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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Words still have consequences, even for this Oval Office occupant.

A tweet reporting that a top Indiana Republican, whose daughter has Down syndrome, plans to vote against Trump’s gerrymandering after Trump used the R-word as an insult. Below the text are two photos: one of the Indiana Republican smiling in front of state flags, and one of Donald Trump seated at a desk.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2025

The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss. A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Screenshot of article excerpt: The Education Department also was concerned about other words in the application, said Adrian Klenz, who works with deafblind adults in the state. He said he has talked with state officials about the discontinuation of the grant.

“I was told that apparently the administration is going through past grants and two words were flagged: One was transition and one was privilege,” Klenz said. “Transition — transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Privilege came up because a parent wrote a glowing review of staff that said what a privilege it was to work with them.” ProPublica obtained a copy of the grant application and confirmed that those words were included.

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Ang Bergen @angjbp.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

When you need to bring a big salad for the work potluck but it’s road construction season so driving is out of the question and you’re also a #granolamennonite, you have to get creative with packing to fit everything in the bike paniers.

Two yogurt containers serving as Tupperware that are labeled “not yogurt or chicken broth”

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Kirsten Eve Beachy @granolamennonite.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Say you wanted to give a tree a small thank you gift. Actually, two trees. What would you give them? If it helps, they're magnolias. #bloomscrolling

Magnolia blossom painted in a restroom, somewhere in NOLA.

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

“The folks slashing funding see numbers on a page. I see my daughter Sallie’s future hanging in the balance.” – Kirsten Eve Beachy newsletter.ofthebrav...

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My daughter has Down syndrome. Trump is stealing her future.

The true cost of funding cuts at the NIH.

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Kirsten Eve Beachy @granolamennonite.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Had room to bring only one book home from Menno/s Writing, and now my chicken-loving daughter has stolen it! @doft.bsky.social

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

The No Kings protest at The Beer Garden is getting a little spicy

Baby goat standing on the back of a tortoise. His head is down in headbutting position

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Kirsten Eve Beachy @granolamennonite.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Cuts to Alzheimer's research directly impact Sallie's future quality of life. #Downsyndrome

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Kirsten Eve Beachy @granolamennonite.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

How is your relationship with plastic bags evolving, dear #granolamennonite?

You might be a Granola Mennonite if you wash, dry, and reuse plastic bags.

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Kirsten Eve Beachy @granolamennonite.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

What are my #granolamennonite people doing with their Friday nights?

You might be a Granola Mennonite if you feel guilty for washing your clothes after only one wearing.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/04/2025

The staff of a program that helps millions of poor families keep the electricity on, in part so babies don’t die from extreme heat or cold, have all been fired. The office overseeing the enforcement of child support payments nationally has been hollowed out.

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The Trump Administration’s War on Children

The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more.

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Lauren Groff @legroff.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.

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Kirsten Eve Beachy @granolamennonite.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

What's on your #granolamennonite Easter table? #humblebrags only. I'll start! It's too bad these eggs from our backyard chickens, pickled with homegrown beets and plated on my great-grandmother's anniversary dish aren't as dark a beet-colored pink as I had hoped. I will try to do better next year.

Pickled beet eggs and beets on a gold-rimmed egg dish. The eggs are only a little pink.

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Kirsten Eve Beachy @granolamennonite.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Okay, everyone. Don't forget to breathe!

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

No criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelans deported to CECOT, the El Salvadoran maximum security mega-prison known as a “black hole of human rights.”

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Victoria Livingstone @victoriajane.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Just published! Really happy to have a chapter in this volume. My article is on Jazmina Barrera, Isabel Zapata, and the “Counter-Canon” of Motherhood Literature

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Manager of Mischief @mgr-ofmischief0816.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

My brother with Down Syndrome receives SSDI. My mother was his representative payee. She passed away. The Vancouver, WA ssa office: 2 staff at windows! No walk-in assistance. They hand you paperwork & Told to call phone #. 120 min on hold. Finally voicemail states all agents busy & hangs up!

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Kirsten Eve Beachy @granolamennonite.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

#GranolaMennonite In other news, Martyrs and Chickens is starting to edge out a few of the Amish romances in Amazon's top 100 Mennonite books! Chickens vs. Bonnet Rippers--who will prevail?

You might be a Granola Mennonite if you tell your friends to bring their own "Mennonite tupperware" to dinner so they can take home leftovers. Pictured: reused yogurt containers.

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M. C. Benner Dixon @mchristinebd.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Hey, #Pittsburgh! Do you know how resilient your community is? Meet local artists, farmers, and craftspeople at my book launch! Sit and listen to me read from my post-post-apocalyptic #hopepunk novel and join in the conversation with me and @susankayequinn.bsky.social about #solarpunk literature.