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Jun 2, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKWATCH: Pat Robertson Says Trump Protest Response 'Isn't Cool' - Second Nexus
Oh dear god.... the end is coming!! Pat Robertson calls out Trump! Can it get any weirder?
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News & Links
Jun 2, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKSeriously: Can He Do That? | Center for Inquiry
June 2, 2020 BY Nicholas Little That’s a question I’ve been asked a lot over the past three and a half years, and never more often than the last 12 hours or so. And it’s an understandable question—we’re a constitutional republic. There are rules and they are written down. All we need to do is check the rules and see if things are OK.
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News & Links
Jun 2, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKState of Minnesota files civil rights charge against Minneapolis Police Department
The inquiry, stemming from the death of George Floyd, will be designed to root out "systemic racism that is generations deep," Gov. Tim Walz told reporters.
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News & Links
Jun 2, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKLawmakers Begin Bipartisan Push to Cut Off Police Access to Military-Style Gear
The effort to end a program transferring surplus military equipment from the Pentagon to the police reflects a revived bipartisan concern about excessive use of force by law enforcement.
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News & Links
Jun 2, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKIt’s not just the fringe anymore. Mainstream conservatives are trying to turn Christian scriptures and beliefs into American law.
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General & Hellos
Jun 2, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
Due to the disruption of the protests, the hospital I work for was put on lock down about 3 yesterday, and all non patient care staff was told to go home. The hospital is just to the west of the middle of town, and just a few blocks from where a ...
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News & Links
Jun 2, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKYour Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances Are They’re Not
There’s a tale of two quarantines. Because while some Americans have been consumed by banana bread, others have had to navigate surviving a pandemic in a country they were never actually meant to live in.
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News & Links
Jun 2, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKEpiscopal bishop Mariann Budde blasts Trump visit to St. John's Church - The Washington Post
The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, was seething. President Trump had just visited St. John’s Episcopal Church, which sits across from the White House. It was a day after a fire was set in the basement of the historic building amid protests over the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police. Before heading to the church, where presidents have worshiped since the days of James Madison, Trump gave a speech at the White House emphasizing the ...
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News & Links
Jun 2, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKPowerful video: Omaha police kneel with, embrace protesters at 13th and Howard
This is my city.
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News & Links
Jun 1, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKFormer GOP Senator and Secretary of Defense Hagel says he's backing Biden in November | Just The News
Chuck Hagel, a former GOP senator and Obama administration Defense secretary, says he's voting for Democrat Joe Biden over Republican Donald Trump in November.
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Jun 1, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
This may not be all that uncommon, but not in my everyday lexicon. EXCULPATORY: Exculpatory evidence is evidence favorable to the defendant in a criminal trial that exonerates or tends to exonerate the defendant of guilt. It is the ...
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News & Links
Jun 1, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKHope is not a plan, but without a plan, there's little hope
The president doesn't have a plan - on the pandemic, the economy, or social unrest - but he has hopes that others will make his problems go away.
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News & Links
Jun 1, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKMinneapolis police rendered 44 people unconscious with neck restraints in five years
Good freaking lord, it is widespread. It is just a matter of time until they kill again.
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News & Links
Jun 1, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKAgnes Callamard: Police in the U.S. are abusing tear gas and rubber bullets in possible violations of international law - The Washington Post
Doesn't that just sound like something DT would push.
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Jun 1, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
Jot or tittle Jot or tittle is a phrase that means a very small amount. Jot is derived from the Greek letter iota which is the smallest letter in the Greek alphabet, it also carries the meaning, the least part of anything. A tittle ...
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News & Links
Jun 1, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKPolice Arrest, Injure Journalists Covering George Floyd Protests
Journalists Around The Country Have Been Injured And Arrested By Police While Covering Protests
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News & Links
May 31, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKSteve Chapman: Twitter has no obligation to post anything Trump writes | Opinion | omaha.com
For years, Twitter has been Donald Trump’s big cargo hauler for getting his message to his followers. It lets him bypass the news media to communicate directly, as often as he wants, in whatever terms he chooses. Trump without Twitter would be Florida without the ocean.
