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Diane Cowdrey ๐Ÿ’™

@dianecowdrey.bsky.social

Proud NorCal progressive, 25 yrs working in state gov, happily retired, introvert activist, โค๏ธmy husband & family, ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿˆ๐ŸŒปand ๐Ÿฅ. ๐Ÿซถplant based eating, watching my carbon footprint. Freedom for all! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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Eyes on ICE: Document and Record ยท No Kings On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...

I'm attending No Kings's event, โ€œEyes on ICE: Document and Recordโ€ - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

26.01.2026 23:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.

24.01.2026 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60667    ๐Ÿ” 18906    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1404    ๐Ÿ“Œ 741
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Why Democrats Must Block the ICE Funding Bill Some fights are worth having no matter the outcome

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24.01.2026 21:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Donโ€™t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

It's outrageous that Spotify is running ICE ads. I'm moving to another streaming platform that doesn't profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/CNhDs9w9

06.11.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers canโ€™t find them and theyโ€™ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

23.09.2025 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32148    ๐Ÿ” 19476    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1221    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1786

Name and Shame the Mar-a-Lago member who thought girls who were "depreciated" by Epstein then sold to Trump a discount price was a big joke... his name is Joel Pashcow... true scum.

09.09.2025 11:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov on fascism in ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ : โ€œThere is not safety in keeping your head downโ€ฆ People who oppose public policy decisions but are too afraid of retribution from their government to speak their mind should send a chill down all of our spines.โ€

23.08.2025 03:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9816    ๐Ÿ” 3516    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 227    ๐Ÿ“Œ 186
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RELEASE: REP. RO KHANNA SLAMS DOJ FOR โ€œSTONEWALLING,โ€ CALLS FOR THE FULL RELEASE OF THE EPSTEIN FILES Washington, DC โ€” Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement on the files received by the committee yesterday from th...

@rokhanna.bsky.social: โ€œOnly 3% of the documents given to the [House] Oversight Committee are new. The rest are already in the public domain. Less than 1% of files have been released. DOJ is stonewalling.โ€

khanna.house.gov/media/press-...

23.08.2025 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10848    ๐Ÿ” 4223    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 400    ๐Ÿ“Œ 227

I understand partisan framing. What I donโ€™t understand is Republicans โ€” who have every lever of power right now โ€” thinking that people wonโ€™t notice when they lose their health insurance or suddenly have $35 copayments despite their being low-income. Many donโ€™t know policy, but theyโ€™ll know that.

05.08.2025 02:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 75    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸšฉREPUBLICANS have been UNFAIRLY RIGGING the RULES for DECADES to CHEAT ๐Ÿคฏ

ITโ€™S TIME TO #MessWithTexas AND FIGHT BACK ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ

๐ŸšฉIF TEXAS UNFAIRLY REDISTRICTSโ€ฆBLUE STATES *MUST* FIGHT BACK ๐Ÿ’ฅ

04.08.2025 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 202    ๐Ÿ” 87    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Until we pass a nationwide ban on gerrymandering (which we need), Democrats should gerrymander every state to the fullest extent. 52-0 in CA, 17-0 in IL, and so on. No more unilateral disarmament. Time to get serious about fighting back.

05.08.2025 03:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10561    ๐Ÿ” 2616    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 357    ๐Ÿ“Œ 196
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It's really starting to look this way

03.08.2025 02:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 444    ๐Ÿ” 164    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Catholic archbishop of Miami leads motorcycle rosary session at 'Alligator Alcatraz' (RNS) โ€” Despite extensive attempts to obtain approval to say Mass in the detention center, Wenski told RNS the archdiocese had not been able to provide pastoral care for the detained migrants.

On Sunday, a group of more than two dozen motorcyclists, including Miamiโ€™s Catholic Archbishop Thomas Wenski, rode to โ€œAlligator Alcatrazโ€ to pray the rosary.
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22.07.2025 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐ŸšจBAD RIDER MOVING๐Ÿšจ
The GOP-controlled House Appropriations Committee just advanced another govโ€™t funding bill with a provision that would make it easier to get away with anti-LGBTQI+ discrimination.

