I am reading Encounters at the Heart of the World, by Elizabeth À Fenn, àbout the history of the Mandan people. My spouses grandfather was part Mandan, and used to tell me stories àbt his grandmother and her people. So much history is not taught in school, but should be. #Mandan #americanhistory

the baby scoop era is back baby!!!!!!!!

Telling myself not to be anxious about attempting 62 miles is like telling myself not to think about pink elephants.

VA 301 Bastard Nation Letter/Testimony of Support, HHS Health Subcommittee bastards.org/virginia-hb3...

If you haven’t called thé members of the California Appropriations Committee yet to urge them to pass SB 381, please do so now. You can be a part of restoring equality for people adopted in the state of California. #sb381 #freetheobcs #equality #justice #adopteerights #CAAR

I do not understand why the GOP is doing nothing to stop Trump from threatening other countries and dragging us into war. #gop #warmongering #insanity #impeach

Access to one's OBC is a fundamental human and civil right and current laws reflect outdated, mid-20th century beliefs about adoption secrecy that have been disproven time and again. YES on SB 381

Adult adoptees in CA are denied the right to their own original birth certificate. SB 381 restores equal access to this record. It is not about contact, reunions, or confidential communications. It's simply about allowing adults to access the document that records the true facts of their birth.

Sealing original birth certificates (OBCs) after adoption is an outdated and discriminatory practice rooted in stigma, not necessity. In the era of DNA testing and social media, secrecy no longer exists. What remains is a policy that simply denies adoptees equal access to their own identity.

Can you imagine requesting a copy of your own birth certificate ànd being told you have no right to receive one? This happens all the time, to people adopted in the state of California. Doesn’t sound right, does it? You can help right this wrong Visit California Alliance for Adoptee Rights for info

Spend lots of time scrolling on your phone? Want to use your phone to accomplish something that will make you feel great? Call thé members of the Appropriations Committee! Let them know you support restoring adoptee access to original birth certificates The meeting is Tuesday, so please call now

You can help restore adoptee rights in California and Virginia. Please let legislators know you support unrestricted access to original birth certificates. Visit California Alliance for Adoptee Rights ànd Virginia Adoptee Rights Alliance for information. Thank you! #CAAR #casb381 #VARA #HB301

Yesterday was my last long-ish training day. Can’t believe I am ten days out from traveling to the event. Yes, I am already basically packed. The big question is: how many pairs of shoes can I cram into my carry-on? #ultra #disability #darkanchor #jekyllisland #turtle #fun

You can help California adoptees gain unrestricted access to a copy of their original birth certificate. Please contact thé members of the California Appropriations Committee ànd urge them to vote yes on Ça SB 381. Visit California Alliance for Adoptee Rights for more information. #casb381 #CAAR

Virginia has a bill! mailchi.mp/8463a28faeae...

Fruit of the poisonous tree. Someone needs to explain that to DHS.

I am sadly not surprised when I hear people say they understand that adoption is problematic-but they plan to adopt anyway. #adoption #entitlement #adopteerights #adoptionistrauma #obc #adopted #commodification #identity #equality #justice #humanrights

Adoptees should never have to search for their birth parents because their identity should never have been stolen from them in the first place. #humanrights #identitytheft

My adoptive brothers mom waited over fifty years , hoping to hear from her son. Hoping to hear she had grandkids. Hoping to introduce her oldest to his siblings. Closed adoption meant it took me that long to find her ànd tell her àbt her child, who had died more than four decades before. #adoption

The gop led govt has pulled billions in funding for addiction & mental healthcare, while funding name changes for the DOD & firming their own army-ice. Please contact your legislators & tell them to stop this. If you are gop-this impacts veterans, the elderly, yr kids, you. Make it stop

If you happen to still be on fb & followed The Adoption Files in the past, would you please follow my new page there? Fb deleted my old page during my break from the platform(I had no violations 🤷‍♀️) & are now treating me as spam. I am working to be recognized as a real person. Fun, as an adoptee!