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News & Links
May 30, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKYou're Damn Right I'm Angry
“You’re so angry.” Yes, I am. I need you to know why. I’m angry that you willingly voted for a vile, predatory ignoramus who said the most despicable things about women just two weeks before the election. And most of all I’m angry because you’re not angry about any of it.
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News & Links
May 30, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKGeorge Floyd's Death At The Hands Of Police Is A Terrible Echo Of The Past : Code Switch : NPR
A decade of watching black people die.
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News & Links
May 30, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKWhere are the photos of people dying of Covid?
In times of crisis, stark images of sacrifice or consequence have often moved the masses to act. By Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Dr. Lewis teaches art history at Harvard. May 1, 2020 Recently, a friend, colleague and mentor, the cultural historian and critic Maurice Berger, died at 63 of complications from the coronavirus. Every day that passes, particularly as I hear the wail of ambulance sirens going by on the West Side Highway near my window, I think of Maurice. I think of the ...
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Mental Health Support
May 29, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
My Grammy (1905 - 1987) used to tell us kids that tough times don't last, but tough people do. I'd like to think Grammy didn't know tough times, but the lady lived through the Spanish Flu, WWI, an abusive father, the Great Depression, 3 house fires,...
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News & Links
May 29, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKSecular America Takes Action Today, So They Can Vote Tomorrow - TheHumanist.com
Recognizing the powerful potential a secular voting bloc could have on local and national elections, in 2018 Secular America Votes (a joint project of the Secular Student Alliance and other member organizations of the Secular Coalition for America) set out to engage the secular electorate in voter registration and civic engagement efforts.
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News & Links
May 29, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKThey Were Fervent Trump Supporters. Then Coronavirus Hit. | HuffPost
I like news like this.
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News & Links
May 28, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKWhy did 53% of white women vote for Trump? The story of Phyllis Schlafly tells why - Chicago Sun-Times
Good read.
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News & Links
May 28, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
By James Larson MD. There has been plenty of debate about wearing masks to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. And with good reason. At the start of this pandemic, we didn’t really have much scientific evidence. And what little evidence we had...
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News & Links
May 28, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKJudge who told rape victim to ‘close your legs’ gets booted from the bench permanently – DeadState
This is a step in the right direction.
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News & Links
May 28, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKDeepfakes Are Going To Wreak Havoc On Society. We Are Not Prepared.
This is scary.
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News & Links
May 27, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKConservative Men Are Apparently Pointing Loaded Guns At Their Crotches To 'Own The Libs'
WHAT are they thinking, or do I want to know?
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News & Links
May 27, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKStreet Artists Take On Coronavirus Pandemic With Powerful, Poignant And Witty Pieces | HuffPost
This is cool, one makes drumpf look like a covid Shrek.
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News & Links
May 27, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKAudubon Statement on Incident in Central Park’s Ramble | Audubon
From the Audubon Society: We are grateful Christian Cooper is safe. He takes great delight in sharing New York City’s birds with others and serves as a board member of the New York City Audubon Society, where he promotes conservation of New York City’s outdoor spaces and inclusion of all people.”
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Trump Pinata
May 26, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKTrump’s war on reality just got a lot more dangerous - The Washington Post
Coronavirus deaths in the United States are rapidly closing in on 100,000. The economic depression is stretching out ahead of us as far as the eye can see. Joe Biden is holding a steady lead in polls. So President Trump has decided he has only one real chance at reelection: to bet mostly on his magical ability to create the illusion that we’re rapidly returning to normalcy, rather than taking the difficult concrete steps that would make that more likely to happen. The signs of this are ...
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News & Links
May 26, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINK'How the Trump White House Sees You': Top Economic Adviser Under Fire for Calling Workers 'Human Capital Stock' | Common Dreams News
"They've always been indifferent to human life. And in the face of mass death, the masks are coming off."
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News & Links
May 25, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKThe Mafioso family running America: Meet the Trumps
When Donald Trump became President of the United States in 2016, he did not come into power alone. Let’s meet the Trumps.
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News & Links
May 25, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKNebraska Medicine reports COVID-19 inpatients at an all-time high
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Nebraska Medicine is reporting an all time high in the number of inpatients with confirmed COVID-19. Taylor Wilson, a spokesperson for the hospital, says they are seeing an increase in new patients infected with the virus, a trend the hospital has noticed in the last few days. I don't think we're ready to drop social distancing yet.
