Wendy Riker Purnell
@trypluralism.bsky.social
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Brash, outrageous, and free. Dedicated to the free movement of goods, people, and ideas.
The Great American Fleecing Bah bah BOHICA
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I love this poignant essay by Fran Moreland Johns b. 1933. She reflects on collective traumas of her childhood: deaths & blindness caused by measles; the lungs, limb & neurodevelopment paralyzed by polio; the rise of angry shouts and "the sounds of evil, the antithesis of 'Love they neighbor.'"
23 days ago
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âFor centuries, malaria has stolen children from their parents, and health, wealth and hope from communities,â said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director general. âBut today, the story is changing.â
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What a horrible person. Can we please please please restore sanity and actual love all, serve all Christianity to this nation.? Let Bobby Jr wander the streets to scavenge raccoon dick for the rest of his days.
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about 1 month ago
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Trump admin abruptly cancels â$11M contract w/ Catholic Charities to shelter & care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship btwn the Catholic Church & the US govt dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.â
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Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids
The move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics.
https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article315410233.html
about 2 months ago
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Salty MacTavish
about 2 months ago
Itâs ok to still have heroes. Jackie Robinson Day
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On this day, every year, we honor an American hero.
about 2 months ago
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Adam Serwer
about 2 months ago
Trump is running an interesting experiment in how many self-identified Christian Americans have actual religious commitments and how many are just into it because it provides a means for the socially defensible expression of bigotry
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We are all Hungarians today! Köszönöm for showing us the way. Sziget is gonna be lit this year!
about 2 months ago
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The ACES School
about 2 months ago
This is a great profile by the Oregon State Bar of our esteemed colleague and friend, Prof. Bob Miller, who is as personable, funny, and kind as he is accomplished.
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IndigenousEcon.org
about 2 months ago
âFor a long time, economic development in Indian Country has been like someone coming into your kitchen and deciding whatâs for dinner. Whatâs different about this deal is⊠the community gets to decide whatâs on the menu.... Like a Native potluck.â This is what
#FiscalPower
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Julian Sanchez
about 2 months ago
It says something really ugly and frightening about us as a country that we can have a president spouting deranged threats to commit unambiguous war crimes & itâs just another week; no immediate action to remove him from office.
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Humans, In these dark times as our so-called leaders fail us & sow hate, remember weâre better than that. And stronger. Everyone on this blue marble wants a brighter future for our kids. I offer love & respect. I work toward peace, prosperity & justice for all. In liberty, your neighbor, Wendy
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Financial Times
2 months ago
Good morning, Asia. While you were sleeping, our most-read story was about Iran's dismissal of Donald Trumpâs claims that it was ready to make a deal after being presented with a 15-point plan to end the war.
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How do legal institutions shape economic opportunity in Indian Country? Join us April 16-17 at ilani Casino & Resort in Ridgefield, WA 9.5 CLE credits approved in OR 9.5 CLE credits pending in WA
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2 months ago
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Walter Olson
2 months ago
I'm really curious about a provision in the proposed SAVE America Act. Many provisions of this bill would empower the Election Assistance Commission [EAC], an up-to-now obscure federal agency appointed by Trump, by authorizing it to issue guidance to states on how to enforce the Act. /1
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evacide
2 months ago
For people who are concerned about having their devices seized at US airports starting Monday when ICE "assists" the TSA, EFF has this guide:
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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A Journalist Security Checklist: Preparing Devices for Travel Through a US Border
We wrote this checklist to help journalists prepare for transit through a U.S. port of entry while preserving the confidentiality of your most sensitive information, such as unpublished reporting mate...
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/journalist-security-checklist-preparing-devices-travel-through-us-border
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Dan Drezner is infinitely better than I am at applying the teachings of JC. It takes a deeply generous human to find and express sympathy for the TSA people who choose to spend their limited days on this earth standing in the way of commerce, love, and freedom.
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2 months ago
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How can there ever be peace when there is no justice?
www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/06/adri...
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In Artist Adrian Brandonâs Incomplete Portraits, A Year of Life Equals One Minute of Color
When Adrian Brandon starts to color a portrait, he sets a timer. For his rendering of Breonna Taylor, the clock is set to 26 minutesâfor George Floyd, 46 minutes, for Tony McDade, 38, and for Aiyana S...
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/06/adrian-brandon-stolen/
3 months ago
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Itâs a little too little and a little too late, but Wendyâs still gonna celebrate. And maybe with a Native American in charge of DHS, ICE will stop stalking and detaining people whose ancestors have been here since time immemorial.
3 months ago
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TFW when you miss your mentor and are also kind of glad he does not have to witness all of [gestures wildly in every direction]. Sending good vibes to my liberty-loving friends who will gather in DC tonight to honor another of our mentors. đâ€ïžđïž
3 months ago
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Can you have absolute disdain for theocratic and communist authoritarians, hope to see them fall, and still want to uphold the rule of law and constitutional checks on executive power?