Our members are going to keep working to prevent this rider from becoming law.

22.07.2025 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pete Buttigieg Slams Trump's Weather Service Cuts Amid Deadly Texas Flood: 'Ideology Run Amok' โ€œIt's never a good time to undercut weather forecasting and emergency response," Pete Buttigieg said, reflecting on the devastating floods in Kerr County, Texas.

โ€œIt's never a good time to undercut weather forecasting and emergency response," Pete Buttigieg said, reflecting on the devastating floods in Kerr County, Texas.

10.07.2025 21:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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LA: โ€œYour children will one day grow up and know their fathers or mothers were kidnappers against our own people.โ€

09.07.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21952    ๐Ÿ” 7154    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 632    ๐Ÿ“Œ 365

Blood on her hands? Have you not been watching the last few months? She is bathing herself in blood. Ask any immigrant.

10.07.2025 01:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just made my first of many donations to the United Farm Workers!

06.07.2025 23:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ TX Evacuation Notice
7/6 @ 5:00 p.m CST

Due to incoming Flood Water Surge

Everyone located between Center Point & Comfort TX should evacuate immediately
Please Repost!

06.07.2025 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 208    ๐Ÿ” 233    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

๐ŸšจCONFIRMED WALL OF WATER

Around 8.5ft to near 12.0 Ft
moving down the Guadalupe River in the next few hours per River Forecast says Officials in Texas

Please tepost & notify friends & family

06.07.2025 22:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 942    ๐Ÿ” 801    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
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Nowhere in sight

02.07.2025 01:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โš ๏ธ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—ก ๐——๐—˜๐—–๐—ž

We're getting down to the wire, Peeps.

It's time to light up those phone lines and demand your senators #VoteNo on this disastrous bill.

โ˜Ž๏ธ (202) 224-3121

My senators are a hard NO. Thank you:

@padilla.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov

30.06.2025 21:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 444    ๐Ÿ” 290    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 41    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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๐Ÿฟ

30.06.2025 22:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21924    ๐Ÿ” 4340    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1807    ๐Ÿ“Œ 594

The second I heard about the Idaho terrorist and saw that police and media were not releasing his name, I was about 99.9% sure it was a white male MAGA fascist.

And todayโ€™s update shows that he sure was.

My condolences to the families of the firefighters murdered by this MAGA terrorist.

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30.06.2025 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1038    ๐Ÿ” 285    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
She Couldnโ€™t Believe His Answer
YouTube video by MoveOn She Couldnโ€™t Believe His Answer

Whether you like her or not, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the future of the Democratic Party.

We need more representatives that are not afraid of the oligarchy.
youtube.com/shorts/GihMD...

29.06.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 520    ๐Ÿ” 112    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Why do they only have courage when they announce they're not running again
Republicans are COWARDS

PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS 202 224-3121
NO ON THIS HORRIFIC BILL

30.06.2025 02:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 629    ๐Ÿ” 257    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

Thatโ€™s right. The billionaire bailout bill forces your tax dollars to pay for concentration camps and masked thugs to disappear your neighbors without due process. 16M people will be thrown off healthcare to pay for that, along with tax breaks for the rich.

29.06.2025 23:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3683    ๐Ÿ” 1815    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 144    ๐Ÿ“Œ 74
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www.newsweek.com Thousands of California residents urged to remain indoors

Thousands of California Residents Urged To Remain Indoors https://twp.ai/4inrGe

30.06.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BEWARE THE ANGRY VOTER Why the New York City mayoral race is sending shockwaves through the American electorate ...

๐Ÿ“ŒIf we make it to the midterms there is going to be some serious bloodletting at the polls in 2026. There will be no such thing as a โ€œsafeโ€ seat anywhere, because America is not a safe country.
The pol who doesnโ€™t understand that, better be prepared to find some real work.

Attn: Hakeem Jeffries

29.06.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1000    ๐Ÿ” 312    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

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