊 #badbunny #Spanishlanguage
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2026-02-06 22:10:27 UTC

"Boooooo!" said the crowds when JD & Usha stood up to cheer on the US Olympic athletes in Milan just a few moments ago... #Usha #jdvance #milancortina #winterolympics
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2026-02-05 18:27:12 UTC

I just learned that Blacks in the Jim Crow South were forbidden to eat vanilla ice cream in public. So, Blacks invented butter pecan flavor using leftover pecans they had lying around and ate that in public instead. #icecream #workaround #creativity #jimcrow #blackhistory

2026-02-05 14:22:21 UTC

I’m listening to TFG ramble incoherently at the 74th annual prayer breakfast & I’m realizing that our democracy is very, very sick right now. And that sickness is embodied in the sick, disordered thinking of a man who is spreading lies that are laying the groundwork to harm our upcoming elections. He is like a feral animal. All he knows is “attack”. He dangerously lies that if the Dems win in November, it’s because they cheat. So, the Republicans must take over the elections.This is abnormal.

2026-02-02 00:18:15 UTC

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@nprofile…rm7c We have a Kennedy Center Xmas tree ornament that I got during a private tour of the KC back in 2024 (pre-Trump re-election). We will be putting it on our Xmas tree in future, also in remembrance of what once was. 😩

2026-01-27 21:43:33 UTC

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@nprofile…2ch3 Because they KNOW this will not end well for them and that accountability is coming for them...

2026-01-26 13:49:29 UTC

Needed resignations (for a start):
Pam Bondi (unfit)
Kristi Noem (malevolent & incompetent)
Stephen Miller (self-hating fascist)
Russell Vought (destroyer of civil service)
RFK, Jr. (deluded conspiracy theorist)
Scott Bessent (lies about tariffs)
Brook Rollins (put up the huge Trump banners)
Mark Rubio (knows better, but too power hungry)
Mike Johnson (weak)
JD Vance (unqualified)
Donald Trump (mentally unstable incompetent)
#uspolitics #resignations

2026-01-13 01:09:16 UTC

What happens if the US takes Greenland by force:
* NATO collapses
* US companies expelled from Eur
* World Cup & Olympics bar US
* Eur calls in US debt; US economy collapses
* Travel & trade between US & Eur end
* No more legal protections for US citizens living in Eur
And all of the above becomes permanent. No re-set. No trust.
#Greenland #NATO #US #europe #trust

2026-01-09 02:58:12 UTC

Ate cholesterol-busting rum raisin ice cream after dinner tonight. I will redeem myself in the morning with strength training and, later on vigorous house cleaning and other chores. 😇🍦

2026-01-08 01:35:34 UTC

#reneenicolegood
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2026-01-07 18:59:02 UTC

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@nprofile…acpk And the day after the 5th anniversary of 1/6/21 no less.

2025-12-18 01:37:43 UTC

Interesting factoid: The old Fairfax Hotel in downtown DC, where Al Gore once lived with his family while his father served in the Congress, is now a high-end assisted living facility. This is a clever example of re-use and re-purposing, which is preferable to destruction and demolition (see: White House) #washingtondc #ushistory #reuse #repurpose #inspīrembassyrow

2025-12-05 04:46:02 UTC

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@nprofile…4unj Agreed. Just like he should be dead before the US Mint can put his mug on a new coin.

2025-12-04 21:56:56 UTC

What a travesty. Secretary of State Rubio should be ashamed of himself. No, the "worst" is yet to come. At least his name is in stick-on letters that can be taken down after he's gone. Thankfully, only the trademarked name of the institute, started by Pres. Reagan, is actually engraved into the facade. #diplomacy #usip #travesty
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2025-11-24 16:52:11 UTC

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@nprofile…p6ac Thanks for sharing. This is an important perspective that all Americans who care about the future of their country must remember & emphasize next year. Just think about all of those different nationalities (including Americans of Indigenous & African descent) who came together to fight back against the Nazis in the name of our country's creed. An idea -- not ancestry & property ownership -- must bind us.

2025-11-22 16:17:06 UTC

This is what resistance looks like: my local Indie bookseller held a Feed Our Neighbors community free meal last night for anyone who was hungry. Local neighbors and restaurants contributed food potluck-style. It was a huge success and indicative of how many people are struggling to afford the cost of food this holiday season. #foodnotbombs #resistance #freefood

2025-11-07 15:38:04 UTC

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@nprofile…t03n Headline writers are having a field day with this story.

2025-10-31 12:48:15 UTC

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@nprofile…m6am I believe that Prunella Scales’ son is the marvelous actor, Sam West, who plays the role of Siegfried in the latest version of “All Creatures Great and Small”. I’m a huge fan of his, and feel sorry for his loss. I’m also a big fan of his mother, and own the entire DVD set of old “Fawlty Towers” episodes. West’s ability to do comedy must be in his DNA — inherited from his very talented mom.

2025-10-23 18:57:18 UTC

Note: the WH underground bunker is beneath the East Wing. It's where VP Cheney was sent on 9/11/01. I can only imagine one reason for the $50 million increase in the price tag for the BS ballroom from $250 million to $300 million is it now includes a new & expanded gilt bunker (à la the one from Berlin, circa 1945?). #underground #bunker #eastwing

2025-10-18 20:50:12 UTC

About 800 people (& a few dogs) showed up in little Closter, New Jersey in northern Bergen County today. Only 150 had been expected. It was EXTREMELY peaceful. #nokings #protests
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2025-10-17 22:36:08 UTC

George Santos, fraudster, has just had his prison sentence commuted by none other than TFG. I guess crime pays in TFG's world. A felon who should be in jail helping out a fellow felon. I'm as disgusted as I am not surprised. 🤬 #georgesantos #commutation #fraud

2025-10-17 15:50:50 UTC

“When I entered the armed forces of my country, I sincerely believed in my government as it is supposed to be—a democracy that protects all of its citizens. My beliefs haven’t changed, but I do wonder…just what World War II was all about. Our government is supposed to represent all of the people. I killed—I repeat I killed—other men in the name of democracy. Could the joke have been on me for being naïve enough to believe my government?” — Henry Peoples, Black veteran, on post-war racism #ww2

2025-10-16 20:24:24 UTC

Someone just chopped down all of the huge, gorgeous willow trees on the plaza of The Kennedy Center, the ones overlooking the Potomac River. I'm a native of DC and I suspect those trees had been there since the building first opened in the early 1970's. WHAT IS HAPPENING??? #KennedyCenter #destruction #willowtrees

2025-10-14 21:35:24 UTC

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@nprofile…4unj That, too.

2025-10-13 19:30:21 UTC

Doctors now know that if you just marinate your protein -- beef, chicken, fish -- for one hour before grilling it, carcinogens are not created in the first place when the grilling gets underway. I LOVE this, because I think marinades make proteins taste so much better when they're grilled. So, this will be no problem for me. #grilledmeats #carcinogens #marinades #marinatedmeats

2025-10-10 15:29:00 UTC

Woohoo, MIT! #privatecollege #academicindependence
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/mit-trump-college-compact-8fefcea4?st=bAJej1
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2025-10-07 00:42:49 UTC

What I want to know is why we're not hearing a peep from:
Mitch Romney
George W. Bush, Jr.
Jeb Bush
Nikki Haley
McConnell
Liz Cheney
Dick Cheney
Bill Barr
etc., etc., etc.
#wherearethey

2025-10-04 15:31:11 UTC

Last night. Turtle and the Wolf. Delectable. Special occasion. #gottastilleat #princeedwardislandoysters #arancini #berkshireporkshoulder #tilefish #chocolatepeanuttart #tiramisu #dining
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2025-10-01 17:57:30 UTC

My hero, Jane Goodall has passed away in California while on a speaking tour in the US , of natural causes. We need to continue her legacy of empathy towards all creatures on this Earth and heed her warnings to protect our planet. May she rest in peace. I am so saddened by this news. #janegoodall
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2025-09-04 19:46:54 UTC

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@nprofile…ccnn @nprofile…r5mx It was also scarlet fever, which my dad had in 1944. His father had to take an emergency leave from the Army, as a result. A few weeks later, his father (my grandfather) shipped out to fight overseas in WWII. Do we really want to go back to those days? By “those days”, I mean BOTH childhood diseases and world wars to fight fascism.

