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Gavin Newsom takes Pro-Choice fight to Anti-Abortion States

On September 15, California governor Gavin Newsom announced that billboards with the assertive pro-choice messages below were going up in several states. Very striking. How many more to follow?         South Carolina? Way too close for my comfort. North Carolina could join his target list if the midterm elections go badly.   … Continue reading Gavin Newsom takes Pro-Choice fight to Anti-Abortion States →

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Quaker Chuckle – 09/20/2022

One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the rascally behavior that was going on. She decided to send an angel down to Earth to check it out. So She called one of Her angels and sent the angel to Earth for a closer look. When he returned, he told God, … Continue reading Quaker Chuckle – 09/20/2022 →

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On the Brink of Autumn: Quote of the Season

  Joe Biden, 09/15/2022, United We Stand Summit, at the White House: “Too much hate that’s fueled extremist violence [has] been allowed to fester and grow. You know, as a result, our very own intelligence agencies — our own intelligence agencies in the United States of America, have determined that domestic terrorism rooted in white … Continue reading On the Brink of Autumn: Quote of the Season →

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Elizabeth at rest . . .

The pipes, the pipes are calling . . .           Double Rainbow                                    

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Russia’s top Pop Singer Denounces Ukraine War

[NOTE: two hundred and fifty million pop records, 500+ songs, in a dozen or more languages, over a 50-year career and I never heard one of them. A reminder that I’ve led a very sheltered western life. Now, it sounds like she may be the loudest public voice in Russia against Putin’s war. Will it … Continue reading Russia’s top Pop Singer Denounces Ukraine War →

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