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Colleen Bayerl Simmons

@cbayerlsimmons.bsky.social

Wordsmith. Social Justice. Creative. Organizer.

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Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🀨

08.11.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 26277    πŸ” 8284    πŸ’¬ 1277    πŸ“Œ 557
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Shutdown

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GovernanceMatters

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A meme with the text "To any Californian who said they would move if Prop 50 passes-" above a collage of nine freeway entrance signs in California, each pointing in different directions with various interstate numbers: US 50 East, Interstate 5 North, Interstate 15 North, Interstate 8 East, a generic Freeway Entrance, US 101 North, Interstate 10 East, Interstate 40 East, and another generic Freeway Entrance. The signs are set against different landscapes, including mountains, deserts, and rural areas.

A meme with the text "To any Californian who said they would move if Prop 50 passes-" above a collage of nine freeway entrance signs in California, each pointing in different directions with various interstate numbers: US 50 East, Interstate 5 North, Interstate 15 North, Interstate 8 East, a generic Freeway Entrance, US 101 North, Interstate 10 East, Interstate 40 East, and another generic Freeway Entrance. The signs are set against different landscapes, including mountains, deserts, and rural areas.

07.11.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 487    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 12

BREAKING: A federal judge NOW has directed Mike Johnson to promptly swear in Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva.

The game is up for Johnson, and Trump, too.

So, now what?!

07.11.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 477    πŸ” 161    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 22

πŸ˜…πŸ˜†πŸ€£πŸ‘Š

08.11.2025 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We Are Angry But No Longer Surprised By Chump's Move On
His Unhinged Revenge Tour......

07.11.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 432    πŸ” 217    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 16

BREAKING: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is warning GOP members that if Democrats win the midterms, Trump will be impeached, ending his term.

Not without cause.

Sounds fucking AWESOME! 😎✨

07.11.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 291    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 5

Paying anybody a Trillion dollars when there is so much poverty, struggle, and lost opportunity amongst the masses feels like a breaking point for our economic order. The message is that the few are all the matter and the rest of the world should just cease existing. Humanity deserves better.

07.11.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Woot! Let’s hope it’s enough 🀞🀞🀞. Way to go Newsomβ€”asking the populace to choose vs some judges or politicians…

06.11.2025 05:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."

05.11.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 35268    πŸ” 8525    πŸ’¬ 561    πŸ“Œ 419

So tragicβ€”I’m so sad about 11 deaths. Really sad.

06.11.2025 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations.

Good luck!! Break a leg!!

Less hand gestures-you are engaging without 😊

06.11.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Election2025
This. This just happened. 🀞🀞🀞 πŸ‘ŠπŸ‘ŠπŸ‘Š

05.11.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for this concise synopsis. πŸ‘ŠπŸ‘ŠπŸ‘Š

I’m sorry, but plz lose the β€˜stache 😬.

05.11.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thx for the concise rundown.

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MeidasTouch Ad Censored by Fox "News" Featured on 11th Hour with Brian Williams
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#NeverForget This Happened. Those who do not study history (is six years agoβ€”history?) are doomed to repeat it. youtu.be/_22lMiYKzZA

05.11.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘πŸ‘ŠπŸ‘πŸ‘ŠπŸ˜

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#VoteToday

04.11.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Minnesota voter guide: Use 'Build Your Ballot' to prepare for the Nov. 4 local elections Minnesota voters can get ready for Tuesday’s local elections with MPR News’ free β€œBuild Your Ballot” tool. Learn who’s on your ballot, where candidates stand and explore issue-based candidate quizzes ...

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, and while this isn’t a presidential or midterm election year, it’s still a big deal for local communities across Minnesota.

To make sure you’re ready, MPR News has a free, personalized tool to help you learn who and what is on your ballot: Build Your Ballot.

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In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.

Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.

03.11.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 16035    πŸ” 3676    πŸ’¬ 640    πŸ“Œ 231

The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.

He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.

How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?

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It’s bullshit to say we can’t feed the hungry AND care for the sick. The two aren’t mutually exclusive.

We can do both.

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βœ… St. Paul: Vote YES on Question 1 tomorrow, Nov. 4, to build a better, fairer city for all of us.

πŸ—³οΈ Minnesota has same-day voter registration. Make your plan to vote at mnvotes.org!

04.11.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Scraping by:’ Minnesota families struggle to find food options with SNAP benefits soon to run out More than 440,000 Minnesotans will likely lose their SNAP food assistance benefits this weekend if the federal government remains shut down, as it appears it will be. And the impact of losing those be...

More than 440,000 Minnesotans will likely lose their SNAP food assistance benefits this weekend if the federal government remains shut down, as it appears it will be. And the impact of losing those benefits may be especially painful in smaller communities across the state.

30.10.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gavin Newsom: β€œI really am scared to death about what’s going on in this country. I really believe it is Code Red. It’s five-alarm fire. It’s breaking every hour of every day. We won’t have a country. We won’t have an election that’s fair and free if we don’t stand up”

30.10.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 292    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7

😍😍😍

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⬇️ THIS.

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