@deeshack1

Mother, Grandmother, Avid Dawg fan, and advocate for #standardtime all the time

 Georgia, USA
Joined October 2015
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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Save Standard Time
@SaveStandardOct 23
Ingenious.
Screenshot from “The Simpsons”. Hank Scorpio facepalms and says “If adding one hour to the clock is beneficial… Adding twenty-three more would maximize the benefit!”

ALT Screenshot from “The Simpsons”. Hank Scorpio facepalms and says “If adding one hour to the clock is beneficial… Adding twenty-three more would maximize the benefit!”

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Diane Shackelford retweeted
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@SaveStandardOct 21
If Daylight Saving Time were named “wake an hour early time”, no one would do it.
“Simpsons” meme. First panel: Principal Skinner thinks to himself, “Should I start my day earlier to get more daylight at the end of my day?” Second panel: He concludes, “No, we should spring forward all clocks and force everyone to wake an hour early every day.”

ALT “Simpsons” meme. First panel: Principal Skinner thinks to himself, “Should I start my day earlier to get more daylight at the end of my day?” Second panel: He concludes, “No, we should spring forward all clocks and force everyone to wake an hour early every day.”

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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Save Standard Time
@SaveStandardOct 20
“A brighter winter evening is a poor trade for a darker, groggier, unhealthier winter morning. Our clocks should serve our biology, not override it…” #DitchDST bostonglobe.com/2026/10/19/o…

Permanent daylight saving time is not the fix we think it is - The Boston Globe

Congress is on the verge of getting rid of the current policy. But morning light and evening light are not interchangeable.

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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Save Standard Time
@SaveStandardOct 20
“The Senate has a chance to get right what the House did not. Senators should ditch the switch and land on Standard Time…”
The Boston Globe Permanent daylight saving time is not the fix we think it is Congress is on the verge of getting rid of the current policy. But morning light and evening light are not interchangeable. By Susan Kohl Malone Updated October 19, 2026, 3:00 a.m. Susan Kohl Malone is an assistant professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. “Spring ahead, fall back” may soon be a thing of the past. In July, the House of Representatives, Republicans and Democrats alike, voted to end the twice-a-year ritual. I share this instinct as a nurse and a sleep scientist. Changing clock times is not good for us, but the bill now in the Senate would lock Americans out of sync with the sun. The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent. That sounds wonderful: more light after work and school, longer evenings. But there’s a catch — making daylight saving time permanent does not create a single additional minute of daylight. The sun does not change when it rises and sets…

ALT The Boston Globe Permanent daylight saving time is not the fix we think it is Congress is on the verge of getting rid of the current policy. But morning light and evening light are not interchangeable. By Susan Kohl Malone Updated October 19, 2026, 3:00 a.m. Susan Kohl Malone is an assistant professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. “Spring ahead, fall back” may soon be a thing of the past. In July, the House of Representatives, Republicans and Democrats alike, voted to end the twice-a-year ritual. I share this instinct as a nurse and a sleep scientist. Changing clock times is not good for us, but the bill now in the Senate would lock Americans out of sync with the sun. The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent. That sounds wonderful: more light after work and school, longer evenings. But there’s a catch — making daylight saving time permanent does not create a single additional minute of daylight. The sun does not change when it rises and sets…

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The debate over permanent DST continues, science points to the importance of morning light under standard time for our circadian rhythms and health!
Save Standard Time
@SaveStandardOct 12
Replying to @SaveStandard
“Ending time changes would be good for health, but it matters which year-round time is chosen…” #DitchDST usatoday.com/story/news/nati…

A clock change dilemma pits science vs. politics

Some politicians want permanent daylight saving time, but a chorus of scientists say that's the wrong way to fix the seasonal time change problem.

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Diane Shackelford retweeted
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@AiongTaigiOct 5
Please pass the Heat Saving Temperature Bill and let's get rid of cold mornings forever!
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@AiongTaigiOct 5
Ok so why don't we have a "Heat Saving Temperature" advocacy group that wants to offset temperatures by 60° so that it's always warmer? From now on, I will strongly support winter °HST! With °HST, it will never go below 0° and rarely below 60°, so we will have “warmer temperatures” year-round, even in winter! We must adjust all of our thermometers starting in November to HST, and then back to Standard °F in April. Note that the temperatures won't ever actually *be* warmer, but the numbers will be higher, so we can still say “warmer temperatures”! (This is exactly the game DSTards play with “more sunlight in the evenings.) > Time is an observable phenomenon... if the day starts being useful at 4am, then get up at 4am and start using it. This is (or should be) the complete and total end of the pDST “debate”. The clock is simply an observation of the sun. Just like the thermometer is simply an observation of the temperature.
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Diane Shackelford retweeted
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@SaveStandardOct 6
Daylight Saving Time makes us set alarms an hour earlier than we would on Standard Time. Morning is when sunlight is most essential to health, safety, and prosperity. #DitchDST
Two photos from Flowery Branch, Georgia, on October 6. The first was taken at 7am Eastern Daylight Time, and the sky is very dark. The second was taken at 7am Eastern Standard Time, and the sky is sunny.

ALT Two photos from Flowery Branch, Georgia, on October 6. The first was taken at 7am Eastern Daylight Time, and the sky is very dark. The second was taken at 7am Eastern Standard Time, and the sky is sunny.

