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Freelance science writer; contributing writer @farmanddairy newspaper. she/her #SCBWI #NASW #swiftieover50

Columbus, Ohio
Joined March 2008
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Sam sees the snowy owl swoop across the road and CRASH! OH NO! Can they help her? #WMPitch A story of wild animal rescue, rehabilitation and release. Includes back matter on snowy owls and veterinary medicine for wild animals. #STEM
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John Legend: "When Vivek Ramaswamy hears of an indicted child abuser who fled the state rather than face charges, instead of siding with the victim, he takes the side of the abuser…Do we want a man with this sort of depraved moral compass to lead our state?"
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This was an article in the New York Times two years ago. He’s done all of it.
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Jon Husted voted once to hide the Epstein files, 9 times to cut your health care, and 14 times to continue the Iran War. You only get one chance to vote him out, don't miss it.
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Jon Husted had 14 opportunities to lower costs for Ohioans by ending this costly war in Iran but he voted against it every single time.
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Public lands don't belong to politicians, oil companies, corporations, or billionaires. They belong to the public. Our lands. Our vote. Photo: USFWS
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Who was it that started a reckless war in the Middle East & closed the Strait of Hormuz—pushing gas prices through the roof? @JDVance, your party controls the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court. It’s not Democrats who created this mess. It’s you.
JD Vance makes a recommendation on who to vote for in the midterms: "Vote for the people who have solutions to lower the cost of gas, don't vote for the people who made the problem to begin with."
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A governor’s only priority should be making life better for Ohioans. That’s why I sold all of my individual stocks over 6 months ago so that no Ohioan would ever have to worry about where my priorities lie. Meanwhile, Vivek Ramaswamy has refused to sell his holdings in data centers and other industries Ohio’s governor will be responsible for regulating. Ramaswamy is only out for himself. The longer he refuses to put Ohioans before his own stock portfolio, the clearer that becomes.
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I don’t think people understand that global warming doesn’t mean “no cold weather ever.” It means a warming planet destabilizes weather patterns, causing more extreme weather. This has been explained for decades and people still don’t get it.
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Trump's former Press Secretary, @Scaramucci says that Trump has been compromised by Vladimir Putin and he's an "agent of Putin."
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Cruelty is the point: Rachel Maddow is reporting 10 million Americans will be kicked off Medicaid on Jan 1, and 20 million more will be ruined by skyrocketing ACA premiums. The Trump regime's timing is pure barbarism. It was designed to brutalize regular Americans by pulling the rug out from under people the second the midterms ended and all the votes were locked in — with ZERO fucks given to the human suffering it will cause. Forcing working class families to choose between buying food and losing life-saving healthcare isn't just a cynical Republican policy decision, it's a cruel and sadistic betrayal of 30 million Americans.
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Looking for something to do this Saturday? Come explore WestFest! From hands-on activities and demonstrations to tours and conversations with the people doing the work, there’s a lot to discover across Ohio State’s West Campus. 10/24 @ 11am-3pm 🔗 bit.ly/3Vz5oQj
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I have a PhD in microbiology & teach it at the college-level. In the classroom, I teach about the scientific method & how important it is to follow the evidence. In Congress, I’ll fight to protect scientific research, defend public health, and make sure facts guide our decisions.
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The fact that Mike Johnson is intentionally keeping congress from convening while the president commits blatant treason with Russia, is also blatantly treasonous.
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Make no mistake, Donald Trump is aligning our country with Putin and against Ukraine. Every spineless, complicit, cuckholding piece of shit Republican who lies and says they “stand with freedom”, needs to go. Vote them all out. VOTE.
Zelenskyy: "If the United States supports Putin, it's unbelievable, it's a tragedy. It's a historic mistake. If United States officially takes the side of Russia, of course we will not prevail and we will not be able to stand."
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🇺🇦 Zelenskyy delivers a blunt message to the United States: “Just give us Starlink back. If you refuse, Ukraine will survive. We will continue defending ourselves with or without it. But why would you restrict a country fighting for its survival? Why make it harder for us to defend our people? I simply cannot understand the reasoning behind this decision. It is a mistake.” Ukraine isn’t asking America to fight its war. It’s asking America not to stand in the way of its defense.
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Weird, I don’t see much of this on Twitter. Spread the word ✌️
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Watching journalists cover a BS flying Tesla car instead of the deaths of women and children in Ukraine because Starlink was slowed down is disgusting. It's absolutely disgusting.
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Complicity in Slaughter: Outrage Explodes as Reports Link Musk and Trump to Ukraine Drone Shield Crippling Demands are rapidly intensifying for Donald Trump and far-right disinformation propagandist Elon Musk to face international war crimes charges following a catastrophic disruption to Ukraine's frontline defenses. A devastating exposé by The Telegraph, citing four anonymous sources, reveals a shocking level of complicity: it was Elon Musk who personally approached Donald Trump with the proposal to throttle Starshield — the military-grade version of his Starlink satellite network. Trump reportedly agreed to the scheme. By deliberately crippling Ukraine's drone defense systems, this calculated move effectively disabled the country's shield against Russian aggression. The sabotage directly allowed Vladimir Putin's forces to rain lethal drone strikes down upon undefended cities, resulting in the brutal slaughter of innocent Ukrainian men, women, and children. Critics and legal experts argue that by actively interfering with military infrastructure to benefit an invading, authoritarian Apparatchik force, both figures have crossed the line from political interference into direct complicity in war crimes.
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