Jean Skillman

[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

Reading about this: About Dr Susan Schulman - https://t.co/90Kom9I0zF remember you Susan from Western. Do you remember Barbro? She and I know each other and talk about you.

[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

@CMA_Docs Pulling doctors out of the public system into the private system is not a good solution to a shortage of primary care providers. We all helped to pay to train them. We should have access to primary care and not as text based chats.

[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

@twitscotty This is why tiny condos do not sell.

[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

@MargaretAtwood Love the cat lady

[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

@OntarioCollege @Drjvmd Need to do better Ontario

[Jack Hopkins @thejackhopkins]

I don't understand what it feels like to identify with a gender other than what my birth certificate states. I don't understand what it is like to identify as non-binary.

I don't have any neurological or physiological mappings of those experiences.

But...I don't need to have that kind of understanding.

It's not a requirement to be able to behave like a civil human being and treat someone with respect. It's not.

My favorite things to put on a hamburger are mayonnaise, peanut butter, and dill pickles. I know the majority of people don't put that on their hamburger.

When I put that out-of-the-ordinary combo on my hamburger in a restaurant...it draws some stares. That's okay. It is the nature of human beings to instinctively stare at anything different.

Our brains scan for differences. It is natural to stare. To not stare at differences takes conscious effort. The "stare" neurons always fire first, and do not require conscious intention. The "don't stare!" thought kicks in after we already have.

Prolonged staring is generally perceived as rude, for sure, but the initial reaction happens faster than we can think.

What's not okay is to walk over to my table and start harassing me because my hamburger preferences are different than yours. If that were to happen, well....let's just leave that scenario alone.

A 16-year-old non-binary student in Oklahoma died one day after a fight that took place in an Oklahoma school restroom. (I'm writing with restraint, waiting for the official investigations to be finished/released.)

An investigation is ongoing, but...available information gives us a general idea of what happened...and it's nauseating.

Right now, it appears this young teen died because they were "different" from the majority of the kids in that school.

The Republicans behind the anti-LGTBQ antics are Republicans who believe that anything they don't understand...is "bad" and must somehow go away.

Anything different scares the living shit out of them.

They don't care that it might mean the death of a high school student whose death was likely the result of a brutal beating...just because they went into the restroom...and had previously been tagged as "different."

Because Oklahoma is such an anti-LGTBQ state, the attitudes of the students who felt threatened by this now deceased student had no doubt been shaped by policies and attitudes of the state...to include religious attitudes and beliefs.

We cannot let the horrific death of Nex Benedict drift into the dustbin of "past news stories." That would take this tragedy to yet another level of sadness.

Call the office of Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt
[phone]...and let his office know how you feel about Oklahoma's anti-LGTBQ campaign and the death of Nex Benedict.

You can also call Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell
[phone].

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Donald Trump attempts a desperate Hail Mary pass to save himself from financial ruin and begs Judge Arthur Engoran to delay the enforcement of his $355 million fine for one month.

In a pathetic letter to the judge, Trump accused Attorney General Letitia James of an “unseemly rush” to enforce the historic judgement because she submitted a proposal to judge for signature just days after the ruling.

Of course, there is nothing actually “unseemly” about wanting to enforce a ruling. Letitits James is just doing her job.

As it stands, Trump has only 30 days from when a judgement is entered to post bond and then appeal.

The simple fact of the matter is that Trump can’t afford to pay such a massive fine while keeping his presidential campaign alive — and he knows it.

Trump’s shady attorney said that if the judge enters the attorney general’s judgment they “request the Court stay enforcement of that Judgment for thirty (30) days. Given that the court-appointed monitor continues to be in place, there is no prejudice to the Attorney General in briefly staying enforcement to allow for an orderly post-Judgment process, particularly given the magnitude of Judgment.”

Unsurprisingly, Letitia James’ office opposed Trump’s request in a formal filing, saying that there is “no room for further debate.” An attorney for the state of New York further added that Trump completely failed to provide any real rationalization for a 30-day extension.

