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@lturner

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Wife of @ironshield
@lturner Jun 7, 2020, 6:51 PM UTC

Thoughts From the Front Line: The War Comes to Our Neighborhood

Remember this man? Storming the Capital in Lansing Does anyone know what this “white supremacist”, “armed to the teeth”, “childish“, “disrespectful” coronavirus lockdown protestor was shouting about?…

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Wife of @ironshield
@lturner May 15, 2020, 6:29 PM UTC

Thoughts from the Front Line: The REAL Front Line Where People Die

I just learned that a friend of mine has lost her husband. For the past two weeks, he has been in the hospital. It began when she rushed him in with severe stomach pain and vomiting. Turned out he ha…

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Wife of @ironshield
@lturner Jul 21, 2019, 7:38 PM UTC

A Short Story: An Unexpected Delivery - Part Three

I took a multitool to the hydraulic hoses controlling the airlock mechanism and the whistle of released pressure was so loud it left my ears ringing. Sam looked dismayed. “Hey Mom…what if we can’t fi…

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Wife of @ironshield
@lturner Jul 19, 2019, 3:12 PM UTC

A Short Story: An Unexpected Delivery - Part Two

Jake was standing on the table, syrup smeared from mouth to hairline. Normally he would’ve been in trouble for both things. Today I was more interested in the second tarantula clinging to the bulkhea…

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Wife of @ironshield
@lturner Jul 18, 2019, 3:53 PM UTC

A Short Story: An Unexpected Delivery - Part One

When the first tarantula crawled up on the galley table, I squashed it with a frying pan. It gave a sickening crunch and my kids jumped simultaneously. “It’s okay, it’s dead,” I said; and hit it agai…

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Wife of @ironshield
@lturner Jul 12, 2019, 9:12 PM UTC

The Flint Water Crisis: A Perfect Storm [Part Three of Three]

A Perfect Storm Dr. Mona-Attisha's press conference hit all the right chords: minority children at risk, an insidious killer in the very water supply and a massive government coverup. Protesters marc…

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Wife of @ironshield
@lturner Jul 11, 2019, 5:42 PM UTC

The Flint Water Crisis: Never Let A Crises Go To Waste [Part Two of Three]

Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste >You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before. Rahm Emanuel Protesters in F…

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Wife of @ironshield
@lturner Jul 10, 2019, 2:15 AM UTC

The Flint Water Crisis: The Story Behind the Story [Part One of Three]

Flint Residents protest "citywide poisoning" - Image Source Here's The Story You've Probably Heard Flint is a poor city in the middle of Michigan somewhere. It's down on it's luck. It's had to declar…

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Wife of @ironshield
@lturner Jul 8, 2019, 2:59 AM UTC

Did We Really Eraticate Polio?

I read a post by @trumpman spotlighting a recent outbreak of the feared polio virus in Venezuela. I made a comment that polio hadn't really disappeared but had simply been renamed and @trumpman calle…

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Wife of @ironshield
@lturner Jul 5, 2019, 7:06 PM UTC

Thoughts on Confirmation Bias

Thoughts on Confirmation Bias I've had a couple of conversations this week which seemed designed make a rational person go bonkers. It's tough to have a reasonable conversation with "my views beat yo…

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