Deb Richardson

September 15, 2025 Six years ago, on September 15, 2019, after about a six-week hiatus during the summer, I wrote a Facebook post that started:

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Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil

Lest we forget:

This is what justice in a constitutional republic looks like!

Trump’s plot to overturn the 2020 election included calls to hang Pence, parallel to Bolsonaro’s calls to kill his opponent.

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Stop Trump’s Political Retaliation and Deportations! This is not a drill. Trump is weaponizing ICE and Homeland Security to arrest and disappear people, including students, fathers, academics, among other everyday people, in yet another power grab demon...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

This is “ Dino” and friend in Greenville Michigan at our “Protect our Democracy” rally… a small city in a very “red county” but had 150+ participants in two locations! 💙

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Hi Karen!

Yes!!! Argghhhh

Me too.. just saw her on Rachel Maddow! Wonderful!

Been here since day one! 🙂

I still
Watch much of Nicolle Wallace.. and Lawrence.. now that Monday Night Football is over we will watch Rachel too! 😊

So proud of our new Michigan Senator!!!

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Really hard to watch the Republicans on this committee kiss Hegseth’s ass and let him slide and watch Hegseth filibuster questions from the Dems!

I have about 1/3 of the followers here that I have on the other place, but the engagement here is a lot more fun & interesting, & it feels happy. I really hope this lasts. We need a public marketplace of ideas!

'Gut punch': Trump upsets local union leaders by opposing U.S. Steel-Nippon deal On Monday night, President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his opposition to the proposed $14.9 billion sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel Co., vowing to block the deal when he takes offic...

Local union leaders in Pittsburgh are furious after Trump voiced his intent to block the U.S. Steel-Nippon deal on Monday. Steelworkers Local 2227 Vice President Jason Zugai, who spoke at a Trump rally in October, said Trump's statement was "frustrating" and "like a gut punch.”

Musk Unleashes Online Army on Federal Workers. ‘A Tough Way to Find Out She’s Losing Her Job.’ As Trump efficiency czar, the billionaire is targeting employees by name on X—sparking pushback.

Revolting mob rule, Stalinist, Maoist, fascist, call it what you want, it is disgusting, with the power of the state and social media to mobilize the US version of China's Red Guard to target civil servants, professionals doing their job.
Gift article. Please repost.

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We need to finally drop the bullshit excuses about this truth. Who we give aid and comfort to, that's who we are. I understand it's hard. I understand it will cause you suffering. I understand that you want this truth to go away or be reframed to make you seem faultless.

Songs for the Post-Election World, Part I Music hath charms to provide a soundtrack for your life, even when it seems like the future is bleak. Here's Part I of my post-election playlist. We're not going back.

Post-election blues got you down? Cabinet appointments leave you reeling? Fret ye not. Here’s Part I of a soundtrack to rejuvenate your bulldog spirit. My latest on Substack. Part II hits the charts next week.
#Substack #Election2024 #TrumpAppointments
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Trying to figure this out myself.. a tutorial would be helpful