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News & Links
May 25, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINK‘Stealing our money while we die’: Twitter goes wild for viral anti-Trump ad
100,000 Americans have died due to COVID-19. But one wouldn’t know that from watching Trump golf for the 118th time.
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News & Links
May 25, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKThe pandemic is causing an exponential rise in the online exploitation of children. Here's the team tasked with trying to stop it. - CNN
The pandemic is causing an exponential rise in the online exploitation of children, experts say
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
May 25, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
CLAMBER I noticed a member with the user ID including the term CLAMBERER and it tickled some memories so I had to get to the root of it. Verb: climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands ...
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News & Links
May 25, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKTrump spreads sexist insults about Hillary Clinton, female Democrats - Business Insider
On Saturday, President Donald Trump shared a series of sexist insults and personal gibes about prominent female Democrats. The tweets, by a failed conservative congressional candidate, were aimed at Hillary Clinton, Stacey Abrams, and Nancy Pelosi. Trump has a long record of aiming sexist insults at female critics. His campaign has doubled down on spreading insults and conspiracy theories about opponents in the wake of the president's faltering response to the coronavirus.
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News & Links
May 24, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKNorth Carolina Reports Highest 1-Day Spike Of COVID-19 Cases : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR
North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services announced Saturday that it had recorded 1,107 new coronavirus infections, the state's highest one-day spike since the outbreak began.
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News & Links
May 24, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKCoronavirus: 'Baffling' observations from the front line - BBC News
When you talk to intensive care doctors across the UK, exhausted after weeks of dealing with the ravages of Covid-19, the phrase that emerges time after time is, "We've never seen anything like this before."
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News & Links
May 24, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKJoanna schroeder on Twitter: "Do you have white teenage sons?Listen up.I've been watching my boys' online behavior & noticed that social media and vloggers are actively laying groundwork in white teens to turn them into alt-right/white supremacists. ...
This is a wake up call. I had only daughters and they're all adults now. I don't really know anyone with teenaged sons. This is a difficult time to lead your sons through, and social media makes it even more treacherous.
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News & Links
May 23, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKLincoln Project is going after McConnell - and I think they will get the turtle!
I couldn't think of a more deserving target.
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News & Links
May 23, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKAustria Has 90% Drop in Coronavirus Cases After Requiring People to Wear Face Masks | Science Times
Masking for the general population really does work!
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News & Links
May 23, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKAnthony Fauci: 'Now Is The Time ... To Care Selflessly About One Another' : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR
Dr Fauci is a Humanist and a better christian that anyone in the WH.
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General & Hellos
May 23, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
Why to wear a mask.
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Health & Happiness
May 23, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
WHAT IT IS REALLY LIKE TO BE INTUBATED AND PLACED ON A VENTILATOR Written by a nurse who works with ventilators: "Here you go folks... for those people who don't understand what it means to be on a ventilator but want to take the chance of going ...
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Me Too - Women's Rights and Men's Rights
May 23, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKTexas Mayor Claims His Religious Beliefs Bar Women From Leading Public Prayer
One of Mike Pence's brethren.
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News & Links
May 23, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKTexas Mayor Claims His Religious Beliefs Bar Women From Leading Public Prayer
One of Mike Pence's brethren.
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General & Hellos
May 22, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKGolden Eagle Snatches Kid - YouTube
Tears, I kid you not, I'm crying. That had to be the worst moments of that parent's life.
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News & Links
May 22, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKCoronavirus, Masks, And Many White People Behaving Badly | Crooks and Liars
This woman is soooo freaking special.
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News & Links
May 22, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
Another child left behind.
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News & Links
May 22, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKMichigan court upholds Whitmer's power to extend stay-at-home order
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer had the right to extend the state's stay-at-home order and extend the state of emergency, the Michigan Court of Claims ruled Thursday, rejecting a lawsuit filed by Republicans in the state legislature who challenged her emergency powers in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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News & Links
May 21, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKMan who recorded the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has been arrested, GBI says - CNN
I think this is a good thing.
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News & Links
May 20, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKTrump rejected the CDC's first coronavirus reopening America guide. The second is useless.
Ambiguity in these circumstances is not neutral. It is harmful. And we deserve better.
