Life Under the Rainbow Oak: Recent Episodes
Jennifer Schmidt
As my mother used to say, "A pinch of this, a pinch of that, a Dewey button, and a French-fried bat."
I am a nurse, Army & Air Force veteran, Mom, Grandma, all around crafty person who is obsessed with politics, fountain pens, and wool
Using Low: An Honest Advent Devotional by John Pavlovitz. (https://tinyurl.com/yckneb7u) I reflect and share my thoughts on this darkest part of the year while awaiting the return of the light.
Using Low: An Honest Advent Devotional by John Pavlovitz. (https://tinyurl.com/yckneb7u) I reflect and share my thoughts on this darkest part of the year while awaiting the return of the light.
Using Low: An Honest Advent Devotional by John Pavlovitz. (https://tinyurl.com/yckneb7u) I reflect and share my thoughts on this darkest part of the year while awaiting the return of the light.
Using Low: An Honest Advent Devotional by John Pavlovitz. (https://tinyurl.com/yckneb7u) I reflect and share my thoughts on this darkest part of the year while awaiting the return of the light.
Using Low: An Honest Advent Devotional by John Pavlovitz. (https://tinyurl.com/yckneb7u) I reflect and share my thoughts on this darkest part of the year while awaiting the return of the light.
Contact me @ oakborn@yahoo.com
Links to all articles/reference materials:
The Morrison Cradles (https://tinyurl.com/yx2xd4r2)
Child Mortality Stats (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK220806/)
Life expectancy drop in US (https://tinyurl.com/rcrk3jr7)
Increased virulence of Delta Variant of COVID (https://tinyurl.com/9v6753b4)
Idaho adopting crisis care standards (https://tinyurl.com/47vyc7bx)
Burning masks in Boise, March 2021 (https://tinyurl.com/y4b5fcaa)
Vaccination Rates in Idaho (https://tinyurl.com/ruhw66ys)
Refusing COVID vaccine after recovering (https://tinyurl.com/39s97yvm)
Patient Satisfaction Scores (https://tinyurl.com/njv3ts4b)
Texas Vet Dies due to hospital bed shortage (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-us-hospital-icu-bed-shortage-veteran-dies-treatable-illness/)
California teacher infects half of her class (https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/28/delta-variant-unvaccinated-children-elementary-schools/)
Gov. Kemp (GA) masks & Nat'l Guard (https://youtu.be/gzm10DIUsFo)
Trauma and Genetics (https://tinyurl.com/cdsf3ym4)
I try to unpack my feelings about the attempted Coup in Washington and try to give ideas on how to prevent it from happening again.
Lots of links:
Gaslit Nation Podcast (https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/)
Timothy D. Snyder (https://www.timothysnyder.org/)
Naomi Klein (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine)
Dr. Bandy X. Lee (https://bandylee.com/)
Mary Trump (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_L._Trump)
Jared Yates Sexton (https://www.jysexton.com/)
Beau of the Fifth Column (https://www.youtube.com/user/unvoicedproject)
Cassandra - ABBA (https://youtu.be/2is4_n2V0Ys)
Republican Governors Dark Money Links (https://tinyurl.com/y434axmp)
Ginni Thomas FB Page Disappearance (https://tinyurl.com/y5t66n3s)
Maryland Governor & National Guard (https://tinyurl.com/yyqmk9k2)
Michael Nesmith Neighborhood Nuclear Superiority (https://youtu.be/L951UPDh_CU)
What About the Love - Janis Ian (https://youtu.be/nsh14U6gr2A)
The news knocked me for a loop today, Nov 9th. I recorded a podcast instead of crawling into a hole.
Work to get the Democrats elected in Georgia:
DONATE: fairfight.org
WRITE: votefwd.org, postcardstoswingstates.com
After a breather on the day of the Election call, getting back in and fighting for Warnock & Ossoff in Georgia!
The Last Throes of the Madman aren't going to be pretty!
Write Letters or Postcards!!
Votefwd.org
https://postcardstoswingstates.com
Donate!
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A bit of a look at Trump vs Hitler, and the make up of his cultists.
