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Deutsch works

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Unanimous POTUS?

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A wise old owl.

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Okay heads up for all Americans eligible to vote:

The Supreme Court just issues a ruling allowing Ohio and other states to purge voters from their election registration rolls due to their failure to cast a ballot in previous elections.

This is a major victory for the Trump administration and the GOP, and a direct consequence of the Supreme Court being stacked with more conservative judges (the votes were 5-4). This is also a huge part of what Trump/the GOP were counting on to save them in the 2018 midterm elections, which is where Democrats have been hoping to take back a majority in the House, giving them more power to combat Trump’s abuses of power and Republican legislation.

What this means is YOU CAN NOT ASSUME THAT YOU ARE REGISTERED for the 2018 elections, just because you SHOULD be. Thanks to this decision, red states can purge voters’ registration based on their not having cast a ballot in even just previous federal elections, NOT just the national Presidential elections. Effectively, if you haven’t voted in previous senate races or for congressional representatives in the past few years, that’s all they need now to say you’re no longer registered and need to register again.

They’re deliberately counting on people assuming they’re still registered and so not checking until after registration deadlines have passed, or showing up to vote this November and only then finding out they’re no longer registered, when its too late to do a damn thing about it.

And this is absolutely targeted at marginalized communities, low income voters, disabled voters, and basically anyone who simply can’t always AFFORD to keep on top of every federal election and show up to vote in every senate race, etc. Which not so coincidentally happen to be all the communities and voters who have the most to gain from Democratic victories in the 2018 midterms and are the least likely to cast votes for GOP candidates at this point.

This was absolutely a calculated effort aimed specifically at keeping the GOP in power with a majority control of the government come November, and unfortunately, it has a DAMN good chance of accomplishing just that if it goes by unacknowledged. I’m not looking to alarm or panic anyone, simply to say:

If you are a registered voter in a red state at this point, please please please do not take your registered status as assumed. Check on your registration status, look up all relevant voter registration deadlines for your state and district, CIRCLE THAT SHIT ON YOUR CALENDAR, and check your registration status AGAIN right before those deadlines pass, so you can be sure of it before its too late to do anything about it til the next voting cycle.

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Goodreads I know.

Superior wizards drink tea 💙

Bookstagram | Goodreads

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Superior wizards drink tea 💙

Bookstagram | Goodreads

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Beautiful Memories Of  BMO

Memories of Beauty

Photo by @2retreatintoserenity

Please reblog but not to NSFW

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I FOUND IT GUYS I SPENT HALF AN HOUR LOOKING FOR THIS VIDEO AND ITS HERE

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french recipes: if you’re not making this in paris then what’s the point. fuck you

italian recipes: use the left leg meat of a pig from one of three farms in this specific area of tuscany, or from this day my grandmother will begin manifesting physically in your house

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Good one.

unmute

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Save Medicare

Unless Congress acts, $25 billion in automatic Medicare cuts will take effect as a result of larger deficits created by the just-passed tax bill.

If your Senators and Representatives don’t step up, these Medicare cuts could reduce your access to your doctors or other health care you need. We need to keep their phones ringing off the hook, and raise the pressure on them to protect Medicare.

Millions of older Americans need your help. :Please, call 1-844-655-7459 and tell your Senators to protect Medicare from harmful funding cuts.

Then, call 1-844-453-9953 and tell your Representative to stand up for Medicare, too.

Here’s what to do:

Dial 1-844-655-7459 and follow the instructions to be connected to your Senator.

Tell the staff person that you’re a constituent, and you’re counting on your Senator to act now to stop $25 billion in cuts to Medicare funding. If you’re comfortable, tell them how cuts to Medicare and losing access to your doctor, hospital, or other services would impact your life.

If you have time, call again and make sure your other Senator opposes unfair Medicare cuts, too.

Then, dial 1-844-453-9953 and send the same message to your Representative!

Medicare cuts could hinge on one or two votes, so it’s urgent that we don’t miss this critical opportunity to show legislators how badly this could hurt their constituents, and put pressure on them to stop it from happening.

Don’t let them vote without hearing your voice: Call 1-844-655-7459 and tell your Senator to save Medicare from billions in funding cuts. Then, call 1-844-453-9953 and tell your Representative the same.

from AARP, 12/20/2017

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December 14, 2017

As the snow falls in central Pennsylvania and cold winds sweep our ridges, we keep our eyes out for Golden Eagles migrating or wintering in the area. Due to the ruggedness of our ridges and harsh winter weather, few people get out to see these majestic raptors. However, Shaver’s Creek’s resident Golden Eagle has been providing an up close look at these massive aerial predators for twenty-seven years! Her career at Shaver’s Creek is one of the longest of our animal and human coworkers. Therefore, we want to ensure that we are providing the most mentally and physically stimulating environment for her. One way that we do this is through enrichment, defined as “the opportunity to engage in species typical behavior.” What does that look like for a Golden Eagle? As you can see in the video, she is “footing” and picking at a rubber mesh ball. This gives her the chance to track and dive onto the ball, exercising her depth perception.  Grabbing at the ball builds her muscle strength in her feet and legs and the short flights she takes with the ball help condition her muscles due to the extra weight. Perhaps just as important, the ball entices her to spend time off of her perches, where she spends the majority of her life, and allows her to engage with her environment using “life skills” similar to her wild counterparts. We look forward to reintroducing the Shaver’s Creek animals (and their new homes) upon our reopening, but until then, keep your eyes open for Golden Eagles this winter and make plans to participate in a Winter Raptor Survey: https://pabirds.org/index.php/projects/winter-raptor-survey-wrs or join Shaver’s Creek and the State College Bird Club at the Tussey Mountain Spring Hawkwatch, beginning on February 25th: http://www.tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/ —video by Abby Murrin, text by Jason Andrew Beale