I shall try my best.
I shall try my best.
In honor of Earth Day: Participate in some subtle resistance. Keep those dandelions, don't rake leaves, install a bat house. Rebel against perfectly green chemical lawns.
Thank you!!! Best wishes and be safe!
Don’t stop talking about this.
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
If you don't think we're headed here, you aren't paying attention.
West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
Michael McDonald singing and playing the keyboard.
Chicago showed up!!!
I wouldn't say minimal in Chicago...there were a handful at each intersection. No mounted police like I've seen previously, though. It was huge, but all very calm. I saw no counter-protesters or issues of any sort.
#HandsOff #Chicago
#HandsOff No small crowd in Chicago!
#handsoff #chicagoprotest
Huge crowd in Chicago today!
And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
Yep.
Elon musk is the richest man in the world, he could be funding hospitals, medical research and universities. He could be solving the climate crisis. He could be feeding, hungry children. Instead, he’s trying to make sure that your grandmother doesn’t get an extra dollar of Social Security.
Reminder: it’s not just about your own unvaccinated children. It’s about the lives of those that are too young, or otherwise unable to be vaccinated!
It was much too easy to get through to my reps this morning. Keep making your calls, folks! Especially those of you in red states.
When Pete and I had nearly $10,000 worth of fraud on our bank account a few weeks before Christmas- the banks tried to be helpful, the police came and took a full report, but it was involving the CFPB that finally helped us recoup all of the funds. www.npr.org/2025/02/10/n...
Know your memes
"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly now. Love mercy now. Walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it." 'Pirkei Avot'
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“If you had a gorilla for a best friend that would be so cool.” - my 12-year-old
Friends! Try this app: 5Calls.org It makes things super easy. Phone calls ARE important. Leave your zip code, even if they don’t ask. Name a specific issue. Call daily!
Much like those of us in education, the people I know who work(ed) for USAID are not in it for the grift or the big bucks.
Dammit...I really didn't mean to get involved in a facebook argument...I'm not even trying to be ON facebook except when 'necessary'...but why people gotta be so stooopid?!!
I mean, I suppose the raisins could have masked the terrible taste....did you ever have to have a carob Easter bunny?
I ❤️ our library!
I feel seen.