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Maria's avatar

I have something to say about so called "Trump money". Language matters. This specific language implies that Trump is giving his money to children. This obviously is not true, they are distributing taxpayers money. Implicitly, however, the message is: "money that comes from the government belonged to the president. He was is so generous to give some of his money to the poor and the children". This is not unique. In Russia they have "Putin's money" that are given - surprise! - to families with children.

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I’m loving the Friday round up feel of this Monday post!

That Weleda hand cream is amazing. I got it because you suggested it to me in a comment and it has helped my hands so much. I wash my hands so much with raising chicks in my living room, spring garden chores, processing spring vegetables and adult chicken chores. My skin really likes lanolin but most creams with it are too thick to use during the day. I use the Weleda stuff a few times a day and then use it to seal in another cream at night. The lip balm I picked up in the same product line is amazing too. Thanks for getting me into their stuff!

Thanks for breaking down the big beautiful bill. I haven’t seen any coverage about the voucher system you wrote about so I’m going to go read more about it tonight.

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