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Tonya Vander

@tonyavan.bsky.social

Wife, mom, social worker, and therapist passionate about fostering healing and resilience. An avid reader and lifelong learner, embracing the beauty in stories and the strength in others' journeys.

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Noticing a theme here.

24.07.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 15563    πŸ” 6200    πŸ’¬ 1794    πŸ“Œ 902
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And there it is.

23.07.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 18326    πŸ” 5257    πŸ’¬ 1487    πŸ“Œ 586
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White House blasts Wall Street Journal report that Trump is in Epstein files WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump in May that his name appeared in Justice Department files about Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died i...

Pam Bondi told Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in the Epstein files. DOJ then announced in July there was no basis to continue the Epstein probe, triggering a backlash among Trump's political base who demanded to know about wealthy and powerful people who interacted with Epstein.

23.07.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 631    πŸ” 221    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 9
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Yep. This.πŸ‘‡

13.07.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10621    πŸ” 2474    πŸ’¬ 231    πŸ“Œ 106
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My statement on Donald Trump’s unilateral military action in Iran.

22.06.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3395    πŸ” 1060    πŸ’¬ 1515    πŸ“Œ 313

Trump will soon speak to the nation about the unprovoked war crime of unilateral war that he just illegally ordered.

Every word out of his mouth will be a lie.

He will lie about history, about intel, about Israel, and about his own interests.

He will lie to ALL our faces.

🀬

22.06.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6969    πŸ” 1899    πŸ’¬ 344    πŸ“Œ 115

There is no β€œone and done” in any conflict.

The opponent always gets a vote, and unless we’ve prepped for all the things Iran may do we’re gonna have some surprises.

22.06.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4573    πŸ” 975    πŸ’¬ 162    πŸ“Œ 55

Trump's "perade" is the only event today where crowds are smaller than expected.

14.06.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5780    πŸ” 765    πŸ’¬ 178    πŸ“Œ 25
A black card with white text that reads: "Minnesota Lawmaker Is Assassinated in Act of β€˜Targeted Political Violence’ A person pretending to be a police officer assassinated Melissa Hortman, a Democratic state representative, Gov. Tim Walz said, and killed her husband. The gunman also targeted a state senator and his wife in 
a separate shooting. June 14, 2025"

A black card with white text that reads: "Minnesota Lawmaker Is Assassinated in Act of β€˜Targeted Political Violence’ A person pretending to be a police officer assassinated Melissa Hortman, a Democratic state representative, Gov. Tim Walz said, and killed her husband. The gunman also targeted a state senator and his wife in 
a separate shooting. June 14, 2025"

A man impersonating a police officer assassinated a Democratic state legislator in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz said on Saturday, and killed the lawmaker’s husband. The assailant also shot and injured another Democratic lawmaker and his wife, officials said. nyti.ms/4jRTrvw

14.06.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4589    πŸ” 1717    πŸ’¬ 561    πŸ“Œ 238
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BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

11.06.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 34394    πŸ” 17022    πŸ’¬ 2251    πŸ“Œ 2500
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ICE is gearing up to deploy to these blue cities:

Chicago, NYC, the DC area, Seattle, and Philly.

If any of these are your hometownsβ€”get ready.
If notβ€”watch anyway, all the way through, because Trump’s unhinged order will affect you. Spread the word.

11.06.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3275    πŸ” 1871    πŸ’¬ 224    πŸ“Œ 134
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Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"

08.06.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 35381    πŸ” 9942    πŸ’¬ 947    πŸ“Œ 420
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The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.

Holy shit. www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...

30.05.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6058    πŸ” 3159    πŸ’¬ 521    πŸ“Œ 373

Well, I had an interesting Sunday night, how 'bout you?

05.05.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 24302    πŸ” 6404    πŸ’¬ 1687    πŸ“Œ 431
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Stop the SAVE Act The SAVE Act would keep millions of people from being able to vote – and would shut countless eligible voters out of our democracy. Urge Congress to vote no now.

The House is set to take up the SAVE Act this week, which would make voting significantly more difficult for millions of people.

Tell your representative to vote NO now.

08.04.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 731    πŸ” 363    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 23
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Thank you to whoever made this

03.04.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 33665    πŸ” 8472    πŸ’¬ 606    πŸ“Œ 404
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These men behind bars are not in prison after being charged with crimes. They are "enemy combatants" being detained in a concentration camp.

As such, Kristi Noem's crass photo-op using them as props violates the Geneva Convention's prohibition of β€˜exposure to public curiosity’ of those captured.

28.03.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 30106    πŸ” 8091    πŸ’¬ 2920    πŸ“Œ 863
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πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

28.03.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 26605    πŸ” 8635    πŸ’¬ 447    πŸ“Œ 307
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Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

18.03.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 92299    πŸ” 23627    πŸ’¬ 1646    πŸ“Œ 2093
Refusing to hold town halls because you can't face your own voters is a form of 'taxation without representation'

Refusing to hold town halls because you can't face your own voters is a form of 'taxation without representation'

πŸ’―πŸŽ―

08.03.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 22052    πŸ” 5400    πŸ’¬ 478    πŸ“Œ 208
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Embarrassing

08.03.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 11853    πŸ” 1777    πŸ’¬ 339    πŸ“Œ 68
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That is exactly true.

08.03.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 61223    πŸ” 15595    πŸ’¬ 1246    πŸ“Œ 671
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

01.03.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 95117    πŸ” 41275    πŸ’¬ 5856    πŸ“Œ 4869
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He didn't wear a suit, but he received a pardon and was treated better than Zelenskyy was.

02.03.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 47436    πŸ” 13597    πŸ’¬ 988    πŸ“Œ 498
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Facts πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

02.03.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 42364    πŸ” 10202    πŸ’¬ 869    πŸ“Œ 441
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Stand with Ukraine.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

28.02.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 8934    πŸ” 1886    πŸ’¬ 1217    πŸ“Œ 135
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a blue and yellow heart with the words we stand with ukraine written on it ALT: a blue and yellow heart with the words we stand with ukraine written on it

πŸ’™ if you stand with UKRAINE? πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

28.02.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7395    πŸ” 1869    πŸ’¬ 464    πŸ“Œ 114

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