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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · 20d

The power of a boycott.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20d

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."

Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday

Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · 20d

Wishing all people of goodwill and peace celebrating the holiday, a Blessed Rosh Hashanah, Happy New Year, Shana Tova.

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · 25d

"The USDA has given the state (PA) until Friday to provide personal data — including names, addresses, and SSNs — about those who receive food assistance. And if it doesn’t get the data, it has threatened to withhold more ... nearly half a billion dollars each year."

whyy.org/articles/sha...

Trump admin. threatens to withhold $460M in food-stamp funding if Pa. doesn't share personal data

A long-simmering battle between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the White House over the state’s food-stamp program is set to come to a head by the end of this week.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 25d

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · 25d

"ABC announced on Wednesday evening that it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show 'indefinitely' after criticism of comments he made on Monday about the motives of the man who is accused of fatally shooting the conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments

www.nytimes.com

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · 26d

Sorry for the typo.

Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · 26d

Trump administration cslls for altering Independence Park exhibit that describes slavery under George Washington, reports say.

Friends, invest in history books. Become a family library.

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Trump administration to alter Independence Park exhibit that describes slavery under George Washington, reports say

The President's House Site, which memorializes the nine people enslaved by George Washington in Philadelphia, will be altered by the Trump administration, according to reports.

www.inquirer.com

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 26d

“The last straw was an action so outrageously offensive... that I could not bear to spend one more second on their subscription rolls. They fired their last remaining Black opinion writer and the newsroom’s moral beacon, Karen Attiah.” — Inquirer columnist Will Bunch

The Washington Post has broken my heart | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, the best Democrat in America right now.

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⭐️Mel⭐️ @mel789.bsky.social · 27d

THE CLEAREST WAY
INTO THE UNIVERSE IS
THROUGH A FOREST
WILDERNESS.”
- JOHN MUIR

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 27d

How should we structure our time? A Zen monk suggests that we let our inner states dictate what we do when.

Can You Really Live One Day at a Time?

Productivity culture encourages us to live inside our tasks and projects. But nature offers its own organizational system.

www.newyorker.com

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · 26d

Some people grow old, but others age well. Robert Redford's life was marked by character, grace, and intensity that never faded with time but instead became stronger and more defined. He will be missed. 😢 Condolences to his family and many friends.

#RobertRedford

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...

Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89

www.nytimes.com

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 28d

In a civilized society, a person who suggested murdering unhoused people would be forever shunned

Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be killed

Co-host of Fox & Friends issued on-air apology for ‘extremely callous’ remark

www.independent.co.uk

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 29d

This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.

ML @mlpoole.bsky.social · 29d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28d

Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents.

It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.

This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · 28d

Happy Birthday, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

#Brainpower

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David Neiwert @davidneiwert.bsky.social · Sep 12

Just a gentle reminder that white-nationalist “Groypers” like Troy Robinson have long plagued Charlie Kirk’s operations because he wasn’t racist, homophobic or antisemitic enough.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2019...

Alt-right trolls make life miserable for Charlie Kirk and his Turning Point USA 'Culture War' tour

Charlie Kirk’s attempt at creating a young conservative movement, called Turning Point USA, has long had a complicated relationship with the youth-oriented, white nationalist alt-right. This week,

www.dailykos.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Sep 12

This story, of equal or greater important to the Kirk shooting, is getting no material media coverage. The 16-year-old who shot two students in a Colorado high school on the same day Charlie Kirk was killed was a virulent white supremacist and antisemite. www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...

‘Radicalized’ Evergreen High School shooter appeared to hold antisemitic, violent views in online accounts

Social media accounts that appear to be connected to the 16-year-old shooter are littered with references to mass shootings and antisemitic views, The Denver Post found.

www.denverpost.com

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · Sep 10

"I want to be clear: I extend empathy to Kirk, and I pray for his family, not because of who he is, but because of who I am." Qasim Rashid

Why Have Empathy For Those Who Never Extended It?

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Please read the full article here: www.qasimrashid.com/p/reflection...

Reflections on the Death of Charlie Kirk

Empathy in a not so empathetic time is not a sign of weakness -- but of humanity

www.qasimrashid.com

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · Sep 10

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · Sep 10

The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · Sep 10

Three students were critically wounded on Wednesday in a shooting at Evergreen High School in the Colorado foothills. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says one of those students is the shooting suspect.
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...

Shooting at Evergreen High School in Colorado leaves several students hurt; suspect among those injured

Three students were critically wounded on Wednesday in a shooting at Evergreen High School in the Colorado foothills. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says one of those students is the shooting s...

www.cbsnews.com

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · Sep 8

Just a reminder: The US once had a president who was not only against domestic violence but acted to do something to address it.

Thank you, President Biden, and all who voted for this important legislation.

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WATCH: President Joe Biden gives remarks about Violence against Women act

YouTube video by WSLS 10

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · Sep 6

Thanks

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · Sep 6

I came across this mushroom while out walking today. Can you help me identify it?
Is it Chicken of the Woods, Golden Pholiata, Sulfur Tuft, or something else?

#mycology #fungi #mushrooms

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Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · Sep 4

Florida Moves to End Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...

Florida Moves to End Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren

www.nytimes.com

Pamela Lynne @pamelalynnekemp.com · Sep 3

NC school districts are scrambling to comply with a new state law requiring them to publicly list the titles of all the books that teachers have in their classrooms.
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

New NC law requires teachers to publicly list all the books in their classrooms

In Wake County alone, the school district is in the process of cataloging the books in 10,000 classrooms.

www.newsobserver.com