Judy Tupper

The 5 states with the highest proportion of kindergarteners vaccinated against measles: 1. West Virginia 2. New York 2. Connecticut 4. Mississippi 5. Maine Its not about political ideology Its about good policy (limiting exemptions) and good information

If you wouldn’t want your kids to say it, your President shouldn’t either.

Well worth 100,000 retweets. This is amazing and needs to be seen by every single person in America. Worth not just tweeting but retweeting every single day until Election Day. meidasplus.com/p/200-reasons-…

Here is Robert De Niro’s full statement about how Donald Trump should NEVER be president again: “I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men.  I’ve examined their characteristics, their mannerisms, the utter banality of their cruelty. Yet there’s something different about Donald Trump. When I look at him, I don’t see a bad man. Truly. I see an evil one. Over the years, I’ve met gangsters here and there. This guy tries to be one, but he can’t quite pull it off. There’s such a thing as “honor among thieves.” Yes, even criminals usually have a sense of right and wrong.  Whether they do the right thing or not is a different story — but — they have a moral code, however warped. Donald Trump does not. He’s a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics. No sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.” He has contempt for all of them. We New Yorkers got to know him over the years that he poisoned the atmosphere and littered our city with monuments to his ego.  We knew first hand that this was someone who should never be considered for leadership.  We tried to warn the world in 2016. The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination.  Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world. We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags. The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior.  That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse. Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously. So today we issue another warning. From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America: This is our last chance. Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator. And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided. So what do we do about it?  I know I’m preaching to the choir here.  What we’re doing today is valuable, but we have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.   We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House.  They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice.  Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them. Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.  Let’s not talk about “democracy.”  “Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.  Let’s talk about right and wrong.  Let’s talk about humanity.  Let’s talk about kindness.  Security for our world.  Safety for our families.  Decency.  Let’s welcome them back.  We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump, and fulfill the mission of this “Stop Trump Summit.”

After a year of planning, our team from Robert Gordon University, Eastern Finland, and USM is thrilled to share the NEW Thematic Network on Collaborative Online International Learning and Biodiversity Education across the Arctic Circle (COIL@UArctic) uarctic.org/activities/the…

@Supermansings Mad skills at both sneakiness and patience! That boy deserves that kibble!

Charley the Asshole™️ is very food driven. However,he’s also ninja sneaky being bad.We are dog sitting for my daughter and my wife put out lunch for Willow today. Tobi spotted him trying to sneak food and recorded when her back was to him. Original video was over 18 minutes long!

It was Emmy's first performance at the Unity Dance Spectrum in Massachusetts. Her mom captured the precious moment the toddler realized her parents, grandparents, aunties, uncle and baby sister were in the crowd. cnn.it/3PgKk9Y

Some people think that they have to agree with their politicians 100% of the time. And I ask these people, “Are any of you married?”

@UMainePoliSci He is a super star!

UMaine News has this great profile of our third-year student Michael DeLorge. Michael has been researching policies that would help those in recovery from substance use disorder with Professor Rob Glover and the Maine Recovery Advocacy Project (ME-RAP). umaine.edu/news/blog/2022…

@odowdpeter @eb_bartels Thank you for the wonderful piece. I cried. This is our Izzy on her last day. She lived on borrowed time the first year of COVID curled up on my feet supervising the Zoom calls. We loved this goofy sweet mass of curls. I know that she loved us.

I asked for memories of your dearly departed pets in this interview w/ @eb_bartels. I am overwhelemed reading them all. Thank you. I'm going to repsond to everyone. But first, can I say I feel like this is unifying grief. Which, is giving me comfort. wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

@PearlsFromMyrna My dear, you are serving up the crock of comfort these days.

Everyone could use more comfort food.

Free meals for every kid. More tutoring. More arts and music. More counselors in schools. More before and after school programs. We are literally transforming California’s education system. mercurynews.com/2022/07/02/cal…

Ketchup stains are often difficult to remove.

Nothing like a bit of Vivaldi played by The Goede Hoop Marimba Band to bring joy to any day #WednesdayMotivation

Thank you for your mission @chefjoseandres . This is incredible. The love you share with the food you deliver multiplies the impact.

I love the Russian people. That is why I have to tell you the truth. Please watch and share.

@ashishkjha Thank you for your service!

If we an do all of that, we can protect the health of the American people While also demonstrating moral leadership on the global stage This is not the job of one person or even just the government. It is the job of all of us And I’m excited to get started on my part

So, as they say… Some news For all the progress we’ve made in this pandemic (and there is a lot) We still have important work to do to protect Americans’ lives and well being So when @POTUS asked me to serve, I was honored to have the opportunity nytimes.com/2022/03/17/us/…

Ron DeSantis just yelled at students for wearing masks. This is not a leader. This is a bully. A petulant child. Shameful.

@SecDebHaaland @POTUS Here's your cabinet photo @maddow!

We’re on the way to the Capitol for @POTUS’ first State of the Union address. After a historic year of investments to help our nation build back better, I look forward to hearing his vision for the year ahead. I am forever grateful to be a part of the Biden-Harris administration.