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Dianne Thompson @diannewa.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

‘If I Live to 25, I’ve Lived a Good Life’ www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...

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‘If I Live to 25, I’ve Lived a Good Life’

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Dianne Thompson @diannewa.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Here are two of the Disappearing 9 Patch squares I made as examples of the creativity in quilting for our church’s VBS. Each was made using the same fabrics in the same position. Does anyone else think Frank Lloyd Wright when looking at the one on the right? #quiltsky

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Dianne Thompson @diannewa.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

My first Sweet Baby Daikon radishes of the season! There’s no need to settle for boring when beautiful deliciousness is available from #TerritorialSeedCompany #gardensky

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.

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Dianne Thompson @diannewa.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

With the remnants from a quilt in progress, I tried a patchwork bib and burp cloth set for the soon-to-be sailor girl. #quiltsky

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

On this day in 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified. The text is just as clear and relevant today as it was back then. Donald Trump is trying to erase this.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Well, this we can agree on, even Senator Thom Tillis is calling out his own colleagues: “Too many elected officials are motivated by pure raw politics who don’t really give a damn about the people they promised to represent on the campaign trail,” the North Carolina Republican wrote.

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Dianne Thompson @diannewa.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Not technically a quilt, but this weaving of green strips was a quick project. A group effort inspired by Moda Fabrics’ free Windsor Tote pattern. #quiltsky

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Dianne Thompson @diannewa.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

One of seven quilts I designed and made with our group for our high school graduates. Each had a framed panel feat. the skyline of Seattle, a ferry heading to our island, and a jet departing for adventure. Each grad’s initials in Morse code are above it. Northwest themed fabrics were used. #quiltsky

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Dianne Thompson @diannewa.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Photos of two elements of our PNW garden this week; dogwood blossoms and hostas.

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Dianne Thompson @diannewa.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Shown: a small section of a red Kawandi style tablecloth I made for our church for Pentecost. Instead of hand stitching, I used my Sashiko machine. #quiltsky

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Dianne Thompson @diannewa.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Wordle 1,453 3/6* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

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Rep. Emily Randall @repemilyrandall.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

As attacks on DACA continue in the courts, the lives of thousands of U.S. citizen children with DACA-recipient parents are at risk. Congress must act. We need to pass the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act to keep families safe and together. #HomeIsHere

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence These are the foundations of real freedom.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life. Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

We apologize for posting today we’ve been keeping things to a minimum. However, a situation is unfolding and we need one communication: Please follow the guidance coming from inside the house.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion. Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts. And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B. We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

As we’ve said before now confirmed. FOIA requests reveal that DOGE employees are pulling in six-figure salaries, with many holding the title of “Expert,” a specific Office of Personnel Management (OPM) designation that pays around $190,000 a year.

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Hudson Valley Strong - Indivisible @hudsonvalleystrong.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

If we aren't local to you, you can find an Indivisible group near you! Join us! Great things to come! #hudsonvalleystrong #fightfordemocracy

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AlwaysACivilServant @drneuro.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Greyhound, I promise I will never talk smack about you ever again. Bravo

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Given that most, if not all MAGA merch is made in China, I'll be really curious to see what happens to their pricing and availability 😁

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Layoffs at NOAA, which warns us about severe weather Attacking NIH, which finds cures for illnesses Dismantling SSA, which administers Social Security payments Terminating food inspectors and food safety committees at the USDA... The "specifics" of DOGE put us all at risk.

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 28/03/2025

The Administration cut off funding for a critical research team tracking Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia and working to bring them home. They are reinstating this funding temporarily, but they should be dedicated to this mission for the long term.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 28/03/2025

What other classified info is Hegseth sharing on Signal chats? Clearly, he can't be trusted to keep our military secrets—or our troops—safe. We have Senate committees for a reason. SSCI, SASC and SFRC must hold hearings to investigate this egregious breach and potential others.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I'm old enough to remember when polio ripped through the globe and put my friends into iron lungs. We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. RFK Jr leading HHS is a disgrace.

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RFK Jr.: It Would Be Better if ‘Everybody Got Measles’

“The measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Sean Hannity on Fox News.

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Chasten Glezman Buttigieg @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

If Linda McMahon and the Department of Education believe in "efficiency and accountability" (after laying off half of the department), then I'm sure they'll gladly publish a list of every position that has been eliminated and why that position is no longer needed.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 12/03/2025

Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses. Let’s not make it harder to learn.

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Rep. Emily Randall @repemilyrandall.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Some thoughts after the joint address…

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Today, a reporter from the Russian state news agency TASS gained unauthorized access to the Oval Office. How does one gain unauthorized access to the Oval Office? Meanwhile, AP and Reuters were blocked.

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

What’s the opposite of a Nobel Peace Prize? I think we have a winner.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

We are the leaders that we have been waiting for.

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Dianne Thompson @diannewa.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! buttondown.com/5calls My first calls and email called for my Congresswomen to speak out against the horrible treatment of Vladimir Zelenskyy in the Oval Office today.

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Dianne Thompson @diannewa.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Email or call your Representative and Senators. There are lots of concerns; I chose the awful interaction in the Oval Office today and asked each to take a stand against the rude behaviors of our leaders. I asked for Impeachment before they do even more damage. Still crying, but feeling better.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Trump's Social Security Administration commissioner just called for a 50% staff reduction. This would gut SSA field offices and make it harder for millions of seniors to access benefits. Make no mistake: this is an attack on Social Security itself.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

GOP leaders advise lawmakers to stop hosting town halls altogether.

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✨Joanna ✨ @ljd1137.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The idiocalypse if you will 🧟

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power. The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever. But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Yay!! A federal judge in California sided with a coalition of unions, temporarily barring the Office of Personnel Management from ordering federal agencies to terminate probationary workers, stating that the firings were ‘illegal, should be stopped, and rescinded.’

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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

It is February 28 tomorrow. This means a total and complete economic blackout. This means buying nothing. AT ALL Not even your coffee!

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 27/02/2025

Hi, just a reminder that when you use Libro.fm for your audiobooks, you support independent bookshops vs. large corporations that drive them out of business. We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA. Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps. Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems. See how this works?

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Dianne Thompson @diannewa.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

My latest and quickest quilt made for a travel-loving great-niece. #quiltsky

Fabric panel depicting stylized cityscape on black background with coordinated brightly colored blocks along top and bottom.

Portion of backside of quilt shows main Paris-themed fabric bordered by coordinating colors and label: Travel Dreams for Faith 2025 - Designed, Constructed, and Quilted by Dianne Thompson, WA (images of the Eiffel Tower, a giant pagoda, the Statue of Liberty, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Big Ben

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