sctiger
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Post by sctiger on Jul 3, 2018 9:48:37 GMT -6
I'm sorry I wasn't around today but I'm on a conference call right now and was reminded of the importance of supporting your elected officials when they do what you want them to. If your reps don't represent you properly, keep yelling. But if your reps DO vote and act how you would want them to, please support them to ensure that they continue to do so. Please just give a quick call of thanks or write a thank you note. I live in Texas. I really, really hope someday I get to thank my elected officials. Same sentiment here in SC. Other than Obama I haven't voted for anyone who actually gets elected.
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Post by sctiger on Jul 3, 2018 9:49:37 GMT -6
I'm sorry I wasn't around today but I'm on a conference call right now and was reminded of the importance of supporting your elected officials when they do what you want them to. If your reps don't represent you properly, keep yelling. But if your reps DO vote and act how you would want them to, please support them to ensure that they continue to do so. Please just give a quick call of thanks or write a thank you note. Sen. Harris and Feinstein both got love from me last week, but I think I need to spread some more to Harris for shutting down the WH twitter bullshit. She's not my senator but I called her office anyway to thank her for fighting Trump. She is my favorite.
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Post by sctiger on Jul 3, 2018 9:51:35 GMT -6
I just finished reading The World As It Is by Ben Rhodes. He wrote all about his 8 years as deputy national security advisor under Obama and went into a little reflection on where to go from here. He goes into a lot of detail and I highly recommend it.
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Post by justkeepmoving on Jul 3, 2018 9:58:17 GMT -6
Trigger warning I’m not sure if this has been shared here. But there is an ongoing investigation at OSU over a Doctor who treated male athletes from the 1970s-1990s who sexually molested or raped minimum 1500-2000 (per the article). Jim Jordan was the assistant coach for the wrestling team during this time. Players are saying he had to have known but did nothing. Another reason he’s despicable. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/powerful-gop-rep-jim-jordan-accused-turning-blind-eye-sexual-n888386
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Post by fatpony on Jul 3, 2018 9:58:23 GMT -6
I'm sorry I wasn't around today but I'm on a conference call right now and was reminded of the importance of supporting your elected officials when they do what you want them to. If your reps don't represent you properly, keep yelling. But if your reps DO vote and act how you would want them to, please support them to ensure that they continue to do so. Please just give a quick call of thanks or write a thank you note. My reps are Tina Smith, Klobuchar and McCollum. Is it enough to just say thank you for your work fighting Trump and protecting children or should I be more specific. (Also, I think it’s true for all, but having a newborn has made my brain mush).
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Post by charlotte on Jul 3, 2018 10:13:00 GMT -6
@justkeepmovjng I hadn’t heard that, thanks for sharing it.
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Lakes
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Post by Lakes on Jul 3, 2018 10:16:08 GMT -6
It’s geared more towards birds but Audubon has a great native plant database that uses your zip code to make a list of plants for you. You can filter it for butterflies too. I’ve been adding more native plants to my gardens this year. www.audubon.org//native-plants
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JukEboX
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Post by JukEboX on Jul 3, 2018 10:44:19 GMT -6
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Post by JukEboX on Jul 3, 2018 10:47:43 GMT -6
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Post by athn64 on Jul 3, 2018 10:50:49 GMT -6
Have you guys been following the Infowars nonsense about liberals starting a second civil war tomorrow? Twitter has been having a field day. This is one of my favorite responses so far: This nonsense is infuriating. But the tweets are entertaining
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JukEboX
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Post by JukEboX on Jul 3, 2018 10:52:41 GMT -6
Have you guys been following the Infowars nonsense about liberals starting a second civil war tomorrow? Twitter has been having a field day. This is one of my favorite responses so far: This nonsense is infuriating. But the tweets are entertaining Get your wall smashing hammers ready to get the open borders working and the gun squads out in force. Its time to take all their guns away. If it isn't their way its 100% the other way it seems and thats us. Thanks Fox News & InfoWars :thumbsup:
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Post by Dr. Cox on Jul 3, 2018 10:52:58 GMT -6
I'm sorry I wasn't around today but I'm on a conference call right now and was reminded of the importance of supporting your elected officials when they do what you want them to. If your reps don't represent you properly, keep yelling. But if your reps DO vote and act how you would want them to, please support them to ensure that they continue to do so. Please just give a quick call of thanks or write a thank you note. I live in Texas. I really, really hope someday I get to thank my elected officials. Amen. #goBeto
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Post by tapdancer on Jul 3, 2018 11:28:41 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Jul 3, 2018 11:46:10 GMT -6
I'm sorry I wasn't around today but I'm on a conference call right now and was reminded of the importance of supporting your elected officials when they do what you want them to. If your reps don't represent you properly, keep yelling. But if your reps DO vote and act how you would want them to, please support them to ensure that they continue to do so. Please just give a quick call of thanks or write a thank you note. My reps are Tina Smith, Klobuchar and McCollum. Is it enough to just say thank you for your work fighting Trump and protecting children or should I be more specific. (Also, I think it’s true for all, but having a newborn has made my brain mush). It helps to be specific. Especially on issues that might rile up constituents on the other side of the aisle.
