Deborah Van Pelt
@writewitch.bsky.social
Reader. Walker. Adjunct Instructor of English. Writing tutor. I vote blue and I defend animal rights.
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Remind your state and federal lawmakers that DST ain’t right—permanent Standard Time is the more honest clock! savestandardtime.com/action/
TAKE ACTION | Save Standard Time
Tell policymakers to ditch DST and restore permanent Standard Time!
savestandardtime.com
October 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Remind your state and federal lawmakers that DST ain’t right—permanent Standard Time is the more honest clock! savestandardtime.com/action/
Not impotently.
October 4, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Not impotently.
Standard time is the healthiest way to go! 
President Trump promotes permanent Daylight Saving Time “to have light in the evening”. 🚨 Permanent DST would put sunrise past 8am (when most school/work begins) for 3+ months in most states. 👉 Permanent Standard Time instead would balance sunlight year-round.
October 3, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Standard time is the healthiest way to go! 
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Why on earth have we been meddling with clock times? A Canadian invented standard time and time zones so the local peak height of the sun would happen at 12 noon. This idiocy is still going on today. If you don't like school hours ending near dusk, then change school hours, not clocks!
October 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Why on earth have we been meddling with clock times? A Canadian invented standard time and time zones so the local peak height of the sun would happen at 12 noon. This idiocy is still going on today. If you don't like school hours ending near dusk, then change school hours, not clocks!
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Restaurants are warning that the tariffs Ken Paxton supports could end free chips and salsa.
October 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Restaurants are warning that the tariffs Ken Paxton supports could end free chips and salsa.
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Scoop: At a secret meeting this summer, an aide to Stephen Miller laid out Trump administration's plan to make it easier for states to round up and institutionalize mentally ill homeless people — by pushing a drastic policy change that would weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans.
How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
www.nbcnews.com
October 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Scoop: At a secret meeting this summer, an aide to Stephen Miller laid out Trump administration's plan to make it easier for states to round up and institutionalize mentally ill homeless people — by pushing a drastic policy change that would weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans.
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We have 31 days. Let's believe in something better. Let's go win this election. Let's go change the world.
October 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
We have 31 days. Let's believe in something better. Let's go win this election. Let's go change the world.
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TEDDY IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN: last seen near Myrtle, Lewis and Willoughby Avenues and Marcus Garvey Blvd, Teddy is 15 pounds and chipped: 985113014195789. If you've seen or found him please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT TEDDY!
October 3, 2026 at 9:03 PM
TEDDY IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN: last seen near Myrtle, Lewis and Willoughby Avenues and Marcus Garvey Blvd, Teddy is 15 pounds and chipped: 985113014195789. If you've seen or found him please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT TEDDY!
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SASHA IS MISSING IN JERSEY CITY: last seen at Cornelison and Fairmount, she's 50 pounds and chipped: 985113008548394. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT SASHA!
October 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
SASHA IS MISSING IN JERSEY CITY: last seen at Cornelison and Fairmount, she's 50 pounds and chipped: 985113008548394. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT SASHA!
This GUY…
NYC: @NYCMayor @ZohranKMamdani & @CurtisSliwa get flu shots together… Curtis was nervous he’d faint so Mayor Mamdani offered to hold his hand.
Again: the problem the fearmongerers have is Zohran exists
Again: the problem the fearmongerers have is Zohran exists
October 3, 2026 at 2:32 PM
This GUY…
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Folks have insulted:
My Southern drawl.
My loc’d hair.
My clothes.
My shoes.
My intelligence.
I’ve been called a ghetto Black b!t€h.
Now @JDVance says I don’t belong and should leave the very country my ancestors helped build.
This is a lot y’all. It is.
#AngieForFlorida
My Southern drawl.
My loc’d hair.
My clothes.
My shoes.
My intelligence.
I’ve been called a ghetto Black b!t€h.
Now @JDVance says I don’t belong and should leave the very country my ancestors helped build.
This is a lot y’all. It is.
#AngieForFlorida
October 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Folks have insulted:
My Southern drawl.
My loc’d hair.
My clothes.
My shoes.
My intelligence.
I’ve been called a ghetto Black b!t€h.
Now @JDVance says I don’t belong and should leave the very country my ancestors helped build.
This is a lot y’all. It is.
#AngieForFlorida
My Southern drawl.
My loc’d hair.
My clothes.
My shoes.
My intelligence.
I’ve been called a ghetto Black b!t€h.
Now @JDVance says I don’t belong and should leave the very country my ancestors helped build.
This is a lot y’all. It is.
#AngieForFlorida
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President Trump says Professional Golfers’ Association “needs” permanent Daylight Saving Time for “when they just plain run out of sunlight”. 🚨 TRUTH is it would darken mornings, deprive sleep, increase accidents, lower productivity. 👉 Permanent Standard Time is needed instead!
October 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM
President Trump says Professional Golfers’ Association “needs” permanent Daylight Saving Time for “when they just plain run out of sunlight”. 🚨 TRUTH is it would darken mornings, deprive sleep, increase accidents, lower productivity. 👉 Permanent Standard Time is needed instead!
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A dozen GEO Group executives gave to Ashley Moody's fundraising committee after she voted for $45 billion in ICE jails. One of them used to run ICE. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fill...
October 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A dozen GEO Group executives gave to Ashley Moody's fundraising committee after she voted for $45 billion in ICE jails. One of them used to run ICE. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fill...
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The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.
October 2, 2026 at 12:06 AM
The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.
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This is Noodle. He arrived at the rescue with a limp in his left hind leg. The bone connecting the ball of his femur to the rest of his leg is fractured, making movement painful. He needs an FHO surgery, likely followed by rehab. You can help him below ❤️🩹
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October 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This is Noodle. He arrived at the rescue with a limp in his left hind leg. The bone connecting the ball of his femur to the rest of his leg is fractured, making movement painful. He needs an FHO surgery, likely followed by rehab. You can help him below ❤️🩹
1510.fan/noodle-bs15
1510.fan/noodle-bs15
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BREAKING WSJ:
The Trump Justice Department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor's office that investigated Watergate committed misconduct.
A revisionist historian went to DOJ HQ to present his case that Richard Nixon and his associates weren't treated fairly.
The Trump Justice Department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor's office that investigated Watergate committed misconduct.
A revisionist historian went to DOJ HQ to present his case that Richard Nixon and his associates weren't treated fairly.
Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
www.wsj.com
October 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
BREAKING WSJ:
The Trump Justice Department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor's office that investigated Watergate committed misconduct.
A revisionist historian went to DOJ HQ to present his case that Richard Nixon and his associates weren't treated fairly.
The Trump Justice Department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor's office that investigated Watergate committed misconduct.
A revisionist historian went to DOJ HQ to present his case that Richard Nixon and his associates weren't treated fairly.
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October 1, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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BELLA IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN: last seen at 49th and 5th, she's 11 pounds and chipped:
985113010684452. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT BELLA!
985113010684452. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT BELLA!
September 29, 2026 at 11:43 PM
BELLA IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN: last seen at 49th and 5th, she's 11 pounds and chipped:
985113010684452. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT BELLA!
985113010684452. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT BELLA!
I wish he could be President.
September 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I wish he could be President.
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Mf’er is like Batman.
September 29, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Mf’er is like Batman.
In doing what, exactly?
Just gonna leave this here. For reasons.
September 29, 2026 at 4:23 PM
In doing what, exactly?
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Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
September 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
And we fight back.
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
September 29, 2026 at 4:22 PM
And we fight back.