Books:
For Your Own Good - Alice Miller (https://tinyurl.com/y64tgmsv)
The Authoritarians - Bob Altemeyer (Free PDF: https://theauthoritarians.org/)
Too Much and Never Enough - Mary Trump (https://www.amazon.com/Too-Much-Never-Enough-Dangerous/dp/1982141468)
Articles:
Trump's Payroll Taxcut (https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/601197/what-trumps-payroll-tax-cut-will-mean-for-you)
Foodstamp Cuts Blocked (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/trump-food-stamp-cuts/2020/10/18/7c124612-117a-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html)
Trumps Plans for Medicare (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/us/politics/medicare-trump.html)
In this episode I discuss the willful, deliberate, & malicious decisions made by Trump to play down and ignore the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as my former life at a Public Health RN during H1N1 in 2009. I also discuss vaccine development and my personal feelings about a Trump vaccine.
Please send me an email at: oakborn@yahoo.com
All links to articles mentioned are below (I shorten them all at tinyurl.com)
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Bob Woodward tapes: https://tinyurl.com/yyhm86fb
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Larry Kudlow, “airtight” vs. concerns: https://tinyurl.com/y2o9z9bv
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Kushner re. Blue States: https://tinyurl.com/y4uftxnb
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Aid to China: https://tinyurl.com/waofk4l
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Aid to Russia: https://tinyurl.com/y7wq37f6
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SNS Maintenance: https://tinyurl.com/wmgltjj
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Feds seizing shipments from states: https://tinyurl.com/y455ojmp
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Maryland Gov Larry Hogan’s secret shipment: https://tinyurl.com/y4pe69om
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Fauci said not to wear masks, debunked: https://tinyurl.com/y23whmfd
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Trump & the disgusting people: https://tinyurl.com/y4kwrbmk
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Bleach use survey: https://tinyurl.com/y9u2wknc
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Hydroxychloroquine deaths: https://tinyurl.com/v4h9kuf
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Demand for Regeneron: https://tinyurl.com/y6n7ep8l
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Vaccine development: https://tinyurl.com/y53naloz
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Trump/Azar shut down Office of Vaccine Safety: https://tinyurl.com/yxcfh4ny
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COVID immunity?: https://tinyurl.com/y2acdm94
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Sweden changing abandoning herd immunity: https://tinyurl.com/y3y9cktu
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University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: https://tinyurl.com/y2wmly4u
My Mom instilled in me some important traits, I am working hard to draw on them now.
Thank you for listening, I hope you will share this podcast and let me know what you think. I can be reached by email at oakborn@yahoo.com.
All links for articles:
Gaslit Nation Action Guide (https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/action-guide)
Ukraine’s EuroMaidan revolution (http://www.artnews.com/2014/03/31/icons-on-the-barricades-2/)
North Korean dissident Yeonmi Park re. Orwell’s Animal Farm (https://twitter.com/andreachalupa/status/1006368736323006464?lang=en)
“The Blue Wave Continues: Kansas Rising” (https://gaslitnation.libsyn.com/the-blue-wave-continues-kansas-rising)
Davis Hammet’s painting a rainbow house
(https://www.huffpost.com/entry/davis-hammet-kansas-lgbtq-sharice-davids-laura-kelly_n_5be8ebdfe4b0dbe871ac8dda)
Ayana Lage, Bustle article (https://www.bustle.com/p/what-black-joy-means-to-7-black-women-15917712)
America has some real problems and we don't want to talk about them, but we can't tiptoe around them anymore either.
My impressions of the first Trump/Biden debate, how I felt and what to do about it.
Links mentioned in the podcast:
Sarah Kendzior 2016 essay, "We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump" (https://tinyurl.com/y5e5hjk9)
Gaslit Nation Podcast (https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/)
Gaslit Nation 2020 Survival Guide (https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/2020-survival-guide)
Dr. Bandy X. Lee (https://medium.com/@bandyxlee/the-accelerated-unraveling-of-donald-trump-702dec03330e)
Trump & McConnell's plan to pack the SCOTUS will have devastating effects for our country.
Going Dark again. Talking about the milestone of 200K coronavirus deaths and how it's more of a speedbump.