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Mel Kolstad

@melkolstadart

Artist, instructor, speaker, writer, proud wife, sister, auntie, Pommie mom, and friend. I love art (natch), comedy, food, reading, bebop and West Coast jazz, rock music history, and The Beatles, just to name a few of my passions. 😍

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Protect LGBTQ+ and Immigrant Sanctuary Communities Iowa recently passed legislation to undo protections for trans people by removing gender identity from the state civil rights codeβ€”making it the first time a state has removed a protected class from a...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...

30.03.2025 14:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They could care less. 😞

05.03.2025 04:22 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And now thisβ€¦πŸ‘‡

Angry yet?!

This. Once. Great. Country. Is. Weeping. ✨

04.03.2025 11:54 πŸ‘ 18849 πŸ” 8148 πŸ’¬ 2324 πŸ“Œ 1016

280 million acres of trees, clear-cut?!?! With an EXECUTIVE ORDER?! Please say this is not possible without congressional approval?! 😩

05.03.2025 03:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.03.2025 03:45 πŸ‘ 28988 πŸ” 6332 πŸ’¬ 322 πŸ“Œ 174
The rage you are feeling comes from the same place inside your heart as the love.
This is why you refuse to accept a world where cruelty reigns and the fire consumes all.
You have known hope and joy and kindness like you have known water.
And justice is a river that demands
you do not give up on it.
- Nikita Gill

The rage you are feeling comes from the same place inside your heart as the love. This is why you refuse to accept a world where cruelty reigns and the fire consumes all. You have known hope and joy and kindness like you have known water. And justice is a river that demands you do not give up on it. - Nikita Gill

A few people have shared this here today, so I thought I’d post it.

04.03.2025 23:18 πŸ‘ 1606 πŸ” 540 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 30

4 bucks!! 🀯🀯🀯
That’s still only like $28! 🀯

05.03.2025 03:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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IMPEACH TRUMP

... the economy is starting to decline due to Trump's policies ...

04.03.2025 22:10 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
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Support Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired | The Big Share 2025 I’m ready to support Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired on March 3, 2025 during The Big Share 2025. Learn more about Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired and all the ot...

It’s The Big Share today in Wisconsin! 😍
I’m proud to have supported Wisconsin Council for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a cause very dear to my heart. ❀️

www.thebigshare.org/organization...

04.03.2025 13:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a terrible human being. 🀬

03.03.2025 20:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so sorry you have to deal with this terrible administration. You’re doing a job!

03.03.2025 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve wondered this every. Single. Day.

03.03.2025 20:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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03.03.2025 07:15 πŸ‘ 1680 πŸ” 458 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 14

🀞🀞🀞

03.03.2025 19:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This would be incredibly appropriate! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

03.03.2025 19:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry - this is all gibberish to me. Can someone break this down so those of us afraid to admit that they don’t know what this means can follow along? 😬

03.03.2025 19:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are plans for marches at nearly every one of our capitols! 😍😍😍

03.03.2025 19:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford talks Elon Musk, opponent Brad Schimel at meet-and-greet Candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court and Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford held a meet-and-greet on Saturday at EVP Coffee in Madison. About 40 supporters gathered in the small coffee sh...

β€˜Are we gonna let Elon Musk buy a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court?’
badgerherald.com/news/madison...

02.03.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A friend of mine came up with an idea - have the democratic candidate hold the town hall!

03.03.2025 13:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well said!! That’s exactly right. They’re all cowards.

03.03.2025 13:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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02.03.2025 22:51 πŸ‘ 34220 πŸ” 6278 πŸ’¬ 808 πŸ“Œ 238

Mass firings, shutting down critical services, blowing up our alliances, crashing the markets, encouraging inflation...

These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.

These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.

02.03.2025 13:35 πŸ‘ 10973 πŸ” 3479 πŸ’¬ 419 πŸ“Œ 243

I think the plastic waste is the worst part! 😞

03.03.2025 13:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Listen again - they’re not saying that at all.

03.03.2025 13:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans Please help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...

03.03.2025 04:23 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my favorites in the show! 😍😍😍πŸ₯”πŸ₯”πŸ₯”

03.03.2025 04:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As an American, I support this statement. FULLY.

03.03.2025 04:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wisconsin's Supreme Court Race Could Shape the State’s Future on Abortion, Voting and Workers’ Rights The nonpartisan effort to produce voter guides, Guides.vote, recently released its Wisconsin Supreme Court race guide, providing a cheat sheet leading up to the April 1 election. The high-profile race...

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race Could Shape the State’s Future on Abortion, Voting and Workers’ Rights
msmagazine.com/2025/02/28/w...

02.03.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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03.03.2025 02:15 πŸ‘ 51863 πŸ” 12248 πŸ’¬ 1528 πŸ“Œ 654

As you should!!! Make it hurt for us - money is the only thing that a third of our country apparently cares about. 😞

02.03.2025 16:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0