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News & Links
May 20, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKTrump official blames high US coronavirus death toll on the diversity that “unfortunately” exists in the population - World Socialist Web Site
Racist much? During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper on Sunday, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Alex Azar implied that the reason the US leads the world in COVID-19 deaths is due to the “diverse” nature of the US population and not the government's inability to implement an effective testing and contact tracing program in the early months of the outbreak.
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News & Links
May 19, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKStudy: World carbon pollution falls 17% during pandemic peak | National | omaha.com
KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) — The world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the peak of the pandemic shutdown last month, a new study found. But with life and heat-trapping gas levels inching back toward normal, the brief pollution break will likely be "a drop in the ocean" when it comes to climate change, scientists said. In their study of carbon dioxide emissions during the coronavirus pandemic, an international team of scientists calculated that pollution levels are heading...
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News & Links
May 19, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKFormer Coronavirus Skeptic Warns Others To Take Pandemic Seriously After Infection | HuffPost
Brian Lee Hitchens said he used to believe COVID-19 was a “fake crisis.” Now he’s imploring people to listen to the experts. He done saw the light! Praise Jeebus!!
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News & Links
May 18, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKTrump says he's taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19
The antimalarial drug is unproven as a treatment for the coronavirus, and the FDA has warned against its use outside hospital settings. He's got to be lying out his ass.
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News & Links
May 17, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKWisconsin coronavirus reopen: Chaotic, risky and judges wrote a new law
Wisconsin's economy is reopening and it's a hot coronavirus mess. Don't do what we did.
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Trolls, Scammers & Nigerian Russian Wives:Report Them Here
May 17, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
jeff75 We got a believer. And got a hit on his pictures from a large number of scammer sites. @admin please take a look. His bio is slightly towards NNES "I will say i have a good sense of humor, am non judgemental and i love ...
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News & Links
May 17, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKWatch now: Sasse ridicules people named Jeremy (trying to joke), rips Chinese 'thugs' in Fremont High grad speech | State & Regional | omaha.com
This is my state senator, R of course. What a flocking moron. He makes me want to shoot myself.
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News & Links
May 17, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKFranklin Graham told to 'pack up his tents and leave New York' for good
New York City has made clear that Franklin Graham is no longer welcome – after the anti-LGBT+ preacher exploited the setting up of a tent hospital during the coronavirus crisis to discriminate against gay people and evangelise.
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News & Links
May 17, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKInequality and Austerity: Our Weak Links in Countering COVID-19
How inequality hurts us all in the pandemic response
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General & Hellos
May 16, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKThe true story of these shipwrecked boys shows the grim vision of 'Lord of the Flies' is just fiction - Upworthy
Very heartwarming true story.
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News & Links
May 16, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKPlay -0:46 Additional Visual SettingsHD Enter Watch And ScrollEnter Fullscreen Mute LikeShow more reactions commentComment Share Close TV show pranks Trump supporters into defending Nixon's impeachment offenses
If you have FB, this is crazy amazing.
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News & Links
May 16, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKOpinion: Trump is systematically ripping America to shreds
It is no small wonder that besides evangelical fundamentalists, Trump’s greatest electoral base is comprised of anti-government, racist conspiracy theorists dreaming of destroying America from within. Although that nasty segment of the population is a minority and seemingly powerless to dismantle the government on its own, and although Trump sits in a place he should be banned from occupying, he wields a significant amount of unwarranted power. In Trump’s case, his dictatorial power is ...
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Silly, Random & Fun
May 16, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKNULL License Plate Causes Disaster | Futurism
This guy got the license plate “null” and it was a total disaster
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News & Links
May 16, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKFred Willard, Comedic Actor, Dies at 86
Fred Willard, known for his delightful roles in projects like Everybody Loves Raymond, Best In Show, Anchorman, and more has passed away at the age of 86. His death was confirmed by his agent Michael Eisenstadt, though no details regarding his death were released (via THR). Willard's daughter also shared the news on Twitter, and said her father passed away "very peacefully." She then added "He kept moving, working and making us happy until the very end. We loved him so very much! We will miss ...