3 months ago
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Amen! And thank you!
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3 months ago
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Good morning America How are ya? Say donât you know me? Iâve just bombed Iran Iâm the one who seeks my own dang Nobel Peace Prize And Iâll have launched a new world war when the day is done
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3 months ago
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âNebĂĄt se a nekrĂĄst.â (Donât be scared and donât steal.) TG Masaryk knew what was up. The first president of the Czechoslovak Republic, TomĂĄĆĄ Garrigue Masaryk was the kind of leader America needs right now.
3 months ago
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Julian Sanchez
3 months ago
One thing thatâs concerning about this (beyond the obvious) is that anything you dump this many billions of dollars into necessarily creates a massive and well-funded political constituency for its own perpetuation.
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Seth Cotlar
4 months ago
Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
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Happy
#DouglassDay
from Montana State University!
4 months ago
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Librarians are working hard to ensure *your* access to free, reliable, and accurate information. Watch the new superhero doc from Independent Lens |
@pbs.org
youtu.be/QzdDJYuuaR0?...
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Independent Lens: The Librarians - Preview
YouTube video by New Mexico PBS
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Nathan Goldwag
4 months ago
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
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Make America great again
youtu.be/wTSLRbm8L9E
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Neil Diamond's America
YouTube video by Kamdan
https://youtu.be/wTSLRbm8L9E
4 months ago
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104 murders in 107 days
The Trump administration's drug boat campaign has assassinated about one person each day since early September. These are murders, and our basic humanity demands that we not get complacent about them.
https://open.substack.com/pub/radleybalko/p/104-murders-in-107-days?selection=7b6055d2-4026-4348-b81f-2ef004c387cc
6 months ago
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20 yrs ago, when I applied for a job at the Institute for Humane Studies, the 2nd stage of the interview process was to create the curriculum for a weeklong summer seminar. I called mine sth like Exploring Western Ideas, set it in St. Louis & included a visit to the arch. This is my 1st time here.
7 months ago
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Greetings from the gateway to the West where my new hero
@scottyb.bsky.social
shares how the Ferguson Public Library showed up for their community in 2014.
7 months ago
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Tomorrow, I Walk for Hope, taking literal and metaphorical steps to support City of Hope, a world-class center for groundbreaking research and compassionate care. Whether you choose to contribute your time and energy or your money, you can make a difference.
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Walk for Hope 2025 - Orange County
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https://ourhope.cityofhope.org/fundraiser/6769426
7 months ago
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Just some random fat dude who wipes his butt with the U.S. Constitution.
#ICEMonkey
#ThatChunkyMonkey
#ThugMonkeys
#ThoseChunkyMonkeys
7 months ago
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I am not a socialist I am not a communist I am not a progressive I am not a Democrat I love free markets I love free trade I love the rule of law I love America And I have read our charter documents Thatâs why I protested yesterday
8 months ago
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Institute for Justice
8 months ago
US citizens across the country have been caught up in immigration raids, arrested, and detained. How do they get justice when their constitutional rights have been violated? đ§”
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Pres Dumpster Fire, Sorry you canât put wood up. Donât punish those who can. Let us dance in the street. We donât wamt your hate, lies & violence. We want life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness! đâ€ïžđïž Fellow Americans, Save the republic, dance in the street, show Ben Franklin we can keep it.
8 months ago
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Iâve begun thinking of this administration as the insane clown posse: nihilistic, bad makeup, and asking âgovernance! How does it work?â
10 months ago
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Oh-eee-oh Yo-oh
#ICEmonkeys
10 months ago
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@evanrail.bsky.social
at a new brewery in Three Forks, MT for a (posthumous) 100th birthday celebration for flyfishing legend Bud Lilly, it finally occurred to me to share this series. Come visit us!
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Flavor on the Fly - YouTube
In this series, we explore the confluence of food, fly fishing, and adventures had amidst the exploration of something greater than ourselves. Hosted by prof...
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMv44bqf1jIVucA3jlMvooVuw4oOOSORv&si=20y1PLBfmqsZ8-oM
10 months ago
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Rewriting history the wrong way: forcibly erasing history in an attempt to prop up feeble-minded men with perverse notions of what should be. The right way: speculative history that explores âwhat ifâ scenarios that showcase what could be if we appeal to our better angels.
10 months ago
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A conservative perspective includes the traditional values of a community. In the Rocky Mountain West, that means the âlive and let liveâ and âlove thy neighborâ principles the rainbow flag represents.
www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/let...
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Letter to the editor: For Montana girl, rainbow Pride flag represents core American value
Recently, at a Bozeman City Commission meeting, I was reminded that there are still folks who fail to comprehend the rainbow flag as a symbol of the full spectrum of
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/letters_to_editor/letter-to-the-editor-for-montana-girl-rainbow-pride-flag-represents-core-american-value/article_dea3b3b1-4c15-4de1-9cdc-63320d9f907e.html
10 months ago
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