LisaH

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Always here for cats, books, science. Also strongly opinioned, pro democracy pro diversity.

#Republicans: "If #Democrats retake Congress, the first thing they're going to do is #impeach Donald T****."

If The People then elect a #Democratic congress KNOWING THIS, then it MUST mean THAT IS WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT.

PEARSON: “We’ve spent $60 billion on this war, and it’s going to be another billion or two before tomorrow because we have a president who’s a wannabe dictator.” (From TN candidate for Congress Rep. @[email protected])

Today is an important anniversary.

75 years ago, on April 23, 1951, in Farmville, VA, Barbara Johns led a walkout of her segregated high school to protest the unfair and deplorable conditions of her school.

What?! You don’t know who Barbara Johns was?

She led her walkout more than 4 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, and before MLK, Jr. embraced nonviolence as the way to equality. After she and her classmates turned the rural town of Farmville upside down . . .

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Scholastic Magazine asked me to write an article about Barbara. You can read it here:

https://terikanefield.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/imagine-this-was-your-school.pdf

And now I hope you all have a wonderful Barbara Johns Day.

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This is correct.

A.B. Stoddard: "I don’t think Trump has any intention of leaving...He’s either going to find a way to try to run for second term or cancel the election or pass it off to Don Jr....The idea that he’s going to give up [the adulation and money] is lunacy."

This is a wonderful essay from a unique perspective. I would love to be living my life to the full like Dawn is when I'm her age!

#medmastodon #medicine #health #healthcare #medschool #residency

https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/24/medical-school-late-in-life-np-to-md/

I started medical school at 69 and will begin residency at 72. Here’s what I learned

Starting residency at 72 isn’t for the faint of heart. But that’s what Dawn Zuidegeest-Craft is doing.

STAT
#Measles update: The confirmed case count this year has risen to 1792 cases as of 4/24/26.
To put that in context: In just under 4 months, 2026 has racked up 78% as many measles cases as were confirmed in the entirety of 2025. Only 10 were contracted abroad. https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html#cdc_data_surveillance_section_5-yearly-measles-cases
Measles Cases and Outbreaks

Find the latest numbers of confirmed U.S. measles cases. CDC updates this page weekly.

Measles (Rubeola)

WHAT IS WRONG WITH AMERICA THAT EVERY SANE PERSON IS NOT DEMANDING A VETTING OF THIS STORY BY WHAT REMAINS OF OUR BROKEN MEDIA/JOURNALISM ECOSYSTEM?
What does it take for people to give a single shit about something this frightening?

https://bsky.app/profile/jennycohn.bsky.social/post/3mk6orzlexk24

Jenny Cohn (@jennycohn.bsky.social)

A “former Palantir executive recently confirmed what many have long suspected. In a public stmt, the whistleblower said it plainly: Palantir intended to take over the US government, & many of his former colleagues are now installed inside the federal apparatus. He called it an occupied nation.” 1/

Bluesky Social
Our annual guide to #IndependentBookstoreDay has more stores than ever before!
See the sales, giveaways, author signings, and more happening at indies in and around #Minnesota this Saturday.
#Bookstodon #MNastodon #Minneapolis #StPaul #MN
https://twincitiesgeek.com/2026/04/the-mn-guide-to-independent-bookstore-day-2026/
The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2026

Jump to store listings: Minneapolis | St. Paul | Greater Twin Cities Metro | Outside the Metro | Outside Minnesota It's that time of year! On April 25, 2026, bookstores throughout Minnesota and around the country will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day. Officially participating stores will have exclusive Independent Bookstore Day items while supplies last, which usually isn't long—tote bags, advance reader copies (ARCs), fancy pencils, puzzles, and more—and may have sales and other special promotions. Locally, there are almost 40 stores participating in the Twin Cities Independent Bookstore Passport, which offers shoppers chances to unlock coupons and win prizes during the week leading up to Indie Bookstore Day, and there are smaller-scale programs elsewhere in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Midwest Indie Bookstore Roadmap is also back. As always, both the Twin Cities passport and the roadmap feature illustrations by Twin Cities cartoonist Kevin Cannon. News since last year’s Independent

Twin Cities Geek - MN Geek Culture Magazine
Attorney General Bonta Moves to Permanently Block President Trump’s Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting, Exerting Control over Elections https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-moves-permanently-block-president-trump%E2%80%99s-executive-order
Attorney General Bonta Moves to Permanently Block President Trump’s Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting, Exerting Control over Elections

Coalition seeks final ruling after filing lawsuit earlier this month to challenge unlawful executive order OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general, along with the Governor of Pennsylvania, in filing a motion for summary judgment in their ongoing challenge to President Trump’s executive order that unlawfully attempts to interfere with states’ constitutional authority to administer elections by restricting voter eligibility and mail voting to lists of voters pre-authorized by the federal government.

State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General