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News & Links
May 16, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKA Delusional Nation In Decline: America Is Coming Apart At The Seams, And No One Seems To Notice
May 15, 2020 - In recent weeks, the fabricated “Reopen America” movement, funded and focused by Right Wing billionaires and conservative media, has led to protests around the country, including in Michigan, where white supremacist militias have used it to their advantage for the purposes of recruitment and action. These militias have stormed the Michigan state legislature, interrupted business, and, as of this week, shut down the government of Michigan for fear of possible violence. Any ...
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Academic (e.g., Science)
May 16, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKScientists Detect Powerful Radio Burst Coming From Our Own Galaxy
Scientists Detect Powerful Radio Burst Coming From Our Own Galaxy "Something like this has never been seen before."
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News & Links
May 16, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKFewer people are dying from cancer thanks to Obamacare
The report is the first to include evidence tying cancer survival to the Affordable Care Act.
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News & Links
May 16, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKInfluential Medical Journal Castigates Trump, Says 'Public Health Should Not Be Guided By Partisan Politics'
In a scathing editorial published this week, The Lancet, one of the world's most respected medical journals, harshly criticized the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and suggested that Americans should look for new leadership during the upcoming election.
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Feline Fanatics
May 15, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKBobcat Attempts Huge Jump Over Water
That is AWESOME!!
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News & Links
May 15, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKHospital responds after video shows one of their nurses in a crowded Wisconsin bar without a mask
Wisconsin bars were packed with people almost immediately after the state's supreme court struck down the governor's stay-at-home order on Wednesday. Videos from several bars showed patrons enjoying a night out after more than a month of isolation — even though being in a crowded public place means risking exposure to the coronavirus. In one video, taken by a local TV station, a nurse is seen sitting with other people at a bar without a face mask on.
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Trump Pinata
May 15, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKEric Trump Is Getting Roasted Hard After Mixing Up His Cliches While Trying To Call Out Democrats On Twitter - Comic Sands
Eric is nearly as adept as his dadddy, or who we are told is his daddy.
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News & Links
May 15, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKBetsy DeVos funnels Covid funds to private schools.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos hasn't made much of an effort to hide her disregard for American public education. On the contrary, DeVos has long been an enthusiastic proponent of school vouchers, which would effectively privatize the nation's K-12 system through coupons families would take to religious and other private institutions.
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 15, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
Shared from Facebook. I've been thinking along these lines. My grandmother was born in 1905 and my grandfather in 1902. I wondered how they dealt with the Spanish Flu epidemic. I don't remember any stories about it. The great depression, yes. The had...
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News & Links
May 15, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKReal patriots wear masks and have empathy for their fellow Americans. Trump does neither
Wearing a face mask while in close proximity to other people—at a time when one cough or sneeze has a not-insignificant chance of spreading a deadly virus—should have nothing to do with politics. Yet here we are.
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News & Links
May 15, 2020May 2020

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LINKLocal View: Masks key line of protection | Columnists | journalstar.com
I wear my masks whenever I'm not home.
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News & Links
May 14, 2020May 2020

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LINKHealth insurance: Study shows nearly 27 million Americans may have lost job-based coverage - CNNPolitics
This is why we need M4A.
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News & Links
May 14, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKA class war over social distancing? New data suggests otherwise. - The Washington Post
1. By 78 percent to 22 percent, Americans believe it is “necessary” for people in their communities to stay at home as much as possible. The spread is very similar among those of incomes below $50,000 (82-18), those of incomes of $50,000 to $100,000 (77-23), and those of incomes over $100,000 (71-29). It’s also much the same among rural voters (77-23) and non-college-educated whites (75-25), both demographics that tilt heavily towards supporting President Trump, and are supposed to ...
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News & Links
May 13, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKPoisonings from bleach and disinfectants double their typical numbers - Insider
Is anyone really surprised?
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Trump Pinata
May 13, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
Donnie Boy
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News & Links
May 13, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKRecord-breaking primary shows the power of vote-by-mail – Civic Nebraska
This is good news!!
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News & Links
May 13, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKManhattan Faces a Reckoning if Working From Home Becomes the Norm
Even after the crisis eases, companies may let workers stay home. That would affect an entire ecosystem, from transit to restaurants to shops. Not to mention the tax base. Companies of all sizes are evaluating their need for office space during the coronavirus pandemic, with potentially profound implications for New York City. Matthew Haag By Matthew Haag Published May 12, 2020 Updated May 13, 2020, 12:17 a.m. ET Before the coronavirus crisis, three of New York City’s largest ...
