Writer and thinker. gaarski at hotmail dot com #binders
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I’m digging the book btw. Review incoming. Grunge rules. You really are a groundbreaking writer. 🖋❤️🎸
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Night night sweet dreamies
When life feels like a whirlwind and everything seems beyond your control, find one gentle thought that brings you peace.
Hold on to it, and whenever your mind begins to wander, softly bring yourself back.
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We cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that there are children who do not go to school. We cannot silence our conscience when we see a mother lacking the means to feed her children. We cannot ignore the many people around us who are suffering, alone and vulnerable. We need to commit ourselves to the charity and closeness of the Good Samaritan who did not remain indifferent upon seeing misfortune, but took responsibility for his brother’s life. (Lk 10:29-37) #ApostolicJourney #Uruguay
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Serving as Catmander-In-Chief was the honor of a lifetime. I've been a very lucky cat.
🇺🇸 In 2020, a farm cat in Pennsylvania jumped onto the stage during Jill Biden’s campaign remarks and immediately won her heart.
Seeing their connection, the farm’s owner decided the cat belonged with her.
On January 28, 2022, the Biden family introduced Willow, a two-year-old gray-and-white tabby, as their new White House cat.
Named after Jill Biden’s hometown of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, Willow soon appeared in official photographs exploring the presidential residence.
One unexpected leap changed her life forever.
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Hegseth adviser whistling past the graveyard. Hegseth’s finished. Trump will dump him. Soon. Trump needs a scapegoat for the war. And the Miller appointment, which the MAGA base likes, makes dumping Hegseth easier. Probably fires ADM Cooper too. Then walks away from Iran.
“He’s not going anywhere,” said Tim Parlatore, a special adviser to Hegseth. “He intends to serve the full four years.”
With @lindsaywise and @laraseligman
wsj.com/politics/hegseth-mou…
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Come January, Democratic legislators will have the votes to elect the next president by the popular vote. motherjones.com/politics/202…
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Texas just elected a seminarian to the United States Senate.
Democrat James Talarico says a faith that excuses cruelty toward your neighbor is “a cancer on the body of Christ.”
“I often wonder, what would Jesus do if he visited the U.S. Senate? I think he would tell the senators on the floor, ‘Depart from me, for I was hungry and you cut my food assistance.
“‘I was sick and you kicked me off Medicaid. I was a stranger and you deported me and my family.’
“And then I think he would flip over those fancy desks on the floor of the U.S. Senate and demand that we take care of all of our neighbors, especially the least of these.”
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One healthcare reform I would push for as an internal medicine physician:
When a private health insurer refuses to cover medically necessary treatment and that decision causes a patient harm, the insurance company should face the same medical malpractice liability as the healthcare professionals responsible for treating that patient.
You shouldn’t be able to make decisions that jeopardize someone’s life and walk away without accountability.
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Good morning and welcome to Fish For Tea Friday
Never underestimate the courage it takes to remain kind when life hasn’t always been kind to you.
To keep smiling, caring and believing in better days is a beautiful kind of strength.
You’re doing better than you think.
Here I am with photog @karenmasonblair last night @ her shop #GrungeMart in Pacific Place mall in downtown Seattle. I'll be there next Friday, 11/13, from 5 to 7 pm, selling and signing copies of my book #Grunge! Poster giveaways! And it's free! #GrungeEverlasting
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Democrats won this election by claiming we are on the side of working people, and working people are counting on us to deliver.
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Pope Leo XIV drew on his own recent experience of illness and hospitalization after surgery for lung cancer on Friday to make an impassioned appeal for universal access to healthcare, greater social equality and a society that does not measure people's worth by their productivity or wealth. cbsn.ws/4AiB37l
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Celebrating historic voter turnout & election protection work by @BrennanCenter @ACLU @NormEisen @DDAction_ @NAACP @DemocracyFwd @Leahgreenb @ezralevin @IndivisibleTeam – John Nichols @NicholsUprising comments – on 'Living in the USA' @KPFK bit.ly/48FAatQ #NoKings
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🚨 Oh dear! The FC says impersonating a police officer is a serious offence!
I’m now laying low, awaiting possible arrest.
In my defence, Your Honour, I only shouted “POLICE!” because I hadn’t been fed for eleven minutes!
And I’d do it again!
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On this #Caturday, I'm purrleased to announce that I'll be featured in a new book titled "THE CAT DID IT: Tales of Marvelous Canadian Cats" by Nancy Silcox! The book has over 40 Catnadians including the last surviving Parliament Cat, Coal! Available at bookstores Nov 17! 😸🇨🇦👍📖
