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Jen McInnis
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gardener, engineer, educator, learning about abolition, from nh, black lives matter, free palestine, cat and dog person, recovering baptist, parenting in chaos
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Breaking down the reaction by party registration, Shaheen and Hassan came out of the situation with higher marks from Republicans than they did from their fellow Democrats. In terms of support, 49% of registered Republicans approved of how the senators handled the shutdown, while only 29% of registered Democrats felt the same way. On the ideological spectrum, it was the far left that felt most aggrieved, with 54% of self-identified very liberal voters saying they strongly disapproved of the way the senators handled the shutdown.
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Gotta document when I actually do makeup 💋
November 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Lols at the labels tho
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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🤔
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Some pictures from today
Some of the cayenne peppers drying on a rack Some whole and some cored cayenne peppers on a tray The detritus of coring cayenne peppers
September 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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I’d love to know what people in the room thought (these faces are great)
September 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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No I was right.
September 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Wild that an account like @isasaxonists.bsky.social can post antisemitic conspiracies on Twitter and be over here posting about yarn. Very confusing.
ISASaxonists post on X of antisemitic conspiracy
August 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Great reason to be up before the sun
Sunrise at the beach
August 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Current status:
Feet resting on a stone wall with the beach as the landscape.
August 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Media fail.

Unemployment ticked up ‘to the highest level since late 2021’.

It’s the wapo, I couldn’t read it.

So maybe you’re thinking this is bad. I sure was.

But here’s the graph. It ticked up by a fraction of a percentage.

Seems like really misleading framing.
Unemployment graph from US BLS The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data. NOW HIRING Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report,
August 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Not sure how he’s comfortable 😂
June 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Onix is not so sure, but turned down the aggro so we’re calling it a success
A tuxedo cat on a black and white blanket looking at the camera
June 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Eevee is very protective, when she’s not in boxes or bags
A tabby in a gift bag looking at the camera
June 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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New puppy in the house! Hes a rescue from Darpster, a great option in southern New Hampshire if you’re looking for a dog or cat

Meet Asher 💜
A black dog curled up in a bed
June 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Local action alert: house session Thursday. Oppose SB72 & SB13 - contact your state reps.

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Oppose 2 Bills by Wednesday Evening Contact Your State Representatives by Wednesday Evening: Look up your State Reps' contact info here. • Tell your State Reps that you are a constituent who considers voting records at election time. • Your email subject line should include reference to being a constituent. Example: [Your Town] Constituent: Oppose SB72 & SB13 on Thursday. • Short emails are more effective. State your request and just a few talking points, put into your own words, or a personal story. 11:07 OPPOSE SB72- EN, establishing a parents' bill of rights in education. • Report from Rep. Heather Raymond (D-Nashua) for the Minority of Children and Family Law: This bill as amended claims to protect the rights of parents in NH. While this is a laudable goal, the language of this amendment creates a number of insurmountable obstacles. In school settings, this bill creates a new requirement that school staff respond to "any and all" parental inquiries, regardless of their appropriateness, surveilling students' romantic and personal relationships, and in effect undermining the Department of Education's One Trusted Adult Program. It imposes penalties for teachers who would rather simply stick to focusing on teaching. It creates penalties for medical providers and requires written permission 11:07 OPPOSE SB72- EN, establishing a parents' bill of rights in education. • Report from Rep. Heather Raymond (D-Nashua) for the Minority of Children and Family Law: This bill as amended claims to protect the rights of parents in NH. While this is a laudable goal, the language of this amendment creates a number of insurmountable obstacles. In school settings, this bill creates a new requirement that school staff respond to "any and all" parental inquiries, regardless of their appropriateness, surveilling students' romantic and personal relationships, and in effect undermining the Department of Education's One Trusted Adult Program. It imposes penalties for teachers who would rather simply stick to focusing on teaching. It creates penalties for medical providers and requires written permission 11:07 ..• OPPOSE SB13-FN, invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants. • Report from Rep. Daniel Veilleux (D-Amherst) for the Minority of Transportation: This bill, as amended, seeks to invalidate out-of state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants, including those with licenses that are visually or administratively marked as not indicating lawful presence, which at this time only affects licenses issued by the State of Connecticut. While proponents argue this measure is about legal consistency, we believe the bill is unnecessary, harmful, and poorly aligned with New Hampshire values. First, this legislation would criminalize the act of driving in New Hampshire for individuals who were issued licenses legally under the laws of
May 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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April 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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April eleventh was not much better.
April 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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April. Twelfth.
April 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Eevee and Onix say hi :)
April 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Calls needed to our senators #nhpolitics