2025-09-04 19:02:47 UTC

Why must we go through these times of such evil government incompetence? When will intelligent people of good will and conscience stop this madness? (Rhetorical questions.) #incompetence #evil #madness

2025-08-28 11:06:37 UTC

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@nprofile…hujc Since there are ‘lots of folks here on #Mastodon who rarely post original stuff and ONLY boost, you’ll definitely see a drastic change in your timeline.

2025-08-26 00:28:08 UTC

Okay, the guy's whacked, which we all know & that Republicans know, too, but are afraid to say out loud, BUT...his announcement that he intends to rename the Dept. of Defense to the Dept. of War is BONKERS. When my Grandpa fought in WWII in the 1940's, it was the War Department. The Dept. Defense is the modern stance of our military: Defense of both the Constitution and the citizens of the US against all foreign aggression. Period. We are not "warriors"--unless it is to defend our constitution.

2025-08-24 03:52:54 UTC

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@nprofile…9uzj @nprofile…pj45 If I’m dining out Italian, I want them to make their own fresh pasta, at a minimum, using durum semolina…& use fresh basil…& make actual risotto —not just gloppy Arborio rice…& the ricotta & mozzarella should NOT be from plastic containers even I can buy at my local Wegmans. And there should be actual fresh vegetables on the menu— not just salads w/terrible balsamic vinaigrette. A perfect EVOO with white balsamic or red wine vinegar will do just fine…I’m on a rant (sorry)

2025-08-23 00:44:59 UTC

Very disheartening to spend 50 bucks at an Italian restaurant eating food I could have made just as well if not better at home. You’re paying extra for: overhead, service, a tip, etc. It’s only worth it if I’m eating something I could never (or would never) make at home because of: unusual ingredients; very long prep/cook time; difficult-to-find ingredients; a rarely available foreign cuisine; professionally trained cook/chef; incredible service. Then, I’ll pay more than $50. #restaurants

2025-08-22 19:08:44 UTC

Renderings of proposed "Bezos Learning Center" for the National Mall in Washington, DC. This would trash my beloved hometown. #jeffbezos #WashingtonDC #trash #architecture
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2025-08-21 00:52:24 UTC

I ❤️ Lukevich. #Smithsonian #museums #makeslaverygreatagainmuseum
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2025-08-19 18:17:00 UTC

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@nprofile…a0z2 I usually write better AFTER a long walk. Clears my mind as I go with the flow of nature.

2025-08-19 16:28:27 UTC

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@nprofile…a0z2 Yes!!! Walking/hiking is my source of renewed energy as a writer when this weary old world gets to be much too much.

2025-08-15 17:49:42 UTC

Stop being afraid. #fear
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2025-08-14 21:51:32 UTC

From Washingtonian magazine. Being poor is not a crime. #freedc #usoutofdc #homeless #releaseepsteinfiles #epsteinfiles #distraction
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2025-08-13 13:54:36 UTC

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Note that the German equivalent of a US high school is a "Gymnasium".

2025-08-13 12:01:39 UTC

Thought experiment. Re-naming a US high school in Texas after the traitorous confederate general Robert E. Lee (as a rebuke to the BLM movement) is akin to renaming a German gymnasium in Bavaria after the traitorous Nazi general Erwin Rommel. The difference is that in Germany doing something like that would be illegal. #backsliding

2025-08-13 01:19:37 UTC

NYT, White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions “The Trump administration is giving museums 120 days to replace ‘divisive or ideologically driven language with unifying, historically accurate and constructive descriptions.’..historians expressed concern at the political interference in an institution that was long viewed as independent…Within 30 days,…Smithsonian museums must provide catalogs and programs for all current exhibitions…’ In a word: fascism. #smithsonian

2025-08-10 19:03:26 UTC

"Deep in the heart of Texas..." 🎶 #Texas #gerrymandering #rigged
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2025-08-09 13:56:36 UTC