My adoptive parents were denied when applying to adopt in the US. They were subsequently approved to adopt overseas, by the USAF and the UK government. Reasons given: he was an officer. They were Catholic. They had a well-trained biokid. The AF participated in a shady adoption. #adoption #adopted

As a person adopted internationally by military personnel, I am adamantly opposed to military participation in adoption. www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...

I can’t stop watching the tiny deer vs rhinoceros video. That is some serious chihuahua at the dog park energy.

I may actually meet some maternal relatives in a couple of weeks, if they don’t take one look at me and assume purple hair makes me unlikable. I mentioned this to my contractor and his dad and they said Their loss! Who wouldn’t like you? Ànd this is why they are my favorites.

FLETC for ICE is only 13 weeks long, compared with à state POST requirement for California of 17-20 weeks. Age you can join Ice: 18 Age to be a police officer in àbt half thé US: 21.

How hard did my adoptive mom go with the message that there will be no rest if there are chores to be done? I am denying myself a nap- after walking over 24 miles yesterday. Therapist job security, thats who I am. #therapy #ptsd #adoption #adopted #mentalhealth

Really needed this today #agamemnon

I am now in my taper for the 100k! Yay! I do not feel prepared. #100k #ultra #taper #tired

Indian boarding schools sought to strip Native children of their culture. Now, the Trump administration seeks to strip their stories from the historical record while opening ancestral lands for pillage and plunder.

There is a new story àbt 3 Haitian children “rescued” by à mercenary grp(grey bull) for adoption in the US. I have so many questions! Sounds very very we stole some kids but the US calls it adoption! Anyone know any more details? #haiti #haitianchildren #adoption #international #trafficking

Sometimes ppl just can’t help themselves, and prove my point for me My point being that the heritage foundation is a hate group, that promotes beliefs like this guys. They want more of these ppl to foster and adopt Children are not safe w/these ppl #adoption #adopted #hategroup #hatespeech #fascism

A nice breakdown of just how useless ànd dangerous AI ànd ChatGPT are www.facebook.com/reel/4197927...

Emergency rally TONIGHT in NYC responding to ICE’s murder—Foley Square 6pm “We stand in solidarity with rapid responders in Minneapolis and the communities across the country who are choosing to build a movement grounded in love, solidarity, and unity.” @handsoffnyc.bsky.social @thenyic.bsky.social

Why would anyone pay to watch a movie àbout Melania Trump? I wouldn’t watch it for free. 🤷‍♀️

I have never met a woman warrior who would go into battle in a bikini, if for no other reason than :No pockets

ChatGPT is accurate less than 40% of the time, yet ppl are using it for things like medical advice. If Altman was a doctor, he would lose his medical license. If he were a grad student doing research for his thesis, the ethics committee would reject his proposal

If you haven’t already, stop using ChatGPT. They are funding Trump.

We spent almost thirty years fighting désert wars. We buried children ànd spouses and parents. We have watched loved ones succumb to addiction, families broken, people unhoused bc of post traumatic stress. We have thousands of vets living w/disability. So the answer is another war? Make it stop

I used to help organize funerals for servicemembers killed in Iraq & Afghanistan. No more wars. No more funerals. No more death for oil. This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...

Wordpress is getting on my last nerve. I payed their fees, so why is my blog page not showing up the way I set it up to appear? Repeatedly?

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Link to all upcoming 2026 OBC legislation for states where advocates are working to get OBC access for adopted people born there (OP links to a different page). VA isn’t on the list but adoptees there are also back at it this year to get a clean bill passed

Judging by the messages I am receiving and the comments I am reading, trump has definitely not made the United States respected again. Fear is not respect, but a bully doesn’t understand that.

So , they’re treating this like a corporate takeover. Justifying it by saying Maduro is a drug trafficker like, say the Honduran President he pardoned? Justice?