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Public Schools Will Hurt in Texas

Today I’ve seen the “But if my kids don’t go to the public school, why should I pay for public school” talking point. And the answer to that question is a deliberate misunderstanding of public services. I haven’t used the fire department, but I pay for it. I don’t need the public hospital, but I pay for it. I don’t drive on every road, but I pay for them. The public school is a public service.…

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Speak Up

In two months when the new administration takes over, it’s a purely anti-government group. They hate the things that stand in the way of making money, and their ability to grow rich is the only thing that matters. They whip up hate wars to cover the grift. They get people focused on fear of and anger at others instead of on what’s happening in their own world. We saw a huge price for this…

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Hate is a Powerful Drug

I absolutely accept the outcome of the election. I accept that the majority of people in my country chose a criminal, a grifter, a violence-inciter, an insurrectionist over a gifted woman who had devoted her life to her community, her state and her nation. I accept that the majority of my country chose a message of a bullet, a message of white Jesus, a message of hate. But I will not quietly…

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Resistance Continues

If you voted for Trump, skip this. It’s not for you. Friends,This is worse than 2016. It’s a supermajority and they control the Courts. They already control most of the southern states and the Midwest. So if we focus on the awful it will make us crazy. We must resist. We cannot let hate stand.But we can’t focus all energy on resistance because living and loving is essential. So Choose one or…

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This is NOT Okay

It does not matter that he is going to be President again. He is an awful man who has put so many people in danger with his hateful rhetoric.Trans people are still people.Immigrants are still people.Teachers are not indoctrinating your children.The public school is a microcosm of Democracy and without it, our Denocracy will not stand.Facts are facts and your opinion about facts doesn’t change…

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It was Never Just About Roe

Public schoolsInsurance regardless of pre-existing conditionsEqual payRegulations for food safetyRegulations for water safetyRegulations for everything reallyUnions and collective bargainingHealth codesAir qualityChemical storage$35 insulinUkrainePalestineNATOENJPTThe US Postal ServiceCivil rightsTitle IXBirth controlIVFGay marriageTrans rightsThe National Weather ServiceYour rights as an airline…

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Another?

The doc thinks Mom has a blood clots. So that’s Dad heart surgery, mother-in-law ran over and ankle broken, mom fell three times and now mom blood clot(s) in less than a month. This is hard.

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Whew

When mom made dad go to the Ear in an ambulance, we didn’t know his pulse was at compression levels. Thank goodness was a pacemaker has made all the difference. It’s not easy in times like this. Dad hates needing help and I’m home every week on my days off and Brian is staying in town all the time until his mom and my parents are recovered. I’m tired. Brian’s tired. Our parents are…

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Church Thoughts

I haven’t gone to church since the pandemic other than Easter, Mother’s Day and Christmas. Since 2016 church has often been a place I didn’t feel emotionally safe as pastor after pastor proclaimed hateful, unchristian pro-Trump messages. I know that’s not every church, but it was easy to just stop going when going made me angry or sad so often. Today an old friend posted an update out of…

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Here We Go Again

Just when we’d settled back into empty nesters FW life, my mil was in a freak accident and broke her ankle. We had no idea how bad it was until her doc appointment today, four days after the accident. She’s supposed to stay off it as much as possible and if she has to put her foot down, she has to be in a boot. DH is staying there again until they meet with the surgeon and come up with a plan. We…

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Sad But Hopeful

I am incredibly sad that President Biden was pushed out of office by big money donors and others. I’m incredibly hopeful he endorsed Vice President Harris and so many people and groups have joined that endorsement. I love the excitement for Harris I’m seeing from people, especially young people. I will donate, knock doors and make calls to work to get Harris elected. Let’s go!

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1 Hour

I let myself mourn for an hour. President Harris. Let’s do this.

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So, So Wrong

Today the best President of my life chose to withdraw from the nomination for President because of the national media, a bunch of billionaires, and pundits committed to saying we couldn’t win with him at the top of the ticket because he’s old. I hate everything. These people have no idea about the reality of regular people’s lives. Can Democrats win? I have no idea. If the new nominee is…

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A Vote for Republicans Will Destroy Public Schools

Here’s what I know. 99% of my friends and loved ones, regardless of political party, fully support public schools and public school educators. Here’s what I hope everyone understands: Republican leadership is attacking public schools daily. They have written the destruction of the public school into their wishlists. Project 2025 calls for the end of the public school. That’s at the national…

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Happy July 4th

Every July 4th I remember my mom clearly telling us we were under no circumstances allowed to play with firecrackers because they weren’t safe and if they exploded early we could lose our hands or end up blind. And, of course, we lit them anyway and laughed as they popped like crazy all over the place. Some of us lit multiple at once. Not me. I was only interested in “safe” firecrackers. When a…

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Sotomayor Dissent: The Roberts Court Turns President Into King

“Never in the history of our Republic has a President had reason to believe that he would be immune from criminal prosecution if he used the trappings of his office to violate the criminal law. Moving forward, however, all former Presidents will be cloaked in such immunity. If the occupant of that office misuses official power for personal gain, the criminal law that the rest of us must abide…

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Thoughts on the Debate: third party voting for is here

These are the two we’ve got. It doesn’t matter if you like them. What does matter is that you VOTE.With Trump you get an old man, Project 2025, a national abortion ban, and more Supreme Court justices like the ones who ruled today it’s fine to pay off politicians as long as you do it AFTER they do what you want. You just call it a gratuity.With Biden you get an old man with a speech impediment…