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MichelleRNRetired

@michellernretired.bsky.social

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MIchelleRN, Retired. Former CHPN, OCN, CCRC. Native Californian, San Diego since 1970. Sincerely sarcastic, yet oddly optimistic. I am an acquired taste. Blue all the way. No DM's or lists unless I know you.

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · Nov 20

"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
Carl Sagan

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 2h

"He admires dictators and wishes to be one..."

Because you love America, and because there are #NoKings, protest peacefully.

#LoveAmericaRally

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2h

“The most patriotic thing that you can do is say no kings.”

Jean Smart is asking you to join us in the streets on Saturday. Let’s make No Kings Day the biggest and loudest peaceful protest in modern American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 7h

You are doing the heavy lifting my friend.❤️

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 18h

An aggressive rock has been removed from a parking lot in Aurora where it repeatedly attacked drivers.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 21h

Trump/MAGA: We're killing jobs!

We're killing people!

"Well, that's unfortunate"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 21h

Keep 'em coming
#EpsteinFiles

Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 21h

House Republicans are now on their THIRD WEEK of vacation during a government shutdown.

Democrats are in D.C. demanding an end to the shutdown and a full release of the Epstein files. Release them, NOW.

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 1d

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 1d

CA, there’s only one box to check on the Prop 50 ballot > YES

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

Dr. Phil went full MAGA and tried to reinvent himself as a MAGA media mogul and culture warrior. Now his world is unraveling, his media company is laying off thousands and had to file for bankruptcy, and he's being sued for fraud. The whole plan is collapsing.

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 1d

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/johnson-an...

Johnson announces campaign to get Trump a Nobel Peace prize

The Speaker continues to display his fealty

anntelnaes.substack.com

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 1d

Just got my notice today as well!

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 1d

Just wish I could do more.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

"Freedom of speech has a point. It is there so people can speak truth to power. Often that truth is spoken first by young people."
snyder.substack.com/p/gaza-and-p...

Gaza and Protest

Why freedom of speech matters

snyder.substack.com

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 2d

So Trump is sitting there praising the Egyptian dictator who allegedly paid him a $10 million bribe and blithering on about how Egypt takes care of its "crime" problems unlike the United States

Here's how Egypt handles its "crime" problems

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griffyn12.bsky.social @griffyn12.bsky.social · 2d

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 3d

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 2d

We need work requirements for Congress.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 3d

“I exercise to prevent CVD and dementia.”

“I don’t smoke because, it causes lung cancer and heart disease & makes everything smell.”

Ok… so instead you choose to freely breathe in the biohazard that causes vascular disease, brain damage, AIDS-like conditions, and loss of smell.

Make it make sense

Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 3d

Just curious…

Hands up if you just believe the science you publish and you think everything else is bullshit?

I’m referring to the half-decade of research & half-million publications showing SARS-CoV-2 can lead to new and worsening health conditions of every variety.

I’m talking to you academia.

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CarrieHD💛⚡️💙🏈 @carriehd.bsky.social · 3d

Today’s food bags:
Water
Banana
Mac N Cheese
Capri Sun
Chips
Fruit cup
Cookies
Turkey, cheese sandwich
Biscuit
Please consider a donation and/or RT. 🙏🏽💕😘

www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 3d

Sent you a few things that will be delivered Tuesday.
Thank you for continuing to support your community, and specifically, those who need help in these difficult times.

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 3d

I am very selective where I attend these events.
The energy in downtown San Diego is invigorating, but the huge crowds are overwhelming. The first even was over 40,000.
I go to smaller events to be involved and where I can see who is coming my way. I always have an escape route in mind.

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 3d

1. Before 2020, I never, ever remember getting sick being portrayed as a good thing.

"Most people will get one or two respiratory infections every year. In some ways, it's a *good thing* when you are a child or healthy adult".

*my emphasis.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Common cold, flu, Covid: Why is Britain so sick right now?

Why coughs and colds seem to be taking hold currently - and what you can do to protect yourself.

www.bbc.com

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 4d

I dropped mine off yesterday.

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 4d

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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MichelleRNRetired @michellernretired.bsky.social · 4d

Oh no!💔

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 4d

Right — “Bloody Sunday” in 1965 in Selma, but ALSO ABC interrupting ‘Judgment at Nuremberg’ to show Bloody Sunday to the nation

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 4d

Turns out protest alone was never what changed things, it was protest *plus media coverage of protests*, which prompted officials to respond to protests, which increased public awareness of protests, etc.

If the protest happens & corporate media simply ignores it ... it's inert.

ineptitudinous.bsky.social @ineptitudinous.bsky.social · 4d

Six out of eight of the largest mass-movement protests in US history have happened since 2017. You wouldn't know this from most media reporting, and you sure af wouldn't know this from the way either major party has reacted.

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Ty Ross @cooltxchick.bsky.social · 4d

Fucking beautiful! With my youngest as first chair violin, I absolutely love to see and show him as well, the seat at the table left empty just for him. What he can do and achieve with his talent. Being a part of moments like this that inspire and spread joy….

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 4d

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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