Rene Millward
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Rene Millward
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I am a Severely Normal Albertan with interests in science, history, politics, human rights & especially disability rights. Also public policy in general. I am NOT looking for a relationship & am NOT able to sponsor anyone’s path to citizenship. NO DMs! 🇨🇦
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The Great Gatsby examines how the pursuit of wealth can lead to moral decay. The novel was very prophetic. The Great Depression was soon to happen. Betting that dementia don never read it.
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“Speaker Johnson, many Americans are wondering why you’re unable to see or hear any developments in the news. Some are speculating that you were kicked in the head by a horse; others theorize that you’ve been huffing spray paint. Which is it?”
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Pretty sure that's Henry James on that chair..
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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I saw a Cuomo ad last night that was basically "if there's another 9/11, we need a mayor with experience like Andrew Cuomo," and it made me wonder, wait, what was Andrew Cuomo doing on 9/11?

Well, he was probably preoccupied with damage control for this:

nypost.com/2001/09/10/p...
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NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.

12 days of work in 103 days.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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Food, water and housing are basic human rights … yet many people will be struggling to keep a roof over the heads and food on the table with SNAP funding cut off.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is trying to ease the burden.

He’s paused evictions and water shut offs through Jan 31st 2026.
Atlanta pauses evictions, water shutoffs as SNAP funding lapses
Mayor Andre Dickens ordered a citywide pause on residential evictions and water shutoffs.
www.fox5atlanta.com
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This guy’s a Christian pastor, in case you think Diocletian didn’t have a point.
Evangelicals are hot for starving kids.
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In realistic trauma recovery we need to remember that neither our comfort zone nor our desire for comfort is our "enemy."

Growth happens when we push ourselves, then give ourselves time & fuel to recover-- & that recovery & rebuilding happens where we feel safe & comfortable.
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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"... It isn't ICE. It isn't CBP. It's a Frankenstein force, stitched together from multiple agencies but loyal to none. Its purpose is to create a community response designed for social media clicks, rather than to keep communities safe..."
This is fascism
Opinion | The White House's sweeping overhaul of ICE is creating a Frankenstein force
The recent wave of ICE senior official reassignments has a clear motive.
www.msnbc.com
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It’s the first of the month. That means tenants in Los Angeles have officially been on utility strike for 6 months. They are refusing to pay their RUBS (ratio utility billing system) utility bills while they demand transparency for their high monthly bills.
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I feel like this is a microcosm for our current situation.
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Tom and Daisy from the great gatsby literally try to convince Nick of eugenics during dinner
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Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"
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There are bonafide monsters stalking the earth eagerly and enthusiastically distributing suffering to anyone they please. And with no recourse on our end but to film them and shout and beg for anyone with power to stop them. How convenient that the monopoly on violence always also acts as a shield.
Every headline is a moral injury
Every single post is like a punch in the face. Every headline is a moral injury. Could be I’m extending too much grace here but it occurred to me recently that maybe all of the people who “don’t pay ...
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