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As a writer, I seek clarity, conciseness, cogency, and a compelling content. I believe wholeheartedly in our ability to save our communities and nation with sustained resistance and optimism.
Occupation: writer
Groups: KosAbility, PacNW Kossacks, Backyard Science, Daily Kos Oregon, Koscadia, Climate Action Hub, DK Fans of 90 for 90, The Political Revolution, Peace Unity Group, Climate Fight, Warren Democrats, Climate Change Anxiety Support Group, Regenerative Culture for an Altered Planet, GreenRevolution A Direct Action Environmental Protest Group, Blogathon, Covid19 support group on Daily Kos, Kos Diabetes Group
Hobbies: encouraging others
Diaries published: 150 (91 days since last diary on Thu Jun 17, 2021 at 06:00 PM PDT)
Comments posted: 10330 (27 days since last comment on Sat Aug 21, 2021 at 09:48 AM PDT)
Diary frequency: often
Comment frequency: frequent
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Most Recommended Diary: West Coast Berning for Bernie Bigtime!, 280 comments, 453 recommends
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Our centralized for-profit energy industry has resulted in�Big Oil titans who have put their personal�profits before the common good and the good of the planet. In these days of their waning ...
by occupystephanie
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on Thu Jun 17, 2021 at 06:00 PM PDT
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The COVID-19 pandemic has hardly been an example for the world to showcase global solidarity, as rich nations stockpile and hoard vaccines while poor nations go without. A second opportunity to get it right can be found in how the the rich nations and...
by occupystephanie
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on Thu May 20, 2021 at 06:00 PM PDT
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“The Cascadia flag conveys something more tangible than an abstract concept of demarcation of space. It is not a flag of blood nor of the glory of a nation, but a love of the bioregion; our ecological family, natural boundaries & the place in which we...
by occupystephanie
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on Tue May 18, 2021 at 12:35 PM PDT
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The earth sustains humanity. It must not be injured; it must not be destroyed. —Hildegard of Bingen Over the centuries, religious women have dreamed dreams. Saint Hildegard of Bingin had mystical visions of unbearable beauty which she illustrated such...
by occupystephanie
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on Thu May 06, 2021 at 06:00 PM PDT
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The International Armed Conflict Location and Event Data project (ACLED) and Militiawatch have released an October 2020 joint report: STANDING BY: RIGHT-WING MILITIA GROUPS & THE US ELECTION. (At 28 pages with an...
by occupystephanie
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on Wed Oct 28, 2020 at 02:36 PM PDT
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Oregon’s US Representative Peter DeFazio has long been a GOP target for his progressive ideas such as requiring Hedge Fund Managers to pay their taxes. The GOP has fielded Art (‘send me your urine sample’) Robinson the last...
by occupystephanie
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on Wed Oct 21, 2020 at 02:29 PM PDT
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- Here's a nicely written little story from The New York Times about how the state of Idaho's near-complete incompetence at dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in adjacent Washington State hospitals having to pick up the slack. Northern Idaho...343 comments 475 Recs
- If you decide to hop in a car from North Carolina’s 11th Congressional district where Republican wanker Rep. Madison Cawthorn does next to nothing and travel across the Tar Heel State to Johnston County, it’ll take you about five hours—give or take 15...35 comments 68 Recs
- There are myriad reasons people should get vaccinated. For one, it is safer than catching COVID-19. For two, if you are vaccinated and do contract COVID-19, the more severe and potentially harmful outcomes of your illness are greatly reduced. For...38 comments 82 Recs
- There are countless valid reasons to be concerned about students, teachers, and other staff returning to in-person classrooms here in the United States. Mask mandates are all over the place, children under the age of 12 aren’t yet eligible for the...176 comments 101 Recs
- The rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is likely to trigger catastrophic earthquakes and tsunamis powerful enough to impact the North American and European coastlines. The weight of the ice sheet is reduced from the loss of ice from melting and...84 comments 201 Recs
- On Friday, Overland Park, Kansas-based company Krucial Staffing announced that CEO Brian Cleary would be stepping down. The company provides emergency health care staffing. Cleary’s ties to anti-mask group Mask Choice 4 Kids are very close; Cleary’s...41 comments 139 Recs
- The good news for the IRS is that most Americans pay their fair share of taxes. A new analysis of incomes and returns suggests that tax compliance for low- and middle-income workers is “high.” As The New York Times reports, the same can’t be said of...148 comments 264 Recs
- Obviously I am not advocating vigilantism, but it is interesting to imagine turning these malicious tactics back on the people who enabled them. If you are able, please consider joining the � ...50 comments 150 Recs
- Well how about this.�121 comments 172 Recs
- The west is a place intricately shaped by fire, and on a hike up the beautiful Black Butte, the remnants of past blazes can be seen in abundance. This connection was made even more apparent by the thick smoke from the recent California and Oregon...6 comments 16 Recs