Clearly, Trump’s goose is cooked.

Please retweet and ❤️ to urge the judge to reject the extension — 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

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Fox News enrages its MAGA viewers by cutting away from a disastrous Trump speech as right-wing host Neil Cavuto trashes Trump's lies, saying that he's "entitled to his opinions, he’s not entitled to his own set of facts."

But it gets so much worse for Trump...

"I mean no offense to him or some of you might want to continue to hear him but I did have to say that even though the former president is entitled to his opinions, he's not entitled to his own set of facts," said Cavuto, as Trump's face was reduced to a small box on the side of the frame.

"The market has indeed been going up but having nothing to do with him and everything to do with this aggressive cut in interest rates or just a hike in interest rates, it has stabilized inflation," Cavuto went on.

"And of course the whole artificial intelligence phenomenon that has benefited Nvidia and a host of companies that are making moeny hand over fist so that — whether you want to give Biden credit for that — it has nothing to do with Donald Trump," he said.

But Cavuto wasn't done there. He unleashed a string of brutal fact-checks, tearing through Trump's pathetic stream of lies and popping the insulated information bubble that Fox News voters live in.

"Furthermore, he mentioned about gas prices out of whack, $6 a gallon. The national average right now is $3.26 a gallon," said Cavuto.

"He went on to talk about the 2020 election and how that was rigged," added Cavuto. "This has been adjudicated many many times, dozens of times. It's been investigated by everyone and his uncle no fewer than forty-four investigations launched, some of them by judges that were picked by Donald Trump himself that found no evidence of that in the seven battleground states where most of them were focused."

Wow. If not even Fox News — a network that exists solely to pump out conservative propaganda — is turning against Trump's lies, he is in serious trouble come November.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you don't believe a word that comes out of Trump's mouth — 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

[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

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[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

@dan3476 @mazemoore @BillyBaldwin Some are missing that the improved things will last. There is more stability but security is uncertain. People feel uncertain about whether the next mass shooting will affect them, whether AI will take their job, whether prices of essentials will be affordable.

[Billy Baldwin @BillyBaldwin]

This whole Biden thing’s been a real rollercoaster ride: 🎢

Stock market up.
Inflation down.

Job growth up.
Unemployment down.

Wages up.
Gas prices down.

401K up.
Crime down.

GDP up.
Prescription drugs costs down.

Manufacturing jobs up.
College loan debt down.

Union strength up.
Racism, misogyny, intolerance down.

Infrastructure investment up.
Impeachments & indictments down.

Democracy up.
Fascism down.

Hostages released.
Ceasefire extended.

Not sure how much more of this I can take!!

Thanks Joe. 🇺🇸

[SoroptimistCambridge @CambridgeSoropt]

A short testimonial from one of our 2022 Live Your Dream Award winners. Hear what it has meant to her. There is still time to apply!

[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

@SIGBI1 Congratulations

[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

@SoroptiTweet Worth watching

[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

@SIGBI1 Love this advocacy!!

[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

@PierrePoilievre and the future with more carbon includes more wildfires and floods, more extreme heat events. Pierre, your head is in the oil sands. And why should I have to pay more for your failure on climate change?

[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

Martin Pegg Cohn in the star about the greenbelt calls on Clark to resign, as Clark has called on many others in his career in politics to resign: ministerial accountability.

[Jean Skillman @jeanskillman]

@OntarioCollege Depends on whether you think a family doctor is a resource to the community or your own roster.

[Isis Wise ™️ @Liberals4Canada]

@jen_keesmaat @sparkyofAlberta Doug Ford cronyism is exposed for all to see, blatantly. $8.3 Billion dollars worth.💰 Heads need to roll in the ‘Progressive’ Conservative caucus and its staff, or Canada is no longer a democracy! #ResignDougFord #ONpoli