But I boosted all my toots about it. And then I boosted some more toots from friends and their friends... 😊
Trying to get through the day, trying to distract myself.
I feel some pains, and I'm still afraid of messing things up again.
If only this anxiety would frak off... Then I'd be able to deal with this setback a lot better.
But nope...
Scared and anxious is the way to go for now... 🫣
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Roep NSC op geen mens illegaal te maken: stop de asielwet!
Als de Tweede Kamer morgen voor de asielwet stemt, zullen ongedocumenteerde mensen strafbaar worden. Ook organisaties en mensen die hen helpen, kunnen dan vervolgd worden. Mail nu naar NSC-Kamerleden om deze wet tegen te houden!campagnes.degoedezaak.org
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2020 Friday Night
While downloading my blog posts, I found that my most read post of the last 6 years was a sad personal story of helping a family out and despairing that I could do so little and our country was making it so hard for them.
I was really surprised to see that over 300 people had visited. Most of my posts get under 20. 😀
Noem said cannibal tried to eat himself on ICE deportation flight. Here's what we know
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Shooting down claim Trump warned he'd bomb Norway if he isn't awarded Nobel Peace Prize
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What we know about Luigi Mangione's alleged list of 27 things he's grateful for
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Don't fall for video showing Ronald Reagan criticizing Democrats
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