Bonnie Schwertner

@Schfinkes
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Democrat; Texan; small acreage #wildlife management; #TexasTech; #RetiredTeacher; I use my TikTok account (@Schfinkes) to post #photos & videos of #nature, taken with my iPhone 13 Pro; daily #hikes on our wooded property give me peace. Owned by 3 rescue #cats.
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Congratulations Secretary Deb Haaland and the Interior Department for this significant accomplishment beginning to restore this sacred and spectacular animal to its original home.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/us/native-american-tribes-bison.html

Bison Return to Native American Lands, Revitalizing Sacred Rituals

More than a century after a mass bison slaughter, the animals are restoring Great Plains ecosystems and reinvigorating Indigenous customs like the sun dance.

The New York Times

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JUST IN: Partially unsealed #Trump search warrant fills in some blanks from the earlier release of the redacted Mar-a-Lago warrant -- Unredacted photo of boxes found in Mar-a-Lago storage room. : #TrumpIndictment #documents #legal
https://t.co/fuXN6sVd3d

DocumentCloud

7-Year-Old Girl's Body Was Left Decaying In Closet For Months By Her Mother, Police Say

“I would have never thought my daughter would do something like this,” the suspect's mother said.

HuffPost
Trump wanted his own personal mercenary army like Putin's Wagner force: Ex-Homeland Security aide - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mercenary-force-like-putins/?utm_source=123456&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=15042
Trump wanted his own personal mercenary army like Putin's Wagner force: Ex-Homeland Security aide

Former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor is releasing his second book, "Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump" – and startling excerpts are already dropping. In a piece in RealClear News Wednesday, Taylor describes Donald Trump's desperation to have his ...

Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism

The Exodusters were Black Americans who migrated westward, particularly to Kansas, in the late 19th century fleeing southern violence & discrimination. In 1879, 1000s of Exodusters embarked on an arduous journey, hoping to finally find freedom, land, & economic independence. It is known as the Exoduster Movement and it was the first great migration of Black Americans after the Civil War.

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Can you really be free if states take away your bodily autonomy?

Can you really be free if you’re saddled with medical debt and have to pay outrageous health care costs?

Can you really be free if you have to choose between feeding your family and keeping the lights on?

Man sentenced to life in prison for rape of 👉🏼10-year-old👈🏼 who sought #abortion in Indiana

Gerson Fuentes, 28, pleaded guilty Wednesday for the rape of a child who 👉🏼had to travel from #Ohio to #Indiana to terminate a pregnancy.👈🏼

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-sentenced-life-prison-rape-10-year-old-sought-abortion-indiana-rcna92687

Man sentenced to life in prison for rape of 10-year-old who sought abortion in Indiana

The man charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion pleaded guilty to a charge of rape Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to life in prison.

NBC News

Via ijbailey:

Folks. This might be #NorthCarolina's next governor. No joke.

Heartland Signal:

At Moms for Liberty's Philadelphia event, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) says dictators like Hitler, Stalin and Mao are being taken out of context and promotes reading their writings.

"...It is time for us to get back and start reading some of those quotes."

#Ohio #abortion rights groups submit signatures for ballot measure

State officials must still review the signatures, but the measure to enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution appears headed for the November ballot.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ohio-abortion-rights-groups-submit-signatures-ballot-measure-rcna92627

Ohio abortion rights groups submit signatures for ballot measure

A proposed measure to enshrine abortion in Ohio appears headed for the November ballot, after reproductive rights advocates submitted the required number of signatures.

NBC News

"#Arizona Sec of State’s office subpoenaed by special counsel #JackSmith as part of his investigation into #Jan6 attack...

The subpoenas sought information related to lawsuits brought by the #Trump campaign and the chair of the Arizona Republican Party about alleged errors in the state’s 2020 election results, according to The Arizona Republic. President Biden won Arizona that year, flipping a longtime Republican stronghold" #legal
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4082167-special-counsel-subpoenas-arizona-secretary-of-state-office-in-jan-6-probe/

Special counsel subpoenas Arizona secretary of state office in Jan. 6 probe

The Arizona Secretary of State’s office has been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith as part of his investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. The secretary of state’s office received two subpoenas, one for the previous administration and another for the current one, the spokesperson said. The subpoenas…

The Hill