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hollyonthehill
@hollyonthehill
Writer, speaker, humanitarian, PhD, lots of kids, 2 cats and the cutest little dog, editor of - follow me there if you really like reading tweets.
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I wrote a (relatively) short summary of week #2 of Utah's legislative session. Besides transgender surgery & hormone bans, scholarships & teacher funding, there were also election bills, a Halloween bill & a bill impacting Native American children deseret.com/utah/2023/1/27 #utpol
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The U.S. loses mothers at a much higher rate than any other industrialized nation — In Utah, , , and others are prioritizing maternal health by (hopefully) expanding Medicaid to cover 12 months postpartum.
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I just live-tweeted a 3+-hour committee hearing from my work account, . I missed names and had typos but it was quite the interesting discussion. Teacher pay increases in the same bill as ESAs (also being called vouchers and a scholarship). It passed out of committee.
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If you’re going to quote & authentically honor my father on #MLKDay, commit to embracing a ‘World House’ perspective. Determine how you’ll disrupt unjust systems & thinking with nonviolent strategy. Support policies that reflect higher consciousness. Make no excuses for hate.
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Mursal Nabizada was a member of the Afghan parliament. She stayed in Afghanistan. She did not leave after the Taliban took over the country. MP Nabizada was shot dead in her home today. Afghanistan is hell on earth for women.
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I think about the saying, "Abusers groom their character witnesses as carefully as they groom their victims" a lot. It's shameful these people have chosen to double down in the face of ironclad evidence instead of having the integrity to say, "I was wrong about him."
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