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Cheryle Johnson

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Mother, sister, friend. Former award winning reporter; poet, essayist. Feminist Catholic. Disabled Veteran, USN. Love reading, writing, walking in nature, travel, films, crochet and marshmallow Peeps. #Vote like your life depends on it!

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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature

Trumpโ€™s propaganda czar Brendan Carr and Trump-controlled CBS refused to let Colbert air his interview with James Talarico. You can watch the interview here, and it already has 1.4M views. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...

17.02.2026 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5129    ๐Ÿ” 2408    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 229    ๐Ÿ“Œ 177
Screenshot of a CNN segment shared by Acyn. A split-screen shows commentator Lydia Moynihan on the left and Kevin Oโ€™Leary on the right during a heated exchange. The chyron reads, โ€œObama: Dems need to avoid scolding and โ€˜virtue-signaling.โ€™โ€ The post quotes Oโ€™Leary referencing China and concentration camps, and McGowan responding about West Virginia.

Screenshot of a CNN segment shared by Acyn. A split-screen shows commentator Lydia Moynihan on the left and Kevin Oโ€™Leary on the right during a heated exchange. The chyron reads, โ€œObama: Dems need to avoid scolding and โ€˜virtue-signaling.โ€™โ€ The post quotes Oโ€™Leary referencing China and concentration camps, and McGowan responding about West Virginia.

I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.

17.02.2026 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23733    ๐Ÿ” 7574    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 793    ๐Ÿ“Œ 250
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โ€œAt the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.โ€
-Jesse Jackson

17.02.2026 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." โ€“Justice Louis Brandeis

Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.

We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

16.02.2026 23:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8410    ๐Ÿ” 3195    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 216    ๐Ÿ“Œ 170

Anderson Cooperโ€™s exit from 60 Minutes is another sign that Bari Weiss is ruining CBS News in service to an authoritarian regime that wants no accountability journalism. What a disgrace.

17.02.2026 04:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2633    ๐Ÿ” 627    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 96    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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THIS ๐Ÿ‘‡ HERE......

17.02.2026 10:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 827    ๐Ÿ” 561    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41

The tone may have been different, but the message was a call to nationalism. Followed by a trip to a dictatorship that was basically a โ€œF/Uโ€ to European leaders.

17.02.2026 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@colbertlateshow.bsky.social They didnโ€™t want you to have James Talarico on your show because he has wide cross-over appeal. #Colbert

17.02.2026 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Epstein Class is the by-product of an economy that emerged over the last two decades, from which this new elite has siphoned off vast amounts of wealth.

Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-squalor-of-the-epstein-class

16.02.2026 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3482    ๐Ÿ” 1349    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 183    ๐Ÿ“Œ 71
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Right-wing Heritage Foundationโ€™s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)

This is not a real problem. โ€œThe SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize electionsโ€: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...

16.02.2026 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12216    ๐Ÿ” 6424    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 413    ๐Ÿ“Œ 317
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ICE purchases facility in Romulus, agency spokesperson says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased a facility in Romulus, Michigan, a spokesperson for the federal agency told CBS News Detroit on Sunday afternoon.

Romulus, Michigan

"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."

www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...

16.02.2026 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3164    ๐Ÿ” 1114    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 103    ๐Ÿ“Œ 37
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County executive addresses rumors of ICE office opening in Hunt Valley The Baltimore County Council will convene an emergency session on Tuesday to consider legislation about the purchase, similar to a move that Howard County made to prevent a private detention center in...

"The Baltimore County Council will convene an emergency session Tuesday to consider legislation to ban private persons, corporations, property owners or third-party contractors from gaining permits to operate detention centers in the county...."

www.wbaltv.com/article/balt...

16.02.2026 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4481    ๐Ÿ” 1459    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 142    ๐Ÿ“Œ 65
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"Official ICE policy says 'ICE should not detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation of the immigration laws individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursingโ€ except in exceptional circumstances.

reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...

16.02.2026 18:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7132    ๐Ÿ” 3238    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 343    ๐Ÿ“Œ 174
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$4 BILLION โ€” So corrupt.

There is no debating this. Anyone who says otherwise is telling on themselves.

16.02.2026 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17080    ๐Ÿ” 5304    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 533    ๐Ÿ“Œ 225

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."

โ€”FDR, 1937

16.02.2026 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10149    ๐Ÿ” 3254    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 171    ๐Ÿ“Œ 107
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Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for PA detention centers ICE detention centers planned for Berks and Schuylkill Counties would burden residents and possibly violate state legal requirements, officials say.

"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."

www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...

16.02.2026 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11959    ๐Ÿ” 3585    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 333    ๐Ÿ“Œ 245

-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

These are the foundations of real freedom.

16.02.2026 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6316    ๐Ÿ” 1803    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 221    ๐Ÿ“Œ 69

Other places are more dignified than we are here.

16.02.2026 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."

16.02.2026 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30175    ๐Ÿ” 8723    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 577    ๐Ÿ“Œ 457

Please report on the facility planned for Social Circle, Georgia, even though this small community lacks infrastructure to support it. If you already have, please post again. Thank you.

16.02.2026 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Warehouse owner wonโ€™t sell Dallas County property to ICE for migrant detention center The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or...

"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.

โ€œGod answered our prayers,โ€ the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...

www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...

16.02.2026 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20982    ๐Ÿ” 5336    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 555    ๐Ÿ“Œ 334
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Massie not backing down.

16.02.2026 20:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21459    ๐Ÿ” 5611    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 555    ๐Ÿ“Œ 232
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If this country was truly โ€œpro-life,โ€ we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isnโ€™t about โ€œlife.โ€

Itโ€™s about control.

15.02.2026 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27297    ๐Ÿ” 7323    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 785    ๐Ÿ“Œ 347
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๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

16.02.2026 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4568    ๐Ÿ” 1738    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 101    ๐Ÿ“Œ 95

These arenโ€™t powerful peopleโ€ฆthey are spoiled, rich children using bodily functions as threats. How foolish.

16.02.2026 15:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Marc Elias (@marcelias) Trump recently suggested that he is getting ready to issue a new anti-voting executive order. Last time he issued one, we sued and won. If he does it again, we will sue and win. Trump knows this. It i...

substack.com/@marcelias/n...

16.02.2026 13:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have never understood why everyone canโ€™t buy into Medicare.

15.02.2026 02:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

Itโ€™s not about what this country can or canโ€™t afford.

Itโ€™s about priorities.

14.02.2026 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17459    ๐Ÿ” 6034    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 474    ๐Ÿ“Œ 210
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Most of these people are NOT criminals.

Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.

And this is how theyโ€™re being treated.

This is what the world sees us doing.

14.02.2026 02:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3391    ๐Ÿ” 1140    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 157    ๐Ÿ“Œ 51

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