The Republicans are spending more time and effort to arrest Texas Democrats than anyone on the so-called Epstein “list”. 🤷🏾‍♀️

2025-08-08 20:55:12 UTC

From Christopher Weyant. #weekendplans #weekend #totalitarianism
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2025-08-08 13:59:14 UTC

Latest veggie garden haul. Still patiently awaiting Buffalosun and heirloom German Giants (they take longer). Tomatoes shown are cherry & Carmello varieties
#vegetablegarden #vegetables #gardening #organic gardening #cucumbers #tomatoes #japaneseeggplant #basil #parsley #greenbeans #stringbeans
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2025-08-06 20:10:39 UTC

#uspolitics #humor #useconomy #crash
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2025-08-05 00:35:04 UTC

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@nprofile…pj45 "...craving..."! Great song. Whatever happened to KD Lang? (rhetorical question)

2025-08-05 00:32:12 UTC

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@nprofile…pj45 An occasional splurge is not a bad thing!

2025-08-05 00:25:50 UTC

Farm-to-table dinner in upstate NY. #gazpacho #grilled halibut #corn #polenta #shortribsofbeef #collars #frenchonionsoup
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2025-08-02 21:25:51 UTC

Just took a tick off my spouse who'd been out by a nearby lake where we're spending the weekend in the Catskills. It's tick season! Beware! (Justin Timberlake just announced he has Lyme Disease). #ticks

2025-07-31 20:35:13 UTC

https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-braces-for-flooding-as-heavy-rain-slams-region-new-jersey-declares-emergency

2025-07-27 00:12:22 UTC

Seen in Scotland today. Very succinct & to the point! (From The Times) #badman #goaway
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2025-07-25 14:51:25 UTC

What's all this I've been hearing about mushroom coffee? #coffee #mushrooms @nprofile…lnu2 @nprofile…8vas

2025-07-25 03:02:57 UTC

I just got my measles titre test results & my measles immunity is strong. Word of advice: if you were born between 1957-1969, you should automatically ask for a measles titre test the next time you have a physical. The immunity from the measles vaccine given during that time period has most likely waned. I had to get the updated MMR (Mumps-Measles-Rubella) shot in 2007 in order to matriculate in a grad program requiring proof of a mumps vaccine. Because of that, my measles immunity is now good.

2025-07-23 14:51:30 UTC

Save Our Signs movement seeks to preserve all signs at national parks that the Trump administration wants to remove that may offend his sensibilities about how US history should only tell uplifting stories instead of telling the truth about all of our history. This movement is asking people to visit our natl parks and photograph any signs that our government might remove — related to slavery, indigenous people and women, for example. #nationalparks
https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/save-our-signs

2025-07-18 19:21:51 UTC

Late-night viewership in millions by show. Colbert at 2.417 million viewers is at the top. His show's cancellation by CBS was totally political. #Colbert #stephencolbert #boycottcbs #cbs
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2025-07-16 19:33:41 UTC

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@nprofile…q3us I really wished there’d been more defiance and less capitulation at places like USAID where staffers just went along with everything. I guess it’s hard to ignore lawless firings when your funding goes down to zero.

2025-07-16 15:37:11 UTC

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@nprofile…ysde What? Wait, by law he can't do that! Oops, I forgot. He's immune, per SCOTUS, and can be lawless with zero repercussions. Just watch interest rates soar in the bond markets if the Fed is politicized and becomes no longer independent.

2025-07-10 20:42:05 UTC

Mass deportation jeopardizes GDP growth.
"...an unexpected rise in net unauthorized immigration increases U.S. GDP growth with little effect on inflation. These estimates are useful for examining the potential effects of a reduction in net unauthorized immigration. Our analysis raises the concern that a sharp tightening of immigration policies has the potential to substantially reduce output growth." - conclusion of Dallas Fed Reserve paper #gdp #massdeportation
https://www.dallasfed.org/research/economics/2025/0708

2025-07-10 16:38:31 UTC

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/trump-ice-morale-immigration/683477/?gift=e3R2blrzpD2zeadrMQc4wFnNNP7ICpTFYDSyUs9rz5E&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

