Valerie

@goplacidly8.bsky.social

Blue worldview in a red community/state. Old enough to remember when the voice of musicians and writers led the charge for social justice; unwaivering faith in my family, young people, dogs, and science🌈🏃‍♀️🌎

Never be ashamed of the chapters that hurt or the strength it took to begin again. Sometimes letting others see our healing reminds them that healing is possible for them, too. Keep growing. Keep shining. Someone may need the light your story gives. #Jaye’sMorningLight

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Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.

U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance

Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining

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Gloria Steinem. An unexpected life, an iconic life ✨ A trailblazer. A lifelong learner, thank you for inviting me and other librarians into your home to talk literacy. It was an honor to be seated next to courage. Thank you for your fight, for your fierce. Rest in Love, Gloria Steinem 🩷

Mychal smiles while seated on the arm of a red chair, he holds Gloria Steinem’s book. Gloria Steinem sits next to him in the chair.

If your face didn’t look like this in 2020, I don’t really care what you think about Dr Fauci. That man saved millions of lives. We did what we could with the information we had. Florida opened back up too soon, and nearly 100,000 people died, one of highest death rates per capita in the nation

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If you’re watching Fauci’s testimony remember that science isn’t an ideology. It doesn’t lie. It evolves. COVID-19 was a once-in-a-century pandemic caused by a brand-new virus, recommendations changed because the evidence changed. That’s not deception. That’s how it works.

and later served in Kuwait & Iraq. He led personnel across multiple countries, managed billions of dollars in military assets, and served as a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator to support fellow service members. 2.

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TODAY: Donald Trump is hiking up costs for millions of student loan borrowers by killing SAVE. The typical borrower in a family of four will pay nearly $5,000 more each year under Trump’s new repayment plan. That’s Trump’s economy for you.

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —The Declaration of Independence