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Martha H Schumacher

@heardandunderstood.bsky.social
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Traveler, hiker, dancer, political wonk. Lover of funk and Motown, animals wild and domesticated, and observational humor. Host of Glad You Asked©. Dedicated to listening before speaking, hearing before acting, and learning while teaching. DC/MI/Global.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Nothing better than the Michigan State Fair🐄🎪🌽🎟️🐔
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Of Course, We Know Their Game...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“60 Minutes” — once a fearless national treasure — has been largely gutted. Over a year ago, I appeared on “60 Minutes” because I trusted the leaders of CBS to report the news with honesty and bravery. That will be my last appearance on the show. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
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My open letter to David Ellison
You argued that the American people have misjudged you — that they are wrong about what is in your heart and mind. I want to be clear: I don't care what you think or feel. What I care about is your ac...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Mike Rogers helped architect legislation to EXPAND the opioid epidemic. Why? He took money from big pharma. Corporate, captured, and cowardly.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 14/09/2026
Oprah Winfrey says Sphere show is culmination of her life's work reut.rs/4Ai9Gvk
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Oprah Winfrey says Sphere show is culmination of her life's work
U.S. media pioneer Oprah Winfrey will stage a series of live performances at the Las Vegas Sphere in 2027 that she ​says represent the culmination of decades spent encouraging self-discovery and personal growth ‌through television, publishing and live events.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today on 9/11, we remember and honor the lives that were taken from us in a terrible act of terrorism. Nothing can justify the murder of innocent civilians. Nothing. 1/
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
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💋SassyAss💋Sister🔥🔱ValkyrieQueen🔱❤️‍🔥🥷Resistance Fighter👊 📎 @sassysister27.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
❤️ Sweet Velveteen! This beautiful girl needs a chance! She came in very fearful & avoidant but has slowly warmed up to staff, she loves playing fetch w/handlers & running around the yard. She’s slowly starting to trust again! ❤️ She Needs A Hero! NE Coast Heroes Open your ❤️ to Velveteen! 🙏 Share
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/09/2026
This handshake says a hell of a lot. Giuliani said Mamdani shouldn’t even be at Ground Zero. Today, Mamdani walked up and shook his hand. That’s leadership. 📌 Mamdani released 170K+ pages exposing what NYC officials knew about the toxic air after 9/11, including during Giuliani’s administration.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Women are TOO EMOTIONAL to be president!!!!!"
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This should be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What kind of person tries to make one of our Nation's greatest tragedies all about themself? #Pathetic
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
Shanah Tovah, New York! Wishing all Jewish New Yorkers celebrating a sweet, joyful and meaningful Rosh Hashanah. Here’s to a new year filled with health, happiness and blessings (and yes, even another Knicks championship).
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Stevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nailed it
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Deliberately crashing the American economy—costing American families well over $5,000 each—and then promising to pay those families back $5,000 but *only if* they keep letting him abuse them and the country for two more years... ...is some *seriously* dark, domestic-abuser shit.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Mike Rogers left his home in Florida to try to get to Michigan and somehow ended up in Dallas...let's help him out!
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Come Home, Mike
Help Mike Rogers find his way from Florida back to Michigan. He hasn't managed it yet.
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Martha H Schumacher @heardandunderstood.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Rusty Stahl is a #SectorProtector. A true advocate for the nonprofit workforce, he brings his passion to our new epi of #GladYouAsked. I know you'll find his energy + zeal as contagious as I do! Tune in to learn how you can be a 🦘not a 🐢! ✊🇺🇸💙 glad-you-asked.captivate.fm #activelistening #democracy
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Martha H Schumacher @heardandunderstood.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Am I showing up with empathy, apathy, or a little of both? Where on the scale of empathy to apathy do our actions land? #NnekaAllen says that sympathy may be the bigger challenge. glad-you-asked.captivate.fm To go deeper into this month's Qs, join us gratis on www.patreon.com/cw/GladYouAsked. 💜
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Jim Robert @mollygrub.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Sunshine @sunshine-fishie.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I’m visiting friends and this cutie is going to accidentally get in my car when I leave. 💕🐾🐶😃💙
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Megan S @uwmeg97.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If you’ve ever wanted a dog that looks like a husky but you live in a place with size limitations and you’re not excited about all that hair… meet Lily! She’s a blend of 26 breeds but her coloring is all husky! She’s my latest foster and is available 1/2 way between Seattle and Portland.