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News & Links
May 12, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKTyson linked to 4,500 COVID-19 cases, as meat industry blames workers - Business Insider
At least 4,500 Tyson workers have caught COVID-19, with 18 deaths. The meat giant still doesn't offer paid sick leave, as the industry blames workers for outbreaks.
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News & Links
May 12, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
FROM an ICU Nurse at UNMC (University of Nebraska Med Center) Sara Jean Nelson May 8 at 9:01 AM Hey everyone. It’s me, your friendly COVID ICU nurse. I’m lying in bed reading about Douglas County’s rates of positive COVID results and how they...
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News & Links
May 11, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKTwitter says it will label misleading coronavirus tweets — even if they're from Trump - CNN
Yay Twitter.
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News & Links
May 11, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKJerry Stiller has died of natural causes, Ben Stiller says - CNN
Damn, another one recently.
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Family & Parenting
May 10, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
The coolest thing about having adult children is when they apologize for the little shits they were when they were teenagers. 32 year old daughter found her journal that she kept when she was 14/15. Has texted me her abject apologies and asked how I ...
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News & Links
May 10, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKWhy you need to wear the damn mask (opinion) - CNN
I hope you're all wearing masks if you go out and about.
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News & Links
May 10, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINK'The Next Crisis': Up to 43 Million Americans Could Lose Health Insurance Due to Pandemic, Study Shows | Common Dreams News
"The American healthcare financing system was not built to withstand the combined impact of a pandemic and a recession."
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News & Links
May 10, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINK'What are we doing this for?': Doctors are fed up with conspiracies ravaging ERs
At the end of another long shift treating coronavirus patients, Dr. Hadi Halazun opened his Facebook page to find a man insisting to him that "no one's dying" and that the coronavirus is "fake news" drummed up by the news media.
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News & Links
May 10, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKRoy Horn of Siegfried and Roy duo dies of coronavirus
Roy Horn, one-half of the popular Las Vegas animal and magic act Siegfried and Roy, died Friday of complications from the coronavirus, according to his publicist. He was 75.
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News & Links
May 10, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
Six flaws in the arguments for reopening - ...
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Health & Happiness
May 10, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
We aren't there yet, maybe never.
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News & Links
May 10, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKAnti-Vaccination Activists Join Stay-At-Home Order Protests : NPR
Am I the only one who sees this as a course correction that will be beneficial for folks who have critical thinking skills.
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May 10, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKNebraska Governor Defends Decision To Hide COVID-19 Stats At Specific Meatpacking Plants
He is a Drumpf wanna be, Republican butt kisser.
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May 10, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKAP FACT CHECK: Trump is not credible on virus death tolls
This is not a surprise. It is a disappointment, but not a surprise.
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May 10, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58
LINK‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19 | Science | AAAS
Virologist Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, fell ill with COVID-19 in mid-March. He spent a week in a hospital and has been recovering at his home in London since. Climbing a flight of stairs still leaves him breathless. Piot, who grew up in Belgium, was one of the discoverers of the Ebola virus in 1976 and spent his career fighting infectious diseases. He headed the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS between 1995 and 2008 and is currently a ...
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"Sister Quilt" made for daughter. 3 quilts made at the same time, all the same fabrics and same type of blocks, just different layout and different color bindings. Completed 2018
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"Sister Quilt" made for daughter. 3 quilts made at the same time, all the same fabrics and same type of blocks, just different layout and different color bindings. Completed 2018
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Quilt on my bed made 2016. Wall painted ombre shades of pink, also in 2016
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"Sister Quilt" made for daughter. 3 quilts made at the same time, all the same fabrics and same type of blocks, just different layout and different color bindings. Completed 2018
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This is the current male love of my life, he's 8 months old and soon will call me Grammy.
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Jan 2019. Quilt for 2 year old granddaughter, just learning her colors. Her mama wanted it to be a rainbow quilt.
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January 13, 2021 My newest and smallest grandchild. She arrived 5 weeks early and is now 2.5 weeks old and is less than 7 pounds. I've never held such a small baby before. She is quite perfect and very amazing. I love being a Grammy.
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