Patricia A. McGowan
@teacherspeaks52.bsky.social
A forever teacher. Retired K-12 History & Social Sciences department chair. Hollins University, BA, MA. A life long learner ... laughing through life. 🚫DMs 🚫Dating/Relationships 🚫Investment schemes/Request for funds
Out of the mouth of babes ~Psalm 8:2 KJV ... #GenZ: "cost of living, the poor state of schools and perceived corruption." Worldwide issues of grave concern. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
'Nobody heard us' – why Gen Z are leading protests across Europe
A wave of so-called “Gen Z” protests has swept across European countries including France, Italy, Belgium and Albania, driven by grievances including the cost of living, the poor state of schools and ...
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Quandary - a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or being stuck in a difficult situation where all available choices seem unpleasant or hard to resolve. Example below. #DataCenters www.reuters.com/investigates...
Nevada caught between AI job growth and job losses
The state’s unionized workers are benefitting from a massive boom in data center construction but wary of AI’s longer-term threat to employment on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Verification "Republican attorneys general have escalated efforts to restrict abortion information and access through coordinated legal briefs, federal lobbying, and challenges to state protections:" reproductivefreedomforall.org/news/reprodu...
Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns GOP Attorneys General Attack on Telemedicine Abortion Shield Laws - Reproductive Freedom for All®
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John P. Cummings@blackazzknight.bsky.social · 52m ago#AmazonsUnite #SmashThePatriarchy #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #StopReproductiveSlaveryNow #WomanLifeFreedom #Resist
When #FoxNews notes it, it speaks volumes ... www.facebook.com/reel/1110868...
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 17h agoTrump speaks to small Corpus Christi crowd, repeatedly glitches and makes strange noises during speech where he also slurred heavily while his dentures seemed to be falling out Supercut:
Why citizens are against ... #Flock POI: The city of Richmond VA will not be renewing its #Flock contract due to citizen objection. www.12onyourside.com/2026/10/27/r...
Richmond police chief apologizes for car damaged in wrongful tow
Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards apologized for a mistake his department made when it tied the wrong car to a shooting and had it towed. The
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For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. ~ 1 Peter 1:24-25 KJV
#breastCancerAwareness💞 www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cance...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month - National Breast Cancer Foundation
October 1 to 31 is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Get 2026 breast cancer facts, key dates, free resources, and simple ways to take action with NBCF.
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#BreastCancerAwareness💞. First cousins are like sisters/brothers in my family. My dear cousin, LaFon was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024, while providing home care for her husband, who was a failed kidney transplant patient. She is a survivor. LaLa, to infinity and beyond ... all the love.
Citizens around the world want to be ... heard. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Fastest turnout for half a century as Israelis pass wartime judgment on Netanyahu
Israelis surged to the polls at the fastest rate in nearly half a century on Tuesday to pass wartime judgment on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what voters described as the most consequential ...
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Committed- most commonly means loyal, dedicated, and willing to give your time and energy to a cause, belief, or task. (dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionar...) Ex: The convicted felon, sexual assault abuser and alleged pedophile in the Oval Office is committed to being an ... ass.
committed
1. loyal and willing to give your time and energy to something that you believe…
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It is important for people of color (Red, Brown, Black, Yellow) to understand clearly where they stand. The convicted felon, sexual abuser and alleged pedophile in the Oval Office subscribes to the 'White superiority' fallacy. #Midterms2026🗳️ ... #VoteEarly🗳️ www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Losing the ‘Big-Ass Truck’ Vote
Donald Trump won big in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley in 2024—but now Latino voters are turning on him.
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These culprits aren't new. They have always been the middlemen adding to production costs. We cannot negate the current impact of the #IranWar which has led to #HighGasPrices⛽📈. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
The Real Culprit Behind High Grocery Prices
Although neither farmers nor grocers make very much money, many of the middlemen who operate between them make plenty of it.
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Billions of tax dollars for #SpaceX. (www.congress.gov/119/meeting/...) It is quite apparent how #Musk benefits and why he eagerly led #DOGE. But how exactly are our tax dollars invested in #SpaceX benefiting the average American taxpayer? www.reuters.com/graphics/SPA...
Tesla-SpaceX merger explained in charts
How the two Musk companies stack up on revenue, profit, debt and valuation, and how a merger would affect Elon Musk’s wealth and control.
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False: A reporter did not ask House Speaker Mike Johnson that question. "House and Senate Democratic lawmakers investigated Kushner's private equity firm, Affinity Partners, and its multibillion-dollar investments from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds." www.finance.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
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Patricia A. McGowan@teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 3d ago👇
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:3 KJV
Unrest - a disturbed, uneasy, or agitated state. It can describe personal inner turmoil or large-scale public and social friction. Example below. #France🇫🇷 www.reuters.com/world/europe...
French protest groups demand more rallies as Macron faces tough choices
The government began talks with unions and student representatives to defuse the crisis, but protest leaders say the measures it has proposed are inadequate.
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Primary societal ill in 2026 ... "Classism - prejudice, discrimination, or systemic bias against individuals/groups based on their socioeconomic class (income, wealth, education, occupation, and social status)." (www.ebsco.com/research-sta...) www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Beirut's $13 chicken sandwich becomes symbol of Lebanon divide
Seven years after Lebanon’s devastating financial meltdown, a debate over a chicken sandwich has exposed an increasingly stark divide between those who can still spend freely and those struggling to...
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The convicted felon, sexual assault abuser, alleged pedophile in the Oval Office and #Netanyahu are both into #Crypto. Hmmmmm... (www.cnbc.com/2026/10/22/t...) www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Netanyahu rebuked for plan to use crypto to bypass economic sanctions
His comments drew a rare rebuke by the Bank of Israel.
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#Israel🇮🇱 Change can be good. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Disenchanted Netanyahu supporters are prize of Israel election campaign
Labor has dwindled to a rump as Israeli politics have shifted rightwards, and there are now around half a dozen other parties courting Likud voters, from the center to the far right.
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#YouNeedToKnow ... www.npr.org/2026/10/21/n...
Supreme Court upholds pause on Trump's anti-trans prison policy
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration has to continue providing gender-affirming care to inmates in federal prisons as litigation on efforts to change the policy continues.
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With #HighFoodPrices💸 #Cooking101🍲 #Butter🧈 and #Baking🍰 www.foodandwine.com/carla-hall-b...
Carla Hall’s Trick for Buying Fancy Butter for Less Money
The chef and author of the new cookbook Carla Bakes shares her tips for buying and storing butter, including a smart hack for finding fancy butter on sale.
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Patricia A. McGowan@teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 3d ago#Listen to a two term President of the United States of America speak to the ideals of the United States Constitution, that he upheld while in the Oval Office and as an American citizen. I give you ... President Barack Hussein Obama II. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
