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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · Apr 7

Ashley Crabtree @akvc.bsky.social · Apr 7

March 12th Washington state passed a bill that increases special education funding $2 billion over the next 4 years. We usually get just under $2 billion from federal funding towards sped each year but at least it will make up a quarter of the losses when our state doesn’t comply to trump.

Ashley Crabtree @akvc.bsky.social · Apr 4

My autistic son at 3 years old used to say a word once every 3 months.
At 4 years old it went up to a few every 3 weeks or so.
At 5 years old, I have heard him say several words a day. Several communicative phrases. He calls me mama.
The difference? Speech therapy through public preschool school.

Ashley Crabtree @akvc.bsky.social · Mar 26

One thing I can always count on is that if there’s one kid with an illness at school, my child will come home with said illness. We miss every other week of school lately 🙃

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · Mar 20

Dismantling the Department of Education won’t improve America’s education system. It’s that simple.

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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · Mar 15

BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation in a stunning loss for the Administration! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation

In a dramatic legal showdown,Donald Trump’s attempt to invoke rarely used war powers to deport foreign nationals alleged to be affiliated with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has been halted—at lea...

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Ashley Crabtree @akvc.bsky.social · Mar 11

Today my 6 year old told me that she told her classmate that her dad left to get milk and has been gone for weeks.
He’s temporarily working out of state and she knows this.

Ashley Crabtree @akvc.bsky.social · Mar 10

tomorrow is my birthday and I’m loving this

Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · Mar 10

BREAKING: Elon Musk is having a terrible day as Twitter was hit with a cyber attack, Tesla stock is falling, and sales are plummeting. aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-e...

BREAKING: Elon Musk Faces One of His Worst Days in 2025

Elon Musk is experiencing one of his toughest days of the year.

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Ashley Crabtree @akvc.bsky.social · Mar 9

Happy international women’s day to everyone who voted for one!

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Mar 9

Brave Ukraine defender Natalia Grabarchuk, a former kindergarten teacher, stopped a Russian cruise missile from killing civilians, including children in 2024. #3E #IWD #InternationalWomensDay

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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · Mar 7

ICE detained a Trump supporter, who is an American citizen and is now having second thoughts about voting for Donald Trump. Yikes.

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CNN @cnn.com · Mar 6

The US government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality and improve public health.

Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide | CNN

The U.S. government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality and ...

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Ashley Crabtree @akvc.bsky.social · Mar 5

Almost 3 yr old “I luh you”
Me “I love you”
He puts his hand on his chest “no. It my turn luh you.”
😂😭♥️ okay

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Mar 4

Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…

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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · Mar 2

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Image of a cross stitch mimicking the message you get when you die in the old computer game Oregon Trail that says “YOU LISTENED TO RFK”

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Ashley Crabtree @akvc.bsky.social · Mar 1

Today feels like the part of the movie when the main character realizes they’re in a simulation.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Feb 28

The Whitehouse repackaged already public information about the Epstein case and redacted it before sending it out. It was already circulating unredacted for years in official US court documents.

Once again... say it with us... MAGA got played.

list of numbers and addresses redact by white house (2025)

list of names and numbers public in US court document.

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Ashley Crabtree @akvc.bsky.social · Feb 25

My almost 5yr old autistic son and his 2 year old brother decided to try to overflow the bathtub and lock themselves inside the bathroom together. I broke the door down with my shoulder after all else failed. Only push locks from here on out 🙃

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Ashley Crabtree @akvc.bsky.social · Feb 24

I believe the problem is that our country allows there to be such a high difference in pay between the bottom 1% and the top 1%. If only we could hold those higher up accountable and force better pay for their employees. It seems the top would rather lay off departments than take a pay cut.

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Ashley Crabtree @akvc.bsky.social · Feb 24

A lot of these things were around until 2010s-2020. I was born in 96 and don’t remember the 90s but I’ve seen all of these things go away.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Feb 24

Currently appearing at UK bus-stops.

More of this pointed ridicule, please.

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Ashley Crabtree @akvc.bsky.social · Feb 24

I know it’s probably a coping mechanism or something but every year around the due date month of the baby I miscarried, I hear someone who sounds like my daughter call out “mom?”. Every time my daughter is at school or asleep.

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Emma (emreadsthebooks) @emreadsthebooks.bsky.social · Feb 23

I've been reading exclusively Black American writers for US Black History Month and wanted to share some all-time favourites from US/CAN authors

Perfect to pick up now or anytime, these stories and authors are to be read year-round

#BookSky

A selection of my favourite black authors from the US and Canada

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The Resister Linda Cardwell 🦋💙 @cardwell4u.bsky.social · Feb 22

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CNN @cnn.com · Feb 22

An outbreak of listeria infections linked with frozen supplemental shakes has made at least 38 people ill in 21 states, with 37 hospitalizations and 11 deaths, the FDA said.

11 deaths reported in listeria outbreak linked with supplemental shakes | CNN

An outbreak of listeria infections linked with frozen supplemental shakes has made at least 38 people ill in 21 states, with 37 hospitalizations and 11 deaths, the US Food and Drug Administration said...

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