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January Handl

@mamuofthewest.bsky.social

5.2K followers 5.8K following 3.6K posts

Retired teacher/parent educator, Mama and gramma, in love with Nature, and somehow relentlessly political. Everyone should be able to self-determine in mutual respect. Resist.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

AOC: There was a day before his presidency, and there will be a day after — and it belongs to us.

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 1d

Douglass Crockwell, American (1904-1968), Machinists, 1932, oil on canvas, 121.9 x 91.8 cm, private collection

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 5h

Good morning.

It's been 34 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.

Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 1h

Minneapolis built more housing than any other major Midwest city & it’s not a mystery why.

They allowed modest density housing types city-wide, cut regressive parking mandates, and made it easier to build apartments near transit.

The results: more homes + slowed rent growth.

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OuttaMyCandyBowl @outtamylaine.bsky.social · 2h

Weathered the weekend storm beautifully. 🌱🍁 #wawx

The bright red leaves of a Japanese Maple dotted with raindrops

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

NYT puts farmer pain on Page One:

@nytimes.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 57m

So,
1) The Kirk tweet I was criticizing was about Mamdani, not me. But sure, we Muslims look all the same, right?
2) He spells my name wrong.
3) Kirk's murder was bad, that doesn't make his Islamophobia good.
4) Does the VP really have nothing to do all day except... quote-tweet at people like me?

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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 57m

Rep Jayapal: “Trump can spend $40 billion but refuses to use the funds that are available …to feed 42 million people. One of four kids in this country relies on SNAP benefits. This is just cruelty.”

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Everlast2 @everlast2.bsky.social · 57m

@heyudeuphus.bsky.social

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 1d

#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1977: The last natural case of smallpox is documented in Merca district, Somalia. In May 1980, the World Health Assembly certified the world free of naturally occurring smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination.

An electron micrograph of the smallpox virus. Image credit: Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images.

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Christine @klaxoncomms.com · 1d

Morning kitten.

Tortie cat lying flat on a grey fuzzy blanket.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

Fox threatening us with a good time again

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2h

The President just announced he is giving $20 billion of taxpayer money to bail out Argentina. That’s outrageous. If he was willing to spend that money in America - to keep American health premiums from skyrocketing, the shutdown would be over tomorrow.

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Katja Diehl @katjadiehl.bsky.social · 1h

I'm going to tell you something that Dutch people don't understand:
I get excited EVERY time I see more than three people on a bike.

Today in our rural area:
A woman and three children on a Tern.

LOVE IT!

THAT is an SUV.
Sports utility vehicle.

a person riding a bike down a street with pura felicidad written on the bottom right

ALT: a person riding a bike down a street with pura felicidad written on the bottom right

media.tenor.com

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1h

Every era tests its citizens. The question: how small will you allow the world to make you? 👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 17h

Someone want to tell Mikey here that 86% of all SNAP benefits go to households that include a child, an elderly person, or a person with disabilities?

Or that almost 40% of SNAP recipients are children?

And that Whites account for 37% of SNAP recipients?

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13h

The world's worst people are about to have an epic meltdown after Mamdani's win.

Their tears will be sugar for my chai.

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Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 @bc60.bsky.social · 1d

Secretary of Health schooled by a 11 grade

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 2h

SCOTUS is set to hear a case Nov. 5 on the president's ability to establish tariffs far beyond congressional limitations.

We filed a friend-of-the-court brief today on behalf of leading historians of constitutional law to highlight the importance of checks-and-balances in tariff policy.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

From what I’ve seen they are mostly spending their days trolling on twitter.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 2h

My goodness. Please don’t send in ghosts. They are very frightening. We only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: theodore.goldenvelt)

ahh! a small fluffy ghost sits on a hardwood floor staring directly at us. but actually... the longer we take it in, the more cute the ghost becomes. one could even mistake this little guy for a golden retriever puppy wearing a sheet with eye, ear, and mouth holes cut out of it. even though he gave us a fright, we would still pet this ghost puppy.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1h

🚨BREAKING: A group of Staten Island voters filed a lawsuit in state court Monday arguing New York’s 2024 congressional map dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino residents in violation of state law.

My law firm represents the plaintiffs. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Voters Challenge New York Congressional Map, Claiming Racial Vote Dilution