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Post by CurlieWhirlie on Jul 3, 2018 11:54:17 GMT -6
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 3, 2018 12:39:08 GMT -6
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Post by Minerva on Jul 3, 2018 13:03:34 GMT -6
well no because I'm not a creeper JukEboX , LOL DW said I went a little overboard on the backyards thread a few weeks ago . ^_^ We recently planted more flowers to attract humming birds and bumble bees. We’ve done this. I have lots of wildflowers growing on my porch and backyard from Seedless. The bees also love my azaleas, begonias, gerber daisies, and basil.
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Post by JukEboX on Jul 3, 2018 13:09:23 GMT -6
LOL DW said I went a little overboard on the backyards thread a few weeks ago . ^_^ We recently planted more flowers to attract humming birds and bumble bees. We’ve done this. I have lots of wildflowers growing on my porch and backyard from Seedless. The bees also love my azaleas, begonias, gerber daisies, and basil. yeah we have a lot of lillys, azaleas, daisys, and other great thinks. I will have to take another picture.
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Post by Minerva on Jul 3, 2018 13:12:58 GMT -6
DMV folks ( dc2london, byjove, Uncaripswife, cakewench, notblanche, anyone else I forgot), there is an ongoing effort to put together care packages for unaccompanied minors in the area. If you are interested, here is the info and the wishlist: “Immigration Legal Services of Catholic Charities in Washington, DC regularly collects and distributes personal care packs to unaccompanied minors. Along with some essential hygiene and self-care items, these packs offer the unaccompanied child a note of welcome. As thousands of children are held in detention centers separated from their parents, we wanted to send some tangible support.” www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3JSP2IC48XV1F
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Post by byjove on Jul 3, 2018 13:16:30 GMT -6
DMV folks ( dc2london , byjove , Uncaripswife , cakewench , notblanche , anyone else I forgot), there is an ongoing effort to put together care packages for unaccompanied minors in the area. If you are interested, here is the info and the wishlist: “Immigration Legal Services of Catholic Charities in Washington, DC regularly collects and distributes personal care packs to unaccompanied minors. Along with some essential hygiene and self-care items, these packs offer the unaccompanied child a note of welcome. As thousands of children are held in detention centers separated from their parents, we wanted to send some tangible support.” www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3JSP2IC48XV1FThank you!
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Post by mb3 on Jul 3, 2018 13:27:47 GMT -6
Also contact your local park district or botanical gardens. Ours has a fairly extensive website on local soil types and native plants, as well as an entire native plants garden that you can go look at for ideas and ask for help on care. Our park district just did a session on native plants and shrubs for rebuilding the canopy and bringing back native bees and butterflies. They included some tips about not jumping to cut down stalks of flowers in the fall because bees lay eggs in them. Also the one lady gave a pretty intense lecture on the dangers of bee houses. Apparently those have been an issue because people get them but don’t bring them in the house over the winter and the bees inside all die.
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Post by PandaWatch on Jul 3, 2018 14:49:14 GMT -6
OMG. ETA: I really needed some levity today. Dy.ing.
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Post by PandaWatch on Jul 3, 2018 14:50:50 GMT -6
DMV folks ( dc2london, byjove, Uncaripswife, cakewench, notblanche, anyone else I forgot), there is an ongoing effort to put together care packages for unaccompanied minors in the area. If you are interested, here is the info and the wishlist: “Immigration Legal Services of Catholic Charities in Washington, DC regularly collects and distributes personal care packs to unaccompanied minors. Along with some essential hygiene and self-care items, these packs offer the unaccompanied child a note of welcome. As thousands of children are held in detention centers separated from their parents, we wanted to send some tangible support.” www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3JSP2IC48XV1FThank you! I’m in the area.
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Post by rbgrocks on Jul 3, 2018 16:27:50 GMT -6
The mom who confronted Pruitt is on Ari Melber and she is fabulous!! She should be a spokesperson for our side. So awesome that’s she also a teacher. Sorry, I don’t know her name.
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 3, 2018 16:28:35 GMT -6
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Post by athn64 on Jul 3, 2018 16:44:27 GMT -6
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Post by donnamoss on Jul 3, 2018 17:33:58 GMT -6
Drove out to a Beto townhall today. Building was at capacity so I couldn’t get in...even though I RSVP’d and arrived early. I’m bummed, but happy that lots of folks came out to see him! I’m voting for him for sure, so hoping some undecideds made it inside to listen.
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 3, 2018 18:24:17 GMT -6
If you get the crooked email read the tweet thread they have linked for happy palate cleanser that has zero to to with politics. It’s ador
Roseybeeme is the poster I don’t know how to link tweets or I would. I also don’t know how to Twitter so there is that
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Post by enchanted on Jul 3, 2018 19:47:00 GMT -6
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Post by athn64 on Jul 3, 2018 20:22:47 GMT -6
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