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St. Gertrude is the patron saint of cats and the people who love them as well as gardeners. Today, March 17, is her feast day, but she gets overlooked and overshadowed by Saint You-know-who, whose feast day is also the 17th.

Breaking: Kate Middleton expected to rise from the dead on Easter Sunday.

Hello, from my village, Siahar, in Punjab. I have arrived here to reconnect with my roots. This journey from the wilderness of the Yukon to my ancestral village in Punjab is more than just physical travel; it's an opportunity to reconnect with the land that fostered my growth.
As a child, I spent my formative years playing amidst these farms. These verdant lands are not just fields of crops; they are landscapes of my childhood. Hugging these crops felt like I was embracing my old friends.

3 myths about women's health
- Women are tiny men.
- Women have estrogen and progesterone; men have testosterone. (We all have all 3 hormones.)
- Women's health is just reproductive health.
today.com/health/womens-health

Tennessee is the home where the Klan was born This bill is wrapped up in pretty words like Christian Heritage Month as a disguise when it actually the Christian Nationalist version of fascism .

3/ Via Hallerman:

DA Fani Willis has accepted the resignation of special prosecutor Nathan Wade.

"I compliment you for the professionalism and dignity you have shown over the last 865 days, as you have endured threats... (and) unjustified attacks in the media and in court"

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I think the best policy would be to abolish student loans and make them illegal. The prices of tuition would plummet. The Harvard endownments and foundations alone have enough money to pay for all future tuition for years and years. Multiply that by thousands of schools and you'll see most of the tuition is being funneled into foundations that enrich the rich at the expense of the borrowers.

Although it's certain that incumbent Vlad Putin will win his fifth term as president, the voting across Russia isn't going smoothly with reports of explosions and fires at some polling stations, Russians dumping green dye into ballot boxes and a crash of the voting system on the first day of the election. themoscowtimes.com/all-about/r

Sex trafficking 

Remember that 17 year old girl that Matt #Gaetz said didn't exist, that he definitely didn't have sex with when she was #underage? Now in her 20s, she has subpoenaed him for an April 5th #deposition in which he will likely have to answer questions under oath about having sex with underage girls and #trafficking them. boingboing.net/2024/03/14/matt

“The established record now highlights a significant appearance of impropriety that infects the current structure of the prosecution team — an appearance that must be removed,” #McAfee wrote.

The order is a significant #legal victory for #FaniWillis, who maintains control of the historic #criminal case against #Trump & his allies that she began investigating >3 yrs ago. But the tawdry diversion has come at a personal & professional cost to #Willis….

#law #legal #RICO #ElectionInterference

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McAfee’s ruling on the Willis/Wade questions in the Georgia prosecution is in. Bottom line: No actual conflict and no dismissal, but Wade (or Willis) must go. Here’s the order, via Lawfare’s Anna Bower: documentcloud.org/documents/24

The whistleblower predicted his own death and that it would be blamed on suicide.

3-minute video
youtu.be/sA44FFi95PA?si=39DVVL

The fact this isn’t front page news on every major news outlet in america tells you everything you need to know

Even Mike Johnson Doesn’t Want to Talk About Biden Impeachment Anymore - The House speaker seems completely done with his own party’s Biden impeachment crusade.

newrepublic.com/post/179835/mi

"Jill and I are heartbroken by the recent loss of Nex Benedict. Every young person deserves to have the fundamental right and freedom to be who they are, and feel safe and supported at school and in their communities. Nex Benedict, a kid who just wanted to be accepted, should still be here with us today.

"Nonbinary and transgender people are some of the bravest Americans I know. But nobody should have to be brave just to be themselves."

whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/s

#LGBTQ #NexBenedict #trans

@SteveBologna "GOP nominee to run North Carolina public schools called for violence against Democrats, including executing Obama and Biden"
This is all very normal for a public official. 🙄

#WompWomp

Via Ron Filipkowski:

After House Repubs grumbled that Mike Johnson turned their leadership summit in Miami into a Bible study session, less than 50% will attend the annual retreat this week. Some grumbled about him moving it from FL to WV because it was more “family friendly.”

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