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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Roger Seheult, MD
@RogerSeheultOct 6
Replying to @NEWSMAX
There: I fixed it for you.
6%Continue switching clocks
9%Permanent DST
85%Permanent Standard Time
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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Amy Peikoff
@AmyPeikoffOct 4
Replying to @SenRickScott
You cannot legislate "more sunshine," and your attempt to pretend you can is arguably unconstitutional. lawliberty.org/the-eleven-in…

The Eleven-Inch Foot – Amy Peikoff

Debates over Daylight Saving Time raise an important question: What authority does Congress have to regulate the clock?

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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Roger Seheult, MD
@RogerSeheultOct 4
Permanent DST is bad. Here's a breakdown of why and why some in Washington continue to push this idea despite the obvious evidence to the contrary. Please repost widely so we can inform on this topic...
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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Save Standard Time
@SaveStandardOct 4
Cotton is right on this. Trump has it backward. Ditch DST! Save Standard Time!
Pamela ✝️🇺🇸
@pamelagg01Oct 3
You are a useless worthless rhino that does nothing but obstruct President Trump. Arkansas needs to give you the boot. Word is you don’t even live here anymore. Can’t wait to see the back of you. That will be a great day.
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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Senator Mark Kelly
@SenMarkKellyOct 3
Senator Cotton is right. Permanent Daylight Savings has been tried and Americans didn’t like it. The better way is permanent Standard Time because it’s based on science. No dark mornings, it keeps our time in sync with the Sun, and no more changing the clocks. Arizona has been on Standard Time year round since 1968 without issue.
Tom Cotton
@SenTomCottonOct 3
No one likes changing the clock, me included, but Congress has enacted permanent Daylight Savings Time multiple times before and repealed it each time once Americans experienced absurdly late sunrises in the winter. Arkansans don’t want their kids going to school in the pitch dark, and I’ll always put Arkansas first.
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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Save Standard Time
@SaveStandardOct 3
Trump has it wrong. Clocks belong on permanent Standard Time, not permanent DST!
The Gateway Pundit
@gatewaypunditOct 3
President Trump publicly called out Sen. Tom Cotton over his opposition to the “No More Changing of Clocks Act,” urging Senate Republicans to move the bill forward. The House already passed the legislation with bipartisan support. Read the rest of the story, link in the comment.
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Chip Roy
@chiproytxOct 3
Tom is right. And he should not have been doxxed.
Tom Cotton
@SenTomCottonOct 3
No one likes changing the clock, me included, but Congress has enacted permanent Daylight Savings Time multiple times before and repealed it each time once Americans experienced absurdly late sunrises in the winter. Arkansans don’t want their kids going to school in the pitch dark, and I’ll always put Arkansas first.
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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Jay Pea
@mr_jay_peaOct 3
Replying to @GrrrGraphics
Trump is wrong. Cotton is right. Ditch permanent DST! Save permanent Standard Time!
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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Save Standard Time
@SaveStandardOct 3
Senator Cotton is not alone—Boozman, Daines, Fischer, Marshall, Moran, Rounds, Sheehy, Sullivan, Thune, Wicker, Young, and a dozen more oppose permanent DST with its 9am sunrises. We need sunrise at 8am or earlier, which means permanent Standard Time!
Emanuel Quiñones
@EQuinones6310Oct 3
Tom Cotton is the one ass holding up the Sunshine Protection Act while the rest of the country is sick of this twice-a-year BS. This act needs to pass ASAP. I’m tired of changing my damn clock. House already passed it. Senate just needs a vote. One senator is sitting on it like it’s his personal hobby. Farmers, hunters, and everybody with a job want the sun in the afternoon. Lock the damn clock. Arkansas, call Cotton and tell him to get off his ass.
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Diane Shackelford retweeted
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@SaveStandardOct 3
Dark mornings are more depressing and dangerous than dark evenings. Permanent DST would put sunrise past 8am for 3+ months in most states. Ditch DST with permanent Standard Time for health and safety!
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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Save Standard Time
@SaveStandardOct 3
Permanent DST is a repeat loser that costs lives and business. Learn from history, honor first principles, ditch DST with permanent Standard Time!
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaughOct 3
🚨 WOW! President Trump is NOT HAPPY after Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) just doubled down on his effort to block legislation that will abolish seasonal clock changes “For WHAT other than EGO?” “It has been held up in the Senate, a place where things go to die, by Tom Cotton, for months!” "If Tom Cotton were putting Arkansas first, he would give them an extra hour of daylight." "I won that Great State, three times, and by almost 40 points!" "Give the Republican Party a Senatorial WIN, for a change!" "TAKE THE WIN TOM, JUST TAKE THE WIN! YOU NEED IT, AND SO DOES OUR BELOVED REPUBLICAN PARTY!" Trump is NOT letting this go! 🇺🇸 Cotton should see the writing on the wall. This is popular. We need to stop changing the clocks and never go back ☀️ No good reason to keep obstructing on this.
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Diane Shackelford retweeted
Save Standard Time
@SaveStandardOct 3
Cotton is right, Trump is wrong. Permanent DST is a mandate to wake an hour earlier than Standard Time, to start school/work in darkness all winter. It would put sunrise past 8am for 3+ months in most states, past 9am in 18 states. Permanent Standard Time is the only safe clock!
Tim Miller
@TimodcOct 3
Texted @TomCottonAR to see if he’d like to have a discussion about this on @BulwarkOnline. Me siding with Trump for once would make for some good pod!
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Tom Cotton
@SenTomCottonOct 3
No one likes changing the clock, me included, but Congress has enacted permanent Daylight Savings Time multiple times before and repealed it each time once Americans experienced absurdly late sunrises in the winter. Arkansans don’t want their kids going to school in the pitch dark, and I’ll always put Arkansas first.
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