Helena A. Handbaskett

@helenaahandbaskett.bsky.social

One of my all-time favorite BlueSky account handles.
So clever!

Following you now. 🖤✊💌🦋💚

Thanks! Right back atcha, you cranky old geezer! 🤩

You can't understand Trump's behavior if you view him as a public servant because he never has been one. He is a petulant narcissist with a tiny ego. He needs to be constantly reassured that he is smart and popular and fit and good because deep down he knows he isn't.

And, you can bet that Our Dear Leader will get a little ‘shave off the top’ of every Rx transaction - as a “brand licensing fee.”
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ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

ICE rounded up Black folks on the south side of Chicago.
#ICE #Immigration
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-federal-agents-surround-south-shore-apartment-building-dhs-requests-military-deployment-illinois/17908911/

On Wednesday, Rep Malcolm Kenyatta D-Philadelphia was called "boy" and told to
"be careful" off camera by Rep Scott
Barger R-Blair/Huntingdon after making this statement on the PA House floor.

When The Dictator & his lackeys end the ACA subsidies, 20 MILLION PLUS Americans will see a massive hike in their heath care premiums. 5 million or so won’t be able to afford coverage at all.

Is it worth fighting to stop this?

YOU BET!!! GO DEMOCRATS!!!

Rule Collapses In Russia And Around The World, As Freedom Takes Charge! As the US government enters its second shut-down in seven years – both of them driven by Trump – other parts of the world are also sputtering to a stop.

Rule Collapses In Russia And Around The World, As Freedom Takes Charge!

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Be Awake, Be Aware, Don't Be AFRAID by Debrianna Mansini

Hey! My latest Substack on #BakingItsBetterThanMurder we write about #FoodFeminismFreedom
Please give us a follow 🍰❤️💪
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#pinks
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The ONLY people in America being REPRESENTED
by
those
FILTHY, BRIBED-RICH MAGAT Republian POLITICIANS TRAITORS
ARE
the
BILLIONAIRES in America & NO OTHER AMERICANS!

NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!

& THAT'S the beginning, middle & END of that!

Justice Department fires prosecutor falsely tied to Comey case in social media post | CNN Politics The Trump administration fired the top national security prosecutor in the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia after a social media post by a right-wing activist and writer false...

DOJ is not just corrupt, it's run by idiots.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/01/p...

Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18. There are currently over 2,000 events planned nationwide. More details here: https://www.nokings.org

S. 88 To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 14, 2025 Scort of Florida (for himself, Ms. ROSEN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. BRITT, Mr. BUDD, Mr. CRUz, Mr. DAINES, and Mr. ScHMITT) introduced the follow ; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Aff A BILL provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress I t approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bi Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled

Well, knock me down with a flamingo feather. Rick Scott filed a bill entitled “No Budget, No Pay”.

www.congress.gov/119/bills/s8...

I can’t recall the last time I agreed with this guy, but, I’m for this!
#NoBudgetNoPay

The Lie At The Heart Of The Government Shutdown Democrats are trying to make the shutdown about health care — favorable political terrain that Republicans want to take away.

www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...

I'm mad about a lot of things (ha! ha!) but the sheer number of journalists who wrote "There are no plans to implement Project 2025" under the grounds of "well, Trump says there aren't, so..." and still have jobs is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy up there

"Now more than ever before, the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness and corruption."

President, James Garfield said that... He got assassinated in 1881.

Today in history

Happy Thursday!
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“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” ~ John Kenneth Galbraith

As Foxy says…
We will be okay! ✌️

#StrongerTogether #BlueCrew

YouTube video by MeidasTouch Trump GETS IMPLICATED by TOP Cabinet Member OVER DARK PAST

Trump GETS IMPLICATED by TOP Cabinet Member OVER DARK PAST🚨🤡

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At Princeton, Pete Hegseth's views on feminism and diversity drove tension Laura Petrillo still remembers a 2002 day on the Princeton campus when she got into a heated argument with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon.

Hegseth believes that having sex with an unconscious woman isn’t rape.
“No more anonymous complaints. No more repeat complainants. No more smearing reputations.”-Hegseth to military generals.
He will allow women to be raped in the military.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Hegseth

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Trump Quietly Grants Defense Guarantee To Autocracy That Gave Him A Luxury Jet Maybe Ukraine should have just given him a gold-plated 747.

Very "America First"

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

My cure for the state of the world is to buy a dog, secure matching furniture, and then occasionally go and look at him during the working day to remind yourself that everything might be OK.

Rep. Stacey Plaskett seen here giving preacher Mike his trash back, because she knows anything he has to say is a lie.

Standing on business against the fascist republican regime.

#SheShed

In this case, I have to believe him

Thanks SchultziePie! 💙
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Louisiana issues arrest warrant for Calif. doctor over mailed abortion pills Louisiana has taken action against a California doctor for allegedly mailing abortion pills. A warrant was issued for the doctor’s arrest.

"Leave it to the states" the GOP said.

Right.
#ReproductiveFreedom #MomSky

King of Lying and Grifting! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

This shutdown is different Here’s what’s at stake, and why Dems must hold the line.

"This tRump shutdown is the consequence of a decision by Republicans to pass Trump’s “big ugly bill.” Now they need Dem votes but that means keeping all the ugly bill priorities Senate Dem's opposed. Dem's finally have bargaining leverage. They should use it."
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The fall air is a crisp 60 degrees. Leaves are falling from the trees. This time of year always makes me feel more hopeful & energized. Time for the wheel to turn to a new season. Have a good Thursday. 🧡🧹

#pinks #resistanceunited #proudblue #nokings #mothernature