Looks like a husky will probably be 30lbs at the very most!
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💙🏳️‍🌈 Kh’ymm (aka Goldie) 🏳️‍🌈💙 @thegoldfishmind.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This makes me physically ill. What is wrong with these women? Yes, they are all white. Dang, the cult brainwashing is strong in these evangelical families. I mean seriously, this is beyond Waco Koresh Jim Jones Manson shit! Something has to give. This is so wrong. #Pinks
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Jimmy Kimmel nailed another one. Enjoy.
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Fight 4 Democracy Continues @politically.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Access Hollywood Tape should've ended his career (politically or otherwise)
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I wasn’t sure if George would remember me or how we would be looking. Delighted the community have followed our education plan for them and he looks like a million dollars ❤️
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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I know things are bad but please don't pass up adopting that puppy or kitty that you've been thinking about. My house and my rescue foster network are so full that we are passing up on lives that we could save because adoptions have trickled to a stop in 2026. And we're not the only rescue affected.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 31/07/2026
This is King Max. He was found as a stray with a broken leg. X-rays showed the fractures are already healing, meaning surgery is no longer the best option. He now needs weeks of ongoing care, including regular X-rays and repeated splint changes. You can help him below ❤️‍🩹 1510.fan/kingmax-bsd
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Eric Levi @drericlevi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I remember the day I had to run to the ICU to do a slash tracheostomy at 1 am on a COVID positive patient with multi-organ failure and airway obstruction. I remember the fear and confusion. I remember the helpers and the teamwork.
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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Dr. Fauci is one of greatest medical minds of our time. His work has certainly saved millions of lives around the world. During the COVID pandemic, he along with the world’s best doctors and scientists raced to create a vaccine and stop an epidemic.
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Tony Serrata 🇺🇦 @serrata.org · 31/07/2026
The deep desperation of the political elites and their oligarch masters (aka the Epstein class) against WE THE PEOPLE wanting real change is real. The desperation & reckless amplification of their fearmongering betrays their own fears of consequences should WE THE PEOPLE manage to reclaim our power
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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CatCmdr1 @catcmdr1.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever." Karen Davison
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Michele Hornish @hornish.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Bold choice to remind everyone what a nightmare Covid was as we struggle to find SAFE SALAD GREENS, two bags of groceries are over $100, and RFK Jr decides to meet this moment by launching a cooking show.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A simple Google search says Jamie Raskin, Richard Blumenthal, & Gary Peters all took oversight actions last year re treatment of Tate brothers. Then Yassamin Ansari wrote a letter on July 23--again more oversight. None of those efforts made Moira Donegan's July 27 column claiming Dems were "silent."
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EMCKAYVEE @youremceekayvee.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A really cute boy is staying with me for a bit. I’m even letting him sleep with me.
An adorable doggo that is at least part German Shepherd.
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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Reunited at last….
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/07/2026
What’s even weirder than Trump having a personally assigned “diaper nurse” is that everyone in Trump’s orbit knows that’s her job, and they carry on like everything is fine.
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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
My painting BREAKWATER LIGHT
An acrylic painting of a lighthouse at sunset in Two Harbors, Minnesota.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
THIS 👇 HERE TOO.......
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/07/2026
Holy shit! Jim Jordan is reduced to stammering when Kasie Hunt presses him on why he continues to support Max Miller despite credible allegations that he abused his ex-wife and toddler daughter
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Sandy @sandy174.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Sure did! 😬
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/07/2026
People still complain about “lockdowns” but we had none in the US. We had stay-at-home orders, where although businesses were closed, you could still go outside whenever you wanted. Other countries had far stricter rules, and yet have been much more accepting of them as they saved many more lives.
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Lola Patolla @lolapatolla.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This is Arthur. He was rescued from the street with a puppy Annie. Arthur was protecting her even tho he is high heartworm positive and may have a bowel or bladder tumor. We are doing diagnostics. Either way Arthur now knows care. He knows Annie is safe.♥️ rescuecoop.org/donate
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Sandy @sandy174.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Not one meet and greet for SHEEBA!! Please bluesky friends! She's such a beautiful sweet dog 👇💖👇💖👇💖👇💖👇💖👇
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