2025-07-08 18:42:22 UTC

Trump's Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, in a speech just said that deported farm workers would easily be replaced by "able-bodied" Medicaid recipients under the new Medicaid work requirements. 1st of all, those requirements don't kick in until after the 2026 midterm elections. 2nd of all, is she out of her mind??? #farmworkers #deportations #Medicaid #crazy

2025-07-08 01:50:43 UTC

Any more. #bondi #clientlist #epstein
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2025-07-06 18:44:11 UTC

Will TFG go down to TX to comfort the families who lost young daughters who were at summer camp and died in a horrific flood??? What would Biden (or Harris) do??? #texasflood

2025-07-05 17:35:58 UTC

I thought this was what an "Irish exit" was. No judgment (my coming from people who sometimes use the old expression "CPT" to describe a very, very late arrival to a party).
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2025-07-04 14:01:34 UTC

Happy 4th, America. #freespeech #protest #4thofjuly
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2025-07-03 19:55:23 UTC

From Will Santino. #sermononthemount #hypocrisy
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2025-07-03 15:27:14 UTC

"At the core of Republicans’ sprawling domestic policy package is an important political calculation. It provides its most generous tax breaks early on and reserves some of its most painful benefit cuts until after the 2026 midterm elections...The savings from the safety net cuts still are not enough to offset an expensive package of tax breaks that is projected to add more than $3 trillion to the federal debt by 2034." -- NYT 7/3/25. 1/2

2025-07-02 20:59:13 UTC

I really am trying to minimize use of aluminum foil and plastic. So I bought 'lots of glass & ceramic storage containers & use parchment paper to line baking pans. But, when it comes to making baby back ribs, I MUST use heavy-duty foil to wrap them after I've put on a dry rub. They then slow roast in the foil atop parchment paper on a sheet pan in the oven for up to 2 hours at 250° F before I slather on homemade BBQ sauce & put them on the grill for an another 6-8 mins. Foil is still invaluable.

2025-07-01 19:03:17 UTC

Remember this image. It will be infamous and will go down in history as evidence of massive crimes against humanity committed by this man and his minions. Mark my word. #inhumane #crimeagainsthumanity #cages #detention #ice #Florida #alligators
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2025-06-30 16:29:00 UTC

"Trump Puts the Senate in Play in 2026: By helping to drive Thom Tillis into retirement, he puts his Presidency at risk." #uspolitics #senate #thomtillis
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2025-06-28 16:30:32 UTC

#nobelpeaceprize #humor #uspolitics
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2025-06-22 14:42:12 UTC

No More Wars #nowar #nomorewars
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2025-06-21 17:57:14 UTC

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@nprofile…pj45 The endpin was still there, I just skipped using an endpin holder while I was practicing at home. I think I'm confusing "endpin" with an endpin "holder". 🤪🎻

2025-06-21 17:41:00 UTC

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@nprofile…pj45 I recall using an endpin for my graduation recital (Peabody Institute) and during private lessons. But during practice at home I recall not using one (carpet held it in place plus squeezing it). Given your professional experience, I defer to you on this: end pin wins.

2025-06-21 16:55:47 UTC

For you cellists (or former cellists, like me) out there, this is a NYT piece on one of the most obscure topics I ever saw: Endpin to anchor the cello? Or just squeeze with the thighs without an endpin? I never realized this was even a controversy! I used an endpin to keep my cello from sliding forward when I was a youngster. I switched to no endpin when I was playing while a college student, because the instrument fit me more comfortably! #cello #cellist #endpin
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/arts/music/cello-endpins-debate.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Qk8.k9Mo.N5OYlSw54yeQ&smid=nytcore-android-share

2025-06-14 19:39:01 UTC

Bakeries around the nation are posting images of their birthday cakes for TFG on social media. Personal favorite reads in blue icing, “No Kings No Crowns No Crumbs for these Clowns”. #birthdaycake #mocking
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2025-06-14 18:38:10 UTC

#bestsigns #nokings
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2025-06-14 17:38:54 UTC

#bestsigns #nokings By Bess Bell Kalb.
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2025-06-14 15:55:05 UTC

HAPPY FLAG DAY! #flagday #obamaday #nokings
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