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Wave to Me Down the Line: No Kings

Posted on March 27, 2026 by

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There’s nothing that’s keeping you from showing up at a No Kings demonstration tomorrow. You could be a hundred years old and if you can somehow get to a demo, the people there will create a seat for you. They’ll pile up their jackets… Continue Reading “Wave to Me Down the Line: No Kings”

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Deaf Nation is Everywhere

Posted on March 27, 2025 by

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This hits close to home. One thing that most people don’t understand is that a lot of people they encounter have hearing loss. They don’t see the hearing loss – it doesn’t wear a cast or sit in a wheelchair – so it’s easy… Continue Reading “Deaf Nation is Everywhere”

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Change Makers

Posted on March 30, 2023 by

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That they’re not that far from their lives collapsing That one thing can put them in the ditch. It could be a flat tire on the freeway, a tree branch that’s been waiting to break hit suddenly by the right wind, a virus snaking… Continue Reading “Change Makers”

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