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With thousands of federal workers either fired, placed on administrative leave, or at immediate risk of losing their jobs, AFGE members have concluded that a widespread government shutdown has been underway since January 20 and will continue to spread whether senators vote yes or no on H.R. 1968. Under the current CR, federal workers are being treated no better than they will be if government funding ceases Friday night. Yes, it is true that workers who have not yet been fired are at least drawing a paycheck - for now. But if H.R. 1968 becomes law - a measure that ignores the administration's brazen refusal to carry out duly enacted laws of Congress and further erodes Congress's power of the purse - AFGE knows that DOGE will dramatically expand its terminations of federal workers and double down on its campaign to make federal agencies fail because there will be nothing left to stop the Administration for the balance of Fiscal Year 2025, if ever.
March 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Disgusting actions from ABET, global engineering accreditation organization.
STEM Accreditor Removes DEIA From Its Criteria Inside Higher Ed (2/21, Moody) reported that ABET, the accrediting body for STEM programs, has eliminated diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) from its accreditation criteria. This decision was made in light of federal scrutiny regarding DEIA initiatives, as noted in an email obtained by Inside Higher Ed. ABET officials stated, "Recognizing the heightened scrutiny of higher education and accreditation," the board approved the removal of all DEIA references. The changes are seen as a response to challenges faced by institutions and industry partners in sustaining DEIA initiatives. Additionally, ABET appears to have deleted the DEIA page from its website, which was available until recently. ABET currently accredits programs at 930 colleges.
March 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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This is some sick dystopian nightmare shit.

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Those gathered then laid out 20 solutions for how Democrats can regain working-class trust and reconnect with them culturally. More than a few stuck out to Playbook: • The party should "embrace patriotism, community, and traditional American imagery"; • Democrats should "ban far-left candidate questionnaires and refuse to participate in forums that create ideological purity tests" and "move away from the dominance of small-dollar donors whose preferences may not align with the broader electorate"; • They should "push back against far-left staffers and groups that exert a disproportionate influence on policy and messaging" ; • Candidates should "get out of elite circles and into real communities (e.g., tailgates, gun shows, local restaurants, churches)"; and • The party needs to "own the failures of Democratic governance in large cities and commit to improving local government."
March 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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My view for the last few days:
February 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Holy moly

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REYES: [The order] calls an entire category of people dishonest, dishonorable, undisciplined, immodest, who lack integrity, people who have taken an oath to defend this country, people who have been under fire, people who have received medals for taking fire for this country. I want to know from the government whether that language expresses 'animus.' Does that express animus? DOJ ATTORNEY: Not in any constitutional - REYES: In a commonsense way. This is a policy from the President of the United States affecting thousands of people ... to call an entire group of people, lying dishonest people who are undisciplined, immodest and have no integrity. How is that anything other than showing animus? DOJ ATTORNEY: I don't have an answer for you. REYES: You do have an answer, you just don't want to give it...People can make solid arguments as to why some or even most transgender people shouldn't be in the military ... We're dealing with unadulterated animus. We are dealing with the president of the United States dealing with a group of people serving their country ... calling them liars. (Reyes then said she changed her courtroom orders to bar people who graduated from UVA law school from appearing before her because "they're all liars and lack integrity and are undisciplined and can't possibly meet the high rigors of benign a lawyer for the government" She made the DOJ lawyer sit down on that basis, then after he did, she called him back up and asked whether that was a display of animus.)
February 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM