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Patty Robb

@pattyrobb.bsky.social
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Marketing Consultant ~ Small Business Mentor ~ Gardener ~ Grammy ~ Kansan ~ Book Lover

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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"We're talking about 18,000 children in Kansas who've lost their SNAP benefits under his leadership. That's not OK." .@Hamilton4Kansas puts Roger Marshall on blast for cutting critical food assistance for Kansas children. #KSLeg #KSSen
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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Iran war and tariffs are burning holes in Kansans' pockets. @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social points out that Roger Marshall shamelessly supports both. #KSSen #KSLeg
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
@symonedsanders.bsky.social why do you think it's ok to use the "red-headed step child" insult? I promise you that redheads everywhere hate that.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026
NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Huge turnout at the Kansas polling place I worked!
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
1.5M children no longer receiving food💔
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
"The sunflower is mine, in a way." Vincent Van Gogh #gardening
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ksimpartialcourts.bsky.social @ksimpartialcourts.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
VOTE NO on AUGUST 4th.
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The first sunflower of the season🌻 #gardening
A fiery red and yellow sunflower
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/06/2026
NEW: Almost a year after Trump’s domestic policy bill passed, at least 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits. In Arizona, the number of children receiving SNAP has dropped by more than 200,000 since July 2025 — a 55% decline.
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More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show ch...
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 09/06/2026
On an average day under Trump, ICE has 25 children aged 3 or younger in custody. In total, at least 500 babies and toddlers have been detained. That number is 10 times higher than it was in the previous 12 months under former President Joe Biden.
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Trump Has Put 500 Babies and Toddlers In Immigration Jails
Young children in detention stopped eating, began hitting themselves and became ill, according to parents.
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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u... Why is the NYT calling this an anti diversity effort rather than just plain discrimination or racism and sexism
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Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"For the first time, able-bodied adults who are 55 to 64 years old have to prove they’re working, volunteering or in school. The requirement is also new for parents with children 14-18 years old and for veterans, people experiencing homelessness and youth aging out of foster care."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/05/2026
NEW: She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help. Emily Waldorf’s case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.
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She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.
Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
My latest @npr.org story: The Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress by weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting www.npr.org/2026/04/30/n...
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Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress
By weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Love my buy nothing group! It's a great way to donate items and keep them out of the landfill.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
How tragic that you could publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish a cartoon like this over and over again...
Artist: Dennis Goris
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears. "She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.” “'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..." azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Cheers to all the patriots standing up for democracy today🇺🇸
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan @mcclellan.house.gov · 26/03/2026
Today is #EqualPayDay, marking how far into 2026 women have to work to earn what men did in 2025. For moms, women of color and women with disabilities, this day falls even further into the year. Women working full-time, year-round earn 81 cents for every dollar men earn.
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Happy Monday🌻 #birdiftheday #finches #goldfinch
Goldfinch sitting on a yellow sunflower
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/03/2026
NEW: They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth. Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. By @amyyurkanin.bsky.social
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They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.
Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has a...
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
"In the intense, partisan, polarized climate of our society, many people of faith are persuaded that topics deemed “political” are best avoided. It’s an understandable impulse, yet such avoidance only plays into the hands of those who benefit from our withdrawal from public discourse."
mariannbudde.substack.com
The Politics of Mercy
“Just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me” (Matthew 25:40).
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Grateful for faith leaders who are speaking out when so many are silent 💜
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
New — I spoke to eight trans people in Kansas about the new state law that invalidated their driver’s licenses overnight, what’s it’s like to live there right now, plus details of two DMV emails exclusively obtained by The Handbasket that shed light on the law’s chaotic and cruel rollout:
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How Kansas Republicans weaponized the law to target 300 trans driver's license holders
SB 244 was put into effect virtually overnight, causing chaos, panic and fear in the trans community.
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Amazing 💜
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The SAVE Act would require every American citizen to show a passport or birth certificate and government ID to vote. 146 MILLION Americans do not have a passport. 69 MILLION women do not have a valid birth certificate due to surname changes. The SAVE Act is an anti-voter bill.
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Great info on voter suppression tactics. Consider volunteering at your local elections. It's fun and inspiring and you'll understand the local processes so you can explain to others.
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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office. Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
“You need only know this: Whatever is happening with your data, it is important enough to the most egregiously lawless administration in American history that it be collected and consolidated.” Always read @tressiemcphd.bsky.social (gift link)
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Opinion | Democracy Dies by Database
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
"Without a single public hearing, overwhelming majorities of Republicans in the House and Senate voted to force transgender Kansans to use bathrooms in government buildings based on their biological sex at birth."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Brutal column in the Kansas City Star about a local real estate company trying to avoid public scrutiny for selling ICE a property for a massive prison camp: www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"Sherk and Kuhlman said they brought the mother’s immigration paperwork with them and asked to be allowed to take her and her children back to the family’s home since they had the documentation to prove the family’s lawful presence in the U.S."
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 29/01/2026
“If this technology had existed in earlier decades, it would have been used to track civil rights activists, LGBTQ+ patrons visiting gay bars, women trying to vote, or enslaved people escaping bondage. None of those acts were considered “legal” at the time.”
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This surveillance system treats ordinary people as suspects | Opinion
Flock’s surveillance network spans at least 5,000 police departments, and the ACLU believes the real number is over 7,000.
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
💔💔💔
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
So encouraging to see faith leaders speaking up when so many others in business, and even elected leaders, are quiet.
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
"In practice, this often means doctors won’t act without strong evidence that their patients are very likely to die. Where there have been efforts to create broader health exceptions to cover a range of medical risks women can face in pregnancy, anti-abortion activists have fought against them."
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
@davids.house.gov why vote yes on this?
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Legislation that undermines their legal identity contributes to stigmatize and can exacerbate mental health challenges,” he said. “Bills like this send a message that their identities are not respected or recognized under state law.
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Thank you KC💜
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
This is what we need💜
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
We don't have to live like this💔
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/12/2025
The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it. (Published Dec. 2024)
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A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Shop small! Your support of the small businesses in your community means everything🎁
Small Business Saturday with floral design.
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Axios @axios.com · 18/11/2025
Small businesses are less able to ride Trump's tariff roller coaster and can't make the kinds of AI investments that the big guys are getting into. It all adds up to major headaches for these companies.
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Small businesses are hurting — and could be for a while
Small- and medium-sized firms both shed jobs in October.
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
💜💜💜
Bright pink northern lights in the sky in our neighborhood.
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
No words💔
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Patty Robb @pattyrobb.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Beautiful day to VOTE🇺🇸
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