Lindajean Western

Fiercely loyal native Clevelander, Buckeye, Marine, educator. Relentless ponderer. Books are my bliss. Pull up a chair. Have some coffee. All welcome.

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Peaceful Edgewater Moments in Cleveland, Ohio

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Wednesday’s Sunrise from Cleveland, Ohio

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Skyline Blossoms in Cleveland, Ohio

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Willow by the water.

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The Cavs were the ones on fire Monday night 🔥 They now await the winner of the series between the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks.

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[Cleveland Cavaliers @cavs]

CAVS WIN.

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Tonight’s Thinker Sunflare in Cleveland, Ohio

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Donald Trump and Elon Musk stab senior citizens in the back as the Social Security Administration ends the ability for Americans to verify their identity over the phone — instead requiring online authentication or in-person visits.

This is going to be absolutely devastating...

The Social Security Administration announced that anyone seeking benefit claims or changes to their direct deposit must now utilize one of the two aforementioned methods.

"SSA will permit individuals who do not or cannot use the agency’s online my  Social Security  services to start their claim for benefits on the telephone. However, the claim cannot be completed until the individual’s identity is verified in person," a post on the SSA website reads.

"The agency therefore recommends calling to request an in-person appointment to begin and complete the claim in one interaction," it continued.

It's, of course, no secret that many seniors are internet-illiterate, having not been raised with computers in their homes. Similarly, many of them are incapable of driving at this point in their lives and have no means of coming in for in-person visits.

This change is designed to cripple the SSA by making it unusable for vast swathes of the population — paving the way for Elon Musk's dream of gutting and privatizing Social Security entirely.

The changes will go into full effect on March 31st and over 72 million Americans will be affected. As if that weren't enough, DOGE plans to shut down a staggering 47 Social Security field offices.

There is no legitimate reason for these changes beyond crippling the SSA, a longstanding goal of the plutocratic Republican Party. DOGE claims that the goal is tamp down on fraud, but Musk himself has been relentlessly attacking Social Security itself, so we already know the real goal here.

Without Social Security, 40% of American seniors or roughly 15 million people, would be living below the poverty line. If Trump and Musk get their way, these vulnerable individuals could die penniless on the streets.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you fully support Social Security — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[Beep🇺🇸 @fiercefreckled]

LATEST human atrocity happening in Trump’s America. When truckers pull over at weigh stations in certain states they’re interrogated by police officers & demanded to PROVE they can read & write in English. If not, they are fined & their company if fined. WTF, is this LEGAL? 💥‼️

[Democrats @TheDemocrats]

(All to pay for tax breaks for the rich)

[Lindajean Western @LJHWestern]

@votevets No Marine veteran should stand by in silence watching this happen.
We are Semper fi.

[Rod (Izzy) 🇺🇸🦅 @1zzyzyx1]

It looks like @lisamurkowski has the guts to stand up in the Senate and tell it like it is. While her colleagues tremble at being primaried, she is taking the hits and working for Alaska.
Too bad more Republicans won't do this.

[Lindajean Western @LJHWestern]

And no Marine should let that happen.
Semper fi.

[Senator Ruben Gallego @SenRubenGallego]

This is shameful.

The Navajo Code Talkers were Marines and heroes who helped this country secure victory in WWII. We owe them a debt that can never be repaid.

Trump can’t erase their history just because he feels like it.

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@SenRubenGallego And no Marine will let that happen.
Semper fi.

[Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth]

Another great American military hero erased from our military websites.

Trump’s pointless, counterproductive culture war is hurting our military and denigrating the service of our Veterans.

Shame on him. https://t.co/1sb8GH4sw3

[Acyn @Acyn]

Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Well, I think Marco Rubio probably needs to be sent back to school because when you say that someone doesn’t have a right to have a country, that’s an act of war. When you arbitrarily rip up trade agreements, threaten a country, and say you’re going to break it, that’s an act of war. And Canadians have responded in kind.

The boycott that Canada has launched against the United States is punishing. We were told in January that a 10% drop in Canadian travel to the United States would cost 140,000 jobs. We’re now seeing at least a 40% drop, and we’re hearing these nightmare stories about ICE detention centers—people traveling across the border to fix their visas being strip-searched, chained, and kept in deplorable conditions.

Is Donald Trump really trying to destroy the tourism industry in the United States?

[Craig Spencer MD MPH @Craig_A_Spencer]

My 4 year old went for his annual checkup today.

He got his measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine today, as recommended.

As a physician, I know how this will protect him, especially now.

And as a parent, I trust the safety of the vaccine.